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JUNE 17, 1933 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEVEN Bishop Hafey Confers Holy Orders at Salisbury Church The Rev. John Francis Roueche, Native of Parish, and the Rev. William J. Kuder Ordained Jtnie'll j 8 L VON DOHLEN j Twenty-Six Get Degrees at HEADS ROTARIANS Spring Hill Commencement Elected President of Char leston Civic Club (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C.—Hon. J. Al bert Von Dohlen, mayor pro-tem of Charleston, was elected president of the Rotary Club of Charleston at the annual election meeting of the direc tors recently. Mr. Von Dohlen, president of the Von Dohlen steam ship lines, is one of the most wide ly known Catholic laymen in the Carolinas. Mrs. Von Dohlen, for merly president of the Charleston deanery council of the Council of Catholic Women, is president of the Rotary Auxiliary. William P. Skeffington and Wm. C. McDonough, Sa vannah, Members of Class AUGUSTA KNIGHTS Receive Holy Communion Sacred Heart Church at REV. WM. J. KUDER REV. JOHN FRANCIS ROUECHE SALISBURY, N. C.—Sacred Heart Church was the scene Sunday, June 11 of an event in the annals of Salis bury, when two young men, John Francis Rouche and William John Kuder were ordained to the priest- 724 BROAD AUGUSTA “Good Taste Apparel” CHARLOTTE COUNCIL NO. 770 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARLOTTE, N. C. Meets First and Third Tuesday. William J. Spain, Grand Knight E. L. Pennell, Fin. Sec’y. St. Leo College Prep. School Accredited High School Conducted by the Benedictine Fathers Ideal Location S>. Leo Pasco County, Florida. Crescent Laundry Company Up-to-Date Laundry Work, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing 519 Second St. - Phones 16—17 MACON. GA. Out-of-town work done on short notice. Sea Gull Sunday Savannah Train ai Cj.A SAVANNAU tjl J, «t3v/- and Return High Class, Cool, Comfortable, Fast Train. Leaves Augusta Sundays 7:00 A. M. Arrives Savannah Sundays 10:50 A. M. Leaves Savannah Sundays 7:45 P. .M Arrives Augusta Sundays 11:35 P. M. Also Saturday tickets to Savannah ?2, limited Sunday. For tickets or further informa tion, call or phone City Ticket Office, 751 Broad St., Phone 62. Depot Ticket Office, Phone 1883. Central of Georgia Rwy, ^ V TVy W + WW^ Belmont Abbey College Belmont, N. C. High School and Junior College. Accredited by N. C. State Board Pre-Medical, Pre-Legal and B. A. Courses. New Gymnasium and Athletic Field For Information Apply to REV. F. RECTOR hood by the Most Rev. William J. Hafey, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh. An ordination ceremony usually takes place at the Cathedral Church of the Bishop of the diocese, but the Most Rev. Bishop, wishing to honor the young neophyte who is the first native son of Salisbury to be ordained to the priesthood, and his relatives who were among the pioneers of Ca tholicity in North Carolina, decided to confer holy Orders in the local church. Rev- John Francis Rouecbe, born in' Salisbury November 7, 1906, is the son of the late John Patrick Roueche and Margaret Taaffe Roueche, and a grandson of Francis Richard Roue che who, coming from France, made Salisbury his home nearly one hun dred years ago—in 1838. The young Levite was baptized, received his first Holy Communion, and was con firmed in the same little mission church in which he is now to offer his priestly vows to God and dedicate his life to the work in the Master's vineyard, his native state of North Carolina. After finishing the grades in the local parochial school he made his classical studies at Belmont Col lege, Belmont, N. C., and completed his theological course at St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore Md. Of the numerous relatives, descendants of Francis Richard Roueche, of whom ever cne hundred are living in North Carolina and other states, many were present on this occasion to see one of their own raised to the dignity of the priesthood. The young priest will celebrate his FiTSt Solemn High Mass the following Sunday. June 18, at St. Matthew's Church, in Washington, D. C., where his immediate family have been making their home for some years. Rev. William John Kuder, who will be ordained on the same occasion, was bora in New York City cf par ents whom he lost in early childhood. Baptized in Holy Cross Church in New York City, he made the gram mar grades in the schools in Cleve land, Ohio, completing his classical and theological . studies