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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
DECEMBER 21, 1935
Miss Katherine Williams
New President of N.C.C.W.
WM. P. BENNETT OF
MACON PARISH DIES
Widely Known Resident
Pioneer Knight of Columbus
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—Funeral services for
William Peter Bennett, who d : ed in
Macon late in November at the age
of eighty, were held in St. Joseph’s
Church, with Rev. Peter M. Don
nell, S. J., pastor, officiating at the
Requiem Mass.
Mr. Bennett was a member of St.
Joseph’s Church and a widely
known Catholic. He was a fourth
degree member of the Knights of
Columbus and pefhaps the oldest
Knight pf Columbus in Central
Georgia. For many vears he was a
leading plumbing con ractar here.
Surviving him are his niece, Mrs.
John Hart and a nephew, William
Kerwin, both of East Elhurst, N. Y.
Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cem
etery.
Dr. John H. Powell
Dies in Atlanta
Was Leader in Medical Cir
cles There
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Dr. John H. Po
well, widely known in medical cir
cles and leading specialist, died at his
home here in November, after a
short illness. He was 66 years of age
and had been ill only two days. Fu
neral services were held from the Sa
cred Heart Church, with Rev. John
Emmerth. S.M., officiating. Inter
ment were in West View Cemetery.
Dr. Powell was a native of Lenoir,
N. C. He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus, the Old Guard
and the Capital City Club. He is
survived by his wife, two brothers,
Jacob and Philip Powell, both of Le
noir. and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie
Sudderth, of Lenoir, and Mrs. Mary
Williams, of Wilcox, N. C.
..MRS. MARY GARONI, a member
of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, died here in November.
Mrs. Garoni was widely Known in
the parish, and is survived bj two
daughters, Mrs. J. L. Adams and Miss
Catherine Garoni, and three sons.
William. James and Aldo Garoni.
Father Moylan officiated at the Re
quiem Mass; interment was in Crest
Lawn Cemetery.
JOSEPH F. MacKILLOP, a wide
ly known resident of Avon Estates,
died early in December. Mr. Mac
Killop was a member of Sacred
Heart Church, from which the fu
neral was held with a Requiem Mass,
the Rev. John Emmerth, S. M., offi
ciating. Interment was in Baltimore.
Surviving Mr. MacKillop are his
wife, his son, Victor MacKillop two
brothers, D. J. MacKillop, widely-
known radio executive, and John
MacKillop, Baltimore, and a sister,
Mrs. Susan Tapston, of San Francis
co and New York.
THOS. EDWARD McSWEENEY, a
member of Immaculate Conception
Church, died early in December af
ter an extended illness. Surviving
are four sisters, Mrs. George Lendy,
of Lawndale, Cal.; Mrs. J. M. Huey,
Miss Bessie McSweeney, and Miss
Eugenia McSweeney, Atlanta: two
brothers. J. W. McSweeney, Lake
Worth, Fla., and L. J. McSweeney.
Atlanta. The funeral was held from
the Church of the Immaculate Con
ception with a Requiem Mass. In
terment was in Sylvester.
!'John W. Dowling of
Augusta Parish Dies
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral services
for John Whitney Dowling, 33
years of age who died from injuries
received in an automobile accident
ki November were held at Sacred
Heart Church, with Rev. J. E.
O’Donohoe, S. J., officiating. Mr.
Dowling was bom in Barnwell
Cornrin, S. C., but had lived in Au-
g asta since he was eight years old.
e was engaged on the New Savan
nah Bluff river project.
He is survifed by his wife. Mrs.
Margaret Buckley Dowling three
sons. Whitney Dowling, Jr., Dennis
W. Dowling, and Thomas Dowling,
father, T. C. Dowling, all of Augus
ta; one brother, Taft Dowling, of
Day Iona Beach, Fla.; two sisters,
Miss Mary Dowling, Albany, and
Miss Patricia Dowling, Augusta; and
a number of uncles, aunts, nieces
and nephews.
TWO PRACTICAL
Catholic Croatian fami
lies, six and eight child
ren, wish to work on farm
for free rent and small
remuneration. Can d o
almost any kind of work.
Best of references. Please
write C. A., care Bulletin,
Augusta, Ga.
