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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JANUARY 29, 1938
Miss Julia Sheridan
Is Dead in Macon
Member of One of State’s
Best Known Catholic
Families
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—Miss Julia Sheridan,
a member of one of the most widely
known Catholic families of Georgia,
and for many years active in the
work of her parish, the Mt. de Sales
Alumnae Association, the Catholic
Laymen’s Association and other or
ganizations, died late in December
after an extended illness which be
came critical a few days before her
death. Miss Sheridan was a native
of the city, where her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Christopher Sheridan, were
prominent and pioneer residents. She
was active in the retreats for women
at Mt. De Sales and in other Catholic
movements-
Surviving Miss Sheridan are her
three brothers, R. E: Sheridan, Ed
A. Sheridan and Chris F. Sheridan,
and numbers of nephews, nieces and
grand-nieces and nephews. The fu
neral was held from St. Joseph’s
Church, the Kev. Peter McDonnell,
S. J., pastor, officiating, assisted by
the Rev. Edward Cassidy, S. J. In
terment was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were A- A. Benedetto,
Martin J. Callaghan, Godfrey Ken-
nington, Herbert Lloyd, W. H. Mitch
ell and Dr. Charles C. Harrold.
MRS. MARY O’HARA COFFEE
DIES RECENTLY IN MACON
Mrs. Mary O’Hara Coffee, widow of
Jack Coffee, and a native and life
long resident of the city, died in De
cember after an illness of four weeks.
Mrs. Coffee was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs- Patrick O’Hara, and is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Dan Cof
fee and Mrs. Janie Daley, and by a
number of nephews and nieces. The
funeral was held from St. Joseph’s
Church, the Rev. C. A. McLaughlin,
S. J„ officiating. Interment was in
Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Irwin Fried, J. P. McGoldrick, T. J.
Stewart, Ed A. Sheridan, Charles L.
Adams, Sr., and M. J- Callaghan.
FUNERAL IN MACON OF
MRS. MARY GIANNINI
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Glan-
nini, who died early in January, was
held from St. Joseph’s Church, with
interment in Macon. Mrs. Giannini
was born in Ireland May 15, 1883, and
came to the United States while
young- Surviving are her daughter,
Mrs. J. D. Mason, and two grandchil
dren, Luther Palmer and Charlotte
Palmer, of Macon. -
Entertainment Given
by Guild in Atlanta
Mrs. R. L. Watkins Re
elected President of Sacred
Heart Parish Organization
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. —A spaghetti din
ner and a Beano party was held at
the Sacred Heart School auditorium,
sponsored by the Sacred Heart Chap
el Guild of Atlanta. Mrs. Ernest W.
Welker, general chairman, was as
sisted by Mrs. R. L. Watkins, pres
ident of the guild, and Mrs. T. J.
Sullivan, co-chairman. A special ta
ble was reserved for Very Rev.
James T. Reilly, S. M., pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, with the
priests of the parish, and visiting
priests as his guests.
The party was very successful and
Was one of the largest ever conduct
ed by the guild. The entire proceeds
of three hundred and thirty-two dol
lars was tinned over to the church
to help defray the expenses of a new
altar, which will be erected in the
Sunday School Chapel in the near
future. During the past year the
Guild members have furnished bat
tleship linoleum for the Sunday
School chapel, carpeted the base of
the altar, draped and carpeted the
pulpit, and contributed fifty dollars
for vestments.
A special meeting of the guild
members was held in December, at
which time they dressed the dolls
that were distributed among the
poor children of Atlanta. This ses
sion was followed by the regular
monthly meeting, and the final report
of the spaghetti dinner was read by
Mrs. Ernest W Welker. Father
Reilly attended this meeting and
ctxended his thanks and praise for
the splendid work that the Guild is
doing.
Election of officers was held for
the ensuing year. Mrs. R. L. Wat
kins was re-elected president; vice-
president, Mrs. Frank M. White, sec
retary, Mrs. John J. McGee; treasur
er, Miss Slater Marshall. Members of
board re-elected were Mrs. J. J.
McCarthy and Mrs. Ed C. Liddell.
New members of the board elected
were Mrs. S. J. Martin and Mrs.
Ernest W. Welker.
Fourth Degree Class
Planned in Savannah
Council Arranging It for
Washington’s Birthday
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Savannah Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus, is planning
an exemplificatoin of the Fourth De
gree there on Washington’s Birth
day, February 22. Plans were dis
cussed at a recent meeting of the
Council, of which John H, Heagarty
is grand knight.
