Diocese of Christchurch

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 52, 30 December 1925, Page 30

Diocese of Christchurch

(From our own Correspondent.) December 24. Rev. Father Hanigan, O.SS.E., is conducting a Retreat for the Sisters of Mercv Lyttelton. * Rev. Brother Justin, formerly director of the local Marist Brothers, has been appointed ; Provincial of the Order in New Zealand. Sister Domitilla, of the Mother House and Novitiate of the Order of Notre £ame des Missions, Christchurch, has returned from % the General Chapter of the Order held in England. Mother Anthony, formerly attached to the convent here as prioress is now Mother Provincial. ’ Rev. Dr. O’Neill, of Holy Cross College Mosgiel, lias been the guest of his tondshm

Dr. Brodie, and preached at the Cathedral on Sunday evening last. ! y|3^|rhe. Cathedral altar boys were treated to -j, aii outing at Brighton on Tuesday last, by f^'"'- "Rev. Father Lordan, Adm. Sports and pasif times were heartily enjoyed. It is sufficient v t$ know 'that the good things that go to - make such a day a success were under the : . control of the good natured Father Lordan to understand that the boys had a good time. fc; On Monday evening, members of the Board ; of Management of the U.F.S. Dispensary paid a visit to the Hibernian Hall with the object of unfolding the workings and the various schemes in hand for the advancement - . of the institution. B.P. Bro. S. Doherty extended a cordial welcome, and was supported ; , by Bro. Grimes (District Deputy). The : visiting brethren were: Bro. Brown, Man- - ._ chester Unity of Oddfellows; Bro. Burgess, " U.A.O.D. district secretary to the Board; -Bro. garters, N.Z. Order of Oddfellows, and Bro. Johnston, St. Mary's branch of the - Hibernian society. Bro. Brown explained the history of the movement and the constitu_;i tion of the board which at present has affi- •'. r liated with it 7200 members with an average .■•■; of four dependents each. He also brought , ; before members the hospital bed scheme in all its phases, emphasising the fact that the -'..-/' Canterbury scheme was the cheapest and most effective in the Dominion. Bro. Burgess i'j, referred to the amelioration of suffering car- ;" ried on by the Dispensary Board and dealt .- ably with the financial position of the es- | tablished dispensaries in New Zealand. In t_ " pointing out the tremendous amount of work being done he proved conclusively that the attendant upon the board's efforts 1.,■ could never have been achieved were it not , for the Unity of affiliated lodges and '. branches. Bro. Garters confined his remarks v ■•- to the duties of members in the matter of %K- supporting their own institution for cash .- purchases, and the personal interest each •'.,: '■"- - should have in building up his own society. :f Bro. Johnston, in/ endorsing the remarks of the previous speakers, made a point of the amicable spirit existing amongst the members of the board, and promised, with the exten- :. sive alterations to be made in shop ac- _ commodation in the near future, handsome returns to all concerned. Mr. Crotty, the new manager, has the highest possible credentials as an optician, and bis qualifications in this respect should prove a source of big <-/■' revenue. Questions were put to the visitors and clearly and concisely answered. Alto- •.; gether the information derived was most useful and .interesting, and the visitors were accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The annual donations made by the St. 'Patrick's branch (No. 82) of the H.A.C.B. Society, of two guineas to each of the following institutions were, at a recent meeting, :;.' passed for payment: Marist Brothers, NazipTj areth House, Mt. Magdala. [■'- . St. Patrick's Sports Association is getting busy, and Thursday evening last saw a fine ££*..,; meeting, presided over by Mr. T. P. \ O'Rourke. The programme committee sub- , Emitted a programme consisting of six amateur ... events, a relay race for footballers, five cash 'i,. :; cycling and six foot races, events for second- ; .ary and primary schools, and a number of

attractive special field items. The St. Patrick’s Sheffield and wheel race are each for £25. Three donations of £5 each were received, and it was decided to accept the offer of the English Park authorities for the afternoon and evening of March 13. Entries will close at 8 p.m. on February 24. Mr. R. McAleer was appointed secretary, and a vote of thanks accorded to Mr. A. J. Fraser for his past services. Mr. R. Musson donated a prize of £5 for an axemen’s event, and arrangements will be made to include this in the programme.