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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 30, 19M.
PIONEER FLORIDA NUNS
GOLDEN JUBILARIANS
Three Sisters of St. Joseph,
F-fty Years Religious, Hon
ored at St. Augustine.
(Continued from Page One)
McCann, is due
beautiful affair.
the credit for the
Records of Jubilarians.
Mother Mary Louise, who is and
has been for twelve years the head
of all the Sisters of St. Joseph con
vents in Florida, was born in Ire
land and came to America when a
child. She was educated at Ithaca
N. Y., where her relatives now re
side. Her brothel-. Dr. Hughes, is a
widely known dentist there. Enter
ing the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1874,
Mother Louise has since labored in
various parts of Florida, always
with success. Several convents have
known her as superior. During the
epidemic of 1888 she labored in Jack
sonville as a nurse for the fever-
stricken. and many were those she
brought back to health.
Sister Gertrude was a daughter of
Air. and Mrs. Philip Capo of this
city, and comes from a family of
musicians. She has taught music in
many of the convents of the state
for the past half century and has
presented to the world many who
made names for themselves in musi
cal circles.
Sister Theresa is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Valentine Her
nandez, is, like Sister Gertrude a
native of St. Augustine. She has
taught in many of the cities of the
state, and was stationed many years
at Palatka.
Among the many gifts receiveu
by the Sisters were three gold cups
from the People’s Bank of St.
Augustine. Many Jacksonville
friends of the Sisters came over to
St. Augustine for the celebration,
including Rev. Michael Maher, pas
tor of the Church of the Immaculatt
Conception there. Among the other
visiting priests were Rev. M. F. Mon
ahan of South Jacksonville Rev.
P. J. Roche of Palatka, Rev. Dr.
Nolan of Gainesville, and Rev. F. J.
Linton, S. S. J., of St. Benedict’s
Church.
Retreats For Laymen and Women
Are Held in Augusta and Macon
Holy Name Convention
Retreatants at Augusta Adopt Resolutions Pledging Sup
port in Rebuilding St Stanislaus’ College at Macon—
Father Bryant Conducts Both Retreats.
The Order in Florida.
The history of the Convent of the
Sisters of the St. Joseph is a recora
of over half a century of seif-sac-
ril'icing service in the state of Flor
ida as well as in St. Augustine.
About the time of the ending of
the Civil War, lit. Rev. Augustine
Verot D. D.. was visiting in rranee
where he became acquainted with
the good work done by the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Pui, France. Realiz
ing the needs of his diocese in the
reconstruction days that would fol
low the war, he invited the Sisters
to come to this state to care for the
colored people and they made prep
arations to take up the new work.
At that time, the Sisters of Mercy
conducted a boarding school, in an
old coquina buildings on Cathedra.
St. A school for boys was conduct
ed by the Christian Brothers on
Charlotte Street on the same lot
on which the Parochial School now-
stands. The boys’ school was closed
before the war and was never reop
ened while the Sisters of Mercy con
tinued to teach children of the
state until the close of the war. The
parents were no longer able to send
the children to boarding school in
the days following the war, so the
Sisters of Mercy, having little or no
means of subsistence, petitioned to
the Bishop to be allowed to return
to Macon, Ga., from which place
they had come to St. Augustine, and
their petition was granted.
Coming of S'sters.
Meanwhile, the Sisters of St. Jo
seph arrived from France, and the
work of carin' for both the white
and colored boys and girls was ent
rusted to them. They opened their
first school on the first Monday in
October 1869 in a wooden structure
over tw-o stores on the site of the
present Bishop BiuMing They later
moved to the Christian Brothers
building on Charlotte street. The
first graduation was held while they
were in this school building, in 187l\
Exercises were held in the Court
House and the only two graduates
were Miss Minnie Bravo, who was
afterward Mrs. Lopez, now deceased
and Miss Nellie Mickler, who is now
Mrs. Canova.
In 1874, the Sisters of St. Joseph
moved into their new building, the
same that is in use at present, ex
cept for the northern addition con
taining auditorium and accommoda
tions for about a hundred boarding
students which was built in 1907.
From the Convent in St. Augustine
the Sisters of St. Joseph have estab
lished foundations in I.oretto JacK
sonvT’ct Fernandina. Palitka; orv
in old Moccasin Branch, afterwards
called Armstrong and now caked
the Convent of Elkton; Orlando.
Ybor City and Miami.
