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SIXTEEN THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA DECEMBER 21, 1937 Athens Hospital Is Acquired by Bishop for the Diocese / Atlanta Parish for Colored Observes Its Silver Jubilee After Renovation, It Will Be Reopened in the Spring. St. Joseph’s Church Re novation Is Completed (Special to The Bulletin) ATHENS, Ga—The Most Rev. Ger ald P. O'Hara, D. D., Bishop of Sa- vannah-Atlanta, has completed ar rangements for the acquiring by pur chase of St. Mary's Hospital here; the hospital will be completely renovat ed and supplied with new equip ment, and it is planned to open it in the spring. Bishop O'Hara is now arranging for an order of Sisters to conduct the hospital. St. Mary’s Hospital was establish ed in Athens about fifteen years ago by a prominent local physician and it flourished during his lifetime. The announcement that it is to become a Catholic hospital is cordially received in this city, a center of Southern cul ture and the home of the University of Georgia- St. Mary's will be the third Cath olic hospital in Georgia, the others being St. Joseph’s Hospital in Sa vannah and St. Joseph’s Infirmary in Atlanta, both conducted by the Sis ters of Mercy. Another indication of Catholic progress in Athens is the renovation of St. Joseph's Church, the Rev. Har old J. Barr, pastor, which is expect ed to be completed in time for the Midnight Mass Christmas- The in terior of the church has been made to conform in spirit with the beauti ful exterior; the ceiling has been re placed, the rafters redecorated and other improvements made, the work being done under the direction of Cletus Bergen, A. I. A., Savannah, and Rambush, the famed ecclesiasti cal designers, of New York. 10,000 AT SAVANNAH BENEDICTINE GAME Cadets Lose Spectacular Gridiron Clash, 19 to 12 (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Nearly 10,000 spectators saw Savannah High School eleven nose out Benedictine School, 19 to 12 in the annual Thanksgiving game, one of the most spectacular ever seen here. Savannah High scored 13 points in the second quar ter and added a touchdown in the final; Benedictine came back in the third and fourth quarters with a touchdown in each Benedictine was in the running of the last minute of play. The Benedictine-Savannah High game is one of the most colorful prep school games in the Southeast. This year between the halves the Bene dictine School presented a silver cup to Coach John A. Varnedoe. principal of Savannah High School and for ten years coach of the Savannah High team, as a token of good will from Benedictine School. The night before the game the Benedictine Association sponsored a dinner and “pep” meeting at the Hotel Savannah. Speakers were Wil liam J. Kehoe. Judge Emanuel Lewis, representing Savannah High. Coach Jack Thompson and Pather Benedict Rettger, O. S. B.. principal of Bene dictine School. Mrs._ Rita Seay Aprea entertained with vocal selections. Letters were presented to twenty- one Benedictine players at the an nual banquet, sponsored by the athle tic associaiton. of which Dr. E. J. Whelan is president. V Mrs. J. E. Lyons Dies in Augusta Parish Native of New York, She Was Widely Known Mem ber of St. Mary’s *— ; *. AUGUSTA. Ga.—Mrs. Anna Her- nen Lyons, wife of Jerry E. Lyons, and one of the most widely known and beloved members of St. Mary’s- on-The-Hill, died here early in De cember, after an illness of about two weeks. Mrs. Lyons was active in parish work and was particularly beloved for her charity. A native of New York, she had lived in Au gusta for the past twenty years. Surviving Mrs. Lyons are her hus band and her sister. Miss Margaret Hernen, of Augusta. A Requiem Mass was offered at St. Mary’s De cember 4th, the Rev. John J. Ken nedy officiating. Funeral services were held the following day, Sun day, after whihc the remains were forwarded to New York for inter ment at Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers were H. D. Ford. Rob ert Bresnahan. F. B. Pope, Thomas W. Reese. E. J. Hallahan nad Henry J. Erbelding. A tribute to Mrs. Lyons in The Augusta Chronicle re called her many charities and the esteem in which she was held in the city. FATHER MOYLAN NAMED CONGRESS DIRECTOR He Will Promote Diocesan Attendance at International Ceremonies at Budapest (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—The Very Rev. Joseph E. Moylan, V- F.. pastor of the Co-Cathedral of Christ the King, has been appointed by His Excellency, Bishop O'Hara, spiritual director to promote attendance at the Interna tional Eucharistic Congress at Buda pest May 23 to 29. The American Express Company has prepared a number of tours for those attending the Congress, which enable those participating to visit Rome and other centers of Europe; further details will appear in the next issue of The Bulletin. It is hoped that the Dio cese of Savannah-Atlanta will be well represented at one of the great est in the history of the Congresses. SISTERFELICITAS DIES IN SAVANNAH Beloved Sister of Mercy Sixty Years in Order. Was a Native of Augusta (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Sister M. Felici- tas Hickey, for nearly sixty years a member of the Sisters of Mercy, died