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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FIVE
MAY 22. 1937
VICTOR MARKWALTER
MADE STATE DEPUTY
Annual Convention Held in
Atlanta Names Augustan as
Head of Georgia K. of C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Knights of Colum
bus of Georgia in bringing to a close
the 35th annual state convention,
elected Victor Markwalter, Augusta,
as State Deputy, to succeed John J.
McCreary, of Macon. 4
The newly elected State Deputy is
serving at present his second term as
Grand Knight of Patrick Walsh Coun
cil, Augusta, which under his able
leadership has made splendid prog
ress.
Mr. Markwalter, a certified public
accountant, is prominent in his profes
sion in the South, and has been ac
tive in the civic and religious life of
Augusta, and has for many years been
identified in an outstanding manner
with the work of the Knights of Co
lumbus.
Other officials elected by the Geor
gia State Council included W. J. Mc-
Alpin, of Atlanta, state secretary; J.
E. Touhey. of Brunswick, treasurer;
E. G. Sulzer, of Columbus, warden;
A. J. Ryan. Jr., of Savannah, advocate;
John Bradley, of Atlanta, alternate to
the state deputy, and W. T. Walsh, of
Savannah, alternate to the past state
deputy.
The convention opened with a pon
tifical high mass at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, with the
Most Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, D.
D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, offi
ciating. Bishop O’Hara also delivered
art eloquent address at the convention
session.
Representatives of each of the coun
cils of the order in the state were in
attendance, and the delegates were the
guests of the members of the ^ Atlanta
Council at several social functions, in
cluding an elaborate banquet.
Macon was chosen as the convention
city for 1938.
P. T. A. MEMBERS
IN SHANDON PARISH
Miss Marion Hilliard
Addresses C. D. of A.
Noted Author Speaks at St.
Augustine Court About
Spain
The children of St. Francis de Sales
parish attend the City Parochial
School conducted by the Ursuline
Nuns at St. Peter’s Church. The
Parent-Teachers Association of St.
Francis de Sales parish aims to main
tain the interest of the alumni and
alumnae of the parish school to as
sist the pastors and the Sisters in the
conduct of the school and to help in
every enterprise that has for its goal
the well being and the work in the
parochial school. The officers of this
society are chosen from the alumni
and alumnae resident in either
parish. The parishioners from St.
Francis parish who are officers at
present are Mrs. W. J. Cor mack,
president, and Mrs. Charles Bultman,
secretary. The society has about
thirty members, in all, some half of
whom are from St. Francis de Sales
parish.
SUMMER SCHOOL
ASSISTANCE
The ladies of St. Francis de Sales
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin and
the ladies of the St. Francis de Sales
Altar Society have, in conjunction,
rendered much help to the Diocesan
Summer School Camps under their
affiliation with the N. C. C. W..
which helps the Most Reverend
Bishop in the summer school work,
but they have chosen also directly
to aid the pastor in the care of the
parish children attending summer
schools by the purchase of clothing
for needy children, by the supply
ing of needed articles for personal
use at camp and bv the supplying of
money with which the pastor was
able to pay for the transportation of
children to and from the camps.
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WATERMAN—EVERSHARP
S. M. Stewart, Mgr.
Officers of the Sodality of the
Blessed Virgin Mary of St. Peter’s
parish are: Mrs. Marion Johnson,
president; Miss Elizabeth Bellinger,
secretary; the Very Rev. Martin Mur
phy, V. F., spiritual director.
There are one hundred members on
the roll; they receive Communion in
a body every third Sunday of the
month and hold a meeting every third
Sunday -afternoon of the month.
The members of the Sodality visit
the sick and have Masses said for the
dead. They made the retreat to Our
Blessed Mother last December, a
large number attending.
The Sodality has presented Father
Murphy with four beautiful altar
linens, made by Miss Mary Cantwell
of the Sodality. The organization is
affiliated with the Charleston Dioces
an Council of Catholic Women, to
which Mrs. F. J. Dutton went as a
delegate to the convention held m
Charleston in April.
