DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LI, Issue 28, 2 July 1924, Page 26

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

Ashburton (

Cl' lorn our own correspondent.) dune 20. Il» many friend. »r «cv. Mother .).«•[,I, .suoorior o . I. Alary s Convent, who has been resting at the Mater Hospital, will be pleased to learn that she is progressing nicety i under the care of the Sisters, but it may be some! tune before Rev. Mother is able to leave the Institution. he beast of Corpus Christi was celebrated last Sunday at the Sacred Heart Convent instead of the feast day proper in order to give all Catholics the opoortunity of being present. The weather was glorious for the occasion, and m consequence the largest gathering of the faithful that has yet assembled at one of these functions was present , in the afternoon and taxed the accommodation of the beautifully spacious grounds. There was an attendance of something like 1500, including many of the clergy, and the scene was an impressive one.' The flight Rev. Dr. deary, assisted by his Lordship Bishop Liston officiated’ and the Lev. father Doyle Was master of ceremonies, A procession of the Blessed Sacrament took' place in whichthis big gathering participated. The singing by the members of the Guard of Honor Sodality, combined with the pupils of the Convent and the boys of the Sacred Heart College, was one of the most impressive features of the 'ration Two altars wore erected: one in the grounds and the other at the entrance of the convent. Solemn en edict ion of the Blessed Sacrament at both altars concluded a most inspiring example of Catholic loyalty and devotion. ' ‘ Fortified by the rites of Holy Church the demise of Mr. Daniel Twolull, a well-known and highly respected resident of Auckland, occurred last, week at a private hospita! at the age of 73 years. Mr. Twofiill, who was born at Kilworth, Co, Cork, Ireland, came to New Zealand as

a boy with his father, settling at the West Coast of the South Island. He was there for some years before migrating to Auckland to become the licensee of the Park Hotel, Wellesley Street. The deceased always took a prominent part in sport and many good performers on the turf carried his colors to victory, the best of them being Cinderella, Air. Twohill also spent a part of his life in Australia where he was accountant to Air. Humphrey Oxenham, a well known horse owner. Whilst in Sydney he became proprietor of several hotels. Returning to Auckland he finally settled down at the Thames, and has resided there ever since. He belonged to a family that figured prominently in the athletic world and won several cups and trophies himself; whilst bis brother, Patrick Twohill, was a noted athlete. Airs. Twohill predeceased him by several years, leaving no family. Air. Edmund. Twohill, manager of the Sailor’s Home, Auckland, and the Alessrs. James and Edward Twohill are his nephews. The remains of the deceased were interred at Waikaraka Cemetery.R.T.P. The Auckland show has been running here for the last three weeks, and has been the source of considerable attraction to all classes of the community, and no less in importance has been the interest displayed by the school children of Auckland. Afany sections were set apart for the pupils of the various primary and secondary schools in map drawing, writing, woodwork, etc., and some very creditable exhibits have been submitted for inspection by the public. It is pleasing to note that amongst these exhibits the children of the Catholic schools have obtained commendable successes, one piece of work in particular from St. Alary's Conventa. beautiful hand carved panel—was the centre of much admiration. The Show is a credit to the city as well as its promoters. It is located on the Prince's ’Wharf recently built at a cost of something like £300,000, and is very suitable and central for such exhibitions.

- THE GUILD OF SS LUKE, COSMAS, AND DAMIAN As previously announced in the Tablet , the Catholic medical men attending the Aledical Congress, held in Auckland last February decided to start in New Zealand, with the approval of the Hierarchy, a branch of the Guild of SS. Luke, Cosmas, and Damian, Dr. J. W. Masked t who was appointed honorary secretary, pro tern., at once got in touch with the Head Council in England, with the result that a. branch of the Guild is now established in New Zealand under the patronage of the Archbishops and Bishops. The aim of the Guild is to assist the moral and spiritual life of medical, men by co-operation with brethren who have the same ideas and to give them, through the medium of the Catholic Mcdicah Gvardian, authoritative articles on current medicomoral problems. So much that is misleading, false, and immoral is written and spoken on these problems; witness the Commission now taking evidence in New Zealandthat it is a necessity for the Catholic laity to have the correct views of the Church put before them. The Guild welcomes among its members not only medical men but also priests, solicitors, dentists, nurses, medical students, educationists, and journalists. The membership fee, which includes the subscription for the magazine, is 10/- a year. At the next Alcdical Congress a meeting will be held at which office-bearers will be elected.

