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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
APRIL 30, 1937
SOUTHERN INSTITUTE
OF HUMAN RELATIONS
To Be Held at University oi’
North Carolina From June
28 to July 2
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHAPEL HILL, N. C.—The Nation
al Conference of Jews and Christians
will sponsor its. second Institute of
Human Relations for the Southern
Area of the United States at the Uni
versity of North Carolina here the
week of June 28 to July 2, with Dr.
Frank Porter Graham, president of
the University, presiding, and Dr. E.
McNeill Poteat of Raleigh, N. C.,
commentator.
Among those participating will be
Dr. Robert McElroy of Oxford Uni
versity, England, Father Leo Frier
son, O. S. B., Savannah, Father Ed
ward L. Stephens, Richmond, former
Governor Carl Miiliken of Maine, Dr.
M. Ashby Jones, Atlanta, Rabbi Wil
liam Greenberg, Charlotte, Rabbi Ed
ward L. Israel, Baltimore, George V.
Denny, Jr., director of the Town Hall,
New York, and others equally widely
known. Dr. A. W. Gottschall, of Bal
timore is secretary of the Southern
Area.
Subjects for discussion will include,
The Essence of American Democracy,
ITie Church School—Curriculum and
Human Relations, Individual and
Community Responsibility, Education
and Human Relations in a Co-Opera
tive Society, The Movies, Radio and
Press and Public Opinion, the Public
Schools as a Factor in Human Rela
tions, and A survey of Present Tend
encies in Religious Education. ^
Charles Gallagher
Beloved Parishoner
Carolina Marriages
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CHARLESTON, S. C. - The Rt
Rev. Msgr. James J. May, V. G., rec
tor of the Cathedral of St John the
Baptist, officiated at the marriage of
Miss Carmelina Sottile, daughter of
Mrs. Giovanni Sottile and the late
Mr. Sottile, and Louis Franklin
Thompson, son of Lieut, and Mrs. G
R. C. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson is
a graduate of the Academy of Our
Lady of Mercy and of Notre Dame
College of Blatimore. Mr. Thompson,
a graduate of the College of Charles
ton, is connected with the West Vir
ginia Paper Company here.
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CAMDEN, S. C. — The Very Rev.
Martin C. Murphy, V. F., dean ot
the Columbia District, officiated at
the marriage here of Miss Estelle Ma
rie Sheehan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Sheehan, of Camden and
Peter Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John F. Joseph of Greensboro, N.
C. Many from North Carolina as
well as from this state attended the
ceremony.
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HARRELL-McNAMARA
His Death Removed One of
Leading Members of Parish
Charlotte and St. Peter’s Parish lost
one of the oldest and best loved of its
members in the death last fall of
Charles W. Gallagher. He was bom
in Donegal, Ireland. June 14, 1860,
and on June 19, 1895, married Miss
Annie Brennan, also of Donegal, Ire
land, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New
York City. To this union, four chil
dren were bom. Mrs. Gallagher died
some years ago. In April, 1928, Mr.
Gallagher married a second time, his
bride being Mrs. Louana Plyler of
Rock Hill, S. C.
He is survived by three children,
Frank V. Gallagher, Miss Rose Galla
gher, and Mrs. Charles Stewart, and
two grandsons, Charles and Joseph
Stewart.
Mr. Gallagher was prominently con
nected with the Catholic Church in
Charlotte, and in all its activities. He
was identified with the Knights of
Columbus. His home, and the grocery
store that he operated, were, and still
are, practically “ in the shadow of St.
Peter’s Church”.
FIRST COMMUNION
first Holy Communion will be on
Mother’s Day, and the annual May
Procession will be held the same aft
ernoon.
School will close June first and it
is hoped that the Most Revemed
Bishop will honor Charlotte on that
occasion.
The Holy Thursday Procession was
indeed “a thing of beauty”, baby
girls, beautiful as cherubs, little boys
arrayed in white. Maids of Honor,
carrying Easter lilies, these, with
numbers of Altar Boys, preceded
members of the Clergy and all com
bined to do homage to our Eucharistic
Lord. During the entire day, two
Altar Boys kept vigil in the sanctuary,
while the Children of Mary, four at
a time, kept up a Guard of Honor at
the altar rail.
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DARLINGTON, S. C. — The Rev.
William A. Tobin, pastor of St. An
thony’s Church, Florence, officiated
at the marriage here of Miss Mary
Louise Harrell, daughter of Mrs.
Newton Louis Harrell, and Fred Aus
tin McNamara, both widely known in
this community and section.
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COLUMBIA, S. .—Dean Martin C.
Murphy, pastor of St. Peter’s Church,
officiated at the marriage here of
Miss Virginia Domangus Phillips,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Phil
lips, and Arthur Ernest McMahon, son
of Mr. and Mrs. James McMahon,
Sr. Mr. McMahon is connected with
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. McMahon will
live in Columbia.
PHELLIPS-McMAHON
Joseph V. Due Dies
in Charleston, S. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Joseph Vir
gil Due, retired merchant and a mem
ber of St. Patrick's Church, died here
early in April. Mr. Due was widely
known in Charleston; his funeral was
held from St. Patrick’s with a Re
quiem Mass. Interment was in St.
