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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 5, 1926.
Last Call Sounded For K. of C.
Eucharistic Congress Pilgrimage
Bishop Russell Confirms
Charleston Parish Class
Thirteen Adults Included
Among Those Receiving
Sacrament at St. Mary’s
Special to The Bulletin.
Charleston, S. C.—Rt. Rev. Wil
liam T. Russell, D. 1)., Bishop of
Charleston, confirmed a large class
at St. Mary’s church at the* High
Mass, May 23, thirteen adults, all
recent accessions to the church, be
ing among those receiving the Sac-
crament. In addition they received
Holy Communion from Bishop Rus
sell; they are Mrs. Mary Helen
Bray, Miss Mary Alice Bray, Miss
Mary Norwood Bray, Mrs. Clara
Phillips Flynn, Mrs. Effie Estelle
Gardner Hogan; Messrs. Maxwell
Clayton, Charles Orvin, Charles Pat-
rich McDowell, William Charles
Benke, Walter Charles Beckmann,
John Charles Vinson, Gilbert Pierce,
Charles McKncti, Robert Stewart
Bray, Harold JeroiAe, Charles Ilease.
Bishop Russell was assisted by
Rev. James .1, May, rector of the
Cathedral, Rev. Joseph O’Brien, rec
tor of Bishop England high school,'
Rev. William ,1. Cox and Very Rev.
Charles Dubois Wood, pastor of St.
Mary’s. Mrs. Clarence F. Rigby and
Mrs. John H. D. Wiggcr were spon
sors for the women and Thomas F.
Connelly and Hampton K. Lea for
the men. The board of vestrymen
attended Bishop Russell; they were
Robert F. Touhey, M. D., Maguire,
L, L. Green, William F. Michel and
John D. Rooney. The sanctuary
servers were Michael P. Conlon,
Charles I>. Budds, John ,1. O’Hagan
Arthur E. Anderson, Thomas Bliley,
Francis Mahoney, Geo. A. Braudes;
James F. Suglirue, Francis Maher
and Daniel Finnegan; John W. Sug-
lirue was master of ceremonies.
The Council of Catholic Women >at
its recent meeting decided to ar
range a series of card parties in
order to raise its contribution to
the campaign now being conducted
by ihe National Catholic Service
school. The first of the series will
he given at 161 Calhoun street from
11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Juhe 4' the home
of Mrs. Mary A. Riley. Mrs. Cath
erine Riddock is in charge of res
ervations. The council will also
contribute lo the American Legion
fund and the holiday house fund.
The recent get-logetlier dinner given
by the Council was a splendid suc
cess. The next meeting of the
council will be held June 21, a week
earlier than usual because June 28
is Carolina day.
The “get together dinner” was
held at the Francis Marion Hotel,
Mrs. G. Leo Lowry welcoming the
members. Mrs. T. W. Reynolds was
toastmistress. Toasts were respond
ed to bv Mrs. J. J. Furlong and Mrs.
A. J. Riley. Mrs. W, McG. William
read “Spiritless Old Age,'’ a poem
written by the reader which re
ceived a prize from the poetry so
ciety of South Carolina; respond
ing to the demand she read another
poem as an encore. Little Miss Mar
garet Due entertained with a dance,
as did Miss Annie MeCarrel and
Sidney Kilpatrick. Solos were ren
dered by Mrs. Paul E. Touche, Jr.,
accompanied hv Miss Emily Riley,
and by Miss Mary Igoe, accompanied
by Mrs. W. J. Molony. Mrs. W. F.
Condon contributed an entertaining
burlesque, “Reading the Crystal.”
