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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 22, 1936
Georgia's First Religious Vacation Camp Opens
REV. JOS. R. SMITH
NAMED FOR ATLANTA
Savannah Pastor Appointed
to Church of Immaculate
Conception in Capital City
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Rev. Joseph
R. Smith, pastor of the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament here, has been
named administrator of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, At
lanta, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
D.D., Bishop of Savannah, announces.
Father Smith, who succeeds the Very
Rev. Jos. E. Moylan, V.F., pastor of
the new parish of Christ the King,
Atlanta, has already assumed his new
post.
Father Smith is a native of Wash
ington, Ga., and lived there and in
Atlapta before studying for the priest
hood. Entering St. Charles’ College,
Catonsville, Md., for his classical
studies, he made his philosophical
and theological course at St. Mary’s
Seminary, Baltimore, following it
with work in the Sulpician Seminary
at the Catholic University of Amer
ica.
Father Smith was ordained to the
priesthood at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Savannah, May 31,
1923, by the Most Rev. Michael J.
Keyes, S.M., D.D., Bishop of Savan
nah; he was the first priest ordained
by Bishop Keyes. He sang his first
Solemn High Mass June 3 at Sacred
Heart Church, Augusta, where the
Rev. P. A. Ryan, S.J., was then pas
tor. The sermon was delivered by
the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.D.,
Bishop of Charleston, who was then
pastor of the Church of the Immac
ulate Conception, to which Father
Smith is now assigned.
After his ordination Father Smith
served at Blessed Sacrament Church,
^^^JSavannah, and then was named ad
^ministrator of the congregations at
inistrator of _ _
Willaeoochee and Alapaha in South
Georgia. He next went to St. An
thony’s, Atlanta, as assistant to the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. H. F. Clark. He was
next appointed pastor of the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament, Savannah,
and under his direction the parish
had made splendid progress; the
establishing of a parish school and
erection of a new church were proj
ects for which plans were being def-
intiely made.
Father Smith has been beloved
wherever he has served; kindly,
friendly, he is a truly priestly priest,
working steadily, and achieving re
sults quietly. His transfer from
Blessed Sacrament parish is a source
of deep regret to the parish and all
Savannah, and Immaculate Concep
tion parish and Atlanta have already
given him a cordial welcome.
Bishop Felicitates
Knights of Columbus
Thanks Them for Coopera
tion in Message to State
Deputy John J. McCreary
(Special To The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.,—Answering greet
ings and a pledge of service extended
in the name of the Georgia State
Council Knights of Columbus by
State Deputy John J. McCreary of
Macon, in which State Deputy Mc
Creary asserted that “the welfare of
our Church is our primary concern;
by serving the Church well we serve
the Order better,” the Most Rev. Ger
ald P. O’Hara, D. D„ Bishop of Sa
vannah, extended his best wishes and
blessing to the Knights of Columbus.
“I congratulate you on this high
honor that has come to you,” Bishop
O’Hara wrote to State Deputy Mc
Creary, “and I send you best wishes
that your term of office may be
abundantly blessed, and that the
great Order which you represent may
do many things that will rebound to
the honor arid glory of God and His
Holy Church.
“For the kind cooperation that our
Organization has manifested towards
me since my coming to Savannah, I
thank you sincerely, and I am fully
confident that this splendid Catholic
spirit will always animate the mem
bers of our Order.”
GEORGIA GOOD WILL
ROTARY GLUR TOPIC
RISHOP O’HARA AT
MEETING OF RISHOPS
Attends Catholic University
Committee Meeting in N.Y.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of
Savannah, has returned from Lake
Pleasant, N. Y„ where he attended
a meeting of a committee of Bishops
in conference on matters connected
with the Catholic University of
America.
REV. HAROLD J. BARR, rector of
the Cathedral, recently made a solo
plane flight. The report that Bishop
O’Hara plans to use a plane for his
work in the Diocese is without foun
dation.
