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7" FOUR THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA DECEMBER 16. 1933 1 South Mourns Death of Captain Rice Avgusta Officially Pays Tri bute to His Memory ,1 'Continued from Page One) j. the Rt. Rev. Msgr., James A. Kane, nastor of St Mary s-on-The-Hill, the /ery Rev. Boniface Bauer. O- S. B., prior of the Benedictine Community ' and pastor of Sacred Heart Church. | Savannah, the Rev. James Conlin of j the Cathedral, Savannah, the Very Rev. Edward P. McGrath. S. M.. pas tor, and the Rev. Michael Larkin, S. M., of Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta; the Rev. James E. King, pastor, St. Joseph's Church. Athens; the Rev. F. J Clarkson, S. J.. pastor, St- Joseph’s Church, Macon; the Rev. A. J. Laube, S. M. A., pastor and the Rev. A. Wassler, S. M. A.. Immaculate Con ception Church, Augusta; the Rev. P. I. Marnane, S- J., Sacred Heart Church, Augusta; the Rev. George Dietz, pastor, Mary, Help of Chris tians Church, Aiken S. C. and the Rev. Sebastian Doris O. S. B., of Bel mont Abbey, North Carolina. Captain Rice’s grandsons served the funeral Mass. Members of Patrick Walsh Council, Knights of Columbus, of which Captain Rice was grand knight when it was first organized, nearly a third of a century ago, and in which he was always active, form ed an escort of honor. The children of Sacred Heart School attended the Mass in a body; the various religious orders of Augusta, the Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Franciscan Sisters, were repre sented by delegations. Father Cronin officiated at the interment at Mag- r nolia Cemetery. J J. Haverty, K- S. G.. Atlanta, first vice-president of the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia; Thomas Thomas F. Walsh, Jr., Savannah, past president and a member of the publicity committee, E. A. Sheridan and Wm. H. Mitchell, members of the publicity committee, and Martin J. Callagahan, president of the local branch, Macon and John B. Mc- Callum, Atlanta recording secretary, were among the officials of the asso ciation from outside Augusta present at the funeral. Francis J. Heazel. Asheville, N. C.. n member of the Supreme Board of .he Knights of Columbus, represent- d the Supreme Council. Col. M. J. O’Leary, Savannah. A. A- Baumstark, Atlanta, and J. Coleman Dempsey, Augusta, were among the past state deputies for Georgia present in add ition to Messrs. Walsh, McCallum l Belmont Abbey J College < Belmont, N. C. i * High School and Junior ^ ^ College. ^ Accredited by N. C. State ^ Board ^ ] ► Pre-Medical, Pre-Legal and t ► B. A. Courses. i l—‘New Gymnasium and Athletic < k Field 4 t For Information Apply to . r REV. F. RECTOR ^ Crescent Laundry Company Up-to-Datc Laundry Work, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing SI9 Second St. Phones 1C—17 MACON. GA. Out-of-town work done on short notice. and Mitchell. A. A. Benedetto, grand knight, and J. J. McCreary, past grand knight, were members of the Macon delegation. Honorary pallbearers were: J. J. Haverty, K. S. G.; A. A. Baumstark. Atlanta; Thomas F. Walsh, Col. T. J. O’Leary, Savannah; Francis J Heazel, Asheville; E. A. Sheridan, A. A. Benedetto, John McCreary, W. H. Mitchell, Martin J. Callahan, Ma con, C. H. Phinizy, G. Worth An drews. T. S. Gray, W. J. Mulherin, A. B. von Kamp, James M. Hull, Jr., I. Clarence Levy- T. M. Heffernan, Jerry McAuliffe, Judge A. L. Frank lin, J. H. Flythe, John P Mulherin, Dr. W. A. Mulherin, G. R. Coffin. Dr. R. L. Henry. Charles S. Bohler, George Blanchard, Alfred M. Battey, Dr. V. B. Barbot Coleman Dempsey and T. P- Doris, Augsuta. The active pallbearers were Rich ard Reid, R. B Arthur, E. J. O’Con nor. Dr. F. . Mulherin, Victor Mark- waiter and Thomas Kearney. Surviving Captain Rice are his widow, who was Miss Elizabeth Car- son, of Savannah; two daughters, Miss Anna M. Rice and Mrs. James B. Mulherin: a son, P. H. Rice, Jr.; a sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Rice O’Connor; several grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews, all of Au gusta. Patrick Hugh Rice was bom in Augusta May 14, 1857, the son of Mr. and Mrs- Matthew