DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 21 August 1919, Page 39

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

(From our own correspondent.) i <L %-f A'-’iia %'aOsJL August 9. The fortnightly meeting of St. Patrick’s branch .0f... the H.A.C.B. Society was held on Monday. August 7. The president (Bro. T. P. O’Rourke) presided. Sick pay amounting to £7 10s, and accounts £55 10s 9d were passed for payment. Included in the latter were dues to the district for sick and funeral fund (£l3 2s 9d) and supplementary sick fund (£7 18s 6d). The quarterly 1 balance. sheet was presented, and showed a. very satisfactory, state;] of the funds generally. The membership is 352; the sick and funeral fund increased during the quarter by £SO; the management fund by £l9, and the benevolent fund by £3. . Bro. E. J. P. Wall, auditor, reported on the workings of the branch, and paid a tribute to the excel-: lent work of the secretary, -Bro. Grimes. The half-yearly statement in connection with the . working. of the Hall was presented by P.P. Bro. J. M. Coffey. The results disclosed were also most satisfactory. • ■■■’; Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Adm., desires to return thanks • for the many gifts, artistic and useful, that have been presented by the Sisters of the Mission (Christchurch), Sisters"of : Mercy v (Lyttelton), 'Sacred Heart Nuns'i(Timaru)».«; listers of the Good Shepherd (Mount Magdala), and Sisters r of Nazareth, -to j assist the Victory Fair. ~.. The . gifts have , been on exhibition in the Cathedral ' library during the week, and have been greatly admired. r ' | •' • , August 15. \ !| In v the presence of a large gathering, the Victory /Fair in aid' of : the building fundof the new Catholic girls’ school in connection with the Cathedral parish was form-

~- : ■ - :r^-:MM ally opened-on last Saturday evening. ,; In the course of his introductory remarks Very : Rev.lDr.,.Kennedy, Adin,, expressed his thanks to all who haEf worked so well in promoting the fair 1 and providing such. a •■ Wealth of ■ goods to ■■ furnish the stalls. V;.; •»'•-•.;.? ,-i; -./„.„.: His Lordship Bishop Brodie said that* An ? %e work of Catholic education, £167,000 hadSalready been spent in the diocese of Christchurch. t Theyi/hadbefore -them thai night what should prove a successful means of procuring funds for. the erection of the new school,* and he must express appreciation of thefsplendid work which had been clone in preparation for the?bazaar r + The Mayor (Dr. Thackef, M!P.) 'said they had in'the teaching staffs of the Catholic schools men . and women who denied themselves everything- to a give mental and fKSS? \fr* U ° n * < V ch^d^l^ friends that any help he could give in the matter educational work would be to him a pleasure. (Applause!) not %+ a ? sist * ] we : anxious to get. to work' fie would not detain them.,by a longer address. He formally declared the f fair opened, .and felt sure it would result in a y tory for the, energies and pains taken by the Pro" moters and all workers. *&?&. *vg lue r< ? -"The business of the fair/then commenced in earnest' and the many assistants, "princesses and pages," St fully costumed in colors showing allegiance to their respect tivo 'queens," met with gratifying B results. ' ™W>M ~ All tho stalls were prettily draped in the color?' of the respective stall f queens, and all through the decorative scheme was a most-effective one. The main stalls were:Mil S ft C f , Hostcl aml Cl«feMrs.; M. Pfendergast and Miss M O Connor; queen candidate, Miss Dorothy- Walsh. \w G "vf- M T a 9— Mlss in charge -queen'candiuatc,^-. Miss Elsie Ives. „,. ■■... ....-.■■ . .. -? ■ 5. Confraternity—Mesdames '" ' G. Dobbs and' W. ' Brittenden .111, charge; queen candidate, Miss Cathie Kelleher. i" tMi^N^^PV^ P^P^n,: Charge; queen candidate, iuiss iSance MeCullough-., k. . i .. - ,- I,v & Vi f ? cent do Paul-Mrs. ; Burns in charge, assisted 0y Mrs. Green; queen candidate/- Miss Daphne Holmes. of t le^ 6 ll Wa \r ; garden at one-end of the hall. Mrs. Mv:Prendergast was in charge this. .Stalls were also allotted to produce, tobacco,; sweets,, soft drinks,- and the "bran !■ dip,: which the juvenile, delights in delving into for hidden treasure;'" There were also a number of side-shows. " .«£'-•.?*« '•- .-.-.-■: ..-.o J .;.i " *

~ The Marist Brothers boys, besides singing choruses, have during the week ■ given, splendid exhibitions of dumbbell and statue drill - and -in each \of , these; exercises have reflected credit on their trainer, Rev. Brother Sigisfred. Color-Sergeant Gray has liad a squad of bbys from No. Li Company-specially trained in physical drill, and their evolutions have received tho hearty "applause of visitors to the tair. i?ancy dancing and step-dancing competitions are in hands of Mrs. R. E. Humphreys and Piper l raser, ana a v tug-of-war contest is being carried out with enthusiasm. • With 'a fine ':\ orchestra enlivening r the" pro-; ceedings the evenings pass by very pleasantly. - > | : On Monday '-. evening Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, accompanied-by Mr. B. B. Wood, attended the fair. They were met by. his Lordship.. Bishop Brodie, Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Mr. J. .R. Hayward" (chairman), and other! members of the committee; and were given seats in front 5 or the platform. t .-. '■'■>^.. ■?■''- " -v ? !

Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, in welcoming the - visitors, congratulated Sir Joseph; on his safe return after representing the Dominion with the Prime Minister at the Peace Conference. They had heard much of Sir Joseph's statesmanship, and they were proud that he had represented them, at.such an ~cpocli^making^;yeiit.. His .presence that night would encourage "ffie: promoters of the "fair in the ■ work : they^had^inHhand-;-??wi- .".-^.:',;->-..^v- ,t=^.^? * .- . - r . Sir Joseph Ward, who was loudly applauded, " saiu* that too young, dancers he had just seen performing oh tho-platform, in tho.hall i: reminded him that this was' a young country. h There were people living in it who were born before the date? on which it was properly settled by Europeans. v - When he saw the charming 5 little Terpsichoreans who danced SO gracefully that night in aid of the object for which- the f air was held, he was; convinced :• that New- Zealand, would :, occupy a good place amongst the nations, in the, future.:' The people here were, in the happy position of having left the horrible •• war "behind them. It had in many ways left an aftermath in all parts; of the world, but it had made for the young j men of , New. Zealand a bright and indelible name. ;., It -was, a very 'happy circumstance for him'to attend such a large gather.; ing only "-a ; < few? days'Rafter-his return to tho Dominion, and to see so many; people: associated with a "good work: When lie found Bishop Brodie , and his flock \ assembled for that purposo he could only y say that; he hoped the 'faff ;to be as successful as-they Wished it to be. H | He was proud, / to •■: be there in those pleasant .surroundings.'T £Applause^ At the call of Mr.,fHaywjpiivli three cheers were given ~ for Sir Joseph and Lady Ward. ... ;T •■ . .-■-v | ,S ; On-. Tuesday evening a, silver-mounted riding whip! was"presented^ by Sir 4 George Clifford, on behalf of the committee, -to J. Henderson, the successful horseman in l tho w Grand-..National Steeplechase. > ■•'-"- .-'-:r r /#":w - - ■----■'■--■- ■ •■•-'-- .i'^-*'.'i::;-:.c ; -, ; •■,...-...-...■- assK.sr**-T