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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC .LAYMEN S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
APRIL 3, 1926.
Bishop Russell Pontificates
On St. Patrick s Day
Ceremony Marks Ninth An
niversary of His Consecra
tion as Bishop
Special to I he Bulletin.
Charleston, S. C.—-Rt. Rev. William
T. Russell. 1). I), officiated St. Pat
rick's Day at a solemn pontifical Mass
at St. Patrick’s Church, the Mass be
ing attended bv the Knights of Co
lumbus and other organizations. 111.
Rev. Mgr. John X. McEroy, V. G.,
was assistant priest, Rev. G. J). Wood,
and Rev. John .1. Hughes, deacons ol
honor, Rev. Win. J. Long, C. S. Sp.
deacon of flic Mass, Rev. William A.
Tobin, sub-deacon, and Rev. James
I. May and James A. McElroy, mas
ters of ceremony. Rev, Henry VV.
Wolfe, delivered the panegyric. The
ceremony maiked not only the feast
of the patron of St. Patrick’s Church
but the ninth anniversary of the
consecration of Bishop Russell as
well.
Bishop Russell’s Sunday evening
sermons at the Cathedral have been
drawing congregations that fill the
edifice. "Catholicity and Evolution”
was tile subject of the Bishop’s ser
mon March 21, and “Religion and
Science’’ the following Sunday.
The Forty Hours devotion was
conducted at’ St. Mary’s Church from
Sunday, Maichr-21, to The following
Tuesday, Rev. Charles D. Wood, pas
tor h'einir in charge. The services
were well attended.
I he Council of Catholic Women
will conduct a ’'get-together’’ sup
per some time in. May, it was an
nounced at a recent meeting. Mrs
G. Leo. Lowry, president, presided.
The -Council expressed its gratifica
tion at the fact that one of its mem
bers, Mrs. W. McC. Williams, was
awarded the. first prize offered b>
the South Carolina Poetry Society
in a recent contest.
The members of the St. Anne So
ciety of Sacred Heart Church will
conduct their annual card party
Wednesday April 7, at the parish hail
on linger Street. Reservations are
being made thiough Mrs. Howard J.
Adams. A recent meeting of Hie
St. Anne Society was the occasion
of a gracious and cordial weiconnuto
Mrs. Boniface, who recently un\
went a serious operation from which
she has nearly recovered.
A recent meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association of Bishop Eng
land High School decided to con
duct a card party Thursday, April 8.
at Hie Francis Marion Hotel. Mrs
Frank ii. Moran and Mrs. George
Braudes are in charge of reserva
tions. 'Hhe Cathedral Grammar
School Association at its last meet
ing decided that the next one should
lie a social gathering. The St. Pat
rick’s Parent-Teacher Association
conducted a rummage sale March
27.
Miss Rosa White was elected pre
sident of the Sodality of the Bless
ed Virgin of. St. Patrick’s parish
at a recent meeting. Other officers
named were Miss Lillian While,
vice-president; Miss Annie OBrien,
secretary; Miss Maiy Bean, treasu
rer. Rev. James A. McElroy is spiri
tual director. Father O’Neil deliver
ed the Match 14 sermon at St. Pat
rick's. Ids subject being Judas. A
week later lie delivered a sermon
on St. Peter.
Mis sSadic Teresa Reilly of Brook
lyn, N. Y. died here the evening of
March 17. Miss Beillv was the only
,;ster of Dan Ii. Reilly of this city.
Complying with her wish that she
be buried beside her mother and
father the remains were taken to
Brooklyn for interment. Mr. Beil.ly
ami his father-in-law, M. D. Maguire
accompanied the remains to Brook
lyn.
Aiiother recent death in Charles
ton was tlint of A, M Cochran <d
St. Patrick's parish, who died after
an extended illness. His widow and
several children survive. He was
a member () f the Holy Name Socie
ty of St. Patrick’s Church. Inter
ment vers in St. Laurence Cemetery
alter set vices at S'.. Patrick’s church.
