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2 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA WAYCROSS CATHOLICS PROUD OF THEIR REMODELED CHURCH South Georgia Parish Now Boasts of Structure the Peer of Any of Its Size in Dixie, Although It Has No Resident Priest. ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, WAYCROSS, GA. Waycross, Ga.—“One of the most beautiful Catholic Church -in Geor gia”—that is the way the Catholics of Waycross describe the recently remodeled St. Josephs church in this city. Visitors who cannot be accused of allowing local pride to affect their judgment admit that the esti mate of the Waycross Catholics has a very sound baisis. St. Joseph’s Church is not very large but in the beauty of its ap- ponitmepts find its location it does not fear comparison with any edifice in Georgia, This in spite of the fact that there are but 90 Catholics in the Ware County city and the parish is not able to boast of a resident priest. The first church in Waycross was erected mainly through the eforts of Miss Hannah DcVanney and the late Jeremiah Cronin, of Savannah, and dedicated b. Bishop Becker in 1889. Mass was celebrated there monthly by a priest from Bruns- wickk. The late Father Ilennessy is s ill remembered by the older Catho lics for his services during this period. In 1897 the little Waycross congre gation was called upon to sustain the loss of their modest church. A storm which ravaged this section of the state almost completely destroy ed the structure. The little band of undaunted Catholics started to erect a new church and much of the credit for the second building is due the women of the congregation. Mrs. W. A. Cason emulated Miss DcVanney and her work for the first structure, and in 1898 the Catholics of the city were again able to worship in a substantial building. The destruc tion of the first Catholic church in Waycross and its replacement seem ed to have been the business of everyone in Waycross for all the people of the city, irrespective of creed, came to the assistance of the little congregation in its hour of need. It was about this time that the Marist Fathers came Bruns wick and were given charge of the Waycross mission. The present St. Joseph’s Church was made possible by the sale of part of the property owned by the parish, property which covered an entire square in the very heart of the city, and deeded to the church years ago by Henry B. Plant, famous as a railroad man and capitalist. The second church was remodeled recently, and the result was so start ling and pleasing that the Waycross Journal-Herald quoted some who had not followed the progress of the work as asking what became of the old building. Dan W. Morgan, presi dent of the Waycross Branch of the Catholics Laymen’s Association, di rected the work of remodeling the edifice and he is credited with transforming not only the church it self but the neighborhood as well, to the delight of the non-Catholics of the city, as well as the members of the congregation. Since Marist Fathers took charge of the Brunswick Misions, of which Waycross is one, the pastors have been Rev. P. J. Luckic, Rev. J. P. Cassagne, Rev. F. Ries, Rev. J. A. Ries, Rev. M. A. Cotter and the pres ent zealous head of the Missions, Rev. J. A. Petit. Rev. J. J. Murphy, S. M., assistant to Father Petit,’ at Brunswick, has been particularly de 1 voted to the Waycross church. Mass is said each Sunday. The church has a flourishing Holy Name Society and a branch of the Catholics Lay men’s Association of Georgia; although there is no resident priest in the city, the congregation practi cally has the services of one from Brunswick, about forty five miles away. The Waycross Catholics, less than one hundred in number, children in cluded, have made almost unbelievc- able progress in the past few years. They are not resting on their laurels however, and hope to do even great er things in the future. Albany Catholics Win “Go-To-Church” Honors Albany, Ga.