A Bingo party and rummage sale
will be held in the near future to
increase the Sodality treasury.
The organization contributes to the
milk fund every month for the un
dernourished children of St. Peter’s
school; it assists in preparing some of
the children of the parish to make
their first Communion in May.
Columbus Catholic Club
Presents ‘Listening In’
Talented Young Artists De
light Large Audience
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—“Listening In”,
a delightful play in the form of a
radio broadcast was presented by the
Junior Catholic Club, on May 14, at
the Catholic Club in this city.
The cast under the direction of Mr.
Salvador Spano and Mrs. William
Connoly, included Billy Cashion,
Merle Xennon, Raymond Krebs,
Jeanne Bouchard, John Murphy,
Vince Spano, Agnes Mingledorf, Dor
othy Westbrook, Joseph McDermott,
Lawrence McAnley, Mary Pacetty,
Martha Johnson, Grace Hundermarfe,
Mary Hundermark, Louise Mallard,
Marguerite Anderson, Mary Nel
Cashion, Julian Baird, Alice West
brook, Carroll L’Atini, Patricia
Raines, Barbara Yarbrough, Suzanne
Folsum, Anne Westbrook, and Fay
Prudunn.
Interpolated numbers included vo
cal selections by Miss Madalyn Gar
rett, John Harris, and his violin; Ele
anor McGregor, in a soft shoe dance;
Louise Nolan, in a reading, Ninette
Rogers, in an original interpretation
of the “Minuet”, and music by the
Dixie Serenaders.
The performance was not only an
artistic triumph, but successful from
a financial standpoint, the proceeds
going to the benfit of the Catholic
Club.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
OF SAVANNAH MAKES
ITS ANNUAL REPORT
Miss Kate Walsh President
of Organization Assisting
Missions of State
FR. EUGENE CARROLL,
KINGSTON, N. C., DIES
(Special to The Bulletin)
KINSTON, N. C.—Funeral services
for the Rev. Eugene P. Carroll, who
died on May 6, were held from the
Church of the Holy Trinity, of which
he had been pastor for seven months,
the Most Rev. William J. Hafey, D.
D., Bishop of Raleigh, offering the
solemn pontifical requiem mass.
Father Carroll was a member of the
American legion, having served with
the navy as an enlisted man during
the World War, and later serving as
a member of the naval attachment of
the American embassy in Buenos
Aires.
He was a graduate of St. Bonaven-
ture College, Alleghany, N. Y., and
completed his theological study at Mt.
St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg,
Maryland. He was ordained priest in
Hartford, Conn.
For several years Father Carroll
was secretary to the Bishop of Ral
eigh, and also served as pastor of St.
Paul’s Church, at Henderson, and at
the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help, at Rocky Mount.
Secular newspapers of Kinston paid
splendid editorial tribute to the
young priest who in the small space
of seven months had endeared him
self to the entire community, Catho
lic and non-Catholic alike.
Irish Clans’ Funeral
Services in Atlanta
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Irish Horse
Traders, famed traveling merchants
of the South, gathered in Atlanta at
the Church of the Immaculate Con
ception late in April for the annual
funeral services for the members of
the clan which have died during the
year. This year there was one to be
mourned, little Michael O’Hara, 12,
who died in Albany last summer; Fa
ther Jos. R. Smith officiated _ at the
Requiem Mass. Interment was in West
View Cemetery. The clan members
then went to Nashville for toe funeral
Mass of James Carroll, 72, who died
in Indiana in May.
Silver Jubilees Observed
by Two Atlanta Marists
Bishop O’Hara Pontificates and Preaches Sermon as
Sacred Heart Parish Honors the Reverend James T.
Reilly, S. M., Pastor, and the Reverend Edward F.