STUDENTS' CHAPEL
AT CLEMSON COLLEGE
Bishop Walsh Dedicates Gift
of James P. Gallivan,
Greenville
(Special to The Bulletin)
Clemson College, the agricultural
colelge of South Carolina, has a new
chapel, dedicated on the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception by the Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D-, Bish
op of Charleston, and erected
through the generosity of James
F. Gallivan, one of the leading Cath
olic laymen in the oSutheast and
one of South Carolina's most highly
respected citizens; Mr. Gallivan is
state deputy of the Knights of Co
lumbus for South Carolina. The Rt.
Rev. Msgr. A. K. Gwynn. V. F-, pas
tor of St. Mary’s Church, Greenville,
was in charge of the erection of the
chapel, which was designed by the
Rev. Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B.,
of Belmont Abbey, noted ecclesias
tical architect. A description of the
chapel, erected and furnished ac
cording to strict liturgical regula
tions of the Church, will appear in
the next issue of The Bulletin.
0. A. KELLY, SR., OF
FERNANDINA, DIES
Was Father of State Leg
islator, Son of State Sen
ator, Brother of Mayor
(Special to The Bulletin)
FERNANDINA, Fla. — Daniel A.
Kelly. Sr„ one of Fernandina’s lead
ing business men and citiens, died
here recently at the age of 58. Mr.
Kelly had not been in good health
for some time but had been active
as president of the Kelly Brothers
Co., wholesale grocers; on the eve
ning of his death he complained of
not feeling well, said he would re
tire early, and shortly after suffered
a fatal heart attack.
Mr, Kelly, who was the father of
Dan Kelly, Jr., representative of
Nassau County in the State Legisla
ture, was bom in Fernandina No
vember 22, 1877, the son of the Hon.
Patrick Kelly, a native of County
Sligo, Ireland, and Mrs. Kelly, who
was Miss Christine Bessant; his fa
ther came to Fernandina in 1855 with
his mother, five brothers and mar
ried sister; he represented this dis
trict in the Florida State Senate. He
was educated at St. Joseph’s Acad
emy and St. Leo College, San Anto
nio, Fla. He went into business for
himself early in life, and later be
came president of the Kelly Broth
ers Co.
Surviving Mr. Kelly are his wife,
two sons. Representative Daniel A.
Kelly, Jr., and John Redmond Kel
ly, his brother, Mayor Patrick C.
Kelly, Sr., of Fernandina, a member
of his firm, and two sisters, Miss
Chrissie Kelly, Fernandina, and Mrs.
Ralph F. Bridier. Jacksonville. Miss
Ellie Kelly Nave of Augusta, Ga.,
was a cousin.
The funeral was held from St.
Michael’s Church, of which he was
a lifelong member; Father Patrick
Halligan, pastor, officiated, Father
J. J. Nevin of Jacksonville, formerly
pastor of St. Michael’s, delivered the
sermon. Clergy present included the
Rev. Thomas G. Jones and the Rev-
Michael Fox, Jacksonville, and the
Rev. Jeremiah O’Mahoney, Gaines
ville. Pallbearers, honorary and ac
tive, included many of the leaders
in the business, civic and profession
al rife of the city. Interment was at
Bosque Bello Cemetery.
Mrs. E.J. O’Connor of
Augusta Parish Dies
One of Most Active Members
of Sacred Heart Church
AUGUSTA. Ga.—Mrs. Elizabeth
Lyons O’Connor, wife of Eugene J.
O’Connor, state vice-president for
Augusta of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association, died here late in No
vember after an extended illness.
Mrs. O'Connor was a devoted and
beloved member of Sacred Heart
parish, and active in all its affairs,
and in the Catholic life of the city.
The funeral was held from Sacred
Heart Church, the Rev. M. A. Cro
nin, S. J-, officiating, assisted by
clergy of the city. Pallbearers were:
Honorary, J. J. O’Shea, T. J.
O’Leary, W. J. Mulherin. F. B.
Carr, T. F. Cashin. and T. P. Doris;
active: Harry Markwalter, John
Burke, C. J. Vaughn, Sr., W. A.
Lyons, Robert Arthur and Miles
O’Connor,
Surviving Mrs. O’Connor is her
husband, E. J. O’Connor, Georgia
Railroad official, one daughter, Mrs.
Harry L. Cashin, two sisters, Mrs. J.
B. Kearney and Mrs. M. V. Maher,
two grandsons and a number of
nieces and nephews-
Fort Wayne Entertains Fif
teenth Annual Convention
of National Conference
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
FORT WAYNE, Ind—Miss Kather
ine R. Williams, of Milwaukee, was
elected president of the National
Council of Catholic Women at the
concluding session of the organiza
tion’s fifteenth annual convention
here. She succeeds Miss Anne Sara-
chon Hoofey, of Kansas City, who
served two terms as president.
