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TWELVE THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JANUARY 13, 1934 TWO BISHOPS ATTEND Msgr. Wood Gives $50,000 JUBILEE AT SAVANNAH for Charleston School Debt Bishop Keyes and Bishop Walsh Honor Sister Evange list of Sisters of Mercy (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Two Bishops, the Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. D. Bishop of Savannah, and the Most. Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, participat ed in the Golden Jubilee observance of the profession of the Rev. Sister M. Evangelist Rosis at St. Vincent A ademy December 27. The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. D„ Bishop of Savannah, was the celebrant of the jubilee Mass, assist ed by the Very Rev. Msgr. Jos. F. Croke, chancellor of the Diocese of Savannah, and rector of the Cathe dral. Present in the sanctuary were the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., Bishop of Charleston, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jos. D. Mitchell, V. G., the Rev. D. J. McCarthy, Columbus, the Rev. Gustave Obrecht, S. M. A., the Very Rev. Boniface Bauer, O. S. B., the Rev. Aloysius Wachter, O. S. B., the Rev. Harold Barr, the Rev. James Conlin and the Rev. James H. Grady, Savannah; the Rev. Leo Frierson, O. S. B., Belmont Abbey, N. C.; the Rev. John J. Kennedy, Savannah, and the Rev. T. J. McNamara, Mil- ledgeville. The Marist Brothers and represen tatives of the Sisters of Mercy, Sis ters of St. Joseph, Little Sisters of the Poor, Sisters of St. Francis and Sisters of the Holy Trinity from Ala bama were also prsent, as were girls from St. Mary’s Home and friends and relatives of Sister Evangelist. Music was by the Sisters’ choir un der the direction of James B. Copps, choir director of the Cathedral, a nephew of Sister Evangelist. Miss F. Rufina Rosis is her sister. Sister Evangelist was Miss Lenora Rosis of Savannah; she entered the Sisters of Mercy at Savannah May 1, 1881, nearly 53 years ago, and was professed December 31. 1883. After serving as a music teacher in Savan nah, Atlanta and Augusta, Sister vAaiv;el ist was named Mother Sp- perior at St. Joseph's Infirmary and later occupied a similar position at St. Mary’s Home. Savannah, where she remained until last September, when she was transferred to St. Vin cent Convent, where she now is. Among those honoring Sister Evan gelist on her golden jubilee were many Augustans and Atlantans, friends she made during her long and fruitful service in those cities, and where she is held in the same deep affection" as in Savannah ,the place of her labors in recent years. ADMIRAL BABY WILL GO TO SAN FRANCISCO His Approaching Transfer to Pacific Coast Naval District Announced at Washington (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C.—Rear Ad miral James J. Raby. U. S. N., com mandant of the Charleston Navy Yard and of the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Naval Districts, a post he as sumed September 12, 1931, will re lieve Rear Admiral George William Laws. U. S. N.. as commandant of the twelfth naval district with headquar ters in San Francisco February 25, it is announced from Washington. Born in Michigan in 1874. Admiral Raby was graduated at the United States Naval Academy in 1897. During the World War he command ed the Albany, Missouri and Georgia, and from 1923 to 1926 he command ed the naval air station at Pensacola. At the time he qualified as an avia tor, at the age of 51. he was the only admiral so qualified. Admiral Raby took the deepest known sounding, near Guam, 5,269 fathoms; he took out the first mer chant convoy under American escort during the World War, escorted the largest number of ships to Europe, and brought back the first soldiers to be returned in battleships. While in Charleston Admiral Raby has been active in civic affairs and likewise active and interested in af fairs of the Church. He has addressed the Knights of Columbus on several occasions, made one of the outstand ing addresses at the convention of the National Council of Catholic Women ^gij^re in 1932. at which the then Apos tolic Delegate, now Cardinal Fuma- soni-Diondi, spoke, and otherwise gave of his time and efforts to pro mote causes in which he as a dis tinguished Catholic layman is keenly interested. OETJEN-MURA Father McGrath Officiates at Marriage in Atlanta ATLANTA, Ga. — The Very Rev. Jjdward P. McGrath. S. M., pastor of leered Heart Church, officiated Jan uary 6 at the marriage of Miss Elea nor Oetjen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Oetjen, Sr., of Au gusta and Alex S. Mura. After the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Mura will live in Atlanta, where Mr. Mura is engaged in business. Fred G, Doyle Named School BoardMember Savannah Morning News Commends His Appointment (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Fred G. Doyle, a leader in Savannah civic and busi ness affairs, has been named a mem ber of the Board of Education by Mayor Thomas Gamble as a repre sentative of the City of Savannah on the board. Mr. Doyle succeeds Peter- R. Nugent, who retires because of press of other affairs. The appointment of Mr. Doyle, a past president of the Rotary Club and of the