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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MAY 9, 1926
Charlotte Parish Plans Group of
Buildings Costing Nearly $500,000
Bishop Keyes Administers
Confirmation At Savannah
Large Classes at Sacred
Heart and Blessed Sacra
ment Receive Sacrament
(Special to The Bulletin)
Savannah, Ga.—Rt. Rev. Michael
J. Keyes, D. D, Bishop of Saavnnah,
administered the Sacrament of Con
firmation to classes at Blessed Sac
rament and Sacred Heart Churches
here Sunday, May 1. In the mov
ing classes of children received their
first Communion in these parishes.
The Catholic Women’s Club gave
a very successful minstrel show be
fore a fcapacity audience at the Be
nedictine Armory recently. Miss
Marguerite Dcarcy directed the
performance and Miss Catherine
Coyle was interlocutor. The endmcn
were the Misses Grace and Frances
Moran, Yvonne Gravemberg and
Emile Martin. Soloists included the
Misses Catherine Leonard, Theresa
Meyer Margaret Dulohcry, Katherine
McAlpin, Helen Tobin, Yvonne Gra
vemberg, Alice Price and Emile Mar
tin. The second part of the program
was in the nature of a vaudeville
show, including a skit, “Such Is
Life,” presented by the Misses Cath
erine Coyle, Genevieve Harte, Anna
Clancy, Veronica Dillon, Louise Pow
er and Dorothy\ Lytle; “Sunny,” a
pong and dance number, featuring
Miss Marie Alessi, assisted by David
Fitzgerald, Michael Redmond. Walter
Moore William Stapleton, William
Saunders, William Ryan, Earl Bol
ton and John *4tourke; “Remember”
Sung by Miss Alice Price, contralto,
and Audley Spellman, tenor, assist
ed by the Misses Margaret Dillon,
Anna McNamara, Katherine McDon
ough, Catherine Shea, Margaret
Stceg, Constance Mathew, Mary Kel
ly and Marie Alessi; “Sometime,”
sung by Miss Katherine McAlpin;
“Five Feet Two”, rendered by Miss
Catherine Leonard; and a picture
frame novelty by Miss Price and Mr.
Spellman, assistod by members of
the chorus.
Col. John G. Butler was one the
three vice-presidents elected by the
Board of Trade for the fiscal year
starting April 1.
Over 300 members of the Federa
tion of Catholic Societies received
Communion April 19 at the eight
o’clock Mass at Sacred Heart Church.
Vcrv Rev. Fr. Eugene, O. S'. B.. cele
brated the Mass and delivered the
sermon. The men assembled at the
Catholic Club before the Mass « 4 nd
marched to the church.
A pretty spring wedding recently
-was that of Miss Irene Paul Connor,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
M. Connor, and James Galladct
Hardee, Jr., which was solemnized
in the presence of Very Rev. Eu
gene Egan, 0. S. It., pastor of Sacred
Heart Church. Miss Eleanor Con
nor was .her sister’s only atten
dant and her brother, Edmund Con
nor. Jr., was best man. After the
•wedding reception Mr. and Mrs Har
dee left on a motor trip. They will
live in Savannah.
A copy of the Tampa Morning
Tribune received here recently con
tains a two-column cut and ex
tended storv about Louis F. Savarese,
a native of Savannah, now located
in Tampa and acknowledged to jje
one of the leaders in the insurance
field in the South, doing a business
of nearly $5,000,000 last year Mr.
Savaiese was active in Catholic cir
cles in Savannah.
Bishop Keyes officiated at the re
ception of three novices of the Sis
ters of Mercy apd the solemn pro
fession of another April 20 at St.
Vincent Convent April 20. An ex
tended account of the reception and
profession will be carried in the next
issue of The Bulletin.
Operetta Presented At It.
