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L WJL1N 1 r THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JULY 25, 1936 142 CHILDREN AT CAMP SAINT MARY Bishop Walsh Confirms Class of 27 as Religious Vacation School Closes a at fr dr of cl cb th (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C. — The Reli- ious Vacation School session of 'amp St. Mary’s, Okatee, opened auspiciously on Sunday, June 21, with full capacity registration of 142 chil dren of the missions of the lower half of the Charleston Diocese. A new cy cle course of studies was inaugurated this year for the greater benefit of the children. Father A. F. Kamler and the teaching staff report a most suc cessful session, productive of greater religious benefit and, with Bishop Walsh, are most pleased with the de cided and evident interest shown by all attending camp. On July 5, the Most Rev. Emmet M Walsh, D. D„ Bishop of Charles ton, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a class of 27. On July 8 five convert children were baptized by Father Dietz and two by Father Kamler. First Holy Communion was received by a class of 16 children. The religious instruction camp closed officially with the eight o’clock Mass on Sunday, July 12. The teaching staff included: Father Kamler, direc tor, Rev. Mr. L. Sheedy, Mr. L. R. Williamson, Mr. L. J. Cross, Mr. L. Janarelli, Mr. R. Queally, Sister M. Rita, Sister M. Laurentia, Sister M. Miriam and Sister M. Agatha. Coun selors were: Mrs. D. C. Boulware, Miss K. M. Ryan, Mr. L. A. Michel, Miss M. Harty, Miss E. Rainsford, Miss K. O’Brien, Miss A. Baran, Mr. J. Boulware. Among the clerical visitors were: the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, Rev. G. J. Dietz, Rev. J. E. Burke, Rev. Dr. J. ... Manning, Rev. F. O. Ferri, Rev. J. P. Clancy, Rev. A. A. Plikunas, Rev. J. R. Smith, and Rev. F. E. Rie- mer., On the afternoon of July 12 the Recreational Session of Camp St. Mary’s began for a period of six weeks. Thirty-six children from Charleston, Savannah, Augusta, Edgefield and Ridgeland registered for the opening week, and reserva tions have been made for fifty chil dren for the ensuing weeks. The Rec reational Camp closes August 23. MOTHER REGIS DIES-- S1XTY YEARS A NUN Beloved Sister of St. Joseph Entered Order in 1876 AUGUSTA, Ga—The Rev. Mother Regis Passmore, for nearly sixty years a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, died here July 11, after an illness of several months. Born in Ireland, at Armagh, June 11, 1858, Mother Regis came to the United States with her family while quite young, and made her home in Au gusta with her uncle, the late David Graham. In November, 1876, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph at Washington, Ga., and would there fore have observed her diamond jubilee this year. For many years, Mother Regis was engaged in teaching at St. Joseph’s Home, Washington, Loretto School, Atlanta, at the parish school in Brunswick and elsewhere in Geor gia, and many who now have grand children in the schools of the Diocese were taught by her in her earlier years. Surviving Mother Regis is her broth er, Brother James Passmore, of the Redemptorist Order in New Orleans. The funeral was held at St. Mary’s- on-The-Hill, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Kane, V- F., pastor, officiating at the Requim Mass, assisted by the clergy of the city. Interment was in the Sisters Section of Westover Cemetery. Pallbearers were Marion Stulb, P. H. Rice, Jr., W. J. Mulherin, L. J. Henry. Worth Andrews, Jr., and Robert Bresnahan. Forty Attend First Retreat, Bishop Is Retreatmaster Second Retreat for Laymen at St. Joseph’s, Washing ton, Starts August 20 Bishop O’Hara will be re treatmaster for the second re treat for laymen at St. Joseph’s Home from Thursday evening, August 20, to the following Sunday morning, the second retreat being arranged when it became evident that all desir ing to make a retreat could not be accommodated at one time. Reservations already made equal about half the quota for the retreat. All desiring to make the retreat are requested to make reservations at once by writing the secretary, Rich ard Reid, Southern Finance Building, Augusta, Ga. The expenses at this retreat as at the others will be met by private voluntary contributions from the retreatants. (Special To The Bulletin) WASHINGTON, Ga.