In 1916 the St. Joseph’s Academy
affiliate' 1 with the Catholic Univers
ity in Washington. D. C., and the
Jacksonville and Miami foundations
are also affiliated. The progress
since that time has been rapid, both
as to the number df pupils and the
number of graduates. Pupils of the
Convent have taught under Public
School supervision in all parts of
the state, and many of the Sisters
of St. Joseph who are doing such
excellent work today, were educated
in their own school.
Augusta, Ga.—Thirty laymen
gathered at Sacred Heart College
August 21 for the" fourth annual
retreat for the laymen of Georgia,
conducted this year by Rev. Robert
T. Bryant, S. J. of the Jesuit House
of Studies at St. Andrew’s-On-The-
Hudson, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. From
every standpoint the retreat was a
splendid success.
The men met at the College
Thursday evening for supper, after
which the retreat started wtih a
conference at the College Hall. From
that time until the retreatants sat
down to breakfast after 6:30 Mass
Sunday morning, absolute silence
was observed. In former years a
break in silence for a short time
after dinner and supper was sched
uled, but this -year the retreatants
started with the idea that silence
should be complete from Thursday
evening to Sunday morning, and
carried out the plan.
Daily Program
The daily program started with
meditation at seven in the morn
ing, one half hour after rising. The
retreatants attended Mass at 7:15.
Breakfast followed. Meditation was
scheduled for 9:30, reflection at
10:30, conference at 11:30, examina
tion of conscience at 12:15 dinner
at 12:30, followed by an hour of
free time and an hour of rest. Sta
tions of the Cross were said at 3:30,
followed by a meditation at 4:30,
reflection in private at 5:30, rosary
at six and Benediction of the Bless
ed Sacrament at 6:15. After supper
at 6:30, there was an hour’s free
time, then meditation at 8:00, ex
amination of conscience at 8:45, and
night’s prayers at nine. Thus every
hour of the day was occupied.
The retreatants remembered espe
cially in their prayers three of their
fellow-retreatants in former years
who have died during the year,
James J. Joy, James T. May and
A. J. Bindewald, all of Augusta.
The retreat closed Sunday morn
ing, and after breakfast, a’meeting
of the retreat section of the Catho
lic Laymen’s Association of Georgia,
under whose auspices the retreat
was held, the retreatants re-elected
R. W, Hatcher, of Milledgeville
chairman and Richard Reid, of Au
gusta, secretary. Rt. Rev. Michael
J. Keyes, D. D„ Bishop of Savan
nah, is spiritual director.
sistance and encouragement of the
retreat movement, Father Foley,
vicar-general, and the pastors and
priests of the Diocese for their in
terest and assistance in promoting
the retreat, Father Cummings, pro
vincial of the Jesuit Fathers, for his
selection of the retreatmaster and
his endorsement of the retreat, Fa
ther Macready, pastor of Sacred
Heart Church for the use of the
College and Church, and bis valua
ble services in arranging for the
retreat, Brother Locher and others
who helped prepare the College for
the retreatants. The retreatants also
thanked Mr. and Mrs. Charles Behi-
er who for the third consecutive
year had charge of feeding the re
treatants, the young men who as
sisted them, and Mrs. John P. Mul-
herin and others who worked faith
fully' to make the retreat a success.
Rebuild St. Stanislaus
Resolutions were adopted at this
meeting urging the rebuilding of St.
Stanislaus College in Macon and
pledging as much financial support
as the retreatants were capable of
in . bringing about the erection of a
new building for the Jesuit Fathers
on the site of St. Stanislaus College,
burned three years ago. The first
retreat of the laymen of Georgia
was held at St. Stanislaus’ College
in 1921. The retreatants were then
transferred to Augusta but it is
hoped that with the rebuilding of
the,'college the retreats will be re-
trartsferred to Macon.
Resolutions were also passed
thanking Bishop Keyes for his as-
The retreatants adopted a resolu
tion of sympathy on the illness of
Matthew S. Rice, of Augusta, one
of the original promoters of the
retreat movement in Georgia, wbo
was confined to his bed and hence
for the first time missed a Georgia
retreat.
The sincere thanks of the retreat
ants was also expressed to Father
Bryant whose soul-stirring messages
made the retreat the success it was.
The retreatants were reluctant to
leave the college where they had
spent so many sweet hours, for
whose solace he was 1 chiefly re
sponsible.
Interest Growing—-Savan-
nahians to Attend.
Special to The Bulletin.
