DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LI, Issue 43, 15 October 1924, Page 31

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

The foundation stone of the new church at Palmerston will be blessed and laid by his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Whyte, Bishop of the diocese, on Sunday next, the 19th inst., at 3 p.m.. A cordial invitation to attend the ceremony is extended to friends and well-wishers. '' A now company has been formed locally for the manufacture and fixing of fibrous plaster .ceilings, walls, etc. There is a. growing daily demand for this sanitary and artistic building material, and the firm's manufactory is designed and equipped to handle the business on a large scale and so bring its products within the reach of everybody. An expert staff of workmen are employed. The management is under the efficient control of Mr. C. Poppelwell, and the designing department is in the hands of Mr. N. Ryan, both of whom are members of the firm, and ex-pupils of the Christian Brothers' School in Dunedin. Tablet readers will no doubt- wish the new firm success in its enterprise. The members of St. Patrick's Ladies'. Club, South Dunedin, finished their successful season with a very enjoyable fancy dress and musical evening on Monday,, the 6th inst. Items were given by Miss K. Quinn (song), and the Misses Smith (duet). Games were the chief feature of the evening. The prizes for the' most original fancy costume were awarded to Miss P. Kennedy (Ist), Miss Dougherty (2nd), and Miss M. Whitty (3rd); the lucky finder of the black cat hunt being Miss E. Strang. Supper was then laid in the supper room, prettily decorated in blue and gold. . . The .Hibernian Club, under the management of St. Patrick's branch of the H.A.0.13. Society, South Dunedin, will open in its new and spacious rooms, Duke's Buildings, Cargill's Corner, this (Wednesday evening) at half-past • seven o'clock. All Hibernians are eligible for membership and those wishing to join, the club are cordially invited, to be present at the formal opening. The club, departments consist of a billiard room tastefully decorated and furnished, and a full sized billiard table. The reading room and lounge is nicely furnished, and everything possible is being done for-- the. comfort of patrons. The building -is a new one, consequently everything is up-to-date including all conveniences. The subscription is £1 per annum parable quarterly, half-yearly, or annually in advance. Fullbenefit or honorary membership of the Hibernian Society is a necessary qualification for membership of the club. DEATH OF SISTER M. COLOMBIERE, O.SJ). On Monday morning a Solemn Requiem was Celebrated in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, for Sister Mary Colombiere Ryan, O.S.D. The celebrant was Rev. Father Kaveney, Adm.; deacon, Rev. T. Hally; subdeacon, Rev. F. MacMahon; M.C., Rev. Father Monaghan. Deceased was a native of Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland. Barely seven months ago she came to Dunedin as a postulant for St. Dominic's Priory, her strong vocation having inspired her to leave her friends and her native land in order to join the great army of Irish teaching nuns who are keeping alive the Faith in distant countries. Deceased was in her twentyfirst year, and had received the habit of a Dominican novice only few weeks when her death occurred, terminating an illness of several weeks duration. During her brief life as a nun she won the esteem of her superiors and the affection of her -companions by her zealous devotion to duty and by her unfailing cheerfulness. By her . death the Community lost a promising teacher and an exemplary religious; but they are consoled in their bereavement by the knowledge that her peaceful and edifying end was the beginning of her eternal reward. To the Domini- . can Community and to Sister Mary Colombiere's friends in Ireland we offer our sincere sympathy in their sorrow. rip. ., ... ..;:^- • .-. ■.♦ - . ;,.,,,- • ■ ■;, '