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SEPTEMBER 19, 1936
MARRIAGES
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MACON, Ga.—The Rev. Peter Mc
Donnell, S. J., pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church, officiated at the marriage of
Miss Sarah Louise Collins, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McCreary, and
Samuel Orr, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Orr, members of widely
known Macon families. After the
wedding trip to Florida, Mr. and Mrs.
Orr will live in Macon.
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CHARLESTON, S. C.-The Rt. Rev.
James J. May, V. G., officiated at the
marriage of Miss Bernice Kirsch,
daughter of Mrs. A. V. Kirsch and
the late Mr. Kirsch. and Joseph A.
Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
L. Armstrong, of Augusta. Mrs. Arm
strong was graduated at Mt. St. Jos
eph's Academy and St. Elizabeth’s
College, New Jersey; Mr. Armstrong
was- educated at Richmond Academy,
Belmont Abbey College and the Jun
ior College of Augusta; he is a mem
ber of the Augusta Bar. Mr. and Mrs.
Armstrong will, live in Augusta.
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HAMMOND-SUBER
KATHWOOD, S.'C.-The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. A. K. Gwynn, V. F., pastor of
St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, and
dean of the Piedmont District, offi
ciated at the marriage of his niece,
Miss Katherine FitzSimmon Ham
mond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
F. Hammond, and James Calvin Su-
ber, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Suber of Greenwood, S. C. Mrs. Su-
ber is a member of families long
prominent in South Carolina; her pa
ternal great-grandfather was gover
nor of the state. She was educated at
Georgetown Convent and the Na
tional University Law School; she
was recently state compensation offi-
fer of the WPA. Mr. Suber, a grad
uate of Clemson College, is a con-
'struction engineer. They will live in
Greenwood.
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LYNCH-LAMBERT
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Very Rev.
Joseph E. Moylan, V. F., officiated at
the marriage of Miss Eleanor Eliza
beth Lynch and Victor Alphonse
Lambert, the marriage being solem
nized with a nuptial Mass at the
Church of the Immaculate Concep
tion. Both are widely known in At
lanta, where they will make their
home on their return from the wed
ding trip.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga.—The Rev. F. M.
Perry, S. M., pastor of the Church of
St. Francis Xavier here, officiated at
the marriage of Miss Eleanor Burdett
Stiles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Cooper Stiles, and Henry Cate, son of
Mr .and Mrs. Vassa Cate, leading res
idents of Brunswick. Mrs. Cate is a
sister of Mrs. Lee Howard of Savan
nah. After the wedding trip. Mr. and
Mrs. Cate will live in Brunswick,
where Mr. Cate is engaged in busi-
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'"SAVANNAH, Ga:—The Rev. J. W.
Kavanagh of the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist officiated at the
marriage here early in September of
Miss Marie Loretto Courtenay,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Courtenay, and W. Frank Fennell,
widely known Savannahians. After
the wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Fen
nell will live in Savannah.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Rev. Dan
iel J. Bourke of Blessed Sacrament
Church officiated at the marriage of
Miss Elsie Williams and George F.
Schwarz, members of well known
Savannah families. After the wedding
trip Mr. and Mrs. Schwarz will live
in Savannah.
LAW-PERRY
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KINSTON. Pa—Miss Jean M. Law.
daughter of Mr. and I *rs. A. E. Law.
Edwardsville. and L. Kenneth Perry.
Knoxville. Tenn.. son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Perry of Dalton. Ga.. were unit
ed in marriage. July 21 at St. Ignatius
Church, the Rev. Martin J. Maher of
ficiating; the marriage was solemniz
ed with a nuptial Mass. After the
wedding trip through the South, Mr.
and Mrs. Perry will live at Knoxville,
where Mr. Perry is connected with
the Tennessee Valley authority. Mr.
Perry, who is a brother of the Rev.
F. M. Perry, S. M., of Brunswick, Ga.,
is a graduate of Marist College and
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, and Mrs.
Perry is a graduate of Mansfield
Teachers’ College in Pennsylvania
and was a member of the faculty of
the Edwardsville, Ja, school.