— Forty Geor gians from various sections of the state withdrew from the world last week-end to walk with God under leadership of their Bishop in one of the most successful and in many re spects the most memorable of the sixteen annual retreats of the laity of the Diocese of Savannah. The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of Savannah, a leader in the retreat movement as Auxiliary Bidhop of Fhiladephia, where the movement has attained proportions perhaps unsurpassed anywhere in the nation, was retreatmaster and led the retreatants in their following of Christ with a series of conferences the earnestness, compassion and touching simplicity of which made of the retreat a memory always to be treasured. NOCTURNAL ADORATION Bishop O’Hara inaugurated at the retreat the custom of nocturnal ador ation; from five o’clock Saturday afternoon to the beginning of the Mass marking the closing of the re treat Sunday morning at six o’clock, there was exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the chapel at St. Joseph’s Home, where the retreat was held, each retreatant spending twenty- minutes alone with his God, an ex perience was doubly impressive in the still watches of the night and the very early morning. The men making the retreat were servers at Mass, Benediction, the Stations of the Cross and other ser vices and ceremonies of the retreat, many serving for the first time in twenty or forty years, and some for the first time in their lives. The rosary was recited by the men, led by their Bishop, while they walked in a body through the grounds of St. Joseph’s Home. They were lawyers among the re treatants, and doctors and business men, university professors, merchants and newspapermen, salesmen, manu facturers, railroad men and farmers; they ranged in age from seventeen to seventy, two were not Catholics. The retreatants were the guests of the Rev. John Crean, manager of St. Joseph’s Home, and the Sisters of St. Joseph, who are in charge of the Home; they entered Thursday night, July 16, remaining there until the following Sunday morning, and main taining silence except at the periods ,o?t aside for recreation. Father Crean and the Sisters provided for the retreatants in the customary gen erous manner, leaving nothing to be desired, and anticipating every wish and more. At the business meeting of the re treatants R. W. Hatcher, Milledge- ville, chairman of the retreat sec tion of the Catholic Laymen’s Asso ciation of Georgia, under whose aus pices the retreat was held, presided, and in the name of the retreatants expressed heartfelt thanks to His Ex cellency, Bishop O’Hara, to Father Crean, to the Sisters of St. Joseph, and to all who had a share in making the retreat such a distinguished success. He referred to the unavoidable ab sence of Col. Jack J. Spalding, K. S. G., K. M., a pioneer in the move ment, who attended the first retreat at Macon in 1921, and the retreatants sent him a message of greeting and of good wishes. The thanks of the re treatants were also extended to His Excellency, Bishop Keyes, for all he has done for the movement, and he was assured the prayers of all the re treatants for his speedy and perman ent restoration to health. Other matters of routine business was transacted; the officers of the re treat section - will be elected by the retreatants making this and the August retreat. Father Crean expres sed his pleasure at having the re treatants at St. Joseph’s, said he was edified by their conduct, and refer red to the Sisters all the credit given to him. Bishop O’Hara asserted that the earnestness of the men and the man ner in which they made the retreat were sources of inspiration to him. He said he was happy to have in his Diocese men such as the retreatants and such an organization as the Cath olic Laymen’s Association of Geor gia, which he commended for spon soring the retreats as well as for its other activities. He referred to the interest of Bishop Keiley and Bishop Keyes in the retreats, and said that he knew the retreatants would be happy to know that Bishop Keyes is now back in the United States, having arrived in New York the previous Monday. RETREATANTS Those making the retreat included E. A. Sheridan, J. J. McCarthy, Francis Cassidy, M. J. Cassidy, J. V. Sheridan and Furman Smith. Ma con; Terence Trainor and R. W. Hat cher, Milledgeville; James M. Keat ing and Patrick Keating, Savan nah; Dr. T. H. McHatton, Dr. Mal