H.A.C.B. SOCIETY.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 98, 13 March 1875, Page 6

H.A.C.B. SOCIETY.

++ The quarterly meeting of this Society" was held in St. Joseph's Schoolroom, on Monday evening, Bth [inst., the President, Bro, Burke, in the chair. There was a full muster of the officers and brethren! A letter was read from the correspondent Secretary of the Order, Bro. Templeton requesting that the dispensation issued sometime ago, for a branch at St. Bathan's, and which has been' lying at Dunedin in charge of the St. Joseph s branch, be now forwarded to St. Bathan's at the request of Mr. F. J. ,Bunny. Considerable discussion ensued, and ultimately it was proposed by Bro. E. Carroll that the correspondence in question be not received, which was carried, the Secretary receiving instructions how to act with reference to the matter. Bro. R. Carroll, on behalf of the Concert Committee, reported that the Committee were working hard to make the forthcoming concert a great success, arid they had every reason to expect that this concert would be even a greater success than former entertainments of a similar character. Of course, if eveiy member would undertake to sell four or five tickets each, it must be most successful from an attendance point of view. Bro. Carroll informed the meeting that he had an interview with Mr. Baker of the Hibernicon Company, and that Mr. Baker had expressed his willingness to give some material assistance on the occasion of the concert. Bros. A. Toal and J. Meenan were appointed auditors 'Jlov the ensuing six months. The President reminded the members that next Sunday was the day that they had all agreed to pay a visit to -the Church in a body. It was resolved to do so in full regalia. It was proposed by Bro, J. Moylan and seconded by Bro. J. J. Connor, that the surplus silk from the banner, about 5J yards, be presented to the juvenile contingent for the purpose of making sashes for the boys, who were anxious to join the procession on Sundry morning. The resolution was carried, Several other important resolutions having a bearing on the rules of the Society were proposed by Bro. J. J. Connor, and were also carried, Members are requested to meet on Sunday morning at 7.30 to form procession. ________^^___