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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 29, 1929
!> J, S,
Kelly of Charleston
Former Pastor of St. Pat
rick’s, Chaplain at Infirm
ary, 111 Several Years
CHARLESTON. S. C.—Rev. John
S. Kelly, for many years pastor ol
St. Patrick’s Church until ill
health compelled him to resign, and
more recently chaplain of St. Fran
cis Gavier Infirmary, died here
June 15 after an illness ex
tending over a period of years.
Father Kelly was a native of
New York, and after his ordina
tion to the priesthood February 18,
1893, he was appointed assistant
pastor of St. Patrick's Church here.
Later he was pastor of Stella Maris
Church and did missionary work:
he was appointed pastor of St. Pat
rick’s in 1911, and was pastor there
in 1918 when he observed the sil
ver jubilee of his ordination.
The remains of Father Kelly
were removed to St. Patrick's Rec
tory where they lay in state while
the people of the parish and their
friends paid last respects to their
beloved former pastor. Members
of the Holy Name Society of St.
Patrick’s parish acted as a guard
of honor. The remains were later
transferred to the church where
they lay in state until the funeral.
Rt. Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D.,
Bishop of Charleston, was cele
brant of the pontifical High Mass
of Requiem: Rev. Joseph L. O'Brien
was assistant priest, Rev. James
Georgia Court of Appeals Upholds
Conviction of Fake “Oath” Sp onsor
Given Honorary Degree
MT. ST. JOSEPH ALUMNA
COLLEGE VALEDICTORIAN
TWO SUCCESSIVE YEARS
AUGUSTA, Ga.— Miss Jose
phine Maguire, a graduate of Mt.
St. Joseph's Academy here in
the class of 1927, was the vale
dictorian of this year’s class of
the Junior College of Augusta,
finishing first in a class of
forty-two. Last year, the first
year that Mt. St. Joseph’s
Academy was represented in
the graduating class at the
Junior College, a new institu
tion here, Miss Ruth McAuliffe
another alumna of Mt. St.
Joseph’s which is conducted
by the Sisters of St. Joseph,
was valedictorian.
Mrs. Ed C. Alumbaugh Must j
Pay Fine or Serve Time.
“Oath” Nauseating, Says
Justice Who Wrote Opinion
Bishop Taolen Presides
at Alabama Jubilee
Abbot Bernard Preaches as
Benedictine Sisters’ Acad
emy Finishes 2 5th Year.
(Special to The Bulletin)
Cullman, Ala. — The Benedictine
Sisters of Alabama early in June
celebrated the Silver Jubilee of
Quinn of Sumter and Rev. William I their Sacred Heart Academy at
Long deacons of honor, Rev. John | Cullman, Alabama. The jubilee
Manning, D. D.. deacon of the opened Tuesday evening, June 4,
Mass, Rev. Martin C. Murphy. Co
lumbia. sub-deacon, and Rev. Hen
ry F. Wolfe, master of ceremonies.
Honorary pallbearers were the
Very Rev. J. J. Hughes, Very Rev.
J. J. May, Rev. B. W. Fleming and
Rev. William A. Tobin; active pall
bearers, Thomas J. Hennessy, Sr.,
Dennis F. O’Brien, T. J. Sheridan,
F. J. Quinlivan. F. W. Bolchilz,
W. J. Leonard, John J. Furlong and
Thomas J. Price.
Mrs. C. O'Driscoll was elected
president of the Bishop England
Parent-Teacher Association at the
annual meeting, succeeding Mrs.
George Bremer,"who retires after a
successful term of office. Mrs. Hen
ry Condon was elected vice-presi
dent; Mrs. J. Ryan Kelly, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. J. J.
Hynes, recording secretary, and
Mrs. Thomas Liddy, treasurer, Mrs.
J. Leo Lowry was chairman of the
nominating committee.
Dr. W. Cyril O’Driscoll was the
principal speaker at the sixth an
nual banquet of the Pharmaceuti
cal Seminary at the Francis Mar
ion Hotel here recently; James
Martin Hayes, president, presid
ed. Both are members of Bishop
England Council, K. of C.
The annual picnic of Sacred
Heart Parish was held at Ashley
Park June 5; the lunch was provid
ed by the St. Anne Society, which,
with the Holy Name Society,
sponsored the outing. The parish
sponsored a block party for three
days beginning June 18; it was in
the nature of a farewell to the fleet.
