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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MAY 19, 1934
Georgia K. of C. Councils
Hold Convention at Augusta
Louis C. Kunze, Columbus, Is
Reelected State Deputy at
Annual Meeting
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Louis C. Kunze,
Columbus, Ga., publisher, was re
elected state deputy of the Knights
of Columbus for Georgia at the an
nual convention which closed here
Monday. Mr. Kunze was elected state
deputy last year after a previous
series of terms a decade ago.
Other otficers named included
Joseph I. Oberst, Atlanta, state sec
retary; Joseph F. O’Brien, Brunswick,
treasurer; James F. Glass, Savannah,
advocate; John T. Buckley, Augusta,
warden.
Mr. Kunze and A. A. Baumstark,
Atlanta, past state deputy, were elect
ed delegates to the national conven
tion at Detroit, with J. Coleman
Dempsey of Augusta and William H.
Mitchell, Macon, as alternates.
This was the first convention ever
held in Augusta and one of the few
in the third of a century of the or
der’s history in Georgia, which was
not attended by Capt. P. H. Rice,
K. C. S. G., who died since the last
convention. Captain Rice was a past
Grand Knight, past state deputy, past
Master of the Fourth Degree for the
Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, and
for a number of years a member of
the supreme board. State Deputy
Kunze, by resolution of the conven
tion, appointed the grand knights of
the councils of Georgia to draw up
official resolutions on Captain Rice’s
death.
LOUIS C. KUNZE
HONORS ANNOUNCED
AT ST, GENEVIEVE'S
Miss Barker College Saluta-
torian. Miss Wehry, Miss
Haezel High School Leaders
Reports of the state deputy and
district deputies,- J. J. McCreary, of
Macon, and M. C. McCarthy, of Sa
vannah, and of the Grand Knights
indicated an increase in membership
in the order over the membership
at the previous convention, and in
creased activities in a number of
councils, especially in activities for
the younger members.
A resolution commended the work
being done for the preservation of
the ruins of the Spanish Missions of
the state and pledged the interest
and support of the Knights of Co
lumbus in every way possible to keep
alive the memory of this as well as
other phases of the history of this
state.
The convention also went on record
as urging the members of the state
and local councils to lend their in
terest and assistance to efforts to se
cure the more extended observance
of Good Friday.
A special resolution expressed the
appreciation of the visitors to Pat
rick Walsh Council for its generous
hospitality, and to the newspapers
of Augusta for the courtesies shown
the convention through the news
stories about its activities.
A feature of the convention was an
address by the Rev. James T. Reilly,
S. M., pastor of St. Francis Xavier
Church, Brunswick, on the Spanish
Missions of Georgia. Father Reilly has
done extensive work in this field and
is one of the leading authorities in
Georgia on the subject. The resolu
tion on the missions was prompted
by Father Reilly’s masterly address.
Resolutions on the laymen’s retreat
movement, urging the Knights of Co
lumbus of Georgia to lend the move
ment their support by attending, and
advocating making Discovery Day a
national holiday were adopted.
The Patrick Walsh Council, Knights
of Columbus, entertained the visitors
with a luncheon at the Knights of
Columbus Home, and also with a
dinner in the evening at Mooney’s
Golden Camp; a social followed tire
dinner. A special committee of wives
of members of the council entertained
tire visiting ladies at luncheon and
to tour of Augusta and Aiken. J.
Coleman Dempsey and Joseph H. Mc
Neil were in charge of the entertain
ment.
Speakers at the final dinner, at
which the opening prayer was said
by the Rt. Rev. James A. Kane, and
closing prayer by Father Reilly, were
Mr. Dempsey, who presided, State
Deputy Kunze, John J. Bradley, At
lanta, who expressed the appreciation
of the visitors. Mrs. John T. Buckley,
who expressed the appreciation of the
ladies, and Father Leo M. Keenan,
who paid tribute to Mr. Dempsey for
his work in establishing and prompt
ing the Knights of Columbus local
radio program, now entering its sev
entieth week. Sunday the speakers
included the Rev. Dr. Frederick E.
