CHRISTCHURCH CELTIC CLUB.

New Zealand Tablet, 29 May 1919, Page 43

CHRISTCHURCH CELTIC CLUB.

(From our own correspondent.)

The . fourth annual meeting of the Christchurch Celtic Club was held in the Hibernian Hall on Tuesday evening,* May 13, Mr ‘J. Curry presiding. Father Fogarty: (chaplain) was. present, and there was a good attendance of members and friends. Four new members were elected and four nominations received. The balance sheet, presented by Mr. A. F. Jarman (secretary), showed receipts from all sources to be £9O 18s 4d, expenditure £77 5s Bd, and credit £l3 12s Bd. The assets were set down (after writing off depreciation) at £36 12s Bd. In the course of a lengthy and comprehensive report the activities of the club during the past year were enumerated. It was shown that the membership of the club has reached the fine total of 151. Among prospective activities of the club members is the formation of an Irish language class, two qualified teachers having offered their services as tutors. Father Fogarty, in moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, expressed the club’s appreciation of the service rendered by the president (Mr. Curry), secretary (Mr. Jarman), and instructor (Mr. P. J. Smyth). Through their efforts, principally, the club members had become imbued with a vigorous spirit of love for the Church and for the glorious land of the Gael. He wished also, on behalf of members, to thank the Tablet representative for his attention to the club during the year, and the editor for generous treatment in the columns of his splendid journal. Officebearers for the ensuing year were appointed as follows : Patron, Right Rev. Dr. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch; hon. president, Rev. J. Long; chaplain, Rev. M. Fogarty; hon. vice-presidents. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Adm., Fathers Fogarty and Murphy, and the Marist Brothers; executive committee, Mr. J. Curry (president), Messrs. M. Grimes, J. Cunningham, 11. Sloan, J. Griffin, J. Congreve, M. Newell, J. Ormandy, T. P. O'Rourke, J. Flannelly (vice-presidents) ; treasurer, Mr. W. Rodgers; joint secretaries, Messrs. A. F. Jarman, C. McAloon ; instructor, Mr. P. J. Smyth ; ladies’ committee, Mesdames O’Rourke, Greenlees, Baxter, Misses C. O’Connor, D. Smyth, S. Greenlees, G. Baker, C. McAloon, .E. McCann, E. Rodgers, M. Patou, D. Quinn ; auditors, Messrs. Grimes and Jacques. The instructor (Mr. P. J. Smyth) notified that he was in receipt of new plays, which would be put in rehearsal immediately.