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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA.
MAY 11, 1929.
2 Charlestonians to Bo
Ordained Priests May IS
Rev. Sidney Dean and Rev.
Frank Ferri Are Natives of
Cathedral Parish
(Special to The Bulletin)
t HARLESTON, S. C.—For perhaps
the firs time in the history of Cathe
dral parish, two of its sons will be
ordained to the priesthood at the
same time when Rt. Rev. Emmet M.
Walsh, D.D., Bishop of Charleston,
will, on May 16, confer the Sacrament
of Holy Orders in the Cathedral on
Rev. Sidney Dean, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Dean, and Rev. Frank
Ferri, son of Mrs. F. Ferri. Father
Dean will sing his first Solemn High
Mass at the Cathedral May 19, and
Father Ferri the following Sunday;
both will say their first Masses at
the Cathedral the morning following
the ordination.
Both candidates for the priesthood
were born in Charleston in Cathedral
parish and are alumni of Bishop Eng
land High School; they made their
classical, philosophical and theological
studies at St. Charles College and St.
Mary’s Seminary in Maryland. Rev
Mr. Dean completed his studies at the
Sulpician Seminary in Washington
and Rev. Mr. Ferri at Belmont Abbey
in North Carolina. They will labor
in the Diocese of Charleston^ Not
since the ordination of Rev. J. W.
Carmody, pastor at Florence, has
native of the Cathedral parish been
ordained, but Charleston has given
several native sons to the priesthood
from other parishes during that
period.
PishoPp "Walsh presented diplomas
to five graduates at the twenty-third
annual commencement exercises of
the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary
Training School for Nurses at Colum
bus Hall; Bishop Walsh and Dr. D. L.
Maguire were the speakers. The
pledge to the nurses was administer-
el by Miss Maude Clifton McMillan,
president of the alumnae association.
The members of the graduating class
were Miss Eva Margaret Ely, Sulli
van's Island; Miss Eulalie’ Ade Dame-
wood. Sullivan’s Island; Miss Marie
Steigner, Herman, Pa.; Miss Delmas
D. Rodgers, Lamar; Miss Lessye Den-
nard Bellune, Varnville.
A special collection for the Near
East Relief fund was taken up in the
churches of the Diocese April 21 at
the request of the Rt. Rev 7 . Bishop.
-Forty Hours’ Devotion opened in
St. Peter’s parish, April 21; the ser
mons on the successive nights were
delivered by Rev. B. W. Fleming, Rev.
W. A. Tobin and Rev. Jos. L.
O’Brien. Rev. W. J. Long of the
Holy Ghost Fathers is pastor of St.
Peter’s.
HOLY NAME
PRESIDENT DEAD.
Oscar P. Matson, president of the
Holy Name Society of St. Joseph’s
Church, prominent member of the
Knights Qf Columbus, and widely
known in Charleston, died here sud
denly April 27. Mr. Matson had re
cently returned from the men's re
treat at Camden, and his death was
totally unexpected. The Holy Name
Society and Knights of Columbus at
tended the funeral in a body at St.
Joseph’s Church. Interment was in
St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Bernard Paul Albenesius. infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Albene
sius, died here April 15.
CHARLESTON MARRIAGES.
Walsh-Goodwin—Rev. H. F. Wolfe
officiated at the marriage at St. Pat
rick’s rectory of Miss Annie ’Walsh
and Harry Pearson Goodwin, the
bride was given in marriage of her
father. William P. Walsh. After the
reception they left on a wedding trip;
they will live fti Charleston. •
Lyne-Livingston—Miss Emma Alice
Lyne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Lyne of this city, and
Cyril Earl Livingston of Henderson
ville. N. C., were united in marriage
at Gesu Church, Miami, Rev 7 . Fr.
Walsh, S.J., officiating. They will
live in Hendersonville.
Morris-Dunne—Rev 7 . C. A. Kennedy,
assisted by Rev. A. J. Westburv, of
ficiated at th^ marriage in St.
Joseph's Church of Miss Margie A.
Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
W. Mcrham, and John P. Dunne.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs.
Dunne left on a wedding trip. They
will live in Charleston.
The Catholic organizations of the
city have been unusually active re
cently. Rev. B. W. Fleming was the
speaker at the May meeting of the
Council of Catholic Women, Mrs. W.
McC. Williams, president, presiding;
he gave an interesting history of St.
Mary’s Church. The Council also re
cently sponsored a bridge supper. A
rummage sale was held for Our Lady
of Mercy parish. The Altar Society
of Navy Yard parish will sponsor a
coffee party May 17. The aid society
of Sacred Heart Church sponsored a
recent successful card party.
The Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality
presented a girls’ minstrel. “Pirates-
Dears,” at Columbus Hall April 19
under the direction of John E. Mois-
son; a large audience greeted it. The
Ladies’ Auxiliary, A. C. H., gave a
successful tacky party under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Charles Dennis.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Cathedral School gave a card party
April 24. The annual banquet of the
alumnae of St. Francis Infirmary
Training School' for Nurses was held
at Brewton Inn May 3.
At the monthly meeting of St.
Joseph's P.-T. A., a message of con
gratulation on his silver jubilee as a
priest was sent to Rev 7 . N. A. Mur
phy, pastor of St. Peter's Church, Co
lumbia, who while pastor of St.
Joseph’s organized the association.
Mrs. H. J. Adams was elected pres
ident of the St. Anne’s Society of Sa
cred Heart parish at a recent meet
ing; oilier officers elected included
Mrs. W. B. Keenan, vice-president;
Mrs; W. T. Kanapaux, treasurer; Mrs.
John B. Florie, secretary. Mrs. Adams
was presented with a beautiful pin in
appreciation of her long service, and
Rev. J. J. Hughes, pastor, spoke.
Ordination of Rev. T. L.
Finn in Savannah May 9
As announced in recent is*
sues of The Bulletin, Rev.
Thomas L. Finn of Savannah
will be ordained Thursday of
this week by Bishop Keyes at
the Cathedral in Savannah,
and will sing his first Solemn
High Mass in this, his boyhood
church, the following Sunday.
Ordained at Belmont
On May 22, Rev. Placidus
Klepple, O. S. B., and Rev.
Alcuin Bauderman, O. S. B., of
Belmont Abbey will be ordained
to the priesthood in the Abbey
Cathedral. They will sing their
first Solemn- High Mass in
their home parishes in the
j East.
j Bishop at Opening oi
| Blessed Sacrament Ball
Meeting of Savannah Parish
Auxiliary First Event
There
(Special to The Bulletin.)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The April meet
ing of the Women’s Auxiliary of the
I Blessed Sacrament Church marked
the opening of the new parish hall,
and the gathering, attended by 70
members, was honored by the pres
ence of Rt. Rev 7 . Michael J. Keyes,
D.D., Bishop of Savannah, Very Rev 7 .
T. A. Foley, V.G., pastor, ana Rev.
Herman Deimel. The opening of the
parish hall, one of the best equipped
structures of its kind in this section,
is an important milestone in the pro
gress of Savannah’s youngest parish.
Bishop Keyes made an interesting and
inspiring address to the meeting.
The auxiliary sponsored a card
party in the parish hall April 22 with
Mrs. Frank Wall as chairman. Mrs.
John E. Schwartz presided at the
April meeting, and Mrs. J.
Broderick and Miss Virginia Teljers
entertained with vocal duets. The
eighth grade boys of Marist school,
accompanied by Mrs. • Jos. E. Kelly,
also entertained.
May devotions are being held daily
in the churches of Savannah. Bishop
Keyes will administer Confirmation
on classes from the Cathedral and St.
Patrick’s at the Cathedral May 19 at
eight o’clock in the evening. First
Holy Communion will be administer-
ed to classes at Sacred Heart C’hurcn
May 5, Cathedral May 12, St. Pat
rick's, May 19 and Blessed Sacra
ment May 26.
SUNDAY MASSES IN
SMALLER COMMUNITIES
OF GEORGIA
For the convenience of Georgians,
who make automobile trips outside
the larger cities on Sundays. The
Bulletin publishes the following
hours of Masses in a number of
places inland near the state.
Albany: First, third and fifth
Sunday, 10; second Sunday 8;
fourth Sunday, 8 or 10. ,
Americus: Second Sunday 11;
fourth Sunday 8 or 11.
Athens, First and third Sundays,
8:30 and 10:30; fourth Sunday, 8.
Bainbridge: Third Sunday. 11.
Brunswick; Every Sunday. 7
and 9. Week days, 7.
Cordele: Second Sunday, 11;
fourth Sunday 8.
Dublin: Second and fourth Sun
days, June to September, 10:30.
Fitzgerald: Second Sunday, 8;
fourth Sunday, 11.
Gainesville: Fourth Sunday. 11.
Griffin: Second Sunday, 10:30.
LaGrange: Fifth Sunday, 8.
Lakemont: In the summer, every
Sunday at 9, Eastern Standard
Time. Marietta; Second and fourth
Sundays at-9:30.
Milledgeville: First and third
Sunday. June to September, 10:30
Week days, 7:30.
