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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
IN CATHOLIC CIRCLES
GEORGIA NOTES
CENTENNIAL OBSERVED FATHER HORTON SPEAKS
BY KENTUCKY SISTERS IN PROTESTANT CHURCH
Nuns of St7"catherine CoJTO MEN’S BIBLE CLASS
Columbus, Ga.—Word lias been
received in Columbus from the war
department that Major H. B. Chea-
dlc, presiding officer of the local
Fourth Degree Assembly, Knights
of Columbus, and now stationed at
Fort Benning, has been ordered to
the Philippine Islands. He will
sail in October. The news of his
coming departure was received with
deep regret, for during his stay in
this city Major Cheadle has won
a large place in the hearts of the
people, boch Catholic and non-Cath-
olic, by Lis activities and his pleas
ing personality.
and bead of the department of music
at Georgetown Visitation Convent.
Previous to entering the convent
she was contralto at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, Savannah,
and later organist at St. Patrick’s.
Savannah, Ga.—So successful was
(he recent minstrel staged by the
Benc^aictine School that it was ne
cessary to put it on again to satisfy
the popular demand June 2. The
t'-eond performance was received
even as well as the first. After the
minstrel an orchestra furnished
music for dancing. This was part
of the commencement program at
Benedictine School.
Augusta, Ga.—The Parent-Teach
ers’ Association of the Catholic High
School, Augusta, conducted a vaude
ville show in the school auditorium
June 1, one that was termed a
“clever performance” by local pap
ers.
Augusta, Ga.—The infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Battey died
during the month. It was hut a
few days old. Mr. Battey is Grand
Knight of the Augusta Council,
Knights of Columbus.
Savannah, Ga.—Gladys M. Butti-
mer, 15 years of age, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Buttimer,
died June 2 after an illness of sev
eral months. The pallbearers at
the funeral, which was held from
the Cathedral of St. John the Zap-
tist were Edward Lenehan, Arthur
Daly, D. V. Daly, William Cooney,
Leon Cooney and William Brady, all
cousins of the deceased.
Columbus, Ga—The Mother’s Day
service at Fort Benning was unus
ual in at least one respect. There
was a joint observance under the
auspices of the Holy Name Society
and the Jewish Welfare Board. Two
large American flags were dedicat
ed, one by Father Lennan, and the
other by Rabbi Rosenthal. Four
other chaplains, Congregational, Ep
iscopal, and Methodist Episcopal,
North and South, were also pres
ent. General^ Malone delivered an
address on “'lhc F'lag,” while “Moth
er” was the subject of Rev. Jos.
Moylan, of the Church of the Holy
Family.
Atlanta, Ga—Rev. Robert Kennedy
pastor of the Immaculate Conception
Church, officiated at the funeral of
Mrs. Julia Steen, June 4. Interment
was at West View. Two sons and
her husband survive Mrs. Steen.
Columbus, Ga.—Mrs. Mary Ham-
merton, aged G3, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A. .1. Per-
l-oux, after an extended illness.
Two daughters and two sons sur
vive her. She was a devoted mem
ber of Holy Family Church, from
which funeral services were held.
Interment was in Riverdale Ceme
tery.
memorate Their One Hun- Catholic church Is the Sub-
dredth Anniversary.
Albany, Ga.—Under the title: “Un
usual Foil;,” Mrs. R. E. McCormack
contributed an article of merit to
a current issue of NEA. The article
is appearing in hundreds of news
papers throughout the country. Mrs.
McCormack is the wife of R. E. Mc
Cormack, president of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Albany up
to the present term, when he de
clined re-election.
Savannah, Ga.—Word was recent
ly received in Savannah of the
death at Georgetown Visitation Con
vent of Sister Dominica, formerly
Miss Ida O’Byrne of this city. She
was the eldest daughter of the late
Judge D. A. O’Byrne, and entered
religious life about thirty years ago.
She was an accomplished musician,
Atlanta, Ga.—The funeral of Mrsi
George Sihler, who died late in
May, ’was held from St. Anthony’s
Church, Rev. 0. N. Jackson offic
iating. The pallbearers were H. E.
Gregory, Henry Muench, Dr. Carl
Kuebler, W. L. Herrington, Henry
Sha'ddcan and Alford Kncttncr.
Savannah, Ga.—Mrs. Minnie Clark
Purdy died June 3 in a local hos
pital after an extended illness. She
is survived by her husband, W. C.
Fudry, three sister, Mrs. A. P. Mur
phy of Miami, Mrs. M. H. Mann of
West Palm Beach, and Miss Lila
Clark of Ellsworth, Maine; one
brother, J. A. Clark of Jckyl Island;
two daughters, Miss Marie Purdy
and Mrs. E. F. O’Brien, of Atlan
ta, and six sons. Rev. Dan Mc
Carthy officiated at the funeral ser
vices, which were held from the Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist.