This is picnic season and the Ca
thedral, St. Joseph’s and St. Pat
rick’s parishes have already held
successful outings. The Cathedral
picnic.was held at Faber Place, the
scene also of St. Joseph’s picnic;
St. Patrick’s was held at Ashley
Park. Sixty-five children and four
teen Sisters of the City Orphan Asy
lum were entertained with a pic/iic
at Folly Reach recently; automobiles
transporting them to the picnic
grounds. They were entertained at
the Elks’ home at the beach, and
the little orphans were given a
plentiful supply of sandwiches, ice
cream candy, lemonade and crack
ers. They played games, had a dip
in the surf, and voted, the whole
outing a glorious success.
Rev. Jos; L. O’Brien delivered an
eloquent and scholarly address on
“Modern Literature” as expressed in
the magazines today at a recent
meeting of the Council of Catholic
Women. He pleaded with parents
for a stricter censorship over what
their thildren read referring to the
suggestive character of much of the
current literature.
Pioneer St. Augustine Nun
Dies in Florida Convent
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
St. Augustine, Fla.—Sister M. Avit,
one of the oldest members of the
Sisters of St. Joseph here, died May
26 after an illness of a year. Sister
Avit was in her eightieth year, was
born in France, entered religious
life as a girl, and came to this coun
try in 1883. being first stationed at
Palatka. The last several years of
her life were spent in St. Augustine.
Sister Avit was beloved by the Sis
ters and by all others with whom
she came in contact, and her dealh,
while not unexpected, was a decid
ed shock to them. The funeral
Mass was sung in the convent chapel
with interment at San Lorenzo.
St. Leo Abbey in Florida
Starts $200,000 Building
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
St. Leo, Fla.—Simnle cere
monies marked the breaking of
ground for a new $200,000 dor
mitory building at St. Leo Abbey
here. The fathers and brothers
of the Abbey, and the students
of St. Leo academy and of the
Holy Name academy, attended.
The Litany of the Blessed Virgin
was chanted by the choir, after
which the Father Prior gave a
short address and said a prayer.
The fathers then dug up the soil
to mark the beginning of the
building. Rt. Rev. Charles Mohr,
(). S. B., 1). D., is abbot of St.
Leo’s.
The dormitory when completed
will be an imposing structure
223 feet long and three stories
high, in the Spanish style. It will
contain offices and 6 private
rooms. Gerald Barry, nephew of
Bishop Barry, is the architect.
It is planned to have the build
ing ready for partial use at the
opening of the new term in Sep
tember.
Rev. William Barry Named
Pastor at Miami Beach
Jacksonville • Pastor Has
Splendid Record as .Builder
of Churches and Parishes
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Miami Beach, Fla.—Rev. William
Barry, for the past several years
pastor of St. Paul’s church, River
side, Jacksonville, has been appoint
ed pastor of the new Catholic
church and parish at Miami Beach.
Father Barry has been stationed in
the Diocese of St. Augustine for six
teen years, during which time he has
done remarkable work in several
places. He received his college de
gree at Rockwell College in Ireland,
made his theological studies at St.
Mary s Seminary, Baltimore, and did
post graduate work at Columbia
University anc( the Catholic Univer
sity of America.
Ordained by Cardinal Gibbons in
1910 in Baltimore, he has since spent
all his time organizing and develop
ing Catholic congregations in Flor
ida. When Most Rev. Michael J.
Curley, D. D., Archbishop of Balti
more, was made Bishop of SI. Au
gustine, succeeding Bishop Kenny,
Father Barry succeeded the then Fa
ther Curley as pastor at DeLand.
His most recent work was organiz
ing and bulling up St. Paul’s parish
in Jacksonville, where he has in a
comparatively short space of time
succeeded in erecting a splendid
combination church and school.
Father Barry, who is a member of
a family which has given many of
its members to the service of the
Church, his brother, Rt. Rev. Pat
rick Barry, D. D., Bishop of St. Au
gustine, among them, is already
making plans for the Miami Beach
congregation and expects to have a
splendid church, a rectory, a school
and a home for the Sisters who will
teach in ihe school within a very
short time. It is anticipated that
the Miami Beach parish under Fa
ther Barry’s direction will develop
into one of the finest and most
nourishing in the Diocese of St. Au
gustine, which includes nearly all
Florida.