Our Lady of Mercy Parish,
through its P.-T. A., gave a suc
cessful tacky party at the parish
house recently.
Winners in the recent clean-up,
screen-up and paint-up week here
included Bernard Ferri, who won
first prize in the high schools, Mary
Eleanor Fogarty, first prize in the
grammar schools; Ivester Svend-
sen, second honorable mention,
high schools, and Bob Coleman,
first honorable mention in the
grammar schools.
Rev. Mr. Charles Devine, of this
city, a student for the priesthood
of the Diocese of Charleston in the
Sulipician Seminary at the Catho
lic University of America. Wash
ington, D. C.. was <a,mong the semi
narians ordaired sub-deacons here
recently by Rt. Rev. John M. Mc
Namara, D. D., Auxiliary Bishop
of Baltimore.
T. J. McCARTY, ATLANTA
DIES IN PORTO RICO
when all friends from Cullman and
nearby places were invited to be
present at a drama, “Mary Stuart
and Her Friends,’’ which was given
by the senior students of the Sacred
Heart Academy.
The great solemnity of this jubi
lee commemoration of the opening
of this Southland convent home
and school was a field Mass, June
5, celebrated on an altar erected in
front of the Sacred Heart statue
which guards the main entrance to
the building. The Mass-Pontificial
High—was sung by Rt. Rev. T. J.
Tooien, D. D., Bishop of Mobile.
Those assisting in the ceremonies
were Rt. Rev. W. A. Kerrigan. D.
D„ of Birmingham, assistant priest;
Rev. W. J. Tobin of Birmingham
and Rev. R. I. Barry of Woodlawn.
deacons of honor; Rev. Father Bede,
O. S. B., of St. Bernard Abbey,
deacon of Mass: Rev. Father Alfred,
O. S. B., sub-deacon: Rev. Father
Philip. O. S. B.. and Rev. Father
Fabian, O. S. B., master of cere
monies; Rev. W. J. Cusick, D. D.,
of Anniston, and Rev. Francis Coyle
of Gadsden, assistants to Rt Rev.
Bernard Menges, O. S. B.
The jubilee sermon, an eloquent
discourse, was delivered by Rt. Rev.
Bernard Menges, O. S. B., of St.
Bernard Abbey, near Cullman. The |
theme of this talk was the life of
the Benedictine as a fulfilment of
the motto of the order, “Ut in
omnibus glorifieetur Deus”. Grace
fully entwined with this theme, ran
the history of the Benedictine
priests and nuns in Alabama, feel
ingly related by one who knows its
every detail. The choir from St.
Bernard Abbey sang with the per
fection of religious art a mass of
Gruber. God smiled on this jubilee
Mass by granting for its celebra
tion a perfect June morning.
This jubilee day was brought to
a close by a banquet served in the
Acaderiiy dining room, which was
elaborately decorated for the re
past. Music for this feast was fur
nished by the beautifully trained
orchestra of the Sacred Heart
Academy. Enjoyable dinner talks
(From the Savannah Press)
Attorneys in Savannah have
been advised that in Atlanta today !
(June 11) the conviction of Mrs. Ed j
C_ Alumbaugh in the Savannah city
court on the charge of circulating a
false oath of the Knights of Co
lumbus order during the last presi
dential campaign, was upheld by
the Georgia court of appeals.
Mrs. Alumbaugh was ordered to
pay a fine of $500 or to serve six
months in the Chatham county jail.
“The evidence abundantly au
thorized the conviction of the plain
tiff in error and the overruling of
her motion for a new trial was not
error,’’ the court of appeals held.
The case against Mrs. Alumbaugh
was made by three well known Sa
vannah men, who claimed that they
had been libeled by the publication
of the false oath, since it was gen
erally known in the community that
they were members of the Knights
of Columbus order.
Bishop Keyes Receive!
The defense claim that the oath
was copied from the Congressional
Record was attacked by Judge Ros-
coe Luke, who wrote the opinion
for the court of appeals. Jiudge
Luke pointed out that the publi
cation of the alleged oath in the
Congressional Record did not prove J
it to be true, but (ip the other hand,
it was denounced as “revolting and
nauseating’’ in connection with its
publication in the Congressional
Record , and denounced as false by
the special congressional committee
DR. W. A. MULHERIN
University of Georgia
Honors Dr, Mulherin
Awards Him Honorary De
gree of Doctor of Science
at Commencement
appointed in a contest between two
Pennsylvania candidates for Con
gress, one of whom was charged
with circulating the false oath as
1 propaganda against his opponent,
' who was a member of the Knights
of Columbus order.