Other officers elected at the con
cluding session were: Mrs. Earl R.
Reynolds. Chicago, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Thomas J Horrigan, Hart
ford, second vice president; Miss
Mary Coughlin, Denver, third vice
president; Mrs. Thomas P. Ryan, St-
Paul, treasurer, and Mrs. Thomas
Dignan, Great Falls, secretary.
In addition to the officers, the fol
lowing were elected members of the
Board of Directors: Miss Mayme G-
Carey, Wheeling; Miss M. Pauline
Casey, Scranton, Mrs. W. I. Grubb,
Mobile; Mrs William J. Hotz, Omaha;
Miss Cecilia Yawman, Rochester; Miss
Ella Carroll, Topeka, Mrs. T. E. Ward,
Oklahoma City, and Dr. Anna E. Mc-
Caughey, San Francisco. The last
three were named to succeed retiring
members: Miss Hooley, Mrs- C- B.
Mendel, Dallas, and Mrs. A. S. Mus-
ante, San Francisco.
A message from His Excellency the
Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Ciog-
nani, Apostolic Delegate to the Unit
ed States, expressed regret at his be
ing unable to attend the convention
and congratulated the N- C. C. W. on
its “work of uniting under the B'sh-
ops the general works and labors of
our Catholic women’s organizations;
and secondly, for the special works
which, through a common program
you seek to promote. “That you are
doing all of this in thep roper, order
ly way of Ca’holic Action is most en
couraging.” the Papal Delegate said.
BISHOP THOMAS J- TOOLEN of
Mobile, was the celebrant of the Mass
at the Cathedral for the living and de
ceased members of the N. C. C. W.
Bishop Noll spoke on a special pro
gram, his subject being ‘ The Place of
the National Council of Catholic
Women in a Youth Program.” The
Most Rev. John Gregory Murray,
Archbishop of St. Paul, delivered an
address on “Fundamental Solution of
Economic Chaos;” the Most Rev. Rob
ert E- Lueey. Bishop of Amarillo,
suoke on “The Price We Pay for
Peace,” and Miss Josephine R'oche.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
on “Government and So-ial Justice.”
Archbishop Rummel of New Orleans
discussed “Youth and Christian Cul
ture.”
Announcement was made that the
delegates to the convention had
pledged $18,000 to the Social Service
School and that a $20,000 payment had
been made on an earlier pladge of
$100,000 of the National Circle of the
Daughters of Isabella. A check for
this amount was presented by Mrs.
Minerva C. Boyd, of Chicago, Grand
Regent of the Daughters of Isabella.
The report of the Exeutive Secre
tary, Miss Agnes G- Regan, of Wash
ington, D- C., was presented to the
convention.
Miss Anna Rose Kimpel, for ten
years activities secretary of the Na
tional Catholic Community House in
Toledo, was named to the newly cre
ated post of field secretary of the
Catholic Youth project for girls spon
sored by the N- C. C. W.
RESOLUTIONS denouncing the
persecution of religion in Mexico and
the dissemination of propaganda of
the revolutionary government of that
country in the Unted States were
adopted at the closing session of the
convention.
Among other resolutions were ones
indorsing the Youth Movement, ap
proving the Coolidge-Kerr Immigra
tion bill, advocating a better housing
program, renewing the Council’s in
dorsement of the campaign for better
•notion pictures, and deploring the
action of mixed organizations of wom
en in voting on controversial ques
tions that infringe upon the rights of
conscience of their members. Particu
lar reference was made in the last
mentioned resolution to the action of
national mixed groups on such sub
jects as birth prevention and sterili
zation.
THE SOUTHEAST was represented
at the Fort Wavne convention by a
number of N. C. C. W. officials.
South Carolina was represented by
Miss Katherine Ryan. Hampton, Dio
cesan President.
Armed Assault Fatal
to Augusta Merchant
Patrick Collins Dies After
Armed Robbery in His Store
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Patrick Collins, a
member of a pioneer Augusta Cath
olic family and widely known in
business circles in the city, died
here early in December of injuries
sustained when he was attacked and
robbed in his grocery store- The fa
tal assault occasioned deep indigna
tion in Augusta, and rewards have
been offered for the arrest of the
assailants The funeral was held from
St. Patrick’s Church, the Rev. Jere
miah O’Hara officiating. Inter
ment was in Westover Memorial
Park. Surviving Mr. Collins are his
wife, Mrs. Emma Collins, his broth
er, John Collins, and • number of
nieces and nephews.
