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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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BISHOP BARRY ORDAINS
PRIESTS AT ST. LEO’S
Three Benedictines Receive
Holy Orders in Florida—Dr.
Conoley Delivers Sermon.
Special to The Bulletin.
St. Leo, Fla.—The most impressive
ceremony ever ■witnessed in the St.
Leo College chapel occurred Sunday
morning, June 3rd, when Rt- Rev.
Bishop Patrick Barry, D. D., of St
Augustine, ordained three young
Benedictines priests. They had al
ready received sululcaconship Octo
ber 21, 1921, from the Most Rev.
Mi J. Curley, the present arch
bishop of Baltimore. The diaconate
was conferred on them on June 2,
1923. The neo-presbyters are the
Rev. Edgar Lang, 0. S. B., horn in
Bavaria; Rev. Paul Keegan, 0. S. B-,
horn in New York City; and, Rev
Fiorian Colbert, 0. S. B., a native
of Indiana. They madS their classic
al studies at St. Vincent Archabbey,
Beattey, Pa., and their novitiate
and the philosophical and theologi
cal studies at St. Leo Abbey, St
Leo, Florida, under the direction of
the Rt. Rev. Abbot Charles, 0. S.
B-, D. D.
Tlie Rev. Edgar Lang, O. S. B.,
celebrated his first solemn High
Mass, coram episcopo, in the col
lege chapel on the day after his
ordination. Rev. Fiorian Colbert,
O. S. B., acted as deacon and Rev.
Paul Keegan, O. S. B., as subdeacon
of this solemn function. Prior Fran
cis performed the office of arch
priest. The assistants of Bishop
Barry at the throne were Rev. John
Conoley, !)• I)., and Rev. Louis Fes-
er, O. S. B., while the other mem
bers of the Abbey assisted in the
sanctuary. St. Anthony’s choir, San
Antonio, sang the Mass. The sermon
of the day was delivered by ReV.
Dr. John Conoley, of Gainesville.
Fla. His sermon was addressed
mainly to the newly ordained priests
officiating; but it was a sermon
full of interest for all present, both
Catholics and lion-Catholics. The
preacher brought out in his quiet,
forceful way how so much unrest
had crept into the world because of
the absence of religion and conse
quent respect for the holy priest
hood. He also called attention to
the fact that the Benedictine Order,
to which these three new priests be
long, was founded fifteen hundred
years ago for the purpose of teach
ing peace and charity to a restless
world and to help others to escape
its many pitfalls. The young Levijcs
were reminded of their great dig-
ntiy, responsibilities and sacrifices
that would be their lot as monks
and priests, but were also consoled
that thg, reward for their future
work would more than recompense
all the sacrifices. The celebration
was concluded with the singing of
the Te ll.um by all present.
The other two priests will cele
brate their first Holy Masses on the
17th of June; Father Paul, O. S ,B.,
in St. Joseph of the Holy Family
Church, New York City, and Father
Fiorian, O. S. B„ in St. Anne
Church, Chicago.
James Harvey Winner
Of Atlanta K. of C. Essay
Contest.
Three Priests Come to Georgia to
Labor in Diocese of Savannah
Savannah, Ga.—Two recently ordained priests, Rev.
James E. King and Rev. John J. Bessmer, both of Troy, N.
Y., have arrived in Georgia to labor in the Diocese of Sa
vannah. Father King and Father Bessmer are at present
stationed at the Cathedral of St: John the Baptist in Savan
nah. Rev. Joseph Cassidy, of Flushing, D- I., has also been
assigned to the Diocese of Savannah, and is now at the Ca
thedral. Father Halligan, who has been stationed at the
Cathedral for the past year, has returned to the Archdiocese
of New York.
Father King is a native of Troy, N.
Y., and a brother of Rev. Christo
pher King, pastor, of St. Patrick’s
Church, Ravena, N. Y. He was edu
cated at St. Michael’s Academy,Troy;
Villa NoVa College, Pennsylvania,
and St. Bonaventure’s Seminary.He
celebrated his first mass at St. Mi
chael's Church, Troy, and an uncle,
Rev. Edward P. Drohan, O. S. A., of
Staten Island, N. Y., delivered the
sermon on the occasion.
