ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

New Zealand Tablet, 10 July 1919, Page 28

ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

(Prom our own correspondent.) . July 5. : ' Great progress is being made with the new school for, girls, in connection with St. Joseph’s parish, and the-buildings are now nearly completed. It is expected that the school will be ready for opening at the end of the month, when the midwinter vacation ends. , The special committee appointed by the Dominion Executive of the N.Z. Catholic Federation to deal with the education question met on last Tuesday evening and decided upon a-plan of campaign, subject to'the approval of the Dominion Council and the hierarchy. A very successful, social, in aid of the Catholic Girls’ Hostel, was held at the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on last Thursday , evening. There w T as a large attendance. The social was most enjoyable, and the, greatest credit is due to the ladies who organised it, . under the capable direction of Mesdames M. Gleeson: and J. J. L. Burke. .<>.The. following letter has been received by his Grace Archbishop O’Shea from Miss Anita McCarthy, lion, secretary of the Universe Soldiers’, Lourdes Pilgrimages, acknowledging receipt of the donation of £SO sent from the Catholic Field Service Fund;—“On behalf of Mr: . Melvin (treasurer) and the committee of the Sol-

diers- Lourdes Fund.'--J^beg*tq;thank?you for the generous donation of £SO received,/by cable \ from you on Easter Saturday. The money arrived most opportunely, as wo have had an. , "exceptional;, demand for .tickets for , the pilgrimage ' for the past fortnight. r lndeed, ail available, tickets had been given out when /your splendid subscription came to hand, yf I can "assure your Grace, and all those who may/have identified themselves with you in making this donation, that neither your nor their intentions; will be j forgotten //at/ Our Lady's/ shrine. P.S—I enclose post card received recently from a priest who took out .a,pilgrimage to Lourdes. We had/one small, but very edifying, New Zealand pilgrimage, and hope for more. Father Barra, C.F.N.Z., is there now."