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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NOVEMBER 27, 1937
Cornerstone Laid for Atlanta Co-Cathedral
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St. Mary’s Home, Sauannah, Cornerstone Laid
BLESSINGS FOLLOW
AID FOR HOMELESS,
BISHOP O’HARA SAYS
Thomas F. Walsh Speaker at
Exercises — Father Grady
Memorial Preacher
(Special To The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The cornerstone
of the new St. Mary’s Home, a mile
stone in the glorious history of Cath
olic charity in Georgia, was laid here
November 14 by the Most Rev. Ger
ald P- O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of Sa-
vannah-Atlanta, who in his sermon
on the occasion asserted that heaven
ly blessings will fall on those who
serve Christ through helping the un
fortunate.
Thomas F. Walsh, presented by the
Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. Croke, chan
cellor and rector of the Cathedral,
made an introductory address in
which he recalled the sacrifice made
by the former generations of Catho
lics in building up and endowing the
home for homeless girls of the
Diocese, and he called for similar
sacrifices from the present genera
tion to continue the noble work of
Christian, Catholic charity. Cletus
Bergan, A. I. A., architect of the new
home, which is being erected on a
splendid site on Victory Drive, assist
ed Bishop O’Hara in cornerstone
work.
On the rostum were members of
the local clergy and lay members of
the orphanage building committee,
including John W. Gleason, chair
man, M- C. McCarthy, Elton Wright
and Mr. Walsh.
REV. J. J. GRADY of the Cathed
ral delivered the -sermon at the an
nual memorial ceremony, held each
year in Savannah in November;
Bishop O'Hara presided, and the
clergy of the city assisted. The names
of 120 Savannah Catholics who have
died during the year were read, and
Father Grady’s sermon recalled the
significance of the event and the les
son in Catholic faith it teaches. Re
membering the souls in Purgatory
will make our own lives happier.
Father Grady, for such decotion con
soles- us because we are manifesting
our love for God, our charity for the
suffering souls and our desire to
grow in sancity and virtue.
Assistant General
of Marist Brothers
Visiting in Georgia
MARIST FATHERS
GIVING MISSION
The Rev. William J. Lonergan, S.
M „ and the Rev. Peter F. Quirin, S.
M., both of the Marist Fathers Mis
sion Band at the Catholic University
in Washington, D. C., are giving a
two weeks’ mission at the Cathedral,
the first for women and the second
for men. Both Father Lonergan and
Father Quinn are well known in
Georgia and Savannah; the mission
started most auspiciously.
ST, VINCENT SHOW
NOTABLE SUCCESS
The pupils of St. Vincent’s School
never appeared to better advantage
than in the great annual school show
presented at the Municipal Auditor
ium early in November. The twelve
scenes of the show were carried off
with professional dispatch, the cos
tumes were splendid, and the whole
performance a notable addition to
the long line of successes sponsored
by the school.
REV. H. A. SCHONHARDT, pastor
of St. Patrick's Church has been
named faithful friar of the Fourth
Degree Assembly by Bishop O’Hara.
CATHEDRAL Young People’s As
sociation plans to present ’’Nothing
But The Truth'’ in January. Rehear
sals have already started under the
direction of Joseph A. Mendel.
JUNIOR FEDERATION
IN ALBANY MEETING
The Georgia Federation of Junior
Catholic Clubs said its quarterly con
vention in November in Albany at the
Invitation of the Rev. Thomas A. Bren
nan. pastor, and the Albany elub and
members. An account of tlie conven
tion will appear hi the next issue of
The Bulletin.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Brother Francis
Borgia, assistant general of the Marist
Brothers throughout the world, arriv
ed in Savannah this week for an offi
cial visit to the Marist School here.
Brother Francis has visited the schools
of the Brothers in New England, New
York and West Virginia, and after his
visit in Savannah he will return to
New York to sail for the headquar
ters of the Brothers at Turin, where
he will make a report on his visitations
to the superior-general of the order.
Brother Francis was here on a pre
vious visitation in 1933. He was w'el-
comed by a special assembly of the
Marist students.
