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EIGHT THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA AUGUST 20, 1933 ST. ANN'S GAMP IN Fifty-Seven Attend Twelfth S. CAROLINA OPENS Annual Retreat for Women Father Sidney F. Dean in Charge^of Religious Vaca tion School in Mountains (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON. S. C-Another re ligious vacation school in the Dio cese of Charleston, which is in the very forefront of the movement in. the United States, opened in Pickens County August 14 under the patron age of the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D„ Bishop of Charleston, and under the direction of the Rev. Sidney F. Dean of St. Mary's Church, Greenville. This camp will close September 3. This school, Camp St. Ann, is lo cated at Rocky Bottom, sixteen miles north of Pickens on the Bre- vard-Pickens highway; it consists of twenty acres in a beautiful cove sur rounded by Little Caesar’s Head, Chimney Top and Horse Mountains, in the Upper South Carolina section and in the Carolina mountain coun try. Five Sisters of Mercy, three semina rians, a registered nurse and a group of the laity constitute the staff of the school, the purpose of which is to pro vide intensive religious instructions for children on the missions where there are no Catholic schools, re ligious education being one of the most vital problems confronting priests on the missions. M. A. CONDON IS N. R. A. OFFICIAL General Hugh Johnson, director of the National Recovery Act organiza tion, has appointed M. A Condon, Charleston, one of the nine members appointed by order of President Roosevelt to conduct the N. R. A. campaign in South Carolina. Mr. Con don has also been appointed state membership administrator for the National Shoe Retailers’ Association. He is a former grand knight of the Knights of Columbus here. Miss Josephine C. Maguire, a mem ber of St. Mary’s parish, for thirty- one years a clerk at the Charleston Post Office, will retire August 31 af ter a career which has repeatedly won her the commendation of her superiors. O’KEEFE-PHILLIPS — The Very Rev. James J. May. V. G.. officiated at the marriage of Miss Kathryn O’Keefe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. O'Keefe, of this city, and Floyd Phillips, of Cleveland. Ala. Miss Juanita Jerevey and Demar Cochran were attendants. After the wedding trip and a visit to the groom's home in Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will live in San Diego, CaL STURC'KEN-McGORTY—The Rev. Charles de Vencau officiated at the marriage of Miss Dorothy B. Sturck- en. daughter of Mrs. Carrie A. Sturcken and the late Edward F. Sturcken. and Franklin J. McGorty. The attendants were Miss Gertrude Burckhcister and Thomas J. McGorty, Jr. After the wedding supper. Mr. and Mrs. McGorty left on their wed ding trip. They will live in Charles ton SELLERS PURSLEY - The Rev.. J. W. Carmody. pastor of St. Mary’s Church, officiated at the marriage of Miss Eleanor F. Sellers, daughter of Mrs. Ruth M. Sellers, and C. Roy Pursley. of Columbia. After the wed ding trip Mr. and Mrs. Pursley will will make their home in Columbia, where Mr. Pursley is connected with the Standard Oil Company. DUFFY-BURMESTER — The Rev. Dr .Jos. L. O'Brien.'pastor of St. Pat rick's Church, officiated at the mar riage of Miss Mary Kathryn Duffy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Duffy, and Lawrence D. Burmcster. both of Charleston. After the wedding trip they will live in Charleston. PARASELLO-GROOMS—The Rev. J. W. Carmody officiated at the mar riage of Miss Rosalie Inez Pasarello, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Paraasello and L. B. Grooms, both of Charle t~n. Miss Margaret Nolan and Paul Pasarello were the attend ants. After the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Grooms left on their wedding trip to Florida. They will live in Charleston CHARLES M. EATON, who retired from the police department in 1925 after twenty-seven years’ service, died here recently at the age of 62. Mr. Eaton was six feet, four inches and a man of fine physique; he was • regarded as one of the most compe tent and popular of the members of the local police department. His wife, who was Miss Hattie Tinsley, died some years ago. The funeral was held from St. Mary’s Church with inter ment in St. Lawrence Cemetery. WALTER E. MATSON, 33 widely known as an athlete, died suddenly here; he previously was apparently in the best of health. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Matson. The funeral was held from St. Jo seph’s Church with interment in St. Lawrence Cemetery. He was a mem- 4 ber of the Holy Name Society of the parish. ..JAMES EDWARD TAIRNF.Y, year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Tairney, died here recently. The Rev. A. J. Westbury officiated at the fu neral services; interment was in St Lawrence Cemetery. Bishop Toolen Visits Diocese in Alaska Starts Tour With Governor and Bishop of Far North (By N. C. W. C. News Service) JUNEAU — The Most Rev. Joseph R. Criniont, S. J., Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, is now engaged in a three months’ tour of his territory. Bishop Crimont visited first at Skagway and then went to Whitehorse and by boat to Dawson and to Circle. Alaska. The Bishop will continue on to Nome and to the mission schools for Eskimos and Indians at Holy Cross, Akulurak and Pilgrim Springs. He will administer Confirmation at each place. The more remote settlements will be reached by airplane. Accompanying Bishop Crimont as far as Fairbanks were the Most Rev. Thomas J. Toolen. Bishop of Mobile, hi3 brother, the Rev. William A. Toolen, pastor of St. Edward’s Church of Baltimore; John W. Troy, Gover nor of Alaska, and Collector of Cus toms James J. Connors. THIRDRETREAT FOR WOMEN AT CULLMAN Father Stephen, O.S.B., Con ducts It at Sacred Heart Academy in Alabama (Special (o The Bulletin* CULLMAN, Ala. — The third an nual lay retreat in northern Alabama for Catholic women was held at Sa cred Heart Academy, Cullman, Au gust 10 to 13. It was conducted by Rev. Father Stephen. O. S. B., of St. Bernard Abbey. The Benedictine Sisters of the Academy were in charge of the arrangements. The retreat, considering the fact that itr»is something new in Catholic circles in this section of the state, was well attended. Fburteen women from different cities in the state and three from Nashville, Tenn., were among the retreatants who followed all the exercises for the week-end. Sacred Heart Academy is ideally situated for retreat purposes. Locat ed on the outskirts of tne little town of Cullman in the midst of beautiful grounds, it offers quiet seclusion in pleasant surroundings so conducive to recollection and meditation. These natural features, added to the genu ine Benedictine hospitality of the Sisters, give the Academy unusual attraction for such purposes. Among those who made the retreat were the following: Miss Alice B. Ruppenthal. Montgomery; Miss Ger trude Woods. Birmingham; Miss Ma rie Burke, Birmingham; Mrs. C. A. Matthews. Birmingham; Mrs. W. J Varley. Nashville. Tenn.; Miss Katie R. Quinn, Nashville. Tenn.; Mrs. P. J. Newman, Birmingham; Mrs. J. P. Carney. Birmingham; Mrs. C. A. O'Neill, Birmingham; Mrs. M. N. Boggan, Birmingham; Mrs. W. H. Cusick, Woodlawn Mrs. C. Bilgcrc, Cullman and Miss Hilda Freund, of Cullman. Mrs. Walter For bush Dies in New Jersey Was Formerly Miss Theresa Deihl, of Pioneer Catholic Family of Atlanta (Special to Tht Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.— Word has been received in Atlanta of the death in Upper Montclair, N. J., of Mrs. Wal ter A. Forbush, a member of a lead ing Atlanta Catholic family and her self widely known and beloved here. Mrs. Forbush was formerly Miss Theresa Deihl. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deihl, pioneer Atlantans, and a sister of Mrs. Henry P. Fleck and Albert L. Deihl of this city. Mrs. Forbush was the wife of Walter A. Forbush. a well known New York businessman. Surviving in addition to her husband, Mrs. Flick and Mr. Deihl are another sister, Mrs. S N. Dykeman, Washington, D. C., and an other brother. J. John C. Deihl, Chi cago. The funeral was held with a Requiem Mass in the parish church at Montclair, with interment in Calvary Cemetery, Long Island. Chattanooga Dinner Club Plans Picnic (Special to The Bulletin) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn-The an- ual picnic of the