Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 32, 7 August 1902, Page 4

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent. August 2. rv,j £ he Becond ot the Berie9 of monthly socials, which the Marist Old Boya Borne time ago deoided to hold, took place on Wednesday evening last and proved a success in every way. The Shakesperean class, under thi guidance cf the Rev. Father Herbert, b M., is making Batisfaotory progress, and when our new hall is erected there is every likelihood of the public being treated to one of Shakespere'e plays The amount received by the penny collections during the last ten years in the Te Aro parish has reached the sum of £1563 17s Bd, the average therefore being £156 a year. Thia large amount has been spent entirely on the schools in the parish. Mr A. O'Brien, who distinguished himself at the Medioal lixaminabon held in London by winning a gold medal and heading the list in one of the subject*, is an ex-pupil of St. Patrick'a College. Mt J G Nowlan, who has made many friends during hi* short ptay in WJhn?t.n., leaves for Sydney by the Westralia to-day to take up the pjsiuon of accountant in the head office of the Citizens' Lifo Insurance. The Old Boys have rather a formidable ping-pong team and have issued a challenge to the young men of St. Peter's Olub (Anglican). The contest will take place early this month The young men of St. John's (Presbyteriau) will also probably put forward a team to meet the Old Boys. The Old Boys' Association football team which early in the ■eaßon gave such promise, has been rather unfortunate of late, and its ohances for the championship are now somewhat remote. The club will be much stronger next season, when arrangements will be made to secure a better gymnasinm. In order to bring under the notice of the various Catholio Young Men s Societies the advantages of a general federation the hon. secretary (Mr H. McKeowen) and the hon. treasurer (Mr E titzgibbon) of tie Federated Societies are arraiißinu to have ciroulars explaining th« objects of federation forwarded to every Catholic society of young men in the Colony. The high and eide altars in the Church of the Sacred Heart have now been finished, and the addition of columns and panels of marble makes a marked improvement in their appearance They were solemnly blessed by bis Grace the Archhishop on Thursday morning, when Mass was celebrated, the Very Rev Father Lewis V.G.,and Rev. Father Holley assisting at the ceremony. ' The pocial held at the Victoria Hall, on Tuesday evening in aid of the Newtown Church fund was a deeded fuccc-«p. The concert part of the progtamme was most tnjf.yable, the following ladies and gentlmien contributing items: Mn*o* Daniel Dal^y Mxhar, and M sts Z-ichariah, McColl and Timming's Mr McLiiuchliij'e orcheura supplied the duhce tnUhic, and Mr McColl acted us master of cercmoi it s The Wellington Insh National Federation ban rtceived a lette 1 " from Mr John i iilou, M P., in w hit h hn say* amongst other matter? that the Irish Party were never more united than they are a present nor more determined to oppose the tyranny of the landlord 8 and the coercive measures attempted to be dealt out to the Irish people from Dublin Castle vfry often at i he bidding of the landlords. In his letter he says that tht-y need all the support they c get from their countrymen abroad at the present junctuie Exposition of the Bleesned Sacrament was held at bt Joseph's Church on Sunday last, whon the Iky. Father Molonry celebrated the 10 30 o'clock Mage. The choir r ndeied Gounod's Ma-s in an excellent manuer, and was assisted by an orclustra. which in. luried a harp, at both the morning Hnd evening ser\ ices. Mr J G Nowla sang a solo at the Offertory. After Vespers a procession ot th" Blessed Sacrament was held, in which the differ, nt societies took part. Mr McLauchlin conducted the choir, and Mr Ennia presided at the organ.