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JUNE 20, 1936
NINE
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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ST .VINCENT ACADEMY
HAS COMMENCEMENT
Honors Announced at Vener
able Savannah School
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of
Savannah, presided and presented the
diplomas at the annual commence
ment' of St. Vincent Academy at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
June 3, and he delivered the com
mencement address. The Rev. Harold
J. Barr read the class roll and also the
list of awards. Benediction of the
Most Blessed Sacrament closed the
program.
The musical program was given by
the girls of St. Vincent grammar
school under the direction of Mrs. J.
J. Gaudry, as follows: “Wilt Thou
Look Upon Me Mother”, “Sweet Sa
cred Heart", “O Salutaris”, “Tantum
Ergo”, “Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name”, “Sweet Saviour, Bless Us Ere
JVe Go”.
The highest honors of St. Vincent’s
Academy, diploma and class pins were
conferred on the class of 1936 for hav
ing successfully completed the pre
scribed course; the graduate were the
Misses Mary Katherine Best, Helen
Inez Brennan, Julia Ann Cleary,
Margaret Mary Cronin, Mary Jane
Fahey, Essie Theresa Fountain, Mary
Drew Freeman, Mary Bernard
Goette, Helen Marie Jackson, Cather
ine O'Connor Kelly, Frances Bran
don Kilroy, Ann Oetgen, Mary Emily
Psterholtz, Gertrude L. Russell, Ce
celia Magdalen Smith.
A prize of $2.50 was awarded to
Miss Helen Inez Brennan by the Na
tional Board of the Ladies’ Auxiliary
A. O. H., for her essay on “Irish Mis
sionaries in Europe”.
The honor students for the graduat
ing for the year were the Misses Hel
en Inez Brennan, 93.7; Mary Emily
psterholtz, 93.6; Essie Theresa Foun
tain, 93.3; Mary Bernard Goette; Ann
Frances McDonald, 90.4; junior class,
the Misses Julie Sheehan, 96.5; Loy
ola Trapani, 96.0; Gertrude Barbee,
95.0; Christine Coyle, 94.0; Eleanor
Doyle , 93.0; sophomore class, the
Misses Loretto Powers, 96.8; Mary
Bremer, 95.9; Rita Holland, 93.5; Ve
ronica Kearney, 93.2; Peggy Flanna-
gan, 91.0; Angela Horton, 90.3; fresh
man class, the Misses Theresa Smith,
96.1; Mary Frances Jiram, 95.8; Mary
McCarthy, 95.7; Ann Mallard, 94.4;
Lillian Bunger, 93.8; Margaret M.
Hahn, 93.4; Evelyn Ganem, 91.5; Ber-
nyce Engel, 91.2; Catherine Moore,
90.2.
The graduates of St. Vincent
Academy were honored with a sup
per at the academy on the evening
preceding the graduation and a mass
was celebrated in the Convent Chap
el by Father Barr on the morning of
graduation day. The supper took
place in the library where a beauti
fully laid table extended the length of
the room. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F.
Croke, the Rev. Harold J. Barr, and
the members of the class of 1936 were
the guests of the Sisters of Mercy.
JOINT COMMENCEMENT FOR
MARIST-ST. VINCENT’S
Joint commencement exercises for
St. Vincent Grammar School and the
Marist School for Boys were held at
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
D. D., presiding and presenting the
diplomas and awards to the children.
Bishop O’Hara was celebrant of the
Commencement Mass, at which the
graduates received Holy Communion
and at which Bishop O’Hara spoke.
Among the awards was that of the
Savannah Division, A. O. H., $2.50 to
Miss Ruby Theresa Byrd for her es
say in the contest sponsored by the
division and the national organization.
BISHOP O’HARA ALSO AT
SACRED HEART COMMENCEMENT
Bishop O’Hara also presided at the
annual commencement at Sacred
Heart School, at which 52 were grad
uated. Announcement was made that
Miss Winifred Persse. first honor
graduate, had won the K. of C. schol
arship to St. Vincent’s School, and
that Miss Ethel Rennick had won the
A. O. H. Auxiliary essay contest
prize.
