CATHOLIC FEDERATION

New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1913, Page 35

CATHOLIC FEDERATION

WELLINGTON. ..(From our own correspondent.) The Dominion Executive of! the New Zealand Catholic Federation met last Tuesday evening under the presidency of Mr. Geo. Girling-Butcher. Interesting reports were received from various parts of the Dominion, also from the general secretary of the Westminster Federation, and the Australian Catholic Federation. . • As the names of all the delegates to the Wellington Diocesan Council have not yet been, received, the secretary was instructed to communicate with the branches concerned for the necessary information on receipt of which, the council will be formed.

.- For Federatjpn purposes St. Mary's, Boulcott street, J has been" z constituted ,- a v separate > -parish y ; and held its first meeting last evening under the -presidencyof Rev;: Father J. Herring, : S.M. The -meeting, was) a very enthusiastic one and ? the* following officers were appointed:- .v. Humphrey O'Leary and T. P. Halpin vice-presidents, - Mr: D. R. Lawlor 'treasurer, Mr. . M. O'Kane secretary^ and Messrs. •Humphrey,' O'Leary, and H. McKeowen delegates to the Diocesan Council. . - • >.':■ An interesting discussion on the committal of •Catholic children to State subsidized homes took placed and Mr. -: H. O'Leary, who promised to look into the matter, was appointed honorary solicitor. :; The monthly meetings have been fixed for the second - Sunday- in each month after evening » devotions. .''■---'.. •- ; ;.'.. .:.:.-'-l; c. - ,1 The officers of St. Anne's 'committee, are: — dent, Ven. Archdeacon De'voy; vice-presidents, Mr. J. E. Gamble and Mrs. Heavey; treasurer, Mr. B. A. Guise secretary, Mrs Logan; delegates to the Diocesan Council, Messrs. Logan and T. J. McCosker. • - v- ASHBURTON. '•>"'- .-■ . (From; our own correspondent.) "■'- •-'-'/' - The representatives to form the executive body-of the local branch of the Catholic Federation have been announced-as follow:—Messrs. W. J. Cunningham and D. McDonald (Catholic Club), Messrs J. Hannigan and S. Madden (Hibernian Society) Messrs. H. P. ; Madden, P. Hanrahan, sen., M. J. Moriarty, P. Denane "(parish representatives). At a meeting of; the executive Very" Rev. Dean O'Donnell was elected -president, Messrs; Burgess and Cunningham vice-presidents, Mr.. S. ? Madden treasurer, Mr. M. J. Moriarty secretary. -Very Rev. Dean O'Donnell and Mr. S. Madden 1 were appointed to "represent the Ashburton branch at the' diocesan conference in Christchurch, Everything points to a large enrolment" of members in the' Ashbiirton 'district. '■-•-•*■<J -'-■'"'•-' -.--■■ ;:.;...,.-,,,- DUNEDIN. A meeting of the Cathedral parish committee of the Catholic Federation was held in St. Joseph's Hall on Sunday afternoon for the purpose of electing officers. Rev. Father Coffey, Adm., who presided, said that owing to the inclemency of the weather for several Sundays in succession the enrolling of members of the Federation had not progressed as rapidly as was desired, and therefore, as soon as the officers were elected,, special attention would be devoted to the work. After correspondence from the Dominion Executive had been read, and other matters attended to, the election of officers took place, with the following results:President, Rev. Father Coffey, Adm.; vice-presidents, J. B. Callan, jun., and T. J. Hussey; secretary, Miss M. Callan; treasurer, Mrs. Dr. O'Neill; representatives to the Diocesan Council, Rev. Father Coffey and Mr. J. A. Scott. . ;;;-3 ' -.• VA- ' : - Rev. Father Coffey pointed out that one of the duties of the executive would be to secure for the children of the Catholic schools the - same privileges for visiting H.M.S. New Zealand, when it came to Dunedin, as • would bo given to the pupils of the publicschools. ' : -. * .--."; . -'■-. :'•-' '::■■!. r ; ;

It was decided to assist in every way in making the lecture on the Bible-in-schools by his Lordship Bishop Cleary a success, and all the men present, with the members of the South Dunedin committee, formed themselves into a committee to take charge of the Garrison Hall on Friday evening under the direction of Mr. E. W. Spain. INVERCARGILL. (From our own correspondent.) "■■-:'. < - -- ■ May 12. One of. the largest and most representative meetings of parishioners ever held in Invercargill took'place in St. Joseph's Schoolroom after the 11 o'clock Mass

yesterday, for the purpose of forming a branch -of the Catholic Federation. The Very Rev; Dean Burke, V.P., occupied the chair, and Mr. T. Pound was appointed secretary pro "tern. ;; The Very Rev Dean outlined the aims . and objects of the ■Federation/- and pointed out that it was essentially a laymen's movement, and one; ;in which the whole congregation could join in assisting the clergy to defend the faith and matters pertaining' to our religion, when y occasion f arose. After /several speakers had : given their views in favor; of the formation of a local branch, it was unanimously/decided that the Catholic Federation be established in Tnvercargill: % ■ The various Catholic societies have been requested to appoint their "delegates/; to ' the / Federation, and another general meeting will be held in the schoolroom on next Sunday week, the 25th inst. -Parishioners (both male and female) need hardly be reminded -to be present in great numbers at this - meeting, and so launch the vFederation in Invercargill under auspicious circumstances. ' CONFERENCE IN CHRISTCHURCH. (From our own correspondent.) A largely attended and most enthusiastic meeting of diocesan delegates in connection with the New Zea-v land Catholic Federation, was held in the episcopal residence, Barbadoes street, on last ■ Thursday evening. The following parish committees were directly represented:— Christchurch Cathedral (Mr. J. R. Hayward and Mr. M. Garty), St. Mary's, Christchurch North (Mr. W. Hayward, jun., and Mr. Williamson), Timaru (Rev. Father Smyth, S.M. and Mr. J. M. Dunne), Ashburton (Very Rev. Dean O'Donnell and Mr. H. P. Madden), Rangiora (Very Rev. Dean Hyland), Rakaia-Methven (Rev. Dr. Kennedy and Mr. J. Buckley), Lincoln (Rev. Father O'Connor), Fairlie (Mr. W. Barry and Mr. P. O'Connor), Grey mouth (Very Rev. Dean Carew, S.M.). The following parishes of the diocese were represented by proxy: Waimate, Temuka, Geraldine, Leeston, Akaroa, Lyttelton, Hawarden, Darfield, Ahaura, Kumara, Hokitika, and Ross. . [A full report of the proceeding will appear in our next issue.] -:_.;-•.-;.: