Napier

New Zealand Tablet, 27 August 1908, Page 19

Napier

(From our own correspondent.)

- ' - • AugUSt 22. The weekly meeting of the Catholic Young Men's Club was held in the St. Patrick V Hall on Thursday evening, the suojcjt. for d.ebate being . ' Protection versus Freetrade. ' ' Mr. Dolan led for protection, and was supported by Messrs. P. Evans and Doyle,' while Mr. Clarkson, assisted by Messrs. P. S. ,Foley_ and J. W. Coe advocated freetrade. It was a most spirited debate. The "speakers showed that they' had spentsome time" in carefully reading the matter up, and were repeatedly applauded by the audience. Mr. T. Cunningham, who occupied the chair, awarded the honors to the advocates of freetrade. " A' very pleasant ' At-home '- was held by the members "of ' the - Catholic Young Men's Club in St. Patrick's Hall on, Fridayevening.. At an interval in the euchre tournament his Grace Archbishop Redwood, accompanied by the Rev. Fathers Goggan ' and O'Connor, visited the hall, . and was presented with - tho.; - following address from the members, and which was read by' " Mr. R. P. Clarkson, M.A. (president) :— ' May It please 'your Grace,— We the members of the Napier Catholic Club desire to tender you our respectful greetings on the occasion of your" Grace's visit to Hawke's Bay. In doing so we thank you ,o> the kindly regard shown to our club by your presence among us this evening, and" we trust that on the occasion of a future visit , to this parish we may have the honor of welcoming you to si club, and in a hall worthy of the name of Catholic. We rejoice to hear that your Grace's health has been benefited by your sea - voyage, and our earnest prayer is that you may long be spared to continue your successful administration of the archdiocese.' Archbishop Redwood in reply thanked the members for their kind address and for the sentiments expressed therein. It afforded him great pleasure to be present at a meeting of a Catholic '' club, which he considered tended greatly to the success of the Catholic body generally. " These clubs -formed important -branchy of the Church work, and any movement for their advancemenwould have its deepest sympathy. . He expressed trie hope that the next time he came here he would, find that the club was even- • more prosperous than at present, and that they had' a more • spacious hall. He also hoped that all the members would live / long to participate in its privileges and its success. During the evening Miss K. Scott, Messrs. Liddle and F O Connor contributed vocal items, and Miss Coe played a pianoforte .solo. -The accompaniments, were, played by' Misses - BleazeJ, Scott, and Coe. The committee provided -.light VefresV ments,- which were handed round by the members.- " A press message" from Napier states that the". Marist Bro- i thcrs new brick, school in Shakespeare road, erected : to > replace" • the; wooden structure" which was , partially destroyed 'by fireV wW dedicated by Archbishop Redwood on Sunday afternoon. •" Prior * frn^%f r pT" y , * e Z W3Sa large P tOCGSS ™> he a de:d;.hy a balid, . from . St. -.?atrick' A ..Church through, the town to:the~. S chool: -In " 7 CO " 1^ ° f his ad dress the Archbishop congratulated -the" Catholics of Napier on the erection of the school, and said i^wksfone'" of many evidences that the Catholic body throughout J^ew Zea,tand was determined that its .children should have>true religioul -education as- well as perfect secular instruction. &bt cost-came rjck rr k;k ;t of **<**«*<*> «* *» «««*»«. cast tz •• the pockets of the very poor. The Mayor of Napier (Mr -J • Vigor Brown) offered his congratulations, and Mr. J. C Westa'ir ' S a nhT e mbC TH Of T^T r Ri t **»**»** oi Governors, aL, spoke. The Archbishop said the cost of building and the fur-" ■W^li 0 /^ "fS^ Wa " 14OOt N - arly 6o w as obtainedby; a collection at the ceremony.