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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MARCH 27, 1937
JOSEPH V. BARBOT
DIES IN CHARLESTON
[Was Clerk of City Council
for Twenty-One Years
Presbyterian Nurse,
St. Joseph Alumna,
Is Dead in Africa
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Joseph C.
Barbot, clerk of city council for
twenty-one years, died suddenly at
his home here March 17. Funeral
services were at the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, with a Requiem
Mass, interment was in St. Lawrence
Cemetery.
Mr. Barbot became clerk of city
council in 1913, succeeding Robert
O’Neale, during the first administra
tion of Mayor John P. Grace. Prior
to that he had been on the staff of
the Charleston Evening Post about
nineteen years, having begun work
on the paper several days before the
first number was printed.
Honorary pallbearers were headed
by Mayor Burnet R. Maybank and
former Mayor Thomas P. Stoney, and
W. W. Bell, editor of The News and
Courier, under whom Mr. Barbot
served when Mr. Ball edited The
Charleston Evening Post. Active pall
bearers were Paul H. Seabrook; F. O.
Emerson, editor of The Charleston
Evening Post; Richard G. White, city
treasurer; Aldeman Thomas B. Mc
Carthy, chairman of the ways and
means committee; James H. Dingle,
city engineer; C. Dunham Tylee, and
John D. Rooney, general manager for
the port utilities commission.
Mr. Barbot was sixty-three years
old. He was a native of Charleston,
where he was bom January 1, 1874,
and came of French ancestry. His
parents were Augustus O. Barbot and
Mrs. Elizabeth Mullins Barbot. Sur
viving are his widow, Mrs. Nellie
Touhey Barbot; three daughters, the
Misses Mary Elizabeth, Helen and
Annette Barbot, and a brother, Dr.
Louis C. Barbot. He was a member
of the Cathedral of St. John the Bap-
ttsi
LIEUT. PATRICK J. SOLON, a re
tired officer of the United States
Navy, died here at the Charleston
Navy Yard early in March. Funeral
services were held in Chicago.
Lieut. Solon was a native of Eng
land and was sixty years old. He had
lived in Charleston twelve years.
EDWARD D. CORCORAN, a native
of Charleston, and a son of John T.
Corcoran and Mrs. Helen Durkin
Corcoran, both of Charleston, died
here late in February. He was edu
cated in the local schools and was a
member of the Sacred Heart Church,
from which the funeral services were
held. Surviving Mr. Corcoran are his
wife, formerly Miss Aileen Murphy;
a daughter, Miss Edith Corcoran; a
sister, Mrs. Mamie E. Smith, of
Washington, D. C., and a brother,
John T. Corcoran, of Norfolk, Va.
GEORGE O. BAKER died here late
in February at the age of seventy-
four. Mr. Baker was a native of
Charleston, and a member of Our
■ Lady of Mercy parish.
Funeral services were held at uur
Lady of Mercy Church, the Rev.
J. Alexis Westbury officiating. In
terment was in St. Lawrence Ceme
tery.
JOHN MOODY SPEAKS
AT SOUTHERN PINES
Noted Economist Discusses
Basis of Paganism
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Miss Lucille Dale,
a member of a prominent Presbyter
ian family of this city, who entered
St... Joseph’s.. Infirmary.. Training
School for Nurses for the specific
purpose of preparing for work in the
missions of her church, and who was
graduated from St. Joseph’s in May,
is dead in the Belgian Congo, accord
ing to a cablegram received here
Tuesday qf last week. Miss Dale
left Atlanta for Africa last Septem
ber, and immediately entered on the
work of medical missions.. Her let
ters received here indicated a deep
interest in her work, and deep sym
pathy for the natives whom she
served.
Miss Dale made the highest mark
of any nurse in the state in the state
board examinations in nursing _ last
spring, as reported in The Bulletin at
that time. She enlisted for service
with the Southern Presbyterian For
eign Mission Committee with the in
tention of serving in Africa.