James M. Molloy of
Macon Parish Dies
Was Widely Known in
Southern Horticulture
(Special to The Bulletin
.MACON, Ga.—Funeral services for
James Matthew Molloy, horticultur
ist. and an authority in peach cul
ture, who died here late in Novem
ber. were held in St. Joseph’s
Church, with Rev, Father McLaugh
lin offic'ating and interment was in
St. Joseph's cemetery.
Mr. Molloy had lived in Macon
since 1912 and was a member of St.
Joseph’s Church. He was ill several
months. He had patented a treatment
preventing disease in peach trees.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Olah Laurence; two
brothers, Cornelius Molloy, Wash
ington Courthouse, O.; Peter P.
Molloy, Los Angeles; and a sister
who is a S'ster of Mercy in a Chi
cago convent.
AUGUSTAN IN FATAL
AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Hugo Beddingfield Dies,
Four Others Injured in Re
turning From Savannah
AUGUSTA, Ga.—A pleasure trip to
Savannah to attend the convention
of the A. O. H. Auxiliary was turn
ed into tragedy when an Augusta
delegation returning home by auto
mobile was struck by a train in a
fog, fatally injuring Hugo B. Bed
dingfield, seriously injuring Miss
Mary Lou Shurley and Miss Anita
Brittingham, and inflicting painful
injuries on Mrs. Beddingfield and
Miss Annie May O’Connell. The
collision was at Allendale, S. C.; Mr.
Beddingfield was driving.
Surviving Mr. Beddingfield is his
wife, who was Miss Margie Hartwell,
widely known in Catholic circles, his
father, J. C. Beddingfield, two
brothers, three sisters and _ his
grandmother, Mrs. John Bedding
field of Lakemont, Ga. The funeral
was held from St. Patrick’s Church,
the Rev. Leo M. Keenan, pastor, of
ficiating. Interment was in Magnolia
Cemetery.
Mrs. Beddingfield and Miss
O’Connell have recovered from their
injuries sufficiently to be out; Miss
Brittingham is confined to the hos
pital painfully injured, and Miss
Shurley is still seriously ill.
St. Mary’s Program
at Greenville, S. C.
GREENVILLE, S. C.-rSt. Mary’s
Parish School held its Christmas
closing in the school auditorium De
cember 20. The decorations were dis
tinctive, reflecting the true spirit of
the Yule-tide season. The hall was
filled with the parents and friends of
the pupils and the patrons of the
school.
The program included a costume
song, “Good Soldiers of St. Nick,”
by the boys of the first, second and
third grades. “Hurrah for Good Old
Santa Claus.” the “Toy Orchestra,”
composed of thirty-there little mu
sicians from the second and third
grades. “Santa Claus Comes.” a nar
rator reading was the program; “A
Chorus for Christmas,” played and
sung by the orchestra.
The pupils of the intermediate and
upper grades presented, with the
special permission of the publishers,
the Catholic Dramatic Movement,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin—a play en
titled “The Mystery of Christmas,”
written by the Rev. Mathias Helfen,
the author of the Sacred Pageant,
oresented in Greenville last year to
honor the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. K.
Gwynn, the pastoi on the occasion
of his Jubilee celebration.
The theme of the play is the con
version of a Pilvrim, who typifies a
Modem Pagan. This is effected by
the Guardian Angel who leads this
erring soul to God by the exposi
tion and interpretation of the beau
tiful scenes as depicted in the Nativ
ity of the Christ-Child.
The cast of characters included
Francis Adams. Ruby Berry. Mary
Emma Lagerho’me, Louise Slattery,
Fred Eassy, Bill Stenhenson. Billie
Miller Allan Wilson, Thomas Roum-
illat. Patricia Moran,, Evelyn Ives-
ter Catherine Dumit, Carolyn Gold
smith. Jane Crosby, J. C- Seaman
and Mary Fazio.
Several of the choral numbers of
the play were broadcast previous to
its presentation from the Greenville
Broadcasting Studio.
Saint Mary’s School children will
sing the Mass, composed by Richard
Keys, in Saint Mary’s Church on
Christmas Day.
