DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 3 September 1908, Page 19

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

(By Telegraph from our own correspondent.) . , .- August 31. --. A large and "enthusiastic meeting of- parishioners- of 'the Cathedral was' held at the presbytery v on Sunday evening. Rev. Father Meagher presided, when, details were arranged for the annual social to be hekl during September. _ . The Children of Mary's social, held. last Thursday evening in the Royal Albert Hall, was. a great success. ' The committee, worked assiduously tow ards that end. The proceeds .are to be devoted to procuring a statue of the Blessed Virgin- Mary for the Cathedral. On last Saturday evening a large number of the' ' Old Boys ' were present in the Catholic Club rooms at a smoke concert tendered, to the football club on the occasion of its departure for the southern tour. - The president, Rev. Brother George, was in the chair, and the "following toasts were duly honored : — 'The Pope and the' King,' proposed by the president; ' Tbe» Team,' by Rev. Brother Fergus; 'The Manager,' by the president and responded to by Mr. E. Dervan; 'The Captain,' proposed by Mr. P. J. Grace, responded' to by Mr. Sheehan. Songs were contributed by Mr. O. Pritchard, J. McKenna, W. Dervan," S. Pritchard, and L". McCarthy. ' A .couple of songs hy- Mr. E. Ro\ve ; to his own ba,njo accompaniment were enthusiastically received, but the story "of the .Cornish Jury by the same" gentle- -

man was what .critics would .call the pibce -de rdsistance of the evening. Mr. Rowe's impersonation of the Launceston farmer, and imitation of • the^ dialect peculiar to that part of England, were simply perfect. The proceedings terminated with', the singing * Auld lang syne.' • The team -left "Auckland on..' Monday, August 31, for Wanganui via New Plymouth.-. They.; meet Wanganui on Thursday, September 3, Napier on Saturday, September 5, and return to Auckland via East Coast' on Thursf--day, September 10. The personnel of the touring^ party is' as follows: — Messrs. O.'Brien ' (2), Lonergan, Little, 'Kean, Tobin, Nolan, Dervan (2), Sheehan (captain), Harris, Mahbriey, Lyhch X Slade, O'Connor, Reardon, Simpson, lieys, Waddel,-ahd' Lang. Mr. E. Dervan fills the position of manager, while the secretarial work is in the capable of Mr. F. Simpson. "_■*-.. \"1" ,- * Last Sunday the quarterly Gommunion of .the members Tof the Old Boys' Club took place at St. John's", Parnell, at- the> half-past seven o'clock Mass, -and, notwithstanding the early' hour and the. Jong distance that many had to travel, there I was a very creditable' muster" of members. They were welcomed by the parish priest, the Rev. Father Kehoe, who addressed to "them . some earnest words of encouragement and referred to the enor- " mous power for good .there was .in the example of a large number of young men -receiving Holy Communion in a.- body. - .--After -Mass breakfast "was provided for the members in St. ' Bbnaventure's Hall-. "The catering was in the hands of Mrs: Dunn, who was ably assisted by a' number of young ladies: The president -referred briefly to the difficulty of getting , a .full gathering of members at "a distant parish like 'Parnell, and expressed the opinion that those who made the greatest sacrifices in matters .such as. these were really the most active and-enthu r

siastic members of the society. He also voiced the sympathy of the meeting for Mr. B/ -O'Brien, who dislocated his wrist while playing for the Auckland junior representatives against Waiuku on last Saturday, and for Mr. "Mahon; the; general secretary, - whose s father ,. met with jo., very, serious accident last week, and is still in a critical condition. A vote of thanks to the ladies was proposed by Mr.~~Shanley, and seconded by Mr. W. Darby in his usually -felicitous, manner. Mr. P. J. Grace responded on behalf of the ladies, and made some useful suggestions as to the way '.fn'^ which the" members" 'of the Old Boys* Club .could show , their gratitude to the Rev. Father ' Rehoe" and the parishioners" of Parnell. " " ["' ._"•* ~~~" " '* '"'