HENRY B. BRENNAN and Julian
Corish will attend the meeting of the
American Bar Association in Boston;
Mr. Brennan is a member of the
committee on the unauthorized
practice of law.
RICHARD MURPHY of the Citi
zens and Southern National Bank
her has been named secretary to
Angus Bird, president of the Citi
zens and Southern National Bank at
Columbia, S. C. Mr. Murphy is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P.
H. Murphy. .
FR. MCNAMARA IN
NEW YORK PULPITS
Junior Federation
Meets in Columbus
Holy Faitily Parish Club
Host to Convention
August 23
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga. — The Junior
Catholic Club of Holy Family
Church wiU be host to the quarter
ly meeting of the Georgia Federa
tion of Junior Catholic Clubs Sun
day, August 23. Clubs from Atlanta,
Macon, Albany and other cities will
be represented by delegations.
FRANCISCAN SISTERS
SILVER JUBILARIANS -
NEARLY 150 ATTEND
“MARYFIELD”, RIVER
CAMP AT SAVANNAH
Bishop O’Hara Will Officiate
at Closing of Sessions Sun
day, August 30 th
Religious Careers of Georgia
Nuns Started in Rome
Atlanta Club Hears Address
by Official of Catholic
Laymen’s Association
Auburn, N. Y., Newspaper
Gives Account of Sermon
on Church in Georgia
COLUMBIA SUPERIOR
GOLDEN JUB1LARIAN
Mother Clare Agnes Maguire
of Ursuline Nuns Was Pro
fessed .Fifty Years Ago
ATLANTA, Ga.—Richard Reid, of
Augusta, publicity director of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association, and
editor of The Bulletin, was guest
speaker at a recent meeting of the
Rotary Club of Atlanta.
Mr. Reid was introduced by Presi
dent Evelyn Harris as a winner of
the Laetare Medal, as a cultured stu
dent who was thoroughly qualified
to discuss the history of _ Georgia as
well as the human relations in the
state today.
The subject was “Good Will in
Georgia”, and the speaker made a
profound impression on the Atlanta
Rotarians, many of whom were not
aware of the problems of intolerance
with which all denominations in
Georgia have been faced.
Mr. Reid spoke of the interest and
co-operation of such leaders as Dr.
Ashby Jones and painted an encour
aging picture of the spirit of under
standing which prevails throughout
Georgia today.
In commenting on Mr. Reid s talk
the official publication of the Rotary
Club of Atlanta said:
“More of this type of philosophy
would be good for us, especially from
now ori when selfish politicians are
prone to inject the religious question
into their campaigns. If any one
around here tries it, let’s keep Mr.
Reid’s ideas in mind.”
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C. — Rev. Mother
Clare Agnes Maguire, superior of the
Ursuline Convent here, is observing
the golden jubilee of her profession
as a Ursuline nun this week, with
the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.
D., Bishop of Charleston, presiding
at the jubilee Mass and delivering
the sermon. A reception to Mother
Clare Agnes will follow the Mass, and
a dinner for the golden jubilarian
and visiting Sisters sponsored by the
Council of Catholic Women under
the direction of Miss Nell Corbett.
SISTER MARY of St. Agatha, who
died at 77 recently in the convent of
Our Lady of Charity of Refugee near
Dublin, was a convert and the step
daughter of Lord Morley, who was
liberal chief secretary in Ireland in
the Gladstone Administration when
Gladstone was introducing the Home
Rule Bill- Sister Mary first came to
Ireland with her step-father and was
living at the Chief Secretary’s lodge
when received into the Church.
has
MSGR. F. J. MACELWANE
been named president of the new
De Sales College, the Diocesan Col
lege of Toledo, Bishop Karl Alter
announces.
Georgia Retreats in Macon 9
Washington and Savannah
AUBURN. N. Y. — The Auburn
Daily Citizen-Advertiser in its July
27 issue carried an extended account
of a sermon at St. Alphonsus’ Church
the day previous by the Rev. T. J.
