DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 25 August 1921, Page 27

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

A collection in aid of the funds of tho St. Vincent de Paul Society will be taken up on Sunday next at St. Joseph's Cathedral and other churches of the Cathedral parish. The fact that funds are greatly needed to cope with the present demands on the resources of the society was stressed on last Sunday at all the Masses, special attention being directed to next Sunday's collection, which it ' is hoped will result in a substantial sura being contributed.

The Sisters of Mercy have received from Miss Knott, president of St. • Joseph's Ladies' Club, the sum of £l3, proceeds of a euchre tournament organised by the club on behalf of St. Vincent's Orphanage. Tho Waverley and South Dunedin Catholic Orphanages are almost entirely dependent on the voluntary help of our people, whose charitable enterprises on behalf of God's little ones enable the nuns to keep the institutions going. Pressing applications for admittance to the orphanage at South Dunedin are daily being made in numbers far beyond present resources, and the Sisters are grateful for help such as the generous members of St. Joseph's Club have given. Sincere thanks are tendered to the president and members.

In the basket-ball tournament for the shield, St. Dominic's defeated Otago Girls' High School by 9 to 4 on Monday last.

The Cheerio Concent Party will give an entertainment in tho Coronation Hall. St. Kilda, on Saturday evening, 27th inst., at 8 o'clock. The proceeds will bo devoted to the Catholic Schools' Scholarships Fund.

The St. Patrick's Harriers held their usual run on Saturday afternoon. The trail led up Erin Street, Roslyn, round City Road, down to the Kaikorai Valley, thence to Wakari round past Balmacewen Links, then to the Clear, where an enjoyable game of Soccer was indulged in. A fast run home then took place, resulting in C. Hanrahan, Monaghan, and Taylor being first to finish.

St. Joseph's Ladies' Club will hold a live-hundred evening in St. Joseph's Hall on Wednesday, 31st inst., in aid of the Sisters of Mercy, Mornington.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SACRED HEART CONFERENCE, NORTH-EAST VALLEY, DUNEDIN. The tenth annual meeting of the Sacred Heart Conference of the St. Vincent de Pan! Society, North-east Valley, Dunedin, was held on last Tuesday evening. Very Rev. Father Coffey, Adin., presided, and besides a full attendance of the members, representatives were present from St. Joseph’s Cathedral and the Kaikorai Conferences. The following report and statement of accounts were submitted by the secretary (Miss Murphy):

The conference consists of 8 active and 65 honorary members. 20 meetings were held during the year, with an average attendance of 6 members. 34 deserving cases were relieved and 278 visits paid to the sick and poor. 34 orders were issued for coal and 3-5 for groceries. Two pairs of new and one pair of second-hand boots, 56 new and 88 second-hand garments were distributed; 12 parcels of second-hand clothing were received and renovated. The receipts, including £lB 7s lid brought forward from • the previous year; subscriptions (£22 ss) and donations (£4) amounted to £44 12s lid. The expenditure, including payments for coal (£23 8s 9d), groceries (£ll 14s 6d), drapery (18s), and sundries, amounted to £39 3s, thus leaving a credit balance of £5 9s lid.

Thanks are recorded to Rev; Father Ardagh (late spiritual director) for kindly advice and generous assistance; also to the honorary members, and to all who have in any way assisted the conference in its work.

In moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, Father Coffey very warmly complimented the conference on its year's record of well-doing. He eulogised the office-bearers and diligent workers who devoted their time and means in the spiritual and temporal interests of those in need, and who, too, were to be found in the forefront of every parish undertaking. Works of charity and benevolence were ever present, and it was most cheer-

ing and gratifying to know that willing workers could be found (such as this city was blessed with) to not alone assist the poor and distressed but also ever ready to help tho clergy in all undertakings for the advancement of religion and Catholic education. He (the speaker) was impressed with the necessity of having a Sunday school established for the children of the north end of the city and Maori Hill, and hoped when arrangements in this direction could be effected that assistance in conducting Christian doctrine classes for children who were not otherwise afforded the opportunity of such teaching, would be forthcoming from tho St. Vincent do Paul Society. In conclusion ho wished the conference long-continued success, and whatever assistance and encouragement he and his fellow-priests could render would be . cheerfully extended at all times.

The office-bearers of the conference are President, Mrs. Hungerford; secretary and treasurer, Miss N. Murphy; wardrobe-keeper, Mrs. Banks.