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MARCH 28, 1936
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THIRTEEN
Daniel J. Hogan of
Savannah Parish Dies
Was Business Leader There
and Member of Leading
Catholic Family of City
(Special to Hhe Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Daniel J. Ho
gan, a member of one of Savannah’s
leading Catholic families, and for 39
years president of the Daniel Hogan
Company, dry goods firm, which his
father established, died here early
in March, after an extended illness.
While not in good health, his death
was unexpected.
Born in Savannah, Mr. Hogan was
a life-long resident of the city and
prominent in business and other cir
cles; probably no local. business
leader was more widely known than
he. He was a former president of
the Retail Merchants’ Association.
Mr. Hogan was a member of Sacred
Heart Church, from which the fu
neral was held, with interment in
Cathedral Cemetery.
Mr. Hogan is survived by two
sons, D. J., Jr., and Arthur B. Ho
gan; a daughter, Miss Rose Mary
Hogan; two brothers, William T.
Hogan and Charles D. Hogan, all of
Savannah; two sisters, Miss May T.
Hogan, New York, and Mrs. J. Har
rison Atkins, Atlanta, and several
nieces and nephews.
JAMES MARION HERNANDEZ,
retired employe of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Com
pany, died here recently, after a
lengthy illness. Funeral services
were held at the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist. Interment was in Bona-
venture Cemetery.
Mr Hernandez was connected with
the M. & M. T. Co., for some time.
He had been a clerk there for ten
years. His retirement was forced on
account of his ill health.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Georgia Hernandez; two sons, Chris
E. and James E. Hernandez; two
daughters, Misses Marion and Fran
ces Hernandez; a brother, Emanuel
Hernandez; three sisters, Mrs. Lena
Marr, Mrs. Fannie Murrin and Mrs.
Lillian Kent; and a number of
nephews, all of Savannah.
PAUL KOURIE
Funeral services for Paul Kourie,
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Kourie, who
died in New York early in March,
were held at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist. Interment was in
Cathedral Cemetery.
MRS. ELIZABETH SMITH: Fu
neral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Coughlan Smith, a native of Wex
ford County, Ireland, who died here
early in March, were held at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
with a Requiem Mass. Interment
was in the Cathdral Cemetery. Mrs.
Smith had lived in Savannah most
of her life, and was connected for a
number of years with Leopold Ad
ler Department Store. Mrs. Smith
leaves no immediate survivors.
Georgia Marriages
McINTYRE-RIVERS—The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Jos. D. Mitchell, V.G., offici
ated at the pre-Lenten marriage of
Miss Cornelia Jackson McIntyre,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
P McIntyre, and Paul Walter Riv
ers, son of Mrs. Anne C. Rivers, all
of Savannah, solemnized with a nup
tial Mass at the Cathedral of St.
Jonn the Baptist, Savannah. The
marriage was one of the prettiest of
the season. After the wedding trip
Mr and Mrs. Rivers will live in Sa
vannah where the families of both
are among the city’s leaders.
SEAMANS-RYAN — The Rev. Ed
ward P. McGrath, S.M., of Sacred
Heart Church, Atlanta, officiated at
the marriage in Atlanta of Miss Dor
othy Seamans, daughter of Mrs. Er
nest Seamans, and James Dormer
Ryan; guests included a number of
friends from New York. Mr. and
Mrs. Ryan will live in Atlanta after
their wedding trip.
CORRIGAN-WOOLFOLK — Fath
er John Emmerth, S.M., of Sacred
Heart Church, Atlanta, officiated at
the marriage of Miss Margaret Cor
rigan, daughter of Mrs. Thomas
Francis Corrigan, and the late Mr.
Corrigan, the latter a prominent At
lanta attorney of former days, and
John Collier Woolfolk, of Atjanta,
the son of Mr. and Mrs- William E.
Woolfolk, of Columbus. After the
wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Woolfolk
will live in Atlanta.
BRENNAN-ALTICK—The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Jos. F. Croke officiated at the
wedding ceremony of Miss Helen
Brennan and Joseph Gorham Altick
on Monday. February 24, at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Pat
rick Brennan, and a member of one
of Georgia’s most widely known Cath
olic families.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Altick left on their wedding trip to
Florida and will live in Savannah.