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RICHMOND, Va.—The Rev. John
Massey of the Cathedral of the
Sacred Heart here officiated at the
marriage July 14 of Miss Frederica
Selden of Charlottsville, daughter of
Mrs. Susan Worthington Selden and
the late Mr. Seldon, and John Ran
dolph Perry of Atlanta, Ga., son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Perry of Dalton,
Ga„ formerly of Atlanta, and a bro
ther. of Father Perry of Brunswick.
Mr. Perry is a graduate of Marist Col
lege and Georgia Tech. Atlanta, and
of the University of Virginia; Mrs.
Perry also graduated from the Uni
versity of Virginia. They will live in
Guntersville, Ala., where Mr. Perry
is attorney for the Tennessee - Val
ley Authority.
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SAVANNAH. Ga.—The Rev. Harold
J. Barr, rector of the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, officiated at the
marriage of Miss Judy Burgess and
John L. Stapleton, both of Savannah.
The ceremony was witnessed by
members of the families of the bride
and groom and a few close friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton went to. New
Orleans on their wedding trip.
MRS. J. P. MULHERIN
DIES IN AUGUSTA
Beloved Augustan, C. L. A.
Official, One of Most Wide
ly Known Women in State
P - BROOKS HENDERSON
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The Rev.
A. D. Lyons, pastor of St. Paul's
Church, officiated here late in July
at the marriage of Miss Claire Valerie
Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank M. Brooks of Jacksonville, for
merly of Savannah, and DeVaul Lips
comb Henderson of Savannah, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Henderson of that
city. After the wedding trip, Mr.
and Mrs. Henderson will live in Sa
vannah where Mr. Henderson, a
graduate of Mercer University, is en
gaged in business.
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ERIE, Pa.—The Rev. Frank Hart-
lebb, pastor of St. Michael's Church,
Emienton, officiated at the mar
riage of his niece. Miss Dolores Tel
lers, and Dr. Carl Lethner, both of
Erie. Mrs. Lethner is the sister of
Mrs. J. Reid Broderick of Savannah.
After the wedding trip Dr. and Mrs
Lethner will live in Erie. Mrs. Leth
ner has frequently visited her sister
in Savannah.
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ATLANTA, Ga.—The Rev. Louis
Emmerth, S. M„ of Sacred Heart
Church officiated at the marriage of
Miss Malvina M. Reynolds, daughter
of Mr and Mrs. Joseph B. Reynolds
of Atlanta, and John J. Farrell of
New York City, the marriage being
solemnized at Sacred Heart Church
with a nuptial Mass. Mrs. Farrell, a
member of one of Atlanta’s leading
Catholic families, is a graduate of
Sacred Heart School here and St.
Mary's College, Notre Dame. Ind.;
Mr. Farrell is an alumnus of Fordham
and a brother of the Rev. Dr. Phillip -
A. Farrell, director of Catholic
Charities of the Diocese of Kanps
City. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell will live
in. New York where Mr. Farrell is
connected with the New York Tele
phone Company.
GOVERNOR LANDON in an ad
dress at Chautauqua, N. Y., stated hi:
opposition to Federal control of edu
cation, said that such control must be
retained by local communities, and
paid tribute to the religious convic
tions which impel “groups of. our
people to establish private school;
and colleges at their own expense.’’
Said the Governor: “In Kansas we
believe that our schools—public, pa
rochial and private—must be kept
free of all control by the Federal
government.’’
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Mrs. John P.
Mulherin, mother of the Rev. Wil
liam Austin Mulherin, S.J., of Spring
Hill College, state vice president for
Augusta of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia, and one of
the most beloved and active women
in the state in religious, civic and
patriotic organizations, died here
suddenly late in August after a few
hours’ illness. Mrs. Mulherin at
tended a Red Cross board meeting
in the, afternoon, was stricken short
ly afterward and died that night.
The funeral was held from Sacred
Heart Church, Father Mulherin of
ficiating; local and visiting clergy as
sisted at the Mass, including the
Rev. J. B. O’Donohoe, S.J., pastor,
the Rev. M. A. Cronin, S.J., the
Rev. F. J. Carbajal, S.J., the Rev.
