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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 29, 1933
Enthusiastic Welcome Given
Bishop O'Hara in Augusta
Great Reception Tendered
His Excellency—He Speaks
at Communion Breakfast
Speaker at Savannah
Meeting of C. L. A.
Many Study Clubs in
Charleston Parishes
Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine Functioning
Through Them in City
(Special to The Bullet'n)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—During the
past few weeks the Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine, or "Study Clubs",
as the individual units are known,
have been functioning in the various
parishes. About 200 clubs have been
organized in and around Charleston.
The purpose of the clubs is to create
a more widespread and fuller under
standing of the Catholic religion
among the laity through organized
discussion from a standard study text.
Through these study clubs quite a
number of non-Catholics are becom
ing interested and a number have
asked for instructions. These meet
ings are to last eight weeks.
FATHER PAUL GIVES
RETREAT AT CATHEDRAL
A Retreat was given at the Cathe
dral for the men of the parish. About
one hundred and fifty men attended
the special exercises. It was con
ducted by Father Paul Hatch. Cong.
Oratorian, of Rock Hill, who has
done wonderful work not only in this
state, but all over the country.
On Sunday morning a Communion
breakfast was held in the school hall
which was presided over by Father
John McCarthy, assistant pastor.
Father McNamara, of Baltimore, a
personal friend of Monsignor May,
was the honorary guest.
MATTHEW A. McLAUGHLIN, JR.,
state director of the NRA for South
Carolina, has been appointed to the
legal staff of the Reconstruction Fi
nance Corporation at Washington and
will leave for his new post soon. Mr.
McLaughlin, an alumnus of the Col
lege of Charleston, and of George
town Lay School, is a former grand
knight of P. N. Lynch Council.
KELLY-BENNETT
The Rev. Thomas O'Shaughnessy
officiated at the marriage of Miss
Lillian Claire Kelly, daughter of Mrs.
J. Ryan Kelly and the late Mr. Kelly,
and Richard Bowie Bennett, Jr., the
marriage taking place here recently.
ROBERTS -CONWAY
The Rev. Henry F. Wolfe, .pastor
of Sacred Heart Church, officiated at
the marriage here early in February
of Miss Margaret Virginia Roberts,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Matthew
Roberts, and Francis A. Conway, Jr.
TENNESSEE POST FOR
DOMINICAN LEADER
Father Baxter, New Haven,
Conn., Pastor, Comes to
Johnston City Missions
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—The Rev.
Edmund A. Baxter, O, P.. until re
cently prior of the Dominican Com
munity at New Haven, Conn., and
pastor of St. Mary’s Church, one of
the leading churches of the Diocese
of Hartford, has arrived here to as
sume his new duties at St. Mary's
Church and its missions. Father Bax
ter has been pastor of some of the
largest Dominican churches in the
country! including parishes in Chi
cago and St. Louis. He is one of the
oustanding orators of the order,
served in France during the war as a
chaplain, and was twice decorated
for gallantry under fire; his parish-
oners here will include the veterans
at the National Sanatorium,- and he
will also serve the other missions of
St. Mary's Church, Elizabethton,
Greenville and Kingsport among
them.
Charleston Diocesan
N.C.C. W.BoardM eets
Council Will Hold Convention
in Anderson in April
COLUMBIA. S. C. — The Board of
Directors of the Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women met recently in the
social hall of St. Francis de Sales
Church in Shandon, in Columbia.
In the absence of Miss Katherine
Ryan, president, on account of illness,
the vice-president. Mrs. George Wil
liams of Charleston, presided.
The annual convention will be held
in Anderson, April 18-19-20. The
nominating committee will be Mrs.
T. E. Johnson, Sr., Columbia, Mrs.
Cyril Driscol, Charleston, and Mrs.
Thomas Armstrong. Spartanburg.
The Most Rev. Emmet Walsh, D.D.,
Bishop of Charleston, addressed the
gathering on Study Clubs. The Youth
movement and junior councils were
discussed.
At the open meeting which follow
ed, Bishop Walsh spoke on World
Peace. Other clergy present were
the Very Rev. Martin Murphy. V.F..