Savannah, Ga—Interest in the
Holy Name Convention at Wash
ington, D. CL, September 18-21,
Which will be addressed by
Prseident Coolidge who may also
review the parade of one hund
red thousand Holy Name men,
is growing in the Diocese of
Savannah and throughout the
Southeast. Many parishes are
planning to send delegations.
The Holy Name Convention has
won the hearty approval of the
Bishops of the Southeast in
common with those of the rest
of the country. Those who will
attend from Savannah will be
Rev. James E. King of the Cath
edral, William Bodell, James R.
Connors, Dan J. Sheehan. Wil
liam B. Thompson, John F. Mc
Carthy and Joseph McCarthy.
ST. STANISLAUS’ MAY
BE REBUILT AT MACON
Interest and Assistance of
People of State Will Decide
Father Cummings Says.
CATHOLIC WOMEN OF
AUGUSTA VERY ACTIVE
Reports of Local Branch of
N. C. C. W. Reveals Many
Excellent Accomplishments.
Those Present
Present at the retreat were Jack
J. Spalding, R. J. Morris, Q. B.
Adair, D. J. Hayes and Paul G.
Doonon, of Atlanta; R. W. Hatcher,
of Milledgeville; E. A. Sheridan, A.
A. Benedetto, J. V. Sheridan. Martin
J. Callaghan, F. A. Huthnance, Geo.
Weaver and Jas. L. McCreary, of
Macon; Henry Hammond, of Kath-
wood, S. C.; and John F. Armstrong,
Charles Chesser, E. J. Dorr, Hugh
Kinchley, C. L. Markwalter, James
B. Mulherin, Wm. M. Nixon, Louis
Mulherin, D. P. O’Connor, Gus Mul
herin, John O’Connor Dr. TV D
O’Leary, J. P. McAuliffe. Tlios. A.
Horkan and Richard Reid, of Au
gusta.
Retreat For Women
Macon, Ga.—Over sixty women
from Columbus, Macon, Atlanta Sa
vannah, Augusta, Milledgeville, Al
bany and other cities in Georgia and
Florida registered for the retreat
which opened this week at Mount
de Sales Academy conducted by the
Sisters of Merfiy.in this city. ’Rev.
Robert T. Bryant, S. J„ who con
ducted the retreat for laymen in
Augusta, is conducting the retreat
for women here. The retreat open
ed Tuesday evening at 6:30 and will
close Friday morning.
Father Bryant, retreatmaster, is
well known in Macon; he was a stu
dent at St. Stanislaus College for
five years while a 1 novice of the
Society of Jesus.
The next issue of The Bulletin
will contain an account of the
women’s retreat.
Augusta, Ga.—Although for sev
eral years the Catholic Women’s
Club has been affiliated with the
National Council of Catholic Women,
it was not decided until the May
meeting to assume the name of the
Augusta Council of Catholic Women.
This change was made in order to
give the local council representa
tion at national conventions and to
identify it with Catholic activities
through the states.
The following officers were elect
ed for the new organization: Pres
ident, Mrs. J. P. Mulherin; first
vice-president. Mrs. G. W. Andrews;
second vice-president. Mrs. W. F.
Cavanaugh; third vice-president,
Mrs. Claire Kinchley; recording sec
retary, Mrs. J. L. O’Dowd; corre
sponding secretary, Mrs. W. N.
Teague; treasurer, Mrs. G. S. Pick
ett.
Special to The Bulletin.
Macon, Ga.,—The rebuilding of St.
Stanislaus College on a more pre
tentious scale than it formerly exist
ed, and as a house of studies, in
stead of a .Novitiate, was promised
by Very Rev. E. J. Cummings, S. J.,
provincial general of the Society
of Jesus for the Province of New
Orleans, if certain conditions could
be met by local Catholics. Father
Cummings addre\*ed a score or
more of men of the parish at St.
Joseph’s Hall Monday night and
outlined the situation which
exists
with regard to preferring Macon to
Grand Coteau, La., and Nashville,
Tenn., both of which are under
consideration.
“We already have a secular college
at Grand Coteau.” said Father Cum
mings “which is now being used as
as a novitiate. There we have our
own electric light plant, our own
water supply, and a farm which
maintains the novices. With the ex
penditure of a few thousand dol
lars for repairs and improvements it
could be converted into a fairly good
novitiate.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN NASHVILLE DOCESE
Church Dedicated in One
Parish and Rectory Started
in Another in Memphis.