McNamara, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, Milledgeville, Ga., and the
Middle Georgia Missions, in which
Father McNamara discussed the work
and the progress of the Church in the
Diocese of Savannah and especially
in his own territory. He has been
making a mission tour in the Diocese
of Rochester, where he made his
theological studies at St. Bernard’s
Seminary. The Citizen - Advertiser’s
account of the sermon in part follows:
“For the topic of his sermon yes
terday, Father McNamara used the
scripture text: ‘Other sheep have I
that are not of this fold; them also 1
shall bring and there shall be one
fold and one shepherd.’
“ ‘This wish of Christ which was
made not long before His death,
might be termed as the dying wish,’
Father McNamara said. ‘In the fields
of the Middle Georgia Missions this
wish only recently has become pos
sible’.
“He told of his mission work, de
scribing the territory as larger than
the Rochester diocese. In this area he
is the only priest, he said, while in
the local diocese there are 300. He
contrasted the change in attitude to
wards Catholics which has taken
place since he was a youth.
“ ‘Catholics in that day were look
ed upon as oddities, a follower of the
true faith was ostracized. Now the
prejudices against the faith are les
sening and friendly relations have
become existent irrespective of creed
“ ■ The greater part of this is due
to the efforts of the Catholic Lay
man's Association in Georgia. As a
result of sacrifices business men of
Georgia made in an effort to spread
Catholic action, a happy condition has
been brought about for the church,
It is a consoling thing to see evi
dence of the fulfilment of the wish
of Jesus Christ.’
“Father McNamara spoke briefly of
new opportunities which have arisen
for the Church to expand. He con
cluded his talk by asking parishion
ers to aid the Georgia missions both
in charities and prayers.
“He will complete his mission tour
in the north about the middle of Au
gust and then will return to his
work.”
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Two religious ca
reers started in Rome in a convent
within sight of the dome of St. Pe
ter’s passed the 25-year mark with
silver jubilee ceremonies in Augusta
August 12 at the Franciscan Convent.
The silver jubilarians are Mother
Mary Wilfrid, superior of the local
Franciscan Convent, and Sister Mary
Peter Alcantara.
The Rev. A. Sittler, S.M.A., was
celebrant of the Solemn High Jubi
lee Mass, with the Rev. A. Ramstein,
S.M.A., as deacon, and the Rev. Jere
miah O’Hara as sub-deacon. The
Very Rev. Ignatius Lissner, S.M.A.,
American provincial of the Society
of African Missions, was present in
the sanctuary, and the sermon was de
livered by the Rev. J. J. Kennedy.
MOTHER MARY WILFRID was
born in Kerry, Ireland, and educated
there by the Sisters of St. Louis. She
entered the Missionary Franciscan
Sisters in Rome in 1909, and after two
years in the novitiate of the order
she was professed, this being the sil
ver jubilee year of her profession.
From Rome, Mother Wilfrid went to
Boston, where she taught in St. An
thony’s School for five years. She
received her Bachelor of Arts degree
at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh,
and was superior of St. Anthony’s
School, Rockford, 111., then at St.
Anthony’s in Boston for five years,
being transferred then to St. Peter’s
School, Pittsburgh, a school with over
one thousand pupils, where she was
stationed before being assigned as
superior in Augusta two years ago.
Here Mother Wilfrid is superior of
the convent, in charge of the orphan
age for colored children and a mem
ber of the faculty of Immeculate Con
ception High School.
SISTER MARY ALCANTARA was
born in Galway, Ireland, and after
her early education she entered the
novitiate of the Missionary Franciscan
Sisters in Rome in the class with
Mother Mary Wilfrid, being professed
in 1911 after two years as a novice
or candidate for the order. Coming to
the United States she taught at Our
Lady of Peace School, Brooklyn, St.