Savannah branch of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, was warmly commended in the press of Savannah; The Savannah Morning News, in expressing its ap probation editorially, voices the view that “Mr. Doyle will bring to bear on the subject of the schools the full weight of his business ex perience and his knowledge of local conditions.” DR. ROBERT S.TE1D DIES IN SAVANNAH Prominent Physician There 111 But a Few Hours (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dr. Robert S. Reid, one of the leading physicians of Savannah, died here early in Jan uary after an illness of only a few hours; his death was a profound shock to all his friends. Dr. Reid was bom in Savannah De cember 26, 1871, and was graduated from the medical school of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania in 1898. He had practiced in Savannah since, and for many years was a member of the staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital. Surviving Dr. Reid are a sister, Miss Mary Reid; two nieces, Miss Catherine Broderick and Miss Mary Broderick; and three nephews, E. F. Broderick, Jr., Dr. J. Reid Broderick and Robert S. Broderick, all of Sa vannah. The funeral was held from the Ca thedral of St. John the Baptist, of which Dr. Reid had been a lifelong member. Interment was in Bona- venture Cemetery. Pallbearers were; Active, Dr. John Paul Jones, Dr. M. J. Egan, Dr. Lawrence Dunn, Dr. E. J. Whalen, Charles F. Powers, A. B. Connolly, J. G. Christian and John Carrick; honorary, C. P. H. Murphy, P. J. McNamara, Judge James P. Houlihan, Dr. E. R. Sorson, Dr. Rals ton Lattimore, Dr. Charles Usher, J. J. Powers and Fred Cler. MRS. LULU L. BLOUNT DIES IN SAVANNAH Mrs. Lula Louise Philpot Blount, widow of the late Jerome Blount, and a former resident of Augusta died here late in December. Mrs. Blount was born in Augusta 73 years ago and lived there until five years ago. Her father was the late Thomas Philpot of Augusta; surviving are a sister, Mrs. A. P. Boyle, Charlotte; a broth er, Thomas Philpot, Los Angeles; and three nephews. The funeral was held in Augusta. FOUGHNER-SABLE — The Rev. Joseph R. Smith, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, officiated at the marriage of Miss Grace Marie Fough- ner and Sydney S. Sable. Mrs. W. J. McMahon and William F. Johnston were attendants. The marriage was a quiet one attended by the immedi ate families of the bride and groom. O’CONNOR-O’CONNOR — A mar riage of interest in Savannah took place in New York recently when Miss Nancy O’Connor, niece of Miss Mary Mackessy of this city, and Den is J. O’Connor were united in mar riage at St. Luke’s Church. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. David Hur ley, aunt and uncle of the groom, en tertained the bridal party. After the wedding trip they will live in New York. Mrs. O’Connor is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Training School, Savan nah. Christy Johnson of Atlanta Parish Dies (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga—Christy I. Johnson, a widely known member of St. An thony's parish, died here recently, after an extended illness. Mr. John son was active in parish affairs and a member of the Holy Name Society of the parish; he was for many years a plumbing contractor. • The funeral was held from St. Anthony’s with a Requiem Mass, the Rev. H. F. Clark, pastor, offiicating. Interment was in Oakland Cemetery. Surviving are his sister. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Atlanta, and a brother, Patrick F. Johnson, Washington, D. C. EDOUARD JORDAN, noted profes sor at the Sorbonne, distinguished historian of the Middle Ages and one of France’s outstanding foes of birth control, has been elected to the Aca demy of Moral and Political Sciences. Bishop Walsh Announces Gift for St. Patrick’s at Mass Monsignor Celebrates (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C. — A gift of $50,000 from the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles Dubois Wood, made possible through the benefaction of Mrs. Ar- manda Lebvre Dubois, widow of the late Dr. Charles Dubois, of Middle- town. N. Y., grand-aunt of Monsig nor Wood, to be used in clearing the indebtedness of St. Patrick’s new parish school here, was announced Sunday by the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., Bishop of Charleston, at a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Patrick’s Church in honor of Mon signor Wood’s investiture as a prelate of the church. The Rev. Joseph L. O’Brien, D. D., pastor of St. Patricks, at the end of the Mess read the Papal Letter which made Monsignor Wood a member of the Holy Father’s household, and ex pressed his and the parish’s appre ciation and gratitude to Monsignor Wood and Bishop Walsh. Assisting Monsignor Wood at the Mass were the Very Rev. James J. May, V. G., rector of the Cathedral, deacon, and Father O’Brien, sub-dea con. The children of St. Patrick’s School sang the mass. Monsignor Wood was invested with the robes and insignia of his office in Middletown, N. Y., his present and original home, several weeks ago. The Most Rev. James Ryan, Ph.E>., D. D., rector of the Catholic Uni versity of America, delivered his first sermon as a Bishop at a cere mony honoring Monignor Wood. Monsignor