ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, KAIKORAI.

New Zealand Tablet, 9 September 1920, Page 28

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, KAIKORAI.

. The following report was presented at" the recent annual meeting of the conference of the Immaculate Conception, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Kaikorai. During the year ended July 31, 27 meetings were held, with an average attendance of six members; 35 garments were made and sent to the St. Vincent ~de Paul Orphanage; a large number of visits were paid to the sick, and the conference was instrumental in having Baptism imparted in three instances. The statement of. accounts showed receipts (balance forward .£l3 14s 4-^d; special church collection, £1 16s 6d; monthly collections, £l3 18s 6d; donation, etc., .£3 15s 2d) a total of £33 4s 6Ad. The expenditure included drapery (£l2 lis 2d), coal (£2 3s 3d), boots (£1 9s), groceries (£1 5s o£d), and sundries (ss), a total of £l7 13s 5J,;d, leaving a credit balance of £ls lis Id. The conference records its thanks to Rev. Father Kaveney. (spiritual director), honorary members, and friends who have generously contributed to the funds. With regret, the resignation of the president (Mrs. Cornish) was received. Owing to ill-health, and much to the regret of the members, Mrs. Cornish was unable to attend the' meeting, and much sympathy was expressed towards,, her. So that her valued services mav not be lost to the conference Mrs. Cornish was elected . a vice-president. : .•: >.-'^'•■--: ■ ■

■ 1 Rev. •' Father Ardagh" (who \ presided rat the meeting through the v unavoidable absence of the spiritual director) spoke in .complimentary terms of the excellent work done' by the conference, and addressed the members,-encouragingly,, on the merits attached to their charitable endeavors to better the spiritual and temporal conditions of the less fortunate, whose wants were so admirably supplied by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Following are the office-bearers for the ensuing year: —President, Mrs. Griffin; vice-pre-sident. Mrs. Cornish; secretary, Mrs. Ford; treasurer, Mrs. Hill; wardrobe-keepers, Misses Garstang and Heffernan. •• .