DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 9, 11 March 1925, Page 34

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

Last, week the Children of Mary, South Dunedin, sent a parting gift to one of their number, Mrs. Rcidy (nee Miss Rita Dree) who was married recently and has gone to reside in Invercargill. The gift was a beautiful statue of Our 1 flossed Lady and artistically illuminated card hearing the sodality’s good wishes for Mrs. Reidy’s future happiness. The Sisters in charge of St. Vincent’s Orphanage desire to acknowledge a gift of 5/- from “A Client of St. Anthony,” and tender their cordial thanks to many friends who have scut donations of fruit for the orphans daring the past month. The ladies of the Orphans’ Sewing Guild will begin their charitable work for 1925 on Thursday afternoon in the meeting room of the Children of Mary, St. Patrick’s School, South Dunedin. Honorary members may send their subscription to the Sister in Charge, St. Vincent's Oruhanage. At the Theoretical Examinations held in December the following pupils of St. Philnmeua’s College were successful. Senior Grade. —Mary O’Brien 61. Intermediate. — (Honors) Alary Brown 99; Mollie O’Malley 98; Annie Dcegan 97; Ellen Brown 87. Preparatory.— Margaret Brown 98. Miss Annie Aland passed the Public Service Examination, and Miss Alary Arcade was successful in tjm Intermediate Examination. 1 no name of Kev. Brother Higgins was inadvertently omitted from those constituting the committee of the Christian Brothers’ Rugby League Football Club, given in our last week’s issue. Mr. John J. Noonan announces in this issue that ho has commenced business as a land agent in Dunedin. Air. Noonan was educated at the Christian Brothers’ School and has always taken a prominent part in Catholic activities. AA’e are pleased to see cur young men branching out for themselves, and trust that their fellow-Catholics will, wherever possible, render them assistance. The Christian Brothers’ wish to thank the, kind friends who have helped them recently. Dunedin Catholics are always prompt to assist the Brothers in their needs, and the others assure them that their generosity is greatly appreciated. Rev. Brother J. P. Doonan, Assistant to the Superior-General of the Christian Brothers, returned to Sydney last week. He had been some time staying with the local community. He was much impressed with, our

beautiful city, but was somewhat disap- . pointed at not seeing young New Zealand Jkat work in the school. r Members of the board of the Particular Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Dunedin, will meet the parishioners of the North-east Valley, in the Sacred Heart Schoolroom, on Thursday evening next, at 8 o’clock, in the interests of the local conference of the Society. The Misses Cartwright, Oamarn, have received information from the secretary of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, London, that Sheilah Brown has gained the highest number of marks in New Zealand in her —gaining distinction with 138 marks. Louise Tonkin and Roberta. Hinkley also came very high on the list with 135 marks each. At the December Trinity College Theory Examinations Foss Shanahan and Jack Grant gained honors in the Junior Grade with 98 and 93 marks respectively. The annual Irish national entertainment in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, to be given on Tuesday night next (the 17th inst.) in Burns Hall and Town Hall, South Dunedin, should attract’ large audiences and prove thoroughly enjoyable. As the proceeds are intended to assist worthy causes the promoters hope for the success that usually accompanies this popular function. An excellent programme, containing the names of a number foremost in the musical profession, will be presented, thus enabling patrons to hear the songs of the Old Land given in a manner at once pleasing and worthy of their appreciation. CHILDREN OF MARY, SOUTH DUNEDIN A successful eight days’ Retreat was recently preached to the Children of Mary, St. Patrick’s parish, South Dunedin, by Rev. T. A. Campbell, C.SS.R. The members cf the sodality lead busy lives, yet, in .full f-u ce, they assembled in the Convent Chapel at 5.40 each morning and again in the evening, eager to take advantage of the spin exercises, the blessings of which are so helpful to them in their year’s work. The fermons and instructions were well calculated to inspire those privileged to hear them with a greater love for their dearest Mother, and to foster that love by prayer, frequent reception of the Sacraments and the imitation of Our Lady’s virtues. On Sunday evening the final ceremonies in the Basilica commenced with an impressive sermon by the zealous Redemptorist, who took for Lis text the words: “We fly to Thy pair mage, 0 holy Mother of God.” Rev. Fataer (’'impbell, assisted by the Sodality’s Spiritual Director (Rev. Father Del any), performed a consecration ceremony, sixteen members receiving the long-coveted ribbon, medal, and ! ■ manual of the Children of Mary. Thirty- | one young girls received aspirants’ badges. ~= = —=—_ —: nii