here last week at St. Joseph’s Hos pital, at the age of 77. Sister Felicitas was born in Au gusta February 3, 1860, a member of a widely known family there, and she entered the Sisters of Mercy at St. Vincent’s Convent here in 1877. Pro fessed in 1879, she had served in all convents of the Savannah Sisters in Georgia, in Atlanta, Augusta and Savannah, and her self-sacrificing ministrations throughout the years endeared her to three generations of Georgians in widely separated parts of the state. Surviving Sister Felicitas are a number of nieces and nephews from Augusta, including John Sheehan, William Sheehan, Edward Sheehan, Miss Cassie Hueber. Mrs. J. L. Arm strong, Mrs. W. M. Herman, Mrs. Victor Markwalter, -Mrs. C- C. Kemp, Miss Nellie Sheehan, Miss Jenny Sheehan of Augusta and Mrs. Her man Corley of Atlanta. Several of her relatives were with her when she died. The funeral was held with a Re quiem Mass at St. Joseph's Hospital Chapel. Interment was in Cathedral Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dr. J. Reid Broderick, Dr- P. J. Egan, Dr. E. J. Whelan. J. H. Heagarty, J. H. Hart and M. H. McKenna. Clayton Hunter of Augusta Parish Dies Accident Fatal to Native of Newberry, S. C., at 46 AUGUSTA. Ga. — Clayton M. Hunter, a widely known member of St. Mary’s parish, died here Saturday of accidental asphxiation. He was discovered in the bathroom of the family home by his son, and efforts to revive him were futile. Mr. Hunter was born in Newberry, S. C., 46 years ago and had lived in Augusta for 25 years. He was connected with the Castleberry Food Co., covering the South Carolina territory. Mr. Hunter is survived by his wife, the former Miss Vivian Renkle, two sons, Antone and Clayton M., Jr.; a daughter, Miss Helen Hunter, all of Augusta; two brothers, Malcolm Hunter, San Diego, Cal., and Earl Hunter. Belton, S. C.; a sister. Miss Helen Hunter, Bates- ville, Miss., and several nieces and nephews. Tne funeral was held from St. Mary’s on-The-Hill Church: the Rev. J. J. Kennedy offticating. Inter ment was in Westover Cemetery. KEK WEST CITIZEN Honors First Son of the City to Study for the Priesthood (Special to The Bulletin) KEY WEST, Fla—The Key West Citizen recently carried a picture and extended article about the Rev. Mr- J. F. Beaver, S. J., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F Beaver, a scholastic of St Charles College, Grand Coteau, La , the first native of Key West to enter the Jesuit Order or to become a priest. WILLIAM PHELAN, son of Mrs. W. J. Phelan of this city, is one of six students at S~ring Hill College selected as representatives of the col lege in “Who’s Who in American Col leges and Universities”. Louis Wil son of Key West, a student at Loyola University. New Orleans, has been similarly honored. SAVANNAH MINISTER TO BECOME PRIEST Episcopalian Rector, Dr. Horsfield, Received Into Church in Philadelphia (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — A statement from the office of the Rt. Rev. Middle- ton S. Barnwell, D. D., Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia and pub lished in the newspapers of Savannah states that “the Rev. Geoffrey Hors field, formerly in charge of St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church, has re signed and has been received by the Roman Catholic Church as a candidate for the priesthood in that church. The Rev. Mr. Horsfield is now in Rome, where he is studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood at Beda Col lege.” The Savannah Press states that Bishop Barnwell received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Horsfield stating the facts as outlined. “He has written him a courteous letter in reply, wishing him all happines and blessing in his new undertaking. The Bishop further stat ed Father Horsfield had served most effectively at St. Paul's Church and is followed into his new field of work by the love and affection of his former parishoners.” . Mr. Horsfield was a friend of the Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. D., re tired Bishop of Savannah; when he resigned as rector of St. Paul’s, he ap proached the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D„ Bishop of Savannah- Atlanta, with the expectation of enter ing the Church. Bishop O’Hara sug gested that he confer with others who had taken the same step, and then, ac cording to the N. C. W. C. News Ser vice at Washington, on October 27 he was received into the Church by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward F. Hawks, rec tor of St. Joan of Arc Church, Phila delphia, and was confirmed by His Eminence Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia. At the ex press wish of Bishop O’Hara, he has left for Rome to study at the Beda College. Mr. Horsfield was born at Cam bridge. N. Y.. and is the son of an other Episcopalian clergyman, the Rev. Frederick H. Townsend Horsfield, who was a rector in that town for 20 years. He was reared at Oxford, N. C., to which place his father removed. He is a graduate of Princeton and of the Old Episcopal Seminary, Alexandria. La. He also studied at the General Seminary in New York. Most of his ministry in the Episco palian Church has ben spent in Phil adelphia, where he was curate at St. Mark's and St. Clement's churches and later vicar of Holy Nativity chapel of St. Luke's church. In recent years he had been rector of St. Paul s church. Savannah. Welfare Association Hears Bishop O’Hara His Excellency Addresses Annual Savannah Meeting SAVANNAH. Ga.