Rice, pioneer resi dents of this city. His earliest recol lections were connected with the War Between the States, and one of his most vivid memories was a trip he took with his father by carriage to Savannah in the days of the war. Savannah was then in the hands of the Federals. It was in Augusta that he was educated, and his entire life was spent here. After leaving school his ability and energy soon won him recogni tion, and when quite young he be came a member of the firm of Mul herin, Rice & Co., wholesale and re tail shoe merchants; after the death of Mr- Mulherin he headed the firm of Rice & O’Connor Shoe Co., unt;l his retirement from business several years ago. He was then the oldest merchant in point of service on Broad Street, and the oldest buyer in the shoe markets of the country; he had been going to Boston for over a half century to buy shoes. On one of his first trips he stopped off at Phila delphia to see the Centennial Ex position, in 1876. marking the cen tennial of the v foundation of the republic. Captain Rice was in his day and over a period of two generations one of the most active of Augustans. He was in the forefront of every move ment for the advancement of the city, but he never offered for any public office. He was president of the Augusta Merchants’ Association, vice-president of the Savannah Val ley Fair Association, and a director in several business and financial enterprises. Becoming acquainted with the Rotary Club movement in his travels in the North and East during his years as president of the Merchants' Association, he urged its organization here to supplement the efforts of the Merchants’ Association, and he was a leading member for many years until his retirement. He also became acquainted with the Knights of Columbus during his visits outside the South, and was a leading factor in the organization of the order in this section, serving as the first grand knight of Patrick Walsh Council. He served the order as state deputy, master of the Fourth Degree for the Carolinas. Georgia and Florida, and was for nine years one of the fifteen members of the su preme board of directors. His out standing work in the Knights of Co lumbus was done at Camp Hancock during the war, he being then grand knight of the local council. In his younger years Captain Rice was an ardent temperance worker, and for many years he was the moving spirit in the Sacred Heart Ca dets, a local temperance society, which included in its membership many young men. Catholic and New Radio Series by Dr. Sheen on Dec. 24 On Catholic Hour of Catho lic Men’ Council (BY N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE) WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Rev. Dr. Fulton J. Sheen, internationally known writer and orator, will begin Christmas Eve. Dr. Sheen is profes sor of the Philosophy of Religion at the Catholic University of America. His series will succeed the highly successful series of Father James M. Gillis, C.S.P. The National Council of Catholic Men. sponsors of the "Catholic Hour”, in making the announcement, add that Dr. Sheen’s coming series of addresses will cover 15 weeks, terminating Eas ter Sunday. This year’s series, it was announced, will trace the life of our Lord, be ginning on Christmas Eve with the event of the Nativity. The title of the opening address will be ‘‘The In finity of Littleness.” Protestant, who are now leaders in the business and professional life of the community. He has likewise been active in the charity work of the St- Vincent de Paul Society, and was at the time of his death vice-president of St. Mary’s Home, Savannah, the diocesan home for girls. It is for his work in connection with the Catholic Laymen’s Associa tion of Georgia that Captain Rice is best known outside Augusta,, and there are few Catholic laymen in the United States not in public life bet ter known than he. Feeling that the animosity toward Catholics in many quarters years ago was due to mis information, he started a campaign of literature distribution through the Knights of Columbus of Georgia to dissipate the misinformation by a statement of facts on matters on which the