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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MARCH 28, 1936
Coleman Dempsey Honored
for Radio Work in Augusta
Federation of Junior Clubs
Holds Quarterly Convention
K. of C. Program Leader
and Mrs. Dempsey Com
mended by Bishop and
Supreme Knight
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For one hun
dred and fifty - six weekly pro-
S ams, three solid years, J. Coleman
:mpsey, formerly grand knight of
Patrick Walsh Council, Knights of
Columbus and Mrs. Dempsey have
been moving factors and guiding
spirits in the weekly Catholic broad
casts over Station WRDW in Augus
ta, and on the occasion of the 156th
broadcast the Council, under the lead
ership of Grand Knight C. Victor
Markwalter, and under the chair
manship of Marion C. Stulb. sur-
rrised Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey by de
scending on their home by the score
unannounced and presenting Mr.
Dempsey a handsome watch and
Mrs. Dempsey a fine traveling bag.
TELEGRAMS FROM BISHOP
AND FROM SUPREME KNIGHT
Among the telegrams read at the
gathering were those from the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D.. J U.
D., Bishop of Savannah. Supreme
Knight Martin C. Carmody. State
Deputy J. M. Jones, the grand
knights of every Georgia Council,
state officers and many others
BISHOP O’HARA wired: “I am
very happy to join in the well merit
ed tribute of recognition tendered
you today by Patrick Walsh Coun
cil and send you my cordial best
wishes and blessing."
SUPREME KNIGHT Martin C.
Carmody wired from New Haven:
"On the occasion of the completion
of the third year of uninterrupted
Sunday radio programs of Patrick
Walsh Council through the courtesy
of Station WRDW. I extend my most
cordial felicitations to the officers
and members of the Council, togeth
er with the expression of apprecia
tion of myself and my fellow su
preme officers to the committee in
charge of Station WRDW and to all
who have participated in the one
hundred and fifty-six consecutive
radio programs. In a very special
manner I extend to you and to Mrs.
Dempsey my sincere commendation
and the thanks and appreciation of
the order for your splendid initiative
and . generous co-operaticn in mak
ing your Patrick Walsh programs an
outstanding success. I know that
to both of you there has come the
satisfaction that always attends work
well done, and I pray that you may
be spared to continue this notable
contribution to earnest sincere ac
complishment in the field of Cath
olic activity."
The idea of a radio program was
first suggested by Mr. Dempsey,
then grand knight, and Father Har
old J. Barr, then chaplain of the
council, and assistant at St. Mary s,
Augusta, now rector of the Cathed
ral in Savannah. They found the
Council enthusiastic and Station
WRDW most co-operative, making
the time available each Sunday aft
ernoon from 2:30 to 3:00.
Augusta laymen and women al
ternate on the programs with the
clergy; in the entire 156 radio pro
grams there has not been a single
one of which the Council and Cath
olics might not be more than satis
fied, and many of the addresses have
been notable. The addresses have
presented Catholic truth in straight
forward and friendly fashion, and
there never has been any flareback.
MRS. SAM LOVE OF
JACKSONVILLE DIES
Was One of Most Widely
Known Catholic Leaders in
St. Augustine Diocese
(Special to The Bulletin
JACKSONVILLE Fla.— Mrs. May
McMurray Love wife of Sam A. Love
and one of the most widely known
and beloved women of the Diocese
of St. Augustine died here early in
March after an illness of only one
week. ’
Mrs. Love was born in Jacksonville,
the daughter of the late John and
Martha McMurray, pioneer residents
of the city; she still lived on the loca
tion where she was born. She was
an outstanding member of the Im-
macuate Conception parish, where
she served for years as president of
the Altar and Rosary Society. She
was a moving factor in the Catholic
Woman’s Club, of which she had
been president, and in the Council of
Catholic Women, of which she was a
member of the Diocesan executive
board. She was a graduate of St.
Joseph's Academy, past president of
the alumnae association, and active in
teh United Daughters of the Confod-
earcy.
Surviving in addition to her hus
band are two sons, Sam A., Jr., and
John Love, two sisters, Miss Bess Mc
Murray and Miss Genevieve McMur
ray, and two brothers, Alvin McMur
ray of Jacksonville and William Mc
Murray of California.
The funeral was held from the
Church of the Immaculate Concep
tion, the Rev. James J. Meehan, pas
tor. officiating at the Requiem Mass,
assisted by the clergy of the city.
Interment was in St. Mary’s Ceme
tery.
The musical programs accompanying
the addresses have also been of un
usual merit. Mr. Dempsey has serv
ed as announcer and Mrs. Dempsey
has given her time to assisting Mr.
Dempsey and his committee in ar
ranging the musical programs, serv
ing as accompanist on scores of the
program. The K. of C. broadcast is
considered one of the most popular
and perhaps the most popular local
radio feature. The radio commit
tee of the Council is composed of
pastors and clergy of the city, re
cent past grand knights, and the edi
tor of The Bulletin, and Mr. Demp
sey as chairman.
