ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 27 August 1908, Page 14

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From Our' Own Correspondent;) August 22. His Grace the Archbishop is at present in Napier, en route to Wellington. To-morrow he will open the new school of the Marist Brothers, recently erected at Napier. The testimonial to the Very Rev. Father Keogh, 5.M.,. 8.A., promises to be an event of more than ordinary importance. - The presentation will be made on Tuesday evening in the Town Hall. Some of Wellington's most prominent citizens have, already signified their intention of being present on the occasion, 'j A general invitation to citizens has been issued, owing to the fact that persons of all classes and creeds are anxious to do honor to the genial Rector of St. Patrick's College. As far as their many and varied duties allowed, the priests of the city have always endeavored to carry out a systematic visitation of their flocks. With a view to putting this on a stiH more satisfactory footing and keeping the census of Catholics up to date, the authorities of the three parishes within the city have combined to introduce a card index system of enumeration and classification. In this connection il will be interesting to note that the Catholic population of the thrde Wellington parishes touches very closely upon twelve thousand souls. The twentieth half-yearly meeting of the Catholic Club was held on Thursday evening Mr. A. H. Casey, in the unavoidable absence of the Very Rev. Father O'Shea, S M., V.G., presided over a good attendance of members. The report disclosed satisfactory progress in all the various branches of club life The balance sheet disclosed the fact that the finances of the club were on a very satisfactory footing. The election of offi- '

cers resulted as follows : — Patron, his Grace Archbishop Red' wood; president, Very Rev. Father O'Shea; vice-presidents, Rev< Father Kimbell, Goggan, Yenning, Brother Justin, Messrs. M. Kennedy, C. P. Skerrett, J. J. Dcvine, M. O'Connor, A. H. Casey, and E. J. Filzgibbon ; spiritual director, Rev. Father Yenning ; hon. secretary, Mr. J. McGowan ; hon. treasurer, Mr. M. O'Kane ; executive, Messrs. J. J. Callaghan, A. Searle, H. McKeowen, J. M. Callaghan, B. Lej'don, E. Reichel, F. Hickmott, O. O'Hare, and H. Rees ; hon. auditors, iuessrs. E. J. Fitzgibbon and F. P. Kelly.