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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JULY 26, 1924.
NEWS OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Knights of Columbus Seeking New
Observatory for “Padre of Rains”
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Santa Clara.—The Knights of
Columbus of California have start
ed an intensive campaign among
their own members and Knights of
Columbus elsewhere and friends
throughout the order, to raise a
quota of $100,OIK) with which to
erect a new memorial observatory
for Father Jerome S. Ricard, S. J.,
the beloved “Padre of the Rains,”
at the University of Santa Clara.
Unanimously adopted at the state
convention in Pasadena in early
May, a resolution favoring the ac
ceptance by the Knights in Cali
fornia of the great work and honor
of erecting a new, modern observa
tory for the saintly Jesuit “wizard”
whose forecasts on weather condi
tions cover a long range of terri'
tory including practically all of the
western states, is now being put
into effect by the state deputy,
Thomas P. White, of Los Angeles,
and his district deputies and com
mittee workers throughout the state.
Activities have begun under the
direction of Chairman Harry I.
Mulcrevy, county clerk of the city
and county of San Francisco.
For many years Father Ricard’s
forecasts have been given gratuit
ously to the farmers, business men
and general public on the Pacific
coast. Remarkably accurate the
forecasts of the venerable Jesuit,
who has unselfishly given his en
tire life to this wonderful service of
science, to mankind, are eagerly
looked forward to, and fallowed re
ligiously by the people of the
Pacific coast in general. They have
been the means of saving many mil
lions of dollars to the farmers and
business men of the west.
All of these results are being
achieved with crude equipment and
limited quarters, and without the
assistance of others whom the good
father is anxious to have associate
themselves with him, so that they
may be able to take up the work
when he has completed his labors.
Through the movement' now be
ing started by the Knights of
Columbus, it is proposed to erect
a magnificent new observatory on
the campus, equipped with the latest
and most accurate scientific and
astronomical apparatus. Facilities
will be provided for a corps of
workers and understudies, to enable
them to take up this splendid work
which is a distinctive Santa Clara
University achievement.
It is probable that through the
installation of modern equipment
and the erection of an adequate
observatory, Father Ricard will be
able to extend his periods of fore
casts and extend the territories *for
which predictions are made. “In
deed,” declared Father E. J. Ryan,
S. J.. of Santa Clara University,
who is treasurer of the K. of C.
Father Ricard Memorial Observa
tory Foundation, “it is quite possi
ble that Father Rickard will be able
to cover the entire North American
continent with his remarkable fore
casts, if he is furnished with suit
able materials to work with, and
given the assistance that is essen
tial to carry on his nationally-
famous studies and work.’ ’
It is the hope of the Knights in
charge that the edifice and equip
ment will be formally opened for
Father Ricard and his assistants to
resume their work on a larger scale
within a year’s time. Contributions
are now being sought in California,
and State Deputy White has an
nounced that subscriptions from
outside states and comnfunities also
will be welcomed.
DISABLED VETS CHEER
K. OF C. WAR WORK
Pledge for Continued Assist
ance From Knights Made at
Salt Lake City Convention.
(Bv N. C. W. C. News Service)
Salt Lake City, Utah. — A re
minder of the work of the Knights
of Columbus for the service men
in the war and a pledge that the
order will continue to work for the
disabled veterans, brought cheers
from the delegates to. the conven
tion here of the disabled American
veterans of the world war, Supreme
Warden Supple spoke for the
Knights.
“The work of the Knights of Co
lumbus overseas recognized no
class, cared not whether a man was
Catholic, Protestant, Jew, agnostic
or atheist, but aided all with equal
freedom,” said Mr. Supple. “At the
close of the war the order took up
the work of rehabilitation. Employ
ment bureaus were opened, forty-
four evening schools were estab
lished and correspondence schools
were started for those who could
not attend the evening schools, in
addition, the Knights of Columbus
are caring for the boys in the hos
pitals, making life brighter for
them and giving them something
to look forward to.”
“All 4 ask of you men, you fel
lows who know the facts of the
case, ’ Mr. Supple concluded, “is that
you champion the cause of fair play
and decent treatment in your sev
eral communities when you return
to your homes.”
FARM NEEDS CHURCH
Dr. Kolb Declares at University of
Wisconsin.
Madison, Wis. — .“Agriculture
needs the church, and the church
needs agriculture. We must bring
home to the clergy of the nation
the great need for introducing the
human element into agriculture,”
Dr. D. H. Kolb, of the University
of Wisconsin, declared at the In
terdenominational Rural Church
and Social Conference here. More
than a hundred clergymen of all
faiths attended the conference,
which is held annually.
BISHOPS’ MEETING
Scheduled for September 24-25.
Washington. — Cardinal O’Con
nell has issued a call for the next
annual meeting of the bishops oi
the United States, which will be
held at the Catholic university of
America, in this city, September 24
and 25. The cardinal archbishop of
Boston -will preside. A program
of the matters to be discussed at
the meeting will be sent to all
members of the hierarchy by the
administrative committee of '.lie na
tional Catholic welfare conference
early in August.
James 0. Reilly Honored
Heads N. Carolina Insurance
Association.
