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JUNE 15, 1929 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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- Commencement at
Mt. De Sales, Macon
Five Young Ladies
Graduated. Alumnae Elect
Officers
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1 MACON, Ga.—Mount de Sales
Academy founded and chartered in
1876, held its 53rd commencement
exercises the morning of June fifth
inthe convent chapel. The grad
uating class, five in number, con
sisted of the Misses Natalie Mag
gioni, Savannah and Martha Huth-
nance, Eleanor Miller, Regina
Pritchard and Mary Woodward of
Macon.
Miss Maggioni attained the high
est mark in studies and examina
tions and was named recipient of
the first honor. The other mem
bers of the class are all honor
students, having averaged in class
work a standing in excess of 90 per
cent.
The graduates entered to the
solemn strains of the Ave Maria
sung by the choir of St. Josephs
Church, with Prof. J. G. Weisz at
the organ; they were dressed in
white, carrying huge bouquets of
shasta daisies and each accom
panied by a flower girl. The little
attendants were Lillian Wright,
Murray Calhoun, Margaret Pair,
Doris Miller and Naomi Collins. The
celebrant of the Mass, Rev. Rene
MacReady, S. J., the chaplain of
the Academy, delivered the ser
mon and presented their diplomas
to the graduates.
Mount de Sales Academy is one
of the oldest schools in Macon. Its
reputation for thoroughness from
the beginning until today, stands.
The past year has been more suc
cessful. In the boarding school were
listed students from North and
South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee and the District
of Columbia.
The scholastic year of 1929-1930
will open Wednesday, September
18th. . . .
Alumnae Activities
The evening of June 5th and the
forenoon of June Cth were devoted
to the various functions of the
Alumnae Association of Mount de
Sales . The evening of June 5th
the Alumnae Tea was given in
the large dining hall of the Aca
demy. About sixty members and
guests were present, including the
class of 1929 with their mothers
and guardians. Especially invited
were Mrs. H. P. Wrigley, Mrs. D.
Tarver, Mrs. J. M. Miller., Mrs. J.
O. Maggioni and Mrs. F. A Huth-
nance The hall was elaborately
and elegantly decorated and all the
appointments of the function, a
seated affair, were in beautiful
taste. The meeting followed, when
routine business was transacted, at
the end of which the class of 1929
were enrolled as members.
The following morning at 6:30
Mass was offered for the living
and deceased members of the
Alumnae Association. Father Mac-
Ready preached a beautiful ser
mon, practical and suitable to- the
occasion.
The officers of "The Alumnae of
Moune de Sales” for the present
term. 1929-1932, are: President.
Mrs. Julis E. Loh; vice-president,
Mrs. H. Kirby; secretary. Miss Rose
Long; treasurer, Mrs. Hugh Breen.
Georgia Sunday Masses
For the convenience of Georgians,
■who make automobile trips outside
the largest cities on Sundays. The
* Bulletin publishes the following hours
' of Masses in a number of places in
and near the state:
Albany: First, third and fifth Sun-
b day, 10; second Sunday, 8; fourth
1 ’ Sunday, 8 or 10.
l Americus: Second Sunday 11; fourth
I Sunday, 8 or 11.
Athens: First and third Sundays,
8:30 and lOtfO; fourth Sunday, 8.
l Bainbridge: Third Sunday, 11.
Brunswick: Every Sunday, 7 and
r 9. Week days, 7.
f Cordele: Second Sunday* 11; fourth
Sunday, 8.
| Dublin: Second and fourth Sundays,
June to September, 10:30.
[ Fitzgerald: Second Sunday, 8;
fourth Sunday, 11.
ml Gainesville: Fourth Sunday, 11.
w Griffin: Second Sunday, 10:30.
EaGrange: Fifth Sunday, 8.
Lakemont: In the summer, every
Sunday at 9, Eastern Standard time.
Marietta: Second and fourth Sun
days at 9:30.
Milledgeville: First and third Sun
days, June September, 10:30. Week
days, 7:30.
Moultrie: First, third and fifth Sun-
k days, 8.
