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2 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JUNE 15, 1929 G. Roy life Elected Florida State Deputy South Jacksonville Enter tains Convention. Program Broadcast Over W.J.A.X. SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— C. Roy Mundee, Master of Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus and prominent Catholic layman of the state, was elected State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus of Florida at the twenty-fifth annual state council of the Knights of Co lumbus May 28 at the close of the three-day convention held at Jack sonville Beach under the auspices ©f Bishop Kenny Council No. 1951 of South Jacksonville. Other of ficers elected were: State secre tary, Thomas E. Mallem, of Jack sonville;. tate treasurer, Vincent J. Murphy, of Tampa; state advocate, T. Rogero Mickler of St. Augustine; state warden, Joseph H. Reilly, West Palm Beach, and state chap lain, Rev. Thomas Doherty, S. J., of West Palm Beach. Mr. Mundee’s election to the po sition of state deputy comes after many years of efficient and loyal service in the promotion of Colum- bianism in the state. Mr. Mundee is connected with many other fra ternal and 1 civic organizations in this city, being a member of the executive board of the American Legion and Forty and Eight So ciety, also past president of the Holy Name Society of Florida. He has been grand knight of Father Maher Council of the Knights of Colu.-ibus of this eity for four terms and served as faithful navi gator of the Fourth Degree, Assem bly of Jacksonville. During his first administration as grand knight Mr. Mundee conceived the idea of the orphans’ Christmas Tree, for the little ones of St. Mary’s Home, which today is an annual event. He served as state secretary for four terms and state advocate two terms. Mr. Mundee has been a resident of the state all of his life, having been born in Palatka, and has been a member of the Knights of uColm- bus for nineteen years. Deputy-elect Mundee and State Deupty Arnold P. Mickler will be the delegates to the national con vention of the order to be held in Milwaukee, Wis., in August. D. J. Lanahan of this city and J. Her man Manucy, of St. Augustine have been elected as alternates. Retiring officers will be: State deputy Arnold F. Mickler, Orlando; State Secretary H. W. Barnum, Winter Park; State Warden T. B. State Chaplain Rev. Wm. Fennell, South Jacksonville. Jacksonville is the .1930 convention city. The convention opened with a Mass at St. Paul’s Church-By-The- Sea, with Rev. William Fennell, state chaplain, as celebrant; the sermon was delivered by Rt. Rev. Patrick Barry, D. D., Bishop of St. Augi^stine. The convention was welcomed by the Mayor of Jack sonville Beach, Hon. J. A. Bussey, and the president of the City Coun cil, Hon. Haskell Stormes, and the response to the addresses of wel come was delivered by C. A. Hart ley, grand knight of South Jack sonville's Council. About two hundred attended the convention banquet, the proceed ings of which were broadcast over WJAN, Jacksonville. Very Rev. James Nunan, V. G., rector of the Cathedral at St. Augustine, was the principal speaker and spoke of the history of the Catholic Church in Florida in relation to the history of the state. State Deputy Mickler, a moving force in the establish ment of the Catholic Laymen’s Re treat League and the Laymen’s Catholic Truth Society of Florida, delivered an address on the Knights of Columbus^ L. A. Usina was toastmaster. A feature of the banquet was the numbers render ed by Roberto Farino, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York, now sojourning in Jack sonville; on his encores Mr. Farino was assisted by a quartet. The convention was t most successful ©nc. not' a small measure being due to the hospitable eforts of the members and oficials of Bishop Kenny Council and their brother Knights *n the vicinity. NEW STATE DEPUTIES State deputies elected in var ious states recently and not previously reported in The Bul letin include: NEW YORK: Walter A. Lynch of New York City, elect ed at Lake Placid convention. This is his second consecutive term. MARYLAND: Bernard J. Flynn. Baltimore attorney. CONNECTICUT: M. Edw^n. Haggerty, Greenwici., re-etect- ei\ INDIANA: Joseph A. Naugh- ton, Indianapolis, elected • for his second term. LOUISIANA: T. M. Calla han, re-elected. KENTUCKY^ John L. Mc Dermott, Fort I homss. OHIO: Ray T. Miller, Cleve land, prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County. IOWA: Leo J. Wegman, banker, of Carroll. CALIFORNIA: Robert A. McKenzie, elected for third term. VIRGINIA: Samuel L. Kelly, Richmond. St. Augustine Girl Wins K. of C. Essay Contest (Special to The Bulletin) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Miss Evelyn McAloon, 17, a member of the senior class of St. Joseph’s Academy, conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph here, has been de clared the winner of the first prize in the essay contest conducted by the Knights of Columbus and has been awarded a gold medal. The subject of the essays in the con test was: “The Catholic Question in the United States,” and the 118 essays submitted were submitted to a board of judges composed of members of the faculty of the Cath olic University or America at Washington. Telegraph Lauds Admiral Benson’s Aid to South Comments Editorially on Services to Nation and Section on His Visit Here A visit to Georgia by Admiral Wm. S. Benson, U. S. N., retired, honorary vice-president of the Catholic Laymen’s Association ol Georgia, prompted the following editorial tribute to him in The Macon Telegraph: “Admiral Benson’s visit to Geor gia afforded people of his native state an opportunity to say again how much pride they have had in his career. Much of that pride centers about the fact that during the Worjd War he was the highest ranking naval officer in America, in command of all the sea forces of the country, but there is an aspect of his career that has been equally as important. “As chairman of the Shipping Board r from which he retired some months ago, Admiral Benson was always eager to do what he coula for the development of shipping in the Southeast. It may not be the case, but it is at least to be con sidered that Shipping Board liners are now operating in respectable numbers out of Southeastern ports is due in part, at least, to him. When he retired from the navy and went on the Shipping Board, the Southeast was in a great fight for the equalization of freight rates. It was profitable for the shipper from New Mexico, with export products to send them right through the South to New York. The North, more strongly entrenched financial ly, had been able to establish such rates as would make it unprofit able, or at least of no advantage, to ship from the nearer Southern ports. “Admiral Benson has been a warm friend of the South in all her fights for equality of treatment where shipping was concerned. Al though he has not lived here in many years, he has never lost his ardent desire that the South should come into her commercial herit age^' Charities Conference Coming to New Orleans Convention Comes South for First Time in November. Notables on Program (By N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON.. — For the first time in its history the National Conference of Catholic Charities will meet in the South. Its annual convention will be held in that old world Catholic city of New Orleans from November 10 to 14. The program of the conference is gradually taking form. Miss E. Frances O'Neill, of Newark, will present a sequel paper to the one last year on the experience of Cath olic agencies in dealing with de sertion and non-support. The Health Committee of the confer ence, under Dr. Maude Loeber, of New Orleans, will give attention to this question, hospitalizatioon for persons of moderate means. To discover to what extent par ishes at the present time are func tioning as social agencies a study of 100 parishes in ten cities is be ing made by the Rev. Dr. John o'Grady, the Rev. Richard Doherty of St. Paul and the Rev. Dr. Law rence J. Shehan, of Washington, D. C. Their findings will be incor porated in a paper to be read. The committee on social and ec onomic problems, under the chair manship of the Rev. Dr. Francis J. Haas, offers a splendid program. Among the speakers at the evening meetings are the French ambassa dor, M. Paul Claudel: the Rev. Fulton Sheen, Internationa] Print ing Pressman and Assistants’ Un ion, who will spea kon Labor Stan dards in the Industrial South, and Judge Brady of Albany, whose sub ject will be “The Future of Juve nile Courts.” Sacred Heart Brothers Lose Brother Alphonse H' 0 DSiWilj AiipStSj Dies at Coral Gables (Special to The Bulletin.) VICKSBURG, Miss.