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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 17, 19.14
40 HOURS' DEVOTION
IN SAVANNAH PARISH
Bishop Keyes Officiates at
Closing Ceremonies at the
Sacred Heart Church
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Forty
Hours’ Devotion was held recently at
Sacred Heart Church, the Very Rev,
Boniface Bauer, O. S. B„ pastor. The
Sunday night sermon was delivered
by the Rev. Harold J. Barr of the
Cathedral, and Monday night by the
Rev. Jos, R. Smith, pastor of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D.
D Bishop of Savannah, officiated at
the closing ceremony, assisted by the
■ clergy of the parish and city.
WALTER P. POWERS HEADS
PARISH HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Walter P. Powers was elected
president of the Holy Name Society
of Sacred Heart Church at an organ
ization meeting. John S. Butler, Jr.,
was elected vice-president, Robert F.
Smith secretary and George B.
Clary treasurer. Father Boniface is
spiritual director. The society will
receive Holy Communion at the ei§hfc
o’clock Mass the second Sunday of
each month. A junior Holy Name
Society will soon be organized.
E. A. LEONARD CATHEDRAL
HOLY NAME PRESIDENT
The Cathedral Holy Name Society
elected Edward A. Leonard presi
dent at the annual meeting at which
Dan J. Sheehan, president for several
years, declined re-election. Harold
Munson was named secretary. The
Rev. James E. Grady is spiritual di
rector. A plan to organize a federa
tion of Catholic men’s societies was
discussed.
Mother of Priest and Three
Nuns Is Dead in Savannah
Editor Calls Father
Ambrose’s Roosevelt
Address Central Gem
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—An address by
the Rev. Ambrose Gallagher, O.S.B.,
pastor of St. Peter’s Church, in the
interests of the President’s Birthday
Ball, was described editorially by the
Charlotte Observer as “the central
gem’’ of the many similar addresses
occasioned by the movement, “a tri
bute which came from one who had
been able to vision the blessings that
are poured from Roosevelt’s hands
upon the people of the whole coun
try. Chaste in diction and glowing
with fervor, Father Gallagher's ad
dress did credit to the broadinded-
ness and patriotism of one who him
self holds a warm place in the hearts
of our people. His address was the
chief gem in the local oratorical set
ting which crowns the Charlotte
Roosevelt Birthday Party, a tribute
of a kind worthy to be engrossed and
presented to the White House.’’
St. Joseph Nurse Is
First in Examination
Mrs. Delia Egan, Widow of
the Late Michael Egan, Gave
Son and Three Daughters to
Service of Religion
SPEAKER AT AUGUSTA
Another Atlanta Graduate
Third in State Board Tests
BENEDICTINE AUXILIARY
ELECTS MRS. RASKIN
Mrs. Isaac Raskin was elected
president of the Benedictine Auxi
liary at the’annual election meeting.
Mrs". M. M. Ray was elected vice-
president, Miss Helen Roe Nugent
' secretary and Mrs. Elton E. Wright
treasurer. The meeting was address
ed bv the Rev. Stanislaus Bethel. O.
S. B„ rector of the Benedictine
School.
BENEDICTINE CADETS TO
PLAY TECH HIGH ELEVEN *
The Benedictine School eleven will
meet Tech High of Atlanta at Ponce
de Leon Park there September 28,
replacing the Georgia Military Aca
demy of College Bark on the Tech
High schedule
Fr. Hennessy, Pastor
at Eustis, Fla., Dies
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Miss Gladys
more, a recent graduate of
Training School for Nurses of
Joseph's Infirmary, finished first
De-
the
St.
in
the Georgia State Board’s examina
tion for nurses, and Miss Eugenia
Hooper ranked third. Graduates from
nurses’ training schools from every
part of Georgia and some from other
states participated in the examina
tion. St. Joseph's Infirmary and its
Training School for Nurses are con
ducted by the Sisters of Mercy, with
the Rev. Mother M. Loyola, Mother
Provincial, as superior.
Hughes Spalding Is
Lauded by Journal
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga—Mrs. Delia Egan,
mother of the Rev Martin Egan of
the Diocese of Wheeling, W. Va.,
and of three nuns, Sister M. Mar
guerite, Sister M. Saint Martin and
Sister M. Teresa of Catham, Ont.,
died suddenly here late in January.
