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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
CATHOLIC CIRCLES
GEORGIA NOTES
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ON
BISHOP’S RESIGNATION
usta, Ga.—Mrs. Annie T. Car-
s>nc of the most widely known
Hies in this section of Geor-
, died at Sacred Heart convent
evening of Thursday, March 9th
ter an extended illness. Se was
4 years of age.
Mrs. Carroll was horn March 4,
834, in Newhuryport, Mass., hut
pent most of her life in Augusta,
he was a leading member of Sa-
•red Heart parish, and very active
n church affairs even at an ad-
anced age. She made her home
ith her daughter, Sister St. Ger
trude of the Sisters of Mercy, Sa
cred Heart convent. She is sur
vived by two daughters, Sister Mary
Gertrude and Miss Lula It. Carroll,
of Baltimore; two nieces, Mrs. P.
C. O’Gormau, of Augusta and Mrs.
.lames Doolan, of Savanali, and four
nephews, W. J. Mulherin, J. F. Mul-
herin. C. C. Mulherin and E. J. Mul
herin.
Funeral services were held from
Sacred Heart church the afternoon
of March 10th with interment at
City Cemetery. The pallbearers
were ,1. L. Armstrong, Matthew S.
Rise, T. P. Doris, J. J. Joy, J. B.
Mulherin and J. B. Schweers.
Brunswick, Ga.—The hundredth
anniversary of the Marist Order was
observed in this city with a tri-
duum, ending March 9. Rev. Em
mett Walsh, pastor of St. Patrick’s
church, Savannah, preached the ser
mon at the closing service. The Im
maculate Conception and the work
of the Fathers of the Society of
Mary in America and the South Sea
Isles were his topics.
Atlanta, Ga.—Neal McGuire, well-
known Atlanta auditor and business
man, died early in March after an
extended illness. He had not been
in the best of health for two years.
He was a member of the Atlanta
Council, Knights of Columbus, and
of Sacred Heart church, from which
place his funeral was held.
He is survived by a brother, J.
Edward McGuire, two sisters, the
Misses Kate and Mary McGuire, and
two uncles, John and Joseph Cor
rigan.
Waycross, Ga.—Ray Fechtel, of
this city and Miss E. Allen, of Sa
vannah, were married in Savannah,
March 5th at St. Patrick’s church,
Rev. Emmet Walsh, the pastor, of
ficiating, Mr. and Mrs. Fechtel will
live in Waycross.
Brunswick, Ga.—J. J. Spalding and
James Condon, of Atlanta, recently
journeyed to Brunswick to estab
lish a local conference of the So
ciety of St. Vincent de Paul, and
succeeded in organizing a branch
which has already started to func
tion and flourish. The following of
ficers were elected: President, R. V.
Crine; vice-presidents, J. M. Jones
and C. T. Catnap; secretary, Jos.
Lcgeour; treasurer, Leo Silvia. The
conference has already made itself
an important factor in the parish. On
the first Sunday of March its mem
bers received communion in a body,
and then were entertained at break
fast, served by the women of the
parish at Knights of Columbus hall.
Atlanta, Ga.—A solemn high mili
tary mass opened the forty hours’
devotion at Sacred Heart church the
first Sunday of March. The military
escort at the mass, the cadets from
the Marist College, was directed by
Major Eugene Schmidt. The children
of Sacred Heart school sang high
mass on Monday and Tuesday fol
lowing the opening of the forty
hours’ devotion.
Macon, Ga.—Troop 6, Boy Scouts
of America, is preparing for a ba
zaar, scheduled for the week after
Easter at Knights of Columbus hall.
Waycross, Ga.—The Holy Name so
ciety of St. Joseph’s church received
communion in a body Sunday, March
12. ■ The Holy Name society is one
of the strongest organizations in
the Brunswick mission and its mem
bers turned out to the last man.