Laymen’s Dinner Club will be held Septerber 13 at Lookout Lake. Herbert Haile is gen eral chairman, Otto Hubbuch, Paul Stagmeier and John Maycann, co- chairmen. Pat Crow chairman of transportation. • Joseph McLaughlin and William Giles chairmen of tick ets, Enoch Warren entertainment chairman, and Hubert Stagmeier chairman of special invitations. Father Poche, S. J., Con ducts It at Mt. de Sales, Macon. Fourteen Georgia Cities Are Represented (Special to The Bulletin) MACON, Ga. — Fifty-seven women from 14 cities attended the 12th an nual retreat at Mount de Sales Acad emy here August 1-4, with the Rev. Oscar Poche, S.J.. of New Orleans, as retreatmaster. The retreatants were the guests of the Sisters of Mercy during the retreat, the beau tiful building and grounds being completely at {heir disposal; the Sis ters were untiring in their bounteous efforts to anticipate every possible need of their guests. The attractive and devotional chap el was a perfect setting for the re ligious exercises of the retreat; Fa ther Poche's meditations and dis courses were soul-searching and com forting. It was the consensus of opin ion of the retreatants that this year’s retreat was one of the finest held since the retreats started in 1922. Those attending the retreat includ ed Mrs. Homer S. Prater. Mrs. H. C. Fraas. Miss Margaret P. Redding, Miss Mary Land King, Mrs. Mary S. Azar, Mrs. Hannah Wells. Mrs. Stu art P. Stringfellow, Mrs. S. C. O’Keefe. Mrs. E. S. Anderson. Mrs. C. N. Maloof, Mrs. W. D. William son. Mrs. Jane Oliver. Miss Margarel Collins, Miss Margaret P. Bartlett. Atlanta; Mrs. A. A. Benedetto, Miss Julia Sheridan. Mrs. M. J. Callaghan, Miss Lena Huthnance. Mrs. E. A. Sheridan, Miss Genevieve Weisz, Miss Frances Jones. Mrs. Chris Sher idan, Mrs. Duncan Brown, Mrs. Wm. J. Cassidy, Miss Julia McCreary. Mrs. L. G. Casson. Mrs. H. P. Wriglcy, Mrs. H. A. Kennington. Miss Mary E. Roach. Mrs. C M Batchelo.r, Mrs. Dan Coffey. Mrs. Dennis Cassidy, Macon; Mrs. Jno. B. Greene. Miss Margaret M. McCarthy. Miss Elizabeth Fleury, Miss Jeannette Royola, Miss Ernes tine Walsh. Savannah; Mrs. P. H. Rice, Miss Annie Rice, Augusta; Mrs. W. E. Hines, Athens; Mrs. N. F. Land, Miss Marie Land, Jackson; Mrs. B. J. O’Brien, Lakeland; Mrs. R. W. Hatcher. Mrs. J. A. Little, Mil- ledgeville; Miss Bernice Fleury. Hardwick; Miss Regina Mansour. Mrs. Michael Mansour. Miss Maybelle Mansour. Newman; Mrs. Bolis Smaha, Miss Tifie Smaha. Miss Mary A. Smaha. Griffin; Miss Mary L. Bros- nan. Miss Agnes L. Brosnan, Albany; Miss Mary Brennan. Fitzgerald; Miss Janie McCartney. Tifton. BUILD NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN ATLANTA Modern Structure to Replace Fifteen-Year-Old Building at St Anthony’s (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA. Ga. — St. Anthony’s School, which has served the chil dren of the parish for the past 15 years, has been demolished to be re placed by a substantial modern build ing, the latest indication of the pro gress of the parish under the di rection of the Rev. H. F. Clark, pas tor. The school will be fireproof and up-to-date in every detail, and it is anticipated that it will be com pleted long before the end of the year. The Sisters of St. Joseph conduct St. Anthony’s School. PARISH PICNIC HELD AUGUST 20 The annual St. Anthony’s parish picnic was held August 20 at Cooley’s Lake. Wieuca Road, twelve miles from the church. Transportation was furnished free, while the picnic was ostensibly given for the children, the grownups enjoyed it no less than they. FATHER MAURICE IS HOLY NAME SPEAKER Rev. Maurice McDonald. O. S. B.. formerly pastor of Sacred Heart Church. Savannah and now of Bel mont Abbey, was the speaker at the July meeting of the Holy Name So ciety of St. Anthony’s parish. The editor of The Bul letin, who is also presi dent of the Catholic Press Association, is leaving for Rome on a Holy Year pilgrimage, and because of his absence there will be one twelve-page Issue of The Bulletin in Sep tember instead of the customary two eight- page issues. In the first October issue plans for the annual convention of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia will be announced. O O ! REV. THOS. F. MAHER, S. i. \ O O Augustan, ordained in Europe two years ago who recently returned to this country. GENERAL MALONE IS N.R. A. LEADER In Charge of Campaign at Baltimore—He and General Johnson in Broadcast (Special to The Bulletin) BALTIMORE. M3.