St. Catherine, Ky.—The Dominican
Sisters of Saint Catherine of Sien
na began May 31, the public festivi
ties commemorating the onc-hun-
dredth anniversary of the founda
tion of their institute. Three bish
ops, an abbot and seventy priests
representing dioceses and religious
institutions in various parts of the
country were assembled for the ob
servance of the opening day, Cler
gy Day.
Thc'ccremonics began with a pro
cession of the clergy from the rec
tory to the convent chapel, the Sis
ters’ choir assisted by the Domini
can students of Saint Rose Priory
singing “Ecce Sacerdos Magnus.’
Solemn High Mass was sung at ten
o’clock by Very Rev. D. J. Kennedy,
0. P., S. T. ''M., Professor of Dog
matic Theology, at the Catholic
University, Washington, D. C., as
sisted by Very Rev. T. L. Crowley.
O. P., Pastor of Saint Mary’s Church,
New Haven, Conn., Deacon, and Very
Rev. J. A. Heenan, O. P., Pastor of
Saint Louis Bertrand's Church,
Louisville, Kv., Sub-Deacon. The
orator of the occasion was Right
Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, S.
T. I)., Rector of the Catholic Uni
versity, Washington, II .C.
Great Work of Sisterhood.
The Bishop, in his classic oration,
said in part: “One hundred years
ago on this site four young ladies
of Kentucky put on the venerable
habit of'the Dominican Sisterhood.
With thffm began the mareyolus ca
reer of the religious institution
which is active today in over 50 dio
ceses of the United States, counts
over 8000 members, and from the
Atlantic to the Pacific is responsi
ble for the good conduct of numer
ous colleges and academies, hospi
tals, asylums and homes, splendid'
works of worship, and education,
unsurpassed in any age of the
church for the love and devotion
ject of His Talk in Leading
Atlanta Methodist Church.
Atlanta, Ga.—The Men’s Bible
Class of the Ponce de Leon Meth
odist Episcopal Church of this
city, recently heard Rev. James
A. Horton, S. M., pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, deliver an address
on the essentials of Catholicism.
Father Horton’s talk was the re
sult of a cordial invitation ex
tended him .to address the class..
He gave them the Catholic inter
pretation of the Mission and na
ture of Christ, the establishment
of the church as the means of
continuing the mission of Christ,
the principle of authority, in
fallibility and some other misun
derstood points about Catholic
beliefs and practices.
The lecture was very well re
ceived by Father Horton’s audi
tors, and he was pleased with
the reception accorded him. Be
fore the meeting he met several
ministers in the pastor’s study,
clerygmen who had come to hear
him speak, and he spent some
time in discussion with them.
The invitation to Father Hor
ton' to speak in a Protestant
Church, one of the leading Prot
estant churches in the state, on
the subject of his religion, is a
fine indication that the people
of Atlanta are by no means fair
ly represented by the anti-Catho-
lics who are giving to Atlanta
a had name, one that Atlanta
as a whole does not deserve.
ANTI-CATHOLICS RULE
SCHOOLS OF EL PAS(
Catholic Principal of High
School Is Dismissed Despite
Protests.
Savannah, Ga.—Alary Margaret
Douglas, the six-months old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Douglas,
died at a local hospital late in May.
Surviving are her parents, three
brothers and two sisters. Interment
was in Hillcrest Cemetery, after
services at the Cathedral.
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL RICHARD REID
EXERCISES IN AUGUSTA
Augusta, Ga.—The Catholic High
School of Augusta held its annual
commencement in the High School
auditorium Jun 13th, in the pres
ence of a most appreciative audience
of parents and well wishers of the
graduates.
The graduating class consisted of
six members of the new High School
who had proved their proficiency
in the business department. They
are Harmon Brandenburg, Aubrey
Sterling Colley, Geddies Frederick
Hernlen, Frederick William John
ston, Jr., George Edward Markwal-
ter and Joseph Smith.
A contest in public speaking con
stituted the leading feature of the
evening exercises. There were five
speakers selected from the Fresh
man High Class. . They displayed
wonderful talent and gave a most
interesting and varied exhibition of
oratorical skill and ability. The
contestants for the oratorical prize
medal were: Hermon R. Branden
burg, who recited “The Black Horse
and His Ride”; Edward G. Farrell
who 'selected “The Church and La
bor”; Marion M. May, Jr., who re
cited “College Oil Cans”; George E.
Markwalter who delivered “Govern
ment and Loyalty”; and Phillip S.
Farrell who spoke the “Curse of
Regulus.”
