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CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
Savannah Branch of C. L A. Holds Annual Meeting
BISHOP KEYES GALLS
ASSOCIATION PIONEER
IN CATHOLIC ACTION
It Introduced Him to Cath
olic Action Long Before He
Came to Georgia, His Excel
lency Tells Meeting
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Declaring that
long before he came to Georgia he
was introduced to the Catholic lay
action so dear to the heart of the
Holy Father through the efforts of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, the Most Rev. Michael J.
Keyes, D. D., Bishop of Savannah,
at the annual meeting of the Savan
nah branch of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association lauded the association as
a pioneer Catholic Action movement
of the nation and expressed his con
fidence that the Catholics of Georgia
will continue the work with undi
minished vigor.
When he first learned of the work of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association, he
never dreamed that one day his lot
would be cast in Georgia, Bishop
Keyes said, but he was filled with ad
miration for the spirit and work of
the Laymen’s Association, a work he
regarded as an exemplar for the coun
try. Close contact with the work and 1
with those engaged in it has deep
ened his admiration for it, His Ex
cellency declared.
The first requirement in Catholia
Action is that those engaged in it live
exemplary Catholic lives, Bishop
Keyes asserted, so that they may dem,
onstrate by example as well as by
word the teachings of the Church. Ip
earlier days of the Laymen’s Associ
ation it was "faced with prejudioe
based on the erroneous convictions of
many members of Protestant denom
inations, men and women who were
for the most part honest and sincere,
Bishop Keyes asserted. The Laymen’s
Association has done eminently ef
fective work in removing the misun
derstanding which was the basis of
that prejudice, he said, but it is now
face to face with a new and more
menacing foe, paganism and its evils
with which the stage, screen and
literature are reeking. This is the
enemy of the faith today, Bishop
Keyes declared, and the Catholic Lay
men’s Association is alive to the situa.
tion and working effectively in the
fight against it while still carrying on
its activities on the old front.
William J. Bremer, retiring presi
dent of the Savannah Branch of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association, pre
sided at the meeting and presented
Bishop Keyes, Alfred M. Battey, Au
gusta, state president, and Richard
Reid, publicity director. It was Mr.
Battey’s first visit to Savannah as
state president of the association, al
though last year he was requested by
Capt. P. H. Rice, K. C. S. G.. then
president, to represent him here when
Captain Rice was unable to be pres
ent because of illness. Mr. Battey
outlined the general work of the Lay
men's Association, and expressed con
fidence that the Savannah Branch
would continue to do its part as it
has in the past under the direction of
such able presidents as Mr. Bremer,
Fred G. Doyle, John J. Bouhan, Col.
John G. Butler, Henry B. Brennan,
Thomas F. Walsh and M. A. O’Byrne.
Mr. Reid made a report on the state
association’s work during the past
year.
Among the distinguished guests
present was Andrew E. Martin, Knight
of Malta, of Augusta, Ga., and Man
chester, Vt., who spoke briefly and
told of his interest in and affection for
the work of the Laymen’s Associa
tion. ^
On motion of Thomas F. Walsh, the
meeting appointed a committee to
draw up resolutions on the death of
Captain Rice, who had attended and
addressed every annual meeting of
the Savannah Branch since its or
ganization a decade and a half ago
until last year, and who was held
in deep affection in this city.
Mr. Bremer, who has made a splen
did record as president of the Sa
vannah Branch, requested that he be
relieved of the office because of the
pressure of business, and Judge James
P. Houlihan was unanimously elected
to succeed him. Walter Murphy also
retired as treasurer after more than
ten years of effective service, and E. J.
Gleason, Jr., was named to that of
fice. Other officers elected included:
First vice president, Joseph F. Grif
fin; second vice president, Mrs. Jo
seph E. Kelly; third vice president,
Dan J. Sheehan; fourth vice presi
dent, Mrs. Elton E. Wright; secretary,
Miss Helen Roe Nugent.
The following directors were elect
ed: William J. Bremer, retiring pres
ident; Henry B. Brennan, Julian F.
Corish, Francis T. Dooley, Fred G.