Grand Knight Markwalter made
the presentation of the watch to
Mr. Dempsey and the traveling bag
to Mrs. Dempsey, recalling their
great services to the Council and to
the Catholic cause in the commun
ity. Mr. Dempsey in his reply said
that any success the radio program
had achieved was due to the Knights
of Columbus and their friends who
had co-operated with them. Many
who contribute their talent to the
programs are not Catholics. Mrs.
Hilton's Orchestra furnished music
for the surprise reception to Mr.
and Mrs. Dempsey at their home and
the Council served refreshments.
Gift to Fr. Cassidy
for a Visit to Rome
His Parishoners and Non-
Catholic Friends Present
Purse of $1,000
(Specvial to The Bulletin)
ROME, Ga.—A gift of $1,000 was
made recently to the Rev. Joseph F.
Cassidy, pastor of St. Mary’s Church
and the North Georgia missions, by
his friends here, Catholic and non-
Caholic. with the request that he use
it for a trip to Europe and Rome; the
presentation was made in the name
of the contributors by Joseph Tur-
bidy. Father Cassidy, the first resi
dent pastor at Rome, is one of the
most beloved priests of the Diocese
and the news of his approaching trip
in the early summer and of the gift
making it possible is a source of
S -eat happiness to his friends. Father
assidy erected the magnificent St.
Mark's Church at Rome and it is now
cleared of debt.
BISHOP SCHREMBS IS
25 YEARS A BISHOP
One of Leading Members of
American Hierarchy Ob
serves Silver Jubilee
(BY N. C. W. C. NEWS SERVICE)
CLEVELAND. — The Most Rev.
Joseph Schrembs, Bishop of Cleve.-
land. observed the 25th anniversary
of his consecration late in February.
At the request of the jubilarian
there was no diocesan celebration of
the occasion, this event being defer
red until April 26 and 27. On Sun
day afternoon, April 26, there will be
a civic reception for Bishop Schrembs
in the public auditorium and the
following morning he will sing a Pon
tifical Mass of thanksgiving, when
the auditorium will again become a
temporary cathedral as it was during
the Seventh National Eucharistic
Congress.
Arrangements for the April celebra
tion are being supervised by the Most
Rev. James A. McFadden, Auxiliary
Bishop of Cleveland, with the coop
eration of the diocesan consultors and
Dr. A. M. Fitzpatrick, editor of The
Catholic Universe-Bulletin.
Among messages of congratulation
received by Bishop Schrembs was one
from the Rt. Rev. Warren Lincoln
Rogers, Episcopalian Bishop of Ohio.
Bishop Schrembs was consecrated
February 22, 1911, in St. Andrews’
Cathedral, Grand Rapids. Mich., by
the late Bishop Richter, first Bishop
of Grand Rapids. Twenty-two years
before he had been ordained by the
same Bishop.
In the same year of his consecra
tion Bishop Schrembs was transferred
from the titular See of Sophene to the
Diocese of Toledo. He was the first
Bishop of that See. Since 1921 he has
been Bishop of Cleveland.
On June 29, 1914, Pope Pius X made
the Bishop an Assistant at the Pontifi
cal Throne. It marked the 25th an
niversary of his priesthood.
Florida Parishcner
in Unique Business
George End of Arcadia Runs
Rattlesnake Cannery
(Special to The Bulletin)
ARCADIA, Fla.—Rev. Lawrence J.
Flynn, pastor of Saint Paul’s Church,
claims a unique distinction of having
within the confines of his parish the
original rattlesnake cannery of the
world. An ex-service man, George
End, came to Arcadia a few years
after the World War with the inten
tion of working a piece of land he
bought. His efforts did not meet with
the success he had expected, and
while meditating upon his plight Mr.
End conceived the idea of canning
rattlesnake. The prairies around Ar
cadia are inhabited by a goodly num
ber of rattlesnakes, so this enterpris
ing veteran started an experiment
which has grown into a thriving bus
iness. The snakes are captured alive
by several men employed for the pur
pose. Mr. End kills them, skins them,
and then he and his wife prepare
and can them according to a process
worked out after careful study. Many
of the 'argest hotels in the East serve
rattlesnake as a delicacy. There are
also rattlesnake snacks put up in
bags, similar to potato chips. Mrs.
End makes coats and shoes for wo
men from the skins. The venom from
the snakes is sold to laboratories. The
fangs and the rattles are also sold
as souvenirs. Father Flynn claims
the rattlesnake meat to be a very
tasty dish, and Arcadia is proud of
this unique industry.
James P. Lovelace of
Atlanta Parish Dies
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral services
for James P. Lovelace, who died af
ter an extended illness, were held at
Sacred Heart Church, with the Rev.
