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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 Merry Christmas Happy New Year HOME FOLKS Cigar Store Augusta, Ga. 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 Merry H Christmas I 0. D. KENNY CO. m Drink ft NORWOOD COFFEE 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. Merry Christmas L B. PRESCOTT GROCERIES, FRESH MEATS FRUITS AND PRODUCE ^ 1503 Wrightsbor© Road Augusta. Ga. jjjj} Phones 3182—3183—3184 Merry Christmas Atlantic Ice & Coal Company Augusta, Ga. Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas Mtd A_ GARDINER-WOODS i s Merry ft £ i i Christmas | i i MAXWELL | ’ * V BROS. 1 >1 5 Augusta, Ga. r MERRY CHRISTMAS- HAPPY NEW YEAR PHOENIX OIL COMPANY FUEL OIL 7«* Twigga Street HEATING EQUIPMENT Augusta, Georgia MERRY CHRISTMAS —and— HAPPY NEW YEAR Georgia-Carolina Warehouse and Compress Co. 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. FLOOD-LONG -o I o 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. Merry Christmas John J. Miller & Co. 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. Wholesale Dealers Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco Candy and Gum Augusta, Georgia MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR The National Exchange Bank of Augusta