Special to The Bulletin.
Memphis, Tenn.—Ground was bro
ken on the Feast of the Assump
tion for the new rectory of Sacred
Heart Church, which is to occupy
a Jefferson Avenue site next to the
church at the corner of Cleveland
Street. Rev. P. L. Mahony, pastor,
presided at the ceremonv. The rec
tory will harmonize in material and
design with the new church re
cently erected and . the, church and
rectory will when completed repre
sent an outlay of approximately
•$200,000.
Memphis, Tenn.—Rt. Rev. Alphonse
J. Smith. D. D.. Bishon of Nash
ville, officiated at the dedication of
the Church of the Blessed Sacra
ment in this city, July 27th. Rev.
•L T. O’Connor is the pastor of the
beautiful new church, which is lo
cated at the corner of Bingham Ave
nue and Hale street. The officers
of the Pon'ifical High Mass at the
dedication were: Celebrant. Bishop
Smith; assistant priest, Rev. P. L.
Mahony; deacon, Rev. L. J. Kem-
pheus; sub-deacon. Rev. C. C. Refd,
deacon of honor. Rev. Jos. L. Paso-
relli; sub-deacon of honor. Rev. Ba
sil Vogt; master of ceremonies. Rev.
John I?. Campbell; Rt. Rev. Msgr.
D. J. Murphy delivered the sermon.
Tlie Fourth degree assembly, Knights
of Columbus, acted as a guard of
honor to Bishop Smith.
FORMER BAY ST. LOUIS,
MISS., BROTHER DEAD
Brother Louis Alphonse of
Brothers of Sacred Heart
Also Taught at Mobile.
Special to Tho. Bulletin.
Bay St. Louis, Miss.—Rev. Brother
Louis Alphonse of the Brothers, of
the Sacred Heart, who made his per-
petuai vows here Julv 26, 1891, and
who later taught here and in Mo
bile. Ala., died suddenly at St. Jo
seph’s Novitiate, Metuchen, N. J.
The funeral was held Aug, 1 at the
Novitiate. Rev. Charles Malloy,
chaplain of the Novitiate, celebrated
the mass of requiem and Rev. Ar
thur D. Hassett, pastor of St. Fran
cis’ Church, Metuchen, delivered the
sermon. Interment was in the No
vitiate Cemetery.
Brother Louis Alphonse was
known in the world as Louis Chag-
non, and was horn in Quebec. July.
26, 1861. Entering the Brothers o’f
the Sacred Heart at Arthabaskaville,
P- Q.; June 30, 1864. he taught in
Canada, Bay St. Louis, Mobile, New
Orleans, Alexandria, La., Muskogee,
Okla., Donaldsville, La., and Indian
apolis. He was a member of the
staff of St. John’tf Boys’ school. In
dianapolis. at the time of his death,
and was spending his vacation at
the Novitiate in New Jersey. Broth
er Louis had been ailing for some
time, but his indisposition did not
seem to be serious. As a teacher,
he was a real father to his charges;
as a religious he was noted among
the Brothers for his saintly life.
Brother Macarius of Natchez,
Miss., former provincial of the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart, was
among those present gt the funeral
of Brother Louis.
At this meeting reports were made
by the various societies of the coun
cil. The Altar Society of St. Marv’s-
on-the-Hill reported a membership
of ninety-four. Trom January . to
May, $208.00 was collected and’ two
hundred 1 'dollars paid out; the so
ciety has $150.00 in the savings ac
count. St. Mary’s Missionary So
ciety has sent to the state hoard
in Savannah $200.00 and has a bal
ance of $75.00 for local use.
The Sacred Heart Benovolent As
sociation made an excellent report
of many visits to the hospitals and
county home, where cakes, maga
zines and palmetto fans were dis
tributed to the inmates. On Easter
candy eggs were carried to the
county home and distributed ten
dollars was given an inmate of the
Widw’s Home, fifteen dollars sent
the Little Sisters of the Poor and
nine dollars paid for milk furnished
to needy cases. A little girl receiv
ing first Holy Communion at St.
Patrick’s was completely outfitted
by the benevolent association. Nu
merous smaller calls of this kind
caused an expenditure of sevenly
dollars in two months.
St. Patrick’s Missionary reported
$85.20 sent the state hoard and ten
dollars expended in other mission
ary work.
The Catholic High school auxiliary
made a splendid report. More than
one thousand dollars has been rais
ed by entertainments, dances e'c.