—St. Theresa’s Catholic Church finished first in a recent “go-to-church Sunday” campaign with a record of a fraction under one hundred per cent. The total enrollment of St. Theresa’s is 118; the attendance campaign Sunday was 117. The Presbyterians finished second with 60.1 per cent, or 167 in at tendance out of a membership of 261. The enrollment and attendance of the other congregations in tho city were: Methodists, mem bership, 1,003; attendance, 379; St. Paul’s Episcpal church, mem bership, 250, attendance, 112; First Baptist, membership, 656, attendance, 350; Byne Memorial Baptist Church, membership, 210, attendance, 121; Temple B’Nai Israel, membership, 225; attend ance, 107. INDIAN DIRECTOR Fr. Hughes, Los Angeles Succeedes Late Mgr. Ketcham. Philadelphia,—Rev. Wm. Hughes pastor of St. Basil’s church, Los Angeles, has been appointed director of tho Bureau, of Catholic Indian Missions to succeed the late Right Rev. Monsignor William Hi Ketcham under whom ho served as assistant director from 1910 to 1916. The ap pointment was made by His Emi nence Cardinal Dougherty, Arch bishop Hayes of New York, and Archbishop Curley of Baltimore who constitute the board of the Catholic Negro and Indian Missions. Father Hughes comes to this po sition with ability and experience to qualify him for the important wor. which the Bureau is doing for the education and religious training of the Indians. He Is a native of Sac ramento and is now 42 years old After graduation from St. Mary’s College, Oakland, he pursued philos ophical studies at the Catholic Uni versity and subsequently completed his theological course at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers, N. Y. GRAND KNIGHTS HONORED. Columbus, Ga.—L. C. Kunze, grand knight of the Columbus Council, Knights of Columbus, has been re elected a director of the Columbus Kiwanis Club. Alfred M. Battey, grand knight of the Augusta Council, Knights of Co lumbus, has been elected a director of the Kiwanis Club of Augusta. “Best By Test” Slusky’s Roofing Materials Mantels, Tiles, Grates Builders’ Supplies, Etc, Complete Stocks Lowest Prices Let Us Quote You. David Slusky & Son 1009 Broad. Augusta, Ga. H. J. Markwalter -—DEAIER IN Fancy Groceries, Fruits, Etc. IMPORTED SAUSAGE oreign and Domestic Cheese o* A11 Nations. elephone 1094 1001 Broad St. Augusta. Ga. ANSDELL’S - FLORIST Flowers For All v 1 Occasions 946 BROAD. Phone 1867. Aignstz. Ga. NEWMAN CLUB ACTIVE Augusta Literary Institute Elects Officers. Augusta, Ga.—The Newman Club of St. Mary’s Academy, St. Patrick’s Parish, has elected the following of ficers for the school term: President Miss Helen Mulheriu: vice president, Miss Crowell Dorr; secretary, Miss Catherine Bresnahan; treasurer, Miss Margaret Sheron; librarian. Miss Jessie Dorr. The Newman Club of St. Mary’s was organized twenty years ago as a literary organization for the mem bers of the senior class in higher lit erature. Since the start of the pres ent school year Dante, Cranshaw, Wiseman, Manning, Newman, Ben son, Coventy, Patmore and Frances Thompson have been studied, and or iginal addresses- on the lives and works of these authors have been delivered by the Misses Loyola Stulb, Helen Mulherin, Crowell Dorr Mary O’Gorman, Jessie Dorr, Mar garet Sheron, Louise Dorr, Louise JIcAuliffe, Mary Bohler and Margar et Callahan. MSGR. KIERAN DEAD Phildelphia—Right Rev. Monsig nor Kieran, D. D-, pastor of Ft. Patrick’s church here, died yester day, which wa: the fifty-fourth an niversary of the celebration of his first mass. He was one of the old est and best known of the Catholic clergy of this archdiocese. RECORDS SHOW FOUR DIOCESES EXCEED WAR QUOTA (Continued from page 1.) hpw far this quota will be exceed ed in the records depends largely on the co-opcration that will he given during the coming year by different parish organizations and Catholic societies.” The Historical Records depart ment has this week arranged for an exhibit at the meeting of the Cath olic Historical Association in St. Louis and it is expected that with the interest engendered as a result of presenting the details of the work to Catholic historians that new impetus will be given to the work of making a complete record of what Catholics contributed to the nation during the world conflict. An Advertisement in THE BULLETIN reaches most of the 20,000 Catholics in Georgia. Write for Rates. 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