Smith, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, who spoke on “Catholics as
Neighbors”, the Rev. Joseph Leiser,
rabbi of the local Jewish congrega
tion, whose subject was similar to
Dr. Smith’s. Mrs. W. J. Mulherin,
who made the “Mother’s Day” ad
dress, State Deputy Louis Kunze. and
a musical program in which Miss
Alma Sheridan and Miss Blondina
Jung, Macon, soloist and accompanist,
Mrs. Paul Punaro, Augusta, and Pu-
naro’s Venetian Trio participated.
The program was broadcast over
WRDW.
THE FRANCONIA. Cunard Lifter,
will leave New York September 18
for the International Eucharistic Con
gress at Buenos Aires. It will return
November 4> „ , .. ... I ___
(Special to The Bulletin)
ASHEVILLE, N. C—Miss Ruth
W T agg Barker, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. O. C. Barker, of Asheville, has
been named salutatorian of the grad
uating class of the Junior College of
St. Genevieve-of-the-Pines. Miss
Barker obtained this honor on the
basis of having the highest scholastic
average in the class for her two
years of college work.
Members of the graduating class
are: Miss Frances Davis, of Patton,
Pa.; Miss Philomena Davis, Patton,
Pa.; Miss Ruth Barker, Asheville, N.
C.; Miss Mildred Hodges, Asheville,
N. C.; Miss Gertrude Jones, Candler,
N. C.; Miss Chauvin Lunsord, Cand
ler, N. C.; Miss Helen Seagroves,
Asheville, N. C.; and Miss Margaret
Weir, of Asheville, N. C.
MISS MARGUERITE WEHRY, of
Asheville, has been named valedictor
ian of the graduating class of the
Academy (High School) of ‘St. Gene-
vieve-of-the-Pines. Miss Wehry is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Wehry of 9 Garden Terrace.
MISS GERTRUDE HEAZEL, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Heazel, of Skyland, has been an
nounced as salutatorian of the class.
Both students received these hon
ors on the basis of the highest schol
astic averages in the class for the
four years of high school. Miss Wehry
and Miss Heazel have both been stu
dents at St. Genevieve’s for eleven
years, having attended the grammar
school there before entering high
school.
Graduating exercisces will be con
ducted for tire Academy on the eve
ning of May 30. The baccalaureate
sermon will be preached by the Most
Rev. William J. Hafey, Bishop of Ral
eigh, on the morning of May 30.
Members of the graduating class in
clude Miss Charlotte Arche and Miss
Catherine Arche of Matanzas, Cuba;
Miss Gertrude Heazel, Miss Roslyn
Lees, Miss Mary Ellen McCaffrey,
Miss Florenae Pollock, Miss Anna
Richardson, Miss Stella Richbourg,
Miss Margaret Shuey, Miss Marguer
ite Wehry and Miss Katherine Zim
merman, all of Asheville, in the col
lege preparatory course. Miss Ber
nice Pietri of Wilson, and Miss Ger
trude Watkins and Miss Ruth Hess
of Asheville in the literary course.
MOTHERS DAY was celebrated at
St. Genevieve’s-of-the-Pines with a
May procession. Through shaded
paths and avenues of the grounds,
those in the procession, singing
hymns, wound their way to the Grot
to of Our Lady of Lourdes. Follow
ing the coronation, Miss Elizabeth
Fraggy, president of the Sodality of
the Children of Mary, read the act of
consecration to the Blessed Virgin.
The procession then returned to the
chapel where new members were
received into the Sodality by the Rev.
Albert Goetz, O. S. B., chaplain. After
the reception, the Rev. Louis J. Bour
delivered a beautiful sermon on our
Blessed Mother, and brought the
ceremony to a close with Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament.
THE JEANNE D’ARC French Club
of St. Genevieve-of--the-Pines met
May 8 for its final session of the
school year. Miss Helen Pritchard,
president, presided, and Miss Mar
garet Mary Cotronez, of Youngstown,
Ohio, secretary, made a report.
Miss Chauvin Lunsford presented a
paper on Jeanne d’Arc because of the
importance of May 8 in the life of the
French heroine. Miss Helen Pritch
ard gave a discussion of the French
province, Lorraine.
Refreshments were served, and lotto
was played in French,
JUDGE ROURKE MEMBER
OF NATIONAL BOARD
Judge Talmadge Appoints
TTim to Uniform Laws Group
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Judge John
Kourke, Jr., of the Eastern Judicial
Circuit of the Superior Court, has
been named a Georgia memebr of the
Board of Uniform State Laws by
Governor Eugene Talmadge, suc
ceeding the late Judge Peter W. Mel-
drim. Each state has three" members
of the board.