Father Bessmer is also a graduate
of St. Michael’s Academy, Troy. He
then entered St. Laurent College,
Montreal, and secured his theologi
cal training at St. Bernard’s Sem
inary, Rochester, N. Y., and at St.
Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore. At St.
Mary’s he was selected as one of the
six honor students to pursue special
studies at the Catholic University
of America at Washington, I). C. He
is an athlete of note. His first
Mass was sung at Holy Trinity
Church, Troy.
Troy has given the Diocese of
Savannah two'other priests now sta
tioned in Georgia. Rev. Jeremiah
O’Hara, of St. Patrick’s Church, Au
gusta, and Rev. 1). J. Murphy, S. J.,
of St. Joseph’s Church, Macon.
Bishop To Invest Captain
Rice With Papal Honor
At Laymen’s Retreat
Augusta, Ga.—Capt. P. H. Rice
of this city, president of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia and-a member of the
national board of directors of
the Knights of Columbus, who
was made a Knight Command
er of St. Gregory the Great in
Military class by the late Pope
Benedict XV, an honor possessed
only by him and Admiral Ben
son in this country, will be in
vested with the insignia of the
honor by Rt. Rev. Michael J.
Keyes, D. D., Bishop of Savan
nah, at the close of the men’s
retreat at Sacred Heart Church
Sunday, July 15th.
The retreat will open the
evening of July 12, Thursday.
It will be conducted by Very
Rev. E. J. Cummings, S- J.,
president of Loyola University,
New Orleans, one of the most
eloquent pulpit orators in the
United States. Applications
have already been received from
several retreats, and others who
wish to attend are urged to send
the application blank appearing
in this i,ssuc to 1409 Lamar
Building, Augusta, at once. Re-
treatants are welcome from out
side Georgia.
Savannah K. of C.
Special to The Bulletin.
Atlanta, Ga.—James Harvey, a pu
pil in the eighth grade in the Mar-
ist School, was declared a \vinnqr
in the essay contest on the subject:
“America’s Contribution Toward
Winning the World War”, conduct
ed under the auspices of the Fourth
Degree Assembly, Knights of Colum
bus, of Atlanta. The award was an
nounced by Faithful Navigator Louis
I). Sharpe. The judges were Mr.
ffvelyn Harris and Major Otey B.
Mitchell. The winner -is a son of
James A. Harvey, and Atlanta in
surance man, who recently moved to
Jackson, Mississippi. The prize is a
four week’s outing at the Marist
Summer Camp in North Georgia.
Initates Class Of 176 Candi
dates.
Savannah, Ga., —A class of 170
candidates were initiated by Savan
nah Council, Knights of Columbus,
June 24, one of the largest easses
in the history of the order in Geor
gia. Visiting Knights were present
STE PHENS-SULLI VAN.
Atlanta, Ga.—Miss Mary Stephens,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Stephens, of Atlanta, and Leo. A.
Sullivan, were united in marriage
at Sacred Heart Church, June 26th,
Rev. James A. Horton, S. M., pastor,
officiating at the ceremony and at
the nuptial Mass. Prof. Hurley di
rected the music for the Mass. The
bridesmaids were Miss Bettie Zellig,
Miss Julia Wallace, Miss Rae Spie
gel, Miss Eva Mills and Miss Bernice
Collins, and the groomsmen Frank
Stephens, William Stephens, J. N.
Wallace, Jr., and II. Wallace. Miss
Dorothy Stephens, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, and Julio
Guerra of Tampa, Fla., best man. A
wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the brides parents, East
Pine Street, after the ceremony.
After a wedding trip to St. Louis
and Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan
will live in Atlanta- Mrs. Sullivan
is a graduate of Sacred Heart School
Atlanta, and a granddaughter of the
late General and Mrs. Baya of Jack
sonville, Fla. Mr. Sullivan is origi
nally from Kansas City, and is en
gaged in the oil business in At
lanta.
O’LEARY-REID.
Augusta, Ga.—Rt. Rev. Michael J.
Keyes, I). ,D., Bishop of Savannah,
officiated at the marriage of Miss
Mary Katherine O’Leary, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. O’Leary of
Augusta, and Richard Reid, also of
Augusta, at Sacred Heart Church.