Father O’Brien, Father Barrett. Fath
er Walsh, Father McElroy and Fath
er Wilentz.
Junior Catholic Clubs
Meeting in Albany
THE GEORGIA FEDERATION of
Junior Catholic Clubs held its quar
terly convention in Albany Sunday.
February 23. with Salvador Spano,
president, of Columbus, presiding.
An account of the convention will
appear in the next issue of The
Bulletin.
REV. THOMAS DALY, S. J.
FATHER THOMAS OALY
DIES AT SPRING HILL
Beloved Jesuit Was Native of
Macon and Brother of Sis
ter M. Clare There
MOBILE. Ala. — The Rev. Thomas
Daly, S. J., of Spring Hill College,
a native of Macon, and widely-
known in the South, died here Feb
ruary 14, after an extended illness.
Father Daly was born in Macon
48 years ago. the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Michael Daly, was educat
ed in the schools of the city and en
tered the Society of Jesus at St.
Stanislaus College in Macon. He
was ordained to the priesthood on
June 26, 1921.
Father Daly served as an instruc
tor at the College of the Immaculate
Conception. New Orleans, at St.
Charles, Grand Coteau, La., and
Tampa College, Tampa, Fla.: he was
chaplain at El Paso. Texas, did mis
sion work in North Carolina and
Tennessee and served as prefect of
discipline at Spring Hill College.
When his health began to fail he
was at St. Peter Claver Church,
Grand Goteau, La., and he was
transferred to Spring Hill in the
hope that his health would improve.
Wherever Father Daly served he
impressed all who came in contact
with him by his priestly character;
his patience under suffering when
his health failed was an example to
all. Surviving him are two broth
ers, J. J. Daly, and J. K. Daly, Ma
con; three sisters. Sister M. Clare
and Mrs. Annie Huthnance, Macon,
and Sister M. George, Chicago, and
several nieces and nephews. The fu
neral was held from the chapel at
Spring Hill with a Requiem Mass.
Interment was in the Jesuit Ceme
tery- ata Spring Hill.
C. 0. OF A. TO AID
RALEIGH ORPHANAGE
National Organization Plans
Thus to Show Appreciation
of Bishop Hafey’s Labors
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.—Appro
priately following the recent tenth
anniversary of the foundation of the
diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, of
which their National Chaplain, the
Most Rev. Bishop William J. Hafey,
D. D.. is the first Bishop, the member
ship of the Catholic Daughters of
America, the largest Catholic women’s
organization in the world, is now en
gaged in fulfilling a pledge made by
national officers and leaders of the
order at the tenth anniversary cere
monies honoring Bishop Hafey. Prom
ising to support the efforts of their
beloved National Chaplain for the
Raleigh diocesan Orphanage, at Naza
reth, N. C„ where two hundred or
phan kiddies depend on the goodness
of charitable hearts through friends of
Bishop Hafey and the Rev. John P.
Manley, Superintendent of the Or
phanage.
Although one of the largest dioceses
in North America, geographically
speaking, the See of Raleigh has con
siderably less than 10,000 Catholics.
The Catholic Orphanage at Nazareth
has been affectionately referred to as
“The power-house of the Diocese".
In an appeal to the state and subor
dinate courts of the order, Supreme
Regent Miss Mary C. Duffy pointed
out that the present call for mainte
nance of the North Carolina Catholic
Orphanage is the first request ever
maqp by the C. D. of A. for Bishop
Hafey during his ten years’ National
Chaplaincy, and the plea is being
made “as a mark of our profound ap
preciation for the countless sacrifices,
intensive interest, direction and guid
ance accorded us, during these last
ten highly progressive and profitable
years.”
State and subordinate courts, and in
dividual members and friends of the
Catholic Daughters of America, were
requested to send their contributions
for the Catholic Orphanage at Naza
reth, in care of Mis Katharine M. Ros-
ney, National Secretary, C. D. of A, 10
West 71st Street, New York City, N.
Y.