Mrs. Egan was the widow of Mich
ael Egan, and widely known in Sa
vannah. She was an active member
of Blessed Sacrament parish and par
ticularly of the auxiliary. Her rec
ord of giving four children, three
nuns and a priest, to the Church, is
one seldom equaled and very rarely
surpassed; it is an indication of her
own devotion and exemplary Christ
ian life. Surviving also are two other
sons, Dr. M. J- Egan and Dr. J. F.
Egan, and a sister, Mrs. W. M. Ca
rey, Savannah; two brothers, Patrick
Lally, Miami, and John Lally, Eng
land; and a foster son, James J.
Brennan, Savannah.
The funeral was held from the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
with a Requiem Mass, the clergy of
the city assisting. Interment was in
Cathedral Cemetery. The Blessed
Sacrament Auxiliary, and the Auxil
iary of the A.O.H. attended in a
body. Pallbearers were Henry Heller,
C. Flynn. John Heagarty, L. Mathews,
C. Dulohery, William A- Saunders,
Dr. J. Reid Broderick and John T.
Hussey.
BURNS FATAL TO
MRS. MARY ANN BURKE
Mrs Mary Ann Burke, 80 years of
age, died January 31 from burns re
ceived when her clothing caught fire
from a stove in her home. The am
bulance taking Mrs. Burke to the
hospital collided, injuring four other
persons. Surviving Mrs. Burke are
two daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Smith
and Mrs. Annie C. Maher, a son,
James J. Burke, Fort Snelling, Mich.,
three grandsons, two granddaughters,
and seven great-grandchildren. The
funeral was held from the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, with inter
ment in Cathedral Cemetery.
FATHER PARSONS
Native of Chicago, He Was
But 43 Years of Age
Credits Retiring Chairman of
Board Regents With Major
Part of Achievements
(Special to The Bulletin'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The
Rev. John A. Hennessy, pastor of St.
Mary of the Lake Church, Eustis,
Fla . died here in January. Fr. Hen
nessy had been in failing health for
some time and was forced by those
solicitous for his health to take hos
pital treatment. Death came some
what unexpectedly as the result of a
stroke.
Father Hennessy was a native of
Chicago. 111., where he was bom 43
years ago. He had served as assis
tant at Immaculate Coneption Church
in Jacksonville, and as pastor at San
ford. Tallahassee and Eustis. He was
a zealous pioneer missionary in Flor
ida and was belovecl by priests and
people. His body was sent to Chi
cago for burial, where a sister and
two brothers survive him.
Solemn High Mass was celebrated
at St. Paul’s Church. St. Petersburg
bv Rt. Rev. Abbot Francis Sadlier,
O. S. B.. of St. Leo, Fla., in the ab
sence of Most Rev. Patrick Barry, D.
D.. Bishop Of St. Augustine, who was
detained in Jacksonville.
Very Rev. Thomas Comber, pastor,
Little Flower Church, Coral Gables,
was deacon; Rev. P. J. Bresnahan,
St. Mary’s. St. Petersburg, subdea
con; Rev. Charles McGinley, O. S. B..
assistant priest; Very Rev. J. F. En
right, pastor. St. Paul’s Church, St.
Petersburg, master of ceremonies.
The sermon was preached by the
Very Rev. J. J. O’Riordan, pastor,
S’.. Mary’s Church. St .Petersburg.
The office for the dead was led by
Rev. J. H. Cann, St. Mary’s, and
Rev. H F. Courtney, St. Paul’s.
The Mass was sung by the High
School pupils of St. Paul’s School un
der directions of Rev. J. P. Kerr and
the Sisters of St. Francis. Forty
priests attended the funeral from all
parts of Florida.
DULOHERY-LEDLER
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Tire Rev. Nor
bert McGowan, O. S. B„ offiicated
at the marriage of Miss Gertrude
Dulohery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cornelius Dulohery, and Samuel F
Ledler, Jr., also of Savannah. Mrs.
William R. Johnson was her sister's
maid of honor, and her brother,
Cornelius Dulohery. • was best man.