Catholic position was not understood. Out of this work grew the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, now internationally known. One of the most active factors in its organization, he was president from 1919 until the recent convention in Macon, and he was there, on his re tirement from office, elected presi dent-emeritus for life. He still was actively interested in the work and the day before he died he spent sev eral hours in the office of the Lay man’s Association. Nearly eleven years ago. in recog nition of his efforts for Catholic ac tivities, Captain Rice was made a Knight Commander of St. Gregory, Military Class, by Pope Pius XI. the present Pope. This honor was held by only one other American, like- vise a Georgian, Admiral Wm. S. Benson. U. S. N., commander of the Naval Forces of the nation during the World War. and also an official of the Laymen’s Association. The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes. D. D.. Biship of Savannah, officiated at the ceremony. at which the honor was formallv conferred, and the sermon was delivered by the Very Rev. E. J Cummings, S. J., then president of Loyola University, New Orleans. Telegrams of sympathy on Captain Rice’s death were received from every part of the nation. Bishop Keyes of Savannah, whe was ill, designated the Very Rev. Msgr. Jos. F. Ctoke, chancellor of the Diocese of Savan nah. to represent him and the d'oeese of the funeral Mass, Francis J. Heazel, Asheville, a member of the supreme board of directors of the Knights of Columbus, represented the national council of the Knights of Columbus. Officials of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia came from several cities to attend the funeral. GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Louis C. Kunze, Columbus. State Deputy A. A. Baumstark, Atlanta, Past State Deputy Jos. I. Oberst, Atlanta, State Secretary James F. Glass, Savannah, State Advocate Jos. F. O’Brien, Brunswick, State Treasurer John T. Buckley, Augusta, State Worden Rev. Thomas A. Brennan. Albany. State Chaplain ATLANTA COUNCIL No. 660 C. L. McGowan, Grand Knight 670 Spring St.. N. W. Geo. T. Flynt, Financial Secretary 1356 Lanier Boulevard Charles R. Cannon, Recorder 12M Peachtree. N. E. Meets Every Monday. 8 p. m., at 1200 Peachtree. K E. Business Meeting First and Third Mondays. Patrick Walsh Council No. *77 J. COLEMAN DEMPSEY Grand Knight. R. S. Heslln, Financial Secretary. New Club Home—Handball- Showers—Radio. Visiting Brothers Welcome. 1012 Greene St Augusta. Ga. SAVANNAH COUNCIL No. 631 Wm. T. Walsh, Grand Knight J. B. McDonald Financial Secretary. E. F. McCabe, R. S. Meets Second and Fourth Wednesday. 8 P. M. 3 West Liberty Street Savannah. Ga. Macon Council, No. 925 John E. Harrison, Grand Knight Martin J. Cal lagan, Financial Secretary. Meets the First and Third Monday, 8:15 p. m. at Knights of Columbus Hall. Mulberry St.. Macon. Ga. Bishop Gross Council No. 1019 [.Oi ls C. KUNZE Grand Knight JOS. J. SPANO Financial Secretary. • Meets First and Third Wednes day, 8:00 P. M.. Columbus HalL 18 Twelfth Street COLUMBUS. GA Henry Thomas Ross Council, No. 1939 JAMES M. JONES Grand Knight JOS. P. O’BRIEN. Jr. Recording Secretary. G CECIL JONES Financial Secretary. Meets Second and Fourth Tuesdays at Knights of Columbus HalL BRUNSWICK. GA. Savannah Business Directory The Georgia State Savings Association Bull and York Streets—Savannah, Ga. Established 1890 Resources Over $7,000,000.00 Chartered Banking and Trust 1909 5% on Tune Certificates. 4% on Savings Deposit Out-of-Town Checks Accepted at Par. UNDER STATE SUPERVISION. LACKAY & LACKAY Dealers In FAMILY GROCERIES. DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS MACON, GA. Phones 3921-3922 1592 Broadway Liberty National Bank and Trust Co. SAVANNAH, GA. Capital $609,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $142,061.39 Solicits Your Account KLUGS DELICATESSEN Fancy Groceries, Home Mode Cakes and Pies, and Home Cooked Meats. JONES AND PRICE STS. Dial 2-3698 Savannah, Ga. FOR HIGH GRADE RAW MILK PHONE 4797. Milk for Infanta • Specialty. KENSINGTON FARM J. 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