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D„ J. U. D„
Bishop of Savannah, came to Au
gusta Sunday for his first public ap
pearance since his installation, and
His Excellency received here one of
the most cordial and one of the most
expansive welcomes ever extended by
Augustans to anyone.
Celebrant of the Communion Mass
for the Knights of Columbus at St.
Patrick's Church at 8:30, the princi
pal and only speaker, except for wel
coming and introductory addresses,
at the Communion breakfast, the
guest of honor at a great reception
tendered him in the afternoon and
the presiding prelate at the closing
ceremonies of the mission at St. Pat
rick’s Church in the evening, the
first formal visit of Bishop O’Hara to
the city will ever be treasured by
the Catholics of Augusta as one of
the most gratifying days in the Cath
olic history of the community.
At the Communion Mass at St. Pat
rick's, at which Bishop O'Hara gave
Holy Communion to the Knights of
Columbus himself, assisted by the
Rev. Leo M. Keenan, pastor, Bishop
O'Hara felicitated the Knights of Co
lumbus on their splendid demonstra
tion of faith, a demonstration he said
which brought great joy to his heart.
C." Victor Markwalter, grand knight,
presided at the Communion breakfast
at the beautiful Forest Hills Hotel;
the Rev. John J. Kennedy, chaplain
of the Council, invoked the Divine
blessing, and Bernard W. Franklin,
of the Council and the Augusta Bar,
extended the greetings of the Coun
cil in an address distinguished for
its appropriateness and notable for
its eloquence. Alfred M. Battey,
president of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia, presented
Bishop O'Hara, quoting tributes to
him from Philadelphia as an indica
tion of the esteem in which he was
held by those who knew him best.
Bishop O’Hara referred to the
splendid feeling existing in Augusta
and to the work of the Catholic Lay
men’s Association of Georgia, which
he said was famous throughout the
country and that any Bishop might
be proud to have such an organiza
tion and such zealous workers la
boring with and for him. He told of
the love that Bishop Keyes had for
the people of Georgia, a love which
the Bishop expressed in his last words
before the train left to bear him
from the state; the more he saw of
the state and its people the more he
could understand and the more he
shared that affection and enthusiasm,
the Bishop said. Bishop O’Hara held
up as an example to the Knights a
layman who was a husband, a fam
ily man, a lawyer, who gave up the
greatest post in his country save that
of king, gave up his wealth, his home,
family and finally life itself rather
than violate his conscience — Sir
Thomas More, now a canonized saint
of the Church.
Both newspapers welcomed Bishop
O’Hara with extensive news displays
and cordial editorials. Dr. William
Lyon Phelps, for many years Lamp-
son Professor of English Literature at
Yale, editor of the “As I Like It”
department of Scribner’s Magazine
and one of the country's most dis
tinguished literary critics, speaking
at the First Baptist Church that
morning in the absence of the pastor
in Europe, directed the attention of
the members of the congregation to
Bishop O’Hara's presence and the re
ception and suggested that those who
could join in greeting the Bishop at
the reception. A number adopted the
suggestion.
Richard Reid, editor of The Bulle
tin, presided at the reception in the
afternoon at Sacred Heart Hall in
the parish of that name, the Rev. J.
B. Donohoe, S. J., pastor. He pre
sented Hon. Richard E. Allen, Jr.,
Mayor of the City of Augusta, who
extended the greetings of the city to
Bishop O’Hara and expressed the
city’s appreciation of having him
there. He referred to the war on
religion in some of the countries of
the world, a spirit which is foreign
to America and particularly to Au
gusta, the Mayor said, and he assert
ed that this spirit of Augusta would
be furthered and extended by Bishop
O’Hara, whom he was proud to wel
come both in his official capacity and
as a citizen of the community.
M. H. H. Duvall, President of the
Chamber of Commerce, said that he
reflected the feeling not merely of
himself and of the business interests
of the city but of all Augusta when
he reiterated the Mayor’s sentiments,
and he referred to the contributions
which Catholics have made toward
the upbuilding of the city.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Kane.