Doyle, Miss Marie Duggan, Cornelius
Dulohery, Mrs. Claudia R. Gannon,
Hugh Grady, Jr., Charles F. Groves,
Mrs. Henry B. Heller. Mrs. J. T. Mc
Donough, W. F. McKay, M. C. Mc
Carthy, Mrs. Margaret McEllinn, Mrs.
M. J. O’Leary, Charles F. Powers,
Miss Kate Quinan, W. A, Saunders,
JUDGE HOULIHAN HEADS
C. L. A. OF SAVANNAH
Elected President at Annual
Meeting There April 15
(Courtesy Savannah Press)
Judge James P. Houlihan, elected
president of the Savannah Branch of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, is one of the most widely
known and highly respected citizens
of the city, and a leader in financial
and business circles not only in Sa
vannah but throughout the state. He
is chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners of Chatham County,
served as president of the famed Hi
bernian Society, and as president of
the Chatham County Officers and
Employes Association and in other
distinctive capacities. For a number
of years he was a vice president of
the Savannah Branch of the Catho
lic Laymen’s Association of 4 Georgia,
and he has been active in the Catho
lic Association and in other Catholic
movements, including the Knights of
Columbus.
Savannah Parish Has
Holy Name Meeting
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The regular
meeting for the month of April of
the Senior Holy Name Society of the
Sacred Heart Church was held April
5. The Society received Communion
at the 8 o’clock mass on Sunday,
April 8. At the meeting a very in
teresting article was read by Anthony
Walsh on the subject, “What Can
Catholics Do?” After the reading there
was a lengthy discussion on the sub
ject.
MAIIANY RAY JUNIOR
HOLY NAME PRESIDENT
The Junior Holy Name Society held
its monthly meeting on April 4. Of
ficers were elected for the coming year
as follows: Mahany Ray, president;
Joseph A. Battle, Jr., treasurer; Fred
A. Doyle, secretary; Eugene Wright,
John W. McLaughlin, Francis J. Ba-
ran and Thomas J. Walsh, the prefects.
The Rev. Fr. Paul, O. S. B., is Spir
itual Director.
The Juniors went to communion
with the Seniors April 8, having 100
per cent attendance.
The boys are taking an active part
in athletics and are looking for worlds
to conquer. Boxing is the main sport
with the boys. Several matches are
planned for the near future.
Augusta to Be Host
to K. of C. Meeting
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Augusta will be
host to the state convention of the
Georgia State Council, Knights of Co
lumbus here May 13, at which State
Deputy L. C. Kunze, Columbus, will
preside. The Patrick Walsh Council,
of which J. Coleman Dempsey is
grand knight, is making plans to in-
tetrain the convention.
Mrs. Helen Stacy, Lawrence J. Wil
kinson, M. J. Doyle, A. P. Doyle, An
thony Harty, J. J. Bouhan, Henry M.
Dunn, J. H. McKenna Peter R. Nu
gent, Edward C. Brennan, Dr. J. Reid
Broderick, Col. John G. Butler, Joseph
B. Maddock, Christopher P. H. Mur
phy, Sr., and Thomas F. Walsh.
The slate of officers was presented
by a nominating committee consisting
of Thomas F. Walsh, chairman; Fred
G. Doyle, John J. Bouhan and Henry
B. Brennan.
After the meeting the retiring pres
ident, W. J. Bremer, entertained at
lunch the incoming officers and some
distinguished guests, including Most
Rev. Michael J. Keyes, Bishop of Sa
vannah; Alfred M. Battey, state pres
ident; Richard Reid, Augusta, editor
of The Bulletin; Andrew E. Martin,
K. M., Augusta; J. Coleman Demp
sey, Augusta, grand knight of Patrick
Walsh Council, K. of C., and past
State Deputy; Judge James P. Houli-
man and Henry Brennan, president
and vice president, respectively; Fred
G. Doyle, Walter Murphy and Thomas
F, Walsh.
Spanish Mission Project Is
Endorsed for Completion
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IN THE NEXT ISSUE—
THE BULLETIN will resume
publication of Dr. Charles J.
Reilly’s splendid series on postal
stamps of particular Catholic
interest.
