Diocese of Christchurch

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 27, 22 July 1925, Page 35

Diocese of Christchurch

(From our own Correspondent.) . July 18. Rev. Father Finnerty, Kumar a, is visiting Christchurch for a few days and is the guest of his Lordship the .Bishop, at. the presbytery, Barba docs Street.^ A concert in aid of the funds of the Woolston parish was Held in the Hibernian Hall, on Thursday evening, and was very well attended; The Sunbeam Concert Party ,supplied the programme, which was of a high order and heartily applauded. ; At the recent children’s plain and fancy dress ball, in aid of Nazareth House,s the judges—Airs. J. K. Archer (Mayoress), Airs. J. H. Stringer, Miss Simpson, Mr. James Mills (Wellington), and Mr. Frank McDonald awarded the prizes as follows:Best dressed girl, Honda Wanty; best dressed boy, Jim Humphrey; most original girl,- Phyllis Snooks; most original boy, Ralph Richards -.best matched cjmple, Pat and Peggy Keogh ; most humorous, Lucy Mercer; smallest. Alary Mercer., ■ ' ■ A . An enjoyable and well attended da lice, organised by the Junior-Marist football Chib, in aid of the queen carnival fund, was held in the Jellicoe Hall on Monday evening. The members of the committee were: -r-Messrs J. Crocker, P. ; Clarkson, W. Byrne-and V. Smith (secretary). Len Blogg’s jazz hand; supplied the music for-the dancing. The Catholic Entertainers Club held a very successful plain and fancy dress dance-- in the Catholic Club rooms on Wednesday evenmg. Quite a large number of members and their friends were present and greatly enjoyed the function. ' V; rm : " 11 : ■■ II ■ x- ■ ■■■■ The new- weekly collection now taken up

at the Masses on .Sundays is meeting with - much -success, .the satisfactory sum of £4O being contributed each Sunday. As there is much need of funds towards the . object in view it is hoped the result stated above will be maintained and even increased. - The members of the Christchurch Catholic fe Club are making arrangements for entertain- / ing the Catholic portion of the. ships’ company of the American Fleet when visiting 1 : Christchurch in August, .- • ‘ y The old boys’ of St. Bede’s College are - ' holding their annual dance in -“Dixieland” t \ on July 30. ; 7 ♦ \ ' ■ ■■ ~■■ ■ ■ Timaru (From our own correspondent.) - July 17. ~,: The St. Anne's Guild sick visitors, in con- v junction with the St. Vincent do Paul So- • ciety, lately entertained the inmates of the Old People’s Home at afternoon, tea. The Master and Matron (Air. and Airs’. Mulyi bill) and an inmate heartily thanked the visitors for their great, kindness, which is always deeply appreciated. Members of the above societies constantly visit the Home, also the public hospital, and often distribute- ‘ fruit, tobacco, literature, etc., to the 'pla-’s|v tients. The concerts arranged by -the guild-‘vy-: social committee are always looked forward to with pleasure, as a source of much enjoyment.' > . ' . ... 'Mr. J. Al. Brophy, supervisor of stamps V, and registration’, at the Timaru Post Office, - has received notice of transfer, to Invercargill as supervisor of ' postmen. During Mr. 7 ' yj Brophy’s residence here he performed hisy.i: share of good work in the parish.' ’. “ -, A pleasant gathering took* place in the hoard room of the Canterbury Farmers atvj.y .the end of last week, when the office staff gathered together ,to hid good-bye to Air. ; iJ. AL Dunne, who was severing his connec- "v • , . ... • • : ■ * . . * tion with the firm after 22 years’ service. - O y Mr. A. Shirtcliff. general manager, presided, a,V and asked Air. Dunne to accept a handsome > . silver tea service from the staff, and a cheque. - from the directors. Air. Dunne, he said, had , : been 1 a loyal and , devoted member of the'; Canterbury Farmers’ office staff for many -- years, and had risen to he head of the banking 'department. He was a well-known and cheerful worker, and. the" directors had* de-v /: -; cided to recognise bis services’ by a cheque. / Mr. Dunne bad fulfilled his duty to - the' company and to the staff, and he .wished him ' every success in the wider sphere of usefulness to which he was going. Various mem- '> hers.of the staff endorsed his remarks,/.and : Mr. /Dun suitably replied, thanking • the * staff for their handsome, gift, and the fine feelings that accompanied ‘ it, and ■ also the; . directors for their useful present. " Air. Dunne has been appointed to an im- . portant position on the staff, of-; the TiniViriSfe , lImM Company. . //T