Moultrie, First, third and fifth
Sundays, 8.
Rome: Every Sunday at 9.
Tallapoosa, fifth Sunday at 8.
Thomasville: First, third and fifth
Sundays at 9‘.
Valdosta: First and fifth Sun
day at 12.
Anniston, Ala.:Every Sunday, : 30
and 9:30. 7
Gadsden, Ala.: Every Sunday, 7
and 10.
Chattanooga. Tenn: Every Sun
day. 7, 9, 10:30.
Hours of Masses in other Geor
gia cities will be published in fu
ture issues of The Bulletin.
REV. M. C. MURPHY
AWARDED AUTO IN
COLUMBIA CONTEST
Special to The Bulletin:
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Rev. Martin
C. Murphy, pastor of St. Francis de
Sales Church, won the second
grand prize in the circulation con
test by the Columbia Daily Record
and was awarded a fine automo
bile. Father Murphy was aided in
the contest not only by bis
parishoners butT by his numerous
other friends, Catholic and non-
Catholic, throughout the the city
and territory, and the record he
made in the contest is an indica
tion of the esteem in which he is
held in this section.
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS. Ga.—Armond
Westbrook was elected president of
the Columbus branch of the Cath
olic Laymen's Association of Geor
gia at the annual meeting held
here April 28, and Mrs. H. C. Smith,
who retires as president after a
most successful term of office, was
named chairman of the member-
shin dommittee.
The meeting, which was held in
Knights of Columbus Hall, heard
reports by P. H. Rice, K. C. S. G.,
state president, and Richard Reid,
publicity director, of Augusta, on
the work o.f the association during
the past year, and also was ad
dressed by Rev 7 . D. J. McCarthy,
pastor of Holy Family Church.
Rev. Henry J. Honeck. of Holy
Family ; Church, and Rev. N. C.
Schrader, pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, Phenix Citj 7 , Ala.
Despite inclement weather, the
meeting was well attended and the
words of approval and encourage
ment from Father McCarthy,
Father Schrader and Father Ho
neck and the report of the accom
plishments of the association for
the year made the gathering a
most gratifying one.
In addition to Mr. Westbrook, the
following officers were elected:
First vice-president, Mrs., Mark
Mope; second fice-president, L. C.
Kunze; third vice-president, Miss
Clara Belle Smith; fourth vice-
president, Mrs. P. J. McSorley: sec
retary, Mrs. Lucille Kennon; treas
urer, W. J. Weaver; executive
committee, Frank Power. Mrs. John
B. Lee, Mrs. H. C. Smith, Joseph
Spa no, Mrs. C. E. Westbrook, Mrs.
M. L. Woodruff, Miss Elizabeth
Deignan and Mrs. John P. Bryant.
The Columbus branch of the Lay
men’s Association under . Mrs.
Smith’s term of office has con
tinued its fine record of other
years, and it is the intention of the
officers to set a new mark for as
sociation activities and particu
larly in the number of members
during the coming year.
MisrMary L. Brosnan Is
G. L, k, Head at Albany'
Rev. Frank Scheurich
Rev. Cornelius E. Murphy
Children of Confederacy
Honor Fr, Abram Ryan
Their Memorial Window to
Him Unveiled in St. Mary's
Church, Mobile
ARMOND WESTBROOK
NEW RALEIGH PRIESTS
HEADS COLUMBUS
ASSOCIATION
Mrs. H. 0. Smith, Retiring-
President, Membership
Chairman
Re-elected at Annual Meet
ing in South Georgia
City
(Special to The Bulletin)-
ALBANY, Ga.—Miss Mary L.
Brosnan was re-elected president
of the Albany branch of the Catho
lic Laymen’s Association of Geor
gia at the annual meeting held
April 29 at the Albany Women's
Federation; other officers elected
included L. E. Mock, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Darien PI Tompkins,
secretary; J. H. Lynch, treasurer;
executive committee, R. E. McCor
mick, M. M. Wiggins, J. A. Magill,
Mrs. Y. G. Hilsman and Mrs. F. V.
Lewis.
The meeting heard reports of the
state president and publicity di
rector, who outlined the work done
during the past year, and it was
addressed also by Rev. Leo M.
Keenan, pastor of St. Teresa’s
Church, Albany, and the South
Georgia missions, and Rev. Joseph
Smith, administrator of the Walla-
coochie and Alapaha parishes, who
warmly endorsed the work and told
of its effectiveness in bringing the
facts about the Catholic Church to
non-Catholics far removed from
Catholic contacts.
