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THE BULLETIN OF THE CA'SHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 16, 1924.
Death of Father Tyrrell Removes
One of South’s Pioneer Priests
Former President of Spring Hill College Labored in Flor
ida For Over a Generation—Known As Church Builder
and Erected School After Half Century As Jesuit.
REGISTRATION CLOSING
FOR LAYMEN’S RETREAT
BRUNSWICK’S PAGEANT
RECALLS CATHOLIC DAYS
Catholic Women’s Club in
Charge of Spanish Episode
at St. Simon’s Celebration
Special to The Bulletin.
Brunswick, Ga.—The Catholic Wo
man’s Club of Brunswick, in com
mon with the other organizations of
the city, did itself proud in the re
cent exercises and pageant which
featured the opening of the Bruns-
wick-St. Simon's Highway, connect
ing St. Simon’s Island with the main
land. Nine pageants illustrated the
history of the island and its vicinity.
The second episode, admitted to he
one of the best, recalled the Catho
lic history of the island, and was
under the direction of the Catholic
Women’s Club, headed by Mrs. J,
H. Gilmore and Mrs. J. C. Styles.'
The first episode depicted the
original settlers of the island, In
dians. Then came iiie SpanisU mis
sionaries. In Ihe third episode the
granting of the charter to the colony
by George II was illustrated, fol
lowed by the founding of Frederica,
the laying out of Brunswick, the
planting of the American Flag. Plan
tation Life at St. Simon’s, the Com
ing of Commodore John Barry, the
War Between the States, and Sidney
Lanier’s description of “The Marshes
of Glynn.”
The description of Episode II
which was directed by the Catholic
Women’s Club of Brunswick as it
appeared in the Official Program,
follows:
The coming of the Spanish Mis
sionaries—Scene 1. A. D. 1568 (only
three years after founding of St.
Augustine). Enter Friars of the
Order of St. Francis, accompanied
by a Spanish officer and his soldi
ers hearing the Spanish flag, and an
Indian interpreter. Indians hide
behind trees and watch the white
men in great fear. The Indian inter
preter advances end makes s gns of
friendship to the native Indians. A
few Indians timidly advance and
confer with the interpreter; they
call the others who come from thei/
places of hiding and seat themselves
on the ground. The Franciscan Fa
ther preaches to them.
Scene 2. F’riars teaching the In
dians. (Interior of Mission Church).
Indian men, women and ch hfren
seated in groups; Friars teaching
them to read, write and count, as
w-ell as arts and crafts.
Scene . A. I). 1597. The Martvdom
of Father Velascola who was killed
on St. Simons Island.
Father Velascola kneels in front
of altar praying. An Indian creeps
up behind him and strikes him on
the head with a tomahawk.
This Episode is staged by the
Catholic Women’s Club Mrs. J. II.
Gilmore and Mrs. J. C. St ies
Franciscan Monks—Father Velas
cola—J. B. Touhey.
Monks—J. F. Casey. J. M. Jones,
Jos. F. O’Brien.
Spanish Soldiers—Jose Lopez
Marie Hermida, Jos. C. Ligeour, Jno.
Gilmore.
Indian Chief—Thomas J. Spellman
Indian Braves—Robert Brunegraf
Benj. Brunegraf Frank Boufeulette.
Indian Interpreter—F. L. Curry.
Indian Women and Girls—Mrs'. I..
Artau Mrs. Rowe. Mrs. A. M. Ross.
Mrs. J. F. Casey. Miss Betty Artau
Miss Thelma Gilmore, Miss" Monica
Sylv’a Mrs. F. L. Curry, Mrs C. T.
Calnan Miss Marie Brunegraf Miss
Alberta Kinstle. Miss Pearle Portu-
las. Miss Matilda Curry, Miss Mary
McGarvev Miss Marv Green Miss
Winnie Meir. Miss Clacel Meir Miss
Marie Evans Miss Margaret Crbie.
Miss Marie Goodyear, Miss Aeries
Berrie, Miss Eleanor Stiles, Miss
Annie Owens Miss Mary Davenport
Miss Nell Robinson.
Indian Boys—Julius Owens James
Owens Alex Owens. Charles K’nstle,
Charles Goodyear Leo Nugent An
drew Boss. Leo Ross. Joe Mir. Er
nest Jinkins. Peter Riley, Vincent
Crine. .
