ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 7 August 1919, Page 21

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(Prom our own correspondent.) August 2. One of the 'most enjoyable socials of the season took place on Saturday evening at the Alexandra Hall, when St. Mary of the Angels’ Choir held - its annual social. Hie hall was decorated with streamers, balloons, and flags, and presented a very pretty spectacle. Cowley’s orchestra supplied an enjoyable programme of music. The committee consisted of the following: Mesdantes Healey, Morgan, Misses McMahon Jansen, O’Connor, Doherty, V. Little, E. O’Brien (hon. secretary), and Messrs. Healey, Gregory, May lan, McEnroe, and Conroy (secretary). The chaperones were Mesdames Doherty and Jansen. Mi-- William Campbell, for many years connected with the detective branch of the New Zealand Police Force, died at his residence, Clyde Street, Island Bay, last week. Highly respected by all with whom he had been associated, the deceased was a man of sterling qualities. He joined the Police Force some 40 years ago as a constable, and was stationed in Wellington, being for some time at the Botanical Gardens before those grounds were placed in the City Council’s charge. Being subsequently transferred to the detective branch, he rose to the position of chief detective, acting in this capacity in Dunedin. Later he was transferred, to Greymouth, and remained there up to the time of his retirement between four and five years ago. Deceased was in his 70th year. The funeral took place on Tues-

day Requiem Mass was celebrated by Father Kimbell, S.M., at St. Francis’s Church, Island Bay, in the presence of a crowded congregation. --The chief mourners were three sons of the deceased—Messrs.-Eric, Gordon, Austin Campbell, who were accompanied by four of deceased’s daughters—Misses Eveline, Kathleen, Aureeu, and Constance Campbell. Mr. J. O’Donovan (Commissioner of Police), -Detective Boddam, unstable Redican (Island Bay), and several other members of the Police Force were also present. Before the close of the Mass; Father Kimbell delivered a brief address, referring in terms of high praise to the deceased s excellent character, both as an officer and a private citizen. The remains were interred in the Kaicri cemetery, Father Kimbell officiating at the grave-; side. Deceased leaves a family of six sons and six daughters.R.l.P. Another old resident of Wellington, in' the person of Miss Margaret Mary Smith, an esteemed parishioner of St. Joseph’s, died suddenly at her residence, Moir Street, on Ihursday. She was a daily communicant, and attended Mass as usual on Thursday morning; and while resting, a few hours later, passed peacefully away. The interment took place on Saturday morning. Messrs. Smith, of St. Anne’s parish, are her nephews. Private Alphonso Ilalpin, son of Major Halpin, treasurer of the Wellington Diocesan Council of the Catholic Federation, who has just returned after serving for some years at the Front, enjoyed the privilege of an audience , with his Eminence Cardinal Mercier, Aichbishop ol Malines. Cardinal Mercier, of course, speaks English fluently, and the young New Zealander therefore had no difficulty in that regard. His Eminence expressed himself as pleased with meeting a New Zealand boy, and gave him as a memento a photograph, inscribed: To Alphonso Halpin and family my fatherly blessing. ❖O. T. Card. Mercier, Archbp. Malines. 23 Feby., 1919.” The new girls’ school in Buckle Street will be formally opened on Sunday, August 10, and classes will be commenced on the following day by the Sisters of Mercy. The girls’ school, Boulcott Street, and the kindeigarten school in Tasman Street, will be closed; tho former temporarily, owing to its being used for church purposes.