Wjp cross. Ga.;—The .women of
ross have perfected an organ-
n to be known as the Catho-
dies’ club, the purpose of
cli is to promote the social wel-
e of the parish and to otherwise
isl in parish work. One of the
rst projects it will attempt will be
to help in furnishing the church.
Mrs. V. P. Staunton is president
and Mrs. T. P. O’Connell, vice-pres
ident. Two .very successful socials
have already been given under the
auspices of the club by committees
headed by Mrs. V. Marion and, Mrs.
F. E. Souders respectively.
Atlanta, Ga.—The Catholic club of
Business and Professional Women
of Atlanta have received from Mar
shal Focli a note of thanks for a
book of newspaper clippings con
cerning his recent visit to America.
The book was compiled by members
of the club and sent the famous
leader of the allied forces in the
world war.
Macon, Ga.—Nearly every member
of St. Joseph’s parish is enrolled in
the local branch of the Catholic
Missionary society of Georgia, it
was reported at the last meeting.
Mrs. M. J. Callaghan is president,
and the remaining committee, Miss
Agnes McKervey, chairman, Mrs. J.
Maclien, Miss Annie Murphy, Miss
Marie Murphy and Miss Rose Clarke,
is sending out about 200 pieces of
literature each month to Catholics
in the missions.
Macon, Ga.—Patrick Sleven, for
merly president of the state coun
cil, Ancient Order of Hibernians, and
now division president of the or
ganization, died at his home, 759
Pine street, March 13, after a short
illness. He was born in Ireland 54
years ago, and had been a resident
of Macon for the past 23 years. He
is survived by his wire, two broth
ers, Felix Slevin, of Boston, and
Charles Slevin, of Donegal, Ireland,
and by several nephews and nieces
in Boston. The funeral was held
from St. Joseph’s church, of which
Mr.-Slevin was an active member.
He was one of the organizers of the
Macon council, Knights of Columbus.
He was deeply'interested in Irish af
fairs and was at the time of his
death vice-president of the Associa
tion for the Recognition of the Irish
republic.
Atlanta, Ga.,—John Hackman, 68
years old, died suddenly at his home,
75 Kelfey Street, March 5th. He
retired in the evening apparently in
good health and was found dead in
bed in the morning. He was a pi
oneer Atlantan and engaged in busi
ness here for many years. The fu
neral was held from the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, Rev.
Robert Kennedy officiating. He is
survived by his widow; two sons
Richard and Robert • ..daughters
-Misses
Augusta, Ga.—Mrs. Annie Rich
ardson, of Aiken, S. C., and James J.
Farrell, of New York, were united
in marriage at the Church of Our
Lady, Help of Christians, Aiken,
S. C., Sunday afternoon, March 19th,
Rev. L. E. Forde, the pastor, offi
ciating. The bride was attended by
Miss Bridget Lyons, of Augusta and
Mr. Patrick Pepworth, of New York,
was best man. A reception for Mr.
and Mrs. Farrell was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrj;. John Mays.
Mrs. Annie R. Nichols and Mrs. Mary
Ellen Owens assisted the hostess in
entertaining. Many Augusta friends
of the bride attended the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrell will reside in
New York.
Augusta, Ga.—Mrs. Annie B. Ram
sey, 38 years of age, died at her
home in this city, March 18th, after
a lingering illness. She is survived
by her father, R. T. Bryant; two
sisters, Mrs. J. T. Ramsey and Mrs.
D. L. Jordan; and four daughters,
Mrs. James Dee and the Misses
Mabel, Florence and Martha Ram
sey. The funeral was held from St.
Patrick’s church, March 20th. In
terment was at City Cemetery.