Anthqny’s School, Boston, Our Lady
of Pompeii School, Chicago, and in
Augusta and Savannah; this is her
second assignment to Augusta.
The Missionary Franciscan Sisters
work among the colored people in
Georgia; elsewhere in the United
States they labor among white chil
dren, and they are in charge of some
of the largest and finest Catholic
schools in Boston, New York, Chi
cago and other metropolitan centers.
Subject as they are to transfer from
one state to another in the schools of
the order, they are accredited teach
ers in the states in which they have
schools.
The silver jubilarians received con
gratulatory messages and gifts from
many parts of the United States, and
from Rome, Ireland, France, Egypt
and elsewhere where the Sisters are
laboring and where they have
friends.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—“Maryfield,” the
first religious vacation camp of the
Diocese of Savannah, opened late in,
July with an atendance of nearly 159,
surpassing all expectations. The camp
is located on the Vernon River near
Savannah, an ideal site, and it is a
combination of the Benedictine
Camp and an adjoining camp rented
by Bishop O’Hara for the purpose.
The Rev. Harold J. Barr is director
of the camp and the Rev. James H.
Grady assistant.
The Sisters of Mercy and- the Sis
ters of St. Joseph are the teachers,
the Sisters of Mercy devoting their
attention to the girls and the Sisters
of St. Joseph to the boys. There is
a regular program of instruction and
recreation, _starting with Mass in the
morning.
The children come from
cities and communities in which
there is no Catholic school, little
contact with priests and none with
Sisters. Many of the children had
never seen a Sister until they came
to the camp.
The instruction the children are
receiving at the camp is most impor
tant; they are being taught the fun
damentals of their religion where it
is evident that this is needed, and are
being given advanced instruction
where it is appropriate. The recrea
tion features of the camp are very
beneficial; the children for the most
part come from points inland, and
the coast country, salt water river,
tides, marches and other character
istics of the lowlands are of intense
interest to them. But the chief bene
fit of the camp is the religious at
mosphere in which the children live
for these weeks.
THE SAVANNAH COUNCIL,
Knights of Columbus, did a splendid
and effective piece of work in the
arrangements the members made to
transport the children to the camp.
Some of them had to leave Saturday
and stay over night in the places
they were to get the children, so
*reat were the distances. They
brought them to the Cathedral,
where they were registered, and then
took them to the camp. Individuals
in the various cities and communities
assisted, and in some cases parents
brought their own children and those
of neighbors. Where there was no
way of getting to the children with
automobiles, bus or railroad trans
portation was provided.
A third retreat for men of the
Diocese of Savannah will be held
at JHotel Tybee from Friday
night, September 18, to the fol
lowing Sunday evening, the re
treat to be given by the Most
Rev. Gerald O’Hara, D. D., Bish
op of Savannah. The retreat is
open to all interested, and it is
arranged for the convenience
particularly of the men in the
Savannah district who are about
two hundred miles from St. Jos
eph’s Home, Washington. Ga.,
where the other retreats are
held.
The second retreat for laymen,
sponsored by the retreat section of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia. R. W. Hatcher, Milledge
ville, chairman, is being conducted
this week-end at St. Joseph’s Home,
Washington, with the Most Rev. Ger
ald P. O'Hara, D. D., Bishop of Sa
vannah, as retreatmaster. The ar
rangements at the home are under
the direction of the Rev. John
Crean, manager, and the Sisters of
Gt Joseph. U is anticipated that the
attendance at the second retreat will
at least equal that of he July retreat;
this is the first year in which more
than one retreat was held, this being
made necessary by the growth of the
retreat movement.
The fifteenth annual retreat for the
women of the Diocese will be held
next week from Tuesday evening,
August 25, to Friday morning, at Mt.
de Sales Academy, Macon, with the
Rev. Robert Bryant, 9. J., as re
treatmaster. Father Bryant gave the
retreat for men and the retreat for
women in 1924. The retreatants will
be the guests of the Sisters of Mercy
at Mount de Sales; expenses of the re -
treat are met by private voluntary-
contributions from the retreatants.