—-Rev. Broth er Alphonse, formerly president of St. Aloysius College here and one of the most widely known members of the Brothers of the Sacread He^rt in the United States died in New Orleans early in May in his seventy-sixth year. The funeral was held in New Orleans from St. Augustine Church, with interment in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Brother Alphonse was born in 1853 in Montrome, Haute-Lowe, France, and was known in the world as Jacques Journy. He en tered the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1868, and therefore was a member sixty-one years. Fie made his first vows in 1874 and his per petual vows in 1880. He came to the United States in 1878, and taught in the schools of the Broth ers of the Sacred Heart in Man chester, N. H., New Orleans, Mo bile, Bay St. Louis and Vicksburg. Brther Alphonse founded the school of th Brothers at Man chester, N. H., and directed it until 1901, when he was transferred to Vicksburg, remaining here as direc tor until 1905, when he was assign ed to direct the school at New Or leans. This post he held until 1916, when he returned to Vicksburg; failing health forced his retire ment as a teacher in 1925. He con tinued to perform the duties of general secretary of the United States Province until 1928 when he (Special to The Buletin. CORAL GABLES, Fla. —W. H. O’Dowd, Sr., 67, for many years a leader in business circles in Augusta, died here May 22 after an extended illness. The funeral was held from the Coral Gables parish church with interment in a local cemetery. Mr. O’Dowd was a native of Au gusta ,a member of a leading family there, and for forty years active and prominent in the cotton business; he was. head of the firm of W. H. O’Dowd’s Sons & Company. Two years ago he and his ..family came to Florida to make their home here. Sur viving are his wife, Mrs. Alice Cos tello O’Dowd; three sons, W. H., Jr., Edward and Louis O’Dowd; four daughters, Mrs. Stephen J. Connolly, Jr.| Beverly Farms, Mass., Mrs. Thomas Horkan and the Misses Eve lyn and Alice O’Dowd: seven grand children ;a brother, J. L. O’Dowd, Augusta, and a sister, Miss Agnes O’Dowd, Augusta. retired, as he expressed it. to pre pare for death. In 1926, many of his former students in, Manchester, N. H,, learning of his retirement and wishing to see hm again brought him to New Hampshre from New Orleans, and for a week there was a general celebraton there in his honor. More than half the mem bers of the present faculty of St. Aloysius* College here are among the former pupils o': Brother Alphonse. St. Mary’s, Greenville, Has Sacred Concert (Special to The Bulletin.) GREENVILLE, S. C.—A sacred concert was held at St. Mary’s Church here in May under the di rection of Mrs. H. P. Burbage, with Father Adelard, O. S. B-, of Bel mont Abbey, contributing an organ recital to the program, accompanied by Miss Mary Eskew, organist at St. Mary’s; Mrs. Jack Young, or ganist at Christ Church. Others on the program included Mrs. Bur bage, soprano, solist; Miss Doris Sease, violin soloist; Haskell L. Boy ter, baritone soolist; Frank E. Tours, organist; and a quarter composed of Mrs. Burbage, Felix Tzinneris, Mrs. W. W. Phillips and Byrd Miller, who sang the Bene dicts from Brown’s Mass. Charles G- Spross, Mrs. William Barton, Mrs. John Reed, Mrs. Theo. Thomp son, Mrs. A. W. Smith, Mrs. John Wanner, Miss Elizabeth Hewell, members of the Crescent Music Club, rendered the anthem, “I Do Not Ask, O Lord.’’ ihree Convert Members j Graduation Exercises of Macon Parish Die! at Key West School (Special to The Bulletin. ) MACON, Ga.—Death invaded St. Joseph's congregation three times recently and on each occasion claimed a convert to the faith. J. L. McLer.don was the first to go; he was for many years superin tendent of this division of the Southern Railway, retiring some years ago lecause of failing health. He is survived by his widow, for- j merly Miss Annie Venley of this j city; two sons, Capt. E. L. Mc Lendon. U. S. A., Fort Sheridan, i 111., and W. C. McLendon, U. S. A., Fort Sheridan, III., and W. C. Mc Lendon, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; and two daughters, Mrs. R. J. Jor dan, Grand Junction, Col., and Mrs. Mary McLendon. Macon. Father Cronin, S. J., officiated at the funeral. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Rous seau, who died in Jacksonville, was held from St. Joseph's Church, Father Clarkson officiating. She was 68 years old and became a Catholic when quite young. Sur viving her are four sons, J. J. Rous seau, Jacksonville; T. A. Rosseau, Savannah; E, H. Rousseau, At lanta, and F. A. Rousseau, South Dakota. Father Clarkson officiated also at the funeral of Mrs. Aurelia Nel son, 78, who died in Mobile. Mrs. Nelson, who became a Catholic several years ago, was the widow of Louis Nelson and the daughter of Jacob and Catherine Russel, pioneer citizens of Macon.. (Special to The Bulletin.) KEY WEST, Fla.