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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. Hanan & Son “Quality, Like Character, Endures” MEN’S and WOMEN’S FINE SHOES and HOSIERY 170 Peachtree St., N. W. Atlanta, Ga. WEINSTOCK’S FLOWER SHOP Flowers for Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday. 8 Peachtree St. Walnut 0908. ATLANTA. 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. All-Star Manufacturing Company Neckwear Suspenders Garters, Belts and Raincoats Mitchell Street Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta’s Society Florist “Harper’s Colonial Flower Shop” Peachtree at Twelfth Phones HEMlock 1181-1182 Mrs. Harper Mrs. Woods Miss Mayo ^ S3 CAFETERIA 189-191 Peach- tree Street, N. E. Atlanta, Ga. 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. 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