Miss Alice Glover of
Macon Parish Dies
Injuries in Automobile Ac
cident in Savannah Fatal
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The funeral of
Mrs. Alice Glover, Macon, formerly
of Savannah, who was fatally in
jured in an automobile accident
April 20, was held from Sacred Heart
Church April 21, with interment in
Bonaventure Cemetery, Mrs. Glover
was on her was to Savannah when
the automobile in which she was
riding struck a parked truck. She
was a native of Statesboro and had
lived in Savannah most of her life.
Survivors are two sons, a daughter,
two brothers and three sisters.
MRS. ANNIE CREECH, wife of
Charles R. Creech, a member of
Sacred Heart parish, died early in
April after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Creech was formerly Miss
Annie Trebony of Savannah.
MRS. CATHERINE GAINEY, wife
of Michael J. Gainey, a native of
Ireland and for the past forty years
a resident of Savannah, died here
Sunday after a short illness. Mrs.
Gainey was a member of Cathedral
parish.
OWEN E. MOCK, widely known in
Savannah where he made Kis home,
died in Valdosta early in April after
an extended illness. He was 52 years
old and is survived by his widow,
two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Daniels, Val
dosta, and Mrs. J. T. Adams, Bruns
wick, and a brother, J. W. Mock,
West Palm Beach.
MRS. GEORGIA A. O’GORMAN,
wife of John O’Gorman, a member
of Blessed Sacrament Church and a
native of Marietta, Ga., died early
in April after a long illness. Surviv
ing in addition to her husband are
her son, John F. O’Gorman, Ludlow,
Mass., two daughters, the Misses
Georgia L. O’Gorman and Julia C.
O’Gorman, Savannah, and five
grandchildren.
GEORGE VON WALDNER, a na
tive of Savannah and a member of
Sacred Heart Church, died early in
April after an extended illness. Sur
viving are two brothers, Frank E.
and Charles L. Von Waldner, and a
sister, Mrs. John A. Clancy.
MISS FRANCES LANCTO died in
Savannah early in April. The Rev.
Paul Milde, O. S. B., of Sacred Heart
Church, officiated at the funeral
Mass; interment was in Cathedral
Cemetery.
MRS. MARGARET TURNER, widow
of John A. Turner, died early in
April. Mrs. Turner was a member of
Sacred Heart Church, from which the
funeral was held, the Very Rev.
Boniface Bauer, O. S. B., officiating.
Interment was in Laurel Grove Ceme
tery.
ST. JOSEPH'S, MACON
Has Annual May Procession
First Sunday in May
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga. — The annual May
procession at St. Joseph’s Church
was held the first Sunday in' May;
the Rev. F. J. Clarkson, S. J., pastor,
delivered the sermon. Miss Mary
McBrearty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McBrearty, crowned the
Blessed Virgin, being selected for
that honor by the vote of her class
mates at Mt. de Sales Academy.
R. HABEDICT CASSON, of St. Jo
seph’s Parish, is president of the
Bibb County Flower Club, which
held its 10th annual spring show May
8 under his direction; the show was
a splendid success.
Bishop Hafey at R. /.
C. D. of A. Jubilee
(Special to The Bulletin)
NEWPORT, R. I.—The Most Rev.
William J. Hafey, D. D., Bishop of
Raleigh, and national chaplain of
the Catholic Daughters of America,
pontificated at the Solemn High
Mass at St. Joseph’s Church which
opened the observance of the silver
jubile of Newport Court 110, C. D. of
A. Bishop Hafey also addressed the
banquet, with the Rt. Rev. Peter
Blessing administrator of the Diocese
of Providence, Mayor Mortimer A.
Sullivan of Newport, and other no
tables.
LATE BISHOP RUSSELL’S
BROTHER DIES AT 77
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
BALTIMORE. — Joseph E. Russell,
brother of the late Most Rev. Wil
liam T, Russell, Bishop of Charles
ton, has just died in this city at the
age of 77.
' Mr. Russell, a member of a well
known Maryland family, was the
father of 14 children and an uncle of
the Rev. Dr. John J. Russell, assist
ant, spiritual director of the Balti
more Section of the Holy Name So
ciety, and the Rev. W. Joyce Russell,
of the Church of St. Thomas the
Apostle, Washington.