Wood, who was pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Charleston, for several years previous to his retire ment to return to his former home at Middletown, also served as pastor at Sumter, Florence and Georgetown, building churches in these cities and contributing liberally from his own private resources to make them pos sible; he also built rectories at Sum ter and Florence. He and his family contributed $25,000 for the maternity ward of the new St. Francis Xavier Infirmary in Charleston several years ago, and recently he was responsible for a large gift to the Catholic Uni versity of America. As pastor of old St. Mary’s here, the pioneer parish of the Carolinas and Georgia, he gave liberally for the expense of restora tion of the venerable church and its ancient churchyard. The magnificent gift of Monsignor Wood to the Diocese of Charleston for St. Patrick’s will wipe out the indebtedness of the school, which was constructed in recent years, during the episcopacy of Bishop Walsh. The school has 200 pupils, and will be known henceforth as the Father Wood School, an enduring monument to the zeal of Monsignor Wood and his family for education in the dio cese. SISTER FRANCIS 60 YEARS A RELIGIOUS Augusta Sister of St. Joseph Observes Diamond Jubilee AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Rev. Sister Francis Burke, one of the few Sis ters now living who in the days of Bishop Gross went from Savannah to Home fifty-seven years ago, recently observed the Diamond Jubilee of her profession at Mt. St. Joseph’s Con vent here. For many years Sister Francis, who is a native of Massachusetts, was Bursar at St. Joseph Academy, Washington, and Mt. St. Joseph, Au gusta. She held this post at Mt. St. Joseph until failing eyesight com pelled a change. By special request of the esteemed jubilarian, the Diamond Jubilee cele bration as planned was changed to a quiet home affair. Her life-long friend, Mrs. Nugent, and daughter, Miss Mary Roe Nugent, came from Savannah to spend the day with her. Telegrams, gifts and greeting cards came from friends far and nead. The day was a happy one for Sis ter Francis, who is grateful to every one who helped her to celebrate this great day and to make it a happy success. Sister Francis has the dis tinction of being the only Sister of St. Joseph of the Augusta Province who lived to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. Sister Francis has many, many friends in Georgia who thank God they have known her; are thankful for the inspiration of her good ex ample and pleasing personality. The Sisters of St. Joseph revere her for her sterling worth and _ her edifying characteristics, and rejoice that God has spared her to celebrate the Dia mond Jubilee and has enabled her to reap a diamond harvest to carry to our dear Lord whom she chose to follow closely in the religious life and has been ever most faithful to Him. and inspiration to her fellow religious, both young and old. Sister Francis is still working for her community by acting as portress during the morning hours, and de rives great pleasure from the fact that she is helping others. O 0 | SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE | 0 o HON. JOHN ROURKE, JR. Courtesy Savannah Press. JUDGE ROURKE NAMED TO SUPERIOR BENCH Governor Talmadge Appoints Savannah Municipal Jurist Judge of Eastern Circuit (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Hon. John Rourke, Jr., Chief Judge of the Mu nicipal Court of Savaunah, and ex- officio Judge of the-City Court since the establishment of the municipal court, January 1, 1916, was named Judge of the Superior Court of the Eastern Circuit of Georgia by Gov ernor Eugene Talmadge, to succeed the late Judge Peter Meldrim. Judge Rourke was bom in Savan nah, a member of one of the city’s leading families. He was educated in the local schools, at Georgetown Uni versity and the law school of the University of Georgia, taking the bar examination in his first year of study and being the only one out of 16 applicants to pass. A member of Cathedral Parish, Judge Rpurke is a past grand Knight of the Savannah Council, Knights of Columbus, and has been a member of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia since its earliest days. He is vice-chairman of the Georgia Civil Works Commission. Judge Rourke’s sister is Sister M. Victorine, of the Sisters of Mercy here. His father, John Rourke, who died a year ago July at the age of 94 after an illness of a day, for seventy years conduct ed the Rourke Foundry here, an in dustry which still remains in the Rourke family. Judge Rourke’s predecessor as judge of the superior court, and whose death occasioned Judge Rourke’s appointment, was Judge Peter Meldrim, who succeeded Pres ident William Howard Taft as pres ident of the American Bar Associa tion. Judge Meldrim, of Irish Prot estant ancestry, was for 25 years pres ident of the Hibernian Society of Savannah which observed its one hundredth anniversary in 1912 with President Taft as the principal speak er. Fr. Dagneau Attends Nashville Convention Of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—The Very. Rev. P. H. Dagneau, S. M., president of Marist College, represented the school at the annual meeting of the South ern Association