Thousands came from all parts of
Ihe state and the Southeast .for the
celebration. Among the dist’nguish-
ed visitors who witnessed the page
ant w;ere Governor Clifford Walker
and his staff and ITnTed States Sena
tors William J. Harris and Walter-
F. George.
Savannah Mourns Abbot
Bishop Haid Was President
of Bened ctine School.
Special ! o the Bulletin.
Savannah, Ga.—A high Mass of Re
quiem was celebrated at Sacred
Heart Church, July 26 for the re
pose of the soul of the late Rt.
Rev. Leo Haid. O. S. B., D. B.,Vicar-
Aposto'ic of North Caro’ina m l Ab
bot of Belmont, who was also presi
dent of Benedictine College of this
city. Bishop Haid was a frequent
visi or at Sacred Heart Church,
which is under the direction of
Benedictine Fathers from Belmont
Abbey. Very Rev. Father Eugeno,
J. S. B.. prior of the Benedictine
Community in Savannah, Rev. Father
Richard and Rev. Father Gregory
went to North Carolina for the fune
ral. The Diocese of Savannah was
represented by Very Rev. T. A.
Foley, V. G., in the absence of Bisli-
»p Keyes.
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America. Father Tyrrell’s fourth
and final year in theology was then
spent at the House of Higher
Studies in the Argagon Province in
Southern Spain.
Returning to America in 1887,
Father Tyrrell was made professor
of mathematics English and French,
and prefect at Spring Hill College,
going from there the following year
to New Orleans as professor of
mathematics and prefect of disci
pline. While here he had charge of
the newsboys’ home, in addition to
his other duties. In 1889 Father
Tyrrell made his tertianship, or
third period of study at the Jesuit
House of Studies in Missouri, re
turning the following year to Spring
Hill, wheie he remained for two
years as vice-president.
His Work in Tampa
In August, 1892, Father Tyrrell
went to Tampa. The task before
him would have discouraged many
another man. His district was all
South . Florida, upon which Yellow
Fever had laid its ravishing hand,
depleting families and paralyzing
industry. Rut it only made Father
Tyrrell more resolute. With the as
sistance of a little bund of Jesuits,
Fathers Conrad, Widrnan, Philip de
Cau-irefe and Brother Joseph Leunda,
he started work. The church was
a little frame building, very small
but adequate for the needs of the
congregation. There was also St.
Louis Church at Ybor City. Father
Tyrrell was everywhere in a state
that is, 1 200 miles from its capital
to another point within the state—
Jacksonville today, Miami tomorrow.
St. Augustine the next day and Palm
Beach the fourth, anywhere his
presence was needed. He started a
fund for the erection of a new
church in Tampa, a project then
only a faint hope. In 1897 he an
nounced to his congregation his
plan of a great church, the finest
in Florida, perhaps the finest in
the South. They were amazed. He
went to work, and had the project
well under way when, in 1899, he
was advised of his election as Presi
dent of Spring Hill College.
Spring Hill President
Father Tyrrell headed Spring Hill
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CHARLESTON CATHOLICS
' WELCOME VETERANS
for the next eight years, years of
strenuous activity. The Yellow Fever
ravages had turned the flow of
college students in the South to
Northern institutions. With charac
teristic determination Father Tyr
rell started to change this condi
tion. He beautified the grounds,
erected new buildings and improved
the old ones, and 'scoured the
South for students. In 1907, when
he turned the reins of government
over to Father Francis X. Twell-
meyer, he had doubled the number
of students.
The next two years Father Tyrrell
spent as a member of the New Or
leans Jesuit Mission Band, giving
missions in Mississippi, Louisiana,
^Texas, Alabama, Colorado New York,
Rhode Island and Connecticut. All
this time, and during the preceding
years he kept in constant communi
cation with his Tampa friends, and
1909 saw him back again on the
Florida missions, tiaveling from
town to town, from hamlet to ham
let, constantly bringing the consola
tions of religion to families.and in
dividuals miles from church and,
railroad. In 1911 he was transferred
to Yhor City, outside Tampa.^
All Tampa honored Father Tyrrell
on October 18 last on the occasion
of his golden jubilee as a Jesuit
At that time he had just finished
a new school at Ybor City and was
making plans to beautify the church.
Shortly afterwards his final illness
started to creep upon him and he
went to Mobile.
