CATHOLIC FEDERATION

New Zealand Tablet, 19 August 1915, Page 36

CATHOLIC FEDERATION

DOMINION EXECUTIVE. (From our Wellington correspondent.) The executive met last Wednesday- under the presidency of Mr. J. J. L. Burke, there being present the Rev. Father Hurley, S.M., Adm., Messrs. Johnson Duggan, Remix el, Fouhy, Walsh, Hoskins, and Girling-Butcher. The principal business was the preparation of the report of the executive for the Dominion Council meeting on August 25. A sub-com-mittee, consisting of Messrs. Burke, Duggan, and Hoskins, was set up to draw up a special report on an important matter, which will be submitted to the Dominion Council. j TEMUKA. (From our own correspondent.) August 14. The annual meeting of the local branch of the Catholic Federation was held on Sunday last, Rev. Father Kerley, S.M., presiding over a very large attendance’ of parishioners. The balance sheet for the past year, which showed a fair credit balance, was read and adopted. The Following were elected a committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs. J. Scott, O’Connell, Farrell, J. Brosnahan, W. D. Fitzgerald, and J. J. Nolan. ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH COMMITTEE, DUNEDIN. A meeting of the St. Joseph’s Cathedral Committee of the Catholic Federation was held in St. Joseph’s Hall on Sunday evening after Vespers. Very Rev. Father Colley, Adm., presided over a good attendance of members. The secretary (Mr. J. Airey) reported that so far the following parish societies had appointed representatives:—Children of Mary, Misses A. Holey and L. Columb : Hibernian Society, Messrs. Ahern and O’Farrell; A.M.D.G. Guild, Mesdames Dunne and O’Keefe. To facilitate the enrolment of members it was decided to 'make a thorough canvass of the city and suburbs, and with this ooject canvassers for the various districts were appointed. ST. BENEDICT’S PARISH COMMITTEE, AUCKLAND. The first monthly meeting of St. Benedict’s parish committee was held on Monday evening, August 9. The president (Right Rev. Mgr. Gillan) presided over a large attendance of members. A letter was receievd from the Diocesan Council exhorting all committees to commence as early as possible with the renewing of subscriptions for the current year. Mr. Treaty (treasurer) reported he had received since the annual meeting the sum of .£3 12s for new subscriptions. Reports from the various canvassers were received. It was stated that 217 members had been enrolled for the present year. Commenting on the report, Monsignor Gillan congratulated the members on the good start made, which augured well for another successful year for the branch. He pointed out that the enrolling of all the Catholics in the parish in the organisation and the renewing of subscriptions from present members were the most important duties of the new committee. After that

was successfully accomplished, there' was a great amount of other work the committee could attend to, but first of all it was necessary to have the Federation to work on. ,l.y ' • ' , , . - Mr. Rogers moved— That a / -committee, consisting of Messrs. Lomgan, Temm, Molloy, Pearson, and the mover, be set up for the purpose of dividing the whole of the parish into districts, and to allot a district to certain members to canvass in order that the work of enrolling be carried out systematically and successfully. Mr. Lorrigan seconded the motion, which was carried. After a vote of thanks to Monsignor Gillan for presiding, and for his valuable assistance to the cause of Catholic Federation, the meeting closed.