De Sales Academy, Macon
(Special to The Bulletin)
Macon, Ga—The beautiful operet
ta, “The Wild Hose,” was presented
by a cast of forty talented students
of Mt. de Sales Academy April 30
in the school auditorium under the
direction of the Department of Mu
sic. Among those playing leading
roles were Miss Margaret Irwin, Miss
Frances Matthews, Miss Jane Martin,
Miss Lucy Hatcher and Miss Marga
ret McAuTiffe.
Mi.s s Macarius Hufhnance was in
troduced as a new member of the
Catholic Women’s Club of Macon at
a recent meeting. Announcement
was made that the club will sponsor
a May festival for the benefit of
Mt. de Sales. Mrs Martin Callaghan
and Mrs. Herbert Lovnd were added
to the entertainment committee and
Miss Genevieve Weisz and Miss Aloy-
sius Cassidy were appointed mem
bers of the publicity committee.
Capt. Andy F. Devlin, veteran
member of the Macon Fire Depart
ment and member of the Macon Ca
tholic Laymen’s Association, has
been transferred from Engine House
No. 0, where he has been in com
maud for tlie past year, to Head
quarters' Company. He now heads
the oldest fire company in Macon.
He entered the fire department in
1900, and has served since with the
exception of seven years.
DA Mulherin Honored by
American Medical Society
Augusta, Ga.—Word has been re
ceived in Augusta from the annual
convention of the American Medical
Association, meeting at Dallas, Tex
as, that Dr W. A. Mulherin of this
city was appointed one of a commit
tee of three named to study the
present methods of teaching infants
and children’s diseases in American
Universities and to report recom
mendations for their betterment.
The otiicr members of the commit
tee are Dr. Julius Hess of Chicago
and Dr .F. P. Gengenback of Deliver.
Dr. Mulherin has been honored sev
eral times by the American Medical
Association, and has had the unu
sual distinciton of appearing on its
convention program three times
during the past six years, a privi
lege rarely acicorded a physician.
Dr. Mulherin, who is ode of the
founders of the Catholic Laymen's
Association of Georgia, and a grad
uate of Spring Hill college and Har
vard Medical school, is clinical pro
fessor and active head of the pedia
tric department of the University of
Georgia Medical school.
Catholic Daughters At Key
West Entertain At Banquet
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Key West, Fla.—The Catholic
Daughters of America entertained
recently at an elaborate banquet at
the Key West Country club. Mrs.
Henry Russell and Mrs Vincent Me
Dermott headed the committee of
arrangements. Another recent func
tion of the Catholic Daughters was a
card party, held in the offices of
Mrs. Mary McKnight in the Hotel Iai
Concha Ruilding through the cour
tesy of Mrs. McKnight. Mrs. Eva
Torano and Denham Bernreuter ren
dered solos, with Miss Claudine Lu-
cignani at the piano. The Misses
Dominic entertained with violin and
vocal solos, Mrs. McKnight being
accofnpanist.
Bcv. William Stanton, S. J., the
noted Jesuit missionary, conducted
a triduum for the convent Children
of Mary late in April.
Mrs. C M. Larranga, a membem of
the local parish, was elected presi
dent and treasurer of the Florida
Keys Realty Co., owners of the Iai
Concha Hotel, at a recent meeting.
Mrs. Larranga’s capable manage-
mentof the affairs of the La Con
cha Hotel for some time past is re
sponsible fo rher selection.
Oil April 23 Richard Reid arrived
in Key West with the Georgia Press
Association. His first visit was to
the church where he heard Mass;
he next called on the Fathers at the
Presbytery. On his return from Ha
vana, April 29, Mr. Reid was enter
tained by Fr. P. J. Marnane, S. J.,
and Fr. A. L.' Maureau, S. J.
More tha neighty members attend
ed the annual reunion of the Con
vent Alumnae Association early in
April, the gathering also marking
the fiftieth anniversary of the grad
uation of Mrs. Francisco Fleitas, old
est living graduate of the convent.
Mrs. Fleitas is honorary president of
the association. Mrs. Lopez John
son is vice-president and Mrs. E. J.
Bailey recording secretary. Mrs.
Fleitas was presented with a twen
ty dollar gold piece in honor of the
occasion.