PROOF CONCLUSIVE
The state proved conclusively in
the Alumbaugh case that the al
leged oath was false and that it
was circulated maliciously by the
defendant and therefore her con
viction was fully justified, Judge
Luke held.
Mrs. Alumbaugh filed two mo
tions with the court of appeals, one
to arrest the verdict on the grounds
the Savannah judge had no right to
proceed with her trial until a de
murrer she had filed had been dis
posed of, and the other for a new
trial. She lost in both instances.
In the trial of the case the state
was represented by Walter Hart-
ridge, Jr., acting solicitor general,
and A. B. Lovett of Hitch. Denmark
& Lovett, while the defense was
represented by Don H. Clark of Sa
vannah and Judge Bennett of Way-
cross.
N. Carolina Chapel
Honors Fr. Egbert
(Special to The Bulletin)
MOREHEAD CITY, N. C.-An
altogether unique turn of events
has led to the erection of a beauti
ful Catholic Chapel here. About
four years ago a young Passionist
missionary, Father Egbert Albert,
was sent into the State to give mis
sions in the larger parishes. Be-
for long his fame as a preacher
spread abroad. But he won men
and women of all denominations
more by his genial personality and
buoyant spiritual atmosphere. Af
ter he had finished his schedule he
, _ was, at his own request, given
were delivered by Rt. Rev. Bishop , charge of the chapel car St. Peter,
Tooien and Rt. Rev. Abbot Menges.
On Thursday. June 6, a Solemn
High Mass was sung in the con
vent chapel for the deceased Sis
ters ot the community of Alabama
Benedictines.
End Comes Suddenly to
Widely Known Official of
American Red Cross.
ATLANTA, Ga. —T. J. McCarty,
formerly of Atlanta and more recent
ly of Montgomery, a prominent offi
cial of the American Red Crqss, died
June 9 in San Juan, Porto Rico,
where he was in charge of Red Cross
hurricane relief work. Death was due
to heart trouble. Funeral services
were held here June 18. Very Rev.
M. A. Cotter. S.M., pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, officiating; interment
was in West View Cemetery.
Mr. McCarty directed flood relief
under President Hoover in the Mis
sissippi Valley two years ago and
made a remarkable record there. Last
fall he went to Porto Rico on a simi
lar mission; he returned there in Feb
ruary to direct the administration of
Red Cross funds and work. He was
at one time of Charleston and a
former grand knight of the council
there.
Besides his wife, who was Miss
Sarah Frances Harris of Atlanta. Mr.
McCarty is survived by a daughter,
Miss Frances McCarty; a son, T. J.
McCarty, Jr.: three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Garrett, Springfield, O.. Mrs. Edward
("larkson and Mrs. Parker IMlmer of
Owasso, Mich., a brother. John Mcl
C&rty of Chicago, and other relatives, i
CONFEDERATE VETERAN,
CONVERT, DIES IN S. C.
Several Priests at Funeral of
A. A. Patterson, 87, Mar
shal of Wade Hampton
which moves around the scattered
towns of the eastern part of the
state. December last Father Eg
bert was in Morehead with his
“Steel Apostle” and there conceived
the idea that a chapel should be
built in this attractive town. But
there was neither property nor
funds available to carry out his
wish. He approached Mr. West, a
non-Catholic. who has contributed
much toward the new development
of the city, and from him received
the promise of a suitable location.
But on February 7 Father Egbert
died. The news of his death was
not only a great shock, but a source
of deep grief among his friends.
The deep devotion manifested so
generally gave birth to the plan to
erect a chapel in his memory on
the site he had begged, and paid
for through the contributions of his
friends. Since then, funds have
been received from the various
states in which Father Egbert la-
bored. Today there stands on
Evans and 17th Street a most at
tractive chapel of Spanish archi
tecture named St. Egbert's. While
really named after the great mis
sionary, St. Egbert of the Sacred
Heart of the ninth century—who
was the patron saint of Father
Egbert-—nevertheless it is a memor
ial of this young priest.
