Diocesan News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 41, 12 October 1905, Page 6

Diocesan News

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.) October 5.

The usual picnic of the Te Aro and Wellington South Altar Societies will be held at Seatoun on Wednesday next The member's of the Catholic Young /Men's Literary Society met a« usual on Monday evening. Three able awl interesting papers were contributed and discussed The contractors for the extension of lie church building at Wellington South ha\ c made a stait 'with the work. The alterations will pro\ide svut'iivg accommodation for o\ cr a hundred people In a letter recenoi a few days ago the Re\ . Father Ainsworth states that he hopes to l>e back about Mi" middle of the month. The Rev. Father was, I am pleased to say, in vciy good health at the lime of writing. On Tuesday last a \ery pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Anne's Church, Wellington South, when Mis a Mary Bourse, daughter of Mr. James Botuike, an old 'and highly esteemed C'athohc icsident of thix district, was marnod to Mr. Allan \ lcKer.s, of Feildmg. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasjon, and a Nuptial Mass was celebrated by the Ke\ . Fatber O'Shea, assisted by the Rev Father Moloney The bride was gnen away by her brother, Mr J J Bmuke, and was attended by her sister, Miss Kathleen Bour.ke, aa bridesmaid. A reception was held at the lesideiu c of tha TDtride's father in Kilb'irnic. The happy couple left for. iW'a/njqanui, where the honeymoon is to T^e spent. The memfbers of the Hibernian Society entertained the members of the Catholic Young Men's Chrb in St. Patrick's Hall on Wednesday e\enwvg. Theie were aiboui) a hundred present, and a most enjoyable evening was spont The Hibernians succeeded in winning a eruchre tournament, but the yoiung men proved superior in the billiard tournament. Musical items were given during tb* evening by Messis. McKeowen, Sullivan, Foote, and Healv. Mr. P. J McGovern presided at the piano. The toast of ' our hosts ' was proposed by Mr. A. H. Casey, and was acknowledged by the president of the H.A.C.B. Society, Mr. C. Foley.