McGrath, S. M„ Assistant Pastor, Upon Quarter Cen
tury as Members of Marist Order
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga, — The annual
report of the Savannah Branch of the
Catholic Missionary Society of Geor
gia, recently submitted by Miss Kate
Walsh, president, indicates the con
tinued activity of this splendid organ
ization which interests itself particu
larly in the missions of the state. The
report follows:
Most Reverend Bishop, Reverend
Clergy, Fellow Catholics:
The Catholic Missionary Society
records another year's work for the
Missions of Georgia. This year has
been the first under the guidance of
our most revered and beloved Bishop
Gerald P. O’Hara.
Grateful indeed are we to our Holy
Father for selecting His Excellency
to be the shepherd of our souls, for
one of his first acts as Bishop was a
personal visit to the isolated spots of
the diocese, manifesting his deep con
cern for the missions. His interest in
our Society has been most helpful
and encouraging.
The apopintment of the Rev. Father
James H. Grady to the pastorate at
Rome, Ga., meant the loss of our
chaplain. Most deeply did we feel
this loss, for much of the growth of
the Society was due to the interest
and enthusiasm of Father Grady. We
shall pray for his success in his new
field. We welcome as our present
chaplain, Father Mullins, whose zeal
and knowledge of the missions will
surely be valuable to our Society.
We rejoice in the honor bestowed
by our Holy Father cm Mrs. Kath
erine Flannery Semmes. The medal
and citation for outstanding work for
the Church and the Pope was indeed
a just recognition of one whose never
failing interest in all things Catholic
has endeared her to the members of
her faith.
MAILING REPORT
About 1,000 pieces of Catholic lit
erature were distributed this year to
our missions. The committee in
charge of this work now is Miss
Agnes Lyons. Miss Mae Murphy and
Mrs. B. J. Allen.
It is with deep sorrow we record
the passing away of Mrs, Elizabeth
Forehand, a most faithful worker on
this committee. May she rest in
peace!
NEW COLLECTORS
We are most happy to welcome as
collectors Miss Katherine Cull um,
Miss Bridget Fogarty and Miss Mary
Ellen Grady. Our collections are the
mainstay of Society, as we depend
almost wholly upon the help given
month-by-month by the individual
Catholic.
The outstanding activity of the year
was the card party given in October,
1936. Under the efficient direction of
Miss Margaret McNally, this affair
was a most splendid success.
TIN FOIL
Tin foil is still a source of income.
This years’ sales amounted to $5.50.
Keep saving tinfoil!
CONTRIBUTIONS
Contributions during the year were
made to the Students’ Educational
Fund, to the Infirm Priests’ Fund and
to the Vacation School Camp estab
lished by our Bishop.
ALTAR LINENS
Altar linens were supplied to the
Church at LaGrange, as well as an
Alb and Altar linens for the Church
at Rocky Ford. These last named
were given to us by the Tabernacle
Society of Montclair, N. J. We wish
to express our thanks to Miss Kate
Latham for he’s careful supervision
of this phase of our work.
APPRECIATION
For speical contributions we are
deeply grateful to our Most Reverend
Bishop, to Mrs. K. F. Semmes, and
to Miss Ellen Gilooly, whose gift was
in memory of her deceased sister,
Miss Katherine Gilooly.
Our thanks are due also to our
constant helpers, the Sacred Heart
School, the St. Vincent’s School, the
Marist School, the Ladies’ Auxiliary
to the A. O. H., and the Catholic Wo
men’s Club.
For courtesies of the press, we are
indebted to Tire Savannah Morning
News, to The Savannah Press and to
The Bulletin.
Most sincerely grateful are . we to
our officers for their faithful work;
to all of our members for their sup-
port( and to our .collectors for their
untirin gefforts for the misison cause.
May the Great Misisonary reward
each and every one of these.
I find for closing words none bet
ter than those of our beloved found
er, a plea for the daily rosary, the
weekly Communion, frequent invoca
tion of our patrons, Saint Patrick and
Saint Francis Xavier, and a prayer for
our Holy Father, Pope Pius XI.
