Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 29 April 1915, Page 24

Diocesan News

\tiCHDiOCESE OP WELLINGTON From our own correspondent. .April 24. . Mr. F. Venning (brother of the Rev. Father Venning, of St. Mary’s), of the' staff of the District Lands and Survey Office, who has been promoted to the position of Receiver of Land Revenue at Gisborne, has been presented by his fellow-officers with a pair of binoculars. ■ .. The quarterly meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society took place last Sunday at St. Patrick’s Hall. Bro. L. T. Reichel presided. Bro. A A. Corrigan was appointed secretary of the Particular Council. Good reports were received from the various conferences of the circumscription, especially from the Seamen’s Conference, which is doing a lot for the Catholic seafaring men visiting this port.* The interment of the late Mr. Cornelius McManus, formerly proprietor of the New Zealander Hotel, who died at Otahuhu, took place on Thursday morning. The body arrived by the morning Main Trunk train from Auckland, and was taken to the Basilica of the • Sacred Heart. Among those who attended were the Rev. Fathers Walsh (Lower Hutt) and Daly (Upper -Hutt). The members of the Hibernian Society acted as pall-bearers. ’ ' Z' ... The mission conducted by the Very Rev. Father Taylor. and Rev. Father A. T. Herring, Marist Mis-

sioned, at the Basilica of ; the Sacred Heart, Thorndon, 1 has been most successful. The services are all well attended, and the number, of communicants at the early Mass is ■ daily ; increasing. Strenuous efforts are . being made during the mission to strengthen the ' various ;■ parish organisations—-Catholic Federation, Hibernian • Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society, etc. The mission will conclude on Sunday. ;.Vi ■ A quiet wedding took place -in St; Joseph’s ' Church on Tuesday, the contracting parties being Air. Arthur Coates and Miss Mary O’Keefe. The Rev. Father Barra officiated, and- the bride was given away by Mr. M. Laracy. Mr. L. M. A. Rearden was best man, and Miss Nora O’Keefe was bridesmaid. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast was held at the residence of Mr. Laracy. The function was presided "over;, by Mr. W. C. Noot. Mr. and Mrs. Coates left for the south by Tuesday night’s ferry steamer. The wedding took place on Wednesday morning', in St. Mary of the Angels’ Church, of Miss Nonie Spring, second daughter of Mr. Alexander W. Spring, of-Ash-burton, and Mr. Michael James McEnroe, eldest son of the.late Mr. Philip McEnroe and Mrs. McEnroe, formerly of the West Coast. The Rev. Father Murphyofficiated.- The bridesmaid was Miss Ellen Spring, and the best man was Mr. 'Philip McEnroe (brother, of the bridegroom). Mr. McEnroe, who has been a member of St. Mary of the Angels’ Choir for several years, was, in honor of the occasion, presented with a mark of esteem by the Very Rev. Father O’Connell, S.M., on behalf of the choir. ~ - • ~ The Rev. Father Hurley,. SM., Adm., Dominion treasurer of the Catholic Federation, has received the following additional' donations towards the .Catholic church-room and social hall at the.military camp, Trentham:—Mr. Martin Kennedy, K.S.G., Wellington, £SO; anonymous, £25; Mr J. Griffin*, Nightcaps, £5 ss; Mrs. J. Griffin, Nightcaps,' £1 Is; Miss Janie Griffin, Nightcaps, £1 Is. Father Hurley will gratefully acknowledge further donations. The hall, which, althoughnot yet completed, was used for Mass for the first time last Sunday, is greatly appreciated by the men. Provision is made in the building for a chaplain’s room, and facilities are afforded for hearing confessions. There is seating accommodation for 400. The men will be supplied with writing material and reading matter, and donations of suitable current and up-to-date magazines and papers will be gratefully accepted if forwarded to the Rev. Father Daly, Catholic camp-chaplain, Trentham. The Catholic Federation, under the directorship of Father Daly, is arranging a concert for Wednesday evening for the amusement of the men. In its notice of the ninth concert of the Hawera Liedex'tafel on Wednesday last, the Hawera Star says Miss Teresa McEnroe, a Wellington soprano, of whom many in Hawera have pleasant recollections, was the soprano soloist. She has an exceedingly artistic style, .and sings all her most florid work with consummate ability and the utmost ease, a great charm' in a singer. She was equally ait fait with the brilliant and florid Polonaise ’ from ‘ Mignon,’ the touching' arid expressive ‘ Songs my mother taught me,’ and- ‘ A birthday.’ In all of these she fully caught the spirit of the composer, and gave a delightful interpretation of them all. Her clear enunciation, artistic, style of production, great expression, and, above all, .her marvellous range and brilliancy., combined to give a performance that carried her audience away and led them to demand encores in ; each case. She added ‘ I wish I, were a tiny bird,’ ‘ Wake up,’ and ‘ Believe me, if all those endearing young charms.’ Her performance was really delightful. Miss McEnroe is a pupil of the Sisters of Mercy, St. Mary’s College, Hill street, - '