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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
EFBRUARY 29, 1936
Funeral in Augusta
of Mrs. Deberuff
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Mrs. Marie E. De
beruff, wife of Charles A. Deberuff,
for- many years a resident of Au
gusta until the family moved to
Charlotte six years ago, died in
Charlotte February 23. Mrs. Debe
ruff was a native of Charleston, and
widely known there, in Augusta and
in Charlotte. The funeral was held
at St. Patrick’s Church here, the Rev.
Leo M. Keenan, pastor, officiating.
Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. Deberuff is survived by her
husband and one son, Charles De-
Beaugrine, of Augusta.
Dorrs
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Victor J. Dorr, Once K. of C.
Supreme Director, Dies at 72
Leading Augustan, Former
State Deputy, One of Found
ers of Laymen’s Association
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Victor J. Dorr,
one of Augusta’s outstanding busi
ness and Catholic leaders for nearly
two generations, a former state dep
uty of the Knights of Columbus of
Georgia and the first member of the
Knights of Columbus from the South
Atlantic States to serve as a member
of the supreme board of directors of
the Knights of Columbus, died sud
denly February 11 at the age of 72.
Mr. Dorr suffered a heart attack
some months ago but appeared to
have recovered; he attended the
seven o’clock Mass at St. Patrick's
Church each morning and served it,
and was called as usual the morning
of his death. He responded to the
call, but a few minutes later it was
discovered that he had died.
Born in Augusta June 24, 1863, the
son of August Dorr and Mrs. Mary
Magill Dorr, Mr. Dorr was educated
in Augusta and at Pio Nono Col
lege, Macon, then entering his fath
er’s business, with which he he had
been connected since, first with his
father and brothers, and then with
his sons. The firm, August Dorr’s
Sons, merchant tailors, founded by
Mr. Dorr’s father in 1861, was one of
the oldest in this section.
Mr. Dorr was united in marriage
November 14, 1894, to Miss Sarah
Gardiner, and they were universal
ly regarded as an ideal and exem
plary couple. Mrs. Dorr in recent
weeks has been seriously ill and was
under the care of physicians at the
time of Mr. Dorr’s death.
A pioneer member of Patrick
Walsh Council, Knights of Colum
bus, Mr. Dorr served the order a
quarter of a century ago as state
deputy and later as a member of the
Supreme Board of Directors, one of
the three members from the South
Atlantic States to have been so hon
ored in the history of the order, the
others being the late Capt. P. H.
Rice, K. C. S. G., Augusta, and
Francis J. Heazel, Asheville, N. C.,
now on the supreme board. Mr.
Dorr was the first member of the
board from the South Atlantic
States. He was in his day in de
mand as a speaker at K. of C. affairs
of major importance in metropolitan
centers. He was chancellor of Pat
rick Walsh Council at the time of his
death. The members of the council
went to his residence in a body, for
prayers for the dead, led by Father
John J. Kennedy, chaplain.
Mr. Dorr was one of the group
who laid the foundation of the Cath
olic Laymen’s Association of Georgia
twenty years ago and was always a
loyal supporter of the work. Born
in St. Patrick’s parish the year the
present church was consecrated, 72
years ago, he was a life-long mem
ber of the parish and by common
consent was regarded as its leading
layman; he was a daily communi
cant. He was one of the leading
members of the Augusta Rotary
Club and for some time had been
active in the Little Theatre League.
Surviving Mr. Dorr, in addition to
his wife, are three sons, Victor G.
Dorr and Edwin J. Dorr, Augusta,
associated with him in business, and
August Dorr. Miami; four daughters,
Mrs. Frank M. White, Atlanta; Sis
ter M„ Bernardine of the Sisters of
Mercy, Savannah, and Mrs. Andrew
J. Sheahan and Mrs. A. Wilton
Lucky, Jr., Augusta; two sisters,
Mrs. Margaret Dorr Watkins. Au
gusta. and Mrs. Katherine Dorr
Sours, Augusta, formerly of Macon;
eleven grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
The funeral was held from St. Pat
rick’s Church, the Rev. Leo M.
Keenan, pastor, officiating at the
Requiem Mass. Assisting in the
sanctuary were the Rev. Harold J.
Barr, rector of the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Savannah, and the
Rev. J. B. O’Donohoe. S. J., the Rev.
M. A. Cronin, S. J., the Rev. George
Laugel. S. M. A. the Rev John J.
Kennedy and the Rev. Jeremiah
O’Hara, Augusta. Pallbearers were:
Honorary, T. P. Doris. J. P. Hallihan.
Henry j. Heffernan. P. H. Rice. Jr.,
J. Coleman Dempsey, Hugh Kinch-
ley and Foster Gibson. Jr.: active.
E. J. Schweers. Louis Mulherin.
Richard Reid. John, Chesser, Dr. J.
E. Marriott and Joseph Cassidy. The
Knights of Columbus attended in a
body, and the Rotary Club and
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VICTOR J. DORR
members of the Little Theatre
League also attended. Interment was
in Magnolia Ceme ery, where Father
Keenan officiated, assisted by Father
Barr.
Victor Dorr Blended
Courtesy, Character
Augusta Chronicle Says He
Preserved Graces and Cul
ture of South’s Golden Age
“A GENTLEMAN PASSES”
(Editorial from The Augusta, Ga..