Mission Starts At Sacred
Heart, Augusta, April li
Augusta, Jja. A week’s mission will
lie conducted at Sacred Heart church
beginning Tit the 10:30 Mass Sun
day April li. Rev. 1). J. Fouh.es,
S. and Rev. J. J. Wallace. S. J.,
of the Jesuit Mission Band, of the
New Orleans province, will be in
charge. file evening services will
lie conducted at 8 o’clock.
Rev. Harold ..Barr delivered the
SI. Patrick's day sermon at St. Pat
rick's church, where, the annual Sol
emn High mass in honor of tlie
patron saml of Ireland and of the
parish church was celebrated.
Miss Margaret Faughhan, member
of a widely known Augusta Catho
lic -family.‘died March 20, after an
extended iliin\ss. She was a na
tive of Augusta and a resident of
tliis city all of her life. Surviving
are a brother Wm. A. Faughnan, a
sister, Mrs. M. J. Hallahan; and a
cousin. Mrs. T. M. Heffernau, all ot
Augusta. "CTie funeral services were
held March 21 from St. Mary‘s-on-
The-Hill. Rev. James A. Kane, pas
tor, officiating.
Pallbearers were Carroll Magara-
han. Thomas S. Gray, N. Hildebrandt
Frank li. Carr, T. P. Doris and Mar
ion C. Stull).
Savannah Kiwanians
Hear Address on St. Pat
rick by Col. M. J. O’Leary
Special to The Bulletin.
Savannah. Ga.—Col. M. J.
O’Leary delivered the St. Pat
rick’s Day address before the
Kiwanis Club here March 17 as
part of the special program ar
ranged by the Kiwanians in
honor of the day. The program
was Irish throughout. , Colonel
O’Leary traced the history of the
Irish people back to Roman
times, told of the coming of St.
Patrick and its results, and re
cited some of the historical oc
currences which served to weld
the Irish people together and
hold out the promise of the
great Irish nation that is yet to
he. The songs at the luncheon
were Irish, the music was Irish,
each plate was decorated with a
sprig of Irish Shamrock and the
favors were green pencils. Colo
nel O’Leary was introduced by
Prank M Oliver.
Augusta €irl Professed As
Nun In Savannah Convent
Miss Louise Dorr, Now Sis
ter Bernardine, Receives
Veil as Sister of Mercy
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Savannah, Ga—Sister Mary Ber
nardine, formerly Miss Louise Dorr,
an alumna of SI. Mary’s Academy,
Augusta, on March 25 received the
black veil of a professed religious
of the Sisters of Mercy at St. Vin
cent Convent from Rt. Rev. Michael
J. Keyes, D. D., Bishop of Savannah,
who also delivered the sermon on
Site occasion, taking for his text the
words of Christ: ’’I have come that
you may have life, and life abund
antly.” Bishop Keyes in liis ser
mon referred to tlie fact that Sister
Bernardine is the second alumna of
St. Mary’s in Augusta to be profess
ed recently, the other being Sister
Angela, formerly Miss Katherine
Bresnahan of Augusta.
Sister Mary Bernardine is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor ‘J.
Dorr of Augusta, Mr. Dorr being a
former supreme director of the
Knights of Columbus and former
stale deputy. Present al flic cere
mony from Augusta besides Mr, and
Mrs.’Dorr and Rev. II A. Schon-
hurdt. Sister Bernardine’s pastor,
were Mrs. Frank M. White, Miss
Catherine Dorr and Miss Sarah Dorr,
her sisters, Master Biily White,, her
nephew, and Mother Mary Cecelia of
Mt. de Sales, Macon, her great-aunt.
Bishop Keyes was celebrant of Hie
Mass and Benediction after 1 lie pro
fession, assisted by Rev. Jos. F.
Croke, chancellor.
A minstrel show will be conducted
at Benedictine Armory Monday, Ap
ril 12, under the auspices of the
Catholic Woman’s Club. Rehearsals
are now going on and all indications
point to a splendid performance.
Dancing will follow the minstrel.
Miss Marguerite Dcarcy is directing
tile minstrel. Father Raphael, O. S.