■ Rome: Every Sunday at 9.
m Tallapoosa: Fifth Sunday at 8.
Thomasville: First, third and fifth
Sundays at 9.
Valdosta: First and fifth Sundays
at 12.
Augusta: See Augusta shopping
guide.
Macon: St. Joseph’s Church, 7,
9 : 10:30.
Waycross: Every Sunday, nine
o’clock; first Sunday, 7:30 as well
as nine.
Columbus: Holy Family Church,
7:30 and ten.
Atlanta: Sacred Heart Church,
7:00, 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30.
Atlanta: St. Anthony’s, 7, 9,
and 10:30.
Atjfinta: Immaculate Conception.
Savannah: Cathedral, 6.30, 8, 9,
10, St. Patrick’s, 7, 9.30. Blessed
Sacrament, 7, 9.30. Tybee, 9.15.
Sacred Heart.
Anniston, Ala.: E\^ry Sunday, 8:30
and 9:30.
Gadsden, Ala.: Every Sunday, 7 and
10.
Chattanooga; Tenn.: Every Sunday,
7, 9, 10:30.
NEWS BRIEFS
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his way from San Diego to New
York before spanning the Atlan
tic he stopped to visit Father
Huhman, who presented to him a
medal of Our Lady of Loretto, pa
troness of aviators, presented to
him by Pope Pius, XI.
MONSIGNOR LAVALLE
FIFTY YEARS ORDAINED
NEW YORK—A Solemn High
Mass celebrated May 15 by Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Lavalle, rec
tor of St, Patrick’s Cathedral,
marked the completion of his 50
years as a priest. Monsignor La-
velle is an alumnus of the old St.
Joseph’s Seminary, Troy, N. Y„ the
predecessqr of Dunwoodie. Of the
990 priests graduated there, 241
are still living.
OLD TOWN, Me.—Rev. J. Ur-
bain Thibodeau, the third son of
Mrs. Lydia Thibodeau, of this city,
to become a priest, will sing his
first High Mass at St. Joseph’s
Church June 2.
CHICAGO—Rt. Rev. Bernard
Sheil, D. D. Auxiliary Bishop of
Chicago, is the most recent mem
ber of the American hierarchy to
become a life member of the Cath
olic Press Association by subscrib
ing $100 to the Literary Awards
Foundation.
VIENNA — A report published
here in the Vienna Stunde asserts
that Monsignor Seipel, who recent
ly resigned as premier, is to be ap
pointed to a bishopric in the Ty
rol.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Rev. Dr.
William J. Anthony, of St. Peter’s
Cathedral. Cincinnati, was elected
president' of the North American
College of Rome alumni at the an
nual meeting just held here.
ORTANNA, Fa.—Rev. Will Wha
len, of the Old Jesuit Mission, Bu
chanan Valley, has provided lolly-
pops for babies to keep them quiet
in church.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Exercises
commemorating the 39th anniver
sary of Pope Leo, XIII.’s encycli
cal on labor have been held in at
least 49 Catholic colleges, accord
ing to the Department of Social
Action of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, which spon
sored the exercises.
MILWAUKEE—Dr. William J.
Mayo, head of the Mayo Brothers’
Clinic at Rochester, Minn., will
deliver the commencement address
at Marquette University June 12,
Rev. William M. Magee, S. J., an
nounces.
SUMMER COURSES IN
80 CATHOL.” COLLEGES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Summer
courses will be conducted in more
than 80 Catholic colleges and uni
versities during the coming sum
mer. an increase of 20 over iast
year, when 16,039 students were en
rolled.
NEW YORK—Most Rev. Pietro
Fumasoni-Biondi, D. D„ Archbish
op of Diociea and Apostolic Dele
gate to the United States, and Rev.
Dr. John J. Burke, C. S. P., genera)
secretary of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, have returned
from Rome and the Holy Land.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal—When
Bishop Armstrong went to dedicate
a parochial school in his Diocese he
learned that a local Protestant
minister had contributed $500 to
the building fund without solicita
tion. “I believe in Catholic educa
tion,’’ the minister said.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
SPEAKS TO CATHOLIC U.