The bride is a graduate of the St,
Joseph's Training School for Nurses.
Mr. and Mrs. Ledler will live
Savannah after the wedding trip;
both are well known here.
ATLANTA, Ga. — The resignation
of Hughes Spalding, leading Atlanta
attorney, as chairman of the Board of
Regents of the University of Georgia
System, and as a member of the
board, has occasioned wide regret in
Georgia.
Mr. Spalding was appointed a
member of the Board of Regents,
more than two years ago by the then
Governor Richard B. Russell, now
United States senator. Shortly after,
he was named chairman of the board,
and it was under his direction that
the reorganization of the University
system and its consolidation was ef
fected. Mr. Spalding, who is the son
of Jack J. Spalding, K. M., K. S. G.,
is an alumnus of Georgetown Uni
versity and of the University of
Georgia Law School.
The following editorial comment by'
The Atlanta Journal on Mr. Spald
ing’s retirement reflects the wide
spread regret occasioned by his res
ignation as chairman, a resignation
occasioned by press of private affairs,
and also -the general appreciation of
his splendid services to the cause of
education in Georgia:
“In retiring from the Board of Re
gents of the University System of
Georgia, of which he has been chair
man for more than a year and a half
and a member since its establishment,
Mr. Hughes Spalding, distinguished
Atlanta attorney, carries with him
the cordial good-wishes of his fellow
regents and the public’s high appre
ciation of his services. ‘It is a re
markable fact,’ he writes, in tender
ing his resignation, ‘that during the
25 months in which the board has
been in office, all of the members
have worked harmoniously and faith
fully. without any misunderstanding
or division of opinion on a question
of importance.’
“That is. indeed, a notable record
and one from which the state has
profited. For this fine spirit of co
operation and for the results thus
achieved, Mr. Spalding himself de
serves a large measure of credit. His
wholehearted conception of its duties
to the state and the people, his dili
gence in matters of business and his
tact as a leader have been exceed
ingly valuable. While we have not
agreed with all decisions of the Board
of Regents, its work for co-ordina
tion, economy and true progress in
the University System has marked
an epoch in Georgia’s educational
history; and in these great services,
Mr. Spalding has borne a major part.”
MRS- W. D. THOMPSON OF
SACRED HEART PARISH DIES
Mrs. Annie Mae Thompson, wife
of William D. Thompson, and a well
known member of Sacred Heart par
ish, died here recently after a short
illness. Mrs. Thompson was a na
tive of Savannah; suriving in addi
tion to her husband are two daugh
ters, the Misses Henrietta *and Mary
Thomoson; her mother, Mrs. Kathe
rine Garwes; brother, Henry Gar-
wes, and a sister, Mrs. Nettie G.
Moore, all of Savannah. The fu
neral was held from Sacred Heart
Church with a Requiem Mass; inter
ment was in Cathedral Cemetery.
Three Savannahians
Enter Novitiate
OLD ORDER IS GONE
FR. PAR
Editor of America Tells Au
gusta Exchange Club NBA
Principles Permanent
Ten Have Joined Sisters
Mercy Within Year
of
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Three Georgia
young ladies, Miss Yalanda Cafiero
and Miss Natalia Maggioni of Savan
nah and Miss Martha McKenna of
Macon have entered the novitiate of
the Sisters of Mercy at Dallas, Pa. It
is anticipated that they will return
to Georgia after they have complet
ed their novitiate, and labor in the
Diocese of Savannah. Miss Maggioni
and Miss McKenna are alumnae of
Mt. de Sales Academy, Macon, aryi
Miss Cafiero of St. Vincent Academy,
Savannah.
Ten Savannah girls have entered
the Sisters of Mercy during the past
year. Miss Catherine Leech and Miss
Mary Canty entered the novitiate not
long ago, Miss Lucille Dulohery, Miss
Irene Ziegler and Miss Mary Trapani
are at the Baltimore novitiate, and
Miss Angela Maggioni. Miss Gene
vieve McDonald and Miss Helen
Sumner are at Dallas.
AUGUSTA. Ga. — The' old or
der in effect in the United States be
fore the coming of the Recovery Pro
gram will not return, and none but a
few of every hundred wants it back,
the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S. J., edi
tor of America and Thought. New
York, asserted in an address before
the Exchange Club of Augusta last
week.