Savannah, Ga.—The Savannah
council, Knights of Columbus, in
which Rt. Rev. Benjamin J. Kei-
ley, D. I)., has always been par
ticularly interested, adopted the
following resolutions on his res
ignation at its meeting the eve
ning of March 8th and forward
ed a copy to him at the Epis
copal residence:
“Whereas, the Rt. Rev. Benja
min J. Keiley has decided, on ac
count of his defective eyesight, to
resign from his position as Bish
op of Savannah; and,
“Whereas, Savannah Council,
Knights of Coiumbus, feels a
debt of gratitude for his untir
ing interest and co-operation:
“Therefore, be it resolved, that
Savannah council, Knights of Co
lumbus, litis learned with sincere
regret the news of the Bishop’s
resignation and feels that some
word of appreciation for kind
nesses and interest shown should
he expressed to him directly;
and it hereby expresses to him
in behalf of each and every mem
ber of Savannah council its best
wishes for his health and happi
ness.
SAVANNAH COUNCIL NO. 631,
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
DAN L. SHERIDAN, Chm.
E. A. CURTIS,
J'. H. BUBEE,
Committee.
Georgia s Sons of Old Erin
Honor Ireland's Patron Sai
Women of State Also Pay Tribute to Great Apostle—R
ligious Services, Parade, Exercises and Several Ban
quets at Savannah—Other Cities Celebrate.
Convent Flag Poles at Phe-
nix, Ala., Across the River,
Cut Down and Cross De
stroyed.
GEORGIA ENTERTAINS
JAMES A. FLAHERTY,
LEADER OF KNIGHTS
Continued from Page One.
men’s Association of Georgia, and to
the work of the association.
“The Holy Father made me a
Knight of St. Gregory in the civil
class, as is becoming a man of
peace,” he said. “He made ‘Pat’
Rice a Knight in the military class.”
He explained that there were but
two knights in the military class in
the United States, both Georgians,
Capt. Rice and Admiral Wm. S. Ben
son, U. S. N.
Mr. Flaherty paid his respects to
Rt. Rev. Benjamin J. Keiley, D. IX,
Episcopal Residence the
aftq Ans address. A dele-
companicd him
n off to
Columbus, Ga.—Citizens of Co
lumbus and nearby places in both
Georgia and Alabama are indignant
at the latest indignity offered the
Catholic nuns of Phenix City by the
lawless element of the place, which
is held responsible for cutting down
a forty-foot iron flag pole and a
smaller wooden pole on the convent
grounds the night of March 13 or
in the early morning hours follow
ing. Crosses on the poles were de
stroyed. The Columbus Enquirer-
Sun, in its issue of March 15, pub
lishes the following story about the
affair:
Upon discovery yesterday morning
of the destruction of two United
States flag poles on the premises
of the Catholic mission ' school in
Phenix City, indignation was ex
pressed by many citizens of the
cities across the river, as well as
citizens of Columbus against the ac
tivities of the lawless element that
perpetrated this and other similar
outrages.
Early yesterday morning, it was
found that a forty foot iron pole on
the grounds on the sisters’ school
and convent had bene sawed at the
base and thrown on the ground. The
pole was about four inches at the
base, on the top of it was an iron
cross. On the premises of the an
nex next door, a wooden pole had
been cut down and the cross thereon
destroyed. The iron pole had been
disjointed, according to the sisters
in charge of the mission school and
rendered in a condition which will
make it impossible to again erect it.
ANONYMOUS LETTER.
The destruction of the flag poles
at the- mission school and convent
follows the receipt by the Catholic
sisters, of an anonymous letter on
last January 6, which demanded
that either the United States flag
or the cross on the pole be re
moved forthwith. The sisters, of
course did not comply with the de
mand and a few days thereafter the
rope on the iron pole was cut. A
chain was then substituted—the sis
ters thinking thus to protect their
flag from further molestation—but
some time during Monday night or
Tuesday morning, the poles were
cut down. The cross on the iron
pole was tossed into the street.
The letter received in January
was signed “Citizen of Phenix
(City.”