—J. Lancelot Lester was the commencement speaker at the graduation exercises of St. Joseph’s High School at the Strand Theater. The members of the class included Louis A. Wil son, president; Jack A. Delaney, vice-president; Morris E. Kelly, secretary; James Mc.Knight, under secretary; H. Anthony Demerott, Douglas V. McCarthy and Joseph B. Finder. A new sodality, the Sodality of Our Lady, for the women of the parish except those in the Young Ladies’ and Holy Angels’ Sodality, has been formed in St. Joseph’s parish; the Sodality will receive Holy Communion monthly on the second Sunday. Several years ago Father Richard White formed a sodality for the men, which still flourishes and receives Communion on the first Sunday of the month. The commencement exercises of Mt. de Sales ' Academy took place on the morning of June 5; ite 1929 class was one of the largest in years. In the evening the alumnae held its annual tea and meeting. On the morning of June 6th Mass was celebrated In the convent chapel for the living Mercy Hospital Awards Diplomas at Charlotte CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Diplomas were presented by Mercy Hospital Training School for Nurses to Miss Ruth Amelia Terry and Miss Ruth Sigmon Sherrill of Charlotte, Miss Lois Frances McGrath of McCor mick, S. C., and Miss Phoebe Ann Hildreth of Wadesboro, N. C-, at the annual commencement exer cises of the school in May at the Womens’ Club, Dr. William Myers Hunter presiding. Rev. Ambrose Gallagher, O. S. B.. delivered the opening prayer and benediction, and the address was delivered by Rt. Rev. Vincent Taylor, O. S. B., D. D.. Abbot-Ordinary of Belmont. Dr. William Francis Martin pre sented the diplomas and Dt. T. C. Bost the class pins. Miss Phoebe Hildreth delivered the valedictory, and Miss Regina Rea and William Egan entertained with solos. Book Club Makes Choice NEW YORK—“The Secret of the Cure d’Ars” by Henri Gheon has been selected by the Catholic Book Club as its choice for May. The translation is by F. J. Sheed and the volume contains a study by G. K. Chesterton. and deceased members of the alumnae- Banns of marriage were publish ed in St. Joseph's in May on the approaching marriage of Miss Jane Albea of Detroit and A. J. Long, Jr., of Macon, who is now loczfted in Detroit. Mr. Long was one of the most widely known of the younger members of the local con gregation. H Sacred Heart Academy Belmont, North Carolina Boarding School for Girls Standard High School and Preparatory Department. Handsome New Administration Building Just Completed. Beautiful Location Ideal Climate Accredited by the State. GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS J. COLEMAN DEMPSEY, Augusta, State Deputy. W. H. MITCHELL, Macon, Past State Deputy. FRANK GILLESPIE, Atlanta, State Secretary. N. T. STAFFORD, Savannah, State Treasurer. J. B. TOUHEY, Brunswick, State Advocate. JOSEPH. J. SPANO, Columbus, State Warden. REV. HAROLD BARR, Augusta, State Chaplain. ATLANTA COUNCIL No. 660 Lewis F. Gordon, Grand Knight ■ 26 Walker Terrace J. I. Oberst, Financial Secretary 1431 Beecher Street , Charles R. Cannon, Recorder 1200 Peachtree Meets Every Tuesday Evening 8 p. m., at 1200 Peachtree SAVANNAH COUNCIL No. 631 N. T. Stafford, Grand Knight J. B. McDonald Financial Secretary A. R. Winkers, R. S. Meets Second and Fourth Wednesday, 8 P. M. 3 West Liberty Street, Savannah, Ga. Patrick Walsh Council No. 677 R. B. Arthur, Grand Knight R. S. Heslin, Financial Secretary New Club Home—Handball— Showers—Radio. Visiting Brothers Welcome. 1012 Greene St. Augusta, Ga. Bishop Gross Council No. 1019 JOS. J. SPANO, Grand Knight R. S. GRIER , Financial Secretary GEORGE J. BURRUS Recording Secretary Meets First and Third Wed nesday 8:00 P. M., Columbus Hall, 18 Twelfth Street COLUMBUS, GA. Macon Council, No. 925 A. A. Benedetto, Grand Knight M. J. Carroll, Jr., Financial Secretary Meets the First and Third Tuesday, 8 p. m., at Knights of Columbus Hall Mulberry St., Macon, Ga. Henry Thomas Ross Council, No. 1939 JAMES M. JONES, Grand Knight G. CECIL JONES, Financial Secretary. JOS. P. O'BRIEN, Jr., Recording Secretary. Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays at Knights of Columbus Hall BRUNSWICK, GA.