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10 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.