A Mass for Miss Dale was offered
up at St. Joseph’s Infirmary Chapel
March 16, the day after word of her
death was received; it was attended
by the Sisters of Mercy at the hos
pital, the members of Miss Dale’s
Class and the entire student body
and many alumnae from other class-
Savannah Holy Name
General Communion
Bishop to Officiate at Mass
April 11—Communion
Breakfast Planned
J. P. Mulherin Sings
50 Palm Sundays in
Parish in Augusta
JOSEPH F. GRIFFIN
J. F. GRIFFIN HEADS
G. L. A. AT SAVANNAH
Elected to Succeed Judge
Houlihan, Who Retires
After Splendid Service
AUGUSTA, Ga.—John P. Mulherin,
one of Augusta’s business, civic and
religious leaders for decades, sang
-The Palms” on Palm Sunday for
the fiftieth consecutive year last Sun
day. Mr. Mulherin became director
of Sacred Heart choir in 1887, im
mediately after his graduation from
Spring Hill College, and has served in
that capacity since. He is father of
Father William A. Mulherin, S. J.,
professor of philosophy at his father’s
Alma Mater, Spring Hill, and air.
Mulherin directed the musical pro
gram for his son s first Sol
emn High Mass several years
ago. He first was choir direc
tor in the old church, and arranged
the program for the laying of the
cornerstone ceremony and for the
dedication at which Cardinal Gibbons
officiated in 1900. air. aiulherin’s
wife, who was state vice president of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia from Augusta, and one of the
most beloved of Augusta women, died
several months ago.
REV. PATRICK HAFEY,
OXFORD, MASS, DIES
Uncle of Bishop Hafey Was
Priest Over Fifty Years
(Special to The Bulletin)
SR. BENEDICT DIES—
62 YEARS RELIGIOUS
Beloved Nun, Native of Au
gusta, Served Order in
Hospitals and 'orphanage
(Special to The Bulletin)
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.—John
Moody, head of the Moody Investment
Service, of New York City, gave an
interesting talk in the Civic Club, in
Southern Pines. His talk similar to
others he has given in reecnt months
in the South, was very well received.
His subject was Paganism versus
Christianity. He was presented by
Father Hannigan, S.S., in the absence
of Bishop Hafey, who was called to
Massachusetts by the death of his un
cle, Father Patrick Hafey.
Bishop Hafey administered the Sac
rament of Confirmation in Saint An
thony’s Church here, assisted by Fa
ther Thomas Williams, pastor.
A bridge and Beano party held by
the local Court of the Catholic Daugh
ters of America held at the Highland
Pines Inn was a great success. Thirty-
four tables were in play and twenty
were playing Beano. This was the
third party of the season. Miss Mil
lie Montesanti acted as hostess.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop ot
Savananh. will be celebrant of the
Mass of the Cathedral April 11 at
which the Holy Name men of the
city will receive Holy Communion,
the Mass to be followed by Com
munion breakfast. On the first Sun
day after the return of His Excellen
cy to the Diocese, more than three
hundred Holy Name men received
Holy Communion at the eight o’clock
Mass at the Cathedral, and were
commended by their Bishop for their
fine turnout and their dsplay of faith.
The men sang hymns during the
J^JgSS,
WALTER P. POWERS was re
elected president of the Union of
Holy Name Societies of Savannah at
the annual meeting, which was ad
dressed by Bishop O’Hara, who spoke
on his experiences on his recent trip
to Rome and Manila to the Eucharis
tic Congress. Hugh Grady was elect
ed first-vice-president, J. R. Connors
second vice-president, P. J. Buttimer
third vice-president, J. F. McCarthy
secretary, Harold Monson treasurer,
and J. W. Lange and Frank Elmore
co-marshals. Father Daniel J. Bourke
spoke on the missions of Southwest
Georgia, bn which he served before
coming to Savannah, and Thomas F.
Walsh, Jr.
BISHOP O’HARA will preside at
the Mass April 11 at St. Benedict’s
Church at 10:30, honoring the patron
of the church and parish.
MAJOR HENRY BLUN and Fred
G. Doyle w?re elected members of
the Armstrong Junior College com
mission under the new legislative
bill which limits the members of the
commission to eight. Major Blun is
elected ex-officio as president of the
Chatham County Board of Education,
and Mr. Doyle was elected for a term
of one year. »
CLYDE H. CHANDLER of Savan
nah, serving in the United States Ma
rine Corps, writes to friends that he
was present at the dedication of the
Shrine to St. Francis Xavier on San-
cian Island off the coast of China,
where St. Francis Xavier labored
and died, and where Father Robt.