The gold medal was awarded to
Marion May Jr. Next in order was
Phillip Farrell. Next Edward Farrell.
In introducing the speakers of the
evening the Principal Rev. Brother
Abdas took occasion to remark on
the success of the new venture of
establishing a standardized Catho
lic High School in Augusta. Fifteen
young men were matriculated in the
Freshman High last September and
TO RECEIVE M. A.
M. A. O’BYRNE NAMED
CATHOLIC CLUB HEAD
which created them, the courage and First Step Made -"in Move-
zeal which quickened them, and the
sacrifice which sustained them.”
1ARISTS PLAN CAMP
IN NORTH GEORGIA!
ment to Erect New Home
for Savannah Organizations
Savannah, Ga.—Plans for the erec
tion of a large building in this city,
to be the home of the Catholic Club
of Savannah, recently incorporated,
together with the announcement that
M. A. O'Byrne is to he president of
Former Worcester Resident
Comes from Augusta, Ga.
to Be Awarded Degree.
Father Horton to Direct
Summer Institution in
Mountains on Rabun Lake. I this new organization as a result of
his election at a recent meeting have
Atlanta, Ga.—Perhaps the only I been officially made public by of-
Catholic camp of its kind in the fj cers 0 f the new body.
South will he conducted by the rl „ . ,
Marist Fathers of Atlanta this sum- The board of dlreclors is made up
mer at Lakemont, Ga., six miles of three representatives of the K. of
North of Tallulah Falls on Lake C. and three representatives of the
Rabun, 125 miles north of Atlanta. C. L. A. In addition, two other direc-
The camp is under the duspices of tors are appointed. The representa
the Marist College of Atlanta, and lives were the original incorporators,
will lie personally supervised by The complete board follows:
Rev. James A. Horton, S. M. Leo A. Morrissy, W. A. Rooks, J. M.
The camp will open July 3 and Alvarez, N. T. Stafford, John S. Rob-
close August 19. Every moment ortson, E. J. Sullivan, Dr. J. H. Col-
of a hoy’s stay at the camp will he ii ns> Thos. L. Finn, W. T. Walsh,
filled with useful occupation and Clias. F. Powers.
association with men who deiote Under the plans as announced to-
their lives to the training of youth. ( j aVj a mer g er Q f the property inter-
A short period each day will _I >c | esl 0 f the Knights of Columbus and
Richard Reid, a graduate of
Holy Cross, class of 1918, of Au
gusta, Ga., editor of the Bulle
tin, the official organ of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, the only Catholic news
paper between Baltimore and
New Orleans, will be honored
with a Master of Arts degree
tomorrow before the presenta
tion of the degrees to this year’s
graduating class.
Mr. Reid is a Worcester pro
duct. He graduated from the
Academy of the Sacred Heart in
1914, before entering Holy Cross
While at Holy Cross he was
one of the heavy contributors to
the Purple and in his senior
year was editor of the column
entitled “Under the Bose.”
—Worcester Gazette.
During the absence of the Edi
tor it is our privilege to carry
the above ns it was carried in
the Worcester Gazette.
given to intellectual work, either I Cath6lic Library Association has
study or reading, depending On the f j na j| y i, ecl , accomplished after years
m/I iifi/lim 1 n n/l hie noone I M P 51 Mil I t - _ - . .. #
of continuous work along this line
of the camp will he to return the
hoys to their homes stronger and
better, less selfish, more self-re
liant, hardened by the outdoor life
To Combine Interests.
It is planned to combine this prop
erty interest, which totals about $75,-
, “‘ U " L , u j • 1 , ■ , , ‘“, 000, and to have this amount as a inl
and the sports of mountain, lake and j ^ arQund which othel .
monev will
stream. 1
Although conducted by the Marist
Fathers, the camp will lie non-sec
tarian, and hoys of good character
will he admitted regardless of their
religion.
Catholic Paper Cheated
these same fifteen completed the
standard course a hundred per cent
strong. Fifteen began the year
and fifteen completed the year suc
cessfully without a single failure—
all arc either graduated or promot
ed to the Sophomore year of the
High School.
Rev. H. A. Schonhardt, pastor of
St. Patrick’s Church, delivered the
addi-JP' the evening of the gradua
tion*®
Quincy, 111.—Sheriffs and the po
lice of many Middle Western coun
ties are trying to find and arrest
a man known as A. Shopman, for
whom a warrant charging embezzle
ment has been issued on complaint
of the Western Catholic Company
of Quincy. It is alleged that Shop
man undertook to get out a his
torical edition of the “Eastern Cath-
be raised and added.
Other Catholic organizations, as
well as individuals, will he invited to
purchase stock in the new building.
According to the plans as now ten
tatively outlined by the Catholic
Club of Savannah, this organization
will have a building which will be
operated similarly to the Y. M. C. A.