Bindewald-Liddell
(Special to The Bulletin)
Atlanta, Ga.—Rev. James A. Hor
ton. S. M. pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, officiated May 20 at the mar
riage of Miss Rose Bfndewald. daugh
ter of Mrs. Ellen Lewis Bimiewalu
and the late A. J Bindewald, and
Edwin Carey Liddell, son of Mrs.
Mary Liddell and the late Edwin M
Liddell. Miss Caroline Holliday' was
brides maid, Miss Margaret Mina-
han maid of honor, James F. Alexan
der best man, and Baxter Maddox
and A. R. Flowers, Jr., ushers. After
the ceremony a wedding breakfast
was served at the Georgian Terrace.
Mr. and Mrs Liddell then leaving on
a wedding trip to Canada. Mrs.
Liddell is a member of one of the
leading Catholic families of Augusta
and Louisville, Ky., and was graduat
ed recently from Webster Groves
College, Si. Louis. Mr. Liddell i s a
graduate of Marist Colic£e,and Geor
gia Tech, he is connected with the
Atlanta Lowry National Bank. Mr.
and Mrs. Liddell will live in Atlanta
BRUNSWICK CARD PARTY
(Special to The Bulletin)
Brunswick, Ga.—The Catholic
Women’s club conducted a card
party at Knights of Columbus hall
May 18, the proceeds of which will
be given to the fund to put a new
roof on the church. Mrs.' J. B.
Wright, Mrs. J. C. Stiles and Mrs.
W. H. Parker were on the commit
tee on arrangements. The affairwas
a success from every standpoint.
Special Train Leaves Sa
vannah Thursday Evening,
June 17, Returning June 27
(Secial to The Bulletin)
Savannah, Ga.—Arrangements have
been completed for the Knights of
Columbus pilgrimage from Georgia
to the Eucharistic Congress, and the
Knights of Columbus special will
steam out of Savannah at nine
o’clock the evening of June 17, ar
riving in Chicago at 8:15 A. M., Sat
urday morning, in time for the pre
liminaries of tile great Congress
which will bring to Chicago 1,000,-
000 Catholics from every corner of
the globe.
The Central of Georgia Railroad
has issued an attractive folder on
the pilgrimage which may be secure;}
from any Central of Georgia agent
or from the members pT the Knights
o f Columbus committee of Savan
nah, who are Chairman William J.
Kenney, Jr., Cotton Exchange Build
ing, N. T. Stafford. J. O. Maggioni, D.
J. Sheehan and J. T. McCullough.
Delegations from other cities will
join the Savannah pilgrims along
the line. The Augusta delegating
will leave at 9:10 P. M. June 17,
Thursday, meeting the special train
at Millen at 11:30. The tram passes
through Macon at 3:40 A. M., pick
ing up the pilgrims there. The spe
cial leaves Columbus at 6:00 A. M.,
Friday, having picked up the Al
bany, Waycross, Brunswick and Co
lumbus members there, and arrives
in Birmingham at 12:20 P. M.. Fri
day, where the Atlanta pilgrims will
join the party. The special leaves
there at 12:20, and pulls into Chi
cago the next morning, Saturday, at
8:15.
The Bulletin elsewhere in this is
sue tells of the great preparations
being made in Chicago to enteitain
this, the greatest gathering of its
kind the world has ever seen. It is
not necessary to urge those who can
arrange it in any possible way to
make the pilgrimage. Rt Rev. Mi
chael J. Keyes, D.D., Bishop of Sa
vannah, has given the pilgrimage his
hearty endorsement; he plans to at
tend the Eucharistic Congress him
self and is anxious that Georgia
have proper representation. Those
from other Dioceses who wish to join
the Georgia party are welcome to do
so.