—Major-General Paul B. Malone, U.S.A., commandant of the Third Corps Area, and former commandant at Fort Benning, Ga., was chosen by acclamation to lead the Baltimore division of the National Recovery Act forces at a mass meet ing of Baltimore leaders early in August. In his address on assuming his new command. General Malone, to quote the Baltimore Sun. “Called upon the community to attack the unemploy ment with the same degree of ferocity with which the American soldiers attacked and broke the Hin- denburg line." Governor Ritchie of Maryland and Mayor Jackson of Baltimore, were speakers at the meet ing. One of the first steps in the Balti more campaign was a great mass meeting at which General Malone and General Hugh Johnson National Recovery Act administrator, were th e principal speakers; the addresses were broadcast over a national hookup. Little Flower Camp Closes Second Term French Play One of Final Programs of Season (Special to The Bulletin) ASHEVILLE. N. C. -A largo num ber of parents and friends attended the closing program of the season presented by the members of "Little Flower Camp,” which is operated by St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines at Mount St. Louis, between Asheville and Hendersonville, N. C: The entire program was presented in French, and the campers received much praise for their excellent pro nunciation. Rachmaninoff's "Prel ude in C Minor,” a piano selection, was rendered by Miss May Jo De- Nardo. “Chez le Docteur," a French playlet, was presented with the fol lowing members of the cast; The Misses Evelyn Wright. Mary Ann Meehan, Cecilia Pollock. Gloria La- zear. Dorothy Zageir, Catherine Davis and Betty Poylock. “Les Petite? Napolitaines” was pre sented by the Misses Nancy Erb, Christine Zimmerman, Marie Zim merman, May Jo DeNardo and Mag dalen Desch. A piano duet was played by the Misses Cecilia and Betty Polock. and Miss May Jo DeNardo rendered Beethoven’s “Minuet in G” on the violin. The water sports program featured a balloon race, a sham battle, water grab and relay race. Tether ball tournaments, bean bag throwing and dart throwing were a part of the sports on land activities. Sports on skates, including zigzag 3kating re lay race, balancing peanut and bal ancing bean bag, were staged. During intermission a visit to the art and craft room was made, where a handicraft exhibit was on display. Included in the exhibit was a repro duction of Fort Dearborn by Nancy Erb. “Little Flower Camp” brought its second season to a close on Wednes day, August 9. Before the close, however, the directors and members of the camp had the honor and pleas ure of a visit from His Excellency, the Most Rev. William J. Hafey, D. D. t Bishop of Raleigh. BISHOP MOLLOY of Brooklyn of ficiated at the Requiem Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, Nashua, N. H., at the funeral Mass of his mother, Mrs. Ellen Molloy. Bishop Peterson of Manchester, Bishop Spellman of Bos ton and Abbot Bertrand Dolan, O. S. B.. of St. Anselm’s Abbey assisted at the Mass. Father Maher Back In His Home Parish Augustan Sings Mass There on Return From Europe, Where He Was Ordained AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Rev. Thomaa F Maher, S. J , who has just com pleted five years of study in Bel gium and France, the culmination of fifteen years of study in the Jesuit Order, returned to Augusta last week for the first time since his ordina • tion and officiated Sunday at. a Sol - emn High Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Father Maher is the son of Michael J. Maher and the late Mrs. Maher of this city, and it was from Augusta that he went to undertake his studies for the priesthood. He made his novitiate at St. Stanislaus College, Macon, his classical studies at Macon and St. Michael’s College, Sookanc, Wash., and his studies in philosophy at St. Michael’s. He then tauebt in the Jesuit schools at Tampa and New Orleans, leaving five years ago for Europe for his studies in theology at Enghien. Belgium. The