Although Albany is listed among
one of the smaller cities of the
state from the standpoint of Catho
lic population, its Laymen’s /As
sociation is a flourishing one and
it hopes to maintain or surpass its
former record this year. After the
meeting, for which the hall was
beautffully decorated, the ladies of
the parish were hostesses at a re
ception at which refreshments were
served.
Sisters of Mercy Pupils
in Charlotte Recital
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—The annu
al violin and piano recital of pupits
of the music studio of the Sisters
of Mercy was held at O’Donoghue
Hall the evening of April 22 and
was a splendid success. Partici
pating in the program were Eileen
Peters, Evelyn Rea, Mary Roberts,
Rosemmeth Bussey. Lucy Clarke,
Clare Wishart, Regina Rea, Ellen
Croxton, Catherine Spain, Billy
Spain, Barbara Hoole. Esther Tho
mas, -James Morrissy, Rosemary
Phelan, Peggy Toomey, Lucy
Clarke, Frances Paxton, Robert
Crowley, Franz Hummel. Helen
Federal and Mildred Rea. Difficult
numbers Were rendered from Eyer,
Reber, Kern, Kremer, Bohn, Piaget,
McIntyre, Elam, Adair. Weber,
Tanzerin, Annunziota, Rolfe, Par
ker, Gounod, Beaumont, Gillet,
Shumann. Nolle r, MacMurray,
Lock, Godard. Dalfe, Denza, Pesta-
lozza and Bishop.
Special to The Bulletin.
MOBILE, Ala.—A Father Abram
Ryan memorial window i>resented to
St. Mary's Church by the Children
of the Confederacy, was unveiled here
April 25 at exercises which were at
tended by prominent Daughters of the
Confederacy from all parts of the
South. Mrs. W. C. N. Merchant,
Chatam, Va.. president-general of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, ad
dressed the gathering, Mrs. J. T. Bur
ney, third vice-president general, of
Waynesboro, Miss., and a director of
the Children of the Confederacy, made
the presentation address; Rt. Rev.
Thomas J. Eaton, V. G.; pastor, ac
cepted the window for the church.
The exercises except the unveiling
and the benediction which followed
took place on the lawn in front of
the church. Rev. James B. Rogers
delivered the invocation, Hon. Harry
T. Hartwell, city commissioner, de
livered the address of welcome for the
city, and Miss Shielby for the Mo
bile U. D. C., of which she is pres
ident. Miss Donna Hamburger re
cited “The Sword of Robert Lee’’ and
Mrs. Towles Pierson “The Conquered
Banner.’’ The Boys’ Industrial School
Band rendered a program of South
ern airs, the children of St. Mary’s
and Bishop Toolen schools sang
hymns, and Rev. John M. Nishols,
D.D., delivered an address.
Mrss Kate Daffan, of Ennis. Texes,
who first advocated the idea of a
memorial window to Father Ryan in
the new church of his parish, deliver
ed an address and unveiled the win
dow. Miss Daffan first made the
suggestion at the Richmond conven
tion of the Children of the Confed
eracy in 1926, she being at that time
director of the organization, and it
was carried to successful competion
by her successor, Mrs. Burney.
Mrs. Hawkins Savannah
Women’s Clubs Head
(Special to The Bulletin.)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. J. Howkins
was re-elected president of the Sa
vannah Women’s Federation at the
annual meeting here late in April;
the election was unanimous. Mrs.
Howkins is prominent in civic and
other circles in Savannah and was
for several years a member of the
publicity committee of the Catholic
Layman’s Association of Georgia.
Vicksburg School Scores
jn Senior Class Play
(Special to The Bulletin.)
VICKSBURG, Miss.—The first* se
nior class pkay of St. Aloysuis College
in many years was presented April
23 at St. Francis Xavier Academy au
ditorium and was a complete success.
It was a three-act comedy, “Cousin
Gene,” and the various characters
were admirably portrayed by Frank
Stewart, Jr., Harvey Flanagan, L. W.
Calloway, Peter Canizaro, Jack Hum
mel, M. Geisenberg, Will Davis, Ty-
rus Meacham, Francis O’Sullivan and
Gordon Luckett. Professor Alfred Se-
taro’s orchestra furnished the music.
Rev. R. M. MacDonald, S.J,, con-
• ducted the annual for the boys at St.
1 Alorpins College April 25-28.
Bishop Hafey to Ordain
Two for ftelli Carolina
Maryland and Massachusetts
Men to Labor as Priests in
Diocese of Xtaleigh
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—The Diocese of
Raleigh, the “China of America,” is
soon to witness its first ordinations
to the priesthood in the Sacred
Heart Cathedral when the Rt. Rev.
