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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MARCH 28, 1936
John Carroll Payne Lauded
by Newspapers of Atlanta
“Atlanta Has Never Had a Civic Leader With Interests
More Varied”, the Constitution Says Editorially
N. CAROLINA EXPANDS
SCOUT ACTIVITIES
Father Williams, Diocesan
Chaplain, Starts Troop in
Southern Pines Parish
(Special to The Bulletin)
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.—Ken
neth Cook, special representative of
the National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America visited the Dio
cese of Raleigh, late in February.
Mr. Cook has been appointed to serve
as the connecting link between the
Bishop’s Boy Scout Committee and
the National Office. He also assists
the several diocesan chaplains in the
formation of their committee.
The work Mr. Cook outlined will
soon get underway, in fact the es
tablishment of a troop in Southern
Pines by the Diocesan Chaplain, Fa
ther Them as Williams, is but the be
ginning of this great work.
Through the zeal of Father McCourt
in West Asheville a thriving group of
Boy Scouts, exists there. The Knights
of Columbus sponsor the healthy
troop in Greensboro under the lead
ership of Father Eugene, O. S. B. In
Wilson Father Begley guides a cut
pack in preparation to a troop in fu
ture days.
Saint Anthony’s Church of South
ern Pines began definite work toward
the establishment of a Boy Scout
Troop. When Father Williams called
for volunteers, 15 boys responded,
most of whom were non-Catholics.
The following boys are members of
Saint Anthony’s troop: James J.
Spring, Ernest W. Hanaberg, Clyde
E. Alexander, William B. Alexander,
Leland M. Daniels, Clyde T. Dunn,
Donald P. A. Hanaberg, Clarence E.
Munroe, Angelo Montesanti, Wilbur
S. Scheipers, Ross M. Gray, Charles
S. Patch Raymond L. Hayes Philip D.
Goodwill Arthur Allen.
To stimulate interest on the part
of the boys a tri-city “court of hon
or” is planned which will meet in
Pinehurst one month. Aberdeen, the
second month and then in Southern
Pines.
The Troop Committee members are:
Dr. James J. Spring, D.D.S., Jackson
H. Boyd (author), Paul T. Bamum.
who, with Father Williams as scout
master, comprise the ruling board of
the second troop.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
PROGRAM IN ATLANTA
Lewis F. Gordon Speaker Be
fore the Civitan Club There
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA. Ga. — Lewis F. Gor
don delivered the address on “The
Day We Celebrate” at the St. Pat
rick’s observance sponsored by the
Civitan Club. Mrs. Zeke Hopkins
sand Irish songs, with Mrs. James
Keelan as harpist and Mrs. Eugene
O’Brien as pianist. Mr. Gordon, di
rector of public relations of the Citi
zens and Southern National Bank,
and formerly grand knight of At
lanta Council, Knights of Columbus,
and of a New York City Council, is
chairman of the welcoming commit
tee of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce.
CLARENCE HAVERTY was a re
cent speaker before the Atlanta Ad
vertising Club; his subject was
“Fifty Years of Boilding Good Will
Through Advertising.”
Additional Churches
Reopen in Mexico
But Anti-Catholic Laws Still
Remain on State and Na
tional Law Books
BY CHARLES BETICO
(Mexico City Correspondent, N. C.
W. C. News Service)
MEXICO CITY.—What seems at this
writing to be a definite move toward
partial alleviation of the situation of
the Church in Mexico has just token
place. It has resulted in the reopen
ing of a considerable number of
churches and will probably result in
the opening of more.
It is particularly important that this
impulse comes, apparently, from the
central government itself, and also
that it conduces toward a more equi
table interpretation of the constiut-
tion.
It is worth emphasizing, however,
that the present move does not mean
the services of more priests have been
authorized, or that the number au
thorized by law, everywhere wholly
inadequate. It does, however, seem to
indicate that a considerable number
of additional churches will be open
ed so that the faithful may at least
have the comfort of praying in edi
fices where the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass has been offered.
In a statement to the press, the Min
ister of Gobernacion, in commenting
upon the fact that churches had been
opened in various states, said that
churches that had not been with
drawn from public worship by statute
or by presidential decree may be
opened; that only in cases where pres
idential decree had destined certain
church buildings for use as libraries,
schools, etc., would the federal gov
ernment not permit reopening.