Lawrence Cemetery.
JOSEPH J. ROSS of Five Mile, a
member of St. John’s parish at the
Navy Yard, died early in April. Mr.
Ross was bom in Louisville, Ky., fifty-
seven years ago.
FORREST HUDSON, widely known
proprietor of Hudson’s and Hudson’s
Inn on the Isle of Palms, died early in
April. He was a native of Charleston,
where he was bom June 20, 1897.
JOHN J. KENNEDY, a member of
St Joseph’s Church, died late in
March. The Rev. Thomas D.
O’Shaughnessy officiated at the Re
quiem Mass at his funeral; interment
was in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
MISS CATHERINE LAFFAN, one
of the oldest members of Our Lady
of Mercy Church, died late in March.
Miss Laffan was 81 years old, and is
survived by her sister, Mrs. Alicia
E. Sheehan, and several nieces and
nephews.
WILLIAM A. MURPHY, a native
of Charleston, where he was bom 31
years ago, and time keeper at the
navy yard, died late in March. He was
a member of St. Joseph’s Church and
the. son of Mrs. Richard J. Murphy
and the late Mr. Murphy.
WILLIAM P. WALSH, chief engi
neer at the Roper Hospital for the
past 29 years, is dead here at the age
of 58. Mr. Walsh was bom in Eng
land and was a member of St. Pat
rick’s Church.
N. Y. Program Helps
N. Carolina Orphans
Graham McNamee Master of
Ceremonies at Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel There
MSGR. WOOD MARKS
40TH ANNIVERSARY
(Special to The Bulletin)
NEW YORK, N. Y. — The sixth an
nual bridge and dinner dance spon
sored by the Friends of Father Man-
ley of the Orphanage at Nazareth, N.
C., was held at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel here April 19, with Graham Mc
Namee acting as master of ceremo
nies. The Most Rev. William J. Ha-
fey, D.D., Bishop of Raleigh, was hon
orary chairman, James L. Shady,
chairman, Miss Virginia A. Cavag
naro, vice chairman, Harold F. Cav-
agnaro, treasurer, Miss Alberta M.
Cavagnaro, secretary, Miss Catherine
L. Fenian, assistant secretary, David
Paster, assistant treasurer, and Wil
liam B. Rooney, chairman of arrange
ments. They were assisted by several
committees; Bob Fallon and his WEAF
orchestra played.
Plan Military Mass
for Parris Island
FLYNN-NICKLES
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ABBEVILLE, S. C. — The Rev. Hen
ry L. Spiesman, assisted by the Rev.
Charles J. Baum, , officiated at the
marriage of Miss Nell Cecilia Flynn
and Mr. William F. Nickles, Jr., on
April 14. The ceremony was held at
the Flynn home in the presence of a
large number of relatives and friends.
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(Special to The Bulletin)
BEAUFORT, S. C.—The Rev. A. F.
Kamler, pastor of St. Peter’s Church,
here, and of the Beaufort missions,
including Parris Island, is arranging
for the annual Field Mass to be held
there May 30, National Memorial Day.
The Mass will be at 10:30.
MRS. C . A. ABBOTT OF
COLUMBIA PARISH DIES
Bishop Hafey Speaks
at Brooklyn Meeting
Is Speaker Also at St. John’s
University Dinner
(Special to The Bulletin)
BROOKLYN, N. Y.—Hie Most Rev.
William J. Hafey, D. D., Bishop of
Raleigh, addressed the April 16 meet
ing of the Particular Council of the
St. Vincent de Paul Society in Brook-
lyn, composed of the parish confer-
ences of the city,and also spoke at a
dinner of the faculty and trustees of
St. John’s University and clergy of
the Diocese after a Mass at 9t. John’s
Church honoring the founder of the
Congregation of the Mission, which
conducts the University, and the Sis
ters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul.
“MERCY KILLINGS”, vigorously
opposed by Catholics as murder, have
been voted down by the House of
Lords of England 35 to 14, the King’s
physician. Lord Dawson of Penn, and
the Archbishop of Canterbury being
among the leaders of the opposition.
Sings Pontifical Mass at
Middleton, N. Y., Parish
Church
(Special to The Bulletin)
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. — The Rt
Rev. Msgr. Charles Dubois Wood,
Prot Apos., formerly pastor of St
Mary’s Church, Charleston. S. C., ob
served the fortieth aniversary of his
ordination by officiating at a Pontif
ical Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, a
privilege accorded him, by virtue of
his rank as prothonotary apostolic, by
His Eminence, Patrick Cardinal
Hayes, Archbishop of New York.
Monsignor Wood is one of two prelates
in the State of New York with that
rank, the other being the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Michael Lavelle, P. A„ rector of
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York.
The Rev. John J. Deihl, S. J., ot
Brooklyn College, a native of St. Jos
eph’s parish, was assistant priest, the
Rev. John J. Sheridan, pastor of St.