Respectfully submitted,
KATE A. WALSH, president.
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA Ga.—Special services in
the Sacred Heart Church, on May 11
and 12, marked the completion of 25
years of service as members of the
Marist Order of the Rev. James T.
Reilly, S. M„ pastor, and the Rev.
Edward F. McGrath. S. M., assis
tant.
MSGR. M. J. READY, executive
secretary of the National \ Catholic
Welfare Conference, in an address to
the Ladies Auxilairy of the National
Catholic School of Social Service,
broadcast by the National Broadcast
ing Company network, lauded the
courage and the foresight of those
who established the school, which is
sponsored by the National Council of
Catholic Women.
ATLANTA- INFIRMARY
NURSES GRADUATED
Bishop O’Hara Addresses St.
Joseph’s Training School
Class at Commencement
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA. Ga.—The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, DD, Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, addressed the an
nual commencement exercises at Sa
cred Heart Church at High Mass May
2 at which diplomas from the St-
Joseph’s Infirmary School of Nurs
ing were awarded to the following:
The Misses Mattie Maurine Hobby,
of Ashbum, Ga.; Mary Ann Tuggle,
of Eatonton; Mabel Grace Ballard, of
North Augusta, S. C.; Tannie Banks,
of Fayetteville; Mary Louise Young,
of Montgomery; Virginia Adeline
McGhee, of Rome; Wilma Barrow, of
Barwick, Ga.; Nancy Christman, of
Atlanta; Nancy Grace Lee ,of New-
nan; Jimmy DruciUa Davis, of New-
nan; Mary Elizabeth Potts, of High
lands, N. C.; Geraldine Farrar Tal
ent, of Lula, Ga.; Ava Louise Mc
Kee, of Attapulgus, Ala., and Evelyn
Louise Miller, of DeLand, Fla.
The Very Rev. James T. Reilly, S.
M., pastor 6f Sacred Heart Church,
presided. At the dinner following
Bishop O’Hara, Father Reilly, Dr. W.
C. Waters, president of the hospital
staff, and Dr. J. W. Turner, presi
dent-elect, were guests of honor.
MARIST COLLEGE CADETS fur
nished a guard of honor for the Con
federate veterans in the annual pa
rade here on Confederate Memorial
Day, April 28.
MISS KATHERINE WOOTEN,
whose mother was a member of the
pioneer Lynch family of this city,
was elected librarian general of the
National Society, United Daughters
of 1812. at the annual convention at
Washington, D. C. Miss Wooten has
gone to England to attend the coro
nation, sailing May 4.
MARIST SCHOOL tied Chamblee
High for second place in the Fifth
District annual trade meet, Decatur
finishing first. Ryckeley of Marist,
finished first in the 220-yd. dash, the
Marist relay team. Tyson, McDonald,
Wright and Ryckeley, won the half-
mile relay, Tyson was third in the
110-yard dash and in the low hurdles,
and McDonald second in the broad
jump.
SCHOOLS WIN HONORS
IN LITERARY MEET
David Moncrief was awarded first
place in the declamation contest in
the annual literary events meet of the
Fifth District High schools at Druid
Hills High School, which was won
by Decatur High. In the spelling
contest Sacred Heart School finish
ed first and Marist second. Gerald
Commagere won second place in the
boys’ essay contest. Miss Dorothy
Baumstark, third place in the girls’
essay event, and Miss Marie Merk-
ling third in the reading contest.
FORT BENNING CHAPLAIN
GOES TO WASHINGTON
(Special to The Bulletin)
FORT BENNING. Ga. — Major
John F. Monahan, Catholic Chaplain
at the Infantry School here for the
past five years, has been ordered to
report for duty at the office of the
chief of chaplains, Washington, D. C.
Major Monahan was one of the most
popular of the officers attached to
Fort Benning, was treasurer of the
Fort Benning Welfare Council and in
the capacity of chaplain was a splen
did influence for good among the per
sonnel of the post.
