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PAGE 2—THE BULLETIN. Mav 31 1953 CdatliolicA d)n Georaia By RICHARD REID, K.S.G. (Continued From Last Issue) FOUNDER OF K. OF C. On his visits to the East, Cap tain Rice became familiar with the organization and work of the Knights of Columbus; work ing with leaders like Col. M. J. O’Leary of Savannah, Victor J. Dorr of Augusta, Richard A. Magill of Atlanta and others, he was instrumental in bringing the Order to Georgia. Colonel O’ Leary was named territorial deputy, or first head of the Knights in Georgia, in March, 1902, and was elected state dep uty at the first State Council convention held May 31, 1903. Captain Rice was the first,grand knight of Patrick Walsh Coun cil, Augusta, which he organiz ed. Mr. Dorr was state deputy from 1904 to 1907. Captain Rice succeeded Mr. Dorr as state dep uty in 1907 and served until 1910. He was state deputy again in 1918 and 1919, when the Knights Were engaged in their historic war work. Colonel O’ Leary was in charge of the war work of the Order in the South east, and of the post-war work, including the schools for ex- servicemen. Mr. Dorr and Cap tain Rice served on the supreme board of the Knights of Colum bus, Georgia being the only state in the South up to this time honored by having representa tion on the supreme board twice. Mr. Magill, who was a leader in charity work and in the Laymen’s Association as well as in K. of C. affairs, was for a number of years master of the Fourth Degree of the Order in the Southeast and Cuba. Captain Rice and his as sociates officiated at the ini tiation of the first classes of can-' didates for the Order in a num ber of cities in the Southeast. STATE DEPUTIES State Deputies since Captain Rice’s first terms in Georgia have been Richard A. Magill. Atlanta, 1910-1912 (he died June 3, 1931); Cecil Morgan, Ma con. 1912-1914 (he died April 26, 1930); M. C. Carroll, Jr., At lanta, 1914-1916; Judge Aug ustine Daly, Macon, 1916-1918; Captain Rice again, 1917; Thom as F. Walsh. Jr., Savannah, 1919- 1921 (he died April 23, 1944): John B. McCallum, Atlanta, 1921-1923; Louis C. Kunze, Col umbus, 1923-1925; William H. Mitchell, Macon, 1925-1927; J. Coleman Dempsey, Augusta, 1927-1929; Nicholas T. Stafford, Savannah, 1929-1931; Andrew A. Baumstark, Atlanta, 1931- 1933; Louis C. Kunze again, 1933-1935; James M. Jones, Brunswick, 1936 (he died in office May 4, 1936); John J. Mc Creary, Macon, 1936-1937; C. Victor Markwalter, Augusta, 1937-1939; Thomas J. Gilmore, Atlanta, 1939-1941; R. Habenicht Casson, Macon, 1941-1942; Thomas J. Canty, Savannah, 1942-1944; William J. McAlpin, Atlanta, 1944-1946; John J. Mc Creary again, 1946-1948; John P. ALDO'S Italian Restaurant & Drive-In 1501 CAMPBELLTON ROAD • Atlanta's Newest and Finest Italian Restaurant 11:30 A. M. — 12:00 P. M. 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The Knights of Columbus were deeply disturbed nearly four decades ago by the harm being done by the propaganda of Tom Watson and other anti- Catholics. They financed the publication of pamphlets writ ten by Father Joseph D. Mitch ell for distribution in the state, and were active in their local councils in efforts to mitigate the rising tide of prejudice. But they realized that something more was needed; bigotry was strongest in those parts of the state where there were few or no Catholics; there were Catho lics in sufficient numbers to support a resident priest in only eight of the 162 counties in the state. Captain Rice therefore organ ized a meeting in Augusta to dis cuss the situation; the meeting suggested that, if Bishop Keiley apprvoed, a general state meet ing of Catholic laymen be held. Bishop Keiley endorsing the plan, a second meeting was held in Savannah. In the meantime, the Macon Council had enlisted the experience of the Knights of Columbus Commission on Re ligious Prejudice in a situation there created by an alleged ex priest. The meeting at Macon at which the Laymen’s Association was organized followed. With out the initiative of Captain Rice and the cooperation of ..the Knights of Columbus, it is doubtful that there would have been any Laymen’s Association. Captain Rice was president of the Layman’s Association from 1919 until a few weeks before his death, November 1933, when failing health compelled his re tirement; he was then named president emeritus. He devoted at least as much time to the work, on a completely voluntary basis, as to his own business; af ter his retirement from business, he devoted all his work to the Association, again on a com pletely voluntary basis. Even when in his 70’s he spent week end after week end visiting branches of the Association and speaking at their annual meet ings. 