The building will provide adequate
meeting places for various Catholic
organizations, will afford atlieletic
equipment and a swimming pool, to
gether with club rooms, reading
rooms, etc.
At the meeting of the directors M
A. O’Byrne was unanimously decided
upon as the first president of the
club.
Mr. O’Byrne was waited upon, and
El Paso.—The sinister spectre of
of religious bigotry has shown its
head in El Paso, where the dis
missal of Miss Maria J. Gallagher,
for twenty-five years a member of
the school department, from her
position as principal of the Alamo
School, is regarded by Catholics as
the begining of an organized at
tempt to deprive them of position*
of responsibility in the educational
system of the community.
It was freely predicted, previous
to the last school elections, that
anti-Catholic bias might he expect
ed from several candidates, and this
conviction was strengthened by the
approval given the Ku Klux Klan
by several of the members of the
Board.
That the dismissed of Miss Gal
lagher, whose reinstatement is re
quested by thirty-one teachers of
the Alamo School of which she was
principal, is a direct outcome of the
victory of bigoted forces, is a well-
founded belief here.
The Rev. M. O’Leary of St. Pat
rick’s Cathedral has not restitated
to take to the El Paso Herald for
its defense of the school hoard
against the charge of religious hia
in a sermon preached shortly after-
Miss Galagher’s dismissal.
“Many of the fair-minded men
and women of this city,” said Father
O’Leary, “are coming to the con
clusion that the school hoard is
carrying out some of its pre-elec-
ion threats, The Herald asks: “Doe*
it seem reasonable that the school
hoard, if it had wanted to enforce
an anti-Catholic” conspiracy, would
have singled out this one most
estimable woman for sacrifice and
left dozens of Catholics on the list
of professional educators, in other
posts?”
Anti-Catholic Conspiracy.
“In reply I answer it would not
seem reasonable, were the majority
of the school hoard noted for their
prudence and good judgement, hut
unfortunately they are not so noted,
for they manifested a total lack of
these desirable qualities, first when
they presented a motion that the
superintendent of schools he em
powered to dismiss any principal or
teacher without giving a reason
therefore, and second, when they
approved the Ku Klux Klan, an or
ganization discredited and despised
by every American worthy of the
name, an organization of which even
its own members are ashamed,
since they do not openly confess
themselves and in some cases have
shown the decency to prefer jail
rather than confess their guilt.”
It is remembered here that Con
gressman Robert Henry, who is
campaigning for the United States
Senate nomination on an avowedly
Ku Klux Klan platform, was one of
those who complimented the victors
in the recent school election, which
was regarded as a fight on the Cath
olic Church.
When Henry’s intention of mak
ing his campaign speech in defensa
of the Ku Klux Klan became ap
parent, Mayor Davis of El Paso with
drew permission which had bc-ei
previously accorded him to spea’
in one of the public parks, declar
ing that the public had no means
of judging the Ku Klux Klan except
by its deeds, and sailing attention
to the fact that many of these deeds
had been unlawful and some highly^
crimincal.
Henry was granted the use of the
First Methodist Church, where lie
delivered a tirade against Catholics!
among other things saying that" till
Klan today is bringing more younf
men directly, and more young wo|
men indirectly, into the Protestan|
churches than any other organiza|
tion in existence throughout thj
United States.”
GREENVILLE NOTES
olic’ and on this representation oh- ],j s acceptance of the position r
tained a considerable sum of money
which he appropriated for his own
use. He did not fulfill his contract
with persons wishing to advertise
in the prospective edition.
Rev.
editor
ceived by the committee.
It has not yet been decided whether
the property of the two combined
organizations will he sold, and a new
building erected on another site, or
M. J. Foley, president and I whether a building will be erected on
of the “Western Catholic,” one of the two sites now owned. The
is fearful that other Catholic puhli-1 popular suggestion at the present
cations may unwittingly employ time is to sell the C. L. A. site, tear
Shopman, and is doing all he can to | down the K. of C. hall at Bull and
acquaint them with the man’s dis- Jones streetc and upon this site build
honesty. the new edifice.
Greenville, S. C.—Greenville Coil
cil No. 1G08, Greenville, S. C., liff
fitted up the second story and ol
room on tire first floor of Coluinbf
Hall as club rooms. They are ops
Tuesday and Friday nights. IV
tallies, card tables, Victroln:. a-
other furnishings have been put
and are bringing the boys out.
Greenville Council exemplified j
first, second and third degrees
large class recently. Visiting Knil
highly complimented the Green?
Degree Team on their first and ,
ond degree work. Capt. Monti
and his famous degree team fj
Charlotte, N. C., put on the
Degree. They were at thejjk be
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