Special to The Bulletin.
Wilmington, N. C.—.lames O.
Reilly, grand knight of Wilmington
Council, Knights of Columbus, was
recently elected president of the
North Carolina Association of In
surance agents, fire, casualty and
surety, at the annual meeting of
the Association at Raleigh. The
election of Mr. Reilly was unani
mous.
LONDON POLICEMAN COMMUNION
London—A hundred members of
the London Catholic Police Guild
received Communion at Westminster
Cathedral on the tenth aniversary
of the formation of the Guild.
Marquette High School
Work on $650,000 Building
to Start at Once.
Milwaukee. — Construction work
will be started here within the next
two weeks of a $650,000 Marquette
university high school building
which is to rank as one of the
largest and most modern high
school structures in the entire
Northwest.
The building is to be built on
recently acquired Marquette prop
erty on the west side of the city
and will be ready for occupancy
in September. 1925. It is to be of
collegiate Gothic design, fireproof
and constructed of reinforced con
crete witlK'stone, terra cotta and
brick trimmings.
Features of the structure, which
is to have four stories and base
ment, will include a cafeteria with
a capacity of 500; thirty-five stan
dard size recitation rooms, and three
fully equipped laboratories, a mod
ern radio room, two large study
kalis, a library with a capacity of
10,000 volumes, an auditorium with
a seating capacity of 1 400, a chapel
capable of holding 1 200, gymnasium
and offices.
INDIANAPOLIS PASTOR DIES
Indianapolis, Ind.—The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Joseph F. Byrne, pastor of
Holy Cross Church here, died sud
denly in July.
He was a native of New Albany,
Indiana, and received his training
for the priest-hood at St. Meinrad s
College. He was ordained in 1888.
After serving for a time at Vin
cennes and Shoals, Ind., Father
Byrne was made chaplain at St.
Mary-of-the-Woods- Later he be
came assistant at the Church of the
Assumption, Evansville. From
Evansville he was transferred to
Indianapolis, where he was made
pastor of St. Anthony’s and later
given the larger parish of the Holy
Cross.
Father Byrne was made a Do
mestic Prelate by the late Pope
Benedict XV, July 27, 1921.
DUBLIN RELIGIOUS COURSE
Dubiin.—A summer course in Re
ligious knowledge will be held ai
University College, Dublin. The sub
jects to be dealt with include The
Virtues in Catholic Theology, Ap
ologetics, Gregorian Music, the Ele
ments of Aesthetics. Ireland in the
Cromwellian Period, the Renaissence
and the Church and Methods of
Doctrinal Teachings. The lecturers
include Jesuits, Dominicans and
Secular clergy.
MALES WORLD’S CHURCH BELLS
Dublin.—In the art of bell-found
ing, Dublin maintains its high and
long established reputation. A mag-
nificient peal of nine bells has
been cast recently here for St.
James Church, near Liverpool, in
England. Another bell is ready for
forwarding from the works to Rt.
Rev. Bishop Cox, Johannesburg,
South Africa.
N. Y. Knights In Retreat
Southeastern Members Have
Chance to Emulate Them.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
New York. — Sam Salvador Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus, held its
annual retreat at Mount Manresa,
Slaten island, starting July 19, the
Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, S. J., for
merly president of Boston College,
having charge of the conference
over the week-end.
Knights of Columbus councils in
Georgia and elsewhere in the south
east in dioceses where no diocesan
retreats are planned, have an op
portunity to emulate their New
York brethren by making the re
treat to be conducted at the Sacred
Heart College, Augusta, August 21
to 24, Thursday evening to Sunday
morning, under the direction of the
Rev. John M. McCreary, S. J., pres
ident of Immaculate Conception
College, New Orleans. An applica
tion blank appears elsewhere in
thig issue of The Bulletin, and
should be signed by perspective re-
treatants and returned at once to
the retreat secretary, 1409 Lamar
building, Augusta, Ga. Retreatants
stay at Sacred Heart College from
Thursday evening to Sunday morn
ing; meals and rooms are provided.
The expenses are met by a private
Voluntary offering.
Florida District Deputy
State Deputy O’Keefe Names
G. E. Hoffman.
Special to The Bulletin.
Pensacola, Fla.—George Earl Hoff
man, assistant U. S. district attor
ney for the northern district of
Florida, was recently appointed dis
trict deputy of the Knights of Co
lumbus for the western part of the
state. A. N. O’Keefe, of Jackson
ville, Fla., is state deputy of the
order.
Mr. Hoffman has held several
very important offices in Pensacola
Council, No. 778, and is a past grand
knight of this council. During the
late war Mr. Hoffman assisted the
supreme council in conducting its
welfare work for the soldiers and
sailors stationed at Pensacola and
supervised the erection of the K.
of C. lmt at the naval air station
here. He is a very capable officer
and much good will result by his
appointment to this responsible of
fice.
MICHAEL P. KENNEDY, ANDERSON
South Carolina Man Dies at Ad
vanced Age
Anderson, S. C.—Michael P. Ken
nedy, one of Anderson’s pioneer
citizens and a merchant here for
years died here July 10 after a
short illness. He was an active
member of St. Joseph’^ Church, and
Rev. Thomas McGrath officiated at
the funeral. Surviving are two sis
ters Mrs. Mary O Donnell and Mrs.