Marquette Debaters
Complete University Men’s
Most Extensive Tour
(Bv N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Austin Tex.—Marucqtte University
debaters who met St. Edward’s Uni
versity of Austin and Baylor Uni
versity of Waco have just crossed
the most extensive tour in the his
tory of the school.
Leaving Milwaukee the last of
February, the Marquette team em
barked on a trip that included de
bates in Missouri, Nebraska, Colo
rado, Wyoming, Californa, Arizona
and Texas The debates with St.
Edward’s and Baylor were the last
on the schedule. Among the more
widely known institutions included
in the trip are St. Louis University,
University of Denver, Leland Stan
ford University, University of Sou
thern California and University of
Arizona.
Columbus Parishoner Dead
(Special to The Bulletin)
Columbus, Ga.—Mrs. Lizzie Mc
Pherson, a member of Holy Faipjly
Church, died April 23 after an ill
ness of live months. Mrs>-McPher-<
son was sixty-six years old, and was
housekeeper for James R. England
for the past thirty years. Surviving
are two nieces, Mrs. Emma Horne
of Girard and Mrs. Margaret Strobe
of Columbia, S. C., a brother. Charles
Hall of Augusta, and a nephew, Wil
liam Bryant of Phenix City.
Father Ambrose Announces
Purchase of Site—Present
Location to Be Sold
(Special to The Bulletin.)-
Charlotte, N. 0.—Plans for a
Catholic cepter to cost in the neigh
borhood of $500,000 to be located on
a three acre tract at Dilworth Road
and East Morehead street recently
acquired at a cost of $21,000, and to
include a $200,000 church, a $75,000
school, a rectory, recreation building
and Sister’s home, were announced
April 15 by Rev. Ambrose Gallagher,
O. S. B , pastor of St. Peter’s church,
at a banquet given in his honor on
the occasion of his return from a
trip to the West, taken in the inter
est of hi? health. The banquet was
held at the Chamber of Commerce
and attended by over 350, including
local pastors of Protestant church
es.
The building program contemplat
ing will cover several years, Father
Ambrose said, and the first step is
the announcement that O’Donoghue
Hail, for many years the Catholic
school, has been placed on the mar
ket. The school will be the first
unit of the new group erected. Later
tlie church rectory on South Tryon
stret, in the business section of
Charlotte with the other Catholic
buildings now in use, will he sold.
All the new buildings, church,
school, rectory, sister's home and
recreation building, will he uniform
in design and construction, and the
group when completed will he one of
the finest of its kind in the South
and located in the heart of a most
desirable section of the city.
John J. Cantwell acted as toast
master at the dinner, J. J. Montague,
state deputy of' the Knights of Co
lumbus, welcomed Father Ambrose
back in the name of the Knights,
and Warren Hall, past state deputy,
spoke for the laity. The' musical
program included solos by Mrs. J
Fred Kirklighter and J. Melvin
O Grady. Father Ambrose gave an
interesting account of his trip to the
west, during which he visited Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Denver and
El Paso.
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St Leo Students Winners
In National Essay Contest
(Special to The Bulletin.)
St. Leo, Fla.—Five students of St.
Leo Academy, competing in the an
nual chemistry prize contest, have
been adjudged Florida state winners
in their respective subjects, accord
ing to word received by the Benedic
tine Fathers here from the commit
tee of the national essay prize con
test in New York Raul Fernandez
received first prize, a twenty dollar
gold piece, and the right to com
pete with other state prize winners
in the national contest, for his es
say on “The Relation of Chemistry
to the National Defense.” Francis
Flannery received second prize for
an essay on the same subject; oth
er second prize winners and their
subjects were Paul Riviere, “The
Relation of Chemistry to Medicine,”
Jscph Rzazsa, “Tlie Relation of
Chemistry to Agriculture.” and Ed
ward Guettler, “The Relation of
Chemistry to Bone.” The faculty
and students at St. Leo are very
much elated at the splendid showing
made by these representatives of
tlie school in the essay contest.