John M. McCreary, S.J., the Rev.
Leo M. Keenan, the Rev. John J.
Kennedy, the Rev. George Laugel,
S.M.A., the Rev. J. A. Brennan,
S.J., the Rev. W. D. O’Leary, S.J.. of
Cleveland, Ohio, and the Rev. Sabas-
tian Doris, O.S.B., of Belmont Abbey.
Mrs. Mulherin was born in Augus
ta July 21, 1870, and was the daugh
ter of the late Austin and Anne
Mullarky; Mr. Mullarky was a lead
ing dry goods merchant of the city.
She was educated at St. Mary’s
Academy, and was married January
11, 1893, to John P. Mulherin, one of
Augusta’s leading business men.
Surviving Mrs. Mulherin, in addi
tion to her husand are eight sons,
the Rev. William A. Mulherin, S.J..
and Dr. Hugh G. Mulherin, both of
Mobile, Ala., J. Harold Mulherin. Sa
vannah, Anthony T. Mulherin, Okla
homa City, Okla., and J. Gerald,
John P., Jr., Louis and Joseph Au
gustus Mulherin, all of Augusta; and
her daughter, Miss Louise Mulherin,
Hampton, Va.; five sisters, Mrs. Ma
ry Harty, Savannah; Mrs. Joseph A.
Mullarky, Augusta, and Miss Anne
C. Mullarky, Mrs. Katherine Deveny
and Miss Margaret Mullarky. all of
Boston. Mass.; two brothers, Capt. A.
P. H. Mullarky, Johnson City, Tenn.,
and Hugh G. Mullarky, Jacksonville,
Fla., and 16 grandchildren.
There is probably no woman in
this entire section of the state whose
record for service in all branches oi
activity over a period of years sur
passes that of Mrs. Mulherin. At
the time of her death she was a
member of the local executive board
of the Red Cross, a member of the
advisory board of the juvenile court,
a member of the board of Widows’
Home, and state vice president for
Augusta of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia.
In 1916 Mrs. Mulherin was one of
the organizers and vice president of
the Soldiers’ Relief Association, of
Augusta, when the local troops went
to the Mexican Border; she v.-a; a
chairman in the sale of Liberty
Bonds, active in the formation of
the Women's Committee of National
Defense, and was prominent in the
Legion auxiliary, formerly serving as
vice president, treasurer, auditor and
chaplain of the state Legion auxil
iary at various times and as commit-
teewoman from the Tenth Congres
sional District as well as being prs-
ident of the Louis L. Battey Auxil
iary here.
Mrs. Mulherin served as treasurer
of a number of organizations at one
time or another, including the Com
munity Service of Augusta, the Au
gusta Woman’s Club, the Central
Welfare Exchange, the Tuberculosis
Fund of th Catholic Woman’s Club
and the Milk Fund for Sick Babies,
operated through the Augusta Wo
man’s Club. For fourteen months
Mrs. Mulherin served as chairman of
the Red Cross Committee for distri
bution of flour and clothing; she was
one of the most active workers in
the Red Cross Canteen Service and
an active chairman for Poppy Day.
For three years Mrs. Mulherin was
chairman of the visiting committee
of Richmond County jail for the
County Federation of Women’s
Clubs, was president of the Catholic
Woman’s Club for ten years, was
chairman of the Serbian Relief Fund,
the Third Ward League of Women
Voters and the Richmond County or
ganization for Irish Relief in the
Black and Tan days. She also serv
ed as Georgia representative of the
Council of the Committee appointed
by the mayor of Augusta for the dis
tribution of the $400,000 bequeathed
to the city charities by J. B. White,
a member of the committee appoint
ed by the judge of the superior
court to administer the Linwood C.
Hayne Fund for local charities, and
a member of the board of the Fam
ily Welfare Society.
