ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 19 January 1922, Page 21

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) January 13. The St. Patrick’s Day committee met last Thursday evening to make the necessary arrangements for this year’s celebrations. Rev. Fathers Mahony, S.M., Smyth, S.M., Adm., and Cullen, Adm., were among those present. The following office-bearers were appointed: Patron, his Grace Archbishop Redwood, president, his Grace Archbishop O’Shea; chairman, Mr. J. P. McGowan; treasurer, Mr. J. J. L. Burke; general secretary, Mr. P. D. Hoskins; assistant secretary, Mr. A. B. Boake, Owing to the possibility of St. Patrick’s Day being eliminated from the list of Government holidays some discussion took place as to the day on which the sports and procession would be held, and it was eventually decided to hold the procession and sports on Saturday, March 18, and the concert on Friday evening, the 17th. Sub-committees were appointed for concert, sports, and procession. The next general meeting was fixed for Thursday, 26th inst. The secular clergy of. the Archdiocese will enter into Retreat on Monday, 16th, and at the conclusion of the Retreat the Marist Fathers of the Archdiocese will commence theirs. The Retreats will be conducted at St. Patrick’s College. Additions are being made to the Sacred Heart primary school, Island Bay, to provide extra accommodation. This is evidence of the growth of the Catholic population of the Bay parish, . Rev. Father Herring, Marist Missioner, is busy making arrangements for the men’s Retreat, which will commence -at St. Patrick’s College on Friday, January 27. He has been engaged in St. Mary’s, Island Bay, and Thorndon parishes taking names of intending retreatants. Tho Boxing Day art union will be drawn on Wednesday, January 25, and all who have tickets are reminded to send their returns in before that date. Rev. Father Silk, late of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, is at present on a visit to this city. „ ~A n boy of the Marist Brothers’ - School in the person of Mr A. (“Happy”) Smith, died on the 11th inst. The late Mr. Smith attended the old Boulcott Street School in Rev Brother Sigismund’s days. For many years he was a member of the old St. Mary’s Cathedral choir. Mr. Smith was employed at the Government Printing Office, and was an enthusiastic swimmer. He was married. The interment took place on Friday.—R.l.P.