C. J. Rauchenberg Is
!'Atlanta Club Speaker
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Atlanta Cath
olic Club of Business and Profession
al Women was delightfully entertain
ed for their recent meeting at a Gar
den Party at the home of Mrs. John
Harrison. Miss Bess Nell Rafferty as
sisting the hostess. The speaker of
the evening was C. J. Rauschenberg,
prominent in insurance circles in At
lanta, who told in a highly enter
taining way of his recent automobile
tour through Europe with his fam
ily. Mr. Rauschenberg dwelt partic
ularly on the Cathedrals which they
visited.
The president, Miss Helen Birming
ham, announced that the winner of
the essay award to the graduate of
Sacred Heart High School was Miss
Mary Ambrose. She will read her
essay to the club at a later meeting.
Macon School P.-T.A.
Elects Its Officers
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—The officers elected
at the recent meeting of the Saint
Joseph’s P.-T. A. for the coming year
were Mrs. Floyd Harris, president,
Mrs. Regis Lomax, vice-president,
Mrs. J. B. Bryan, secretary, and Mrs.
J. D. McMurray, treasurer.
Mrs. Maria Hertwig gave an in
testing talk on “The Importance fo
Recreation”, explaining the value of
play for all members of the family. A
program, “The Merry Milk Maids”, was
presented by a group of the Mt. de
Sales primary grade children, under
the direction of Sr. M. Clare.
Miss Ruth Martin was the winner
of the popularity contest at Mount de
Sales Academy recently; Miss Martin
was the nominee of the senior class.
Miss Map' Benedetto crowned the
Blessed Virgin at the annual May
procession at St. Joseph’s Church.
JOHN F. LACKAY OF
MACON PARISH DIES
Middle Georgia Merchant
Was Widely Known There
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—John F. Lackay,
senior member of the mercantile
firm of Lackay and Lackay, died at
his residence here late in May after
a long illness. He was a devout mem
ber of St. Joseph’s Church and ac
tive in the Knights of Columbus. He
was born in Bibb County, in 1863, the
son of Thomas Lackay and Mrs.
Mary Ellen Smith Lackay, resided
here all of his life, and was one of
Macon’s most highly respected citi
zens.
Funeral services were held in St.
Joseph’s Church with the Rev. Peter
McDonnell, S. J., officiating at the
Requiem Mass. Interment was in St.
Joseph’s Cemetery.
Mr. Lackay is survived by his
widow, the former Miss Eva Mae
Haynes; a daughter, Mrs. John H.
Harper, Macon; , a son, E. P. Lackay,
Macon; two grandchildren, Misses
Mary Frances and Pearl Harper.
BELMONT CONFERS
DEGREES, DIPLOMAS
Abbot Vincent Presides,
Hon. Dan Kelley, Jr., De
livers Address
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C-—The degree of
Bachelor of Arts was conferred on
the Rev. Anselm Bordon Biggs, O. 3.
B.. and the Rev. Fr. Fabian Bernard
Doris, O. S. B„ nineteen were grad
uated from the junior college and
eight from the high school at the
fifty-eighth annual commencement of
Belmont Abbey College, June 4.
The Rt. Rev. Vincent Taylor, O. S.
B., D. D., Abbot-Ordinary of Bel
mont. presided at the commencement
after the Solemn Mass of Thanks
giving, Walter Arthur Coggin, Jr.,
delivered the valedictory, Vernon
Bradley Kelley, Jr., the salutatory,
and Hon. Dan Kelley, Jr., of Fernan-
dina, Fla., delivered the address to
the graduates.
Junior College certificates were
conferred upon John Justus Arm
strong, H. Reginald Ballard, George
Daniel Bruch, Walter Arthur Coggin,
Jr., William Mack Davis, James
Cannon Dixon, Joseph Gerhard
Heye, Jr., Clifton Paul Perkins, Lou
is Wesley Jenkins, Francis Elmer
Lansche, Romulus Leary May, Jr.,
James Franklin McKee, Robert
Charles Bradley Norris, Sebastian J.
Orsini, James Edward Rockett, Ran
dolph Silverstein, Frederick Thomas
Stant, Jr., and Ernest Robert Sidney
witten.
High School diplomas were con
ferred on John William Braun,
George Edwin Buckley, Jr., John
Kenneth Gass, Francis Heazel, Jr.,
Vernon Bradley Kelley, Jr., Hubert
Demro Sumner, Samuel Boyce Welch
and Woodrow Wilson.
