WANGANUI NOTES

New Zealand Tablet, Volume L, Issue 21, 31 May 1923, Page 35

WANGANUI NOTES

(From our own correspondent.) May 23, ■ The many friends of Mr. A. E. Kitchen are glad that he has recovered from his recent seriousillness. Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen are home again from a trip to Hawke’s Bay. Died at the Sacred Heart Convent last week, Sister Monica', one of our senior Sisters. The late Sister had been ill and suffering for many years and was well-known to the older members of the congregation.— Mrs. A. McDonald died also last week at the residence of her daughter Mrs. 11. J. Campion, Fordell. Never very strong, for a number of years Mrs. McDonald had been quite an invalid suffering from periodical serious and distressing heart attacks. Lately, however, she had been well enough to be taken out to Mrs. Campion’s home, and here it was that she had the final seizue passing away quietly and peacefully. The body was brought into town on Sunday evening and placed in the church, Rev. Father McDonald receiving it and his four brothers, Messrs. Louis, Edgar, Ernie, and Ron, reserving to themselves the privilege of carrying it into the church. Many of the congregation waited and joined in the prayers. Requiem Mass was celebrated on Monday morning by Father McDonald assisted by Father Mahony; a choir consisting of Fathers Hickson, Ryan (Wellington), Venning (Jerusalem), and Outtrim, singing the beautiful music, and the Children’s Choir sang their favorite hymn, “They Are Waiting For Our Petitions.” The funeral took place immediately after Mass, Father Mahony officiating, and again at the graveside the priests sang the “Benedictus.” Our sympathy is extended to the family, all of whom were able to be present, except Sister M. Bernard (Hokitika), and to Miss McDonald who has always been one of the household and specially devoted to the dear one now at rest.— Football is in full swing, the Marists are in good form again after a most eventful Saturday a week or two ago. On the afternoon about half the team had to retire for major and minor repairs— noses, twisted thumbs and ankles, and cracked collar-bones being some of the extras. However, -football hurts are hardly noticed, and certainly not mentioned in decent company! Last time I wrote I spoke feelingly of the younger generation of our congregation, who have blossomed into things electric, and even then I didn’t mention all the

new firms. Unintentionally, I left out Messrs. O’Brien Bros., who have been wiring us up for quite a few months. The place is full of electricians and dancing teachers and cabarets. So far, nothing to record in the way of a parochial cachet on the last named.

Abolishing the Workhouses in Ireland ' The Free State has undertaken the task of abolishing the workhouses in its territory, and apparently the example is to be followed by the six-county Government. At the Ncwry Union meeting on Saturday (says the London Catholic Times for March 3), the clerk said there was a movement going on to close up almost all the. workhouses in the six countiesNewtownards and Kilkeel being already closed and he understood it was proposed in a very short time to close Banbridge Workhouse. He had written .to the Enniskillen Board on the matter of closing which had been under consideration. The Enniskillen Guardians had decided to ask the six-county Ministry to introduce a Bill at an early date, boards of guardians to close down workhouses and board out the inmates. The Ministry had written to say that such legislation would be necessary before other action could be taken. The scheme was set on foot with the object of economising, as in many cases the body of the house had few inmates and the number in the infirmaries was very small.

Our joy depends Upon the Cross, and Our Lord would not enter into His glory save by the way of bitterness. He leads you -by the same path as the saints. . Do not shrink from it. I beseech you, but be patient, yield to Him, ask Him to follow His will, and not yours.—St. Vincent de Paul.