B„ addressed the recent meeting ot
the Catholic Women’s Club on
’■Church History,’’ Mrs. Joseph K
Kelly, president, presided. Miss
Kathleen McAipin entertained with
a group of Irish songs, and Miss Me
ta Ebberwciu won the attendance
prize.
A pasion play, “Tim Upper Room”/
is being presented during Holy Week
at the Benedictine Armory by a easl
of forty people, all of them mem
bers of Sacred Heart parish. Father
Hugh Benson, an English priest, is
author of the play, which gives all
the incidents from the Last Supper
to the Crucifixion, and its presenta
tion by the Sacred Heart parislion-
ers is expected to mark a new epoch
in amateur theatricals in Savannh.
'Hie funeral of Mrs, Catherine
O'Keefe, widow of the late Robert
O’Keefe, who died March 23, after a
long illness, was held from Hie Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist, with
interment in Cathedral Cemetery.
Mrs. O’Keefe was a native of Ire
land but had lived in Savannah most
of her life. Surviving are two sons,
Robert J. and William A. O’Keefe;
lour daughters. Mrs. Catherine E.
Tobin. Mrs. Mary ii. McGrath, Mrs.
Harvey James and .Mrs. John C Ry
an; a brother, Martin Scully of Sa
vannah; a sister, Mrs, Mary Morri
son of Chicago; twenty-three grand
children and two great-grandchil
dren.
TENNESSEE CATHOLIC
Miss Mary Meyer, Sister of
Priest, Dies At Bristol
Special to The Bulletin.
Bristol, Tenn.—Funeral services
for Miss Alary Meyer, sister of Fa
ther Myer of the local parish, were
held from St. Ann’s Church here
March 12. Miss Meyer, who was 57
years old, had for the past 22 years
been active in St. Ann’s parish. Six
priests were among the hundreds of
her friends who attended the fu
neral servics.
St. Patrick’s Day Observed
Fittingly In Savannah
Mass and Panegyric at St.
Patrick’s Church Starts
Day-—Societies Parade
Special io The Bulletin.
Savannah, Ga.—Solemn High Mass
at St. Patrick’s Church of which Rev.
Joseph D. Mitchell is pastor, a pa
rade of local Irish organizations and
several banquets marked St. Pat
rick's Day here this year.
f ile Muss had as officers Rev.
Father Peter, S.M.A., celebrant, Very
Rev. F'r. Eugene, O.S.B., deacon. Fa
ther Brennan of Atlanta, sub-deacon.
The sermon was delivered by Father
Knox. Special music by the choir
was rendered under the direction oT
Mrs Jos. E. Kelly.
Immediately after the Mass Dr. M.
J. Egan, marshal, organized the pa
rade. Included in the line Of march
was.the Irish Jasper Greens, Bene
dictine battalion. Ancient rOder of
Hibernians, and the boys of the up
per grades of Sacred Heart and Ma-
rist schools. The line was led by
a police escort and the Fort Screven
band, and the Central of Georgia
Booster Band and a civilian hand
were also included. The parade was
reviewed by Bishop Keyes, the
priests and sisters at the’ Catholic
Club, by the Mayor and Aldermen
at City Ilill, by Colonel Burt, com
mandant at Fort Screven, and his
staff and liy the officers of the Hi
bernian Society at the De Soto Ho
tel. A salute was fired by the Jasqier
Greens at Madison Square.
After llie parade Bishop Keyes and
the priests of the city were guests
of Father Mitchell at dinner at St.
Patrick’s Rectory.
Tile annual meeting of the Hiber
nian Society resulted in the re-elec
tion of the following officers: Presi
dent, T. F. Walsh; vice president,
John J. Bouhan; treasurer, James
P. Houlihan; secretary, 1C. G. Thom
son ; assistant secretary, E. G. Thom-
Monahaii. The board of stewarts
includes Leo A. Morrissy, John F.
Gleason and Roger Woods. George
O’Donnell was eiected to fill a va
cancy in the membership list.
The 114th annual banquet of Hie
Hibernian Society was held in the
evening at the Savannah Hotel,
President Walsh presiding. The
speakers were Col. A. B. Lawton, who
spoke on “Georgia,” Col. Shelby My-
rick, “The Hay We Celebrate,” Capt.
