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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JANUARY 4, 1930
Dr. O’Driscoll Heads
S. C. Exchange Club
Elected President of Char
leston Civic Organization.
Other Charleston News
(Special to Hie Bulletin.)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Dr. W. Cy
ril O'Driscoll was elected president
of the Exchange Club at the recent
election meeting. Dr. O’Driscoll, who
is widely known in Catholic and civic
circles, has long been prominent in
Exchange Club affairs.
Another distinction has recently
come to Dr. O’Driscoll, who is a mem
ber of the faculty at the Medical Col
lege. president of the Reserve Offi
cers’ Association of Charleston and
past commander of the American Le
gion Post here; he has been promoted
from the rank of major to lieutenant-
colonel in the medical reserve of the
United States Army.
Midnight Mass was celebrated in
numerous churches throughout ,the
Diocese Christmas. At the Cathedral
Bishop Walsh pontificated, assisted by
Rev. John Manning, D. D., as deacon,
Rev. Charles DeVineau sub-deacon,
Rev. Alexis Westbury and Rev.
Francis Murphy, deacons of honor,
and Very Rev. James J. May, V. G.,
assistant priest.
Bishop Walsh delivered the address
at the closing exercises at St. Joseph’s
School before the Christmas holidays.
J. A. Von Dohlen is among the
new directors elected at the annual
meeting of the Charleston Chamber
of Commerce.
Among those receiving bonus
checks . from the South Carolina
Power Company for conspicuous ser
vice and records during the past
twelve months in its safety campaign
was I. Kennedy, a member of P. N.
Lynch Council, Knights of Colum
bus.
CHARLESTONIAN DIES
IN CHINA
The funeral of John Frederick
Puckhaber of this city, who was
drowned in China, August 3, was
held here December 23, with inter
ment in St. Lawrence Cemetery. He
was thirty-three years old and is
survived by his widow, a sister and
his mother, /the widow of the late
J. Frederick Puckhaber.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Gate-
wood Brenner, wife of William Lloyd
Fleming, who passed aivay Christmas
evening at the family home, was held
from the Cathedral, with interment
in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Another parishoner of St. Patrick’s
to die recently was Mrs. Mary The
resa Alphonse, widow of the late
Joseph N. Alphonse. Tiie funeral of
Mrs. Johanna F. Sigwald. also of St.
Patrick's, was held from St. Patrick’s
Church December 26, wtih interment
in Magnolia Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. John B.
Priester, a member of Sacred Heart
Church, was held from the parish
church December 28, with interment
in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
St. Patrick’s School closed for
Christmas with a Christmas enter
tainment in which the students par
ticipated. An address was delivered
by Rev. Joseph L. O'Brien, pastor.
St Joseph’s School had a Christmas
tree party at the closing for the va
cation also, and the other schools
closed with appropriate exercises. At
Stella Maris Sunday School the chil
dren were entertained with a Chris* -
mas program; Father Steiner made
the address. This was one of several
Christmas programs in Charleston
Sunday schools.
John J. Fahey, chief pay clerk at
the Charleston Navy Yard, has been
transferred to the U. S. S. Camden.
During his stay at the Navy Yard Mr.
Fahey has been active in the Knights
of Columbus and was superintendent
of the Sunday School at the Navy
Yard mission.
Catholic basketball fives have been
very successful on the courts here
recently. The Catholic Young Men's
Association team in the Men’s City
Basketball League defeated the Sum
ter Guards 30 to r 21 and the Navy
Yard Marines. 34 to 17; the association
was but recently founded. Bishop
England High defeated Murray Vo
cational High School, 32 to 20.
Very Rev. James J. May, V.G., rec
tor of the Cathedral, officiated at the
marriage of Miss Marie Angela Som
mer. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
C. Sommer, and Victor Bernard
O’Dhiscoll. Jr., at the Cathedral. Miss
Mildred Peacock was bridesmaid.'Miss
Blanche O'Neill, maid of honor, Hu
bert Gilmore groomsman ,nnd Clif
ton Bell, best man: the bride was
given in marriage by her father. After
the wedding trip to Washington. D.
C.. and other points, Mr. and Mrs.
O’Driscoll will live in Charleston.
St. Patrick’s lost two widely kn« &.
members by death within two days
in December in the passing of Mrs.
Ellen A. Quinlivan of that parish and
Mrs. Charles Collins.
The death in San Francisco. De
cember 6 of Herbert L. Meyers, eld
est son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G.
Meyers of this city, brought sorrow
to numerous Charlestonians. The fu
neral services were held here De
cember 16 from St. Joseph’s Church,
with interment in St. Lawrence Ceme
tery.