A graduate of Boston College, of
the class of 1910, Major Monahan saw
service with the American forces in
Siberia, and since his return in 1920
with the 27th Infantry has been sta
tioned at Fort Oglethorpe, Camp
Dodge, Kelly Field, Fort Shafter and
in Hawaii.
On the first day of the jubilee cele
bration, Father McGrath was cele
brant at a Solemn High Mass, which
was attended by students of Marist
College and Sacred Heart" Parochial
School. The sermon, which had as
its theme the holiness of the priest
hood, was delivered by The Rev. P.
H, Dagneau, S. M., principal of Marist
College. .
The following morning a Solemn
Pontifical High Mass was offered by
the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara. D.
D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. The
Rev. Joseph Moylan was assistant
priest the Rev. Andrew Keltus, S. M.,
of Washington, D. C., and Father Mc
Grath were deacons of honor, while
the Rev. William Maguire, S. M,
acted as master-of-ceremonies. The
Rev. Daniel McCarthy, of Columbus,
was deacon, and the Rev. James Mc
Namara, of Milledgeville, sub-deacon,
of the mass. The sermon, appropriate
to the occasion, was delivered by
Bishop O’Hara. "
During the services, at which the
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
and the Marist College Cadet Corf®,
assisted in uniform, Sir Knight. J. J.
Haverty, K. S. G„ was among those
in the sanctuary. The procession or
clergy entered the church under an
arch of sabres, formed by cadet of-
ficcrs.
Following the mass at a breakfast
which was served the attending clergy
Bishop O’Hara, Father Keltus,
Father Reilly, and Father McCarthy
spoke.
Among the clergy in atendance were
the Righ Rev. Ambrose Reger, O. S.
B abbot of St. Bernard’s, Cullman,
Alabama: the Right Rev. Monsignor
Joseph F. Croke, rector of the Cathe
dral of St. John-the-Baptist, Savan
nah; and the Right Rev. Francis T.
Sullivan, of Chattanooga.
During the May Festival, held in
the evening, on the campus of Marist
College, a reception was tendered the
jubilarians, and Stephens Mitchell, on
behalf of the parishioners of Sacred
Heart Church, presented Father
Reilly and Father McGrath with a
check for one thousand dollars.
Father McGrath spent his boyhood
days in Tate. Ga., and in Atlanta.
Entering the Marist order in 1901 he
completed his philosophical and
theological courses 'at the Marist
seminary in Washington, and was
ordained in 1921.
Following ordination Father Mc
Grath was a member of the faculty
of Jefferson College, until the World
War. during which he served as a
chaplain with the United States Army.
After the Armistice, Father Mc
Grath was made assistant pastor at
Algiers, La., where during his pasto
rate, the handsome Sacred Heart
Church was built, one of the finest
Gothic churches in the South was
built.
Father Reilly was born in Savan
nah, Ga., on January 19, 1889. He
was educated by the Sisters of Mercy
and the Sisters of St. Joseph, and
later atended the Marist Seminary,
Marist College and the Catholic Uni
versity in Washington, D. C. He was
ordained on June 20, 1912, and
taught for three years at the Marist
Seminary in Washington, D. C-, and
five years at St. Mary’s College in
Van Buren. Maine.For the next three
and one-half years, he was in charge
of English-speaking Catholics in
Mexico City, Mexico. In January,
1924, he became assistant pastor at
the Church of St. Francis Xavier
in Brunswick, Ga., and in August
1926, was made assistant pastor at
The Church of the Holy Name of
Mary, Algiers, La.
Leaving Algiers in August, 1927, he
became assistant pastor at Sacred
Heart Church, in Atlanta. In Octo
ber, 1932, he returned to Brunswick,
to be pastor of St. Francis IQwier
Church, and in August, 1935. was
made pastor of Sacred Heart Church,
Atlanta, and president of Marist Col
lege in this city.
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