Chronicle)
Mr. Victor J. Dorr, whom death
claimed suddenly Tuesday morning,
was an ideal blend of knightly cour
tesy, strength of character, Southern
chivalry and fidelity to conviction.
Mr. Dorr was born in Augusta in
1863 in the dying days of the old
ante-bellum South, and he seemed to
preserve for succeeding generations
and for our day the graces and cul
ture of that Golden Age which was
overwhelmed but not conquered by
the fortunes of war.
A leader in Augusta's business, so
cial and civic life since long before
the turn of the century, he passed
the three score and ten mark with
characteristic grace and geniality. He
and Mrs. Dorr were so interested in
the activities and problems of young
people that they never adopted the
habits of the senior generation; they
had the spontaneity of youth with
the experience of years, so their par
ticipation in the Little Theatre
League and the Bicentennial pro
grams within the year indicated.
Dorr’s is an institution in Augusta,
and Mr. Dorr carried on in valiant
manner the tradition which made the
name a guarantee of quality in char
acter as well as in merchandise. Hon
ored by those among whom he lived
for seventy-two years and to whom
his life was an open book, his char
acter and ability were recognized
elsewhere as well; the Knights of
Columbus, of which he was a pioneer
member in the south, selected him as
their state leader, and later he was
a member of the Supreme Board of
Directors, composed of fifteen officers
from the United States, its posses
sions. from Canada and from Mex
ico. A pleasing and forceful speaker, j
he was in his day in demand as the
principal orator at Knights of Colum- ;
bus affairs of major importance in
metropolitan centers. ,
Mr. Dorr was a sterling citizen and I
a loyal churchman, every interest of
his city, state and nation was his in
terest. and no service he could ren
der his church was neglected. He
was particularly devoted to his native
Augusta; he was by common consent
the outstanding layman of St. Pat
rick’s Parish, of which he was a life
long member. The Rotary Club had
no more highly respected or beloved
member.
In recent weeks Mr. Dorr and his
family had the sorrow of the serious
illness of his beloved wife who with
him constituted what all who had the
privilege of knowing them consider
ed the personification of the ideal
couple. All Augusta shares in the
loss sustained by Mr. Dorr’s family,
and The Chronicle expresses the sin-
cerest hope that Mrs. Dorr will ex
perience a speedy recovery and be
spared for many years to radiate
that courtesy and gentility which she,
like her lamented husband, so beau
tifully personifies.
COLUMBUS JUNIOR CLUB
SPONSORS MARDI GRAS
COLUMBUS, Ga. — The Junior
Catholic Club entertained with a
Mardi Gras Ball Friday night, with
Mark Mote as chairman. Members of
the committee in addition to Mr.
Mote included Louise Starratt. Vince
Spano. Sara Kennon, Raymond Krebs.
Salvador Spano, Orlando Cassini,
Merle Kennon, Mrs. Mark Mote, Ger
trude Bouchard, Margaret Kennon,
Julia Bagley, Joseph Spano, Joseph
Radcliff, Roy Giglio, J. H. O’Neil,
Helen Wynne and Helen Seaelor. The
ball was one of the most successful
affairs ever undertaken by the club.
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UNDER STATE SUPERVISION
GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
J M. Jones, Brunswick, State Deputy.
Louis C. Kunze Columbus. Past State Deputy.
Jas. B. Mulherin. Augusta. State Secretary.
Jno. J. McCreary. Macon. State Advocate.
J. B. McDonald. Savannah. State Treasurer.
Leo A. Rivas, Columbus. State Warden.
Rev. Jas. T. Reilly. S. M.. Brunswick. State Chaplain.
ATLANTA COUNCIL
No. 660
John J. Bradley
Grand Knight
1144 Rosedale Dr. N. E.
Geo. T. Flynt
Financial Secretary
1356 Lanier Blv’d. N. E.
Chas. R. Cannon
Recorder
Meets cevry Monday, 8 P. M. at
1200 Peachtree, N, E.
Business Meeting First and
Third Mondays
SAVANNAH COUNCIL
No. 631
Hugh H. Grady, Grand Knight
J. B. McDonald
Financial Secretary
John W. Davis, R. S.
Meets Second and Fourth
Wednesdays, 8 P. M.
3 West Liberty Street
Savannah, Ga.
Bishop Gross Council
No. 1019
Louis C Kunze, Grand Knight
111 12th St.
Jos J. Spano,
Financial Secretary
Meets First and Third Wednes
day, 8 P. M. 802 Broadway
Catholic Club Bldg.,
Columbus, Ga.
Patrick Walsh Council
No. 677
Victor Markwatter
Grand Knight
R. S. Hcslin. Financial Secretary
Visiting Brothers Welcome
1012 Greene St. Augusta. Ga.
Macon Council, No. 925
M. J. Callaghan. Sr.
Grand Knight
Herman Huhn
Financial Secretary
Meets the First and Third
Tuesday, 8:15 P. M„
in Mitchell Hall of the Catholic
Club. 521 New St.
Mulberry St., Macon, Ga.
Henry Thomas Ross
Council, No. 1939
J. Boyd Touhey, Grand Knight
Kenneth E. Ammons,
Financial Secretary
P. O. Box 391
Meets Second and Fourth Tues
days at Knights of Co
lumbus Hall.
Brunswick, Ga.