ALBANY and the Southwest
Georgia Missions will be fea
tured in the issue.
K. OF C. State Convention
results will be available in
Georgia, South Carolina and in
in other states in time for the
May number.
THE MAY NUMBER will
contain a number of other in-..
teresting features, including an
extended story on Don Boseo,
of the Salcsian Fathers, recently
| canonized at Rome.
MRS. J. J. O'CONNOR
DIES IN AUGUSTA
Sister of Late Father Rice
and of Capt. P. H. Rice
AUGUSTA, Ga., Mrs. Elizabeth
Rice O’Connor, widow of the late
Jeremiah J. O’Connor, and sister of
the late Capt. P. H. Rice, K. C. S. G.,
and of the late Rev. Michael Rice,
died here April 21, after an extended
illness which became serious two
weeks before her death. Mrs. O’Con
nor bore her long illness with cheer
fulness, a characteristic which with
her charity, endeared her to all who
knew her.
Born in Augusta October 2, 1865,
the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew Rice and Elizabeth Galvin
Rice, Mrs. O’Connor was educated
here and at St. Vincent Academy,
Savannah. She was married to the
late Mr. O’Connor in 1886; Mr.
O’Connor, a business partner of her
brother, Captain Rice, in the Rice and
O’Connor Shoe Co., and for many
years a member of City Council, died
about ten years ago.
The funeral services were held from
St. Mary’s On-the-Hill Sunday after
noon, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A.
Kane, pastor, officiating, assisted by
the clergy of the city. Interment was
in Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Victor J. Mark waiter, M. J.
Lyons, J. J. Cashin, Jr., W. F.
Keenan, D. T. Hix, Charles Bolder,
Jr., B. B. Boeckman and L. L. Sud-
dath. A Requiem Mass followed at
St. Mary’s Church the following
morning, Monday.
Surviving Mrs. O’Connor are seven
sons, Matthew R O’Connor, Arthur B.
O’Connor, Gerald O’Connor and Ju
lian F. O’Connor, of Augusta; Thomas
M. O’Connor, Nashville, Tenn.; Ma
rion A. O’Connor, Veterans’ Placement
Officer of the United States Employ
ment Service with headquadters at
Macon, and Joseph J. O’Connor, Cin
cinnati; two nieces, Mrs. James B.
Mulherin and Miss Anna Rice; a
nephew, P. H. Rice, Jr., and five
grandchildren.
ATLANTA GIRL FIRST
ST. LOUIS U. ORATOR
Miss Doreen McMahon Wins
Annual Oratorical Contest
ATLANTA, Ga.—Miss Doreen Mc
Mahon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.
J. McMahon, and a graduate of Sa
cred Heart School, won the annual
oratorical contest at St. Louis Uni
versity, according to the university
publications. Miss McMahon is a
freshman at Fontbonne College, a
corporate college of St. Louis Uni
versity, and competed with one hun
dred other contestants, six of whom
got to the finals. Miss McMahon’s
subject in the finals was “Hitlerism:
A Menace to World Peace”.
MRS. ROUSSEAU HEADS
ST. ANTHONY GUILD
Mrs. T. A. Rousseau was elected
president of St. Anthony’s Guild at
the annual meeting held recently.
Mrs. Frank Whire is vice-prsident,
Mrs. L. M. Boyd, secretary and Mrs.
H. D. Shaddeau, treasurer. The
guild is composed of the ladies of the
parish. Mrs. O K. J. Alcorn, the
retiring president, was warmly com
mended for her splendid services as
head of the guild.
LEWIS F. GORDON HEADS
ATLANTA INDUSTRIAL GROUP
Lewis F. Gordon, former grand
knight of Atlanta Council, Knights of
Columbus, and one of the city’s most
prominent civic leaders, has been
named chairman of the new /Indus
trial Bureau Committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce, the purpose of
which is “to sell Atlanta to the
world”. Associated with Mr. Gordon
on the committee are a number of
outstanding and most influential citi
zens.