The Science Club of St. Leo Acad
emy went to Homosassa recently
on its annual outing, spending the
day in sightseeing and frolicing in
the new city on the gulf and explor
ing the various islands nearby, the
Florida West Coast Development
Company putting its largest boat at
the disposal of the boys forthe cruise
down the river and out into the Gulf
of Mexico. One of the exciting fea
tures of the outing was the unex-
pected diseovery of a sleeping “dad
dy aligator, who was as much sur
prised as the hoys and disappeared
in a direction opposite to the one in
which the boys fled.
Catholics of Goldsboro Buy
Fine Property Near Church
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Goldsboro, N. C.—After months of
negotiations St. Mary’s congregation
has purchased valuable property ad
joining the church lot. This addi
tion, 84 by 220 feet in size, has
standing on it a large dwelling
which will he employed as a paroch
ial School in years to come. Tlie
cost price was $14,500, a heavy debt
for the small Goldsboro congrega
tion, hut the members have already
started zealous work preparing to
meet the obligations. To this end
they have taken Building and Loan
stock in the sum of $5000.00. On
April 22 the Ladies Guild gave a sup
per at the rectory, the proceeds be
ing applied on the debt. Mr. Joe A.
Parker, a local real estate agent and
non-Catholic presented to the
Church his entire commissions on
the sale totalling $750.00. ltev A. R.
Freeman is pastor of the active and
loyal Goldsboro congregation.
Repeated Disasters Do Not Augusta Pastor Honored
Discourage Alabama Parish on Silver Jubilee As Priest
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Pratt City, Ala.—Rev. Jos’. A. Ma
lone, pastor of fhe St. Catherine’s
Church here, lias issued an appeal
to the friends of the parish in Ala
bama and elsewhere for assistance
in replacing the parish hall, church,,
school and convent, which liave been
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
from time to time. The Sisters at
present are occupying quarters in
the little school 24 by 24. 'Tlie par
ish. which numbers blit 342 souls,
had succeeded in rebuilding the
church and school and was almost
free of debt when the latest disaster
came. The appeal has the approval
of Rt. Rev. Edward P. Allen, 1). D.,
Bishop of Mobile.
Carolina Laymen’s Retreat
Has Increased Attendance
Bishop Russell Officiates at
Closing—Father Rousseau,
S. J., Retreatmaster
(Special to The Bulletin)
Charleston, S. C.—The second an
nual retreat for the Catholic lay
men of the Diocese of Charleston
was held April 8 to 11 in ideal sur
roundings at Pine Forrest Inn, Sum
merville, with an attendance con
siderably greater than that of last
year. In addition to representa
tives from the parishes of Charles
ton men from Columbia, Shandon,
Florence, Sumter and Summerville
were present. The retreat was con
ducted by Rev. A. Rousseau, S. J., of
the Jesuit Mission Band of New Or
leans, and Rt. Rev. William T. Rus
sell, D. D, Bishop of Charleston,
honored the occasion by celebrating
Mass and Benediction on Sunday
morning when the retreat closed.
Present at the retreat were B R.
Kerr, W. G. Doran, M. J. Hanley, C.
Mauro, Ernest Witt, F. H. Soubcy-
roux, W. P. Callaghan, J. W. Wal
lace, Thomas J. Price, Wm. J Con
don, Jas. F. Condon, John W. Bur-
mester, Oscar P Matson, T. J. Swee
ney, Jas. A. McAllister, M. A. Con
don, T. O’R McLoy, W. J. Leonard
and F. B. Moran of Charleston, C.
Jos. Miggel, Shandon; Geo. P. Ep
person, Sumter; Stephen Koosa, Co
lumbia; T. J. O'Connor, J. S. Shan
non, J. F. Fitzharris, J McR. Barbie,
Florence,, and John W. Fraley, Sum
merville. A telegram was received
during the retreat from Graiid
Knight J. A. Hughes of Sumter con
veying the cordial greetings of the
Council and expressing the hope
that it would send a 100 per cent at
tendance to the retreat another
year. At the conclusion of the ex
ercises Bishop Russell signally hon
ored the retreatants by inviting
them to meet on F'riday evening,
May 14, at the Episcpal residence to
form a St. Vincent de Paul Society
to promote the spiritual advance
ment of. the men and the work of
retreats.