V. F., dean of the Augusta District
and pastor of St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill,
whom the chairman introduced as a
truly priestly priest whom three
Bishops of Savannah have honored,
presented Bishop O’Hara, whom he
said Georgia learned to love as soon
as he arrived within the borders of
the state.
Bishop O’Hara referred to the kind
ness of the people of Savannah to him
the moment he arrived and the con
tinuous kindnesses since; he then re
ferred to the demonstration with
which Augusta was welcoming him,
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JOHN MOODY
(Continued From Page One)
form by the Laymen’s Association
under the title: “The Outside Ap
proach to the Church.”
Mr. Moody, who stopped over in
Augusta a few days on his way
South, is now in Florida and very
kindly agreed to address the Savan
nah meeting on his return. The
meeting, the first to be attended by
His Excellency, and the first local
meeting to be addressed by Mr.
Moody, promised to be one of the
finest gatherings of any kind ever
sponsored by the Association.
Bishop O’Hara to Be
Hibernian Speaker
Will Deliver Address on ‘The
Day We Celebrate’ at 12 4th
Annual Dinner
SAVANNAH, Ga.—His Excellency,
Bishop O'Hara, will respond to the
toast, “The Day We Celebrate”, at
the 124th annual dinner of the Hi
bernian Society on St. Patrick’s Day.
The day will be observed as usual
with the St. Patrick’s Day Mass at
the church of the Apostle of Ireland,
the parade, the meeting of the Hiber
nian Society, the dinner of the Hiber
nian Society, the Irish Jasper Greens
and other organizations, and a num
ber of other affairs. John J. Bouhan
is chairman of the committee on
speakers for the Hibernian dinner; W.
J. Ryan is chairman of the parade
committee.
ATLANTAN HONORED
BY NEWMAN CLUBS
Charles Bautz Southeastern
President at Convention at
Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Charles
Bautz of Atlanta, a student at Geor
gia Tech, was elected president of
the Southeastern Province of the Fed
eration of College Catholic Clubs,
which held a week-end meeting at
the Florida State College for Women
here last week.
Students from Georgia, South Caro
lina and Florida were present. Others
elected were George Morris of
Charleston City College, vice presi
dent; Miss Clolilde O’Rourke. Mi
ami, Florida State College for Wom
en, corresponding secretary; Clyde
Atkins, Miami University of Florida,
recording secretary; E. V. McMahon,
Atlanta, Georgia Tech, treasurer; Miss
Mauvis Lussler, Orlando. Florida
State College for Women, publicity
director.
The spring convention, 1937, will be
held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta,
the date to be set later.
Governor Smith and
Curley Meet at Mass
Foes of 1932 Democratic
Convention Get Together at
Palm Beach Church
PALM BEACH, Fla.—Former Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith of New York
and Governor James M. Curley of
Massachusetts, who carne to the
parting of political ways at the 1932
Democratic convention when Gov
ernor Curley, formerly an ardent
supporter of Governor Smith, be
came an equally ardent advocate of
the then Governor Roosevelt, got to
gether again when both attended
Mass at St. Edward’s Church here
•m a recent Sunday. Governor
Smith saw Governor Curley after
Mass, walked over to him; “they
shook hands and had a very pleas
ant chat-” Governor Curley is still
listed as a supporter of the Presi
dent, although quoted as being du
bious about some of his policies.
BISHOP KEYES SIXTY
YEARS OLD FEB. 28
The Most Rev. Michael J.
Keyes, S. M., D. D., who recent
ly retired as Bishop of Savannah
because of ill health, observes
his sixtieth birthday Friday of
this week; he was born in Din
gle, County Kerry, Ireland, Feb
ruary 28, 1876. Bishop Keyes Is
now the guest of his friend, Fa
ther James J. Halligan, a pastor
in the Archdiocese of New York
who formerly served in the Dio
cese of Savannah, and the peo
ple of the Diocese of Savannah
and of Georgia will rejoice to
learn that his health has shown
marked improvement since he
has laid down the burdens of his
Episcopal office. He plans a trip
to Ireland in the near future.