BISHOP IS SPEAKER
AT U. OF GEORGIA
Delivers Address at Annual
Thanksgiving Exercises
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATHEINS, Ga. — The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, was the guest
speaker at the seventh annual
Thanksgiving exercises of the Uni
versity of Georgia at the University
Chapel Tuesday night. Bishop
O’Hara was presented by Dr. Har
mon W. Caldwell, president of the
University. It is believed to be the
first time that a Catholic iBshop
spoke at the University since the
days of Bishop England, a century
ago. Anderson Roddenberry, ’38, pre
sided, and the Rev. Harold J. Barr,
pastor of St. Joseph’s • Church,
Athens, delivered the invocation. A
program of Thanksgiving music was
arranged; Bishop O’Hara’s subject
was: ‘ America's Reasons for Giving
Thanks.”
SAVANNAH, ATLANTA
GLERGYCON FERENGES
RETREATANTS HAVE
RECOLLECTION DAY
Augustans Renew Spiritual
Exercises Under Leadership
of Father Greeley
AUGUSTA. Ga.—Twenty-four Au
gustans attended a day of Recollection
exercises at Sacred Heart College
here Sunday, to recall the lessons of
the retreat which nearly all of them
made this summer. It is believed
that this is the first such occasion of
this kind in Georgia. The Rev. James
A. Greeley, S. J.. who was retreat-
master at Washington and Savannah
for the retreats sponsored by the
Catholic Laymen’s Association, con
ducted the exercises. John L. Arm
strong was chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements.
Tile program opened at ten o’clock
in the morning after 'Mass, with a
meditation, and closed at night at
eight with Benediction and the re
newing of Baptismal vows. The re-
treatants had dinner and supper at
the college; there "'wertT" four medi
tations or conferences, Stations of
the Cross, and periods for spiritual
reading. Absolute silence was ob
served by all. The Rev. J. E. O’Dono-
hoe, S. J., pastor of Cacred Heart
Church, officiated at the Stations of
the Cross '
REV. WILLIAM J. FLANAGAN of
the Archdiocese of Detroit was the
speaker at the November meeting of
the Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s
Church; Father Flanagan’s subject
was “The Holy Father.” He is a bro
ther of the Rev. Mother Mary of the
Angels, Provincial of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Georgia.
ST. MARY’S Holy Name Society
conducted a successful bingo party
lcis^ week
VICTOR J. DORR is in charge of
the Red Cross campaign in the busi
ness district of Augusta. Mr. Dorr is
president of St- Mary’s Holy Name
Society-.
MRS. DAN J. O’CONNOR is acting
chairman of the Red Cross Roll Call,
in the absence of Capt. E, W. P-
Bond, who is on government duty
in Mississippi.
THANKSGIVING DANCE
Sponsored by Savannah Council,
Knights of Columbus
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Savannah Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus, sponsored a
Thanksgiving Eve dance this week,
under the direction of Lecturer A, J.
Sehano. with Harry Robinson, Hugh
Miller, L. G. Whelan and T. J, Canty
as members of the committee.
Bishop O’Hara Presides at
Them in November
SAVANNAH, Ga.— The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, presided at two
conferences of the clergy in Novem
ber, one at Savannah for the priests
of the deaneries of Savannah and
Augusta November 9, and one for the
deaneries of Atlanta and Columbus
at Atlanta, November 11-
REV. JOSEPH W. KAVANAGH
delivered a sermon at the Cathedral
recently on the Church and the
Bible, which was quoted at length
in the Savannah Morning News.
A. J. DOWLING, JR., a graduate of
Benedictine School, has been nomi
nated by Duke University as one of
its candidates for the Rhodes
Scholarship at Oxford University.
MISS MARGARET COOPER, has
been named captain of Jhis year’s
basketball team at St. Vinvent Acad
emy, The Flash, the school monthly,
announces. A letter -written by Sis
ter M. Consolata, R. S- M., formerly
of the faculty of the school, and now
teaching at Mercy Academy
Charlestown, Demerara, B r i ti s h
Guiana, is one of the features of the
splendid issue.
A NIGHT IN IRELAND, a pro
gram sponsored by the Cathedral
Young People's Association, was pre
sented at Knights of Columbus Hall.
Thomas Corcoran, president was
chairman of the committee, and Mrs.
Rita Seay Aprea was mistress of
ceremonies.
AN OLD TIMERS’ Night was con
ducted by Savannah Council at a re
cent meeting, with Thomas F. Walsh
as the principal speaker, Grand
Knight Heagarty presiding. A. J.
Sehano was in charge of the com
mittee which arranged a buffet sup
per. Honorary life membership em
blems were presented Bernard E-
Leddy, Thomas W. Logan and Jere
miah F. Sullivan, and honorary
membership emblems to Thomas J.
Dooley, Joseph J. Gleason, John H.
