ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, HAWERA

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 7, 25 February 1925, Page 41

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, HAWERA

(Contributed.)

The half-yearly meeting of St. Agnes’ branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (Ladies’ Auxiliary), was held in St. Joseph's Schoolroom, Hawera, on February 3, the .following members being present: Mesdames Ferguson (president), O’Connor (vice-presi-dent), Morrissey, Plank, Walsh, Hooker, Misses Plank, Joyce (treasurer), and Bartlett (secretary). The report and balance sheet was read and unanimously adopted, and remarks made on the very successful work done by the society in the last six months. The report stated that members would be grateful if the parishioners would take more interest in their work and send donations of money, left-off clothing, etc., so as to enable the work of the society to be more extended. During the last six months 108 articles of clothing have been distributed to local cases and Catholic orphanages, and 64 visits to . the sick in hospital and their homes have been made, and one musical evening was given to the inmates of the Old Men’s Home at Christmas’ time. The total amount of receipts for this period was only £3 15s 6d, which, with an amount of £4 7s Od in hand made £8 2s 6d. Expenditure amounted to £6 2s lOd, leaving a balance of £1 19s 8d to begin the new year’s work. The society intends to make ’ an appeal to the parishioners very shortly, and the members sincerely hope that they will be treated generously, as without funds the . work of the society is much hampered and made arduous. - :