HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 30 January 1919, Page 17

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, CHRISTCHURCH

B.P, Bro. J. M. Coffey presided at the half-yearly meeting of St. Patrick’s branch of the Hibernian Society, held in the Hibernian Hall on Monday evening, January 13. Fathers Long, (chaplain) and Fogarty were present, and there was also a full roll of officers and a good attendance of members. The amount of sick pay disbursed was £l4 5s Id, and accounts totalling £l3 2s were passed for payment. Three candidates were nominated for membership and one member was initiated. The election of officers for the ensuing six months resulted as follows:President, Bro. J. M. Coffey; vice-president, Bro. T. P. O’Rourke: secretary, Bro. M. Grimes assistant secretary, Bro. M. Mannix ; treasurer, Bro. W. P. Daly; warden, Bro. L. Courtney; guardian, Bro. A. F. Jarman ; sick visitors, Bros. J. McCormick and L. Haughey; auditors, Bros. M. Garty and E. Wall; delegates to Catholic Federation, Bros. M. Grimes and M. Mannix; delegates to U.F.S. Dispensary, Bros. M. Grimes and G. Dobbs; delegate to U.F.S. Council, Bro. M. Grimes (who is secretary to that body); delegates to U.F.S. Benevolent Fund, Bros. M. J. O’Connor, J. McCormick, atid A. F. Jarman. The various officers were installed by the District Deputy, Bxo. D. P. O’Shaughnessy. The valuation report, together with balance sheet as received from the Goverxxmexxtk actuary, showed the branch to have considerably advanced from a solvent standpoint since the last report was presented. The business was then adjourned till the 27th inst., when the notices of motion tabled on the agenda paper for the district meeting in Auckland will be fully dealt with. After closing the ordinary business the president (Bro. Coffey) made eulogistic reference to the devoted and untiring services rendered to the branch by P.P. Bro. J. Jacques, and asked Father Long to present him with a P.P. collar on behalf of the branch. In

doing so, as chaplain. Father Long expressed his pleasure at this recognition extended to Bro. Jacques by his fellow-llibernians. He spoke of the fidelity of the recipient in attending to the very many, duties ho had been entrusted with and the able manner in which he had performed them; and wished Bro. Jacques many years of good health to wear the beautiful collar he had received that evening. Many of the brothers present endorsed the remarks of the president and chaplain, and when- the deservedly popular P.P. rose to respond he was greeted with applause. Bro. Jacques feelingly expressed his appreciation of the gift, and in the course of his remarks urged the younger members to aspire to office in the branch. The. speeches were interspersed with musical items, and the proceedings closed with the singing of “God Save Ireland.”