WASHINGTON, D. C— Freder
ick W. von Prittwitz und Gaffron,
German Ambassador to the United
States, was the principal speaker
at the seventh annual senior night
of the Dod Noon Club at the Cath
olic University here in May. He was
introduced by Rt. Rev. James H.
Ryan, Ph. D., rector, who has just
recovered from a serious illness.
NEW YORK—Edward Payson
Weston, famous long-distance
walker and a member of St. Pat
rick’s Church in Brooklyn, died
recently at the age of 90 He was a
native of Providence, and attract
ed attention at the age of 22, when
he walked 443 miles from Boston to
Washington to attend the inaugu
ration of President Lincoln. He
served with the Union forces dur
ing the war. At the age of 70, in
1909, he walked from New York to
San Francisco, 3,895 miles, in 104
days and seven hours; the follow
ing year he walked back.
NEW YORK—The funeral of
Mrs. Arthur Baer, wife of Arthur
“Bugs” Baer, newspaper satirist,
was held May 13’ from St. Mala-
chy’s Church with a High Mass of
Requiem. Honorary pallbearers in
cluded Mayor Walker, Ring Lard-
ner, Rube Goldberg, Grantiand
Rice, Christ ’Walsh, Damon Runyon
and Robert Ripley.
NON-CATHOLIC WILLS
$2,500 to SISTERS
WASHINGTON—John A. Baker,
retired Washington merchant and,
a non-Catholic, who died May 6.
left $2,500 to the Little Sisters of
the- Poor.
OMAHA, Neb.,—Creighton Uni
versity’s medical school will be
doubled in size next fall, its added
facilities making it possible to ad
mit 100 first year students instead
of the 54 of previous years, Dr.
H. von W. Schulte, dean, an
nounces.
BENEDICTINE SISTERS’
SCHOOL MARKS JUBILEE
Sacred Heart Academy, Cull
man, Ala., Twenty-Five
Years Established
(By N. C. W .C. News Service)
CULLMAN, Ala.| — Sacred Heart
Academy, here, celebrated its silver
jubilee,. June 4, with one of the big
gest celebrations in the history of
educational Alabama. The Acad
emy is under the jurisdiction of
the Benedictines. St. Bernard’s
College is the boys school in charge
of the brothers and the priests and
the Sacred Heart Academy, the
girls under the Sisters.
Twenty-five ’years ago, there was
but the Boys College, when two
Benedictine Sisters, Sister Annun-
ciata, now Mother Annunciata, and
Sister Adelaide, now Sister Super
ior of St. Joseph’s in Shoffield,
were sent to the little two room
log-cabin school house in Alabama,
which was to grow into the splen
did institution that it is today.
These two religions had their
places on the program in the cele
bration, and among those who were
there were some of the first
graduates, not many years removed
from that old log cabin school.
FAKE INTERVIEW WITH
MARSHAL F0CH EXPOSED
CHINESE PRIEST WHO
BROUGHT 8,000 INTO
CHURCH DIES
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
PEKING.-—During the fifteen
years of his priestly ministry,
a recently deceased Chinese
priest of the Vicariate Aposto
lic of Peking, Father John Bap
tist Tch’ang, wen to the Faith
the remarkable number of 8.000
adult converts. Father Tch’ang
came of a family of “old Chris
tians,” who had had the Faith
for a number of generations.
After his ordination, in Decem
ber, 1913, Jie was assigned to
the mission of Sin-an, which
had just been founded by Fath
er Philip Chao, the r ture Chi
nese bishop and Vicar Aposto
lic of Swan1hwa-fu.
Shortly before his death,
Father Tch’ang founded a new
mission, that of T’ang eul It,
and placed it in charge of a
Chinese priest who he himself
had trained for the apcstolate
among pagans.. At the time of
Father Tch’ang’s death, the
new mission already had 2,683
Christians.