KNIGHT OF ST. GREGORY
A TRULY KNIGHTLY MAN
(From The Atlanta Journal)
John Carroll Payne was truly one
who “bore without abuse the grand
old name of gentleman”. A Vir
ginian of high ancestry, he had the
humility as well as the greatness of
heart that reveals a noble nature. He
measured his obligations by his op
portunities. He was courteous be
cause he was kind.
His life is noteworthy for many
things, for its four-score years rich
in endeavor and achievement, for its
material success, its intellectual
keenness, its social charm; but, most
of all. for its unfailing and abiding
charity. Therein lay the sovereign
goodness, the peculiar grace of his
earthly career. His was that charity
which is “the very bond of peace
and of all virtues”, assuring breadth
of mind, tolerance of spirit, quick
ness of sympathy, and joyous help
fulness.
Such was the gentleman Atlanta
knew in Carroll Payne during his
fifty years of residence here; such
he was to New Orleans, where he be
gan the practice of law; to his old
home in Warrenton, Virginia, where
he was born and reared; and to
Georgetown University, where he
graduated with rare honors. His
friends were legion, his services well-
nigh numberless. As a founder of
the Atlanta Art Association and for
five years its president, he gave one
among various proofs of his devotion
to the community’s cultural interests.
In business as well as in legal affairs,
his counsel was highly valued and
whenever a worthy civic or humani
tarian cause beckoned for support,
he was to be found modestly in the
forefront.
This record and this character,
along with manifold good deeds in
his Church brought to him on May
of last year the highest distinction
that can come to a Roman Catholic
layman, investiture as a Knight of
St. Gregory the Great. A knight he
truly was in the enduring realities
of chivalry and in cheerful allegiance
to the Christian faith. Living thus,
he lives beyond the bourn of time
and still blesses those who sorrow
at his going.
ONE OF BEST BELOVED
CITIZENS OF ATLANTA
(From The Atlanta Constitution)
Few men have served Atlanta as
well and in as many ways as John
Carroll Payne, whose death causes
widespread regret.
Atlanta has never had a civic lead
er whose interest and activities were
more varied, or more constructive.
For nearly a half century he was an
outstanding figure in the civic, fi
nancial. cultural, charitable, church
and social life of the city.
Many men win the deserved ap
preciation of their fellow citizens
through their unselfish devotion to
the betterment of some one phase of
community life, but seldom does a
citizen play to the extent as did Mr.
Payne as leading a part, in activities
of every kind looking toward the
civic, cultural and business develop
ment of a city.
The virility of this outstanding At
lanta citizen is further attested by
the leading position he occupied in
his chosen profession, the law.
A man of rare personal charm and
unusual devotion to his family and
friends, Mr. Payne has been for many
years one of Atlanta’s best beloved
citizens.
His helpful leadership will be keen
ly missed in all the movements look
ing to the improvement of the city,
and there will be universal regret at
his death, not only by those who
knew him, but by the public which
he served so well and unselfishly
for nearly a half century.
MRS. MARTHA McDONALD
OF AUGUSTA PARISH DIES
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Mrs. Martha Mc
Carty McDonald, wife of the late
Michael McDonald, died here March
17 after an illness of only four days.
Mrs. McDonald was born in Edge-
field, S. C., and had lived in Au
gusta since she was six years old.
Surviving Mrs. McDonald are her
son, M. C. McDonald, her daughter,
Mrs. J. T. Nash, four grandsons, six
granddaughters and seven great
grandchildren. The funeral was held
from St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill Church
of which she was a member, the Rev.
J. J. Kennedy officiating. Interment
was in Magnolia Cemetery.
C. 0. OF A. PLANNING
JULY CONVENTION
Officers Make Arrangements
at New York Meeting
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW YORK. — Plans for the inter
national convention of the Catholic
Daughters of America in July were
outlined at a meeting of the Su
preme Board of the organization at its
headquarters here.
The Most Rev. William J. Hafey,
Bishop of Raleigh and national chap
lain of the Catholic Daughters, and
Miss Mary C. Duffy, supreme regent,
spoke.
A program of Catholic Action was
formulated and will be forwarded to
the 760 courts of the organization for
the guidance of its 200,000 members.
It embraces the fields of legislation,
social service, charity, welfare, relief
and education.
Among the subjects discussed at the
meeting were federal legislation on
birth prevention, which was denounc
ed, and sterilization, which the
speakers also assailed. The board in
dorsed the bill now before the state
legislature to outlaw compulsory
block-booking of motion pictures.
The meeting also voiced support of
the Borah Resolution calling for an
investigation of the persecution of re
ligion in Mexico.
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