COLUMBUS ENTERTAINMENT
COLUMBUS, Ga.—'The Catholic
Club entertained wtih a social and
dance at the Elks’ Chib here Decem
ber 20. The proceeds of the enter
tainment went to the building fund
for a home for the Catholic organi
zations of Columbus.
CHARLOTTE BROADCAST
* STARTS SUNDAY, JAN. 8
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Tlie broad
casting of a series of addresses on
Catholic subjects by Rev. Father
Charles, O. S. P., rector of the Catlic-
Charles, O. S. B., will start next Sun
day, January 5, over Station WBT
here, from 1:30 to 2 p. m., and will
continue at that time every Sunday
afternoon until further notice. The
musical program will be under the
direction of Rev. Francis Underwood,
O. S. B. The program will be sup
ported by contributions from friends
of the work.
Marist Alumnus Wins
Rhodes Scholarship
George Craft One of Thirty-
Two Americans Selected to
Attend Oxford University
By VINCENT CEFALU
ATLANTA. Ga. — The friends and
relatives of George Craft, of Atlanta,
were pleased to hear George Craft
was the the Georgia winner of the
Rhodes Scholarship. Mr. Craft, a
graduate of Marist Colleg, and at
present a student at Emory Univer-
versity in Atlanta, was awarded a
cash prize and admittance to Ox
ford University. Thirty-two other
young me of the United States were
also awarded this prize as recog
nition of their intellectual ability.
Marist College and the student body
are proud to find one of their fel
low students capable of winning such
an honor.
The students of Marist College re
cently had the pleasure of a lec
ture by Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson, pres
ident of the National Audubon As
sociation. The lecture proved very
educational, while humorous and in
teresting to the cadet corps. The sub
ject of the lecture was bird life and
was very skillfully developed by Dr.
Pearson. To help further in liis
work, a number of movie slides
were illustrated. Mrs. Lewis F. Gor
don sponsored the lecture.
Previous to his talk at Marist, Dr.
Pearson lectured at Oglethorpe Un
iversity, and over the radio. Dr.
Pearson was the honor guest at a
I uncheon given by the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce. In the course of
his lecture Dr. Pearson illustrated
how helpful some of the birds are.
He also explained that due to the
carelessness of manv people certain
rare species are rapidly becoming ex
tinct. After hearing this lecture, all
were impresed with the realization
that they must do all in their power
to conserve wild animal life.
AUGUSTA TO HONOR
FR. KANE ON JUBILEE
(Special to The Bulletin)
AUGUSTA, Ga.—January 16 is the
date set for the observing of the silver
jubilee of the ordination of Rev.
James A. Kane, pastor of St. Mary’s-
On-The-Hill here, who was ordained
twenty-five years ago in Baltimore
by Cardinal Gibbons and who arrived
in the Diocese of Savannah January
16. 1905. The program includes a
Solemn Higli Mass at St. Mary’s, at
which Rt. Rev. Michael J. Keyes,
D. D., Bishow of Savannah, will pre
side. The visiting prelates and clergy
will be entertained at dinner. In the
evening there will be a reception to
Father Kane at the rectory, tendered
by the people of the parish. J. Cole
man Dempsey is general chairman of
the committee in charge of lay details
of the program. Father Kane has
served as chancellor of the diocese,
rector of the Cathedral, pastor of St.
Patrick's Church and first and only
nastor of St. Mary’s Church here; he
has been at St. Mary’s for ten years.
Clergy not only from the Southeast
but from distant states and laity from
several cities in the Southeast have
indicated their intention of coming to
Augusta for the jubilee of the beloved
pastor of St. Mary’s.
Savannah Sister of
Poor Goes to France
SAVANNAH, Ga.—It will be of in
terest to the many friends of Miss
Kempf. formerly of Savannah, now
Sister Cornelia of St. Joseph, of the
Little Sisters of the Poor, to know
that she sailed on December 13th for
France, to make her perpetual vows
at the Mother House of the Order,
La Tour St. Joseph. St. Pern, Ille et
Vilaine. She will be in France, at
least a year.
Since her profession at Queens. L.
I.. in 1923, Sister Cornelia has been
four years in Brooklyn. N. Y., and
two years in Troy. N. Y.
CHARLESTON ASSEMBLY
HEARS CHARTER MEMBER
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.-Wm. J. Stor-
en. a charter member of P. N. Lynch
Council, Knights of Columbus, was
the principal speaker at the Decem
ber meeting of the Fourth Degree As
sembly; his subject was the twenty-
seven years of the council's life. Jno.