June 11th- Rev. P. A. Ryan, S. J.
pastor of Sacred Heart Church, as
sisted Bishop Keyes at the cere
mony and the nuptial Mass which
followed. Miss Margaret O’Leary
and Miss Loretto O’Leary, sisters
of the bride, were bridesmaid and
maid of honor respectively, and
Matthew S. Rice was best man. Lit
tle Miss Rita Annis, a cousin of the
groom, was flower girl. Dr. W. I)
O'Leary of Boston, a brother of the
bride, arid Jerome Franklin of Au
gusta, were ushers. Miss Alice
Doyle, organist, assisted by an or
chestra, provided the music for the
occasion. A reception and wedding
breakfast at the home of the
bride’s parents followed the cere
mony, after which Mr. and Mrs. Reid
left for a wedding trip to New Eng
land. Mrs. Reid is a graduate of
Sacred Heart School and St. Mary's
Academy. Mr. Reid is editor of The
Bulletin and publicity director of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia.
McMAHON-DOMINGUE
Savannah, Ga.—Miss Leona Mary
McMahon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas J. McMahon, and Claude 0.
Dominguc were united in marriage
at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist June 6, Father Halligan officiat
ing. Father Halligan also celebrated
the nuptial Mass which followed.
Miss Mary McCarthy was maid of
honor and Miss Catherine Summer
lin and Miss Florence Knox brides
maids. William J. McMahon was
best man and Joseph A. Power and
William F. McKay ushers. A wed-
from many Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina cities. A barbecue llln 8 breakfast was served after the
was served the candidates, visitors
and other members at Sugar Hill
after the degree work. W. A. Rooks
is grand knight of the Savannah
Council.
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TANNER-VOLKE.
Macon, Ga.—Rev. D. J. Murphy, S.
J„ officiated at the marriage June
17th of Miss Mary Virginia Tanner,
daughter of Mr. 4 and Mrs. W. H.
Tanner of Atlanta, and Leo Henry
Volker of Atlanta. Mrs. Volker is a
recent graduate of the training
school of St. Joseph’s Infirmary of
Atlanta. Mr. Volker is connected
with the Federal Reserve System of
Atlanta, and is active in Atlanta,
Knights of Columbus athletic activi
ties. They will live in Atlanta.
CASHIN-WEIGLE
Augusta, Ga.—Miss Annie Magde-
lene Cashin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Cashin, and Edward
Goodrich Weigle, were united in
marriage at St. Patrick’s Church at
a pretty June wedding. Rev, H. A.
Schonhardt, pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, officiating. Father Schon
hardt also celebrated the nuptial
Mass. Miss Vernon Cashin was
bridesmaid and Gregory Weigle best
man. After the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the home
of the parents of theb ride. Mr. and
Mrs. Weigle will live in Augusta
after their wedding trip, Mr. Weigle
being engaged in business in this
city.
cercmoify at the home of the par
ents, of tlie bride. After a wedding
trip Mr. and Mrs. Domingue will live
in Savannah.
FAUST-SCHWEERS
Augusta, Ga.—Miss Vivian Faust,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B.
Faust, and Florin Schwcers, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Scliweers, were
united in marriage at Sacred Heart
parsonage, June 21st, Rev. P. A.
Ryan, S. J., pastor, officiating. Ber
nard Scliweers was best man and
Miss Myra Pearce bridesmaid. A
wedding breakfast at the home of
the bride’s parents followed the
ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Schwcers
then left for a wedding trip to
North Carolina, and will live in Au
gusta, where Mr. Schwcers is engag
ed in the cotton business. The
groom is a grandson of Capt. E. J.
O’Connor of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia.
SIX PRIESTS ORDAINED
BY BISHOP OF BEIMONT
Dignity of Priesthood Con
ferred Also on Two Other
N. Carolina Abbey Students
Special to The Chronicle.
Belmont, N. C.,—On Sunday, June
3. in the midst of a large number
of relatives and friends, six young
men, having completed their course
of studies at Belmont Abbey Semi
nary, were ordained to the holy
Priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Leo Haid,
D.D., O.S B. Two other members of
the same class were ordained a week
previous; Michael O'Neill, ordained
by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Techan of
Fall River, Mass., and Rev. Thomas
O'Connell, ordained by the Rt. Rev.