—The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D.. Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, delivered an ad dress at the annual meeting of the Savannah Welfare Society at the De Soto Hotel, the principal meeting of the society during the year. SPLENDID MISSION BY MARIST FATHERS The mission at the Cathedral given by Father William I. Lonergan, S. M.. and Father Peter Quinn. S. M.. of the Marist Fathers Mission Band from Washington. D. C., was success ful from every standpoint. The mis sion lasted two weeks, the first for men and the second for women. ST. VINCENT’S Academy basket ball team will open its season Jan uary 7th in Jacksonville, where it will play the Immaculate Conception School girls. Miss Lee Buckley is coach, Miss Margaret Cooper cap tain and Miss Marguerite Coleman manager. Miss Buckley played on the Mt. St. Joseph's team in Au gusta, serving as captain and man ager in 18 successive years. BROTHER EUGENE conducted a first aid cousre at Marist School under the auspices of the Red Cross. CATHEDRAL Holy Name Society and the Cathedral Young People's Association will sponsor a boxing program this season with Meyer Sable as coach. To Our Readers Parishes and Catholic organizations in the Southeast are asked to include in their New Year's resolutions one to send important news to The Bul letin for publication. It will be helpful if The Bulletin is put on the mailing list for parish and organ ization publications. Matter for The Bulletin should be as concise as pos sible; a large number of brief items is much more interesting than one item of minor importance covering the same space. TIMOTHY SHEEHAN DIES IN SAVANNAH PARISH Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan Of ficiates at Father’s Fun eral at Cathedral (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Timothy Shee han, one of the most widely known members of Cathedral parish, and the father of the Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Augsutine's Church, Thomasville, died here early in December, after a short illness. Born in Ireland, in County Cork, Mr. Sheehan lived most of his life in Savannah; he had been active until recently in the business in which he was associated with his son, Dan J. Sheehan. He was a member of Savannah Council, Knights of Co lumbus, of the Holy Name Society of Cathedral parish and of other Ca tholic organizations. Father Sheehan was celebrant of the Requiem Mass, assisted by many priests of the city and Diocese. Pall bearers were W. J. Bremer, Judge J. P. Houlihan, Charles F. Leech, C. Harold McCarthy, M. F. McCarthy. William C. McDonough, Edward Murphy and John Z. Rourke. Mr. Sheehan is survived by his wife, Mrs, Johanna Sheehan; three sons, the Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Augustine’s Church, in Thomasville; Dan J. Sheehan and Joseph D. Sheehan, both of Savannah; tree daughters, the Misses Marie A. Seehan, Margaret Sheehan and Han nah Sheehan, all of Savannah; a brother, James Sheehan, Savannah, and six sisters, Mrs. Margaret Murphy, of Savannah; Mrs. Mary Lamberson, of Jersey City, N. J.; Mrs. Nora Weldon, of Pleasantville; Mrs. Bridget O’Donohue; Mrs. Kate Sullivan and Mrs. Hannah Callahan, all of Ire land. REV. J. A. GREELEY GOES TO PALM BEACH Augusta Jesuit Is Assigned to Florida Parish AUGUSTA. Ga.—The Rev. James A. Greeley, S. J., assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Church, has been trans ferred to Florida and will be in charge of St. Edward’s Church, Palm Beach. Father Greeley, a former member of the editorial staff of America m New York, and formerly dean of Loyola University, New Or leans, has during his, stay in Au gusta addressed numerous civic clubs, and recently returned from New York, where he gave a series of retreats. He delivered the ser mons at the annual Forty Hours’ Devotion at Sacred Heart Church, and gave the retreats for men and women in the Diocese this stlmmer. PATRICK WALSH Council. Louis O'Connell grand knight, held its an nual memorial exercises the last Sun day of November, with Father John J. Kennedy, Joseph Kinchley, Rich ard Reid and John T. Buckley as the speakers, assisted by officers of the Council. The members of the Coun cil received Holy Communion at St. Patrick's Church last Sunday. RICHARD REID delivered the prin cipal address at Waynesboro late in November when the Waynesboro Ex change Club, newly organized, re ceived its charter. MISS TERESA PUNARO of Sacred Heart parish, now studying music in New York and singing with the New York Opera Guild, was recently awarded a scholarship by the Tau Alpha Fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon for the study of voice in New York for a year. | CHESSER-ROPER | o O The Rev. Leo M. Keenan, pastor of St. Patrick's Church, officiated at the marriage of Miss Rosemary Chesser, daughter of Mrs. W. L. Chesser, and Ralph W. Roper. Jr., son of Dr and Mrs. Ralph W. Roper. Miss Chesser was educated at St. Mary’s and Mt. St. Joseph's. Mr. and Mrs. Roper will live in Augusta. O — O O'HARA-PHILLIPS The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Kane, pastor of St. Mary's-on-The-Hill. of ficiated at the marriage here of Miss Frances O'Hara, daughter of J. P. O'Hara, Sr.; and Daniel Ellis Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Phillips, of Harlem. