DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, 4 June 1903, Page 18

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

take place evening the Msual procession will thffto? ? a ? d . j»K hl y creditable to the generosity of snip Bishop Verdon being- celebrant, Rev. Father Murohv ct^rv'.^Toff 11 "' H OWor A d suM(icon . and Rev. Fathe? h,« y a , S u lsla2lt P'-'est. At the conclusion of the Mass Msu-U°lS iP TV inOWnCed a indulgence in tho usual ioim The music was Farmer's Mass the QniniQta being Miss Comyn (alto), Mrs Jj ° Hally (soprani M W. Shepherd (tenor), and Mr. McKennah (bass) ' „ ,; he . re *' as a crowded meeting- of the members of the Catholic Y^ung Men's Club, South Dunedin, and their S-mimo°of * londa - v .evening-. An excellent short priMmi p,? n\° Ca ! music . Wa ; S rendered by Misses Pearson and 1 it/ Patrick and Messrs. Mullin and Graham, and a lectuie on New York and its commerce life and t.afflc was delivered by Jlf^l a ath f r Hoary. At its close a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker was carried by acclamation on C^Jroccupled^Tcha.^ 1 " 10 "^ 110111 - Fath -

Jt j.s understood the House Committee of the Dun0(1111 Hospital ha\e decided to appoint Dr. Arthur Hall i'h.^mntJl 0 "^ sl ' rß M° n ' I )endin £ the meeting of trustees this month. J)r. Hall, who wa.s formerly house surgeon has since gamed the diplomas of M.R US. and FRO S* Ihe bazaar held recently , n Lawrence for the purpose of liquidating- the debt on the fine new presbytery resulted m a net profit of £230. Acthe steps are to be taken immediately to clear off tho balance still due On Sunday evening a meeting- of the parishioners of St. Josephs Cathedral was held in St. Joseph's Hall tor the purpose of devising moans for paying off tho balance of the debt incurred in repairing the foundations of the towers of the Cathedral. His Lordship Bishop Verclon presided ]{cv. Father Murphy, Adm., said that a sum ot £3Cu> had been received as a result of the collection niade at the Cathedral door last year. The total cost of tho work was about £1000. After a conversational discussion regarding- wa\s and means a committee consisting of the local clergy and Messrs J B (\i Uvn, W J Hall, P ilally, Woods, T. Deehan,' and loley, was appointed for the purpose of drafting a scheme for liquidating- the debt, the proposal to bo submitted to a general meeting of the parishioners to bo neld on Sunday e^enin^• ; June 14.

St. Joseph s Men's Club entertained the Ladies' (-lub on Friday evening". Notwithstanding- the very inclement weather, both clubs were very well represented 4i Ae /-Y, en - io^ abl ° hour was s P°nt at cards, after which the following ladies and gentlemen contributed songs and recitations • Misses Poppolwell, Havis, and Quin and Messrs-. McKennah and Hill ; while Misses Poppelwell and J. Griffen acted as accompanists. Mr. Haydon also contributed to the evening's amusement with a number of phonographic selections. The club's gymnastic class promises to be very successful this season Tho attendance has greatly exceeded expectations, and judging by the manner the members go through their exercises Instructor Ilrntuni should ha"\e a very efficient class in a short time.