A just estimate of Father Tyrrell’s
character may he gathered from a
tribute paid him by- -Archbishop
Curley, of Baltimore, formerly
Bishop of St. Augustine, who in a
letter last fall expressing his re
gret that he could not be present
at the venerable Jesuit’s golden
jubilee observation, said: “I have
no hesitation in stating that the old
Peninsula State never knew a finer
or more devout priest and never
had one that did bigger things
than the old sage pf Ybor City. I
have never met him when he was
not in a pleasant mood, and he
seemed to have a philosophy of life
that steered him through the most
difficult places in the most success
ful way.”
PASTOR AT HELENA, N.C.
DIES AFTER OPERATION
Albany Frowns on Klan
Georgia City Refuses It Use
of Public Auditorium.
Special to The Bulletin.
Albany, Ga.—The city commis
sion of Albany unanimously refused
to allow the municipal building to
be used by the Ku Klux Kian for
degree work after a petition signed
by six Albany taxpayers had been
presented asking for the use of the
auditorium for Thursday evening.
Later it was announced that the
klan had secured the use of the
main auditorium of the Supreme
Circle of Benevolence, a negro
fraternal and insurance order. This
announcement was succeeded by one
which stated the stage in the negro
hall was too small and that the
degree work would be held in Tif-
ton, a city some miles from Albany.
It is said in Albany that the action
of the president of the negro or
ganization in granting the klan the
use of the hall did not meet with
the approval of the executive board
and that this was the real reason
for the subsequent change to Tifton
MISSISSIPPI ALUMNAE
EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS
Federation Sends Sisters to
Catholic University and is
Otherwise Active.
Special to The Bulletin.
Vicksburg. Miss.—From the time
of its organization seven years ago,
the Mississippi Federated Mercy
Alumnae have labored with untiring
devotedness in the cause of Calho-
lice education in Mississippi. This
association was formed by uniting
the Alumnae Associations of the
schools taught by Sisters of Mercy
in the state. It has as its object
not only to aid education but also
to encourage literature and music
among its members. During the
first years of its activity a fund
was provided to send several sis
ters lo the Catholic University Sum
mer School. From 1920 to the pre
sent year the educational fund was
used to defray the expense of sum
mer normals conducted under state
auspices at the Sisters of Mercy
Motherhouse, Vicksburg; to provide
instructors for the music teachers
and to send sixteen sisters to the
summer sessions of colleges in
other states.
The annual yearly budget, provid
ed by the Alumnae for educational
purposes has been $1500.00. Con
sidering financial conditions in the
majority of the southern states the
achievements of the Association
have been remarkable. Their suc
cess will no doubt furnish encour
agement and inspiration to others.
The sisters are proud of what their
devoted children have accomplished,
not only from a financial stand
point, but also because they are
conscious that this work has deve
loped a remarkably efficient and in
telligent leadership among the Ca
tholic women of Mississ'ippi.
RELIGIOUS PROFESSION
AT GREENVILLE, S. C.
Sister Mary Carmelita of Ur-
suline Nuns Makes Vows-—
Sermon by Fr. Gwynn.
Special to The Bulletin.
Greenville, S. C;—The convent
chapel was crowded with interested
friends July 28 at the Profession of
Sister Mary Carmelita, known in
the world as Miss Herminia Morell.
Very Rev. A. K. Gwynn, delegat
ed by the Right Reverend Bishop
Russell to perform the ceremony,
was assisted by Rev. Father Mc
Grath of Anderson.
Those present were much im
pressed by Father Gwynn’s sermon
on the blessing promised by our
Divine Lord to those who left" all to
follow Him and his explanation of
the three vows taken by the newly
professed. ,
The procession entered from the
hall and at conclusion of ceremony
passed out of the chapel through
the cloister wending its way to the
assembly room, where the beautiful
psalm “Ecce Quam Bonum, ’ was
finished. Sister Carmelita is now
identified with the Ursuline Con
vent, Greenville, S. C.
Rev. Father Poche S. J. of New
Orleans, will give the retreat to
the Ursuline nuns'in Greenville be
ginning August 15.
Studies will be resumed at Sacred
Heart Academy September 8.
“CATHOLIC TRANSCRIPT”
Of Hartford, Conn., Has Fine
New Home.
Hartford, Conn.—In a few weeks
the “Catholic Transcript,” official
paper of the Diocese of Hartford,
will move into a splendid new $150,-
000 building, especially erected for
it and of which it will be proprie
tor. The building is now rapidly
nearing completion, and it is ex
pected the “Transcript” will occupy
it in September.