On Sunday morning, June 3, the
Rt. Rev. William J. Hafey, D. D.,
(Special to The Bulletin.)
WALTEKBORO, S. - C.—Angus A.
Patterson, Sr., a veteran of the War
Between the States and one of the
most widely known residents of this
section, died here June 5 at the age
of 87. He joined the Catholic Church
some years ago: priests at his funeral
were Rev. A. F. Kalmer, Aiken; Rev.
H. L. Speisman, Columbia; Rev. H. F.
Wolfe, Charleston: Rev. T. J. Mackin,
Camden; Rev. J. C. Linehan, George
town; and Rev. ,T. D. Smith, Sumter.
Interment was at Live Oak Cemetery.
Mr. Patterson was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Patterson of Barn
well court house, now Barnwell,
where he was born January 17, 1842;
his father was an eminent lawyer and
at one time secretary of state for
South Carolina. He served through
the war, first as a member of tlie
South Carolina Volunteers and then - -
as a member of IlarFs Battery, of j L-shop of Raleigh, conducted the
which he was the Inst survivor:’ ne J services of the dedication. Mass
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATHENS, Ga-—The University of
Georgia at its annual commence
ment exercises here June 19 con
ferred on Dr. W. A. Mulherin. for
mer president of the Georgia Medi
cal Society and head of the pedia
trics department of the Medical
School of the University of Geor
gia at Augusta the honorary de
gree of Doctor of Science. The de
gree was conferred by the board of
trustees of the University on the
unanimous recommendation of the
faculty.
Dr. Mulherin was one of the
founders of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia in 1916, a
charter member of Patrick Walsh
Council,- Knights of Columbus, Au
gusta, and for a quarter of a cen
tury a member of the choir of
Sacred Heart Church there. He is
a native of Augusta, where he was
born July 3. 1872 and an alumnus
of Spring Hill College and Har
vard Medical School. He served as
interne at St. Vincent’s Hospital,
Worcester, Mass., returning to Au
gusta where he has practiced medi
cine since.
Dr. Mulherin is. one of the most
noted authorities on children's di
seases in the country. He was ap
pointed associate professor of pedi
atrics at the University of Georgia
Medical School in Augusta in 1904,
and has headed that department
for many years; he was pediatrici
an at the old Augusta Hospital, and
has occupied that post at the Uni
versity Hospital since its establish
ment and at the Wilhenford Hos
pital since 1910.
He was one of the five physici
ans who organized the pediatrics
section of the Southern Medical
Association and he organized a so
ciety in that branch of medicine in
each of sixteen Southern states and
the District of Columbia. He or
ganized the Southern pediatrics
seminar which meets annually in
August at Saluda, N. C.,. and has
been its dean since its establish
ment in 1920; he also served as
vice-chairman of the pediatrics sec
tion of the American Medical As
sociation in 1920, one of the three
members of the committee of that
organization looking to the im
provement in the teaching of his
special subject in the universities
of the country, a senator of the
National Association oj! American
Teachers of the Diseases of Chil
dren and a fellow of the American
College of Surgeons.
The conferring on him of the
honorary degree of Doctor of Sci
ence by the University of Georgia
is an indication of the high esteem
in which he is held by educators
and medical men in Georgia as
well as elsewhere, but he is even
better known and respected for his
kindly personality which makes
him one of the most beloved of
Georgians.
Four Young Ladies Enter
Novitiate of Sisters of
Mercy at St. Vincent’s
(Speeal to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga—At a beauti
ful ceremony in the chapel of the
Sisters of Mercy, St. Vincent Acad
emy, on the feast of the Sacred
Heart, Rt. Rev. Michael J. Keyes,
D. D., Bishop of Savannah, receiv
ed into the novitiate of the Order
of Mercy four young ladies from
Ireland, who had completed the
first period of probation in pre
paration for the religious life.
The postulants who received the
habit of the novice, and the names
by which thev will be Known in
religion are, Miss Bridie Kennedy,
of Dublin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Aiden Kennedy, Sister Mary
Annette; Miss Mary Coleman, of
Charleville, County Cork, daughter
of Mrs. Mary Coleman, Sister Mary
Cecilia; Miss Catherine O’Connor,
of Dingle. County Kerry, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Connor,
Sister Margaret Mary; Miss Mary
Devane, of Dingle, daughter of Mr.,
a 1 Mrs. Thomas Devane, Sister
Mary Thomasine.