Father Parsons, who was in Augus
ta to attend a meeting of the Catho
lic Press Association, of which he is
chairman of the Literature Bureau,
was introduced by Richard Reid, a
past president of the club.
The government, in the opinion of
Father Parsons, intends to continue
the present arrangement, in its broad
outlines, through voluntary action on
the part of the various industries, if
that is possible, or by compulsion if
it is not possible. The industries
must either regulate themselves or be
regulated.
The present crisis was caused by a
violation of economic laws, the laws
of supply and demand among them.
Father Parsons asserted, and one may
not violate such basic laws with im
punity.
“We are in for a period of reofrm,
Father Parsons declared, “of reform
by the business men themselves or,
failing in that, of reform by the gov
ernment.” Expressing admiration for
President Roosevelt as a sincere and
able man, and for the general plan,
based on the principle that what ev
eryone cannot do, no one may do,
Father Parsons said that there are
defects and shortcomings and injus
tices in the workings of the Recov
ery Program, but that they are due
to personnel and administration and
not to any fundamental error.
Augusta Kiwanians
Honor Mrs. Battey
Pays Tribute to Her for
Notable Service to Augusta
FUNERAL PATRICK
SULLIVAN IN SAVANNAH
The funeral of Patrick Sullivan,
who died in a local hospital, was held
from Sacred Heart Church, with in
terment in Cathedral Cemetery.
Wm. T. McCreary of
Macon Enters Jesuits
Is Nephew of Fr. McCreary
and Sister John Berchmans
MRS. ROBERTSON HEADS BLESS
ED SACRAMENT AUXILIARY
Mrs. John S. Robertson was elected
president of the auxiliary of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
here recently. Mrs. Annie Odom was
elected vice-president, Mrs. Mary
Knox recording secretary, Mrs. Wil
liam F. Morel, corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. E. L. Edwards, treasurer.
Mrs. E. M. Reilly was chairman of the
nominating committee.
MRS. KELLY RE-ELECTED
nY MARlST SCHOOL P.-T. A.
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly was re-elected
president of the Marist School P.-T.
A. at the January meeting. Mrs. Jos
eph Craig was named vice-president.
Mrs. M. A. Spellman, secretary and
Mrs. Robert J. Ledbetter, treasurer.
The Rev. Harold J. Barr and Brother
Joseph Abel were the speakers at the
meeting. Mrs. Gross, school nurse,
made her report, and the fifth grade
entertained.
RECEPTION, PROFESSION
AT BELMONT CONVENT
JUDGE HENRY HUGHES
DIES IN KENTUCKY
Judge Henry Hughes, brother of
the late Mrs. J. J. Spalding, and a
distinguished member of the judi
ciary of Kentucky, died February 1
in his home at Paducah. Ky. Judge
Hughes had many friends in Atlanta;
he visited his sister and brother-in-
law here many times. Members of
the family went to Kentucky for the
funeral. A few days later Judge
Hughes’ sister died.
(Special to The Buletin)
MACON, Ga., Wm. T. McCrary, a
member of St.Joseph's parish here,
ad a nephew of the Rev. John M.
McCreary, S. J., of the Southern
province of the Jesuit Fathers and
of the Rev. Sister Mary Berchmans
of the Sisters of Mercy here, has
entered the Society of Jesus at Grand
Coteau, La., and will become a lay
brother. Mr. McCreary is a member
of the Retreat Section of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia, and
has made retreats for the Georgia
laymen at Macon, Augusta, Hot
Springs, N. C., and Washington, Ga.
He is a brother of John JF. McCreary,
district deputy of the Knights of Co
lumbus and widely known member
of the Macon Bar.
Savannah, Carolina Young
Women Pronounce Vows
MACON KNIGHTS TO
EXEMPLIFY DEGREE
Macon Council, Knights of Colum
bus, of which A. A Benedeto is grand
knight, is planning an exemplifica
tion of the major degrees here April
29, in response to a letter from the
supreme knight, Martin H. Carmody,
requesting an anniversary initiation,
this being the approximate anniver
sary of exenfplifications in 1916 and
1933. The members admitted in 1933
are seeking new members, while the
others are seeking candidates for re
admission or reinstatement. A con
test is being staged between two
groups; the one securing the most
members will be guests of the other
at an oyster supper.