of Colleges and Sec ondary Schools at Nashville in De cember, and served on the auditing committee of the association. Marist College’s ratings and standards were examined and commended. MARIST STUDENTS EXCELL AT ANNAPOLIS William Gregg and Felix De Golian, Marist graduates of last year who are now at Annapolis, are among the first twenty-five in scholastic stand ing in a class of 442. The former is among the first ten In chemistry and the latter led his class in French. R. L. BOWEN NAMED FOOTBALL LEADER R. L. Bowen has been elected cap tain of the Marist College fotoball eleven, with Freddie Ward as alter nate captain. The Marist team went through the season undefeated. MRS. AICKLEN HEADS K. OF C. AUXILIARY Mrs. Philip Aicklen was elected president of the K. of C. Auxiliary at the December meeting. Mrs G L. McGowan is first vice-president. Mrs. James E. Conners second vice- president, Mrs. Paul P. Haney treas urer, Mrs. Andrew J. McGowan re cording secretary and Mrs. Charles B. Cannon corresponding secretary. M0NSI6N0R FOLEY IS DEAD IN BALTIMORE Revered and Venerable Pas tor at One Time Labored in Florida and South Carolina (Special to The Bulletin) BALTIMORE, Md.—The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael F. Foley, for 35 years pastor of St. Paul’s Church here and one of the most widely known priests of the Archdiocese, died late in De cember on the eve of the 53rd anni versary of his ordination. Monsignor Foley was a native of Baltimore, and was ordained in 1880 by the then Archbishop Gibbons. Five years later he was stricken with ill- « ness, and was annointed by Father Denis O’Connell, later rector of the Catholic University and Bishop of Richmond. Recovering somewhat, he was urged by Archbishop Gibbons to go South for his health; he went to Florida on the invitation of Bishop Moore of St. Augustine and served as pastor at Deland, caring for the Catholics of Volusia and Brevard counties and a part of Orange County; he was the only resident priest be tween Palatka and Sanford, and be tween Sanford and the Gulf. Returning to Baltimore, he served as secretary to Cardinal Gibbons at the first diocesan synod. Returning to Florida, he was again stricken, and went to Aiken, S. C., where he served as pastor and missionary; later he went to Florida. In September, 1852. however, he returned to Baltimore and labored there until his death. On a visit to his former parish at Deland, Fla., he met a young priest. Father Michael J. Curley, its pastor. Father Foley and Father Curley be came warm friends. When St. Paul’s School was dedicated 14 years ago, Monsignor Foley asked his friends, who in the meantime become Bishop of St. Augustine, to preach at the dedication of this school. This was the introduction of Bishop Curley to the Archdiocese, priests and people whose Archbishop he subsequently became. Archbishop Curley officiated at the Pontifical Mass of Requiem for the repose of the soul of his friend of many years. • Monsignor Foley was widely known in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas because of his labors in this section as well as because of his subsequent visits there. In the Archdiocese of Baltimore he was one of the most revered and distinguished of pastors in the episcopacies of both Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Curley. GWA AUTHORITIES HONOR MR. HAVERTY Name Him One of Fourteen Regional Art Chairmen (Special to The Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C.-J. J. Ha- verty, K.9.G., Atlanta, is one of the 14 regional chairmen appointed by the Civil Works Administration to se lect the artists to be employed under the CWA program; the program em braces painters, sculptors and crafts men. Mr. Haverty is president of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and will have charge of the Atlanta or Southeatsem district. ATLANTA, Ga.—The selection of J. J| Haverty, K.S.G., as CWA art chairman is lauded by the press here. “We may depend on Mr. Haverty,” The Atlanta Journal says in a lengthy editorial, “to direct the activities, whether they are toward furnishing paintings to the city council chamber or to the schools, so that distress will be relieved at the same time that worthy commemoration of this sec tion’s history is made.” Julian Hartridge Is Given Federal Post Named Assistant U. S. At torney in Savannah District (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Julian Hart ridge, formerly solicitor-general for the Eastern Circuit of Georgia, by ap pointment of the then Governor Rus sell to succeed the late Walter Hart ridge, Mr. Hartridge’s father, has been named assistant district attorney of the United States District Court here. Mr. Hartridge, who is a mem ber of Cathedral parish, is thirty- eight years of age, and was educated at Georgetown Prapatory School and at Yale and the University of Geor gia, Mr. Hartridge's appointment elicited approving editorial comment, the local newspapers. J. P. HOULIHAN, JR., ADMITTED TO PRACTICE James P. Houlihan, Jr., son of Judge and Mrs. James P. Houlihan, was the first attorney to be admitted to practice by Judge Rourke of the Superior Court. Mr. Houlihan is a graduate of Benedictine School, Georgetown University and the School of Law of Harvard Universi ty.