Robert M. Hitch, “Savannah,” and
Henry M. Dunn, “Woman.” Mr.
Walsh delivered the opening address.
Telegrams from the Charitable Irish
Society of Boston, the Society of
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of New
Y'ork, the Society of Friendly Sons
of St. Patrick of Philadelphia, and
the Hibernian Societies of Baltimore
and Charleston, all of them ancient
organizations in the class of the
one in Savannah, were read by Sec
retary Thomson. Mrs. Julia Floyd
and Mrs. John B. Thompson enter
tained with solos. Mrs. Addic Mae
Jackson being accompanist.
f)n St. Patrick’s evening also a
buffet supper was given by the
Irish-Americau Friendly Society at
its rooms, and the Ladies Auxiliary,
A. O. H., assembled in Marist Hall
io hear an address by Rev. Thomas
Brennan of Atlanta Troop 13, Girl
Scouts, bold its annual banquet in
Sacred Heart Parochial School, the
invited guests including Father Eu
gene, Mrs. L. F. Oliveros, girl scout
director, Miss Stella Strous, Miss
Hilda Brinkman, captain of Troop 8,
and William Dooner. Miss Elizabeth
Moore Ts captain of Troop J3. The
Catholic Club observed open house
during Hie day and evening.
Tile evening after St. Patrick's
Day the Irish Jasper Greens held
their annual banquet, Capt. C. R.
Peterson acting as toastmaster. Col.
Joseph H. Thompson spoke of “The
Regiment,” Major T. J. Thorne on
“The Battalion.” Capt. J. F. McCar
thy on “Tile Old Greens,” Lieut.-
elcct James H. Hartc, Jr., on “The
New Greens,” and Rev. D. J. Mc
Carthy on “Tiie Day We Celebrate.”
Other speakers included Capt. James
A. Daly, Corn. Orville D. L.vsaught,
William J. Harty, Leo A. Morrissy,
Richard Burch'and Lieut. Col. Wal
ter R Neal. W. J. Price and Joseph
M. Persee were soloists, accompanied
by Miss Marguerite Dearcy.
Jacksonville Women
Hold Social Meeting On St.
Fatrick’s Day
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Jacksonville, Fla.—The Catholic
Women’s Club observed St. Patrick’s
Day witli a luncheon meting at Or
ange Park. Mrs. F\ M. Murphy acting
gs toast mistress. The toasts and
those responding were: Sir Thomas
More, Mrs. Vincent Armstrong; Luck
of the Shamrock, Mrs. E. O. Uedc-
mann; Joint McCormack. Miss Gene
vieve McMurray; St. Patrick, Mrs.
David Maner. Ollier speaker were
Mrs. Anna Irwin and Mrs. B C.
Dorsey, retiring president. Miss
Madeline Heusler sang Irish songs.
In Soutii Jacksonville I lie Catholic
Woman’s Club of that place gave a
card party St. Patrick’s Day at the
home of Mrs. 1. C. Docucr.
Rotary Honors St. Patrick
Father Keenan Speaker At
Albany, Ga,, Meeting
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Albany, Ga—The March 18
meeting of the Rotary Club of
Albany was featured by a St.
Patrick’s Day program, and the
principal speaker was Rev. Leo
M. Keenan, pastor of St. The
resa's Church, whose subject was
St. Patrick. Father Keenan re
viewed the life of St. Patrick and
said that while Ireland was the
field of his labor he was solici
tous for the welfare of all men,
and hence all properly revere
his name and memory. St. Pat
rick, Father Keenan said, “ex
emplified the principles of Ro
tary,” for he was a great and
unselfish servant of mankind.
Father Keenan also paid a trib
ute to the Irish, to their humor,
which is always clean, and to
their love of liberty, which will
one day gain them a place
among the nations of the world.
Father Keenan was roundly ap
plauded at the conclusion of his
address. Among the guests were
Rev. J. .1. Bessemer of Albany
and Richard A. Magill of Atlan
ta. It. E. McCormack was in
charge of The program.
