DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

New Zealand Tablet, 22 May 1919, Page 22

DIOCESE OF CHRISTCHURCH

l„. ,'., ' '. ; ;' '"'. (From our own correspondent.)';"' .;^ r r,.;' J ;'';;..';,.,..,; ; .:..;' './ V'.'.-" May 19. ;:•'•■ The Catholic school buildings at Addington are now .completed, and., will be opened by his Lordship the Bishop on Pentecost Sunday. . .. .; lis ~■..■■■•.-■ ;;/f. '• ;^ ; mi .-:■; The contract for the building of the new girls''school ' in the Cathedral narish has been let to Messrs JTullwood \ r i

Haigh, £5831 being "the estimate. This' firm also - mected, the : Catholic v school buildings at i Woolston . and Aldington. : ; The . new- schools will be /very nicely - situated at tho ; rear, of the Bishop’s residence, j and will be entirely free from the noise‘of : street o traffic and from bhe dust nuisance. {./: . b..,-. • voifsMi'O n'-j’r’M (;!£• His Lordship the Bishop is at present engaged on episcopal visitation of the diocese. . On Sunday,, May 11, he was at Fairlie, and administered Confirmation, and on r Sunday last he was at Kaiapoi, , where the Sacrament of: Confirmation was administered at ’ the close of a ; most j successful mission conducted by Father Kilbride, C.SS.R. Bishop Brodie will-make : a visitation of Geraldine on next Sunday. At the examinations held recently in connection with the National Business College, Sydney, the following pupils from the Convent of Mercy, Colombo Street North, were successful:—Speed shorthand: Vera Spackman (80 words per minute). Junior typewriting: Stacie ; Kinley,. Mollie Bradley, Hilda Parish, Esther Kermode, Veronica O’Flaherty, Eileen Mullany, Adeline Thompson, Adeie, Morgan, Norma Middleton, Eliza- . beth Kermode. Advanced book-keeping: Mona Vincent. Intermediate book-keeping : Edith Vincent, Adeline Thompson, Adele Morgan. Junior book-keeping ; Veronica O’Flaherty, Mollie Bradley. On last. Thursday evening the winter season in connection with the Catholic Girls’ Club was inaugurated by a well-attended social. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Adm., Father Cooney (Lyttelton), and the local clergy were visitors on the occasion. A musical and elocutionary programme was contributed to by Misses G. Cole and D. Devine (piano duet), Miss J. Maloney, Father Cooney, and Mr. P. Amodeo (songs), Miss M. Santora and Mr. P. Dowd (recitations), Miss Devine (piano solo) Misses J. Foley and D. Devine were accompanists. . On behalf of Miss B. Foley, president of. the club. Very Rev. Dr.' Kennedy outlined the programme to be followed during the season, and solicited the patronage of, members and friends at the various entertainments. He gratefully acknowledged the many services rendered by Father Cooney in the interests of the institution. Father Cooney said there was no need to thank him for his efforts. The necessity of the Girls’ Club always appealed to him, and its Catholic usefulness was so apparent that any aid he was able to give would be given with the greatest pleasure. Refreshments were served towards the close of a very enjoyable and social gathering. The fortnightly meeting of St. Mary’s branch of the Hibernian Society was held on May 12 at Ozanam Lodge. B.P. Bro. Roche presided. There was a good altendance of members. The chaplain (Father Roche) was also present. A cordial welcome was extended by the president to Bro. C. Dobbs, recently returned from active service. Accounts amounting to £9 17s lid were passed for payment. Two members were initiated and one nomination was received. The balance sheet'for the previous quarter, submitted by the secretary, Bro. Johnston, showed the branch to be in a very satisfactory financial position. The sick fund showed a credit £147 Is 2d ; the management fund £4l 14s 3d ; the benevolent fund £3 19s 7d : and assets over liabilities £225. The president commented on the happy outlook before the branch, and stressed the necessity of keeping the members already enrolled as well as seeking new ones. Bro. R. P. O’Shaughnessy (District Deputy) wrote from the West Coast resigning his position as auditor, owing to his having removed from Christchurch. This was accepted with regret, and appreciation of the excellent work and constant devotion towards the branch by Bro. O’Shaughnessy was recorded on the books. ; His Lordship the Bishop will administer the 'Sacrament of Confirmation in St. Mary’s Church on the first Sunday in June. V . '• - At the recent Musical and Elocutionary Competitions held in Christchurch, the following . pupils ,of the ; Convent, Lower ; , High Street, conducted by the Sisters . of the Mission, were ..successful v —Piano duet(open / class). “Tarantella”: Ist prize, Kitty Murphy and

Gladys Gillespie. Piano duet (amateurs), "Overture to Midsummer Night’s Dream” : 1 Ist prize, Kitty Murphy and Gladys Gillespie 3rd prize, Gwitha Young and Ida Bradford; ! Piano duet (under 13), “Zigeuner Puszta” : 2nd prize ; Madge O’Malley and Madeline Kennedy. Piano:solo ! (under 16), “Shadow Dance": Highly' commended, Lilian Evans; Song for girls (under 16), “Three Green Bonnets": 3rd prize, Elsie Ives. Vocal solo and accompaniment: Ist prize (accompaniment), Gwitha Young. Piano solo (under 21), “Scherzo" : 2nd prize, Kitty Murphy; 3rd prize, Gladys Gillespie. Junior championship recitation, “The Old Schoolmaster” : 3rd prize, Nellie McKendry. • ■ ■