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DECEMBER 21, 1937
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE—A
Body of Chinese Missionary
Killed by Bandits Is Found
Sisters Save Babies,
Mothers, in Ohio Fire
Doctors, Nurses Also Do
Heroic Rescue Work in
Cleveland Hospital
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
CLEVELAND— The Sisters of
Charity of St- Augustine who have
been conducting the historic St.
Ann's Maternity Hospital, which was
damaged by fire here, were in the.
thick of the rescue work which ac
counted for the safety of 13 mothers
and as many infants. (The Sisters
of Charity of St. Augustine are erect
ing Providence Hospital in Colum
bia. S. C— Ed. The Bulletin).
The heroic actions of the nuns,
nurses, internes and doctors averted
what might have been an appalling
eatastrophe. The building, damage
to which is estimated at $25,000, has
been in use since 1873 when it was
started as an offshoot of Charity
Hospital. The nuns concentrated on
saving the babies in the rescue work,
while the nurses took care of the
mothers.
One of the highlights of heroism m
the tire was the courage of Miss Mar
garet O'Neill, switchboard operator at
the hospital, who remained at her
post while burning embers and water
Swept her section of the building.
The fire is believed to have been
started by a blow torch used by a
painter.
REV. J. M. CAHILL, S.J., professor
•f philosophy and religion at Fordham
University, has been named regent of
the Fordham School of Law, succeed
ing the late Rev. John X. Pyne, S.J.
Youthful Franciscan Shot
After Being Kidnapped and
Held for Ransom
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KICHOW, China.— (N. C- W. C.
Fides).—The body of Father Gratian
Leonardelli, the 25-year-old Francis
can missionary kidnapped and killed
by Communist brigands last July, has
been recovered by his fellow mis
sionaries and brought back to Ki-
chow. ~
Father Leonardelli was raised to
the priesthood at Trent, in June, 1935,
and sailed for China in October. He
was taken prisoner at Tang-fog, a
port on the Blue River, when Reds
invaded that district last July.
The Reds then sent a note to the
Catholic mission, demanding a ran
som. They asked for 500 army uni
forms, 1,000 pairs of putties, 12 watch
es, five fountain pens and a supply
of medicine. Later they asked for
$80,000, enclosing with their demand
a letter of Father Leonardelli, un
dated, in which he mentioned that his
Chinese servant had been stoned to
death by the Communists after an
unsuccessful break for liberty. Re
garding the Reds’ demand, he told his
eoncreres to do as they liked, adding:
"But I am certain that one of these
days they will make me a present of
a bullet in the head ”
One of the other Franciscans of the
Kichow mission, Father Erminio
Panizza, begged to be allowed to go
to the bandits’ rendezvous and try
to persuade them to release their
captive. He started out, but before
reaching his objective was stopped by
a Chinese Mandarin who said that
the ground should first be prepared.
Father Panizza thereupon contacted
the brigand chief and with the help
of a Chinese go-between exchanged
letters and presents. Then, on Sep
tember 29, he set out for the band
its’ hiding place and spend nine days
in the midst of the Reds.
MRS. R0BT. GLASS OF
SAVANNAH PARISH DIES
Was Visiting Son in Bruns
wick When Fatally Stricken
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He was there only a day or so
when he learned that Father Leon
ardelli was already dead, that he had
been shot on July 24 at a place call
ed Mo-si-ho, midway between Ma-
cheng and Lotien. After some bar
gaining with Ling, the bandit chief,
and after getting exact information
about the burial place of Father
Leonardelli from the very soldier
who did the killing, Father Panizza
left the Reds’ stronghold, thanking
Heaven to get away alive. He and
another missionary then made a trip
of four days to the place on the
Hupeh-Honan frontier where the
Reds had buried Father Leonardelli.
They recovered the body, which'they
easily recognized although in an ad
vanced stage of decay, and they
brought it back to Kichow, arriving
there on October 18. exactly one year,
to the day, after Father Leonardelli
and his companions departed from
Trent.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mrs. Eleanor
P. Glass, wife of the late Robert
Glass, died in Brunswick while vis
iting her son, William A. Glass,
there. Mrs. Glass is survived by an
other son, James F. Glass, a promi
nent member of the Savannah Bar,
her brother, William J. Daly of Mi
ami, and several grandchildren; Fa
ther George Daly of Atlanta is her
nephew. 'Hie funeral was held with
a Requiem Mass, at Blessed Sacra
ment Church, with interment in Ca
thedral Cemetery.