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will make their home in Harlem. FATHER BAUM MAKES ARMISTICE RADIO TALK ANDERSON, S. C.—The Rev. Charles J. Baum delivered the radio address over Station WAIM at Ander son, S. C. Father Baufh is assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s Church. Bishop O’Hara Officiates at Pontifical Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Father Weiss, Pastor (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—The Most Rev Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop Savannah-Atlanta, officiated at Pontifical Mass which marked silver jubilee of Our Lady of Lour des, the parish for colored Catholics conducted by the Society of African Missions, and one of the pioneer par ishes in the South for the colored people- The Very Rev. James T. Reilly, S. M., was assistant priest, the Rev- Herman Deimel and Father Fechtel were deacons of the Mass, the Rev. Thomas L. Finn and the Rev. A. Sittler, S. M. A-, deacons of honor, and the Rev. James H. Con- lin, master of ceremonies. Bishop O’Hara at the Mass and civic program, and in the Silver Ju bilee Booklet paid high tribute to the Fathers of the Society for African Missions for what they have accom plished through their twenty-five years of self-sacrificing labors for the colored people of Atlanta and Geor gia; he also commended the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament who con duct the parish school. It is an oc casion, His Excellency said, of more than local rejoicing: “It interests all our parishes, and all unite with the priests and people of the diocese in tendering felicitations to Father Weiss and his parishioners on the day that marks the completion of twenty-five yefrs of parish life.” The origin of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish goes back to tire days of the venerable Bishop Keiley, and to the day of consecration of Father John M. Gunn, S. M., pastor of Sacred Heart as Bishop of Natchez. The Very Rev. Ignatius Lissner, S. M., American provincial of the Society of African Missions, came to Atlanta for the consecration August 29. 1911, and, securing the blessing of Bishop Keiley on his work, he started laying the foundation of the parish. The plan for the new parish was mis understood by some Atlantans be cause of misrepresentation—the anti- Catholic feeling was strong then—but the difficulty was finally overcome, Father Lissner says, principally through the good offices of Col. Jack J. Spalding. K. S. G- The site on North Boulevard was secured, the church started, and on November 2, Bishop Keiley dedicated the church. Father Lissner singing the High Mass Coram Episcopo, with Father Dahlent and Father Dangelser as deacon and sub-deacon. and Father Laube as, master of cere monies. Father Rapier, S. M. A., then pastor of Sacred Heart Church, and Father Peter, S. M. A., were chaplains to Bishop Keiley, who delivered the sermon, and Father Obrecht, S. M. A., of Savannah, directed the choir. Father Michael Scherrer, S. M. A., was appointed pastor of the church, and the work of starting the school was inaugurated- The first teaching staff was non-Catholic, but the fol lowing year Mother Katherine Drexel sent her Sisters of the Blessed Sacra ment to conduct the school, and the order has taught there since, doing a noble and self-sacrificing work. 'Die original outlay for land and build ings was $33,276.21, augmented ’from time to time; there is at tlie present time a debt of 12,000 on the prop erty. Father Scherrer was succeeded as pastor when his health failed after ten years by Father Hess, who after a few- years was transferred to Ten- afly, N. J., when Father Eugene Peter succeeded him, remaining until ill health likewise forced him to retire. Father Wolfe was the next and able pastor and labored until his lamented death, when the present vigorous and able pastor, Father F. J. Weiss, who represented Father Lissner at the general chapter at Lyons this year, succeeded him. Father V. R. Baechtel is assistant pastor. Birmingham Pastor’s Funeral in Lowell Rev. Edward J. Shea Was Native of Massachusetts (Special to The Bulletin) LOWELL, Mass.—The Rev. Edward J. Shea, a native of this city and pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Birmingham, Ala., who died early in December, was held from St. Peter’s Church here, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Hackett, V. G., officiating at the Solemn High Mass of Requiem, with the Rev. John J. O'Shea, of Birmingham, as dea con; the Rev. John J. Costello, of Lowell as sub-deacon. The Rev. Daniel J. Kelley, of Birmingham, de livered the sermon. Father Shea made his theological studies at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg. Md., and was ordained about 15 years ago for the Diocese of Mobile by the late Bishop Allen. Practi cally all of his priestly life was spent in Birmingham.