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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
IN CATHOLIC CIRCLES
GEORGIA NOTES
Impressive ceremonies marked the dedication of
the Church of the Blessed Sacrament at Savannah
Sunday morning, June 10. Rt. Rev. Bishop Keiley
was the consecrating prelate, and he was assisted by
the pastor of the new church, Rev. Dan McCarthy,
Very Rev. Jos. D. Mitchell, V. G., and Rev. E. M.
Walsh.
Following the dedication, a solemn high mass was
celebrated by Rev. Joseph E. Moylan of Columbus,
Father Mitchell, deacon, and Father Walsh, sub-dea
con. Thomas I. Sheehan acted as master of cere
monies, and the acolytes were James McNamara and
Harold Barr.
Bishop Keiley spoke briefly to the large congrega
tion which the edifice was not able to contain, of the
significance of another temple consecrated to the
service of God.
Rev. P. A. Ryan, S. J., pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, Augusta, is spending the summer in San
Francisco in search of health. His parishoners ex
pect him to return to Augusta in the fall.
The Misses Catherine Frances Gross, Margaret
Elizabeth Kain, Mary Antoinette Moylan and Mar-
guerita Fox Riley were graduated this year from
the St. Vincent Academy, Savannah. The gradu
ating exercises took place June 14 at Lawton Mem
orial. Rt. Rev. Benjamin J. Keiley presented the
diplomas, and the address to the graduates was de
livered by Very Rev. Jos. D. Mitchell, V. G., Rev.
Father Ambrose, O. S. B., bestowed the awards.
The following evening the Alumnae of St. Vin
cent’s gave a banquet to the class of 1921 at the
Hotel Savannah. The special guests included Bishop
Keiley and the priests of Savannah. Covers were
laid for about one hundred members and guests.
Rev. H. A. Schonhardt, pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, Augusta, attended the consecration of Rev.
Hugh Boyle as Bishop of Pittsburgh early in the
month. Father Schonhardt and Bishop Boyle are
both from the same section of a Pennsylvania city,
Johnstown, and went through school, college and the
seminary together.
Rev. F. X. Schadewell, of Washington, Ga., was
another visitor to the East during the month. He
has been visiting in New York and Connecticut.
Miss Hilda Agnes Blake and Cletus William Bergen
were united in marriage with a Nuptial Mass at
Sacred Heart Church, Savannah, June 11, by Rev.
Father Eugene. O. S. B. Mrs. Bergen is the niece of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Betty, and Mr. Bergen, a grad
uate of the Benedictine College and the Georgia
School Of Technology, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Bergen.
Another Savannah wedding of considerable interest
was that of Miss Mary Josephine Altick to Robert
Donald Ryan, which took place in June in the Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist. Rt. Rev. Bishop
Keiley performed the ceremony, assisted by Father
Mitchell. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry R. Altick. Mr. Ryan, who has made
Savannah his home for the past two years, is origi
nally from Cold Springs, N. Y.
Miss Winifred Hayes O’Connor, daughter of Mrs.
P. J. O’Connor, and James Henry Per see were mar
ried at Sacred Heart Church, Savannah, June 15,
Rev. Father Ambrose, O. S. B., officiating. After a
trip to the North Carolina mountains, Mr. and Mrs.
Persee will be at home at the Williams Apartments.
Miss Margaret Maddock, 87 years old, the widow
of the late James Maddock of Savannah, died at
her residence in that city early in June after a short
illness. Mrs. Maddock is survived by two sons and
four daughters.
At the funeral services Rt. Rev. Bishop Keiley
spoke touchingly of her long and active life. She
was one of the oldest members of the parish and had
known personally all the bishops of the Diocese of
Savannah, he said, and he termed her a “fine Chris
tian woman and Catholic mother.”
Lieut. Ross, one of Brunswick’s sons who fell in
the war, was laid to rest in that city June 26, after
services in the Church of St. Francis Xavier, at
which Rev. J. T. Murphy, S. M., officiated. The ex-
service men of Brunswick turned out to honor their
fallen comrade, and he was buried with military
honors.
Lieut. Ross was a member of one of the best
known and highly respected families of Brunswick,
and his bereaved parents had the consolation of
knowing that he died fortified by the Sacraments of
the Church he loved.
Another Savannah June wedding was that of Miss
Lillian Agnes Anglin to Joseph Read Joyce at St.
Patrick’s Church, Rev. Emmet Walsh officiating.
After a trip to Asheville, N. C., they will be at home
at 701 E. Forsythe Street.
What Atlanta can do in the way of entertainment
was demonstrated June 29-30 at Marist Hall when
the St. Anthony Choral Society put on a minstrel
show that delighted a capacity audience. It was
directed by Vincent J. Hurley. C. H. O’Neill was in
terlocutor. The ends were Miss Louise Steiner, Mrs.
J. P. Hambrick, H. O. Connally, Thomas A. O’Neill,
T. K. Wrigley and Hal Albert. The Misses Mary
Campbell, Rose Cefalu, Mary O’Neill, Marie Carl
ton. M. L. Reuter, and Mrs. Jennie Dean were
soloists.
Miss Nellie Sullivan, premier danseuse, Miss Inez
Marvin, with her new “Million Dollar” act, and a
farce entitled Noah’s Ark, Jr., completed the well
balanced program.
The Catholic Women’s Club of Savannah gave a
banquet the latter part of June at the De Soto Hotel,
and had as guests of honor Rt. Rev. Bishop Keiley,
Rev. Father Eugene, O. S. B., chaplain of the club,
and Mrs. Elise Heyward Howkins, the first president
J>f the organization. Mrs. Howkins gave an enter
taining and instructive talk on “The Club Woman.”
Mrs. Joel Chandler Harris was unanimously elected
president of the St. Anthony’s Guild of Atlanta at
the annual election of officers in June. Mrs. Harris
organized the Guild nearly twenty years ago and has
been sponsor for it ever since.
The retiring president, Mrs. E. E. Thompson, was
elected vice-president and Mrs. Fred S. Stewart sec J
retary. Miss Mary Jane Farley, who has served as
treasurer for many years, was given the unusual dis
tinction of being elected for life.
Rev. O. N. Jackson, pastor of St. Anthony’s
Church, announced a very instructive program for
the coming year, consisting of lectures on Bible his
tory and the Life of Christ. A campaign will be
waged to make every woman in St. Anthony’s parish
a member of the Guild.
At the same meeting the Catholic Ladies’ Mis
sionary Society was organized, with Mrs. O. K.
Alcorn ,as chairman and Mrs. J. E. Shipley co-chair
man.