INFANT SON OF
ATLANTANS DIES
The funeral of Wm. J. McDevitt,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius
J. McDavitt, of Atlanta was held from
Sacred Heart Church early in Feb
ruary, with the Rev. William O’Han
lon, S. M., officiating. Interment
was in Oakland Cemetery.
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C.—A very impres
sive and beautiful ceremony was that
of the reception held in the Convent
Chapel, when Teresa Ann Doyle, of
Savannah, Ga., and Mary Wiesen-
forth. of Troy, N. Y., received the
habit of the Sisters of Mercy, The
Rt. Rev. Abbot Vincent Taylor. O. S.
B. , delivered an inspiring and edifying
sermon. Others assisting at the cere
mony were the Rev. Francis Clair, C.
SS. R., of Newton Grove, N. C.; The
Very Rev. Alphonse Buss. O. S. B.:
Father Dennis Doyle, O. S. B., and
Father Anthony Byrne, of Belmont
Abbey. The Sacred Heart Academy
choir rendered the music for the oc
casion.
Visitors from Washington, D. C.,
Savannah, Ga., Lynchburg, Va.,
Charlotte, N. C., Newton Grove, N. C.,
Mount Holly and Belmont, N. C.,
gathered for the ceremony.
Miss Doyle will be known in reli
gion as Sister Mary Patricia and Miss
Weisenforth as Sister Mary Louise.
A ceremony marked with solemn
dignity was of the final profession
of Sister Marie Celine England, of
Winston Salem. N. C., Sister Mary
Raymond Powell, of Wilmington, N.
C. , and Sister Mary Jarlath Mc-
Garry, of County Mayo, Ireland, held
in the Convent Chapel, Saturday
morning, January 6th. Rt. Rey. Abbot
Vincent Taylor, O. S. B., officiated.
The sermon for the occasion was
delivered by the Rev. Francis Clair,
C. SS.R., of Newton Grove. Present
in the sanctuary were the Very Rev.
Alphonse Buss, O. S. B., and Father
Anthony Byrne, O. S. B.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mrs. W. W. Bat
tey, Sr., beloved Augusta civic lead
er, was honored by the Kiwanis Club
of Augusta in the first of a series of
luncheon meetings intended to pay
tribute to Augustans who have “con
tributed of themselves for the better
ment of the city and its people.”
Mrs. Battey was presented to the
club by L. S. Moody, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, who re
corded some of Mrs. Battey*s count
less services to Augusta. He recalled
that in 1922, she was awarded the
Augusta Herald cup presented for
outstanding and effective labors for
the community; he recalled that she
organized the first Catholic Woman’s
Club in Augusta, was chairman of
the Vollnteer Service Commission,
first president of the Child Welfare
Board, first president of the milk
and ice movements for the needy,
and a leader also in Red Cross roll
calls, in the movement to eradicate
tuberculosis, in the work of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, of
which she has been local president,
in the women’s auxiliary of the
Richmond County Medical Associa
tion, in the Jefferson Davis High
way Association, of which she serv
ed as state chairman, in the work for
the assistance of the colored people
and in numerous other activities,
crowned by the organization of the
Women’s Service League.
Mrs. Battey, in her response, ex
pressed her gratitude to the Kiwanis
Club, but asserted that she felt that
she was being honored as a repre
sentative of the movements in which
she has been active. She paid trib
ute to the self-sacrificing zeal of the
organizations with which she has
been connected and others working
for the advancement of the com
munity, expressed confidence in the
future, urged the elimination of jeal
ousy in common efforts and the
deepening and extending of the spirit
of these organizations, “not for our
selves but for others.”
Mrs. Battey is the mother of the
late Louis LeGarde Battey. who gave
his life in France in the World War:,
and after whom the first local post
of the American Legion was named.
Alfred M. Battey. president of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, is also her son.
Readers are reminded
that The Bulletin is now
issued monthly, in en
larged size. There is
room in The Bulletin for
all items of general inter
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tributors are asked to
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omitting essential facts.