Habit of Nun Is Given
Young Woman At Augusta
Miss Catherine Wolpert Re
ceived by Sisters of St.
Joseph at Mt. St. Joseph’s
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Augiwta, Ga.—The least of St. Jos
eph, March 19, was the occasion of
special rejoicing at Mount St. Jos
eph, the Provincial House of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet,
as in addition to the celebration at
tendant on this day of their patron.
Miss Catherine Wolpert, of Atlan
ta, was clother with the holy habit
of the Congregation.
Tiie ceremony was beautiful and
impressive in its simplicity. Rev.
Jas. A. Horton, S. M., pastor of Sa
cred Heart church, Atlanta, was offi
ciant, assisted by Rev. J. A Kane,
pastor of St. Mary’-on-the-Hill, Au
gusta. As the Sisters’ choir sang
tiie “Vcni Creator,” llie candidate,
with her attendant flower girls, en
tered tiie chapel and kneeling at the
foot of tiie altar asked to he given
the holy habit of the Sisters of St.
Joseph. Following this ceremony
and the blessing of the religious
habit. Father Horton spoke briefly
on Hie meaning and high privilege
of Hie religious life and the effect
for good it wields oti modern socie
ty. In the midst of a pleasure-lov
ing age, he said, “there arc still
hundreds of young men and women
in the bloom of their youtii, every
year leaving t lie world to seek tlie
better part by serving God in relig
ion, which lias ever been the glory
of Hie Church.”
'Ilie reception ceremony was fol
lowed liv Mass and Benediction,
during which the Sisters’ choir
chanted psalms proper to tiie occas
ion and rendered beautiful hymns.
The chapel was beautifully decor
ated with spring flowers and tlie al
tar was decked with a profusion of
Easter iillies and burning tapers.
Little Misses Pliilomene Andrews,
Mary Leona Foreman, Mary O’Shea
and Volo OT.ortnor, acted as flower
girls.
Tiie on! of-tovrn guests were Mr.
aud Mrs. Jno B. Wolpert and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dunlap, and
Miss Kaihlecn Riordan, all of At
lanta.
Mis Wolpert will be known in
religion as Sister Mary Bernadette.
Miami Beach Church Site
Approved by Bishop Barry
Special to Hie Bulletin.
Miami, Fla.—Final approval of tiie
site suggested for the Catholic
church in Miami Beach was an
nounced at a St. Patrick’s Day din
ner given in honor of Rt. Rev. Pat
rick Barry, D. 1)., Bishop of St. Au
gustine at tiie Nautillus Hotel. Bish
op Barry in his address thanked
Carl G. Fislier for the gift of the
block east of tlie Miami Beach gar
dens, facing the bay, where the
church will lie located, and also for
Mr. Fisher's promised gift of a set
of chimes for the church when it
is erected.
Judge T. T. Ansbcrry, president
of Atlantic Shores, was toastmaster,
and Charles M. Schwab, who was
present, broke his cusiom of not
making a speech in order to con
gratulate tile Catholics here on tiie
•work -they are doing and propose to
do. Other speakers included Father
Duffy, famous chaplain of the
Fighting Sixty-Ninth Regiment. Rt.
Rev. Msgr. T. G. O’Reilly, of Cleve
land, Mark ,T. Walsh of Dcs Moines,
Senator John J. Coyle, head of the
committee on the selection of the
church site, Senator John. P. Stokes,
and Very Rev. M. McNally. S. J..
former president of Spring Hill Col
lege.
Fr. Schonhardt to Observe
Silver Jubilee As Priest
Abbot Vincent to Deliver
Sermon at Jubilee Mass of
Augusta Pastor April 21
Augusta, Ga.—Rev. H. A. Schon
hardt, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church
here, will complete twenty-five years
of priestly service in Hie Diocese
of Savannah April 18 and tiie follow
ing Wednesday he will lie honored
at silver jubilee services at St. Pat
rick’s at which the sermon will be
delivered by Rt. Bcv. Vincent Tay
lor. O. S. B, D. D„ Abbot-Ordinary
of Belmont, a classmate of his at
Belmont more than a quarter of a
century ago.