At the request of all present Vice-
President W. J. Leonard of the Re
treat Association appointed a com
mittee of five to draw up resolu
tions of thanks to President Frank
B. Moran, whose faithful and effect
ive efforts resulted in the original
organization of a retreat associa
tion in South Carolina. The resolu
tions drafted and unanimously
adopted were submitted by a com
mittee composed of T J/Sweenev,
Charleston, S. C.; C. J. Nigge'l,
Shandon; J. McR. Barbie, Florence;
Geo. F. Epperson, Sumter; and John
W. Fraley, Summerville, and were
as follows:
“Whereas, each of us who by the
treat of the Catholic Laymen’s As
sociation held at Pine F’orrest Inn,
Summerville, S. C., April 8-11, 1926,
was due largely to the untiring ef
forts of our esteemed president,
Frank B. Moran, and
“Wheeras, each of us who liy the
grace of God was favored with the
incomparable privilege of receiving
the many benefits of the spiritual
exercises feel duly grateful to him.
“Be it resolved, that we extend to
him our heartfelt thanks and ap
preciation and pledge our sincere
and full support in his future en
deavors in collection with this won
derful work, and pray to our Hea
venly Father to shower His choicest
blessings upon him and his family
“Resolved further that a copy of
these resolutions he presented to
Mr. Monin and to Tlie Bulletin.”
St. Augustine C. D. of A.
Entertain Friends at House
Wanning Party
(Special to Tlie Bulletin.)
St. Augustine, Fla.—The Catholic
Daughters of America entertained
their friends April 29 at a house
warming in their home on King
street, scores of young folks being
among the guests. Refreshments
were served during llie intermission
by a committee headed by Mrs. H. B.
Paris and Mrs. Elmo Rogero. Per
sonal greetings were extended the
guests by Mrs. George .A. Alba, gCUnd
regent. The Catholic Daughters in
tend to remodel their home soon,
and a public reception will mark the
reopening.
Rev. H. A. Schonhardt Or-
' darned 25 Years—Abbot
Vincent Delivers Sermon
Augusta, Ga.—Rt. Rev. Vincent
Taylor, D. D., Abbot-Ordinary of
Belmont, delivered the sermon at
the solemn high Mass in St. Pat
rick’s Church April 21 when liis
classmate at Belmont College and
Seminary a generation or more ago,
Rev. H..A. Schonhardt. observed the
silver jubilee of his ordination.
Abbot Vincent spoke eloquently of
the dignity of the priesthood, paid
an eloquent and most graceful tri
bute to Father Schonhardt’s life as
a priest, and concluded by asking
for him an abundance of blessings
in the years to come
Father Schonhardt was celebrant
of the solemn High Mass, Rev R. J.
Pratt, Kokomo, Ind., was assistant
priest, Rev. Emmet Walsh, Atlanta,
deacon; Rev. Janies A. Kane, Augus
ta, sub-deacon; Very Rev. Eugene
Egan, O. S. B., Savannah, and Very
Rev. A. K. Gwynn, Greenville, S C„
deacons of honor, and Rev. D. J. Mc
Carthy of Savannh and Rev. Jos. E.
Moylan of Columbus masters of
ceremony. Miss Agnes Gouley pre
sided at the organ and the choir
rendered Rosewig’s Mass, assisted by
Miss Marie Brenner, violinist. The
Knights of Columbus, the local
Council of which Father Schonhardt
was largely responsible for estab
lishing over twenty years ago, and
the Rotary Club, of which he is an
active member, atended the jubilee
Mass in a body.
After the Mass the visiting clergy
were guests at a dinner at St. Pat
rick’s Rectory and in the evening
Father Schonhardt was tendered a
reception during which Victor ,T.