Carins, M. M., of Worcester, Mass.,
and well known in Georgia and the
South, where he was a visitor a few
years ago, is pastor.
A GOOD WILL Seminar will be
conducted in Savannah at the Savan
nah Hotel April 18, with Thomas F.
Walsh, Jr., as a member of the com
mittee. Other committee members in
clude Richard M. Charlton, Thomas
Johnson, B. B. ubbedge, John Travis,
Charles McLean and Rabbi George
Solomon.
SAVANNAH, Ga.^Joseph F. Griffin
one of Savannah’s best known busi
ness leaders, and for a number of
years active in the work of the Savan
nah branch of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia, was elected
president of the Savannah branch at
the annual election meeting held here
March 10. Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly. Daniel
J. Sheehan, Mrs. J. Reid Broderick and
Anthony Harty were elected vice-
president’s respectively from St. Pat
rick’s, Cathedral, Sacred Heart and
Blessed Sacrament parishes, Miss
Helen Roe Nugent was elected secre
tary and E. J. Gleason, Jr., treasurer.
Judge James P. Houlihan, who has
served the Savannah branch as presi
dent for several years, presided. Rich
ard Reid of Augusta and Thomas F.
Walsh, Jr., spoke briefly, referring
among other things to the service
Judge Houlihan has rendered the As
sociation. He was president when the
splendid convention of 1935, addressed
by Michael Williams, was held, and
also arranged last year’s local meet
ing which was addressed by John
Moody. He was chairman of the first
Savannah retreat for laymen, given by
Bishop O’Hara last September at Sa
vannah Beach. Judge Houlihan has
rendered splendid service to the Asso
ciation not only in the Savannah
branch but in the state association.
(Special to The Bulletin)
WORCESTER, Mass.—The Rev. Pat
rick F. Hafey, pastor of St. Ann’s
Church, North Oxford, and one of the
most beloved priests of the Diocese of
Springfield, uncle of the Most Rev.
William J. Hafey, D. D., Bishop of Ral
eigh, died here March 15 at St. Vin
cent’s Hospital at the age of 77; he had
been ill only a few days, suffering a
shock March 12. _ ,
Father Hafey was born in South
Hadley Falls, Mass., March 17, I860,
made his theological studies at the
Grand Steminary in Montreal, and ob
served the Golden Jubilee of his
priesthood last December, as The Bul
letin recorded at the time. After serv
ing as an assistant at Fitchburg, Leo-
minister and Worcester, he went to
Oxford 42 years ago as pastor of St.
Roch’s Church, and had been in Ox
ford since. _ , ,,
Surviving Father Hafey are three
brothers, Thomas Hafey of O^ 0 ™,
Michael Hafey of South Hadley Falls
and James Hafey of Chicopee and
Southern Pines, N. C., and several ne
phews and nieces, including Bishop
Hafey and Father Francis Hafey of
Hinsdale, Mass. Bishop Hafey officia
ted at the Pontifical Mass of Requiem
at St Ann’s March 17. Interment was
in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Northhamp
ton, Mass.
(Special to Hie Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Sister M. Bene
dict Maher, for nearly 62 years a mem
ber of the Sisters of Mercy, during
which time she devoted herself to the
care of the sick and the orphaned in
the hospitals and orphanage of her or
der in her native Georgia, died here
early in March after an extended ill
ness. For some years Sister Benedict
had been deprived of her sight, but
even in that condition she made her
self useful, caring for the bandaging
and other supplies at St. Joseph s.Hos-
pitaL , , ,
Sister Benedict was a model of re
ligious fervor and of cheerfulness de
spite her affliction and her illness, and
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jos. R. Croke, who
spoke of her life at the funeral Mass,
recalled the example she was to all
with whom she came into contact. Trie
funeral was held from St. Josephs
Hospital Chapel, with a Requiem
Mass. Interment was in Catholic
Cemetery. _
The pallbearers were: Charles r.
Powers, Thomas F. Walsh, Dr. William
B. Crawford, Cletus W. Bergen, C. A.
McCarthy and John W. Gleason.
As Miss Bridget Maher of Augusta,
Sister Mary Benedict entered the Or
der of Sisters of Mercy at St. Vincents
Academy in Savannah June 16,1875. At
her reception ceremony six months
later she was given the name Sister
Mary Benedict.” Sister Benedict was
one of the Sisters sent to conduct the
Catholic Orphanage established at
White Bluff, and was also one of the
Sisters who was sent to take charge
of the old Marine Hospital, then lo
cated at Gaston and East Broad
streets, when the late Hr. George W.