SMITH-HENRY—Miss Isabell Mar
guerite Smith of Atlanta and Craw
ford Irwin Henry, Jr., of Apalachicola,
Fla., were united in marriage here,
the Rev. John Emmerth of Sacred
Heart Church, performed the cere
mony.
After the ceremony, the young cou
ple left for their wedding trip to
Florida. They will reside in Apalach
icola. Mrs. Henry is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Smith, Jr., of
Atlanta.
HOLLAND-SMITH—Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Holland announce the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Camilla, to Dr.
Dave Smith, which took place in At
lanta at the Sacred Heart Church.
They left for their wedding trip to
New Orleans. ....
MRS. VICTOR DORR
DIES IN AUGUSTA
Follows Her Husband in
Death Month After His
Funeral
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Two days more
than a month after the sudden death
of Victor J. Dorr, one of Georgia’s
most widely known Catholic laymen,
Mrs. Sarah Gardiner Dorr,, his wife,
one of the most beloved women of
the city, succuphbed after an illness
of several months duration.
Mrs. Dorr was born in Augusta,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones
Gardiner, and had lived here all her
life. Educated at Sacred Heart
School, she was married to Mr. Dorr,
Noyember 4, 1894, and they had since
resided in the home they built at
the time of the marriage. They were
universally regarded as one of the
most ideal couples in the city, and as
papular with their children’s friends
as their little own generation.
The funeral was held from St.
Patrick’s Church, of which Mrs. Dorr
was a devoted member, the Rev. Leo
M. Keenan, pastor, officiating, as
sisted by the clergy of the city. In
terment was in Magnolia Cemetery.
Pallbearers were M. J. Lyons, L. J.
Henry, E. B. Sheahan, E. H. Sch-
weers, J. Coleman Dempsey and Dr.
John E. Marriott. Surviving Mrs.
Dorr are three sons, Victor G. Dorr,
Edwin J. Dorr, Augusta and August
J. Dorr, Miami, Fla.; four daughters,
Mrs. Frank White, Atlanta Rev. Sis
ter M. Bernardine of the Sisters of
Mercy, Savannah; Mrs. A. W Wilton
Luckey, Jr.. Augusta and Mrs. An
drew A. Sheahan, Augusta, and
eleven grandchildren.
Seumas MacManus in
Savannah Lectures
Famed Poet, Story-Teller
and Orator Speaks There
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga—While the at
mosphere of St. Patrick’s Day still
lingered in Savannah, Seumas Mac
Manus, famed Irish poet and story
teller came to the city to bring to
the Poetry Society of Georgia and to
the Catholic Women’s Club on suc
cessive evenings the spirit of Ireland
in delightful lectures which will be
remembered through the years by
those privileged to hear them.
REV. THOMAS L. FINN was elect
ed president of the Blessed Sacra
ment Dramatic Club at its recent
meeting. James F. Glass is vice
president, Miss Mary Castagnino sec
retary and Joseph A. Mendel direc
tor. Plans are being made for a jun
ior division of the club. The senior
club will enter the city-wide dra
matic competition to be held in April.
WILLIAM H. SEXTON, widely
known in Savannah Catholic circles
and long a leader in the banking and
investment field, has organized his
own investment business and opened
offices in the Liberty National Bank
Building.
J. M. JONES, Brunswick, state
deputy of the Knights of Columbus,
and Col. M. J. O’Leary, special rep
resentative of the supreme council
of the Order, were guests of honor
at a recent meeting of the Savan
nah Council. Hugh Grady, grand
knight. A delegation from Augusta,
headed by Grand Knight C. Victor
Markwalter, attended the meeting, at
which Savannah launched its partici
pation in the “Ten for One" mem
bership campaign, of which M. C.
McCarthy is chairman.
MRS. MARGARET ALPHONSE
died at a local hospital here early in
March. Mrs. Alphonse, the wife of
Joseph J. Alphonse, was a native of
Erooklyn, but had lived here some
time. She was a member of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament-
Funeral services were held in Brook
lyn, N. Y. She is survived by her
husband and a son. Raymond Rear-
den, and a sister, Mrs. John Nylan,
of Brooklyn.