Mrs.Wm.T. Jordan of
Atlanta Parish Dies
SAVANNAHIAN GOES
TO ROME FOR STUDY
Fr. McDonnell Heads
Mission Organization
Robt. J. Brennan to Make
Theology Course There
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Robert J. Bren
nan, son of Mrs. J. F. Brennan and
the late Mr. Brennan, sailed late in
August on the S. S. Roma for Na
ples, from which port he will go to
Rome to the North American Col
lege for four years of theological
study for the priesthood. Mr. Bren
nan, who is a cousin of the Rev.
Thomas A. Brennan, pastor of St.
Theresa’s Church, Albany, made his
classical studies at St. Charles’ Col
lege, Maryland, and his course in
philosophy at St. Mary’s Seminary,
Baltimore. He is the first stu
dent from the Diocese of Savannah
to go to the North American College,
from which the late Bishop Keiley
was graduated in the early days of
the college a few years after the
War Between the States; Bishop Kei
ley was ordained for the Diocese of
Wilmington, Del. Bishop O’Hara
made his theological and graduate
studies in Rome, at the Gregorian
University.
Succeeds Monsignor Q uinn,
Who Retires Because
of 111 Health
Augusta Broadcast
in Its Fourth Year
K. of C. Program Over
WRDW Increasing in
Popularity
AUGUSTA, Ga—The radio pro
gram of Patrick Walsh Council,
broadcast every Sunday afternoon
over WRDW under the direction of J.
Coleman Dempsey, and now in its
fourth year, flourishes with continued
vigor. Recent speakers included the
Rev. J. E. O'Donohoe. S. J.. the Rev.
J. J. Kenedy, the Rev. Leo M.
Keenan, the Rev. Sebastiafl Doris, O.
S. B„ Col. John E- Marriott, Charles
C. Stulb, Jr.. Hugh Kinchley, Richard
Reid, and Bernard Franklin.
Participants in the musical pro
gram included Mrs. C. H. Stratton,
Joseph Brucker, Miss Louise Sehler,
Edward Byrne, Miss Margaret Ward,
Joseph Healy. Mrs. Robert Bresna-
han. Mrs. J. Coleman Dempsey, Miss
Maude Barragan. Italo Punaro, Miss
Lydia Punaro. James Punaro and
Miss Agnes Gouley.
The program is broadcast every
Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 3:00,
Eastern Standard Time, and is con
sidered one of the finest features of
the local station. Victor Markwalter
is grand knight of the Council.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
NEW YORK-The Rev. Thomas J.
McDonnell, vice-president of the So
ciety for the Propagation of the Faith
in the United States, has been named
national director, according to an an
nouncement received here at the na
tional office of the Society from the
Sacred Congregation of Propaganda
Fide in Rome. He succeeds the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. William Quinn, whose
continued ill health during the last
two years has caused him to resign.
In September, 1923, Father McDon
nell was appointed Director of the
Propagation of the Faith for the
Archdiocese of New York by His Emi
nence Patrick Cardinal Hayes.
In 1928, in company with Bishop
Dunn, Father McDonnell made a six
months’ visit to the missions in the
South Sea Islands. Dutch East India,
Philippines, China, Manchuria, Korea
and Japan.
Father McDonnell was born in New
York City 42 years ago. He received
his preparatory training in St. Mi
chael’s School, St. Francis Xavier
High Schooj, and Cathedral College,
before entering St. Joseph’s Seminary
at Dunwoodie. His ordination to the
priesthood took place in St. Patrick’s
Cathedral on September 20, 1919. In
1923, he received the degree of Mas
ter of Arts from Fordham University.
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ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral services
for Mrs. William T. Jordan, promi
nent member of the Sacred Heart
Church, were held at the Sacred
Heart Church here, the Rev. John
M. Emmerth, S. M., officiating. In
terment was in West View Ceme
tery.
Mrs. Jordan was formerly Miss
Margaret Farrell, a native of Ire
land, having come to this country
when a young girl, she had lived in
Atlanta most of her life.
She is survived by her husband
and two sons, William T. Jordan,
Jr., and Robert F. Jordan; a sister.
Mrs. John Ratfice, of Ireland, and
four brothers, P. J. Farrell, of At
lanta; Michael Farrell, of Ireland;
Lawrence Farrell, of London, and
Thomas Farrell, of Oak Forest, I1L
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