The Congress is only a few days
away. The special train leaves Sa
vannah in about ten days. There
is no tame to lose, and those antici
pating going are asked to write to
Mr. Kenney now for reservations
With one million visitors pouring
into Chicago, the greatest number
any city has been asked to care lor
ai any time, it is essential that rail
road and lodging accommodations be
made as far in advance as possible,
and all will confer a favor on the
committee by acting promptly The
round trip from Savannah, includ
ing lower berth, will be in the neigh
borhood of $76.00, or something
more than $71.00 for upper berth,
with proportionate fares for short
er distances. The Knights of Co
lumbus Eucharistic Congress Pilgri
mage folder issued by the Central ot
Georgia Railroad gives this informa
tion and can be secured in the var
ious cities of ibis section from the
officials of this railroad. The pil
grimage will arrive hack in Savan
nah Sunday morning, June 27.
ATLANTA SISTERS AIDED
(Special to The Bulletin)
Atlanta, Ga.—A successful bridge
party was conducted on the roof gar
den of the Ansley Hotel May 19 for
the benefit of tlie Sisters of Mercy
at Immaculate Conception Convent,
the lad'ies of Hie parish and the
Immaculate Conception Club spon
soring it. The committee included
Mrs. J. J. Nocholson, general chair
man; Mrs. P. J. Bloomfield, cochair
man; Mrs T. G. Keeney, Mrs. J. J.
Kuhn, Mrs. George Deihl, Mrs. E. E.
Withers, Mrs. Steve Grady, Mrs. J
B. Egart, Mrs. W. H Yaun, Mrs. O.
T. Brown, Mrs. H. H. McLaughlin,
Mrs. F. K. Wilson, Mrs J. L. Murphy,
Mrs. W. M. Andrews, Mrs. A. Schib-
ner and Miss Elizabeth Satzky
Columbia Parishoner Dies
(By N. C. W. C. News Service.)
Columbia, S. C.—F’uncral services
of Mrs. Hattie Bouchicr Sims, who
died May 21, were held from St.
Peter’s church, Rev. N. A. Murphy
officiating. Pallbearers were S. T.
Garnett, J. J. Marshall, M. R. Spig-
ner, J. Sumter Moore, Paul II. Fel
lers and E. J. Brennan, Jr. Surviv
ing arc her husband, J. II. Sims;
three daughters, Mrs. Minnie, Mrs.
A. M. Cudwortli and Miss Ramelle
Sims; two sons, J. H. Sims, Jr., and
T. Bouchier Sims; three grandchil
dren and one brother, A. W. Bouch
ier of Post, Texas. Mrs. Sims was
widely known in Columbia and
leaves many friends to mourn her
death.
FR. F0ULKES SECURED
Noted Jesuit to Give Retreat
For Georgia Laymen
Augusta, Ga.—Rev. David J.
FouLkcs, S. J., of the Jesuit Mis
sionary Band of the New Or
leans Province, will be the re
treat master for the sixth annu
al retreat for the laymen of
Georgia, which will be held at
Sacred Heart College, Augusta,
from Thursday evening, July 15,
to the following Sunday morn
ing, according to word from New
Orleans. Father Foulkes, who is
now conducting missions in Lou
isiana, Oklahoma and the South
west is one ol' the most elo
quent and scholarly of the Jes
uit missionaries of cethurtnyo mb
suit missionaries of the count-
try. Recently he conducted at
Sacred Heart church one of the
most successful missions ever
held in this section, winding it
up with his famous sermoti,-
“Why I am a Catholic” which
appeared in a recent issue of
The Bulletin. During Lent Fa
ther Foulkes delivered this ser
mon to an audience at Houston,
Texas, that numbered several
thousands. Reservations for the
retreat are now being received
by the Secretary of the Retreat
Section of the Laymen’s Asso
ciation, 1409 Lamar Building,
Augusta, Ga. Men and boys in
the Diocese and out are wel
come to make the retreat, the ex
penses of which are met by pri
vate voluntary contributions.
