WANGANUI

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 17, 30 April 1908, Page 23

WANGANUI

The second aii-njual meeting t>f St. Mary's Catholic Club, Wanganui) was held on Monday evening of last week. The following report was presented:— . ■••<'• In present-ing the second [annual report and-:,, balance-^ sheet/ the executive has ' much pleasure "in coiigratulat-j-ing members on a successful year's- work. Gonsider-ingj,; the club's infancy it has progressed exceedingly well, l;ein^ now 'one of - the recognised institutions town, and 1 - Hhiougih still strugglim-g; under th© nibsaiyeial. burden incidental to a young club," lias every", prospect," of ja bright future. The r e is a satisfactory .balance 'pi cash in the bant to. coTMnence the present yearns work" 6n, J whilst the assets /show a l?rc;e surplus over the liabilities, the number of ir embers now on' the roll "totals 261, 'erf whom only some 14 are unfinancial • and ,the" maiority of these jhvill probably . settle up shortly." During,, the year Mr J R. Hunt -was' compelled to ULeliitq'udsh'.cthe, office of president owing to has removal from , the, -.district, fas successor being Mt J. M.. Murphy, wh/b^has '{done-" full, justice to the position. Tho various branches lia,v»a worked." well during the year and are all in a satisfactory con*-'.' dition, the jjdebatinn; branch* showing much promise the coming season. Rooms set s.parb for games— ' draughts, cards, quoits, etc.— should attract -"th«e- -juniors during the winter months'. The is o ciar hall- has • proved an immense success from Ja social' 'and financial •- point of and should continue to do so ' during >: the " coming year. > - " \ Several card tourr amenta were Jheld with other-soci-ties du.rnig.. the year, to nearly all of which the' club pxovtfd viictarous. An> art union hel'dl list winter yielded, a,.faiir> • return. A visitors' loo 1 - ifor the purpose -qf xeGeiving. . the comments of visitors- was opened recantly, iand-.has-produced some interests * reading. The executive- .flesiEe- 1 to thank the kind friends whoso readily- came'f Qrwaf-d. • with donations and prizes, and jin conclusion, would re-* turn than'cs to members for |the assistance so- readily • given during the term, and would, urge (upon them- to"' co'nt»mue supporting the' club in future, especially aurincT the ensuing twelve months, as a heavy, but " pxbgres-'' S'ive, year's work is predicted, j ' -,"- "' •---■"■ . c3 c ,i Very l Re - . De '" n GrQ S an (rairon), who [was present throughout, in the course of Ms remarks"" gavte'' members (some instructive adviice on the benefits -to be "derive:! from joining young- men's cluhs, dwelling-.-par-ticularly on the ibranches dcalane with literature, .deb-at- - ing, etc., which was warmly applauded. - The^presi-C +v „. a(JdrySS referred }t o the prosperous condition, of., the club as compared wilh the past, his pro^amme'^showmg that the. work for ithe present year will be of a, very" progressive nature. In addition to the already -Jlsxge / n'.-m 1 er o f branches, a stron? effort will be made -to es-'.. taMrsh - a - gymnasium. . ' * Thi election of officers resulted as follows:— Patron Very ißev. Dean Gro^an (re-electi:cr, ; rpre^Ment Mr J M Murphy (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs. Ja's "Demt^ sy, Martin Hearn, D. P. Cullinan, W. E. Power "M" .Mci • Tub'bs, Selby Morton, and Jas^ Brennan; spiritual diioeo- * tor and treasurer, ißev. Father Mahony' (re-elected r-hon-secretary, Mr. F. Gaffaney (re-elec.fod); assistant- bwf-'' secretary, Mr. Morgan- hon. auditors, Messrs. J: P.-Mark'--ham and G. J. DO; executive camnutt^ee,. Messrs,-. J Leydon, J. W. Mills, A. D. Murphy, E.~ Derun^s C'-p'.-Ryan, McKcnna, and T. Roche. Several other 'minor - matters, were dealt wilh. and votes .of- -thanks werepassed to the retiring offcers, donors of -p-rizes,-e-tcv{tjxe".-press, and the chair, the meeting then .terminating. 1 .«; ' « ; T