Former Big Leaguer
Is Dead in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—John H. Mc
Cabe, a resident of the Order of Rail
way Conductors’ Home here, and a
member of the famed Baltimore Ori
oles in the days of John McGraw and
other great baseball players, died
here early in January; Mr. McCabe
played third base. Surviving Mr. Mc
Cabe are his sister, Mrs. E- N. Mc
Mahon, of LaMarque, Texas. The fu
neral was held from Sacred Heart
Church with interment in Bonaven-
true Cemetry.
HENRY SCHOEPP, for 45 years a
resident of Savannah, died late in
December. Bom in Austria-Hungary
April 5, 1869, he came to the United
States when a young man. Surviving
are his wife, two sons, Henry An
thony, of San Francisco, and Joseph
of Savannah, and four daughters,
Mrs. W. D. Williams, Mrs. H. B. Par
nell and Mrs. F. B. Montgomery, all
of Savannah, and Mrs. T. J. Hogan,
of Charleston- The funeral was held
from the Church of the Blessed Sac
rament with interment in Cathedral
Cemetery.
MISS MARY E. WIIITTY, a native
of Savannah and lifelong resident of
the city, died late in December after
an illness of several weeks. Miss
Whitty was the daughter of the late
Peter and Mary Whitty, of this city,
and is survived by two sisters, Miss
Margaret Whitty and Mrs. William M.
Starrs, and by several nieces and
nephews. The funeral was held from
St. Patrick’s Church, with interment
•in Cathedral Cemetery.
SESQUIGENTENNIAL
MASS !N SAVANNAH
Bishop O’Hara to Ponti
ficate at Ceremony at the
Cathedral January 30
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A committee,
headed by the Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy
has arranged a Pontifical Mass at the
Cathedral January 30th in co-opera
tion with Georgia’s observance of
the sesquicentennial of the state’s
adoption of the Constitution of the
United States. The Most Rev. Gerald
P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop of Savan-
nah-Atlanta, will officiate at the
Mass.
REV. C. M. VERHEIJEN, chancel
lor of the Diocese of Caetite, a canon
of the Cathedral and a Doctor of
Civil and Canon Law, is at the Cath-
dral here and will remain here for
some time. Dr. Verheijen is a native
of Amsterdam, Holland, is a musi
cian of note, and a member of a dis
tinguished Dutch family, his father
having represented the country in
London, Paris and elsewhere. Dr.
Verheijen is on leave of absence from
his Diocese.
LOUISmLE “PROVINCE
ERECTION FEB. 23
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Most
Rev. Archbishop Anileto Giovanni
Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States and personal repre
sentative of His Holiness in this
country, will on February 23, at the
Cathedral of the Assumption in
Louisville formally erect the newly-
created Province of Louisville, com
prising the States of Kentucky and
Tennessee.
At the same time, His Excellency
will elevate the Diocese of Louisville
into an Archdiocese and erect the
new Diocese Owensboro.
JOHN J. SLATTERY
ISDEAD IN AUGUSTA
John J. Slattery', a member of St.
Patrick’s Church, died in Augusta in
January after an illness of nine
days. Bom in Marshalltown, Iowa,
Mr. Slattery had been a resident of
Augusta for about ten years being
engaged in the plumbing business.
Surviving are four sons, Joseph M.
of Laurens, S. C.; John J., Jr„ Les
ter E. and Albert L. Slattery, of Chi
sago, and two sisters, Mrs. Rose
Rust, Independence, Mo., and Miss
Regina Slattey, Davenport, Iowa.
The funeral was held from Mt. Pat
rick's Church, with interment here.
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA OF
mrs. ola McLendon carr
The funeral of Mrs. Ola McLen
don Carr, who died here after an ex
tended illness, was held from Sacred
Heart Church, with interment in
Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Carr was
a native of Washington and the wife
of William Carr, for many years a
Georgia Railroad engineer. Surviv
ing also are her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
Waldemar, of Augusta : a grand
daughter, Mrs. J. O. Sullivan, Tam
pa.; a brother, George Aldrich. Jack
sonville, Fla., and a nephew, Homer
Aldrich, Anderson, S. C.