BELMONT COACH SIGNED
BY B. C. AT SAVANNAH
Fred H. Shipp, Jr., Succeeds
John Scott at Benedictine
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is in Paris a well-known newspaper
man named Rene Puaux, ■ editor
of The Temps, former staff officer
of the Marshal and author of an
important work on him, published
in January, 1918, and known the
world over. Rene Puaux was se
vere in his condemnation of the
alledod interview, Father Doncouer
said, and issued a statement in
which he denounced the attempt to
make it appear that he had given
out the interview.
“I never had in confidence the
metaphysical ideas of the marshal,”
M. Puaux said. “But what I know
of him from having lived at his
side, is that he was a practicing
Catholic and that his faith was
simple and uncomplicated. Mar
shal Foch was a great Chrstian,
deeply attached to his church and
to its teachings.” M. Puaux him
self is a Protestan£.
(Special to The Bulletin.)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The announce*
ment that Fred H. S*iipp, Jr., head
coach at Belmont Abbey College.
North Carolina, has been signed as
coach at Benedictine School to suc
ceed John Scott, who retires after
nearly a quarter of a century in that
capacity, has appeared in the local
press and was a feature of the com
mencement season. He was Duke
University all-star halfback in 1923
and has played baseball with KinstVm
and football with the Cincinnati Na
tional Guards.
Alex McDonald has been chosen
captain of the football team for next
year at Benedictine and Reed Canty
is captain of the 1930 baseball team;
Reginald Haupt and Dennis Vanduro
are alternate captains.
Arthur James Dressel, Jr., is salu-
tatorian of this year’s graduating
class a.id Ferdinand Kauders valedic
torian. Th© account oY the commence
ment exercises will appear In th& next
issue of The Bulletin, ''
DIPLOMAS AWARDED AT
WILMINGTON EXERCISES
High School and Grammar
School Pupils Graduated
(Special to The Bulletin.)
WILMINGTON, N. C.—Rt. Rev.
William J. Hafey, D.D., Bishop of Ra
leigh, delivered the address and
awarded the diplomas and honors at
the commencement exercises of St.
Mary’s Parochial School in St. Mary’s
Church May 27. High school diplomas
were awarded Gerald J. Sheehan, Ma
rion B. Allen, and “Cleo C. Cuning-
ham. Grammar school graduates were,
Mary E. Welch, James S. Brown,
Henry B. Lee, Mary Margaret Allen,
Patrick B. Williams and John A.
Lorek.
Coryne Jones was awarded the Mrs.
E. K. Bryan medal for the highest
honors in Christian Doctrine in the
high school, with Ruth McCoy next
in merit. For the highest averages
in the fourth, third, second and first
years of high school gold medals were
awarded respectively to Marion Allen,
Mary Nell Cummings, Kathleen Welch
and Ruby Jones, with Gerard Shee
han, Elizabeth Bates, Coryne Jones
and Evelyn Drynan next in merit.
The gold awards in the grammar
school grades for high average were:
Eighth grade, Margaret Allen; next
in merit, Stevenson Brown. Seventh
grade, Joseph Thomas; next, H. Sto
vall. Sixth, Kathryn Meier; next, Eliza
beth Powell. Fifth, Margaret Simp
son; next, Catherine O’Brien. Fourth,
Frederick Stefano; next, Frances Al
len. Third, Edward Johnson; next,
Mary Louise Cronly. Second, Tillie
Smith; next, Mary Augusta Pelus.
Donors of gold awards included Mrs.
E. K. Bryan, Knights of Columbus,
Mrs. J. H. Niggel, Catholic Daugh
ters of America, Mrs. C. D. Maffitt,
Mr. D. Carroll, and James P. Malette.
The James Owen Reilly medal for best
attendance of altar boys went to Ed
ward Powell, first; Gerard Sheehan,
second; Robert Walsak, third. Hon
orable mention for attendance and
punctuality went to Coryne Thomas,
Edward Cunningham and Joseph
Thomas.
The annual commencement play,
given at St. Mary’s School, >v?«
“Rosemary’s Engagement,” and w.?4
splendidly done. Those taking lead
ing roles included Ralph Johnson,
Elizabeth Bates, Gerald Sheehan. Cleo
Cunningham, Sam Sonday, Sam Hous
ton, Marion Allen, Cecelia Furlong
and William Elmore.