Report of Fifth Region of
Public Works of Art Com
mittee, Mr. Haverty, Chair
man, Recommends It
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—A report of the
Fifth Region of the Public Works of
Art Project made to the secretary of
the treasury at Washington. D. C., by
Chairman J. J. Haverty, K. S. G., at
a meeting of the sixteen regional
chairmen of the United States enum
erated among other undertakings the
Spanish Mission Project “which will
enable our historians the better to
pursue and discover the existing rec
ords abroad pertaining to them.”
“One of our Georgia projects deem
ed worthy of completion is the pic
torial record of the ancient Spanish
mission in the Southeastern portion
of the state. It is not generally known
that the Jesuit and Franciscan Fath
ers came to the Georgia littoral 200
years before Oglethorpe set foot on
Yamacraw Bluff. Quite a number of
these mission structures dot the gold
en isle and the mainland of Camden,
Glynn and McIntosh counties. Their
peculiar tabby construction has sur
vived the centuries, the ravages of fire
and decay, the usages of plantation
service and the encroachment of the
moss-hung forests of live oak and
pine. There they sit, mute memen
toes of a civilization whose history
has become obscure, nay, obliterated
fey the passage of years—whose rec
ords, if they exist at all, are locked
up in unassorted parchments in the
libraries of Seville, Salamanca and
the Vatican.
“It is our purpose to record pic-
torially these remnants of early Span
ish enterprise on Georgia soil, which
began but shortly after Vasco Nunez
first beheld ‘silent, upon a peak in
Darien,’ the bright waters of the Pa
cific: It is our purpose to present the
pictorial record of these ancient mis
sion structures. It might interest you
to know that one of those buildings
is 73 feet wide, 128 feet long, two
stories in height, has two colonades of
square pillars and not a single
arched opening in the 20-inch walls—
all square construction — never a
curve!”
Associated with Mr. Haverty in the
work are advisory committees from
various cities in the five states in the
region, Georgia, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
Savannah Council
Exemplifies Degree
Large Class Initiated at
Ceremonial April 15
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Savannah Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus, initiated a
class of about seventy-five, one of tire
largest in the council’s history, here
April 15. Visitors from three states,
Georgia, South Carolina and Florida,
attended the exemplification of the
degrees. The members of the coun
cil and candidates started the day’s
program by receiving Holy Commun
ion at Blessed Sacrament Church.
Wm. T. Walsh, grand knight, was m
charge of arrangements. The team
from Atlanta exemplified tire degrees.
State Deputy L. C. Kunze, Columbus,
Past State Deputy J. Coleman Demp
sey, Augusta, and other officials were
among-the K. of C. leaders present.
BENEDICTINE SCHOOL
GOLF TEAM STRONG
The Benedictine School has organ
ized a golf team and started the sea
son by defeating Glynn Academy of
Brunswick 11 to 71-2. Other strong
teams are on the Cadets’ schedule.
SPRING FESTIVAL OF
BENEDICTINE CADETS
The Spring Military Festival of
Benedictine School will be held at the
Municipal ^tadium May 10. The Ben
edictine Auxiliary is arranging a cou-
venir program for the occasion.
Mrs. Charles Fisher
of Millen, Ga., Dies
(Special to The Bulletin)
MILLEN, Ga.—The Rev. James H.
Grady of the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist, Savannah, officiated at
the funeral April 11 at St. Joseph’s
Church, Bay Branch, of Mrs. Charles
Fisher, a widely known resident of
Millen and member of St. Joseph’s
congregation. Mrs. Fisher was bom in
Germany 50 years ago and came to
Millen in 1909 with her husband, who
operates the Millen Bakery. She was
particularly beloved for her generos
ity and her charity to the needy. Sur
viving in addition to her husband are
two sons, Charles and Joseph Fisher,
her father in Germany, two sisters,
Mrs. Helen Sosti, Savannah, and Mrs.
Anna Clouton, New York, and four
brothers, Benno and John Hohnerlein,
Germany, Martin Hohnerlein, Jr.,
Milledgeville, and Joseph Hohnerlein,
Savannah. She was a member of the
Business and Professional Women’s
Club of Millen.