M. G. Cusson, Macon,
Dies at Age of 78
JOHN R. WALSH DIES--
SAVANNAH LEADER
For Many Years in Naval
Stores Business There
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga—John R. Walsh,
prominent in the naval stores busi
ness here since 1901, died late in May
after a short illness. Mr. Walsh con
ducted the oldest naval stores busi
ness without change of name in Sa
vannah; his trade was both domestic
and foreign and his naval stores let
ter was universally regarded as of
leading authority.
The funeral was held from Sacred
Heart Church, of which Mr. Walsh
was a widely known member, with
a Requiem Mass- Interment was in
Cathedral Cemetery. Surviving Mr.
Walsh are his wife, Mrs. Mary
Walsh, two sons, John R. Walsh, Jr.,
Washington, D- C., and Edward F.
Walsh, Savannah, a brother, James
J. Walsh, Los Angeles, and three sis
ters, Miss Katie A. Walsh, Miss
Agnes T- Walsh and Mrs. Janue
Murden, Savannah.
JEREMIAH J. O’LEARY
OF SAVANNAH PARISH DIES
Jeremiah J. O’Leary, for many
years a member of the Savannah
Fire Department, from which he re
tired in 1920 after 27 years of ser
vice, and in recent years a bailiff of
City Court, died here late in May
at the age of 70. Mr. O’Leary was bom
in Augusta but spent most of his
life in Savannah. The funeral was
held from Sacred Heart Church,
with interment in Cathedral Ceme
tery. Surviving Mr. O’Leary are his
wife, Mrs. Margaret O’Leary, four
sons, Thomas, Jeremiah, John and
William O’Leary, his sister, Mrs. S. J.
Humphries, Atlanta, and several
nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
OF ANDREW DARCY
The funeral of Andrew J. Darcy, a
member of Blessed Sacrament Church
was held from the parish church early
in June, with interment in Cathedral
Cemetery. Mr. Darcy was bom in
Dublin, Ireland, July 1, 1871, and had
lived in Savannah 40 years; for many
years he was connected with the Cen
tral of Georgia Railroad. Surviving
are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Scruggs Dar
cy, and two brothers, William and Ed
ward Darcy of Dublin, Ireland.
Mrs. J. R. Dooner of
Savannah Parish Dies
Was Member of Widely
Known Catholic Family
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mrs. Kath
erine Dooner, widow of J. R. Dooner,
and a member of one of Savannah’s
most widely known Catholic famil
ies, died here June 14, after a short
illness. Mrs. Dooner was a native
of Savannah and a lifelong resident
of the city. Surviving are her daugh
ter, Mrs. Kathleen DeHaven; five
brothers, John J., Thomas A., Wal
ter P., Harry A., and Charles F.
Powers; two sisters. Miss Powers
and Mrs. T. J. O’Brien, and two
grandchildren, all of Savannah. The
funeral was held from the Cathedral
with a Requiem Mass; interment
was in Cathedral Cemetery.
MRS. MAUDE GLAIBER OF
HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY DIES
Mrs. Maude T. Glaiber, a native
of Brunswick, and for a number of
years a member of the Chatham
Junior High School faculty, died
here June 14, after an extended ill
ness. Mrs. Gllaiber is survived by
her son, Godfrey Glaiber; her
daughter. Miss Sarah Galiber; four
sisters, Mrs. Sarah Mock, Savannah;
Mrs. Rose Dupont and Mrs. Ada
Meniaude, of Paris, and Mrs. Char
lotte Von Weller, Albany, and three
brothers, H. M. Turner, Los Ange
les; J. L. Turner, Tampa, and A. J.
Turner, Brunswick. The Rev. Har
old Barr officiated at the funeral
from the Cathedral; interment was
in Bonaventure Cemetery.
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH OF
MRS. CATHERINE O’CONNELL
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine V.
O'Connell, widow of Michael O’Con
nell, was held from the Cathedral
with a Requiem Mass, with inter
ment in Cathedral Cemetery. Sur
viving Mrs. O’Connell are two
daughters, Mrs. John T. Ronan, Sa
vannah, and Mrs. Martin Armstrong,
New York; two granddaughters and
five grandsons.
Mrs. Peter Clarke
Is Dead in Atlanta
Was Widely Known Member
of Sacred Heart Parish
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Mrs. Peter F_
Clarke, one of the most widely known
and beloved members of Sacred Heart
Church and a resident of Atlanta
for fifty years, died here Monday
after an extended illness. Mrs.