From far across the Atlantic
there came to the Sisters of Mercy
in Georgia, many of Ireland’s love
liest daughters, who have left home
and country, giving all and asking
nothing to serve humanity through
this medium of mercy, to comfoit
the afflicted and to serve in the
schools and hospitals of the Order.
THE BISHOP’S
ADDRESS
With a warmth of feeling that
rose from a heart that has long
spent itself in the religious life,
Bishop Keyes addressed words of
welcome to the young sisters, and
s. oke of that life as compared with
the general trend of the times to
ward worldliness and a disregard
for the things of the spirit.
Bishop Keyes said that it was
appropriate that the reception cer
emony had been appointed to take
place on the great feast of the Sa
cred Heart, a religious festival in
stituted by the church to call her
children to give honor and to make
reparation to the Divine Heart of
Christ for the indifference and neg
ligence of many who are un
thoughtful of the import of the
Sacrifice of Calvary and of the ul
timate destiny of man. For the
greater part the attitude of the
world toward Christ, he said, is
summed up in one word—ingrati
tude: that in the mad rush for
pleasure, for place and for power,
which when attained prove only too
often to be ashes, dead-sea fruit,
man sells his birthright for the
transient things of earth and walks
no more with Christ. Who so loved
mankind that He delivered Himself
up and suffered the ignominy of
crucifixion for the salvation of the
world.
Many people marveled that the
parents of these young sisters, the
bishop remarked, would permit
them to withdraw from the life of
the world to enter upon the rigor
ous self-denial demanded in the
service of religion. Irish fathers
and mothers he said, love their
children as truly and devotedly as
any parents in the world: but, for
tified by a firm faith, and realiz
ing that all good comes from God,
they are willing always to give
of their best to God in return, to
foster the love of God in the hearts
of their children, and to encour
age them to devote their lives to
His service, whenever the desire to
enter the religious life was express
ed by their children, an example
that parents the world over, he said,
could follow with great spiri.ua!
gain.
The bishop said that the young
religious who had just been in
vested with the habit of the Sisters
of Mercy had received a stamp of
nobility far beyond the power of
any emperor to bestow; for the
religious habit set them apart from
all women as true followers of
Christ, the King of Kings.
Bishop Kej r es, assisted by Rev.
Joseph F. Croke, rector of the Ca
thedral, celebrated the Mass fol
lowing the reception ceremony.
A. F. Kunze, Jr., to Represent
Georgia in Edison Competition
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Albert F.
Kunze, seventeen year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kunze of this
city, was selected as Georgia’s re-
Jack of Emory University, Dr. Da
vid W. Smith of Georgia Tech and
Dr. J. F. Fellers of Oglethorpe. The
four who passed the most satis
factory written examinations were
served until the South surrendered
>md received his discharge,at Fayette
ville. He was one of Y.’ade Hampton’s
marshals in 1876 and again in 1878
Mr. Patterson married Miss Eliza
beth T. Bellinger in 1SG8; he and his
brother married sisters. He was a
rice planter for many years, retiring
some time ago. A number of nieces
and nephews survive him.
was celebrated by the Bishop. At
11:30 another Mass was offered by
one of Father Egbert’s associates,
hnd Bishop Hafey preached. At
2:30 p. m. another service, the re
ception of new members took
place. Father Egbert's mother and
brothers with their families came
for the dedication.
presentative in the nationwide com- I the following day submitted to an
petition for the Thomas E. Edison
scholarship by the board of judges
which met in Atlanta June 17 and
18. He will go to the Edison Lab
oratory in West Orange, N. J., to
compete with the winners of other
states in national finals.
After winning in the competition
to determine who would represent
the Fourth Congressional District
in the state semifinals, the Colum
bus youth went to Atlanta where
he underwent a written test witn
the winners from the other twelve
Congressional districts of the state;
the judges were Dr. Theodore F.
oral examination, and Albert was
selected to represent the state.
Albert received his grammar
school education at St. Joseph
Academy, conducted by the Sisters
of Mercy here, and then entered
Columbus High School, the city’s
only high school, where he was
graduated this year. He and Ger
trude Profumo, also an alumna of
St. Joseph’s Academy, were the
honor graduates in a class of 102.
His father is a former state vice-
president from Columbus of the
Catholic Laymen's Association of
Georgia.