Heagarty-. Edward F. O’Connor, Col.
M. J. O'Leary, William S. Ponder
and W- R. Campbell.
HEADS WASHINGTON
BUREAU
-O
G. ROY MUNDEE GOES
TO WASHINGTON POST
Jacksonville Leader and
Government Official Heads
Foodstuffs Division
MSGR. GWYNN HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Beloved Greenville Pastor Is
at St. Francis Hospital
GREENVILLE, S. C.—The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. A. K: Gwynn, V. F-, pastor of
St. Mary's Church here, dean of the
Greenville District, and one of the
most widely known priests in the
South, was painfully injured Novem
ber 10 when his car overturned near
Greenwood, when he was on his way
from Augusta to Greenville. Mon
signor Gwynn was returning from a
visit to his sister, Mrs. C. C. F. Ham
mond, of Kathwood, S. C-, near Au
gusta. Monsignor Gwynn ,is at St.
Francis Hospital here, and is mak
ing encouraging improvement.
(Special To The Bulletin)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—C. Roy
Mundee, district manager of the
Jacksonville office of the Bureau o£
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, has
been appointed by Secretary Daniel
Roper as chief -' the foodstuffs di
vision of the bureau in Washington,
and has gone to Washington to as
sume his new post.
Mr. Mundee is one of the most
widely known Catholic laymen in
Florida, a leader in Knights of Co
lumbus, Holy Name and other Cath
olic movements for years, and out
standing in the civic life of the city
and state- Born in Palatka, he came
to Jacksonville in 1901, and has been
here since. He is a past commander
of the American Legion, Jacksonville
Post, vice-commander of the Fourth
Congressional District, active in the
Chamber of Commerce, chairman of
the Jacksonville Red Cross Roll Call
last year, and prominent also in other
fields. He served as an officer in
France during the World War, occu
pying positions of major administra
tive importance.
The appointment of Mr. Mundee
to the Washington post is recognition
of his distinguished service; it is the
first time a Florida man has been
named national chief of the division,
and one of the few times such a
position has been awarded anyone
from this entire section. Tributes to
ML Mundee were paid on the occa
sion of his appointment by many
Florida leaders; President Harold
Colee of the Florida State Chamber
of Commerce said that the appoint
ment was an honor to the state as
well as to Mr. Mundee.
Diocese of Scranton Extends
Heartfelt Welcome to Bishop
Over 400 Priests Participate in Ceremony as His Excel
lency Assumes His New Duties as Coadjutor Bishop and
Apostolic Administrator of Scranton
SCRANTON. — The Most Rev.
William J. Hafey, newly appointed
Coadjutor Bishop of Scranton, ar
rived November 15 by motor from
New York. He expressed his pleas
ure and happiness on coming back to
a diocese that he had visited on
many occasions and always found
hospitality and splendid cordiality.
“It is a joy to come and participate
in the labors of Bishop O'Reilly who
h&s been my revered friend for many
years and brother in the American
Hierarchy,” he said.
Bishop Hafey was accompanied by
Bishop-elect Eugene J. MeGuinness,
who suceeds him in the Raleigh Di
ocese. and also, by the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
A. R. Freeman, Vicar General of
the Raleigh Diocese, and the Rev.
John P. Manley, pastor of the Church
of the Holy Name of Jesus, Nazareth,
N. C. On his arrival he was greeted
by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. M. J. O’Con
nor, rector of St. Peter’s Cathedral;
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Connel A. Mc
Hugh, of Mount Pocono, Vicar Gen
eral of the Diocese, and the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. William L. Earrell, Chancellor
of the diocese. His Excellency will
live at the Cathedral rectory.
In the afternoon, led by t he priests
Bishop Hafey formally entered his
Cathedral., Over 400 priests took
part in the procession. The cathed
ral was filled to capacity with religi
ous and laity and thousands occupied
the street and sidewalks outside to
catch a glimpse of their new Coad
jutor Bishop.
Monsignor O'Connor read the Pa
pal Bull appointing Bishop Hafey to
Scranton and then followed with the
translation. Monsignor McHugh, ex
tended the welcome of the diocese.
Following this Bishop Hafey spoke,
taking as his text: “I have come that
you may have life and have it more
abundantly.” He stressed the depth
of happiness that comes from the
true faith, the portals to this faith
being, faith, hope and charity. Fol
lowing his formal sermon on the text
Bishop Hafey spoke informally to
the priests, religious, laity and
friends of the diocese. —
He was celebrant of the solemn
Benediction, assisted by Monsignor
O’Connor, as deacon and Msgr. Far
rell as sub-deacon. Later, he held a
reception in the sacristy of the cath
edral to the four hundred priests at
tending the ceremony.