Reservations for the women’s re
treat at Mt. de Sales Academy are
being received by the Sisters of
of Mercy there, at Macon; reserva
tions should be made immediately.
All women interested in the retreat
are welcome, whether in Georgia or
elsewhere. An encouraging note is
the number of young ladies interest
ed in the retreat, some of them still
in school,
m
UUL
. SPALDING AT
CHARITIES MEETING
ATLANTA, Ga. — Col. Jack J.
Spalding, K. S. G., K. M„ has re
turned from Seattle, Washington,
where he attended the annual meet
ing of the Catholic Charities Confer
ence and of the St Vincent de Paul
Societies. Mr. Spalding has been at
tending these conferences for many
years, and is vice president of the
St. Vincent de Paul Society for the
Province of Baltimore. Mr. Spalding
was accompanied to Seattle by Ben
edict Elder of Louisville, Ky., editor
of The Record and a former presi
dent of the Catholic Press Associa
tion.
Colonel Spalding was host August
15 at a dinner at the Capitol City
Club to the delegates to the recent
Democratic National Convention in
Philadelphia. Colonel Spalding was
dean of the delegation to the con
vention; he has been attending na
tional Democratic conventions since
the days of Cleveland,
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR., re
cently attended Mass at Rheims Ca
thedral, toward the restoration of
which he contributed 15,000,000 francs:
a plaque commemorating his contri
bution was unveiled. Auxiliary Bish
op Neveux greeted him in the ab
sence of Cardinal Suhard.
Athletics at the camp are under
competent direction, medical atten
tion has been provided, and a num
ber of members of the alumnae of
St. Joseph’s Hospital Training
School for Nurses volunteered their
services. The camp will last four
weeks, closing the last Sunday in
August, when Bishop O’Hara will
administer the Sacrament of Confir
mation. The children attend Mass in
the open air, the altar being inclos
ed on three sides.
Father Grady says the Mass for the
children each morning, and there are
other Masses by visiting priests. Sta
tions of the Cross have been erected
in the open air. Physicians are con
stantly in touch with the camp and
nurses are on duty at all times. The
commissary departments are splen
didly organized and nicely equipped.
Harry Kilroy is head of the crew of
lifeguards, under whose protection
the children swim in the Vernon
River. Camp fire programs at night
are among the pleasant memories the
children will carry away with them.
The counselors, composed of semi
narians, young men with experience
in scout work, and, in the girls’
camp, Savannah young ladies, are
giving magnificent service and are
given much of the credit for the
success of the camp by His Excellen
cy, the priests and the Sisters. With
such an auspicious start, the outlook
for the religious vacation movement
in Georgia is indeed promising.
Sister Perpetua, 58 Years a
Nun* Dies in Atlanta at 88
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Sister M. Per
petua Flaherty, beloved member of
the Sisters of Mercy, and one of the
oldest members of the Order in
Georgia, died here early in August
in Atlanta.
Savannah eighty-eight years ago, a
Savannah eight-eight years ago, a
member of a family widely known
at the time; she is the last survivor
of the family, and there are no im
mediate survivors of the name of
Flaherty. -
Entering the order of the Sisters
of Mercy, Sister Perpetua was pro
fessed in 1878, fifty-eight years ago,
only twenty-eight years after the
founding of the Diocese; many of
her contemporaries in religion knew
the great Bishop England personal
ly, and had been received and pro
fessed at ceremonies at which he
presided. She personally had known
nearly all the Bishops of Savannah.
For many years Sister Perpetua
served in Savannah and in Atlanta;
in recent years she had been here.
She was beloved by generations of
Georgians. The funeral was held
from the chapel of St. Joseph's In
firmary, with interment in the Sis
ters’ Section in West View Ceme
tery, , . *.