Plans For Augusta Retreat
Next Week and Macon
Week After are Completed
Augusta, Ga.—Plans for the retreat
for laymen at Sacred Heart College
Augusta, from Thursday even ng,
August 21, to Sunday morning
August 24, and for women at Mt.
de Academy, Macon, from Tuesday
evening August 26, to Friday morn
ing, August 29, are completed, and
there Ts every indication that the
1924 retreats will be at least as suc
cessful' as those of previous years.
Rev. Robert T. Bryan, S. J, of
New Orleans, will give the retrca.s
instead of Rev. John M. McCready,
S. J., as previously announced. This
is the first time Father Byran has
given the Georgia retreats. He is
rcgafded as one of the most force
ful and eloquent of the Jesuit Fa
thers in the South and has conduct
ed retreats in many parts of the
country. He was retreat master at
Spring Kill College last year when
the student body made its annual
retreat. Father Bryan has already
arrived in Augusta, and after con
ducting the Augusta retreat will go
to Macon for the retreat at Mount
de Sales.
Those who intend to make either
retreat should fill out the retreat
blank in this issue at once. Appli
cants for the men’s retreat should
forward it to 1409 Lamar Budding,
Augusta, Ga., and women desiring
to make the Macon retreat should
mail their applications without de
lay to the Sisters of Mercy, Mount
de" Sales, Macon. It is necessary ;
that the Jesuit Fathers at Sacred
Heart College, Augusta, and the Sis
ters at Mount de Sales, know before
hand how many they must be pre
pared to accommodate. Applications
should not arrive later than Monday/*
August 18.
The arrangements at both Augusta
and Macon will be the same as last
year. In Augusta the retreat will
start Thursday evening after sup
per, supper being scheduled for
seven o'clock, after the arrival of
the evening train from Atlanta, Re-
treatants will be provided with lodg
ing and meals; their every want will
he looked after. The retreat will
close Sunday morning after Mass
and breakfast. 'The expenses of the
retreat will be met by private volun
tary contributions from the retreat-
ants.
'the retreat for women at Macon
will open the following Tuesday,
August 26th, after supper, and wilt
close at breakfast Friday morning.
The Sisters will provide board and
lodging for the retreatants, and the
expenses there will he met in the
same way as at Augusta.
A regular schedule will be follow
ed: every minute will be occupied
and interesting. There will be time
for instructions, prayer, meditation,
rest, conferences, religious exercises,
etc., all arranged to the best advant
age, a program based on hundreds of
years of experience in conducting
retreats. At Augusta Father Ma-_
cready, pastor of Sacred Heart*
Church, has turned the college build
ing and grounds, over for retreat
purposes, and the retreatants will
attend a special Mass in the church
each morning. Two very successful
retreats have already been held at
Sacred Heart College which is se
cluded and spacious despite its lo
cation in the city. In Macon the
women retreatants will have the
beautiful Mount de Sales Academy
grounds, building and chapel for
their retreat, an ideal situation.
Practically everyone who made the
retreats in 1928 is making reserva
tions for the 1924 retreat, Before
they made their first retreat they
expected to he lonesome in retreat;
they were not. They expeted to be
imprisoned for three days; they
found out that true freedom con
sists in -being free from cares and
worries. They found that the days
of the retreat were among the
sweetest they ever spent, and they
come back year after year. There
is room this year for a few others
if applications are promptly mailed.
Macon Dramatic Club
Holds Outing at Houston
Factory, Ga.
Special to The Bulletin.
Macon, Ga.—Four new members
were admitted to- the St. Joseph’s
Dramatic Club at its July meeting,
Miss Rebecca Long, Aloysius Cas
sidy, F’rank Ferry and William C.
Joanis. A recitation in Italian dialect
by Miss Cecelia Cassidy lead the
program. Others on the program
were Edward Lackey, Miss Romalda
Muldowney, and J. L. Sullivan. Th
program committee for August is
Miss Mary Agnes Cassidy, Miss
Melba Huthnance, Bernard Ferry
and Albert E. Sheridan.
The Dramatic Club recently held
a picnic at Houston Factory about
thirty miles from Macon. Dr. and
Mrs. Elmer L. Jervis and Mrs.
Chester A. Zeilder were chaperones.
Attendance prizes were awarded to"
Miss Edna Huthnance and D| Jarvis.
