Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIV, Issue 36, 6 September 1917, Page 17

Diocesan News

4 r-■ * V y . > ■ * debris. When he was dug out his ribs were founds to be broken, and his left leg was fractured in two plsMces. His leg is still giving him trouble, but.lug- general health and spirits Tare excellent. 7 A very successful plain-and fancy dress -social -in aid of the Red Cross ” fund, 'arranged by f the girls of the' Catholic Hostel - was held in the Alexandra Hall on last Saturday evening. . The-music whs . supplied by the orchestra of the ? Ist. Specialist - Company, - who ’ came from Featherston under Lieutenant Pearce." The supper was an excellent one, everything having been supplied by Miss Keating, the matron of the hostel," and as the hall was given at a reduced rate as* a donation the girls hope to have something between £l2 and .£ls for the fund. The committee consisted of the Misses Keating, O’Donnell, Dobbyn, Burke, Hayes, O’Sullivan, and E. Taylor (hon. secretary), ;

ARCHDIOCESE} OF WELLINGTON 7'.'77 ‘' " (From our own correspondent.) • September 1. His Grace Archbishop Redwood is back in Wellington after a three months’ visit to Australia and the Islands. ... ’ The annual concert of the Marist Brothers School. Thorndon, is to be given this month.' As this event is a popular one, its success may' be deemed assured. Mr. James Prendeville, a well-known Catholic of Ekatahuna and an erstwhile Wellingtonian, has been appointed a Crown Solicitor, and intends to'again reside in Wellington. St. Anne’s parish bazaar will.be opened, at the end of this month. The lady stallholders and their assistants are busy canvassing for, and manufacturing tempting articles for disposal. The promoters are also introducing many novelties. The proceeds will be devoted to reducing the parish debt. r , Two old identities have recently passed to their reward in the persons of Mrs. Bridget McCarthy, and Mrs. P. Mahoney; the fornlfer on August 10 and the latter on Friday last. Both were born in Ireland and reared large families. They .were staunch Catholics and died fortified by the last rites of Holy Church.- — R.I.P. , _ Major Charles Gasquoine (son of the late Mr. W. C. Gasquoine, for some years manager of the State Coal Department’s depots) and an old boy of St. Patrick’s College, has just returned to Wellington from Europe. He had a very narrow escape while in the trenches. A trench in which he was standing was blown up by a shell, and he was buried to the chin in the earth and