The Junior-Senior banquet was h^ld
at the Cape Fear Hotel, the guests in
cluding a number of members of the
alumni. The speakers were Father
McCourt, Father Doetterl, Ralph
Johnson, president of the junior elasSr,
and Gerald Sheehan, president of the
senior class.
Immaculate Conception
Commencement. Atlanta
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—In connection
with the final meeting for the term,
of the Immaculate Conception P.
T. A., a special program was given
by the pupils of the Senior Grade
of the school. A surprise party
by the officers of the association
followed.
On June 7, the annual closing ex
ercises were held in the Immaculate
Conceptioh Church. Rev. J. V. Ab
bott oficiated at the Mass and the
graduates received Holy Communi
on. Rev. Joseph E. Moylan, pastor,
was present in the sanctuary.
After the Mass came the aw’ard-
ir.g of certificates and prizes. Those
awarded certificates were: Idell
Jabaiey, Jane Cooper, Mary Nelson,
Billie Barnes, Angela McDevitt,
Mary Brooks, Abe Abraham, Mary
C. Gillespie. 'Amelia Maloof, Marge-
ret Burns, Robert Sweeney, Fannie
Monsour.
The Meda! for General Excel
lence, donated by Mrs. Arthur
Brown of New York, was won by
idell Jabaiey. The scholarship of
fered by the Sacred Heart Alumnae
was given to Jane Cooper. The
prize for religion, donated by Mrs.
R. Reynolds, was given to Idell
Jabaiey. The prize for Mathe
matics donated by the Immaculate
Conception P. T. A. was awarded
to Abe Abraham, who also won the
prize for English donated by Miss
Kate Donohue. The U. D. C. Medal
-for history donated by Mrs. M.
Morgan was won by Jane Cooper.
Angela McDevitt was awarded the
department prize, and Mary C. Gil
lespie won the attendance prize.
In his sermon to the graduates,
Father Abbott stressed the need of
Catholic Education and compli
mented them on their eforts to put
in daily practice the lessons of
morality taught them in their Con
vent School.
The special Musical program
rendered by the choir and pupils
of the School, added much to the
beauty of'the erercises; but what
impressed those present most was
the sweet simplicity of the gradu
ates in their blue and white uni
forms.
“White List” of Plays
Announced in New York
The Catholic Movement of New
York has submitted seven of fifty
current plays for its “White List.”
The plays approved are “Bird in
Hand,” by John Drinkwater”;
"Jonesy,” by Anne Morrison and
John Peter Touhey; “Kibitzer,” by
Jo Swerling and Edward C. Robin
son; “Meet the Prince,” by A. A
Milne; “Mrs. . Bumpstead-Lelgh,”
by Harry James Smith; “Mystery
Square,” by Hugh A. Anderson and
George Bammon, and “The Wis-
pering Gallery,” by Percy Robin
son and Terence de Marny. Other
current plays on the “White List”
include "Hold Everything,” "Holi
day,” "Music in May,” “The Per
fect Alibi,” and "The Red Robe.”
Mexico Inventories
Church Property
(Continued from Page One.)
dent Portes Gil accepted the claim
of Archbishop Ruiz that “the reli
gious conflict in Mexico arises from
no cause which cannot be correct
ed by men of sincere good will,”
and invited Archbishop Ruiz to re
turn to Mexico for the purpose ot
discussing with him personally this
matter and to take up with him his
offer of cooperation in the efforts
which the Government is making
for the betterment of social condi
tions in Mexico.
President Portes Gil went even
further and said that despite the
I lack of official relations with the
Vatican he was willing to hold con
ferences with a representative of
the Catholic Church.
URSULINE ACADEMY HAS
GREENVILLE EXERCISES
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C—The twen
ty-eighth annual commencement of
Sacred Heart Academy of the Ur-
suiine Nuns was held here May 28;
the diplomas and medals were
awarded by Very Rev. A. K.