Clarke’s husband was the founder of
the American Savings Bank and its
cashier until his retirement some
years ago.
Mrs. Clarke is survived by her
husband; six daughters, Mrs. Pene-
dope Clarke Adams, Winter Park,
Fla., Mrs. Frances Clarke Smith, New
York, Mrs. Joan Clarke Peters, West
Copake, N. Y„ Mrs. Bemadotte
Clarke Gray, Montpelier, Vt., and the
Misses Eppy Sterling and Marian
Clarke, of Atlanta; two sons, Peter
F. Clarke, Jr., and Ben C. Clarke,
both of Atlanta; three sisters, Mrs.
W. D. Williamson, Mrs. W. S. Miller
and Mrs. Gertrude Carey, and a
brother, Paul Carey.
The funeral was held from Sacred
Heart Church with a Requiem Mass.
Interment was in West View Ceme
tery.
DR. PARKER MOON,
NOTED LEADER, DIES
Columbia Professor, Con
vert, Authority on Inter
national Relations
(BY N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW YORK. — Funeral services
for E>r. Parker Thomas Moon, pro
fessor of International Relations at
Columbia University here, widely-
known author and lecturer, and for
mer president of the Catholic Asso
ciation for International Peace, were
held at the Church of St. Margaret,
the Bronx.
Dr. Moon, who was but 44 years
of age, died at his home in Field-
ston, near Riverda*e, the Bronx, of
a heart ailment. He died before
medical aid could arrive. With him
at the time were his wife, the for
mer Miss Edith Conway of Holyoke,
Mass., and their daughter, Miss Alice
Moon.
Dr. Moon, a convert to Catholic
ism, was born here on June 5, 1892,
the son of Alfred Goodrich and Mary
Esther (Parker) Moon. After being
graduated from high school in Yon
kers in 1909, he attended Columbia
University, from which he received
the Bachelor of Science degre, with
highest honors, in 1913 and the Doc
tor of Philosophy degree in 1921. He
married on September 3, 1921.
Dr. Moon served on the Colonel
House Commission of Inquiry in
1917-18, was a member of the staff
of the American Commisison to Ne
gotiate Peace, 1917-18, and was sec
retary of the Commission on Terri
torial Problems at the Paris Peace
Conference in 1919.
Dr. Moon was secretary and a
trustee of the Academy of Political
Science, a former president of the
American Historical Association, the
author of “A Syllabus of Imperial
ism and World Politics,” 1919; “The
Labor Problem and the Social Cath
olic Movement in france,” 1921;
“Modern History,” with Dr. Carlton
J. H. Hayes, in 1923; “International
Relations, 1925; “Ancient and Me
dieval History,” 1929; “The U. S. and
the Carribean,” with C. L. Jones,
and H. J. Norton, 1929; “World His
tory,” 1932. He was managing editor
of the Political Science Quarterly
from 1921 to 1928, and editor from
1928, and was a contributor to Cur
rent History and numerous other
publications.
Dr. Moon attributed his conversion
to Catholicism largely to his studies
in history.
Georgian’s Story in
Catholic Magazine
ROME, Ga.—The June issue of
Light, official organ of the Inter
national Catholic Truth Society,
Brooklyn, edited by the Rev. Dr.
Edward Lodge Curran, LL. B., has a
story, “The Little Martyr”, by Louis
J. Maloof of this city. The story,
originally printed in The Witness,
Dubuque, Iowa, is based on the perse
cution of the Church in Mexico, a
subject in which Mr. Maloof is in
tensely interested.
MISS RUTH HART OF
ST. LOUIS DIES AT 22
Was Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Luke Hart There
(Special to The Bulletin)
ST. LOUIS. Mo—Miss Ruth Hart,
daughter of Mr. and Mas. Luke Hart,
former the Supreme Advocate of the
Knights of Columbus, died May 31 in
St. Louis as a result of an operation.