Doctor Russell was celebrant of the
requiem Mass at SS. Philip and
James Church, this city.|
English Group Plans
Library of Films
Catholic Truth Society Will
Rent Them to Parishes
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
LONDON.—A library of films of
Catholic interest is to be formed by
the Catholic Truth Society here. The
films will be available for showing in
schools and parish balls and may be
rented by the Catholic public for this
purpose.
John P. Boland, K.S.G., organizing
secretary of the society told the N. C.
W. C. correspondent that the Society
does not intend to produce films.lt
will at first accumulate a number of
films which are already available
illustrating Rome, Lourdes anc!
shrines and events of Catholic inter
est.
SAVANNAH ALUMNAE IN
“MARY’S DAY” PROGRAM
Benedictine Cadets
Hold Annual Drill
Sergt. William Whalen Wins
Competition, With Private
Saul Raskin as Runner-up
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.,—More than two
thousand persons witnessed the an
nual prize drill of Benedictine School
May 10, at which William Whalen,
first sergeant of Company B, was
awarded the Jordan F. Brooks Me
morial Medal as the best drilled
cadet. Private Saul Raskin was rifn-
her-up, and stayed with Sergeant
Whalen for 15 minutes after all other
competitors had been eliminated, be
fore the judges finally awarded the
prizes. The next three in rank were
Sergeant Henry Brown, Private Mar
tin Sussman and Corporal Laurence
Thompson. Judges were Capt. J. M.
Goves, U. S. A., Lieut. Alan Rush, U.
S. A., and Lieut. Tyler, U. S. A., of
the Eighth U. S. Infantry at Fort
Screven.
The drill was conducted under the
direction of the Rev. Stanislaus
Bethel, O. S. B„ rector of Benedic
tine School, and Capt. E. G. Thom
son, commandant. Brig. Gen. Robert
J. Travis inspected the battalion, and
later reviewed it with four former
majors of the cadets. Father James
H. Grady, Jack Williams, Francis
McLaughlin, and Walter Corish.
Cadet Major Jack Clancy drilled the
battalion, and Captain Spellman and
Captain Corcoran commanded the
company drills. Cadet Lieut. Tipton
: was commander in the guard drill.
FATHER BARR TO GIVE
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
The Rev. Harold Barr of the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist and an
alumnus of Benedictine College will
deliver the commencement address at
the graduation exercises June 7. The
senior class numbers 37 members. The
Most Rev. Michael J Keyes, D. D.,
Bishop of Savannah, will preside, as
sisted by the Very Rev. Boniface
Bauer, O. S. B., pastor of Sacred
Heart Church and prior of the Bene
dictine community.
ORDINATION IN N. Y. OF
BELMONT BENEDICTINE
Father Peter Trizzino Will
Sing His First Mass There
(Sppecial to The Bulletin)
BROOKLYN. N. Y. — The Rev.
Father Peter Trizzino, O. S. B., of
the Benedictine Fathers at Belmont
Abbey, N. C., where he recently
completed his course in theology, will
be ordained to the priesthood at the
Pro-Cathedral of St. James here Sat
urday, May 26, by the Most Rev.
Thomas E. Molloy, D. D., Bishop of
Brooklyn; he will sing his first Sol
emn Mass June 3 at 10:30 at the
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, S.
Third Street and Hythe Avenue,
Brooklyn. Father Peter will be ten
dered a reception the night of June
3 at the family home, 464 Madison
Street, Brooklyn.
NED0M ANGIER WINS IN
MARIST JUNIOR CONTEST
MISS KATE M’GARRY, daughter
of the late James and Catherine Mc-
Garry, and a member of Sacred Heart
Church, died here recently. Miss Mc-
Garry was for a number of years con
nected with the Leopold Adler Co,
and was widely known.
HUGGINS-GARFIELD
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Rev. Nor-
bert McGowan, O. S. B., officiated
at the marriage of Miss Helen Frances
Huggins, daughter of Mrs. Katherine
A. Huggins and the late Henry G.
Huggins, and Walter Garfield, son of
Capt. and Mrs. B. H.. Garfield, solem
nized at Sacred Heart Church with
a nuptial Mass. After the wedding
trip to Florida, Mr. and Mrs. Garfield
will live in Savannah.