It was the wish of His Excellency
that the reception accorded him be
as simple and as informal as possi
ble.
CORNERSTONE ALSO
LAID FOR ATLANTA
PARISH'S SCHOOL
Bishop O’Hara Officiates and
Delivers Sermon in Co-
Cathedral Ceremony
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA. Ga.—The Feast of Christ
the King was a memorable and his
toric day in Atlanta for on that day
the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara. D.
D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, :aid
the cornerstone for the new Co-
Cathedral of Christ the King and tor
the parochial school in the parish in
which the first Mass was said Aug. 15,
1936. The first Pontifical Mass was
sung there by Bishop O’Hara on the
Feast of Christ the King, last year,
October 25, 1936.
The Very Rev. Joseph E. Moyian, V.
F., pastor of the Co-Cathedra i, and
the clergy of the state assisted His
Excellency, who delivered the sermon
on the occasion. Bishop O'Hara was
celebrant of the Mass, the Very Rev.
James T. Reilly, S. M., pastor of
Sacred Heart Church, deacon, the
Rev. Joseph R. Smith, pastor of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
sub-deacon, and Very Rev. Dan J.
McCarthy, V. G., pastor of Holy Fam
ily Church, Columbus, assistant priest,
Father McCarthy and the Rev. James
H. Conlin, pastor of St. Anthony’s
Church, assistants at the Bishop's
throne, and Father Moyian master of
ceremonies.
Father Moyian is the first pastor of
the parish, which was established by
Bishop O'Hara last year; subsequent
ly, when the Holy Father authorized
the changing of the Diocese of Sa
vannah to that ot Savannah-AI ianta,
His Excellency designated the new
parish as that of the Atlanta Co-
Cathedral, where he will be in resi
dence some time each year in order to
keep in closer touch with that sec
tion of the far-flung Diocese. The
distance from Savannah to Atlanta,
the two principal cities of the Diocese,
and the two with the largest Catholic
populations, if' 292 miles, from Sa
vannah to Rome, Ga. is over 350
miles, and to some parts of the Dio
cese in North Georgia about 400 miles.
The new arrangement makes it pos
sible for His Excellency to be in this
part of his Diocese, at the Co-
Cathedral, at times when the Bishop
is ordinarily at his Cathedral.
Atlanta has experienced a pheno
menal growth in recent years, and no
part of the city has grown more rapid
ly than in the section where the Co-
Cathedral and parish school are be
ing erected. It is in the Buckhead
district, about five miles from the
center of the city out Peachtree Road,
in a section of splendid homes and
fine apartment buildings. There is
already a substantial Catholic popula
tion there, and the number of Ca
tholics moving to the section is in
creasing constantly.
The site of the new church and
school has a frontage on three streets,
including Peachtree Road. The site
has a natural slope, and it is suffi
ciently spacious foi the school pur
poses for which it is also intended.
Work on the Co-Cathedral has pro
gressed sufficiently to allow Mass in
the basement; previously Mass was
said in the chapel which was arrang
ed in the old colonial mansion on
the grounds, the old national head
quarters of the Klan, which now
serves as the residence of Father Moy
ian and his assistant the Rev. Thomas
L. Finn, and for the school. The Gray
Nuns are the teachers in the school,
which-already is flourishing. It is
probable that the Co-Cathedral o#
Christ the King is the most famous
church of recent construction in the
United States; not only have news
magazines in the United States car
ried extended stories on it, but Euro
pean publications have devoted con
siderable attention to it. The Universe
of London recently had an extended
article on it.
Monsignor Kane Able
to Return to Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Rt Rev.
Msgr. James A. Kane, V. F., pastor
of St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill parisij*
who has been at St. Joseph's Hospi
tal, Savannah, since the spring, has
recovered suffiieently to return
home, and he is now at St. Mary’s
rectory. Monsignor Kane, formerly
rector of the Cathedral in Savannah
and chancellor of tire Diocese in the
days of Bishop Keiley, is the first
pastor of St. Mary's parish, which he
founded eighteen years ago, and his
return from the hospital is an occa
sion of joy not only to his parish
ioners. but to all the numerous Au-
gustance Who claim him as a
friend.