DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 10 July 1913, Page 34

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

A social, in aid of the funds of the local stall at the forthcoming bazaar, will be held in the Sacred Heart Schoolroom, North-east Valley, on Friday evening. There was Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph's Cathedral on Sunday from the last Mass until after Vespers. In the evening there was the usual procession, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There were 110 essays sent in by school children in connection with the Winter Show." The competition was divided into two classes, for each of which four prizes were offered. The judge in his remarks on the essays says:— of the essays not placed were remarkably good, so much so that I have asked to he allowed to present a special prize, and this I award to Tasman O'Brien, Christian Brothers' 'School. The half-yearly meeting of St. Mary's branch of the H.A.C.B. Society, Port Chalmers, was held in the new schoolroom on Monday evening, June 30. The president (Bro. McEntee) was .in the chair. After the transaction of routine business, the following were duly elected officers for the ensuing term:—President, Bro. W. Wood vice-president, Bro. W.. Mead; secretary, Bro. W. Woltersdorf; treasurer, Bro. J. Connolly; warden, Bro. T. Mackie; guardian, Bro. J. Flynn, jun.; sick visitors, Bros. J. Connolly and S. King;

auditors, Bros. F. Doolan and T., Mackie; trustees, auditors, Bros, F. Doolan and T. Mackie; trustees, Bros. McEntee, Wood, and S. King.' At this stage the visitors from the St. Joseph’s branch, Dunedin, and Bro. Doolan arrived, and were welcomed by the president, who asked the president of St. Joseph’s branch and Bro. Doolan to act as installing officers. All the officers were then installed, and Bro. Doolan congratulated the branch on their choice of officers. After this the members partook of a splendid repast, kindly provided by the young ladies of the parish in honor of the first visit of the representatives of St. Joseph’s branch.' The first toast honored was the ‘ Pope and King,’ given by the past-president (Bro. McEntee). Bro. Connor proposed the toast of the Hibernian Society.’ The secretary (Bro. Woltersdorf), in replying, gave a short history of the branch, and invited the members of St. Joseph’s branch to come often to Port Chalmers. Bro. Doolan, as delegate to the district meeting at Napier, gave a detailed account of the business transacted there. Bro. Woltersdorf, on behalf of the branch, thanked Bro. Doolan for his report, and moved that it be received, which was carried. Bro. Woltersdorf proposed the toast of their departing vicepresident (Bro. Edward), who is leaving on transfer to the Nelson district, and on behalf of the members wished him every prosperity. Bro. Docherty proposed the toast of ‘ St. Mary’s branch.’, which was responded to by Bro. McEntee. Bro. McEritee proposed the toast of the ‘ Visitors,’ this being, responded to by Bro. F. Doolan, Songs were rendered by Bros. Wood, Edwards, Docherty, King, Bonner, and Mr. Mead. At the meeting of St. Joseph’s Men’s Club on Monday evening, Mr. O’Sullivan delivered a most interesting and instructive lecture on the anatomy of the human body. \ At its close he answered a number of questions relative to. the functions of the various organs. The lecturer was accorded a hearty vote of thanks on the motion of Rev. Father Buckley (president), who congratulated him on the able manner in. which he had treated the subject. _ On Wednesday, July 2, a solemn ceremony of profession and reception took place at the chapel of St. Dominic’s Priory, Dunedin, when the novice, Sister Mary Magdalen Meenan, of Dunedin, pronounced her final vows as a member of the Dominican Order in the presence of a large number of her relations and friends, and Miss Annie Bonisch, of Oxford, North Canterbury, received the holy habit of the Order, and will be known in religion as Sister Mary Zedislava. The ceremony was performed by his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Verdon, assisted by Rev. Fathers Coffey, W. Corcoran, and C. Morkane.