colm H. Bryan and J. H. Mote, Athens; J. P. Hornsby, Ivy; Hughes Spalding, Jack J. Spalding, in, Nor man Wrigley, Norman Wrigley,. Jr., John M. Harrison, John M. Harrison, Jr., William Schroder, John Schroder, Robert O. Otis, Dr. S. A. Ferlitz, Henry R. Dawson. Frank Kopp, P. H. Nabors, M. C. Carroll, George C. Blohm, Harry Stafford, Jr., Ber nard J. Kane, C. L. Thomas and J. G. Englehart, Atlanta, James B. Mul- ’ herin, E. J. O’Connor, C. C. Chesser, W. A. Lyons, Richard Reid and D. P. O’Connor, Augusta. BIGOTED PROPAGANDA WIDELY CIRCULATED Mother Rose Columba Heads Sisters of Saint Joseph ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Rev. Mother Rose Columba McGinnis, for six years Provincial of the Augusta Pro vince of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondalet, was elected Mother Gen eral at the General Chapter held re cently at the Mother House. Mother Rose Columba was the first Provin cial of the Augusta Province after the affiliation with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondalet. She was very successful in her administration and brought about many and great im provements. . She won the love and confidence of all who came in contact with her. Although she left Augusta several years ago, her kindly character, rare ability and unerring judgment are vivid and treasured memories not only among the Sisters of St. Joseph in Georgia, but also among their friends. Mother Rose Columba is a native of Mobile and secured her early education at old St. Patrick’s School, where many other prominent Catho lics were educated in the early days. Mother Rose Columba has held many important offices in the community, at one time directress of St. Joseph’s Academy, St. Louis, Mo.; Superior of Baraga School, Marquette, Mich., and of St. Agnes’ School, St. Louis, Mo.; and Mistress of Novices at the Mother House and Provincial of the St. Louis Province. Mother Clara Graham of the St. Paul Province was elected assistant general. Sister Mary Aurelia Maegher of the Troy Province, Sister Vic toria Kelly, of the Los Angeles Pro vince and Sister Mary Paul Green, of the Augusta, Province, are the general councillors. SISTER MARY PAUL GREEN at the time of her election as a council lor assistant to Mother Rose Co lumba, was mistress of noices at Mt. St. Joseph Convent, Augusta; prev iously Mother Paul had taught in St. Louis, Chicago and elsewhere in schools of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet. While her friends rejoice in the honor which has come to her, they regret that it means her trans fer from Augusta to St. Louis. Delegates to the general chapter at St. Louis included the Rev. Mother M. Discolia, provincial, Mother Paul, Mother M. Genevieve and Mother Carmelita, i_uj.u-ia._i i-i-^: ■ Faked ‘Catholic Attack’ on Veterans of Foreign Wars Appears in Florida The circular purporting to be an attack on the Veterans of Foseign Wars by Catholics, patently distrib uted by anti-Catholics in order to incite prejudice against Catholics, appears to have had a much more widely distribution than was appar ent at first. It appeared in Georgia and South Carolina, and now its extended use in the recent political campaign in Florida is reported. It was direct ed against Major John O. Mc Namara, candidate for adjutant- general, who was defeated by 120,- 000 votes to 90,000. Major Mc Namara was subsequently elected state head of the Veterans of For eign Wars in Florida. He is a na tive of Savannah and the brother of the Rev. T. J. McNamara, of Milledgeville. Who originated the canard has not yet been determined; readers of The Bulletin having information about its circulation are asked to com municate the information to The Bulletin. Women’s Retreat at Aiken Aug. 3 Father Paul of Orato- rians Retreatmaster (Special to The Bulletin) AIKEN, S. C.