Five hundred dollars wap paid for
equipments for laboratory and one
hundred and ninety dollars-, was
spent to repair roof on school build
ing.
The walls and ceiling in the school
auditorium were painted and other
improvements made and money
sent otherwise to aid the school.
Miss Dolly Callahan read the re
port of Ihe “Marios,” the athletic
association for girls. It was grati
fying to see the progressive spirit
of these girls and the rapid prog
ress they are making.
At the request of the Knights of
Columbijs a committee of five wo
men. Mrs. T. S. Gray, Mrs. C. J.
Vaughan. Mrs. A. B. VonKamp, Mrs.
W. F. Cavanaugh and Mrs. V. J.
Dorr, was appointed to meet with
the knights to discuss plans to com
bine work for the clubhouse. The
council of Catholic Women to have
exclusive right to their own rooms
in the K. of C. building. The next
meeting will he held Tuesday. Sep
tember 2 at 8:30. Every Catholic
woman will be most welcome.
‘But St. Stanislaus is a Macon in
stitution;’ went on Father Cum
mings, “and we would he very glad
to rebuild here if we could do so
without too serious financial loss.
Should we select Macon again, we
must abondon Grand Coteau as a
prospective site, and I doubt that
the hoard of trustees would favor
such a sacrifice. We would not sus
tain any loss by abandoning Macoa
as a prospective site, for with the
proceeds of the sale of the St.
Stanislaus grounds je could endow
the Grand Coteau iWuse of Studies j
in perpetuity.
“St. Stanislaus is ‘home’ to many
a Jesuit, and I myself began my reli
gious studies there many years ago,”
Father Cummings resumed, after a
pause. “I am very partial to Macon.
The people of Macon are our friends.
We have a splendid, fjeautiful church
here. If Macon would assist us to
bear the expense of rebuilding the
college, and our tentative plans call
for an expenditure of from $200,-
000 to $250,000, I am sure the hoard
of trustees would approve my rec
ommendation to rebuild here.”
Father Cummings informed those
present that the money need not
he paid in*jnediately, but that pay
ment of the amount required could
be extended over a period of five
years. It was highly desirable, how
ever, he said, for those interested to
determine within the next few weeks
whether or not assurances could
be offered the Society of Jesus that
the required assistance would he
forthcoming.
The meeting voted to commence
efforts to raise such sum as might
be necessary, and effected a tem
porary organization under A. J. Long
to submit the matter to a general
meeting of St. Joseph’s congrega
tion to be held on Wednesday night
of next week at St. Joseph’s Hall, j
To assist Mr. Long were appointed
W. H. Mitchell, Augustin Daly, Ce
cil Morgan, M. J. Callaghan and
John J.' McCreary.
Holy Trinity Pilgrimage
In Alabama Attracts Many
Georgians.,
FATHER JOSEPH DINAND
Named Holy' Cross President
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Worcester, Mass.—The Rev. Jos
eph N. Dinand. S. J.. assistant to the
Jesuit provincial of the New York-'
Maryland province, has been ap
pointed head of Holy Cross College,
it has been announced here. Father
Dinand was president of the college
for several years on a previous oc
casion.
The Rev. James J. Carlin. S. J.,
president of the college for the last
six years, has been appointed treas
urer of the Jesuit novitiate at West
Stockbridge.
Special to The Bulletin.
Holy Trinity, Ala.—Many' Georgia
and Alabama cities were represent
ed this y T ear in the eighth annual
pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our
Lady' of Grace here. The pilgrim
age was under the direction of the
Missionary Servants of the Blessed
Trinity'. At ten o’clock a solemn
High Mass was sung, with Father
Toinmerlin as celebrant, Father
Judge deacon, Father Loftus sub-
deacon and Brother Theophune
master of ceremonies. Lunch was
served after Mass in the new
Motlierhouse of the Sisters. In the
afternoon there was a procession to
the Grotto. Here Father Judge de
livered the sermon, taking as hi#
text: “Henceforth all nations shall
call Me Blessed.” The relic of Our
Lady of I.oretto was exposed for
veneratfon. Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament and a procession
back to the chapel completed the
ceremonies. ,
The Boys’ Junior League, being
fostered by the Missionary Society
of the Blessed Trinity, is extend
ing to various parts of the country
and its members growing in num
ber.
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it may be deliverc 1 in the
Southeast before Sunday.