past year he spent in special studies at Amiens, France. In addition to his studies in the ology. Father Maher has made grad uate studies in English and French literature and in other fields. He was ordained a year ago in Dublin, and during the past year he has given, missions and preached in England, Ireland, France and elsewhere. He has traveled extensively in Belgium, France. Switzerland. Italy. England. Ireland and other countries; he sailed to the United States from Naples after a visit to Rome, where he was re - ceived by the Holy Father and by the Father General of the Society of Jesus. The Rev Alfred J. Laube, S. M. A t pastor of the Church of the Immacu late Conception, a friend of Father Maher since boyhood, was the deacon of Father Maher’s first Mass at his boyhood church and parish, the Rev. Sebastian Doris. O. S. B.. of Augusta and Belmont Abbey. N. C.. a boyhood friend and neighbor, sub-deacon, and the Rev. J. Lambert Dorn. S. J.. of Augusta and Cleveland. Ohio.a class mate of Father Maher, master of ceremonies. Classmates of Father Maher at Sa cred Heart Church here were ushers The choir under the direction of John P. Mulherin rendered a special pro gram of music, and the altar and sanctuary were beautifully decorated under the direction of Miss Agnes O’Dowd. Father Maher’s father am! relatives occupied a special section of the church: numerous non-Catholic friends and former business associ ates of Father Maher were among those at the Mass. In his sermon. Father Maher paid a touching tribute to his mother, who has died since he went away to make his studies for the priesthood, and to his family for the sacrifices made to enable him to achieve the desire of his heart, to be a priest. He referred also to the beneficient influence of the Jesuit Fathers, especially Father Salter, who was his boyhood pastor, his master of novices at Macon and his provincial at the time of his death in the spring. He lauded the faifh of the people of Augusta, a faith he said was reflected in the number of vocations, the greatest blessing which can come to a person judged by the true standards of eternity instead of the varying and erroneous standards of time. Sunday evening a reception was tendered Father Maher at the home of his relatives. Mrs. M. S. Giebner and Miss Hattie Stinson on The Hill. Monday evening Father Maher was honored at a dinner at Mooney’s at tended bv ever one hundred men. Thomas P. Doris presided, and the speakers were the Rev. J. B. Franck- hauser. S. J.. pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Father Maher’s host and the oastor of his bovhood parish; the Rev. A. J. Lnubc. S. M. A., pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, who has known Father Maher since his very earliest years. John F. Arm strong. his classmate, who sooke for his class at Sacred Heart College and Richard Reid, president of the Cath olic Press Association, who voiced (he sentiments of the laity of Augusta. Mr. Armstrong recalled that there wore seven members of the class at Sacred Heart College, and two of them. Father Thomas Maher and his cousin. Father Stanley Maher, have become nriests in the Jesuit Order. Father Maher was the final speaker, and he expressed his gratitude to the people of Augusta for the magnificent and touching welcome they cave him on his return to his native city. Father Maher’s father and family were smecial piests at the dinner, as were Father Dorn and Father Se bastian Doris, both of whom cele brated their first Masses at Sacred Heart Church, the former a year ago and Father Sebastian two years ago. After visiting his family and friends in Augusta for a few davs. Father Maher will go to St. John’s College, Shreveport, where he will be a mem ber of the faculty and attached to the college churoh. FATHER CHARLES COUGHLIN of the Little Flower Shrine in Detroit will broadcast over twenty-seven sta tions Sunday afternoon at four, start_ ing with October, and possibly from five more, the Michigan Catholic an nounces. Father Coughlin’s “Child ren’s Hour” will be broadcast over seven stations at two o’clock. Father Coughlin is broadcasting only over stations for whose time he Is able to pay, this, he.says, to assure hi* inde pendence.