Sisters celebrate 50 years

THE Dominican nuns’ jubilee celebration was held at the convent on Saturday afternoon, when the Dominican Sisters gave a garden party and reception to expupils of the Dominican Convent. The Dominican nuns representing the whole of the Otago and South Canterbury districts were in charge, and many pleasant acquaintances, which had been broken by the span of years, were renewed between old pupils and their former teachers. The Dominican order came to New Zealand from Sion Hill, Beach Rock, Dublin, at the invitation of, and

with, Dr Moran and Monsignor Coleman who was well known in Dunedin and landed at Port Chalmers on February 18, 1871, and established a school in the present novitiate three days later, with a roll of 20 primary and three high school pupils. The celebration of the jubilee was continued on Sunday, when two services were held in St Joseph’s Cathedral.