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10 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA IN CATHOLIC CIRCLES GEORGIA NOTES M. A. O’Brien, principal of the Abercorn Street School, Savannah, recently observed the fiftieth anni versary of his connection with the public school sys tem of that city. Mr. O’Brien came to the Savannah schools in 1871, but had done educational work else where before that time. A reception in honor of the event was arranged by the Board of Education of Savannah, and hun dreds, many of them former pupils of Mr. O’Brien, gathered at the Senior High School to pay their re spects to him. Resolutions adopted by the Board of Education were presented to him, a handsome silver pitcher set and goblets on a tray, engraved with the dates of his service were given him by the Board and the teachers of the school, and Mrs. Marie Conway Oem- ler, a former pupil of Mr. O’Brien, presented him with a set of her published novels. Mr. Arthur J. O’Hara made the presentation speech that accom panied the silver set, and the members of the Board of Education paid high oral tributes to the venerable educator. The Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta has an ath letic stadium now. It was dedicated a few weeks ago to Rev. Michael J. Byrne, Catholic chaplain at the prison. Father Byrne sponsored the movement for the stadium and worked diligently to supply it with athletic equipment; hence the name “Byrne Sta dium.” Father Byrne has honored The Bulletin by an article on his work, which appears elsewhere in this issue. Rt. Rev. William T. Russell, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, administered the Sacrament of Con firmation at the Federal Penitentiary late in May. Mr. John B. McCallum and Mr. Richard Magill were the sponsors. Ninety-three per cent of the Catholic inmates of the Penitentiary have made their Easter duty, “Good Words,” the publication of the Penitentiary, tells us. Rev. Martin J. Egan of Savannah, recently ordained to the priesthood, celebrated his first Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist May 29th. Very Rev. Jos. D. Mitchell, V. G., assisted Father Egan, Rev. Dan McCarthy was deacon and Rev. William A. Foley sub-deacon. Three class mates of the newly ordained priest, Dan Sheehan, John McNa mara and Thomas I. Sheehan, also assisted in the sanctuary. The Knights of Columbus attended in a body. Rt. Rev. Benjamin J. Keiley, D. D., Bishop of Savannah, delivered the sermon, taking for his sub ject the dignity of the priesthood. Father Egan is a priest of the Diocese of Wheeling, West Vir ginia. The Catholic Woman’s Club of Augusta is in sound financial condition, reports at a recent meet ing showed. There is in the treasury $1,095.56. The officers of the club for the next two years follow: President, Mrs. John P. Mulherin; first vice presi dent, Mrs. Claire Kinchley; second vice president, Mrs. James J. Joy; third vice president, Mrs. Camp bell Chafee; recording secretary, Miss Margaret McAuliffe; corresponding secretary, Miss Theodore McAuliffe; treasurer, Mrs. Joseph L. O’Dowd. Governing Board—Mrs. J. A. Mullarky, Mrs. P. II. Rice, Mrs. H. A. Craig, Mrs. W. W. Teague, Mrs. G. W. Andrews, Mrs. L. J. Henry, Mrs. Charles Stulb, Jr., Mrs. Lizzie Hallahan, Mrs. F. B. Carr. Chairmen—Education, Miss Helen Hynes; hos pital, Mrs. Albert VonKamp; Music, Mrs. G. W. Andrews; library, Mrs. D. P. Sullivan; social serv ice, Mrs. F. B. Carr; legislation, Mrs. Campbell Chafee; parliamentarian, Mrs. H. A. Craig. Miss Theresa Cassidy was married May 17th to John Valentino Sheridan at St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, by Rev. W. A. Wilkinson, S. J. Pastor. The attendants were the three sisters of the bride, the Misses Mary Agnes, Cecelia and Aloysius Cas sidy. Mr. Albert Sheridan was the groom’s best man. Julius Loh and John J. McCreary acted as ushers, and Prof. James G. Weiss presided at the organ. Frank Donnelly and John Gillespie rendered several vocal selections during the service. After a wedding trip to the North, Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan will live in Macon. Wm. C. McDonough, well known in Savannah where he has held official positions in the past, and prominent in Catholic circles, died June 8 from in juries sustained when he was run down by a motor cycle. He was born in Jonesboro, near Atlanta, 68 years ago, and went to Savannah at the age of 14. He was educated at Villa Nova College in Pennsylvania, and then engaged in the lumber business with his father. His brother, J. J. McDonough, was once mayor of Savannah. Besides his widow, Mrs. Hibernia McDonough, he is survived by one son, W. C. McDonough, of Okla homa, two daughters, Miss Leila McDonough of Sa vannah and Mrs. Kate U. Hogan of Jersey City, and four grandchildren. Very Rev. Jos. D. Mitchell, V. G., officiated at two marriages June 7th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, uniting in wedlock Miss Ava Dolores Long and James Albert Gross, Jr., and also Miss Velma Nelson and John Henry Haslam, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gross will be at home in Savannah at 311 Abercorn street after a trip to the North, and Mr. and Mrs. Haslam will return from their wedding trip to the Haslam Cottage at Tybee. The Misses Helen Cassidy of Macon, Genevive Hanse of Birmingham, Ala., and Helen Posey of Albany, Ga., were awarded their diplomas at the graduating exercises at Mount de Sales Academy, Macon, on the morning of June 8th. Rev. J. M. Salter, S. J., of St. Stanislaus College, delivered the address. An essay by Miss Cassidy on Erin, an original poem by Miss Posey and a scientific treatise on whiteness, featured the graduating exercises. Marche Militaire was rendered, in opening the exercises, by Misses Ruth Bramball, Josephine Peters, Margaret Esill, Isabel Meath. La Grace was next rendered by Misses Elizabeth Brown, Cathryn Smith, Betty Jones and Mary Lackay. The Choral Class of the school sang Amorosa by A. Boex. Misses Norma Estes, Elizabeth Royer, Martha Clark and Leonie Ryan rendered Radieuse, by Gottschalk-Silver. The Choral Class then sang Merry June. Valse Brillante by Moszkowski was sung by Mary Louise Trice, Helen Posey, Genevieve Hanse and Cecelia Cassidy. Miss Cassidy also read the vale dictory poem of the year. Miss Norma Estes ren dered Valse Caprice by R. Newland. Wm. J. Kehoe, well known in Savannah and else where in the state, died at his home in that city May 18. He was about 50 years of age, and his death followed a sudden attack of heart disease. Mr. Kehoe was vice-president of the Kehoe Iron Works, past exalted ruler of the Savannah Lodge of Elks, and an active member of the Knights of Co lumbus and the Catholic Laymen’s Association.