The Bulletin extends His Excel
lency the best of good wishes on
the occasion of his reaching the
three score mark, and expresses
the heartfelt and prayerful hope
that he will be spared through
many another joyous, blessed
and fruitful decade with his re
turn to perfect health as a spe
cial intention in its prayerful
hope.
Savannah Rotarians
Hear Bishop O’Hara
His Excellency Outlines Or
ganization of Church at
Luncheon of Civic Club
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D.. J. U. D.,
Bishop of Savannah, received a cor
dial and enthusiastic welcome from
the Rotary Club when he appeared
before it February 4 to address it at
a luncheon at De Soto Hotel.Mayor
Thomas Gamble, Judge Arthur W.
Solomon, chairman of the Chatham
County Board of Commissioners and
other Savannah leaders were special
guests. Seated at the head table with
Mayor Gamble, Judge Solomon and
President Fred Davis of the Rotary
Club were Judge J. P. Houlihan,
Thomas F. Walsh, Jr., Judge John
Rourke, Fred G. Doyle, John J. Bou
han, Major Henry Blun, Col. John
G. Butler, Wm. J. Bremer, Edward
C. Brennan, and Cletus W. Bergen.
Bishop O’Hara said that a speaker
before a civic club is usually ex
pected to discuss a subject about
which he has some knowledge, and he
therefore selected the Catholic Church
as his subject. His Excellency ex
plained the organization of the
Church, from the parishes through
the dioceses, provinces and the Pap
acy itself, and outlined the functions
of the various Roman congregations
and the daily life of the Holy Father.
He expressed his sincere appreciation
of the kindnesses which Savannah
had shown him and his great pleas
ure at being sent to the Diocese of
Savannah. Mr. Walsh presented
Bishop O'Hara.
BISHOP O’HARA VISITS
BENEDICTINE SCHOOL
His Excellency, Bishop O'Hara, on
the occasion of his first visit to Bene
dictine School was adopted as an hon-
ory alumnus in the welcoming ad
dress of the Very Rev. Boniface
Bauer, O. S. B., prior of the Bene
dictine Community, Cadet Mayor Ray
delivered the address of welcome for
the student body. The Cadets held
a special drill at Forsyth Park in
honor of the Bishop, and he and
Capt. Stephen S. Koszewski professor
of military science and tactics at the
school, inspected the cadets. A re
ception at the school followed, with
the following program following the
reception. The clergy of the city at
tended.
ST. VINCENT ALUMNAE
WELCOMES BISHOP O’HARA
The alumnae of St. Vincent Acad-
ery welcomed the Bishop at a recep
tion at the convent. Miss Margaret
McNally, president, delivered the ad
dress of welcome. The committee in
charge of the reception was com
posed of Miss McNally, Mrs. Joseph
Alvarez, Mrs. J. M. Cox, Miss Mary
Ellen Flynn and Miss Mary Miles.
Miss Mary Hohenstein entertained
with vocal solos, Miss Margaret Steeg
being accompanist. Bishop O’Hara
was the principal speaker at the Feb
ruary meeting of the St. Vincent
School P.-T. A.
BISHOP TO DELIVER
SERMONS DURING LENT
His Excellency will deliver the Sun
day evening sermons at the Cathedral,
the subject of the series to be “Matri
mony”. The Rev. Harold J. Barr,
rector of the Cathedral, will deliver
the Wednesday evening series on
“The Necessity of Religion."
A. O. H. AUXILIARY
ENTERTAINS BISHOP
Bishop O’Hara was the guest of
honor and principal speaker at the
February meeting of the Ladies’ Aux
iliary, A. O. H„ Mrs. Claudia Gan
non delivering the address of wel
come. Father Daniel Bourke was
named chaplain of the Auxiliary to
succeed Father James H. Conlin. who
has been appointed pastor of St. An
thony’s Church, Atlanta.
BISHOP VISITS SEVERAL
CITIES OF HIS DIOCESE
During the past several days Bishop
O’Hara has visited Macon, Atlanta.
Rome, Athens, Washington. Augusta,
Milledgeville and other places in the
diocese, visiting the schools and in
stitutions.