Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, 7 October 1920, Page 19

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON (From our own correspondent.) Ocober 2. A sale of work will be held on the 9th hist. at the Preparatory College, Seatoun, in aid of St. Joseph’s Orphanage. The members of St. Joseph’s Sodality of Children of Mary held a sociaFlast evening in St. Joseph’s Mall. Rev. Father Doherty was present. Items were contributed by Misses K. and M. Doherty, Warren, Gamble, Carter, Ward, and E. and M. Ryan, the president (Miss B. Craig) presiding. A guessing competition was won by Miss N. Condon. A most enjoyable evening was spent. The quarterly meeting of the Hibernian Society (St. Patrick’s branch, No. 95), was held at the society’s rooms, Willis Street, last Monday. There was a large attendance of members, under the presidency of Bro O. Krohn. It was decided to hold the general Communion of the branch quarterly instead of half-yearly as heretofore, and to attend the different parish churches in turn. The date of the first quarterly Communion was fixed for Sunday, October 10, at the eight o’clock Mass at St. Mary’s, Boulcott Street. After the Mass the members will adjourn to the Marble Bar for breakfast. The bazaar, which is to be held in the Town Hall commencing on the 27th hist., in aid of St. Joseph’s Orphanage, will be made attractive by a tug-of-war tournament for which a considerable number of entries have been received. A large number of young ladles are also being trained for spectacular dancing by Miss Barbara Putnam. The management of the bazaar has been generously undertaken by Rev. Father P. J v Smyth, S.M., Adm., Thorndon, which is sufficient guarantee that the bazaar will be conducted on high standard lines, and that the success of the venture is assured.

Mr. E. J. Healy, conductor of St. Mary's Choir, who has been associated with the firm of Robert Martin, Ltd., Wellington, for the last 17 years, received a number of presentations from the firm and staff last

Friday on the occasion of his leaving the firm's em* ploy. Mr. Healy s long and faithful service to Martins, .Ltd., was the subject of highly complimentary a solid leather suitcase, also a handsome salad bowl for Mrs. eal y- Mr. Healy was then presented with a solid gold watch from the firm as an expression of J- appreciation of his hard and conscientious work. t£\£ff P°P ularit of Mr. Healy among members of the staff was spoken of by Messrs. G. Lawrence, W G Tustin, Kendall Wardleworth, and Miss Davies, and other of his low-employees. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Healy leave next month on an extended holiday visit to Australia. Mr. Healy is well known in local musical cir-

, f Mr E " D. Dunne, who passed away.on Tuesday, after a long illness, was a sou of the late Mr. Francis Dunne, of Oriental Bay, and a brother of the late Mr i. J. Dunne, a well-known journalist, who' died only a few months ago. He was well known in Wellington commercial circles as an able accountant, and was for many sessions a Committee clerk in Parliament. He was also a prominent member of the N.Z. Catholic Federation, and did valuable service as treasurer of the Thorndon branch of that organisation. He leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters. The remains of the deceased were interred in the Karori Cemetery Requiem Mass was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Basilica, Hill Street, by the Rev, Father Smyth, S.M., Adm., and Rev. Father Dignan, assisted by the Rev! Father Prendergast, officiated at the graveside. Anion those present were the Clerk of the House of Repre° sentatives (Mr. E. W. Kane), and the Committee clerks of the House, and a numerous gathering ,of personal friends of the deceased. The chief mourners were: Messrs. F. R. Dunne (brother), and G. and J. Cudbv, J. Fleet, and J. H. Turner (brother-in-law). —R.I.P. The London correspondent of the Christchurch Press writes, under date August 19.—" Archbishop Redwood spent a few days in Liverpool, accompanied by his nephew, Mr. Vernon Redwood, at the time the National Catholic Congress was in progress. One of the meetings he attended was devoted to the origin and work of the Catholic Evidence • Guild. As explained by Alderman J. W. Gilbert, some years ago a well-known paper made a census of all people who attended places of worship, and they came to the conclusion that, only one-twelfth of the population went to church. The only way to reach them was by means of an organisation like the Catholic Evidence Guild. The Archbishop of Wellington realised that the Guild was the means of doing away with much prejudice, and he hoped that before long it would be established in Wellington. Mr. "Vernon Redwood is an ardent worker here in its interests. The Archbishop, who went to Ireland last week, is returning to New Zealand by the Tainui, on September 9. He will be accompanied by a young Dutch priest. Father Maillard, whop came to England with him, is remaining in France."