Edward P. McGrath, S. M., officiat
ing.
Mr. Lovelace was formerly with the
Seaboard Airline Railway. Surviving
Mr. Lovelace are his mother, Mrs. An
nie F. Lovelace; one sister, Mrs. Wal
ter M. Simmons, and one brother, Mr.
Jos. J. Lovelace all of Augusta.
Bogus Solicitor Is
Arrested in Florida
But Old Offender Slips Out of
Hands of Law There
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jack
Lacy,^ against whom the Catholic
Association has issued warnings as
a dishonest solicitor for Catholic
publications, was recently arrested
here on the complaint of the Rev. J.
J. Meehan, rector of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception, but ob
tained release on his own recogni
zance and is again at large.
When Lacy called on Father Mee
han here, the local pastor was arm
ed with a description sent by the
Rev. Nicholas Quinlan, of Atlanta,
who also warned that the man was
probably on his way to Florida.
Lacy, Father Meehan says, repre
sented himself as a Catholic medical
school graduate, asserted that he
was about to begin his interneship
in a Catholic hospital in Omaha, and
declared that, in repayment for the
assistance given in putting him
through schools, he planned to serve
for a time on the China Misisons of
the Society of St. Columban. Mean
while, while waiting for his interne-
ship to begin, he was taking sub
scriptions for the Homoletic and
Pastoral Review, Father Meehan re -
ported Lacy as saying.
Father Meehan gave Lacy a sub
scription, obtained a receipt, and im
mediately turned him over to the
police. The Justice of the Peace
fixed Lacy’s bail at $200. Summoned
as a witness at the trial, Father Mee
han appeared with affidavits, only to
learn that Lacy had pleaded guilty
several days before; had been sen
tenced to pay a fine of $250 or serve
six months in jail, and had been re
leased on his own recognizance to
raise the money.
Macon Man’s Thesis
Wins Wide Acclaim
Emmett E. Casson Awarded
Rare Medal by Alabama
Polytechnic Institute
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—Emmett E. Casson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Casson,
was awarded “First Medal Com
mended” for his graduating thesis at
Alabama Polytechnic Institute where
he recently received the degree of
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
after being given the highest marks
ever awarded in the course, the Ma
con News reports. Mr. Casson’s the
sis was a plan for a 1,300 acre park
at the Indian mounds in Macon, a
comprehensive work which has at
tracted great attention not only at the
Tw6 Hundred Members
Gather in Albany for Meet
ing of Organization
BY ROSE RIORDAN
ALBANY, Ga. — The quarterly
convention of the Georgia Federa
tion of Junior Catholic Clubs was
held here on Sunday, February 23,
with two hundred members repre
senting clubs from Macon, Douglas,
Quitman, Atlanta, Columbus and
Albany and the Gregorian Club of
Douglas were hosts at the Conven
tion.
A special Federation Mass was
celebrated at St. Theresa's Church
at 10:30, with the Rev. Thomas A,
Brennan pastor, as celebrant. Fol
lowing Mass, Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament was given by the
Rev. William D. Buckley, of Brook
lyn, N. Y., with the entire assembly
singing the closing hymn. The del
egates then drove out to the Amer
ican Legion Country Club for regis
tration. The club, located on the
edge of town amidst a beautiful nat
ural setting, was the scene of many
happy reunions.
The Federation members were
then transferred to the Hotel Gor
don for the banquet. Ray Mock as
toastmaster, introduced the after-
dinner speakers, ' Father Brennan,
lanta, Father Henry Honeck. of Al
bany, and Father William D. Buck-
ley of Brooklyn.
The business session followed im
mediately after the banquet with
Salvador Spano presiding. The
Sacred Heart Club extended an in
vitation for the Federation to meet
as their guests at the next quarter
ly convention in May. The new of
ficers will be elected and installed
at that time.
The remainder of the afternoon's
social took place at the American
Legion Club. A supper at the Gor-
dor Hotel and open house at the
Club completed the day’s entertain
ment.
The officers of the Federation are:
Salvador Spano, of Columbus, pres
ident; Vincent Canipelli, of Macon,
vice-president; Beulah M. Bamble,
of Columbus, secretary, and Ray
Mock, of Albany, treasurer.
The Federation is composed of the
following clubs: The Young People's
Catholic Club of the Immaculate
Conception Church of Atlanta; The
Shamrock Club of Macon; The Saint
Anthony Club of Saint Anthony's
Church in Atlanta; The Junior Cath
olic Club of Columbus; the Aquinas
Club of Albany; The Sacred Heart
Club of the Sacred Heart Church of
Atlanta; and the Gregorian Club of
Douglas. It is hoped that other par
ishes throughout the state are form
ing clubs for young people so that
in the near future the Federation
will grow with each meeting.
Institute but in federal circles. Mr.
Casson has returned to the Poly
technic Institute on a fellowship for
this term.
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