J. Furlong, faithful navigator, presid
ed.
WILLIAM KEHOE OF
SAVANNAH DIES
One of City’s Most Widely
Known Citizens Passes
Away at Age of 87
(Special to The Bulletin.)
SAVANNAH, Ga.Savannah lost
one of its most widely known and
beloved citizens here December 29th
in the death of William Kehoe, a
leading local manufacturer and one
of the city’s oldest residents. He was
87 years old and had lived in Savan
nah since 1852. Death was caused
by pneumonia.
Mr. Kehoe was born in Ireland in
1843 and came to Savannah when he
was quite young. He was educated
here and learned the iron moulder’s
trade; in 1878 he went into business
for himself and in the 51 years in
which he engaged in business he
built up one of the best equipped
marine engineering shops on the
South Atlantic Coast.
His business interests were not
confined there, however. He was
one of the organizers and founders
of the Chatham Savings and Loan
Company and its president at the
time of his death, a director of the
Savannah Electric and Power Com
pany, an originator of the Tybee
Railroad, in which he held script No.
1 in recognition of his pioneer work,
served as president of the Tybee
Beach Company and the Hotel Tybee
Company, was a member of the town
council of Tybee for 25 years, and a
director of the National Bank of Sa
vannah. He was a member of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Chatham County from 1893 to 1898,
when he resigned.
Mr. Kehoe’s religious organization
affiliations were as wide as his civic
and business connections. A devout
member of Cathedral parish, he was
for many years treasurer of St.
Mary’s Female Orphanage Benevo
lent Society, and a member of the
Catholic Knights of, America, the
Knights of Columbus, the Catholic
Laymen’s Association, the Holy
Name Society of Cathedral parish
and other Catholic organizations. He
was also affiliated actively with the
Hibernian Society, the Georgia His
torical Society, the Savannah Vol
unteer Guards and the former Asso
ciated Charities of Savannah, which
he served as vice-president and di
rector. In former years he was ac
tive in the Yatch Club, and when
the Yatch Club was sold to the
Shrine Club some years ago the
Shriners extended to Mr. Kehoe the
privileges of the club for life.
Mr. Kehoe was married November
26, 1868. to Miss Annie Flood. Of
his nine children, three sons, Simeon
P. Kehoe. James J. Kehoe and Dan
iel E. Kehoe. and four daughters,
Mrs. F. H. Golden, Mrs. J. W. Crolly.
of Merion, Pa.; Miss Mary Kehoe and
Miss Helen Kehoe. survive. He is
survived also by 25 grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
The funeral of Mr. Kehoe is to be
held Tuesday of this week at the
Cathedral of St, John the Baptist, of
which he has one of the most pro
minent members. The flag at the
court house was at half-mast from the
time of Mr. Kehoe’s death to his fun
eral.
Georgia Editor Lauds
Fr. Thomas L. Finn
Commends Him for Improve
ments at Washington
Orphanage
(Special to The Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, Ga.-The extend
ed improvements made at St. Joseph’s
Orphanage here under the direction
of Rev. Thomas L. Finn, in charge of
the orphanage and St. Joseph’s par
ish. have attracted wide and favor
able attention,’ not file least of which
is the following editorial in The
Washington News-Reporter:
“Those who have passed the Catho
lic Orphanage lately, have not failed
to notice the great improvement that
has been made in the appearance of
the yard and grounds. Father Finn,
who has recently been assigned to
the pastorate here, deserves high
praise for the transformation that Is
taking place. We understand that
he is loved by the boys under his
care and believe that Washington is
most fortunate in having a man pos
sessing the qualities of leadership and
progressiveness that have been evi
dent in the short time he has been
in this assignment. We expect to see
even greater improvement under his
guidance.”
ATLANTA CATHOLIC CLUB
HAS CHRISTMAS MEETING
ATLANTA. Ga. — The regular
monthly meeting of the Atlanta Cath
olic Club of Business & Professional
Women was held Tuesday, December
17th at the Columbian Club. The
Christmas spirit prevailed. The pro
gram being in charge of Miss Bessie
Nell Rafferty proved most delightful.
A Christmas tree and gifts for all the
members. It was decided by the
club to give a donation to the St.
Vincent de Paul Society, to be di
vided between the three parishes, to
aid in their Christmas charity, rather
than to give baskets to the needy, as
has been the practice in previous
years.
PROF. WEISZ ORGANIST
FOR 51 ST CHRISTMAS
(Special to The Bulletin.)