Bishop Allen, Consecrated
29 Years, Is Still Active
Observes Anniversary by
Administering Confirmation
in Montgomery Parish
(Special to The Bulletin.)
Montgomery, Ala.—Rt. Rev. Ed
ward P. Allen, D. D., Bishop of Mo
bile, observed the twenty-ninth an
niversary of his consecration May 16
by administering first Holy Commu
nion and Confirmation to large class
es at St. Andrew’s Church here, of
which Fr. English is pastor. I’irst
Communion was administered at the
seven o’clock Mass, the music for
which was under the direction of
Mrs. William Jackson, and the St.
Andrew’s Quartet sang the ten
o'clock Mass, Miss Julia Klings pre
siding at the organ with J. S. Har-
diman assisting on the violin. Bish
op Allen thanked the people of the
Diocese for the past twenty-nine
years which has resulted in such
great spiritual and temporal prosper
ity in its affairs, and he expressed
the hope that his health would con
tinue to enable him to carry on the
work.
May devotions at St. Peter’s
church, Rev. Patrick Turner, D. D.,
pastor, opened with a procession
participated in by the school chil
dren, culminating with the crowning
of the Blessed Virgin. The annual
May procession at St. Andrew’s
church was held May 7, Father
Greunenger of the Vincentian Order
delivering the sermon at Benediction
which followed. May devotions were
held at St. Peter’s and St. Andrew s
churches each afternoon during the
month at six o’clock.
A token of appreciation to her
work in the Montgomery Association
to Miss Lucy Dowe was the main
item of interest tt the recent regu
lar meeting of the Montgomery As
sociation of Business and Profes
sional Women.
“Unique Congregation”
Located Near Ritter, Not
Walterboro, S. C.
Tile “Unique Carolina Congrega-
ttion” referred to in a story appear
ing in the previous issue of The
Bulletin as being located at Waltcr-
bort>. S. C., is at Catholic Cross
Roads, Ritter, S C., instead of Wal
terboro. The Catholic Cross Roads
congregation is composed of color
ed Catholics who preserved the faith
for a6full generation without the min
istrations of a priest. The congre-
galion at Walterboro is composed ol
white Catholics.
MISSION IN N. CAROLINA
(Special to The Bulletin)
Henderson,. N.. C.—Rev. Father
Augustine, C. P., conducted. a suc
cessful mission here at St’. Paul’s
church from May 9 to May 14. The
services were well attended by non-
Catholics as well as by members of
the parish. Rev. Clarence G. Lagle,
pastor of St. Paul’s, arranged the
mission.
NOTRE DAME MEETS GEORGIA U.
(Special to The Bulletin)
South Bend, Ind.—The University
of Georgia split two games with the
Notre Dame University nine here
Mav 24 and 25. -Notre Dame’s game
was won with Ed Walsh, son of the
famous White Sox pitcher of that
name, in the box, Georgia failing to
score. The following day Georgia
defeated the Uoosiers 3 to 2.
St. Joseph’s Hospital of
Savannah Graduates Class
Exercises at Lawton Mem
orial— Benedictine Cadets
Stage Successful Show
(Special to Tire Bulletin)
Savannah, Ga.—St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal Training School for Nurses held
its annual commencement exercises
at Lawton Memorial May '27, the
occasion being graced by the pres
ence of Kt. Rev- Michael J. Keyes, D.
D., Bishoji of Savannah. Addresses
to the graduates were delivered by
Dr. Herman W Hess and Dr. Wil
liam B. Crawford; Dr. Crawford
conferred ihe diplomas and the
pins were presented by Bishop
Keyes. Miss Jessie Virginia Coney
gave a history of the class, illustrat
ing the rigid requirements of the
profession by revealing that of the
.twelve who started the course three
years~ago four finished.