Stone called upon the Order of Mercy
to supply Sisters to care for the pa-
tients in that institution. Later die
patients were removed to St. Joseph s
Hospital, where the wards were main-
tained until the erection of the pres
ent Marine Hospital.
Sister Benedict was professed as a
religious after a novitiate of three
years on January 1, 1878. The work
which she began as a young novice
was carried on after her profession
in the orphanages in Savannah and
Augusta, and in the hospital in At
lanta and Savannah. She was well
known to physicians throughout the
state for her unselfish, efficient work
and fine cooperation with the Judi
cal profession in the conduct of the
operating rooms of the several _ hos
pitals, which have served physicians
and patients from an extensive terri
tory.
Bishop Will Confirm
Class at Thomasville
(Special to The Bulletin)
THOMASVILLE. Ga. — The Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop
of Savannah, will administer Holy
Communion to a First Communion
class at St. Augustine's Church,
Thomasville, the Rev. Thomas I
Sheehan, pastor, and will also admin
ister the Sacrament of Confirmation
there on that occasion. Father Shee
han is the first resident pastor of St.
Augustine’s, going there from Wash
ington, Ga., where he was pastor and
manager of St. Joseph’s Home. Previ
ously he was stationed on the South
west Georgia Missions at Albany, in
which Thomasville was then in
cluded.
Mr. Griffin is the president and
owner of the Joseph F. Griffin Fuel
Supply Co. and of the Joseph F. Grif
fin Filling Stations, and is one of the
city’s most substantial businessmen.
He is a director of the Atlantic Sav
ings and Trust Co., active in other en
terprises, and is one of Savannah s
most cooperative citizens in worthy
efforts. Mrs. Griffin is the former Miss
Marie Leacy, of widely known Sa
vannah family. They have eight chil
dren, four girls, the Misses Josephine,
Marie, Eleanor and Patty Griffin, and
four boys, Joseph, William, John and
Frank.
In expressing his appreciation of his
election to the presidency of the Sa
vannah branch, Mr. Griffin said that
increasing the number of members of
the Laymen’s Association would be a
major objective of the Savannah or
ganization during the coming year.
The meeting expressed its grateful
thanks to Judge Houlihan for his ser
vices. Judge Houlihan continues as
state vice-president, from Savannah,
and a member of the state finance
committee. The opening and closing
prayers were said by thee Rev. J. Jo
seph Malloy, chaplain of Savannah
Council. Knights of Columbus.
LEON J. MICHEL, SR.,
DIES IN BROOKLYN
Mrs. Baumstark, Sr.,
Dies in Milwaukee
Was Mother of Former State widely Known Savannahian
Deputy of Knights of
Columbus
St. Patricks Day
Play in Augusta
Father Kennedy Directs Pro
duction at Mt. St. Joseph’s
Former Augustan Is
Dead in Chicago
Luke Casey Formerly Con
nected With Augusta
Chronicle
AUGUSTA, Ga. — St. Mary’s-on-
the-Hill altar boys scored a great suc
cess in their presentation of “An Eve-
less Eden” at Mt. St. Joseph’s Audi
torium St. Patrick’s night, the play
being the social feature of the ob
servance of the day in Augusta. Ca
pacity audiences witnessed the pres
entation, a smooth and finished pro
duction under the direction of the
Rev. John J. Kennedy. The proceeds
were for the Sisters of St. Joseph, as
a token of appreciation from the
boys, Father Kennedy, the Holy Name
Society and the St. Vincent de Paul
Society for the use of the auditorium
for the religious instruction classes
conducted each Tuesday evening by
Father Kennedy.
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHICAGO, 111. — Luke Casey, for
merly connected with The Chronicle
here, and a member of a widely
known Augusta family, died in Chi
cago early in March. Mr. Casey was
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luke
Casey of Augusta, and he had made
his home in Chicago for a number of
years.
Surviving Mr. Casey are his wife,
Mrs. Margaret Casey; two sons, Wil
liam and Leo Casey of Chicago; a
daughter, Miss Patricia Casey of Chi
cago; two sisters, Miss Catherine Ca
sey, and Mrs. I. N. Fisher, both of
Chicago; a brother, Jim Casey of
Owensboro, Ky.; and several nieces
and nephews of Augusta. The funeral
and interment were in Chicago.