MACON, Ga.—When Prof. J. G.
Weisz, organist at St. Joseph’s
Church, took his place at the organ
to play for the Midnight Mass and
to direct the choir Christmas, it
marked the fifty-first Christmas in
which he has presided in that ca
pacity here. Professor Weisz, who
was born in Nickstown, Pa., 72 years
ago, came to Macon in 1879 to teach
German and music at Pio Nono Col
lege and to be organist at St. Jo
seph’s. His wife was a member of
the choir when he first met her; his
father was in the choir before, him
and his daughters are likewise ac
complished musicians and choir sing
ers. The Christmas Mass music at
St. Joseph’s was composed by Pro
fessor Weisz.
S. Carolina Mission
Church Is Dedicated
Bishop Walsh Officiates at
Allendale. Father Dean in
Charge of Mission
(Special to The Bulletin.)
ALLENDALE, S. C.-Rt, Rev. Em-'
met M. Walsh, D. D„ Bishop of
Charleston, officiated at the ded
ication here December 24th of St.
Mary’s Church at Allendale, a cere
mony attended not only by Catholics
and their friends in the neighborhood
of Allendale, but by numerous
Charlestonians and visitors from
other cities.
Rev. James Lenihan of St. Charles
College, Catonsville, Md., was cele-
brandt of the Mass, Rev. Alfred Mc-
Evoy deacon, Rev. Charles de Vineau
of the Sulpician House of Studies,
Washington, D. C., sub-deacon, and
Rev. Sidney F. Dean of Beaufort,
master of ceremonies. A special pro
gram of music was rendered by a
choir augmented by the Cathedral
choir from Charleston, Mrs. Thos F.
Mcsimann director.
The Knights of Columbus sponsor
ed a motorcade to the dedication un
der the chairmanship of Walter F.
Livingston.
The erection of the new church at
Allendale fills a long-felt need in
that section, and is file latest indica
tion of the‘progress of the Diocese
of Charleston. Father Dean of
Beaufort, is in charge of the Allen
dale mission, and the completion of
the church is expected to start a
new epoch of Catholic history in the
splendid Allendale section.
Col. Butler Named
Leading Savannahian
Awarded Lucas Trophy for
Most Outstanding Service
of Year in City’s Interests
(Special to The Bulletin.)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Arthur
Lucas Trophy, presented annually to
the citizen of Savannah rendering
the most distinguished service to
the city, has been awarded Col. E.
George Butler, president of the
Chamber of Commerce and will be
presented to him early in January.
Under the leadership of Colonel But
ler, who is a member of a leading
Catholic family here, the chamber
of Commerce has made steady and
consistent progress; he likewise head
ed the “Savannah Forward” move
ment which has raised $100,000 a year
for three years to advance the city.
Another achievement for which the
major credit is attributed to Colonel
Butler is the consolidation of Savan
nah’s commerce organizations. The
committee making the award was
composed of Pleasant Stovall, _b-
lisher of the Savannah Press. H. V.
Jenkins, published of The Morning
News and Gordon Grover, promi
nent local businss man.
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BROADCAST CHRISTMAS
(Special lo The Bulletin.)
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. — Midnight
Mass at the Church of the Immacu
late Conception here Christmas was
broadcast over WJAX. Father James
J. Meehan, pastor, who was cele
brant, assisted by Father Finnegan,
deacon, and Father Mclnernay, sub
deacon, delivered the sermon. At
St. Paul’s Church Father Murphy
was celebrant of the Midnight Mass.
Father Thomas was deacon and
Father Lyons, pastor, was sub-dea
con and delivered the sermon. Mid
night Mass Christmas was sung in
most of the parish churches through
out the Diocese of St. Augsutine.
SENATOR T. J. WALSH
TO SPEAK IN FLORIDA
(Special to The Bulletin.)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-City of
ficials have announced that Senaiar
Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, who
is spending the congressional recess
at Daytona Beach, has consented to
make the principal address • at the
dedication of the new unit of the
ocean boardwalk here New Year’s
Eve.
DIOCESE OF MOBILE
APPOINTMENTS MADE
Monsignor Hackett Vicar-
General. Fr. O’Donoghiie
Pastor of St. Mary’s.
BY E. B. KAY
(Special to The Bulletin.) . ■
MOBILE, Ala.—Changes in the Dio
cese of Mobile were recently an
nounced by Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Tool-
en, D.D., Bishop of Mobile, effective
on December 15: Rt Rev. Msgr. Edw.
J. Hackett, pastor of St. Peter’s
Church, Montgomery, was named vi
car-general, to succed the lately de
ceased Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J.
