HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 19 June 1919, Page 23

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, CHRISTCHURCH

LECTURE BY DEAN REGNAULT, S.M. The fortnightly meeting of St. Mary’s branch of the H.A.C.B. Society was held on Monday evening, June 9, at Ozanam Lodge. In the absence of the president (Bro. F. A. Roche), who is in hospital, Bro. Gardiner, Y.P., occupied the chair. There was a good attendance of members. 1 : At the close of the meeting Very Rev. Dean Regnault delivered a lecture on the “Present State of Ireland” to the members and their friends. The lecture, as is characteristic of the Dean’s platform speeches, was full of interest and instruction, and the story was so nicely linked up that the hour and a-half slipped by all too quickly. The Very Rev. lecturer after showed the possibilities of Ireland by reason of her geographical position and natural advantages, spacious harbors, waterways, scenic attractions, rich soil and mineral deposits. The Very Rev. Dean was frequently applauded during the course of his lecture. A song typifying a Sinn Fein lover’s fidelity and sacrifice, entitled “The Three-Colored Riband,” was very tastefully sung by Miss Ford. & Mr. 11. Johnston, in moving a vote of thanks to Dean Regnault, expressed the hearty appreciation of those present for the treat that had been given. Mr. Gallagher, in seconding the motion, expressed the hope that the interesting and instructive lecture would be the forerunner of others of a similar nature. c Father Roche, S.M., as chaplain of the society, related incidents that proved the Dean’s devotion to Ireland and to , the cause of Hibernianism. The singing of “God Save Ireland” brought the proceedings to a close.