A delegation of fourth degree
Knights of Columbus recently at
tended the fourth degree exempli
fication in Jacksonville.
K. of G. and Other Organiza
tions Entertain Thirtieth
Division Members.
Special to The Bulletin.
Charleston, S. C.—The Catholic or
ganizations of Charleston are coop
erating with non-Catholic bodies in
extending a Welcome to the Thirtieth
Division which is holding its reun
ion in this cits - . The Knights of
Columbus have established a “hut”
in Columbus Hall, and the familiar
“Everybody Welcome Everything
Free” sign has been hung out. Har
ry- Kruse, who served as a K. of C.
secretary overseas is the chairman,
of the committee in charge, and a
committee of ladies is also assist-
ng in i7,c entertainment of the
veterans. Cigarettes, cigars, cold
drinks, writing material and other
supplies are on hand for the ex-
service men.
Among the chaperons for the com-
lrnnity dance to he given the visit
ing veterans are Mrs. John McAlis
ter and Mrs. Thomas W. Reynolds
of the Council of Catholic Women
Mrs. Patrick Carter and Mrs. Frank
Moran from the Bishop England Par
ent-Teacher Association. Mrs. John
J. Furlong and Mrs. Charles
Deemis of the Catholic War Center,
and others, including Mrs. John
Catherwood on the general commit
tee.
Sister Mary Perpetua and Miss
Annie Kulinski of St. Francis In
firmary recently passed the state
board examination at Columbia and
received Registered Nurse diplomas.
Both are graduates of the St. Fran
cis Training School for Nurses.
A meeting of the Holy Name Soci
ety men of Charleston has been call
ed for August to arrange for a dele
gation from this city to the Holy-
Name Convention in Washington.
September 18th to 20th. Rt. Rev. J.
T. McEIroy, V. G. has written a
letter to the Holy Name men urging
a large delegation from Charleston.
SUCCEEDS FATHER WILLIBAL1>
Father Reuke Pastor at Winston-
Salem, N. C.
Winston-Salem, N. C.—Rev. Igna
tius Reuke, O. S. B , of Bristol, Va.,
has been named pastor of St. Leo’s
church here, succeeding Very Rev.
Millibald Baumgartner, O. S. B., re
cently- appointed prior of Belmont
Abbey and viear-general . of the
Vicariate of North Carolina.
Father Charles Kneusels
Stricken in New York—
Had Just Erected School.
Special to The Bulletin.
Helena, N. C.—The funeral of Rev.
Charles Kneusels, pastor of the St.
Helena and neighboring Catholic
missions, who died July 31 at St.
Vincent's Hospital, New Y’ork City,
follow-ing an operation there, was
held here August 4. Services were
conducted by Rev. F. J. McCourt
of St. Mary s Pro-Cathedral, Wil
mington, N. C., assisted by Rev. W.
F. O’Brien of Durham, N. C., Rev. A.
it. Freeman of Goldsboro, N. C. and
Rev. B. J. MeDevitt, of Wilming
ton, N. C. The choir of St. Mary’s
Pro-Cathedral furnished the music
for the High Mass and Reguim.
The large number of friends pres
ent at the chapel and burial in the
nearby cemetery testified to the
great love and esteem to which
Father Kneusels was held by all
who knew him.
Father Kneusels was born in
Rhineland Grefeld, Germany, 58
years ago. He was secretary to the
general of the religious order of
the dominicans for 18 years. He was
ordained to the priesthood June 12,
1911. Soon after his ordination he
was assigned to St. Helena, his con
gregation then consisting of twenty
Italian families. At present the con
gregation numbers 190 souls, Italian.
Belgian, Hungarian, Dutch and
Polish. Father Kneusels had just
about completed building a very
beautiful and up-to-date school at
St. Helena.
Mobile Sister Dead
Sister Mary Aloysius Relig
ious Forty Years.
Special to The Bulletin.
Mobile, Ala.—Sister Mary- Aloysius
of the Sisters of the Visitation died
late in July- in the Visitation Con
vent here where she was a student
in her girlhood days and where
she entered the religious life forty
years ago. Sister Mary Aloysius was
the daughter of a Cuban sugar
planter and a member of the Ruiz
family here. Rev. J. B. Doonan,
S. J., of Spring Hill College was
celebrant of the requiem High Mass
for the repose of her soul. The
services at the grave were conduct
ed by Rev. Daniel J. Lawton, S. J.,
of Spring Hill.