ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 17 August 1911, Page 1573

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(From our own correspondent.)

August 12.

Mr. J. J. McGrath was last week admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court.

Mr. J. J. L. Burke has been gazetted as Examiner of Titles in the Wellington Land District. Mr. Burke is president of the Hibernian Society and secretary of the recently formed Te Aro parish committee.

Writing to his' mother from Paris, Mr. A. H. Casey, president of the Catholic Club, who is making a business trip to England, stated that he had a splendid voyage and was enjoying himself thoroughly.

Playing Association footbail on last Saturday, the Marist Brothers' boys defeated by 8 goals to nil the Y.M.C.A. team. In the Sixth Division, however, the Brothers' boys suffered defeat at the hands of the Rangers.

The many friends of the Rev. Charles Casey, S.M., of this city, who went to Rome last year to continue his studies, will be pleased to learn that his ordination to the priesthood took place at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome, on June 10. • ,'--•■ '

Reference was made at the Sacred Heart Basilica, at all the services on Sunday to the recommendations of the Bishops at their recent annual Conference re the duty of Catholics to subscribe to the N.Z. Tablet, and the necessity for Catholics to join Catholic societies.

The monthly meeting of the men's branch of the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart, Wellington South, was held last evening at St. Anne's, there being a fair attendance of members. The Rev. Father Barra, S.M., of St. Joseph's, addressed the members on 'The Home.'

The monthly meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (Particular Council) was held on last Tuesday evening, there being a good attendance of members present. Satisfactory reports were received from all the Conferences. The report of the Wanganui Conference especially disclosed very good work since its establishment twelve months ago.

Miss S. Hamilton, a prominent member of St. Mary of the Angels' Choir, who is shortly to be married to Mr. Geo. Whincop, was the recipient of a case of cutlery at the hands of the members of the choir at Mr. W. F. Healy's residence, Brooklyn, last Wednesday evening.' The presentation was made by the Rev. Father Venning, S.M., who eulogised the work Miss Hamilton had done since she joined the choir.

Mr. H. W. Cockerill, of the Post and Telegraph, Stores Department, and a prominent member of the Hibernian Society and Catholic Club, has been granted twelve months' leave of absence to enable him to take a trip round the world. He leaves about the end of the month from Auckland for Honolulu and Van-

couver. It is Mr. CockerilPs intention to visit South America, Europe, and to call in at the principal Australian cities on the return journey.

I am pleased to report the success of the St. Mary's Convent pupils in the theory examinations held by the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, in Wellington on May 27 last. " The results arrived by the last mail from Sydney. The following convent pupils have secured passes: Cecelia Dwyer, advanced grade, with honors. Rudiments of Music.—May Little, Arlette Scott, Edith Chamberlain. School Examinations (higher division). Elsie Boot and Annie Dolan. Lower division, with distinction.—Emily Gardner, Mary O'Neill. Lower division, pass.—Teresa Mahoney, Lily Dealy, Beatrice Draper, Mildred Trelove, Agnes Ward, Effie Wright primary —Edith Hunter, Mary Kennedy, May Tracy, Mary Gamble, Marv Redican, Frances Gasquoine, Myra Clegg, and Agnes Hunter. . The Sisters of the Mission at Petone were also successful, two of their pupils, Queenie Cameron and Olive Ryder, securing passes.