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BOYS 7-16 yrs. of age SEASON; JUNE 15-AUG. 24 Wriie: Our Lady of the Hills Camp 412 S. Franklin St. Rocky Mount, N. C. GIRLS 7-16 yrs. of age a morning when he had planned to go to Savannah on C.L.A. business. , TRIBUTE OF THE CITY During Captain Rice’s funer al, the City of Augusta officially observed a period of mourning, although he had never held or offered for public office. This prompted the Ave Maria, pub lished at the University of Notre Dame, to remark editorially that what some secular-minded Catholics give up their faith in vain to achieve came to Captain Rice unsought and because of his devotion to his faith as well as to his community and his nation. Cardinal Hayes and Bishop Keyes led in the tributes to him. His Eminence, recalling the impression Captain Rice made on him in the war days, said that “his leadership in the Laymen’s Association was an inspiration to Catholic Action throughout the country.” Bishop Keyes, expressing his sense of personal loss, commended him as one “who made the Church known and respected in Geor gia.” Every Bishop in the South east, all his personal friends, added their personal tributes of respect and admiration. ANDREW E. MARTIN, K. of C. Another noted layman hon ored by the Holy Father in this period was Andrew E. Martin, for many years manager of the Bon Air Hotel, Augusta, and in that capacity host, to many dis tinguished personages, including presidents of the United States, William Howard Taft and War ren G. Harding. None was more welcome as a guest in Mr. Mart in’s hostelry, irrespective of rank, than a priest or Bishop; few laymen had so many and such warm friends among them. Made a Knight of Malta at the request of Cardinal Hayes and with the hearty endorsement of Bishop Keyes, he chose his win ter residence as the place for the conferring of the honor, at a Vesper ceremony April 26, 1932, at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Au gusta, followed by a civic din ner at which leaders of Church and State extolled him as a citizen and a Catholic, For many years Mr. Martin was also man ager of the famous Equinox House, Manchester - in - the - Mountains, Vermont, where he went each summer. C.P.A. CONVENTION Twice during Bishop Keyes’ episcopacy the Diocese of Sav annah entertained the annual convention of the Catholic Press Association of the United States, with His Excellency and The Bulletin as hosts. The first such convention was in Savannah May 19-21, 1927, when Bishop Philip R. McDevitt of Harris burg was Episcopal Chairman of the Department of Press of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference, and Simon A. Baldus, managing editor of Extension Magazine, Chicago, was presi dent of the C.P.A. It was at this convention that the Literary Awards Foundation of the Cath olic Press Association was es tablished. The second occasion was May 23-25, 1935, in Atlan ta, with Bishop Hugh C. Boyle of Pittsburgh as episcopal chair- ALL YOUR MUSIC NEEDS • Records • Hi-Fi Players Hu: '"v* % J^utdand S *J4uuAe of Tfluiic 103 E. Court House Square DECATUR PHONE DR, 2-1708 man and Joseph J. Quinn, man aging editor of The Southwest Courier, Oklahoma City, as president. The Bulletin also co operated with Bishop William J. Hafey of Raleigh in 1930 when he was host to the con vention at Asheville. During this period also the supreme board of the Knights of Colum bus and the executive board of the Catholic Press Association met in Augusta. From 1932 to 1934 the editor of The Bulletin of the Catholic Laymen’s Asso ciation was national president of the Catholic Press Associa tion, and in that capacity rep resented it at the 1933 Holy Year in Rome. BICENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE Catholics were prominent in the observances of the bicen tennials of Savannah in 1933 and in Augusta in 1935. On the 150th anniversary of the death of General Count Casimir Pu laski, killed October 9, 1779, fighting as an officer of the American Army against the English in the defense of Sav annah, a Pontifical Field Mass was offered at Savannah’s Park Extension at the request of the Mayor’s Committee of Savan nah and the U. S. Pulaski Ses- quicentennial Commission ap pointed by Congress. Bishop Keyes was the celebrant of the Mass, and the sermon was de livered by Father Joseph D. Mitchell. This ceremony, attend ed by the Polish Ambassador to the United States, a representa tive of the French Embassy in Washington and national, state and municipal officials, was the idea of Mayor Gordon Saussy of Savannah, and was followed by a number of civic celebra tions which recalled the heroic services of the gallant Polish officer to the cause of American freedom. The Catholic Laymen’s Asso ciation continued in this period its now nationally famous work to mitigate bigotry and promote good-will in Georgia. The Bul letin of the Association, estab lished as a quarterly in 1920, was issued as a semi-monthly newspaper in 1922; it gradually extended its service until it cov ered the entire Southeast as well as other