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Word was receiv
ed here early in March of the death
in Milwaukee of Mrs. A. A. Baum
stark, Sr., mother of Andrew A.
Baumstark of Atlanta, prominent
member of the local Bar and former
ly s tate deputy of the Knigh tsof Co
lumbus. Mrs. Baumstark is survived
also by two daughters, Mrs. Alfred
V Boursy, wife of Professor Boursy
of the faculty of Holy Cross College,
Worcester, Mass., and Miss Christine
Baumstark. The funeral was held m
the Hot Springs, Ark., parish m
which the family formerly lived.
LEONARD F. JOHNSON
DIES IN MONTGOMERY
Leonard F. Johnson, a lifelong resi
dent of Atlanta until his transfer to
Montgomery two years ago, died m
the Alabama city in February. Mr.
Johnson was connected with the De
partment of Justice for many years
and at the time of his death; he was
a member of the Knights of Colum
bus and active in the Council here.
Surviving are his wife, a son, Ever
ett Johnson, and two daughters, Mrs.
Thomas H. Hancock and Mrs. George
D. Guess. The funeral was held f rom
Sacred Heart Church with a Req
uiem Mas, the Very Rev. James T.
Reilly, S. M., officiating. Interment
was in West View Cemetery.
ST. GE0RGE-TH0MPS0N
Thomasville Marriage Unites
Leading Chicago Families
Has Two Sons Marist
Brothers
THOMASVILLE Ga.—One of the
most interesting weddings of the year
in this section was that of Miss Anne
St. George of Chicago, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. St- George, and
Alex Thompson, of Chicago and New
York, son of Mrs. Victor A. Beaufort,
of Chicago and Thomasville, the Rev.
Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Au
gustine’s Church, officiating. The
marriage unites two leading families
of Chicago. HMrs. Thomas was ed
ucated abroad; Mr. Thompson is now
connected with the iiucidin Chem
ical Company in New York, where
he and his bride will live after the
wedding trip to Florida.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Leon J. Michel,
Sr., for fifty years connected with the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, for
many years Savannah cashier of the
road, and for a long time superinten
dent of the Sacred Heart Sunday
school, died late in February in Brook
lyn where he had been making his
home, recently. Mr. Michel was wide
ly known and beloved in Savannah,
served Savanah Council. Knigsts of
Columbus as recording secretary for
some years, was quartermaster of
Camp Francis Bartow Camp, Sons of
Confederate Veterans, and otherwise
active. He gave two sons to religion.
Brother Ignatius Robert and Brother
Richard Aloysius of the Marist Brotii-
ers in New York. The funeral and in
terment were in New York. Surviv
ing Mr. Michel are his widow, Mrs.
Annie Michel; four daughters, Mrs.
John O’Connor, Mrs. Arthur Fraps,
and Miss Celeste Michel, all of Sa
vannah, and Mrs. John Ligon of Jack
sonville, Fla.; three sons, Leon J. Mi
chel, Jr., of Savannah, Brother Igna
tius Robert and Brother Richard
Aloysius of New York City; one
brother, W. F. Michel; two sisters. Mrs.
Walter Beckmann and Mrs. Harry
Welkert, all of Charleston, S. C., and
three grandchildren.
FRANK DREXLER OF
SAVANNAH PARISH DIES
Funeral services for Frank Drexler,
who died late in February after a
short illness, were held from the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament with
a Requiem Mass. Interment was in
Bona venture Cemetery. Mr. Drexler
was a native of New York, and bad
been a resident of Savannah for 45
years. He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Emma Drexler; a son. James D. Drex
ler; a daughter, Mrs. H. G. Falana, all
of Savannah; a brother, Edward Drex
ler, Brooklyn: and two grandchildren,
Frances and Hustus Falana.
MRS. JAMES H. McGRATH
DIES IN MIAMI
Mrs. James H. McGrath, whose hus
band was formerly chief of the Chat
ham County police, died in February.
The family moved to Miami some time
ago to reside. Mrs. McGrath was wide
ly known and beloved in Savannah
with which she maintained close con
nections.
The funeral took place from the
Cathedral of St .John the Baptist.