DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 13 June 1918, Page 27

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Including last Saturday’s Association matches the Christian Brothers’ five school teams have so far an undefeated record in this season’s contests. At the devotions—including the Holy Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacramentin St. Joseph’s Cathedral on last Friday evening (Feast of the Sacred Heart) Father Coffey, Adm., read the Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the presence of a large congregation. In observance of the Month’s Mind of the late Rev. Mother Alphonsus, of the Dominican Nuns, there was Solemn Requiem Mass, commencing at seven a.m., in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Wednesday, in the presence of a numerous congregation. The incidental music was impressively rendered .by the Dominican Nuns’ Choir. The first anniversary of Father McMenamin’s death (June 9) was kept at his old Alma Mater, Holy

Cross College, Mosgiel, by a-Solemn Requiem Mass on Tuesday last. Father Woods, of Invercargill, was the celebrant, Father Collins, Mosgiel, deacon, and Rev. Lynch, Mosgiel, subdeaoontell three being college friends of Father McMenamin. The music of . the Mass was sung by the students’ choir. ' . ' . In a recent list of military awards for conspicuous service appears the name of Captain P. W. Spiers, son of Mr. J. J. Spiers, Kurow, North Otago. Captain Spiers (who is now Acting-Major) left New Zealand with the Eighth Reinforcements as lieutenant, and has been awarded the. Military Cross. He is an ex-pupil of the Christian Brothers’ School, Dunedin, was club captain of the Christian Brothers’ football senior team for 1912-13, and was also a prominent player in the school’s cricket club. The nine o’clock Mass in St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday last, celebrated by Father "Coffey, Adm., was offered for the repose of the, soul of Private John Bernaid Tarleton, who was recently killed in action on the Western Front. An exceedingly large number, (including present and past pupils of the Christian Biotheis School, Dunedin, of which the deceased was an ex-pupil) approached the Holy Table. As a recessional the organist of the Christian Brothers’ Choir (Miss C. Hughes) played the Dead March from “Saul.” Members of St. Joseph s Men’s Club assembled in considei able numbers at the ordinary weekly meeting on last Monday evening. Rev. Brother ’ Bowler (vicepresident) presided, in the unavoidable absence, of lather Ardagh. It was decided to inaugurate a billiard tournament, to be supervised by a sub-committee consisting of Messrs. J. P. Dunn, J. Toomey, and V. Sheehy, entries to close on next Monday evening, when the matches and the hours of play will be announced. Impromptu speaking on .questions submitted formed the programme of the evening. The devotion of the Forty Hours’ Adoration, which was commenced in the Church of the Sacred Heart, North-East Valley, on the previous Friday at the nine o clock Mass, was concluded on last Sunday evening with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. " At Mass on Sunday practically the whole of the congregation appicached the Holy Table. Among those present were a large number of members of St. Joseph’s and St. Patrick s branches of the H.A.C.B. Society, who after Mass assembled in the adjoining schoolroom, where they were entertained to breakfast by ladies of the congregation. The incidental music at the Masses on Friday and Saturday was efficiently rendered by the Christian Brothers’ Boys’ Choir. Saturday the members of the Christian Brothers’ teams wore white armlets as a mark of respect to the memory of Private John Bernard Tarleton, who was killed in action on May 17. Private Tarleton, who, besides being a prominent player for the club, also held the position of vice-president of the Association. His death at so early an age is deeply deplored by all who attended the Christian Brothers' School with him, and, indeed, by very many others, who were impressed by his sterling character. Sincere sympathy ‘is extended to his bereaved mother, sister, and brothers in the sad and distressing loss they have sustained, he being the second of the family to make the supreme sacrifice in a brief period.