Seven Novices Are
Received in Florida
ST. AUGUSTINE, — Seven young
women, three of them from Jack
sonville. were received into the reli
gious life as members of the Com
munity of the Sisters of St. Joseph at
ceremonies held April 18 in the con
vent chapel, with Most Rev. Patrick
Barry, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese
cf St. Augustine officiating, assisted
by several members of the clergy of
the diocese. The sermon was de
livered by Rev. Father Hoffman, C.
SS. R., who had given a three days
retreat to the young candidates.
The young women and the names
they have chosen for their religious
life follow: Miss lone Rogero, of
St. Augustine, Sister Mary Herbert;
Miss Hosford, of Jacksonville, Sister
Mary Grace; Miss Mary Agnes
O’Crowley, of Jacksonville, Sister
Bernadette; Miss Mary McGee,
Jacksonville, Sister Mary Edward;
Miss Anna Steffani, of Homestead,
Sister Mary Raphael; Miss Harriet
Carpenter, of Miami, Sister Hilde-
garde; Miss Thelma Mixon, of Mi
ami, Sister Mary Helen, _ ,
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The St. Vincent
School Alumnae sponsored a “Mary’s
Day” observance the day before
Mother's Day, the members receiving
Holy Communion in the morning.
This observance is an annual devo
tion sponsored by the International
Federation of Catholic Alumnae.
ST. VINCENT P.-T. A. will enter
tain the pupils of Cathedral parochial
schools with a picnic May 24; plans
were made at a recent meeting.
Thomas F. Walsh, Jr., addressed the
meeting in the interest of the Amer
ican Tuberculosis Association.
MARIST SCHOOL for Boys will
hold its commencement exercises at
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist Friday afternoon, June 8, at five
o’clock.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL will
hold its commencement exercises
June 6 in the afternoon, at Sacred
Heart Church. The graduates’ picnic
will be May 24, and Mrs. J. F. M.
Ranitz of the Parent-Teacher Associ
ation as chairman. Mrs. William E.
Baran is chairman of the committee
on the breakfast for the graduates
June 6.
FATHER ROSS HONORED
FOR “GOOD WILL” WORK
NEW YORK.—Fr. J. Elliott Ross
was one of three clergymen to receive
the Gottheil Medal at a dinner of the
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity here May
12.
The medal, which is awarded an
nually by the society to the “Ameri
can who has done the most for Jew
ry”, was presented by former Brook
lyn Borough President Harold Rie-
gelman.
The other clergymen are the Rev.
Everett R. CUnchy, of the Presbyte
rian Church, and Rabbi Morris S.
Lazaron, of Baltimore. The three re
cently toured the country in the in
terests of racial and religious toler
ant*.
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Nedom Angier
was the winner in the annual junior
declamation contest at Marist Col
lege. winning the medal offered by
Mrs. Mitchell King. Second honors
were won by Bobby Baker and third
to Steve Dockstader. The declama
tion subjects were respectively “The
Guillotine,” “Jimmy Brown’s Steam
Chair” and “Sparticus to the Gladia
tors.” Vincent Cefalu, Richard
Strauss, Jr., and Richard Voorhis
were judges. Joseph Keiley presid
ed.
ANTHONY O’DONNELL
PLACES AT ATHENS
Anthony O'Donnell, of Marist Col
lege, who won the championship of
tile Fiftieth Congressional District in
the recent declamation contest, won
second honors in the statae contest
held at the University of Georgia,
where the winners in the ten Con
gressional Districts of Georgia com
peted.
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
FOR SAVANNAH KNIGHTS
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah
Council will present John W. Glea
son and Samuel C. Catherwood hon
orary membership medals at the May
23 meeting, the medals indicating 25
years of continuous membership in
the order.
BENEDICTINE CAMP was the site
of an all-day picnic sponsored oy
the Savannah Council Sunday; a mo
torcade left the Catholic Club at 9
o’clock. Boy Scouts of Troop 14,
Richard Powers, scoutmaster, were
special guests. The committee ap
pointed by Grand Knight W. T,
Walsh included Hugh Grady, chair
man; D. V. Daly, J. M. McDoonough,
Jr., H. S. Robertson, W - F. McKay,
L. C. Matthews, Louis Audessy and
Frank Anderson.