Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 13, 1 April 1909, Page 503

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.) March 22. A meeting was held in the Catholic Girls' School on Tuesday evening to form a Hockey Chib. Fully forty girls attended the meeting, and Rev. Father Kerley presided. It was decided to name it the Avoca Hockey Club, and to run two teams during the season. The subscription was fixed at 2s 6d, and officers were appointed as follow : — Patron, Rev. Father Tubman; president, Rev. Father Kerley; vice-presidents — Mesdames E. Ward, Gillespie, S. Mackenzie, Loughnan, P. O'Meeghan, M. O'Meeghan, Aldred, and Father Smith ; club captain, Miss Mara; field captain, Miss M. Sullivan; secretary, Miss K. Mara; treasurer, Miss H. McGrath; committee — Misses B. Ward, E. Kennedy, M. Sullivan, and M. Shea; selection committee — The club and field captains, and Miss M. McGrath ; delegate to tlie association, Mr. M. Mahoney. The Celtic Football Club held their annual meeting in the Catholic Schoolroom last Monday night. Rev. Father Kerley presided over" a large attendance of members. The report mentioned the great loss the club had sustained by the removal of its founder, Rev. Father Le Floch, to Temuka. It also contained sympathetic reference to the death of Mr. Michael Jennings. The finances of the club were shown to be in a nourishing state, the credit balance being £10 13s 2d. It was -decided to enter a team- this year in the senior grade. The Rey. Father Tubman then presented Rev. Father Le Floch with a handsome dressing case, etc., from the members of the club. Father Tubman referred to the great interest taken by Father Le Floch in the young men of the parish during his six years' residence amongst them. He had founded a splendid football club second to none in New Zealand, and the tokens before them were the tangible expression of their feeling of .gratitude, goodwill, and respect for him. These remarks were heartily endorsed by all present. Rev. Father "Le "Floch, on returning thanks, expressed the pleasure that he had always found in their company. He had spent many happy years with them, and they had never once caused him any anxiety. He would have much pleasure in presenting the new senior team with their first football. The election of officers resulted ' as follows : - J — Patron, Rev. Father Tubman; president, Rev. Father Kerley ; vice-

presidents—Ven. Archpriest Le Menant des Chesii&is, Messrs D. Mahoney, E. Ward, J.Collins, Dr. Loughnan; club captain, Mr. P. Mahoney ; secretary, Mr. W. Jordan ; treasurer, Mr. Gillespie j delegates to South Canterbury Rugby Union, R&v. Father Kerley and Mr. W. Jordan; management comltX°^Mess^s - £• Brosnahan, J. Leigh, G. Fitzgerald, J. OBnen, G. Niallj coach, Mr. T. Brosnahan; selection committee— Captain, coach, and Mr. J. O'Brien: auditor, Bro. Egbert. ' Marcli 29. At the boys' school on Tuesday evening there was'ameeting of about 60 young mon to consider tho advisability of forming a Young Men's Socict'y. The Rev. Father Kerloy presided. Rev. Father Tubman was present and said a few words of encouragement. It was unanimously decided to form a Timaru Catholic Club, and officers wore elected as follow : -^Patron, Rev. Father Tubman, S.M. : president, Rev. Father Kerley, S.jVL; vice-presidents, Rev' Bro. Egbert, and Messrs. T. Mara, J. Dunne, Shea, and P. Kane; secretary, Mr. T. Knight; committee, Messrs. T. Mara, J.»Wade, M. Schaab, S. Yenning; 'spiritual director, Rev. Father Smith. A loav subscription rate was fixed, and it was decided to havo weekly meetings.