Denis J. O’Connell, D.D.. Bishop of
Richmond, Va. Those ordained at
Belmont were: Rev. Leo Frierson,
O.S.B., of Savannah, Ga.; Rev.
Charles Kastned, O.S.B., of Balti
more, Md.; Rev. Bernard McDevitt,
of Donegal County, Ireland; ReV.
Clarence G. Lagle, of Allentown, Pa.;
Rev. Robert Milde, of Brooklyn, N.
Y.; Rev. Charles A. Adler of Mc-
Kecsrocks, Pa. Father McDevitt,
Father Lagle, and Father Adler were
ordaianed for the Vicariate of North
Carolina; Father Leo Frierson, Fa
ther Charles Kastner and Father
Robert Milde belong to the commu
nity of Belmont Abbey.
At the ordination Mass the Right
Reverend Bishop preached a force
ful and instructive sermon .touching
on the long course of studies pre
scribed by the Catholic Church in
order that young-men may properly
prepare themselves for the Priest
hood, the dignity of the priesthood
and the great confidence which Al-
,mighty God places in His priests.
On the following Monday morning
Father McDevitt and Father Midle
celbrated their First Holy Masses in
the Abbey Catheral and at noon a
splendid banquet was served to the
members of the Community and vis
iting relatives and students of Bel
mont Abbey College by Mr. John
O’Donnell, of Asheville, N. C., an un
cle of Father McDevitt.
After a few weeks vacation the
young priests will take up their sac
erdotal work in the South. Father
Leo Frierson, 'C.S.B. has been ap
pointed to the Faculty.of Belmont
Abbey College; Father Charles Kast
ner O.S.B., will be stationed at St.
Joseph’s Institute, Bristow, Va.; Fa
ther McDevitt has been appointed to
St. Thomas's Pro-Cathedral, Wilm-
iington, N. C., as assistant to the
Very Rev. Christopher Dcenen; Rev.
Clarence G. Lagle will assist the Rev.
George Woods at The Orphanage,
Nazareth N. C.; Rev. Robert Milde
will become a member of Belmont
Abbey the Rev. Charles A. Adler
will take up his duties as assistant
to Rev. Louis Bour, Pastor of St.
Lawrence Church, Asheville, N. C.
Rev. Thomas O Connell, a member
of the Richmond Diocese, has been
appointed to missionary work with
headquarters at Fairfax, Va.; Rev.
Michael O’Neill, of the Diocese of
Charleston, will have charge of the
missions of Greenville, S. G.
Corpus Christi Procession.
The annual Corpus Christi pro
cession at Belmont Abbey took place
on Sunday evening June the Tihrd,
and was one of the most inspiring
and touching ceremonies witnessed
during the Whole year. The pro
cession was one of the largest in re
cent years and the many visitors,
non-hatholic as well as catholic, were
deeply impressed by .the grandeur
and solemnity of the occasion. Af
ter leaving the Abbey Cathedral the
procession passed through the mon
astic and college grounds. Benedic
tion being given twice out-doors and
the third and final one in the Ca
thedral. Very Rev. Father Mclchoir,
O.S.B. carried the Most Blessed Sa
crament and the newly ordained
priests formed a special guard of
honor. Members of Belmont Abbey
and Seminary, students of Belmont
Abbey College, Sacred Heart Con
vent, St. Leo’s School, the congre
gation of the Abbey Cathedral and
a large number of visitors took part
in tlie procession. Altars and Shrines
were erected af various places in the
course through which the proces
sion passed and the naturally beau
tiful monastic paths closed with the
solemn “Te Deum.”
SIXTY-SEVEN GRADUATE ^
AT CATHEDRAL SCHOOLS
Bishop Keyes of Savannah
Addresses Parochial Gram
mar School Boys and Girls.
Special to The Bulletin.
Savannah, Ga.—The Cathedral
parochial schools, the St. Vincent
grammar school for girls and the
Marist school for boys held their
commencement exercises jointly in
the Savannah Theatre on the after
CHAPMAN-NIXON.