MAX F. NEESER DIES
IN AUGUSTA AT 73
Max F. Neeser, a native of Ger
many, . where he was bom 73 years
ago, and for the past 15 years a res
ident of Augusta, died here early in
January after an illness of three
weeks. Mr. Neeser was a machinist,
and retired some time ago. Surviv
ing are his sons, George P. Neeser
and N. Neeser, of Augusta. The fu
neral was held from St. Patrick’s
Church, with interment ta Westover
Cemetery,
JOHN D. KEHOE DIES
IN SAVANNAH PARISH
Veteran of World War Was
Native of City of Savannah
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga—John Daniel Ke-
hoe, for 21 years office manager for
J. H. McKenna, plumbing and heat
ing supply dealer, died here late in
December after an illness of a week.
Mr. Kehoe was born in Savannah 41
years ago, and was a lifelong resident
of the city, where he was widely
known. He was a veteran of the
World War and a member of the
American Legion.
Surviving Mr. Kehoe are his wife,
Mrs. Catherine Hutton Kohoe; his
daughter, Miss Gertrude Kehoe; a
brother, William P. Kehoe; and three
aunts, Mrs| R. P. Brown, Mrs. S. A.
Borders, Savannah, and Mrs- Mamie
Schwarz, Jacksonville. The funeral
was held from the Cathedral with a
Requiem Mass. Interment was in
Cathedral Cemetery.
MRS. MINNIE C. MANAN
DIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
Mrs. Minnie Connell Manan, a na
tive of Malden, Mass., died in Dor
chester, Mass., recently after a short
illness. She is the widow of the
late John J. Manan of Savannah- She
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Thomas Lyons and Mrs. J. J. Scan-
nell, and a brother, James E. Con
nell, all of Massachusetts and a num
ber of nieces and nephews. Funeral
services and interment took place in
Molden.
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
OF MISS NELLIE FAY
Funeral services for Miss Nellie
Fay, who died in a local hospital
after an illness of about two weeks,
were held at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist. Interment was in
Cathedral Cemetery. Miss Fay was
the last surviving member of the
family of the late Bernard A. and
Ann McDonald Fay who were both
natives of Ireland. Miss Fay was a
naive of this city and had spent
her entire life here.
JAMES E. MORAN OF
SAVANNAH PARISH DIES
Funeral services for James E- Mo
ran, who died here early in Decem
ber after a short illness, were held in
the Church of the Blessed Sacra
ment. Interment was in Cothedral
Cemetery. Mr. Moran was a native
of Savannah. Surviving Mr. Moran
are his two sons, James E., Jr., and
John L. Moran; three daughters,
Misses Winifred, Frances and Grace
Moran; and a grandson, Joseph Mo
ran, all of Savannah.
FR. MURPHY ON CIVIC
PROGRAM IN COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, S C.—The Very Rev.
Martin C Murphy, V. F„ pastor of
St Peter's Church, delivered the in
vocation and A- C. Tobias of St. Pet
er’s parish, president of the alumni
association of the University of South
Carolina, represented the university
alumni with an address on the pro
gram 3i the annual di mer of the
Columbia Chamber of Commerce, at
which Hon. James H. Hammond, pres
ident, presided. The dinner was held
at the Jefferson Hotel.
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New Atlanta Parish
P.-T.A. Is Organized
Mrs. William Manning Elect
ed President at Initial
Meeting
(Special To The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Mrs. William
Manning was elected president of the
newly organized Parent-Teacher As
sociation of Christ the King School
at a recent meeting. Mrs. Joseph
Haverty was elected vice President,
Mrs. Gordon Lewis secretary, and
Mrs. James Asher treasurer.
Thos. Lynch, Sr., of
Atlanta Parish, Dies
(Special ta The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Thomas A. Lynch,
Sr., a lifelong resident of Atlanta and
a member of a pioneer and promi
nent Catholic family here, died late
in December at the age of 65. Mr.
Lynch, born here in the dark days
after the War Between the States,
was graduated at Boys’ High School;
he was a member of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception in his
early days and of Sacred Heart
Church in recent years. Surviving
are his son, Thomas A. Lynch, Jr.,
his daughter, Mrs. John F. Watts,
his §ister, Mrs. J. A. Bradbury, and
two grandchildren. The funeral was
held from Sacred Heart Church with'
a Requiem Mass, the Rev. John Em-
merth, S.M., officiating. Interment
was in Oakland Cemetery.
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