areas of the South. Richard Reid continued as edi tor of The Bulletin and execu tive secretary of the Associa tion. Captain Rice on his re tirement in 1933 was succeeded by Alfred M. Battey, a member of one of Georgia’s most widely known Catholic families. His brother, Louis LeGarde Battey, was a founder of the Associa tion; a member of Augusta City Council and Deputy Grand Knight of Patrick Walsh Coun cil, Knights of Columbus, Louis enlisted in World War I, won a captain’s commission in the Army, and gave his life for his country in action in France in the final days of the war. The first American Legion Post in Augusta was named for him. Alfred M. Battey in addition to serving as state president of the Laymen’s Association was for a number of years previous to that local president; he was also Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and active in other Catholic efforts. For many years he has been prom inent in financial enterprises. His brother, Dr. W. A. Battey, for many years professor of surgery at the Medical School of the University of Georgia, is a leader in the medical profession in Georgia, and his mother, to whom reference is made else where, was one of Augusta’s " most active and most beloved women. One of the major losses in the Diocese during the years of Bishop Keyes was sustained January 9, 1925, in the death of Michael A. O’Byrne, one of Savannah’s outstanding citizens and one of Georgia’s most in fluential Catholics. A native of Savannah, where he was born September 12, 1861, he was educated at Belmont Abbey Col lege and at St. Vincent’s Col lege, Latrobe, Pa. Admitted to the Bar of Georgia, he formed a partnership with P. J. O’Con nor, also a native Savannahian, who at one time was national president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The firm, of which Walter Hartridge later became a member, soon became one of the most famous in the state. Mr. O’Byrne was married in 1893 to Miss Marie McDon ough, a member of a widely known Savannah Catholic fam ily, whose brother, J. J. Mc- SPRING HILL COLLEGE Conducted by the Jesuit Fathers Liberal arts — natural sciences — social sciences — commerce — education — medical technology — pre-medicine — pre dentistry — pre-engineering —- pre-law — ROTC Address inquiries to: Enrollment Director, Spring Hill College, 3669 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Alabama Donough, was Mayor of Sav annah. She died in 1903, and in 1909 Mr. O’Byrne married Miss Sara Wren of Bridgeport, Conn. Mother Eleanor O’Bryne, the distinguished president of Man- hattanville College of the Sac red Heart, New York, is the daughter of Mr. O’Byrne by his first marriage. SAVANNAH LEADER In addition to his activities at the Bar, Mr. O’Byrne was a leader in finance and commerce; he was the first and only pres ident of the Hibernia Bank, president of the John Flannery Cotton Company, a director in many enterprises, and president for many years of the Cotton Exchange. He was for some years a city assessor, member of the Board of Education, and a member of the Board of Aider- men, being chairman of the fi nance committee; his counsel in financial matters was particu larly sought. He was for several terms president of the venerable Hibernian Society of Savannah, which was founded in 1812. As a young man he joined the Irish Jasper Greens as a private, ad vancing to the rank of captain. Every major Catholic activity in Savannah and the Diocese and many minor ones had Mr. O’Byrne’s active assistance and support; he was a warm friend and valued counselor of Bishops Becker, Keiley and Keyes, He was active in the rebuilding of the burned Cathedral at the turn of the century, and in the erection of Sacred Heart Par ish. He was a member of the board of St. Joseph’s Hospital, president of the Female Orphan Benevolent Society and one of the chief factors in the develop ment of the Catholic Layman’s Association. He was the first president of the Savannah branch of the Laymen’s Associ ation, a member of the state executive committee, and one of its most generous. (Copyright 1958) For Publicists St. Bemardine of Siena, whose feast day is May 20, and who is patron of public relations workers, features this new medal. Sponsored by the Asso ciation of Catholic Newsmen of the San Francisco Archdiocese, the bronze medals were pre sented to the publicists of that area by Monsignor Walter J. Tappe, moderator of ACN and editor of The Monitor, San Francisco Catholic weekly. (NC Photos) Selects Unknown Javy Hospital Corps- man First Class William R. Charette (above) of Ludington, Mich., a Catholic holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor has been chosen to select, at an ocean rendezvous on May 26, off the Virginia Capes, the Un known Soldier of World War II, to be entombed in the Ar lington (Va.) National Ceme- j tery on May 80. 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