Dorr, former state deputy and su
preme director of the Knights of
Columbus, delivered the address for
the laity of tlie parish aud present
ed him with a purse, and J. Cole
man Dempsey, grand knight of tlie
Knights of Columbus, presented the
reverend jubiliariau with a bag of
silver dollars from tlie members of
that organization.
The committee in charge of the
decorations and refreshments at the
reception, as appointed by the La
dies’ Auxiliary of Catholic High
school, included Mrs. J. J. Callahan,
Mrs. W. A:. Wallace, Mrs. Charles
Gardner, Mrs. Martin Roberts, Mrs.
Pona, Mrs. Odum and Mrs. Shurley.
On the program was a vocal selec
tion by Miss Mary O’Gorman, with
Mrs. P. C. O’Gorman at the piano,
the “Thanhauser March and Cho
rus” by Miss Muriel Antonopolis, a
selection by Miss Shurley’s orches
tra, the presentation of a purse from
the students of the High School,
Billy Wallace, Malone Veno and Wil
liam Odum representing the stu
dents, the presentation of a purse
by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Cath
olic high school, Mrs. J. J. Callahan
being spokesman, and by the chil
dren of the First Communion class,
selections by Allen Deas and the
1926 Minstrels quartet, and the read
ing of a poem written in honor of
the occasion by a former principal
of Catholic high school, Rev. Rro.
Abdas, principal of St. John’s Col
lege, Washington, D. C, an intimate
friends of Father Schonhardt. Billy
Wallace reading it. The refresh
ments were served by the graduating
class of St. Mary’s Academy.
Father Schonhardt was one of tlie
first two priests ordained by the late
Bishop Kciley, in 1901. During his
quarter of a century as a priest he
lias labored in Savannah, Albany
missions, Milledgevillc missions and
Augusta, most of his time being
spent in Augusta. Succeeding the
late Very Rev. P. H. McMahon, V. G.,
as pastor of St Patrick’s, he has
effected many improvements in the
rectory, church and grounds, hut
his most important work was the
establishing of the Catholic High
School, which is on the approved
list of the University of Georgia and
the Catholic University of America,
and is conducted by the world re
nowned order of teachers, tlie Chris
tian Brothers.
Among the clergy present at the
jubilee ceremonies, in addition to
those already mentioned as officers
of the Mass were: Rev. Leo M. Kee
nan, Albany; Rev. G. Obrecht, S. M. A.
Savannah; Rev. T. J. Morrow, Mll-
ledgeville; Rev. William Quinlan,
Sharon; Rev. James *E King, Ath
ens; Rev. Joseph It. Smith, Albany;
Rev. E. Peter, S. M. A., Savannah;
Rev. Fr. Cassidy, Atlanta; Rev. T. J.
McNamara. Savannah; Rev. Joseph
I). Mitchell, Savannah; Rev. Henry
Sehlcnke, Columbus; Rev. C A
Kennedy, Rev. D. M O’Brien, Rev.
James J. May, Rev. John D. Hughes,
Charleston; Rev. M. J. Reddin, Or
angeburg; Rev. Jerome Finn O S
B., Savannah; Rev Martin Murphy!
Rev. N. A. Murphy, Rev. Fr. Mc
Grath, Columbia; Rev. B. W. Flem
ing, Mouitrieville. S. C.; Rev. George
J Deitz, A\ ard, S. C.; Rev. Edward
F. Sweeney, Anderson; Rev. Fran
cis A. Murphy, Beaufort: Rev. Paul
G. Tenner, Hamlet, N. C.; Rev. Fr.
O’Connell, Boston; Rev. Fr. Zam-
bowski, Brooklyn; Rev. I.ouis Fordo
Aiken; Rev James D. Quinn, Sum
ter; Rev. Harold Barr, Rev. T, J.
Cronin, S. J., Rev. Alfred Laube, S.
M. A., Rev. F. Imbaeh, S M. A.,
Rev. Jeremiah OTiara, Augusta and
others.