FEDERATED CATHOLIC CLUBS OF NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 11, 25 March 1925, Page 49

FEDERATED CATHOLIC CLUBS OF NEW ZEALAND

The 21st annual conference and shield competitions, of the Federated Catholic Clubs V and Societies of New Zealand will open at , on Easter Saturday, April 11, at 10 a.m.. The conference and competitions are open to all Catholic men's clubs in New Zealand. It is a matter of supreme importance that all such Catholic bodies should be organised and meet in conference annually to discuss questions of interest, and at the same time to take part in the competitions. Agenda.—Elocution (own choice) or oratory (any man of note in history). Time, 16 minutes. Impromptu debate — speaker from each club. Time: First speaker allowed two speeches of 9 and 6 minutes' duration ; second speaker two speeches of 6 minutes' duration each. First speaker allowed two minutes for preparation. Billiards —One player from each club. Vonnis —One player from each club. Impromptu religious question competition—Why dies the Catholic Church insist on religions schools? What is the Catholic attitude towards divorce? What is the Catholic Church's attitude towards Sunday observance? What do yen mean by the infallibility of the Pope? Does the Catholic Church teach that all outside the Church are lost? Prepared debate—2 sneakers per team. Time, 10 minutes for each. No reply. ' Subject—" That a system of Freehold is better than that of Leasehold." The club scoring aggregate number of points to be awarded the shield. Each individual winner will be awarded a handsome colored diV.ema. Points 7,5, 3. Delegates are asked to wear a badge of light blue and dark ribbon, and v - to meet at M. 8.0.8. Club rooms, Vivian Street, at 9.30 a.m. on Easter Saturday. Any Catholic society, club, or Hibernian Society may be admitted to membership on payment of 10/- per year, and thereby be eligible to compete for the shield, etc. S. Hoskins, President. J. M. Coleman, Secretary.