—The annual retreat for women at St. Angela Academy, here will start Monday evening, August 3, at the evening meal and close the following Thursday morning. The retreat will be given by the Very Rev. Paul Hatch, Orat., Cong., superior of the Oratorian Fathers at Rock Hill, S. C., and noted throughout the country as a retreatmaster. The retreat is under the auspices of the Ac tivities Committee of the Charleston Diocesan Council, N. C. C. W. Mrs. G. R. Wil liams, chairman, and reserva tions may be made either through Mrs. Williams at 144 Broad Street, Charleston, or the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, Aiken, S. C., whose guests the retreatants will be. The expenses of the retreat will be met by private volun tary contributions. Immediate reservations are urgently urged; all women interested, either in the Diocese or out, are invited to attend. DIOCESAN CAMP OPENING AUG. 2 Father Barr Director—135 Children Already Registered (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga—One hundred and thirty-five children have already been registered for the religious vaca tion camp which will open the first Sunday of August on the Vernon River. The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D„ Bishop of Savannah, who is estab lishing the camp and is its sponsor, states that the camp is intended for those children particularly in the rural districts who are far removed from Catholic schools and from the means of securing instruction in their religion. Sisters from the religious communities of the Diocese will be teachers there, and the children will live in a religious atmosphere, bring ing them contact with things Catholic which is impossible in their home communities. The Rev. Harold J. Barr, rector of the Cathedral, is director of the Camp, and is receiving applications for reservations at the Bishop’s House, 222 East Harris Street, Savannah, Ga This is the first year of the camp, and there is every prospect that it will be a magnificent success. The children who are to attend the camp will meet at St. Vincent Academy at the Cathedral in Savan nah Sunday, August 2. about three o’clock; they will be registered there and taken to the camp, which is on the White Bluff Road about nine miles from Savannah. There will be separate camps for boys and girls, Bishop O’Hara having rented an ad joining camp to supplement the fa- filities of the Benedictine Camp. Savannah Council, Knights of Co lumbus, is providing transportation for many of the children from their homes to Savannah; some of the Knights will leave Saturday after noon to bring their charges to Sa vannah Sunday. They are going as far away as Valdosta, Albany and other distant cities for them. Trans portation will be provided through other means in cases whe rehte K. of C. Transportation committee cannot reach them. Father Barr will be assisted at the camp by the Rev. James H. Grady. There will be Mass and Benediction each day, and a program of religious instruction and of recreation. The wardrobe required for children com ing to the camp is not extensive, merely the ordinary clothing they wear at home each day in the sum mer time, and their customary Sun day apparel. Diocesan Teachers at Summer Schools Many Taking Courses at Colleges and Universities (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — Members of Georgia teaching communities are utilizing the summer months to attend summer courses in various colleges and universities, in most cases doing work for advanced degrees. SAVANNAH Sisters of Mercy taking courses include Sister Columba Cum mins and Sister Martina Joseph, who are at the Catholic University of America, and Sister Amabilis, Sister Consuela, Sister Consolata, Sister Stanislaus, Sister Rita, Sister Mar garet Mary, Sister Michael Joseph and Sister Imelda are at Mt. St. Ag nes, Baltimore. MACON Sisters of Mercy have two attending the Catholic University of America and seven at Mt. St. Agnes College in Baltimore. AUGUSTA Sisters of Sir. Joseph are represented by several members at the Catholic University and at Loyola University, New Orleans. In addition, an extension course from the University of Georgia Depart ment of Education is being conducted at Mt. St. Joseph Academy and is being attended by < Sisters of St. Jo seph and Franciscan Sisters. MARIST BROTHERS from Savan nah are taking courses at Fordham University and other universities in the metropolitan area. THREE ORDAINED FOR DIOCESE OF RALEIGH Bishop Hafoy Assigns Fath er Howard, Father Pearson and Father Noonan (Special to The Bulletin) RALEIGH, N. C. — Three young priests have been ordained this year for the Diocese of Raleigh and have been given their assignments. REV. FRANCIS J. HOWARD, whose home is in Parnell, Mich., has been appointed by His Excellency, the Most Rev. Wm. J. Hafey, D. D„ as assistant to the Rev. James A. Manley, St. Mary’s Church, Wil mington. To his care will fall a large number of missions in the