under the Benedictine Fathers in the West and in North Carolina. Several of his near relatives from Tarry town, N. Y.. were present at the ordinaion cere mony. The young priest will cele brate his First Solemn High Mass in All Saints Church in Mercer, Penn sylvania his mother’s home town- Both young men will' be ordained for the diocese of Raleigh and assume their duties in the course of the sum mer. subject 1o the assignment by the Most Rev. William J. Hafey, D.D. The Rev. William Regnat, O.S.B., pastor of Sacred Heart Church, and the Rev. Cornelius Selheber, O.S.B., rector of Belmont Abbey College, were assistants to Bishop Hafey at the ordination, and the Rev. Nicholas Bliley. O-S.B., procurator of Belmont Abbey, was master of ceremonies. Fr. O’Mahoney Wins His Degree in Law University of Florida Awards It to Newman Club Chaplain (Special to The Bulletin) GAINESVILLE. Fla.—The degree of Bachelor of Laws was conferred on the Rev. Jeremiah P. O'Mahoney, MA, at the annual commencement exercises here. Father O’Mahonc-y, chaplain of the Newman Club here, director of Crane Hall, where the Catholic students at the University live, and director of the Diocesan Society for the Propagation of the Faith, made the regular course of studies in law in addition to his oth er duties. Father O’Mahoney is a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, having very nearly completed requirements for it. In ad dition to Father O’Mahoney, the New- AUGUSTA, Ga.—Members of Pat rick Walsh Council. Knights of Co lumbus, received Holy Communion in a body at the eight o’clock Mass at Sacred Heart Church Sunday. The Rev. J. B. Franckhauser, S. J.. pastor, said the Mass and delivered the ser mon, in which he referred to the large part played by the Knights of Columbus in Catholic Action, and the possibilities of the work. LOCAL BROADCASTS AT AUGUSTA CONTINUED Patrick Walsh Council, of which John T. Buckley is grand knight, is continuing its series of broadcasts over WRDW and affiliated stations. Speakers on recent Sundays were Henry Heffeman, whose subject was Frederick Ozanam and the .work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and the Rev Harold J. Barr, who spoke on Catholics and the Bible. The Rev. J. Lambert Dom, S. J., of Sacred Heart Church will speak next Sun day. Splendid musical numbers also feature each program. J. Coleman Dempsey is chairman of the commit tee and announcer. MRS. MARGARET WALSH OF SAVANNAH PARISH DIES Mrs. Margaret Walsh, widow of John Walsh, died in Savannah at the residence of her niece, Mrs. R. P. Crowder. Mrs. Walsh was bom in New Brunswick and had lived in Savannah for about fifty years. Sur viving are her niece, Mrs. Crowder, and her nephew, John J. Skinner, The funeral was held from the Cathedral with a Requiem Mass, with interment in Cathedral Cemetery. (Special to The Bulletin) ^MOBILE, Ala. —Twenty-six Spring Hill College seniors were awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the 103rd annual commencement, at which the Most Rev. Thomas J. Toolen, D. D., Bishop of Mobile, de livered the principal address. The president’s address was delivered by the Very Rev. John J. Druhan, S. J.. president of the college. Highest honors of the graduating class, that of Magna cum Laude, were conferred upon James Horace Haynes, A. B.; Paul Henry Kurzweg, B. S.; Walter Fitzsimmons, Bachelor of Science in commerce. William Peter Skeffington, A. B., of Savannah. Ga., winner of medals in music and oratory and of the Matt Rice service cup as the stud ent who during the year has ren dered the greatest service to the col lege, delivered the valedictory ad dress. He reviewed eloquently the four years the class had spent in the in stitution and touched on the efforts of their teachers, the Jesuits, to fit them for the world. Mr. Skeffing ton was vice-president of the senior class, president of the Glee Club and vice-president of the student council. He was awarded the Joseph Block memorial medal for profi ciency in mus ic, the Walsh memor ial medal for excellence in oratory, and the Matt Rice servic e cup, founded by the Alpha Delta Gamma fraternity, Omicom Sigma Chapter, in memory of Matthew L. Rice. A. B. , a founder of the chaper. William C. McDonough. Savannah. Ga.,was also awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts after a distinguished course. Bishop England High at Charleston'Graduates 47 (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON. S. C.