Savannah, Ga.—Rev. Joseph Smith
officiated at the marriage of Miss
Mary Dow Chapman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. I). Chapman of
Sparta, Ga., and Wm. Maddox Nixon
of Augusta, which was solemnjzed at
the rectory of the Cathedral, June 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Nixon will live in Au
gusta, where Mr. Nixon is engaged
in busidcss.
noon of Thursday, June 14tli, giv
ing the following excellent pro
gram :
“My Country T's of Thee”—
Graduating Class
Salutatory Robert P. Daly
“Merry June” Vincent
Girl Graduates
Recitation. . .“Asleep at the Switch”
Bernard A. McDonough
“Mother Dear” Mana-Vucca
“Songs My Mother Taught Me”..
Anton Dvorak
Marist Choir
“The Message of the Flowers”— •
Girl Graduates
Recitation and Song
“The Flag and the Cross”
, Eugene B. McDonald
Boy Graduates
Valedictory Harrydelle Sumner
Presentation of Diplomas and
Awards
Address to Graduates
Rt. Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. D.
“Holy God We Praise -Tsy Name”
The members of the c'asses
follow:
Marist School
William H. Bischoff, Thomas ,L
Burke, John E. Ciucevich, John J,
Cushman, George V T. Daly, Robert
P. Daly, Joseph C. Davis, John E.
Dc Borde, Francis ,T. Dillon, Robert
S. Downing, Edward T. Dyer, Walter
J. Dyer, John W. Flaherty, Michael
W. Fogarty, Thomas H. Geraty
FrankJL Golden, Joseph J. Harmon,'
Joseph A. Heagarty, James C. Hearn,
Paul C. Hernandez, William H.
Hogan, Jr., Daniel J. Mahany,
Walter J. Mahany, Eugene B. Mc
Donald, Bernard A. McDonough,
Richard E. McGrecvy, Richard V.
Murphy, Robert J. O'Keefe, Cliarlea
F. Powers, Jr., William A. Prender-
gast, William P. Skeffington, Jos
eph N. Sledge, John J. Starrs, Frank
T. Wall, Charles A. Wolfe, William
F. Whalen.
St. Vincent’s Grammar School
M. Antoinette Bruggeman, Mario
G. Bullock, Rosemary K. Burke, Lu-
cile A. Campos, Agnes M. Coffield,
Helen I. Cooney, Evelyn M. Couni-
han, Mary C. Davis, Lucille G. Dulo-
hery, Catherine H. Eason, Jeanne
B. Faivre, Mary E. Fitzgerald, Anne
K. Golden, Alice T. Grady, Eleanor
T. Harte, Frances J. Jackson, Mary
F. Lales, Mary E. Leech, M. Jennie
Murphy, Isabelle F. Me Alp in, M.
Margaret McLaughlin, Anna M. Mc
Namara, Annie M. O’Brien, Nellie A.
Osterholtz, Theresa B. Robider,
Emily G. Schocpp, Eleanor M. Starrs,
Margaret R. Steeg, Harrydelle M.
Sumner, Loretto M. Whalen, Rose
mary R. Heffernan.
CLOSING EXERCISES OF
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL
Special to The Bulletin.
Columbus, Ga.,—The closing exer
cises of St. Joseph Academy were
held at the convent Friday, June 1.
Rev. Joseph E. Moylan gave an in
teresting talk on education. After
the address the certificates of pro
motion were delivered to pupils of
the seventh grade.
Miss Evelyn Paccctty was the win
ner of the scholarship for Shorthand
and Typewriting, given annually- to
St. Joseph’s Academy by Miss The
resa M. Deignan to the pupil making J
the number of credits required for
this honor.
On Sunday, June 3, Sunday School
was formally closed for the ’summer
at 9 o’clock Mass. The members of
the Junior Choir, composed of boys
and girls of the senior classes, ren
dered English Hymns in keeping
with the solemnity of Corpus Chris
ti. After the Mass boys of the se- !
nior-class were awarded prizes. Clar- ,
cnce A. Murphy received a bible, do- ,
nated for the best two papers from
three written during the term on ,
the followings subjects. Birth of
Christ, Flight Into Flgypt, or on some
one event in Christ’s public minis
try. The papers were corrected and
criticized by Father Moylan, the
names of the conntcstants being un
known.
The five dollar gold piece offered
for attendance was drawn for by
Clarence Murphy and William Baird,,
William Baird winning. These prized
were offered to a class of thirty.