ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 23, 5 June 1902, Page 19

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) May 31. The Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, Provincial, left on Thursday for Christchurch. He will be away for some days. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament was held at St. Joseph's ChuLch on Sunday last. After Veepers the usual procession of the Blessed Sacrament took place. At St. Mary of the Angels', on Sunday last, the reception of nine young ladies into the confraternity of the Children of Mary took place. The Rev. director performed the ceremony and gave Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The local secretary of the Hibernian Society, Mr P. Kelliher, was in a critical state of health for some days owing to the bursting of a blood-vessel His many friends will be pleased to hear that since Thursday a change for the better has taken place. The choir of St. Joseph's Church, Buckle street, has had an addition to its ranks in the parson of Miss Mahar, from St. Vincent's College, Sydney. This young lady is the possessor of a well cultivated ■oprano voice and will be a decided acquisition to the choir. It is Miss Mahar'n intention to commence teaching in Wellington. She holds several gold medals obtained for excellence in her art. A meeting of the Literary and Debating Society of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held in St. Patrick's Hall on Monday evening. The evening was devoted to readings from various authors. These were well chosen and creditably delivered. Rev. Father Herbert gave instruction on the art of reading. A Bub-committee consisting of Rev. Father Herbert, Messrs P. J. McGovtrn, C. Gamble, and H. McKeown, appointed at a previous meeting of the society, preiented a syllabus which was unanimously adopted. Billiard and ping-pong tournaments are shortly to commence in St. Patrick's Hall, undi-r the auspices of the Marist Brothers' Old Bojb' Association. For the billiard tournament Mr W. Missen, a vice-president of the Association, has donated a handsome gold medal, for which keen and interesting competitions are expected. The Association will provide a prize for the ping-pong tournament. A meeting of the Thorndon parishioners was held at the Presbytery on Thursday evening. The Very Rev. Father Lewip, V.G.,

presided. The meeting was called for the purpose of devising means to reduce the debt on the Church of the Sacred Heart, which amounts to £1600. General satisfaction was expressed at the small amount owing on the church. After some discussion it was decided to hold a bazaar about Easter time of next year for the purpose of providing the necessary funds.