southeastern part of the state. Father Howard made his course of studies at the Sulpician Seminary, Washington, D. C., and at Mt. St. Mary’s, Emmitsburg, Md., where he was ordained June 7 by the Most Rev. John M. McNamara, D. D„ of Baltimore. REV. WILLIAM E. PEARSON, of Pittsfield, Mass., was ordained June 6 by the Most Rev. Thomas M. O'Leary, D. D., at the Springfield Cathedral. After graduating from St. Joseph’s High School in his na tive city, he entered Mt. St. Mary’s, where he pursued his entire colle giate and seminary courses. Father Pearson is now assistant to the Rev. Michael A. Irwin, St. Paul’s Church, New Bern and attends adjacent mis sion points. REV. JAMES J. NOONAN, com ing to the Raleigh Diocese from Waterbury, Conn., was elevated to the priesthood by Bishop McNamara June 7 with his classmates at Mt. St. Mary’s. Before entering the semi nary at the Mount he had been en rolled at St. Bernard’s Seminary, Rochester. Father Noonan is sta tioned for the summer at the Catho lic Orphanage Camp for Boys, Wild wood. PRIEST NEPHEW OF BISHOP BARRY DIES Bishop Officiates at Funeral of Fr. Halloran, Chicago Accident Victim (Special to The Bulletin) CHICAGO, 111. — The Most Rev. Patrick Barry, D. D., Bishop of St. Augustine, officiated here late in June at the Solemn Requiem Mass at the funeral of his nephew, the Rev. Lawrence P. Halloran, assistant pastor of St. Veronica’s Church, who died from injuries sustained in an automo bile accident in which his mother, Mrs. Martin Halloran, and his sister, Miss Geraldine Halloran, were injur ed. The Rev. William Barry of Miami Beach, Fla., and the Rev. Lawrence Barry, S. J., of Chicago, were re spectively deacon and sub-deacon; the Most Rev. B. J. Sheil, D. D., V. G., Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, gave the final blessing, and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. J. Dunne, pastor of Holy Cross Church, delivered the sermon. Father Halloran was bom in Chica go twenty-eight years ago, was edu cated at Holy Cross School, Quigley Preparatory Seminary and at Mun delein: he was ordained three years ago by His Eminence, Cardinal Mun delein, and had distinguished himself particularly through his work for young people, especially in the C. Y. O. Tournaments and in dramatics. His brother, Martin Halloran, a theo logical student at Mundelein, was master of ceremonies at Father Hal- loran’s funeral. ALFRED E. SMITH General Chairman of Holy Name Convention NEW YORK—Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith has been chosen by the executive council to be general chair man of the National Convention of the Holy Name Society, which is to be hied here September, 17-20. Mr. Smith lives in St. Vincent Ferrer’s parich. which is Branch No. 1 of the Holy Name Society. Fr. Bryant to Give Retreat at Mt, De Sales Aug, 25-28 .Special to The Bulletin) MACON, Ga.—The Rev. Robt. T. Bryant, S. J., of West Palm Beach, formerly director of retreats at Man- resa near New Orleans, will be the retreat master for the fifteenth an nual retreat of the women of Geor gia at Mt. de Sales Academy here from Tuesday night, August 25, to the following Friday morning. Father Bryant, widely known also because of his connection with Spring Hill College where he was for sev eral years a member of the faculty, gave the retreats for both men and women in 1924, the men’s retreat being held at Augusta and the wo men’s retreat at Mt. de Sales. The news that he is to return to Mt. de Sales this year will be most wel come especially to those who had the pleasure of attending the 1924 re treats s „ The Sisters of Mercy of Mt. de Sales will be hostesses to the retreat ants, .who will remain in the spaci ous academy building during the days of the retreat. The academy, not far from the center of the city, is nevertheless secluded, its splendid grounds insuring privacy, its fine quarters and the hospitality of the Sisters guaranteeing comfort and its elevated location promising all the breezes available. The chapel at Mt- de Sales climaxes the facilities of the academy for the retreat. The ex penses of the retreat are met by pri vate voluntary contributions from the retreatants. Reservations should be made as soon as possible by writ ing the Sisters of Mercy Mt. de Sales Academy, Macon, Ga. All girls and women interested in the retreat, whether residents of Georgia, or not, are welcome to attend.