ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 36, 3 September 1903, Page 4

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) August 29. His Grace the Archbishop will open the convent and presbytery at Opunake on October 7, and on October 11 will open the Pungarehu Church, On Monday evening a meeting of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held in St. Patrick's Hall. Rev. Father Kimbell occupied the chair. A debate on the question, 'Is novel reading beneficial or not ? ' was held, and a vote being taken it was decided in the affirmative. The third annual dance of the Marist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held at the Druids' Hall on Wednesday evening last and proved a most successful gathering. Miss Hawthorn's string band supplied the dance music. Messrs. Eller and Healy acted as M Cs, and the duties of secretary were carried out by Mr Mekeown Notwithstanding the softness of the giound the display given- in the .annual inter-college football match on last Saturday was the best exposition of Rugby seen on the Athletic Park this season. The play of both the Wellington College and St. Patrick s "boys was firstclass throughout and at times brilliant. The result of the game, a win for St. Patrick's College by six points —two tries gained by Twomey, fairly indicates the merits of the teams.