Joseph’s, deacon, and the Rev. Philip
J. Potter, assistant pastor, sub-deacon.
The Holy Name Society of the parish
sponsored the observance, and it and
four other organizations, the Knights
of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of
America, St. Joseph’s Altar Society
and McQuoid Engine Company, at
tended in a body.
Monsignor Wood, whose boyhood
home was Middletown and St. Jos
eph’s Parish, was pastor at Sumter,
Florence and Charleston during his
years in South Carolina, and he has
seen one of the most liberal benefac
tors of the Church in that section of
the country in this generation, his
latest generous contribution making
possible the school in St. Peter’s par
ish in Charleston, wnich is named for
him and his family.
St. Joseph’s Church here was dedi
cated May 10, 1880, fifty-seven years
ago, Bishop Patrick N. Lynch of Char
leston officiating at the Pontifical
Mass on that ocasion. Since that time
only one other Pontifical Mass has
been sung in the church before that
at which Monsignor Wood officiated.
ANDERSON. S. C.—Miss Lois New
man and Mr. John H. Barnes, both of
Anderson, were united in marriage on
April 17, the Rev. Henry L. Spiesman,
officiating.
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ANDERSON, S. C. — Miss Mary E.
Keel and Mr. John T. Fousek, both of
Anderson, were married here on April
3, with the Rev. Henry L. Spiesman,
officiating.
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Bishop Presides at
Charleston Reception
Two Young Ladies Receive
Habit of Sisters of Our
Lady of Mercy There
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—The Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.D., Bishop
of Charleston, presided at a reception
ceremony, March 29 at the Convent
of Our Lady of Mercy, when Miss
Nellie Ferrara and Miss Frances
Grobuski received the habit of the
Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, as
sisting Bishop Walsh were the Rev.
John Barrett. C.SS.R., and the Rev.
Albert Faase. Congregation of the
Oratory. Present also in the sanctuary
were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. J. May,
V.G., the Rev. Paul Hatch. Congrega
tion of the Oratory, the Rev. Henry
Spiesman, and the Rev. J. J. Mc
Carthy.
In his address to the candidates,
Bishop Walsh chose as his subject the
first Religious Community, that of
the Apostles. He pictured their falls
and failures when vainhr relying on
their own strength, ana their mar
velous achievements when depending
entirely on Almighty God.
Miss Ferrara, now Sister M. Alice,
is a native of Charleston and a grad
uate of Bishop England High School.
A native of Anderson, Miss Grobuski
now Sister M. Helen, attended school
at St. Angela Academy, Aiken from
which institution she graduated.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.—The Rev.
Cornelius Diehl, O.S.B., pastor of St.
Leo’s Church, officiated at the mar
riage here of Miss Evelyn Ray Tesh,
daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Ray M.
Tesh, of this city, and John Dughi,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Dughi,
of Raleigh, the marriage being sol
emnized at a nuptial mass. Mrs. Dughi
is a member of a widely known Win
ston-Salem family; Mr. Dughi is a vi
olinist and musician of note. They
will live in Winston-Salem after the
wedding trip.
(Special to The'Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Mrs. Willie
Mae Abbott, wife of Clarence A. Ab
bott, beloved member of St. Peter’s
Parish, died here recently at the age
of 32. In recent years, Mrs. Abbott,
originally of Columbia, had been
making her home in Spartanburg, re
turning to Spartanburg recently. The
funeral was held from St. Peter’s
Church, the Very Rev. Martin C.
Murphy, V.F., pastor, officiating. In
terment was in, St. Peter’s Ceme
tery.
DEMOCRACY depends on educa
tion, the Rev. Dr. George Johnson,
director of the Department of Edu
cation of the National Catholic Wel
fare Conference, told the North Cen
tral Association of Colleges in session
in Chicago. Religion is an essential
element of education, he said, and
was so recognized bv tbe 0 f
the nation.
WINCHESTER SURGICAL
SUPPLY COMPANY
107 E. 7 th Street
Charlotte, N. C.
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Supply Company
111 N. Greene Street
Charlotte, N. C.
TUTF.N KENNERTY
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The Rev. J. W. Carmody, pastor of
St Mary’s. Charleston, officiated at
the marriage of Miss Mary Edna
Tuten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Tuten, of Jacksonboro, and
Harry David Kennerty, Jr., of Char
leston.
Spencer-Heber
CHARLOTTE, N. C.—The wedding
of Miss Mary Cecelia Spencer and
Mr. Charles Francis Heber was solem
nized Wednesday morning, April 14, at
St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Char
lotte, at 8 o’clock. Father Louis C.
Ruth, pastor of the Kinston, N. C.,
Catholic Church, and cousin of the
bride performed the nuptials, with
Father Maurice McDonell, the bride’s
pastor assisting. The bride was
given in marriage by her father, J.
Louis Spencer. Miss Margaret Park, of
Columbia, S. C„ rendered the nuptial
music, and A. M. McDonald, also of
Columbia, sang Shubert’s Ave Ma
ria, and Ave Verum. After the cere
mony, the wedding party was enter
tained at breakfast at the Hotel Char
lotte. Mr. and Mrs. Heber will make
their home in Columbia, S. C., where
Mr. Heber is in business, after they
return from their wedding trip.
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Charlotte,
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