Julia Butler.
KNIGHTS AT GREENVILLE
STAGE SPLENDID OUTING
Picnic Big Success—S. Car
olina Young Men on Camp
ing Party in N. Carolina.
Special to The Bulletin.
Greenville, S. C.—The Knights of
Columbus of Greenville and other
members of St. Mary’s parish of this
city enjoyed a day of frolicking
and wholesome fun Wednesday, July
16, at Woods’ Swimming pool, the
picnic meeting the expectations of
the most optimistic committee mem
ber. The party gathered in the
morning at 8:30 in front of K. of C.
hall. Water contests and otjier
athletic sports were on the pro
gram, with appropriate prizes for
the various events. A basket lunch
was served the picnickers. The out
ing lasted until late in the after
noon.
Forly young men from St. Mary’s
parish left July 20 for a week’s
camping trip to the mountains of
North Carolina, the camp being
pitched in one of the most pic
turesque spots in the foothills of
the Blue Ridge mountains, near
Tryon, N. C. Contingents from
Mine Creek, Columbia, Greenwood
and other points joined the Green
ville party for the outing, Rev.
Geo. Deitz heading the Mine Creek
delegation, Rev. William Mulvihill,
the one from Columbia and Rev. M.
A. O’Neil, the Greenville campers.
The program of the campers in
cludes hikes through the mountains,
athletic sports, a desirable field
for which has been secured, and
games and .songs around the camp
fire at night.
Sisters in Panama
Assisted by K. of C. and
Others For Efforts.
(By N. C. W. C. Service)
Balboa, Panama.—As a tribute to
the remarkable accomplishments of
the Salesian Sisters in Panama, and
at the same time to assist them in
their difficult work here, the
Knights of Columbus and the Cath
olic Daughters of America held a
huge card party here recently in the
clubhouse of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, and turned (he
entire proceeds over to the sisters.
The Salesian Sisters have been in
Panama only two years, and in that
short time have erected a home and
school for unfortunate Panamanian
children. The money collected at
the card party will go to this or
phanage. The sisters themselves re
ly solely on the generosity of their
neighbors for their own living and
the upkeep of their project.
South Carolina. State Council
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
JOHN J. COSGROVE, Charleston, Stale Deputy.
E. D. BUCKLEY, Charleston, State Secretary.
F. L. WITTHA.MP, Greenville, Treasurer.
J. F. GALLIVAN, Greenville, Warden.
M. L. BROWNE, Columbia, Advocate.
REV. J. J. MAY, Charleston, Chancellor.
Bishop P. N. Lynch
Bishop England
Council
- Council
No. 704
No. 724
Matthew A. Condon
Grand Knight.
Harry S. Kruse
Financial Secretary
Columbus Hall,
Charleston, S. C.
Philip H. Morgan
Grand Knight.
Robert N. Civil
- Financial Secretary
Columbia, S. C.
Greenville Council
Bishop Northrop
No. 1668
Council
J. J. McDevitt
Grand Knight.
Fred L. Wittkamp
Financial Secretary.
114 Central Ave.
Greenville, S. C.
No. 2207
J. J. Brennan
Grand Knight.
George W. McKiver
Financial Secretary.
Sumter, S. C.
GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
L. C. KUNZE, Columbus, State Deputy
J. J. McCREARY, Macon, State Secretary
JOHN G. DICKS, Atlanta, State Treasurer
J. B. MULHERIN, Augusta, State Advocate
g. W MORGAN Waycross, State Warden
Rev. LEO M. KEENAN, Albany, State Chaplain.
Atlanta Council No. 660
Lewis D. Sharp, Grand
Knight
George T. Flynt, Financial
Secretary.
40 Cooper St.
Meets Every Tuesday
Evening 8 P. M., at
Knights of Columbus
Building.
18 E. Pine St., Atlanta, Ga.
Patrick Walsh Council,
No. 677
James B. Mulherin,
Grand Knight.
R. S. Heslin. Financial
Secretary.
Meets Second and
Fourth Thursday of
Each Month
1912-Greene St. Augusta, Ga.
’
Savannah Council
No. 631
M. J. O’Leary, Grand Knight.
M. C. M'Carthy, Financial
Secretary.
J. B. McDonald, Recording
Secretary.
Meets Second and Fourth
Wednesday of Each
Month.
1 W. Liberty St., Savannah,
Macon "Council No. 925
A. A. Benedetto, Grand
Knight.
J. V. Sheridan, Financial
Secretary.
Meets the First and
Third Tuesday, 8 P. M.,
at Knights of Columbus
Hall.
567 Mulberry St., Macon, Ga.
FATHER PRENDERGAST COUNCIL,
No. 2057, Albany, Ga.
J. H. Lynch, Grand Knight. N. F. Dugan, Deputy Grand Knight.
T. S. Lynch, Financial Secretary.
Meets second Tuesday in each month at Knights of Columbus Hall.