William J. Ilafey, D. D., on Thurs
day morning, May 23, will raise the
Rev. Mr. Frank Scheurich of Balti
more, Md., and the Rev. Mr. Cor
nelius E. Murphy, of Malden, Mass.,
to the priesthood. Bishop Hafey
will be assisted by the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Thomas P. Griffin, rector of
the Sacred Heart Cathedral, and vJ
the Rev. Dr. Joseph J. Me Andrew,
director of Mt. St. Mary’s Semi
nary, Emmitsburg, Md. The Rt.
Rev. Msgr, John J. Tierney, D. D.,
professor of Dogmatic Theology
and Sac-red Scripture at Mt. St.
Mary’s Seminary, will preach the
sermon. The ceremonies will be in
charge of the Rev. Peter M. Denges,
vice-chancellor of the Diocese of
Raleigh and the Rev. Philip J.
O’Mara, assistant pastor of St.
Mary’s Church, Goldsboro, N. C.
Invitations have been issued to the
clergy and laity of North Carolina,
and a large gathering of priests
with parish contingents are ex
pected.
Rev. Mr. Frank Scheurich at
tended Holy Cross parochial school
and St. James grammar school
in Baltimore, Md. He pursued his
high school course at St. Mary’s
College, North East, Pa., and his
college course at Loyola College of
Baltimore, graduating in 1925 with
an A. B. degree. In September of
the same year he was matriculated
at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Em
mitsburg, Md., receiving in 1928 the
degree of Master of Arts. Mr.
Scheurich, while at North East,
played in the band and orchestra
and while at Loyola College, played
second base on the Varsity base
ball squad. During the past two
summers he taught Christian doc
trine on the missions of North
Carolina and supervised a camp
for boys in the eastern part of the
state.
Rev. Mr. Cornelius E. Murphy
attended the Immaculate Concep
tion parochial school of Malden,
Mass. He received his high school
education at Boston College and his
college training at Holy Cross
College, graduating in 1917 with an
A. B. degree. In 1921, the North
western University Law School of
Boston, Mass., conferred upon him
the degree of L.L.B. Mr. Murphy
pursued his ecclesiastical studies
at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary, Em
mitsburg, Md., receiving an A. M.
degree in 1927. Last fall he re
ceived Minor Orders as well as two
Major Orders from Bishop Hafey
at the Cathedral of the Sacred
Heart in Raleigh.
The Diocese of Raleigh was es
tablished by Pope Pius XI on De
cember 22, 1924. Twenty-six secu
lar and seventeen religious clergy
care for 7,491 Catholics out of a
total population of about 3,000,000,
scattered over 48,580 sq. miles of
territory. Less than one per cent
of North Carolina is Catholic,
China, proportionally. having a
higher percentage. There are fif
teen parochial schools in the Dio
cese with an enrollment of 1,877
pupils. In 1928, 128 converts to
Catholicity were made in the Old
North State, due in great measure
to the activity of the Chapel Car of
the Catholic Church -Extension So
ciety, which is under the supervi
sion of the zealous Passionist
Fathers.
Sacred Heart parish here for
thirty years has been under the
care of a scholarly priest from St
Peter's parish. Baltimore, the Rt,
Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Griffin.
There were less than a hundred
Catholics in Raleigh when Father
Griffin assumed leadership of his
flock. Today, in the Capital City
of North Carolina and its environs,
there are about six hundred Catho
lics with missions established at
Smithfield, Clayton and Holly
Springs. The assistant rector of
the Cathedral is the Rev. Peter M.
Denges, a Baltimorean from the
Cathedral parish, who was ordain *
ed with his brother, the Rev. Joseph
F. Denges, assistant at Holy Com
forter Church. Washington, at the
Baltimore Cathedral in June, 1927.
The Bishop's housekeeper is also a
Baltimorean, Miss Martha Jackson,
being converted to the Catholic
Faith about five years ago by
Father Hafey, who was then chan
cellor of the Archdiocese of Balti
more.
A magnificent granite convent,
designed by Father Michael, O. S.
B-, of Belmont Abbey, Belmont, N. C.
was dedicated last month at
Raleigh for the Sisters of St. Do
minic, who- have been teaching
school in the Sacred Heart parish
for twenty years. The Catholics
of Raleigh are proud of their mod
est granite Cathedral and the
handsome Bishop’s residence, which
match the convent. The great
need is a modern high school m
harmony with the rest of the build
ings. At present the parishioners
of the Sacred Heart Cathedral are
working with might and main to li
quidate the enormous expensev of
the new convent.