Miss Hart was bom August 7, 1914,
and she attended the Sacred Heart
Academy and Maryville College in
St. Louis, and last June graduated
with honors from Trinity College in
Washington, D. C. Last fall, she en
tered the Washington University
School of Medicine and on the day
following her death would have com
pleted her final examination for the
school year. Throughout the year
she had been a leader in her class
and was described by; the Dean of
the School as an inspiration to her
professors and a splendid example to
every student. A few weeks before
her death, she developed symptoms
which indicated the necessity for an
operation. At her request the oper
ation was postponed in order that
she might continue her studies to the
end of the school year. The opera
tion was performed at nine o’clock
Saturday morning, May 30, and she
died at 4:45 Sunday morning with
out having regained consciousness.
In addition to her parents, she is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jerome
A. Switzer, of St. Louis, and Mrs.
James E. Wesseling of New York,
and two brother, Luke E., Jr., and
John T„ who reside at the family
home in St. Louis.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from St. Roch’s Church, St. Louis,
with a Solemn High Mass. The ser
mon was delivered by the pastor,
Monsignor John P. Spencer. The pall
bearers were members of Ruth’s
class of the Medical Department of
Washington University. Interment
was in Calvary Cemetery at St. Louis.
Joseph A. Murphy of
Savannah Dies at 34
Steamship Official Was
Widely Known in the City
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Joseph A Mur
phy, a member of a widely known
Savannah Catholic family and an ex
ecutive of the South Atlantic Steam
ship Company and the Sabine Tow
ing Line, died here early in June
after an illness of three weeks. Mr.
Murphy was bom in Savannah Au
gust 9, 1901, and is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Teresa Justvig,
a daughter,, Miss Martina Murphy,
his mother, Mrs- Margaret Murphy,
two sisters, Mrs. L. F. McCrath, Jr.,
Savannah, and Mrs. W- F. Goubeaud,
Bellrose, Long Island, N. Y., and a
brother, James D. Murphy, Titus
ville, Pa. The funeral was held from
Sacred Heart Church with a Re
quiem Mass, the Rev. P. J. O’Connor
of Augusta, Mr. Murphy's cousin, of
ficiating, assisted by clergy of the
city. Interment was in Bonaventure
Cemetery.
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH OF
JAMES A. MONTGOMERY
The Rev. Joseph R. Smith, pastor
of Blessed Sacrament Church, of
ficiated at the funeral here of James
A. Montgomery of Waynesboro, who
died here after an extended illness.
Surviving Mr. Montgomery are his
wife, Mrs- Mary , Montgomery, his
daughter, Mrs. Norris T. Pindar, Jr.,
three sons, John A. Montgomery, At
lanta, W. T. S. Montgomery, Jack
sonville, and Roderick M. Montgom
ery, Houston, Texas, a sister, Miss
Esther Montgomery, os Angeles, and
a brother, John H. Montgomery,
Chicago, Mr. Montgomery was a na
tive of Indiana.
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Native of Cincinnati, He
Lived in Macon 40 Years
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON ,Ga. — Markin Garnett
Cusson died here early in June af
ter a long illness at the age of 78.
Mr. Cusson was originally from Cin
cinnati and came to Macon 40 years
ago. Since then he has been connect
ed with several Macon firms. He re
tired five years ago. He was the son
of the late Leon Cusson and Mrs.
Elizabeth Garnett Cusson. The Rev.
A. C. McLaughlin, S. J., of St. Jos
eph’s Church officiated at the fun
eral, Interment was in Rose Hill
Cemetery.
Mr. Cusson is survived by his wid
ow, the former Miss Julia Mulally
of Cincinnati; three daughters, the
Misses Julia, Elizabeth and Charlotte
Cusson; two brothers, Alexis Cusson
and Hoyle Cusson of Cincinnati; and
one sister, Mrs. R. C. Creager of New
York City. 77“
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
OF JAMES J. POWERS
James J. Powers for the past few
years a resident of Charleston,
where he was engaged in business,
and previously a resident of Savan
nah, died here early in June after
a short illness- Mr. Powers was bom
in Charleston 46 years ago. Surviv
ing are his wife, Mrs. Katherine
Powers, his daughter, Miss Mar
garet Powers, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs- James H. Powers, sisters, Mrs.
C. R. Thelen. all of Savannah.
NATIONAL HONORS FOR
SETON HILL GRADUATES
GREENSBURG, Pa—Five members
of the graduating class of Seton Hill
College were elected to Kappa Gam
ma Pi, national Catholic honors so
ciety, it was announced at the an
nual commencement exercises.
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