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EIGHT 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