» (From our own correspondent.) June 28. The .winter meetings of the Catholic Literary and Debating Society were continued on Wednesday evening last,' . the president (Mr. Win. Bryant) presiding. The programme took the form of an impromptu debate entitled, “Was the Recent Railway Strike Justified.” The affirmative was taken by Mr. L. Ryan, Father Brown, and. Air. Geo. Hutchinson, and the negative .by Messrs. Val .Cullen ; ,W. Bryant, and T. Gorman. ” After., an interesting , debate, a popular vote resulted in the affirmative winning. . .. . The members of the Catholic Club were entertained on Tuesday evening last by ,the members of the St. Stephen’s

Club, the occasion being the annual inter-club. debate. The subject debated was “Whether an Assisted Immigration Policy is necessary for the development of New Zealand.” The St. Stephen’s representatives, Messrs. Richardson (leader), Furley, and Peters opened in the affirmative, while Messrs. L. T. J. Ryan (leader), W. Bryant, and V. Cullen supported the negative. ’ Mr. A. K. North, a prominentlocal solicitor acted in the capacity of judge. . His decision was given in favor of the Catholic Club. The speech” of Mr. L. T. J. Ryan (loader of the negative) was the best heard hero during recent years, and was described by many “old heads” as excellent. % BAZAAR AT METHVEN. (From our Ashburton correspondent.) A very successful bazaar was held on Thursday and Friday, 12th and 13th ult., in the Town Hall in aid of the funds of the Catholic Church. Although the weather on Thursday evening was very wintry, there was an excellent attendance and good business was done at the various stalls and side shows. On Friday the weather was more favorable, and the stallholders and other helpers had an exceptionally busy time. On Thursday evening a tug-of-war was held and there were five teams entered. The teams consisted of five men, average weight not over 12 stone, and the contest created a great amount of interest. The winning team was Rakaia, Mr. G. Tatterson being captain. There were numerous competitions and valuable prizes were given for the winners. An afternoon tea, and supper room, in charge of Mrs. Denis McKendry and a bevy of efficient assistants did good business. The following were in charge of the various stalls; —Fancy Work Stall, Mrs. I). A. Black and Mrs. J. McAnulty. Confectionary Stall, Miss Cosgriff and Miss R. McKendry. Produce Stall, Miss Brophy, Miss Kennedy and Mrs. Baker. The Rev. Father Price, who carried out the secretarial duties, in a neat little speech thanked all who had assisted in making the bazaar such a. great success. A dance on Friday evening terminated proceedings, for which those in charge deserve hearty congratulations for their efforts for so good a. purpose. —1 W _

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION AT NAE R The sun a beautiful coldcn orb in it"/, canopy of blue greeted us this Sunday for our great open air Corpus Christi procession (writes our Napier correspondent, under dale June 24). The altar was tastefully decorated with flowers and candles and the maze of color lent a serenely harmonising effect to all surrounding glory in our church for this festival. The Catholics of Napier have reason to be proud of their number and the manner in which the ceremony was gone through. The choir was at its best under the baton of Mr. F. O’Shannessy, whereas the glorious rendering of the hymns by the Maori scholars from the convent was something hard to be eclipsed; their voices blending in such beauteous harmony as to almost thrill the listening congregation. The procession itself was a sight to behold, and to witness such a display of Catholic faith must have been very gratifying to Father Tymons. The Rev. Father Schaeffer preached a fine sermon in connection with the festival. The numerous Catholic societies and sodalities were all well represented in the procession. 7

THE IRISH SOCIETY, DUNEDIN The monthly meeting of the Irish Society was hold in the Overseas Chib room on Tuesday evening, the 24th ult. Mr. J. McGuire (vice-president) occupied the chair, and apologised for the absence of the president (Mr. P. J. Wilson). There was a fair attendance, and an open programme was presented, each item being well received. The fallowing contributed to the programme:Pianoforte solo, Beethoven’s “Sonata Pathetique,” Miss Moira Goughian; song, “My Dear Soul,” Miss Simons; recitation, “An'incident in the Franco-Prussian War,” Miss Molly Gallagher, A.T.C.L.; srtUg, ‘■‘Russian Love Song,” Mr. F. Rodgers; recitation, “Pat McGhee,” Alisa Heley; song, “The String of Pearls,” Miss Bills; pianoforte solo, “Impromptu . Mazurka,” Miss Whelan; song, “The Harp That, Once,” Miss McElligott; musical v monologue’ “Spotty,” Miss Molly Gallagher, A.T.C.L.; song, “Comrades of Mine,” Mr. Fox. Miss Sandys Was the accompanist. M "