—Forty-seven students of the Bishop England high school, the largest class in the school's history, received diplomas at the 17th annual commencement exercises at the Cathedral of St. John the Bapdst. The sermon to the graduates was de livered by the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, bishop of Charleston. First honors went to Laurence Anthony Michel, Jr., in the college prepara tory course and Mary Louise Bene- dikt in the commercial course. Bishop Walsh told the graduates that they had reached the time for a transition in life and that whether they went into the world, or enter ed schools of higher learning, they should remember that discouragement was going to be present in every walk of life and that it could be stamped out only by those who were able to show their genuine character. Laurence Anthony Michel, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence A. Mi chel, was announced by the Rev. Jo seph L. O’Brien, principal of the school, as having won first honors in the college preparatory department and Mary Lcuis Benedikt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Herman Ben edikt, was announced as first honor graduate ~i the commercial depart ment. The program was opened with a Mass celebrated by the Rev. Dr. John Manning of the school faculty and following the Mass Dr. O'Brien an nounced the graduates as Ihey enter ed the sanctuary, where the bishop presented the diplomas. A special musical program was pre sented during the mass and ceremo nies by Mrs. Thomas F. Mosimann, as sisted by members of the choir. The list of graduates follows: Lau rence Anthony Michel. Mary Louise Benedikt, Virginia Alphonsus Han lon, Beverly Brazeale, Theodore Lau rence Heiterer, Edmond Francois Bou- vette, Demal Ignatius Mattson. Helen Mary Hynes, Charlotte Reynolds, John Herman Wigger. Jr., Daniel Bar ry Blitch, Mary A. McGregor, Cath erine Teresa Kennedy, Helen Eliza beth Sottile, John G. Morris, Ben jamin Burg Smith, Jr.. Eunice Teresa Kearney, Mary Elizabeth Kingdon, John Jerome Hanlon, John Laurence Leonard, Thomas Aloysius Cantwell, Harry Joseph Hoppmann, Rocheforte Baynard Bailey, Baynard Francis Sturcken, George Joseph Say- eg, Edward Lawrence Powers, Patri cia Ann Carter, Theodore Stanislaus Blanchard, Daniel Laurence Maguire, Jr., Margaret Elizabeth Doty, Theo dore Baker Furlow. Elizabeth Philo- mina Kennedy, Clifford Joseph Smith, John Edward Riley. Edmund P. Per ry, Jr., William Francis Reilly, Mary Juanita Buckley, Carl Albert Arm strong, Charles Edward Eiserhardt, George Leo Lowry.. Marv Elizabeth Kennedy, Irving Leo K. Wise, Gene vieve Mary Baker, Albert T. Cant well. Elizabeth Cecil Kenerty, Ann Francis Cade, and Mary E. Jcssor.. Savannah Business Directory T. J. O’BRIEN, JR., & COMPANY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 'GA.) Blan Building Savannah, Georgia AUDITING—INCOME TAX—SYSTEMS The Georgia State Savings Associ \tien Bull and York Streets—Savannah, Ga. Established mo Resources Over S7.660.606.03 4% on Savings Deposit Chartered Banking and Trust 1909 5% on Time Certificates. Out-of-Town Checks Accepted at Par. UNDER STATE SUPERVISION. Liberty National Bank and Trust Co. SAVANNAH, GA. Capita) $600,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits ....$142,061.39 Solicits Yonr Account man Club’s president, M. J. O'Brien, vice president, Arthur Goble, treas urer, Thomas Gary, past president, A. T. Rossetter, received their de grees in law. Among the other members of the class was State Sen ator Larson. MISS FITZGIBBONS DIES IN SAVANNAH Miss Elizabeth Fitzgibbons, a na tive of Charleston, died here May 18 after an extended illness. There were no immediate survivors. The remains- were sent to Atlanta, her former home, for the funeral. HOURS OF MASSES Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist: Very. Rev. Msgr. Jos. F. Croke, Rector. Sunday 6:36, 8, 9:30 and 11. Daily: G:36. 8. St. Patrick’s: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jos. D. Mitehcll, V. G.. Pastor. Sunday: 7 and 9:30. Daily: 7:30 Sacred Heart: Verv Rev. Boniface Bauer, O. S. B.. Pas tor. Sunday: 6:39, 8. 9. 10 and 11. Daily (during Lent: 6:30. 7. 7:36 and 8. Blessed Sacrament: Rev. Jos. R. Smith. Administrator. Sunday: 7, 8. 9:30 and 10:30. Daily: 7 and 8. St. Benedict’s: Rev. G. ObrechC S. M. A., Pastor. Sunday: 7:30 and 10. Daily: 6:45. St. Mary’s Chapel. Sunday: 9. Daily: 7:30. St. Anthony’s Mission. Sunday: 9:30. Daily: 7. A Georgia Product YO u iCTZ Made for Our Southern Climate.