Eaton. Monsignor Hackett formerly
served as rector of the Cathedral,
under the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Ed
ward P. Allen, and went from there
to organize the new parish of St. Joan
of Arc, Mobile, where he remained for
nearly seven years, erecting one oi
the handsomest churches in the dio
cese and placed thi parish among the
best in the southland. He has been
pastor of St. Peter’s Church. Mont
gomery, for about two years; his work
there was characterized by that ex
ecutive ability which has been com
mon to nearly a quarter-century of
his service in the diocese.
Father O’Donoghue’s early training
in the diocese was had under the di
rection of the saintly Msgr. Eaton,
whom he succeeds at St. Mary's.
Nearly twelve years of hard labor in
the missions of Bayou la Batre, to
gether with the experience as pastor
of the Cathedral, where he made some
notable improvements, have prepared
Father O'Donoghue for a difficult
work at St. Mary’s.
Other changes follow:
Rev. John O’Kelly, pastor of Our
Lady of Sorrows, Birmingham, be
comes pastor of St. Peter's. Mont
gomery.
Rev. Edw. F. Shea, pastor of St.
Ann’s, Albany, is named pastor ol
Our Lady of Sorrows. Montgomery.
Rev. George N. Moeller, pastor of St
Margaret’s, Bayou la Batre, is ap
pointed pastor of St. Ann's, Albany.
Rev. Michael J. Daly, assistant at
St. Mary’s, Mobile, is now pastor of
St. Margaret’s, Bayou la Batre.
Rev. J. J. Loftus. assistant at St.
Paul’s, Birmingham, becomes pastor
of Church of the Assumtion, Daphne.
Rev. Walter J. Royer, chaplain at
St. Margaret’s Hospital, Montgomery,
becomes pastor of St. Martin's, Troy.
Rev. Patrick Buckley, pastor of St.
Mary’s. Tuscaloosa, is administrator
of St. Matthew’s, Mobile.
Rev. John M. Nichols, D.D., is ap
pointed chaplain of St. Margaret’s
Hospital. Montgomery.
Rev. Timothy Pathe, assistant at
Cathedral. Mobile, becomes assistant
at St. Paul’s, Birmingham. Rev. James
Mundy, is also appointed assistant at
St. Paul’s, and Rev. David Dolan is
assigned to St. Mary’s, Mobile.
DIOCESAN CENSUS UNIQUE
Among the many accomplishments
of the recent centennial celebration ol
the diocese of Mobile was one which
is said to be unique in the history ol
the Catholic Church in Amerioa.. the
planning and the successful accomp
lishment of practically a complete
house-to-house census canvas of the
entire diocese. In each parish, un
der the local direction of the pastor,
and in the missions, the laity visited
the people, and, few if any Catholics
were overlooked. -- careful recheck
ing of returned cards was made in the
particular parishes and in the Cathe
dral office. The priests and the laity
of the parishes exchanged notes on
Catholic families or individuals who
might have changed residences or who
were otherwise not entered in the
lists when the canvas was in pro
gress. As a result of the census
there shall be found a very consider
able increase to the numerical record
of Catholics within the diocese as
heretofore found in official publica
tions. It is remarkable that this
canvas was made within four days, a
greater part of the work having been
done in the evenings between the
hours of seven and nine o’clock.
Among the many pleasant memo
ries of the centennial we wish to re
mark the generous space given by the
Catholic press, especially The Bul
letin. Though a bit crowded for space,
with several matters of local, na
tional and universal importance in
file Catholic field, The Bulletin was
most generous to our celebration at
Mobile. The writer takes to himself
a compliment, usual to an embryo
scribe, in that the editor of the Bul
letin might have been at a loss to lo
cate the blue pencil while vising file
manuscript submitted. Thanks.
An echo of the centennial celebra
tion comes in the form of compli
ments received from many who came
to attend from far places. They were
all charmed with the beauty of the
celebration and edified bv the man
ner in which every detail was func
tioned. Notes expressing regret for
not having attended, and betraying a
surprise that Mobile could accomp
lish the things which it did. were also
received. _ It appears that Bishop
Toolen, his priests and people have
awakened many to the fact that the
diocese “is going great and that we
are not stopping in the work save
to slow down a bit to wave a ‘Thank
you’ to our friends.”
COLLEGE LEFT $20,000
(By N. C. YV. C. News Service)
OAKLAND, Calif. — By the terms
of the will of Hermina Peralta Dar-
gie, filed for probate in the Alameda
court, St. Mary's College at Moraga
is bequeathed $20,000.