Archdiocese of Wellington

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 10, 18 March 1925, Page 31

Archdiocese of Wellington

(From a correspondent.) March 13. On Thursday night at the Don Kiosk, Evans Bay, Mrs. Hickmott was farewelled by the members of St. Patrick's choir, Kilbirnie. The "evening" was a very pleasant one, those contributing being Miss Keegan, and Mesdames O'Donohue, Tracey, Kelly, Hickmott, and Collins, and Messrs. Foote, Conroy, Kelly, and Hickmott. Rev. Father Connolly presented Mrs. Hickmott with a handsome silver fruit stand and afternoon tea-set of Doulton ware from the choir. He stressed the regret of the members at the departure of Mr. and Mrs. Hickmott from .the district. Mr. Hickmott responded and thanked the members for their beautiful gifts, assuring them that he and Mrs. Hickmott would retain their interest in Kilbirnie. Rev. Father Lysaght, S.M., recently ordained, is to go to Mittagong, New South Wales. Friends here of Father Minogue, of Waipawa, will be delighted by his appointment to the parish of New Plymouth. The Superior of the Buffer in Street Convent has received advice of the following successes of her pupils at the recent examinations :—Matriculation and Solicitor's General Knowledge and Medical Preliminary Beatrice IToskins. Senior Free Place Agnes Thurston. Catholics of this city will be interested to hear of the visit of their Excellencies Sir William and Lady Ferguson and staff to the Home of Compassion, Island Bay. Mother Aubert's work is so well known that comment on it is needless. The children wore lined up on the verandah, and the GovernorGeneral gave a kindly word of praise to their singing. The Vice-Regal party then visited in turn each department of the Home, conversing with the patients, watching the play of the children, and leaving behind them everywhere a memory of exquisite graciousness and warm-hearted human interest that made their visit an event in the lives of all. The visit was plainly not a mere duty call. There was evident a great love of childhood for its own sake and a great sympathy with suffering humanity.