In speaking of the incident yes
terday, a sister of the school stated
that about« four years ago, the
American flag on the iron pole was
split into shheds and tied into num-
Svannah, Ga.—St. Patrick’s Day
1922, will give long in the memory
of the sons and daughters of Erin
and their friends in this city. Re
ligious services, a great parade with
I, 00 in line, and two banquets, one
by the Hibernian Society and an
other by the Jasper Greens—these
were but a few of the features will
went to make the day memorable.
Joseph E. Kelley was grand mar*
shal of the parade, which was stag
ed after High Mass at St. Patrick’s
Church, starting from the church,
through Liberty Street to East
Broad, thence to Broughton, to
Drayton, to Bay, to Bull and then
to C. L. A., Hall, where it disband
ed.
The parade was held under the
auspices of the A. O. H. Following
Marshal Kelley were Lieut. O’Con
nor, adjutant of the Irish Jasper
Greens; Lieut. Kelley, adjutant of
the Benedictine Cadets; James E.
Harte, John A. Cleary, James R.
Gallagher, L. F. McGrath, Jr., Dr.
J. M. Egan, Dan J. Sheehan, Frank
J. Kearney, O’Neill Kenny, Joseph
Connors, John J. Coleman, W J.
Bremer, F. J. Kenney, James T.
Monahan, Jr., and W. L. Kilroy,
After the marshal’s aids came
the members of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians and the Irish-
American Friendly' Society', bearing
Old Glory, the “Erin Go Bragh” or
old Ireland; and the new design
of the Irish Free State. The Irish
Jasper Greens, niw Battery E, of
the 118th Regiment, Field Artillery
commanded by Capt. John A. Daily
and Lieutenants James A. Dawn
and Cletus Bergan.
Then came the Benedictine
Cadets, headed by Senior Capt. Au
gustus Merkle, with its color bear
ers carrying the national emblem
and that of the new Free State.
The cadets received favorable com
ment all along the line of march.
Next appeared three troops of
Boy Scouts with one of Girl Scouts
as follow's: Benedictine Scouts of
the Marist Brothers School; Troop
No. 28 of St. Patrick’s Church;
Troop No.- 13, Girl Scouts, of
Sacred Heart Church; and Troop
No.'15 of Sacred Heart Church.
Knights Parade.
Then came the members of the
A. O.H, the Irish-American Friend
ly Society and the Knights of Co
lumbus, who formed the larger part
of the parade numbering over 500.
William J. Ryan headed the A. O.
H.; President Monahan led the
Irish-Americans, and Leo Morrissy,
grand knight og the K. of C., was
at the head of his organization.
These were followed by auto
mobiles bearing officials and mem
bers of the Ladies Auxiliary' of the
A. O. H., among whom were noticed
Mrs. Hemans Oliver, president of
the auxiliary; Mrs. Thomas L. Gan
non, president of the Savannah
division; Father Foley, chaplain of
the auxiliary.
All of the cars were decorated
in streamers and designs in the
green, white and gold, and the
green, yvhite andorangc.
The parade was reviewed by' the
members of the Hibernian Society
as it passed the De Soto Hotel.
Present with the members of that
organization on the De Soto porch
were Mayor Stewart and Aldermen
John N. Davis, Gordon Saussy,
Robert W. Groves, John L. Cabell
and others.
Two of the alderman were in the
line of parade, P. J. McNamara and
Joseph McMarthy. The music of
the parade was furnished by Apple
white’s band, and “Tipperary”
seemed, nearly as popular yesterday
as it did seven years ago.
Scouts taking part in the parade
were:
Troop 14, Harist School for Boys
Thomas L. Finn, scoutmaster.
Troop 28, St. Patrick’s Church,
Terence Kempf, scoutmaster.
Troop 15, Sacred-Heart Church
Albion Gruber, scoutmaster.
Sacred Heart Church Birl Scouts
Miss Elizabeth Moore, captain.
Troops 14 and 28 returned to
Marist School after the parade,
where refreshments were served by
a committee of ladies—Mrs. P. F.