B. E. Malien Dies in
Jacksonville Parish
(Special to The Bulletin)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Bee Eckle
Mallem, widely known Jacksonville
businessman and leading radio and
stage performer, died from injuries
sustained in an automobile collision
here. Mr. Mallem was an active
member of the Church of the Immac
ulate Conception, from which his fu
neral was held, the Rev. James J.
Meehan, officiating. Interment was
in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
GERMAN RELIGIOUS
FINED $9,000,000
Nun Given Ten Years and
$10,000 Fine on Charge of
Violating Currency Laws
FINES TOTALLING over two mil
lions of dollars have been imposed
on members of Catholic religious or
ders in Germany as the result of
trials in which members of the or
ders were accused of paying debt3
outs’de of Germany. One religious.
Sister Anna Schroers, of the Con
gregation of the Sisters of Our Lady,
was given ten years at hard labor
and fined $100,000.
THE ARREST and conviction of
B’shop Legge, of Meissen, has caused
particular emotion; he was at one
time chaplain of the Univessity of
Halle.
PAUL GOEBBELS, propaganda
minister of the German government,
denies the circulated report that the
government would change its atti
tude toward the Church.
COLUMBIA KNIGHTS
HONOR JOHN PARK
Retiring Grand Knight Of
Council Commended
COLUMBIA. S. C—John H. Park,
past grand knight of the Bishop Eng
land council of the Knights of Colum
bus, was presented with a handsome
traveling bag at a recent meeting of
the council The presentation speech
was made by the Rev. D. M. O’Brien
of St. Francis de Sales Church. The
bag has the emblem of the council
and Mr. Park’s name engraved in gold
letters on it. Mr. Parks has been
grand knight of this council for three
years and has worked zealously arid
untiringly during that time. A large
number of Knights attended. !
Benedictine Bows to
Savannah High Rival
Loses Thanksgiving Classic
by Narrow Margin of 13-7
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Savanah High
School defeated Benedictine College
in thfe thirty-fifth anual local grid
iron classic Thanksgiving Day by
nearly the narowest possible margin,
13 to 7, in a spirited and colorful
battle. Morgan made Benedictine's
touchdown on a pass from Rossiter,
and Rossiter kicked the goal from
placement- There wase 8.227 paid ad
missions to the game, 599 more than
last year.
BENEDICTINE’S. _ annual _ alumni
banauet was a brilliant affair. Kirk
Sutlive, editor of the Blackshear
Times and president-elect of the
Georgia Press Association, respond
ed to the toast, “Our Alumni”, Jul
ian Corish toasted “Our Guest of
Honor”. Col. Carl W. Robeson, chair
man of the executive committee of
the Savananh High School Athletic
Asociation discussed “Our Friendly
Rival”, and Coach Robert P. Thom
son spoke on “The Team.” Julian
Halligan, was toastmaster.
WILLIAM HENNESSY has been
elected editor-in-chief of The Cam
pus Quill, Benedictine College stu
dent publication. Jack McLaughlin
is assistant editor.
CHRISTOPHER P. H. MURPHY,
one of the South’s most widely
known artists, now knows what it is
to be a model as well as an artist; he
was selected by Miss Brenda Put
nam, noted New York sculptor, as
the subject for the sculpture mod
eling exhibition at the Telfair Acad
emy of Arts and Sciences here re
cently; Miss Putnam selected Mr.
Murphy because he “definitely rep
resents splendid character.”
FRED G. DOYLE has been elected
a director of the Liberty National
Bank and Trust Co. Mr. Doyle is! a
former president of the Savannah
Branch of the Catholic Laymen's
Association of Georgia and of the
Rotary Club, and is a member of the
Board of Education.
THE CATHOLIC WOMAN’S Club
has decided to organize a study
club, and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Jr.,
has been appointed chairman of the
committee. Father Daniel Bourke
addressed the November meeting ,of
the club; his subject was Ireland.
COL. M. J. O’LEARY was the prin
cipal speaker at the second Novem
ber meeting of Savannah Council;
Colonel O’Leary, one of Savannah’s
best known citizens, is now a repre
sentative of the national office of the
Knights of Columbus with most of
the states along the eastern seaboajrd
from New Jersey down as well as
some others in his territory.
WILLIAM H. MOORE, a former
president of St. Patrick’s Holy Name
Society, died of bums here late in
November. The funeral was held at
St. Patrick’s Church, with the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Joseph L. O'Brien, D. D..
officiating. Mr. Moore was an em
ploye of the Charleston navy yard,
treasurer of Charleston Lodge i of
Elks, and a past exalted ruler of fhe
local lodge, ri