Miss Annie Martha Moore read
“Farewell to the School,” and Miss
Martha G. Gatzke, superintendent,
also delivered an address to the
graduates, pointing out the courage
and determination that success in
the profession requires. The grad
uates of the hospital which is con
ducted by the Sisters of Mercy, were
Miss Claire Ceciie Schaaf, Savan
nah; .Miss Annie Martha Moore, Sa
vannah; Miss Jessie Virginia Coney,
Hardeevillc, S. C., and Miss Stella
Leah Herndon, Waycross. Mrs. Sid
ney McCandless, accompanied hv
Mrs. Worth Hanks, rendered several
beautiful solos, as a part of the pro
gram.
The Benedictine Cadets set a new
record in excellence at their annual
entertainment at the Armory May
24. “An Anniversary Meeting of
the Dagktown Rotary Club” was a
feature, twenty-two cadets imperso
nating members of the local Ro
tary Club. Burke McEilin starred
as a minature edition of Al Jolson,
and William Longwatcr carried off
his share of honors while Mrs.
Andrew Aprea’s singing and Miss
Neca Lucree’s dancing scored repeat
edly and the Misses Winnie McKen
zie, Margaret Dulolierv, Theresa Mey
er, Mary Martin and Walter Rivers,
Cliff Rcekling, Orville Lysauglit and
David Fitzgerald gave a splendid
rendition of the song and dance hit
“Who” from the musical comedy
“Sunny.” Miss Alice Price and Aud-
eley Spellman, dressed in old rose
attire, sang ‘Remember” and Miss
Helen Rrooks rendered “A Specialty
of._ Long Ago” with professional
siuil.
“Mother’s Day” was observed in
Sacred Heart parish with general
Communion, Three hundred child
ren, marched from the Benedictine
Armory to the church to attend the
eight o’clock Mass, where they re
ceived Holy Communion Very Rev.
liugene Egan, O. S. B.. rector, said
the Mass and delivered the sermon,
emphasizing the duties they owe
their parents. A special program of
music was arranged for the Mass by
Miss Margaret Deacv, organist.
The four classes of St. Vincent
gathered beneath the oaks and pal
mettos of Emmett Park on the hanks
of the Savannah and gave under the
direction of Miss Marv McGouldrick,
a splendid exhibition of English
folk dancing. The loveh setting was
heightened! by the old fashioned cos
tumes of the dancers. Eleven num
bers were given; the accompanists
were Professor Josneh Steeg and
Miss Catherine Egan, violins, and
Mrs. R. S Coleman, piano.
William L. Kendrick New
Sharon C. L. A, President
Augusta, Ga.-—William L. Kendrick,
vice-president of the Sharon Branch
of the Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia, has been appointed pres
ident by State President P. H. Rice
of Augusta to fill the unexpired term
of the late John O’Keefe, president
of the local branch, who died recent
ly. Mr. Kendrick has been active in
tlie local Association since its incep
tion. The Sharon congregation is
one of the smallest in the state but
under the direction of Mr. O’Keefe
it was one of the most active. Mr.
Kendrick is expected to be no less
successful. Sharon, which is near
Locust Grove, is one of the pioneer
Catholic settlements of Georgia;
Maryland Catholics came there in
1794 and have been there since. Fa
ther William Quinlan, fifty-five
years ordained, the oldest priest in
the Diocese, is pastor, and the Sis
ters of St. Joseph conduct Sacred
Heart Seminary for boys here.
Commencement News
The Bulletin requests the coopera
tion of the officials of the Catholic
schools in the Southeast to enable
it to give satisfactory accounts of
the commencement season exercises.
Programs and other data will he ap
preciated. Limited space makes it
necessary to ask that the articles be
concise but no essential detail need
he omitted. The names of the gra
duates and the honors are especially
desired Early copy will greatly as
sist The Bulletin and will be especial
ly appreciated.