McNally, Mrs. J. J. Halligan and
Mrs. B. P. Winters.
of Savannah for the tneth con
secutive time at the one hundred
and tenth St. Patrick’s Day banqu
of the organization, held this y
at the De Soto Hotel. “Oratory,
patriotic and effectual; music vocal,
orchestral, and all cxcuisite; a
fraternity and unity of spirit of
the most refreshing character, and
a menu of fasting variety—” that!
is the way the Savannah Morning
News described the affair.
Telegrams of congratulation were
read from the oldest Hibernian So
cieties in America, those of New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, Balti
more and Charleston. Col. William
L. Grayson, Thomas F. Walsh, Jr.
and Judge Peter Meldrim, who
headed the local Hibernians for
twenty-five years, were with Judge
John E. Sclioatz, the speakers of
the evening.
‘The Irish Free State will ripen
into a republic,” Col. Grayson said,”
and the cherished hopes of the race
will be realized. Whatever happen
in the meantime, the great traditi
and glories of the Irish people
be maintained.”
The address of Mr. Walsh radiated
optimism. “Those who think the dif
ferences between De Valera and Grif
fith are fatal are forgetful of our
own history,” he said, and he pointed
out parallel cases in the early his
tory' of the American republic, when
ever the leaders feared for the
ture. “America solved the problem
and Ireland will do likewise,”
said.
Judge Mcldrim’s address was a
lightful apostrophe to the new Iri
flag and an urgent, soul-stirring
plea for peace in Ireland. Unity is
essential, he said, and he called foi
united opinion and action in Ire
land and among the Irish in Ameri
ca, that the future of Erin be secnr
Judge Schwartz chose for his sub,
“The Ladies,” a popular subject a
any banquet, especially an Irish one!
and he paid them one of the pret
tiest tributes it has been the goo
fortune of the banqueters to hea
Besides Mr. O’Byrne, the followin
officers were elected: Arthur O’Hara,"
vice-president, John W. Golden, sec
retary; C. A. McCarthy, secretary;
E. G. Thomas, assistant secretar
Leo A. Morrissy, Harry Haslam an
John F. Gleason were the member
of the committee on arrangements
for the banquet, and the music w
furnished by Jacobson’s Orehest
and a quartette composed of Mrs.
Hubner, Mrs. S. McCandless, W.
Clower and John Y. Dwyer.
THE JASPER GREENS
HIBERNIAN BANQUET
M. A, O'Byrne was rc-elected
j—*,,,., preside*' >f the Hibernian S
The traditions of the Irish Jaspi
Greens of Savannah were told
retold at the annual banquet
Patrick’s Day' at Hotel Savannl
Incidentally, it was an observe tf
of the eightieth anniversary of
organization, which is now known!
ficially as Battery E, 118th Regiml
Field Artillery, Capt. J. A. Da
commandant of the unit, presided!
the dinner.
Capt. J. F. McCarthy, one of
oldest members of the Jasper Greq
emphasized the importance of
traditions of the organization, a
ture promoted in the Britsli ar|
hut more or less neglected in
United States. The traditions thj
selves yvere outlined by Rev, Em
Walsh, pastor of St. Pats
Church, Savannah.
“You established yourselvi
Mexico under Capt. Mahon,” hq
“and in the War Between the
you were called upon to dcfc|
vannah, you ably did your
Fort Pulaski. You have a
worthy record in the battles!
General Johnson in TennessJ
later hinder General Hood in 1
Carolina. You were worthy
traditions of the great man w|
name y'ou bear. You remember!
have within you the spirit and hi
of a people who struggled forf
years against the nation that j
pressed them.”
Col. R. J. Travis, commandef
the regiment, paid a tribute to
McCarthy, whom he characterizj
the truest friend any organi^
could have and to Capt. Dailj
outfit’s efficient commando
then stressed the point
Irish Jasper Greens is
outfit, “From the crests < ;