MRS. ROSA COLEMAN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
Mrs. Rosa E. Coleman, wife of
Hugh E. Coleman, died here after a
brief illness. Surviving in addition to
her husband are two sons, two
daughters, her brother and two sis
ters. The funeral was held from Sa
cred Heart Church with a Requiem
Mass; interment was in Cathedral
Cemetery.
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
OF MRS. FRANCES MURRIN
Mrs. Frances Murrin, widow of John
N. Murrin, a member of Cathedral
parish, died late in November. A na
tive of Savannah, Mrs. Murrin is sur
vived by five daughters, Mrs. T. F.
Haviland, Mrs. P. J. Starrs, Mrs. Mary
Ballantyne, Mrs. J. W. Kitchens and
Miss Annie Murrin; a sister, a brother,
and several grandchildren. The funer
al was held with a Requiem Mass at
the Cathedral, with interment in
Bonaventure Cemetery.
JAMES AUGROS, a former resident
of Savannah, died in Port Arthur,
Texas, late in November. The funeral
was held from the home of his sister,
Mrs. R. F. Harvey, with services at
the Cathedral. Interment was in Ca
thedral Cemetery.
BERNADETTE FOGARTY, year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Fogarty, died late in November after
an illness of a few days. Father Kav-
anagh officiated at the funeral ser
vices; interment was in Cathedral
Cemetery.
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AUGUSTA, GA.
A marriage of unusual interest to
Savannahians was that of Miss Hel
en A. Gardiner, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bowlen G. Gardiner of Wash
ington, D. C., and Donald A. Woods,
son of the late Dr. and Mrs. G. L.
Woods of Savannah, the Rev. Jos
eph F. Lane of Sacred Heart Church,
Taneytown. Md., a cousin of the
bride, officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Woods will live in Washington, D. C.
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The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph F.
Croke, rector of the Cathedral, offi
ciated at the marriage of Miss Cam
ille Elizabeth Flood, daughter of
William J. Flood and the late Mrs.
Flood, and A. Hamilton Long, son of
Mrs. A< H. Long and the late Judge
Long of Decatur, Ga. Mrs. Long
was a graduate of St. Vincent Acad
emy and Mr. Long of Georgia Tech,
with post-graduate work at Auburn.
He is connected with the state de
partment of engineering.
PECK-PALMER
The Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy offi
ciated at the marriage of Miss Ele
anor Ex ter Peck and Joseph An
thony Palmer, Jr., at Blessed Sacra
ment Church. After the wedding trip
to North Carolina they will live in
Savannah.
DAVIS-KREPPER
The Rev. J. W. Kavanagh of the
Cathedral officiated at the marriage
of Mrs. Elizabeth Anglin Davis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. An
glin, and Lawrence Krepper. After
the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Krep
per will live in Savannah.
DR. MARY ELIZABETH WALSH
of the Catholic University of Amer
ica. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thom
as F. Walsh, Jr., discusses “The So
cial Problem of War” in the current
issue of Pax, published in New Jer
sey. Miss Walsh received her degree
of Doctor of Philosophy at the Cath
olic University of America last June.
She is a niece of Bishop Walsh of
Charleston.
REV. DANIEL J. BOURKE. for
merly chaplain of Savannah Council
and now at Douglas in the new par
ish there, was the principal speaker
at a recent meeting of Savannah
Council, discussing the new constitu
tion of Eire, the Gaelic name for the
Irish Free State. Grand Knight J. H.
Heagarty presided.
Happy New Year
HULSE LAUNDRY
“Just a Good One”
A. H. HARDY, Mgr.
Telephones 8087—513 Augusta, Ga.
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NOCTURNAL ADORATION
AT 40-HOURS DEVOTION
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Nocturnal
adoration, during which the men of
the parish took turns through the
night in adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament, was a feature of the
Forty Hours’ Devotion at the Cath
edral of St. John the Baptist. The
Very Rev. Boniface Bauer. O. S. B.,
pastor of Sacred Heart Church, de
livered the sermon the first night of
the devotion, and the Rev. Paul
Milde, O. S. B.. the second night.
Bishop O'Hara officiated at the clos
ing, assisted by the clergy of the
city.
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