Father Schonhardt was_ born in
Jolinsfown, Fa., May 25, 1873, and se
emed liis early educated in the par
ochial school of St. Joseph's parish.
Before entering St. Vincent's Col
lege, Beatty, Pa., in 189-1, lie worked
for some time in tiie steel mills of
Johnstown,, being a stationary en
gineer when he decided to resume
his studies. From St. Vincent’s he
went ill 1893 to Belmont College in
North Carolina, among liis class
mates being Abbot Vincent, the late
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick Marion oi
North Carolina. Very Bcv. Eugene
Egan, O. S. B.. prior of the Benedic
tine Community at Savannah, and
others equally well (known.
Father Schonhardt was ordained
in Savannah April 18, 1901, he and
Father Charles M. Reich, also or
dained at that time, being the first
to receive Holy Orders from the
lale Bishop Keilcy. Coining to St.
Patrick’s June 16, 1901, lie remained
here until October 1, 1903, when lie
was assigned to the Central Geor
gia missions with headquarters at
Milledgcvilic. He returned to Au
gusta in Julv, 1906, and remained
here until July. 1907. when he was.
transferred to St. Patrick’s in Sa
vannah, remaining there two years.
From October, 1909, to January 1.
1917. Father Schonhardt labored on
the Southwest Georgia missions, with
headquarters at Albany, and one of
the features of his work there was
the erection of the substantial stone
church now standing at Fitzgerald.
His next service was at the Ca
thedral in Savannah, where he was
located a little more than a year,
being transferred to Augusta Jan
uary 28. 1918 Three years later,
January 16 1921. after the death
of Father McMahon, Father Schon
hardt was made pastor of St. Pat
rick’s, one of the oldest Catholic
parishes in the country, one which
lias had a resident pastor for over
one hundred and fifteen years. At is
assistant at St. Patrick’s is Rev.
Jeremiah O'Hara.
Since becoming pastor at St. Pat
rick's Father Schonhardt has made
extensive improvements on tlie church
property. The beautiful church edi
fices, consecrated in 1864 during Hie
War Between the States, lias been
renovated, the house improved and
tiie extensive grounds around tiie
church property reconditioned, 'lire
most important result of Father
Schonhardt’s work since becoming
pastor is Hie establishing of the high
school course, a development of the
old St. Patrick’s Commercial Insti
tute. The high school is conduct
ed liv the Christian Brothers, gra
duated ils first class last June,
and its diploma admits to tiie Uni
versity of Georgia and to the Ca
tholic University of America with
out examination.
Father Schonhardt was first chap- \
lain of Patrick Walsh Council,
Knights of Columbus when it was
founded over twenty years ago. and
be was instrumental in tlie estab
lishment of llie Cquacil through liis
successful efforts to interest Father
McMahon, pastor ol St. Patrick’s, and
Father Lonergan, S. .1 , pastor of
Sacred Heart, in the organization
which he foresaw, would give the
Catholic men of the city a c.omnip”
ground of interest and act as a bond
of union between the members of
the two parishes.
Numerous priests and laymen,
friends of Father Schonhardt. wifi
come to Augusta for llie jubilee Mass
and ceremonies, among them re
latives from Pennsylvania where
lie has three brothers and a sister
living, he being tile youngest. liis
father, had llie consolation of see
ing liis son a priest before lie died
in 1907. hut Father Schonhardt’s
mother died before lie started his
studies at St. Vincent’s College, los
ing her life in Hie disastrous flood
of 1889.
Chapel Car In N. Carolina
Father Sweeney Conducts
Mission At Kinston
Special to The Bulletin.
Kinston, N. C.—Rev. Stephen Swee
ney of the Passionist Fathers con
ducted srviccs and delivered a sc
ries of sermons in St. Peter’s chap
el ear, sidetracked on the. Atlantic
Coast Line here during the first
two weeks of March. Mass was of
fered every morning at 7:30, and the
evening sermo.u was at 7:30. A ques
tion box was a feature of the eve
ning services, winch were attended
by many non-Catholics as well as
by Catholics. .