WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 9 July 1908, Page 19

WELLINGTON

(From an occasional correspondent.) d P l^aif n '?V TAIT'T Al T'^ Cluil ; eh choir intend rendering' MenAuSS. Sl ° n ° nC Sunda y eVenin S early Si Yesterday (Sunday) there was Exposition of the f^nrf 1 Sa f ramcnt a^ St. Mary of the Ange s' Church fiom the eleven o'clock Mass until evening devotions „,/! al ,lI, lI } c Masses on Sunday at St. Mary's of the Angels' Church the clergy drew the attention o o the°^ l TfhlH nn ' St OS tO tlle f £ Cfc , that the representative MJran i , WaS ln llin gton, and they urged vn \> ° Ibcco1 bccom c subscribers. The Very Rev on the Xe "VPr^ 1 ) Save an excellent" ad^ess on tne <^alue of Catholic newspapers. The penny collection for the schools in the Te 4d St M rv'<, the rM "T 111 ° f Jufle at St - Joseph's Thl vtiJ Y J Chu . rches amounted to nearly iISi 1S The social gathering in aid of the schools of the Te Aro parish will be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday August 5. The tickets are going oft very welf 1 tie social, under the auspices of the Petone CMh ohc Club was held in the Drill Hal on Wednesday evening, and was attended by a large number of mem Misses" Fr tf 'T^f Vocdl itemS by Misses Piasei and Jones, Messrs. Cronin Jackson Miller, and Twolull, and the music was supplied by Misses Gaynor and Gray and Messrs. Cornell and But terworth the orchestia of the latter being gteatlv appreciated Messrs. Fleet, Cumming d) Grly, *&s?£ Walton, and the secretary (Mr. A. A Cairns) worked energetically to make the social a success Neu A tnwn rC l d T^S Vaß giVCU &t St " Anne ' s Isewtown , last Sunday evening by the members of the clwr, assisted by some trie,nd S : The items were principally taken from Gounod's ' Messe Solennelle ' (St. Cecilia). The choruses were well rendered by the choir which numbered nearly 60 voices. The soloists were Misses Bella Jones, Segrief, Dora Carroll, and Messrs W. B. Harlun, E. B. L. Reade, and J. Flanagan, who were successful in the singine of their parts, showing that careful attention was devoted to the rehearsing. Mr. D. J. O'Keefe conducted, Miss X Henderson presided at the organ, and Miss Evatt at the piano. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrement followed, the Rev. Father Herbert, S.M., officiating.. At the weekly meeting of the Wellington Catholic Club Literary and, Debating Society, held last Monday night, the subject debated was—' That excessive wealth is more harmful than excessive poverty ? ' Mr C J Pfaff, supported by Mr. O'Connor, led in the'.aflirmative, and Mr: G. Schmidt, supported by Mr. L. Prost, led in the negative. After a lengthy discus--sion the voting at the close was in favor of the negative side. Mr. M. O'Kane was elected as a representative to the Wellington Literary and Debuting Society s Union in place of Mr. Bretherton resigned. The society will be represented by Messrs. Frost, O'Connor, and O'Kane in their debate with St. John's Society.