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Atlanta Women Have
St. Patrick Meeting
Catholic Club of Business
and Professional Women
ATLANTA, Ga— The Atlanta
Catholic Club of Business and Pro
fessional Women were delightfully
entertained for their March meet
ing, St. Patrick’s Night, at the home
of Mrs. George W. Corley. After the
business meeting games appropriate
to the occasion were enjoyed. Miss
Bess Nell Rafferty gave a review of
Mrs. Margaret Culkin Banning’s
latest book, “The Iron Will.”
A committee consisting of Mrs.
Thomas Perre, Miss Mary Corley and
Miss Kate Murphy was appointed by
the president, Miss Helen Birming
ham, to select a subject for the es
say to be written by the graduating
class of the Sacred Heart High
School. The club annually makes an
award for the best essay written by
a member of the class, which is
eagerly completed for by the young
ladies. The April meeting will be un
der the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Satsky, Chairman, Mrs. John O’Neil
and Mrs. Joseph Cuccia.
FR. KENNEDY TO GIVE
RETREAT AT SAVANNAH
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga—The Rev. John
J. Kennedy of St. Mary’s-On-The-
Hill, Augusta, will conduct the an
nual retreat for the students of St.
Vincent’s Academy here on Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy
Week. Father Kennedy formerly
conducted the religious instruction
classes at St. Vincent’s.
VERONICA’S VEIL, “the Ameri
can Passion Play,” opened its 22nd
season at St. Joseph’s Auditorium,
Union City, N. J., before an audience
of three thousand. The performance
■was given by the St. Paul's parish
cast.
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OFFICIAL HYMN FOR
TEXAS CENTENNIAL
Archbishop Drossaerts of
San Antonio Selects It
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
SAN ANTONIO—The official Ca
tholic hymn for the Texas centennial
has been chosen by the Most Rev.
Arthur J. Drossaerts, Archbishop of
San Antonio, the Rev. Joseph G.
O’Donohoe, chairman of the Catholic
Exhibit in the Centennial, announces.
The erse for the hymn was written
by the Rev. W. J. Nold, of Sacred
Heart Cathedral, Dallas, a great-
grandnephew of General Ben Mc-
Culoch, who was killed in the Battle
of Pea Ridge, Ark., in 1862.
Father Nold’s stanzas were selected
from many contributions from all
over the state. The hymn follows
Father Faber's “Faith of Our Fath
ers”, but has new music composed
by William J. Marsh, organist of St.
Patrick’s Church, Fort Worth. Mr.
Marsh is the compgosed of the Ca
tholic state song, “Texas, Our
Texas.”
Further Masses in commemoration
of the Centennial are being planned.
A Field Mass will open the observ
ance commemorating the centennial
of the massacre of Fannin’s men at
Goliad on March 27. The Mass will
be celebrated at the Mission La Bahia
and will be attended by Catholic pre
lates. priests and laity from all parts
of the state. The Most Rev. Em-
Mrs. R. E. Rossiter
Dies in Savannah
Special to The Bulletin
SAVANNAH, Ga— Mrs. Theresa
B. Rossiter, wife of Robert E. Rossi
ter, and a member of widely known
Savannah families, died here early
in March after an illness of several
weeks. Mrs. Rossiter was a native of
Savannah and had lived here her en
tire life; she was a devoted member
of Cathedral parish from which the
funeral was held with a Requiem
Mass, followed by interment in
Cathedral Cemetery. Surviving Mrs.
Rossiter in addition to her husband
are her three sons, Robert E. Jr.,
Edward and James C. Rossiter, two
daughters, Mrs. J. Palmer Fitzgerald
of Jersey City and Miss Ann Rossi
ter. and two sisters, Mrs. Ernest
Somers and Mrs. Herbert P. Dillon.
Mrs. Fitzgerald was in Savannah
with the rest of the family when her
mother died, she having been called
to the city when Mrs. Rossiter’s ill
ness became serious.
MATTHEW WOLL, vice-president
of the American Federation of La
bor, in an address in New York, ar
raigned the Nazi government in
Germany for “its persecution of
Catholics and Cataholicism, indeed,
of all religion.” Mr. Woll also spe
cifically cited prosecution of Prot
estants and Jews.
mnaual B. Ledvina, Bishop of Corpus
Christi, will be celebrant, and the
sermon will be preached by the Most
Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, Bishop of
Dallas.
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