AUGUSTA C. L. A. HAS
GONE “OVER THE TOP”
v
Has Sufficient Pledges in
Hand and in Sight to Guar
antee Its Quota for Year
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Augusta
branch of the Catholic Laymen’s As
sociation of Georgia has followed the
example of Atlanta in putting its
campaign for members “over the top”,
and while the campaign is not com
pleted the branch has sufficient
pledges in hand and enough in sight
to guarantee that it will pay in its
quota during the present year.
Thomas P. Doris is president of the
Augusta branch; he was taken ill in
February and was confined to the
hospital for over two months, des
perately ill most of the time. John
L. Armstrong, first vice president., ap
pointed campaign chairman, organiz
ed the campaign, and he and State
President Alfred M. Battey were able
to assure President Doris on his re
turn from the hospital that Augusta
is again achieving its goal this year
as it has done in previous years un
der Mr. Doris’ leadership.
Reassuring news is being received
from other cities in the state at the
state office, Atlanta, where President
Robert R. Otis and state Vice Presi
dent J. J. Haverty, K. S. G. reported
the goal reached in March, now re
port a larger list of contributors and
a larger total than in any year for
several years. Macon, where M. J.
Callaghan is president, and Colum
bus, under the leadership of Mrs. H.
C. Smith, are also at work, and are
expected to be in a position to report
for the next issue of The Bulletin. The
other cities of the state are not lag
ging. The state officers as well as
those of local branches feel greatly
encouraged by . the outlook.
T homas F. Mosimann
Dies in Charleston
Principal of High School
Widely Known as Educator
and English Scholar
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Thomas F.
Mosimann, for 25 years a member of
the faculty of the High School of
Charleston, and since 1926 its princi
pal, died here April 12, after an ex
tended illness.
Born in Charleston July 20, 1886,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Mosimann, Mr. Mosimann was an
honor graduate of the Courtenay
School, valedictorian of his class in
high school, and finished first in his
class at the College of Charleston,
where he was graduated in 1907. He
was one of the seven charter mem
bers of the Pi Kappa Phi fratrnity
and in 1909 was elected its grand
president. Becoming principal of the
Shaw Industrial School, he shortly
afterwards joined the high school
faculty as professor of English; he
was widely known as an English
scholar, but his love for Charleston
led him to decline chairs of English
in colleges in other sections.
His qualifications as an educator
led to his election in 1926 as princi
pal of the high school, a post he re
tained until his death. In June, 1912,
he was married to Miss Elise de-
Vineau, who, with eight children,
survives him. They are Thomas F.
Mosimann. Jr.. Madeleine, Margaret,
Frances Octavie, Louise, Lillie, Jan
Denise and James Emil Mosimann, a
brother, James A. Mosimann, and
two sisters, Mrs. George H. Gibbs
and Miss Agnes Mosimann, all of
Charleston.
The funeral was held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
with a Requiem Mass, the Rev.
Charles de Vineau officiating, assist
ed by clergy of the local parishes. In
terment was in St. Lawrence Ceme
tery. The high school students at
tended in a body.
GEORGE EDWARD KEENAN, of
Stella Maris Church, widely known
contractor, died at Sullivan’s Island
where he was bom 72 years ago.
His widow, formerly Miss Margaret
E. Riley, and his brother survive.
Miss Mary Conniff of
Augusta Parish Dies
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Miss Mary C.
Coniff, a widely known member of
St. Patrick’s parish and one of Au
gusta’s oldest citizens, died Skmday
afternoon after an extended illness.
Miss Conniff was the daughter of the
late Patrick Conniff and Annie Tur
ley Conniff, prominent pioneer Au-
gustans; she was born in Augusta and
lived here all her life. The funeral
was held from St. Patrick’s Church,
the Rev. H. A. Schonhardt of Sha
ron, formerly pastor of St. Patrick’s,
officiating.at the Requiem Mass. In
terment was in Magnolia Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Harry McAuliffe,
Jerry McAuliffe, Jno. Chapman, Clar
ence Markwalter, George Stavro, and
M. B. Satcher, active, and R. C. Dav
enport, Dr. J. C. Wright, P. F. Sheron
and Ed Nave, honorary.