Gwynn, pastor of St. Mary’s
Church.
The diploma of the Ursulint
Academy of the Sacred Heart was
awarded Miss Mary Pinckney, a
member of a family widely known
in both Georgia and South Caro
lina. One of Miss Pinckney's con
tributions to the program was a
poem, "My Fate”, prompted by the"
approaching razing of the old
structure to make way for the new
school.
The program included a welcome
song, “Hail to Our Bishop”, with
Miss Cosgrove at the piano; "Scarf
Drill” by the seniors, Miss Pinck
ney, accompanist; vocal duet,
“Father All Glorious”, Miss Pinck
ney and Miss Brown, Miss Latham
accompanist. "The Sweet Girl
Graduate”, was presented by a cast
composed of the Misses Pinckney,
Carolin, Crosby, Latham, Syracuse.
Cosgrove, Williams, Wittkamp and
Brown.
The awards,-presented by Father
Gwynn. follow:
Medal for Christian Doctrine, do
nated by Very Rev. A. K. Gwynn.
Awarded Misses Mary Pinckney,
Mary Wittkamp, Susie Brown, Ail-
ine Cosgrove, Sophie Syracuse, Bet
ty Crosby and Maria Carpin.
Drawn by Miss Susie Brown.
Medal for higher mathematics,
donated by James Gallivan, of
Greenville. Awarded to Mis Mary
Pinckney.
Medal for mathematics. Donated
by James Gallivan, of Greenville.
Awarded to Misses Mary Witt
kamp and Elizabeth Latham.
Drawn by Miss Mary Wittkamp.
Medal for application. Donated
by Miss Mary Scott Eskew-, of
Greenville. . Awarded to Misses
Mary Pinckney, Mary Wittkamp,
Elizabeth Latham, Susie Brown,
Ailine Cosgrove Betty Crosby, Car
oline Williams, Sophie Syracuse
and Marie Carpin. Drawn by Miss
Caroline Williams.
Premium for music. Awarded to
Mis Mary Pinckney.
Commencement at St.
Peter’s, Charlotte
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Rev. Am
brose Gallagher, O. S. B., pastor of
St. Peter’s Church, delivered the
address at the annual commence
ment exercises of St. Peter’s School
here May 31, at v. hich time seven
teen pupils were awarded diplomas
from the eighth grade. The gradu
ates are:
Rosemary Phelan, Teresa Mona
han, Mary Kidd, Louise Beck, Mar
ion Redies, Helen Redies, Helen
Federal, Marguerite O’Donoghue,
Elizabeth Zeman, Catherine Van
Echop, Rosalee Armeen. Joseph
Headen, Francis Markwalter, Jr.,
Clarence Matalos, Paul Benner. Leo
Halliwell and Edward Zeiverink.
The following pupils were not ab
sent a single day during the school
year:
Henry Zeman, Robert Cantwell,
Rosalee Armeen, Robert Williams,
Margie Nawful, Ernest White.
Honors were awarded as follows:
Two dollars and a half gold piece
for best pupil in first grade, Helen
Marie Ray; next in merit. Ralph
Kidd, Jr. Two and a half gold
piece for best pupil in second grade,
Robert Williams; next in merit,
Mary Carmel Markwalter. Two
dollar and half gold piece for best
pupil in third grade, Clai : Wis-
hart; next in merit, Helen Phelan.
Two dollar and half gold piece for
best pupil in fourth grade, Henry
Zeman; next in merit, Catherine
Lawrence. Two dollar and half
gold piece for best pupil in fifth
grade, Billy Spain; next in merit,
Mary Jane Cantwell. Two dollar and
half gold piece for best pupil in
sixth grade, Bob Marsden; next in
merit, Kitty Cantwell.Five dollar
gold piece for best pupil in seventh
grade, Madelyne Ritch; next in
merit, Alice Breen. Charlotte Coun
cil No. 770, Knights of Columbus,
donated all the foregoing medals.
Five dollar gold piece for best pu
pil in eighth grade, Rosemary Phe-
land.; next in merit, Teresa Mona
han.