Invercargill

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 7, 25 February 1925, Page 35

Invercargill

(From our own Correspondent.) February 21. Sunday, the loth inst., marked the first , meeting of the year for the Children of . Mary. As usual the ■ attendance was good, very few of the girls would willingly miss a meeting which is always so instructive and interesting. All were delighted ,to welcome back again the Sister in charge of the sodality, whose kindness and untiring efforts on behalf of the girls have made the society such a success. It is pleasing to notice that the following examinations were passed by pupils of St. Catherine’s College, Invercargill;—University 2nd section 8.A., Mary Collins; Teachers’ Partial C, Margaret Sloan; Matriculation, Josephine Timpany; Public Service, Josephine Timpany, Margaret Fraser, Kathleen . Martin, Catherine McNamara, Nancy Loughnan ; Intermediate, Rona Kempton. His Lordship Bishop Whyte, who spent a few days here during the week, left on Thursday for Queenstown'. The St. Vincent de Paul Society wishes to thank “Child of Mary” for donation of 10/-. Mr. and Mrs. Marlow, Dunedin, were in Invercargill during the week to attend Requiem Mass which was celebrated at Wai- , kiwi on Wednesday in observance of the , v Month’s Mind for their late son, Father * Francis Marlow. His Lordship the Bishop and a large number of priests from all over the diocese were also present. The church was filled, to its utmost capacity, many travv "r oiling from a great distance to be present.