The bulletin of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia. (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957, January 29, 1938, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTWO THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JANUARY 29, 1938 CHARLESTON YOUTH COUNCIL ELECTION Miss Elizabeth Sullivan Elected President at Recent Meeting (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C.—At a meet ing of the Charleston Youth Council officers for the year were elected as follows: President, Miss Elizabeth Sullivan; vice president, Miss Frances Molony; secretary, Miss Mary Frances Conlon; treasurer, Miss Barbara Con don. Parish representatives for the year are: Cathedral, Miss Josephine Rey nolds; St. Patricks, Miss Sara Duffy; St. Joseph’s, Miss Genevieve Duane; Sacred Heart, Miss Barbara Condon Miss Genevieve Kelly was appoint ed social chairman for the year, and Miss Pat Bremer, chairman of social welfare. Miss Mary Doran will have charge of collection of cancelled stamps and silver paper. Mother of Fr. Ferri Dies in Charleston Mrs. Julia Scanlan Ferri Member of Cathedral Parish (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C— Mrs. Julia Scanlan Ferri, mother of the Rev. Francis O. Ferri, pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Spartanburg , died at her home here at the age of sixty-four. Mrs. Ferri was bom in Charleston November 30, 1873, and was a life long resident of the city. She was a member of the Council of Catholic Women, the Cathedral Sodality and other Catholic organizations- Surviving Mrs. Ferri are her hus band, two sons, Father Ferri and Ber nard A. Ferri; two daughters, Mrs. Marion Cotten and Miss Marguerite Ferri; one sister, Miss Mary Scanlan and three grandchildren. The funeral was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist with a Requiem Mass. In terment was in St. Lawrence Ceme tery. MBS. OTTALIE BENSON — The Bev. J. W Carmody officiated at the funeral of Mrs- Ottalie Ann Benson, a member of St. Mary’s Parish. Mrs. Benson was a native of Charleston, a daughter of Samuel T. Roberts and Mrs. Annie C. Redmond Roberts, both of Charleston, and she received her education in the schools of Char leston. The funeral was held from St. Mary’s Church. Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Benson is survived by her husband. CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral ser vices for Miss Mary Susie McKevlin, a member of a widely known Char leston family, were held at the Sa cred Heart Church with the Rev. Henry F. Wolfe officiating. Interment was in St. Lawrence Cemetery. MISS M. E. VON DOHLEN OF CHARLESTON DIES Was Member of Leading South Carolina Family (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral ser vices for Miss Mary Eva Von,Dohlen, who died early in January after an illness of several days, were held at St. Mary's Church, with the Rev. J- W. Carmody, officiating. Interment was in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Miss Von Dohlen, was a daughter of Conrad Albert Von Dohlen and Mrs. Catherine Early Von Dohlen, both of this city, and received her education at the Academy of Our Lady of Mer cy here and from St. Joseph s Acad emy in Sumter, where she was grad uated in English and music. She studied also pipe organ in New York and was a norganist in St. Patrick's Church for a number of years. She was a member of St- Mary’s Church. Miss Von Dohlen is survived by a brother, Hon. J. Albert Von Dohlen, and a niece, Mrs. Jennings Cauthen. both of Charleston. MRS. BEASIE BEATTIE.—Funeral services for Mrs. Beasie Beattie, wid ow of James O. Beattie, who died here were held at St. Patrick’s Church. Interment was in St. Law rence Cemetery. MRS. MAMIE McGRAW MORRIS, died here early in January. Mrs. Morris was the widow of John Mayer Morris and was a native of Titusville, Pa. The funeral services were at Corry, Pa. NOTRE DAME MAN COACH AT U. OF S. CAROLINA (Special to The Bulletin) COLUMBIA. S. C.—Rex Enright, former Notre Dame football star and for six years assista—i football coach at the University of Georgia, has been named head coach at the University of South Carolina, with Ted Twomey, also from the University of Georgia, as assistant. Mr. Enright, who leaves the University of Georgia with Coach Harry Mehre of Notre Dame fame, formerly was assistant at the Uni versity of North Carolina. Aiken Parish Carolina Mission Center Rev. George J. Dietz Pastor of Congregation in Famed Winter Resort Martin J. Henebery Dies in Charleston Veteran of World War Was Widely Known (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral services for Martin J. Henebery were held at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the Rev. John J. Mc Carthy officiating at the Requiem Mass. Interment was in St. Lawrence cemetery. Mr. Henebery was a World War veteran, discharged from the Navy for disabilities in 1918. He was a son of John J. Henebery and Mrs. Josep- phine Carey Henebery. He is surviv ed by a sister, Mrs. Herbert Clarkson of Miami, and two brothers, Thomas F. Henebery and Jack Henebery of Charleston. The parish house of St. Mary, Help of Christians, Church, Aiken, S. C., is one of the many indications of the growth of the Church in the Aiken section. The rectory is one of the numerous buildings erected in the Diocese during the episcopacy of His Excellency, Bishop Walsh, and was built under the direction of the Rev. George J. Dietz, pastor at Aiken. Aiken is one of the most famed winter resorts in the nation, and each year many persons of inter national reputation in the world of public affairs, finance, literature, dramatics and other fields. Its po sition as a world-famed winter resort is attributed mainly to the efforts of a member of the parish, the late Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock. The late Francis P. Garvin was a winter resi dent of the city for many years and a member of the parish, and the late Mrs. Joseph P. Grace, whose death in recent weeks cast such a pall of gloom over Aiken and many circles in New York, as received into the Chinch here before her death. The Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy conduct St. Angela’s Academy here, and Father Dietz has arranged a sys tem of transportation for the chil dren in the Horse Creek Valley who come many miles to St. Angela’s for a Catholic education. The original church at Aiken was built by Bishop Ignatius Persico, who had a distinguished Episcopal career in India before the failure of his health. He came to South Carolina to labor as a missionary priest, and the Aiken section was his field of labor. He was then named Bishop of Savannah, a post from which he later resigned, only to become a Bishop a third time in his native Italy, and finally a Cardinal in Rome. Attached to the Aiken parish are several missions, the best known of which are those at Edgefield and Mine Creek. The Mine Creek mis sion is in carge of the Rev. Alexander W. Calner; Father Dietz was former ly there, until appointed pastor at Leading Aiken, S. C., Firms VERENES BROS. Aiken to succeed his former pastor, Father Louis Forde, now of Charles ton. The Mine Creek mission, St. William’s, near Ward, S. C., is com posed of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Rodgers, both con verts, led into the Church by the ex ample of Jerry Donovan, a stone ma son who settled in that section. All the more than a hundred members of the organization are sons and grandchildren or in-laws of Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers. The Sisters of Our' Lady of Mercy conduct the school in the parish, the members of which are all engaged in farming. ..MRS. PAULINE BEATTIE, of St. Margaret’s home, died at the age of sixty-three recently. Mrs. Beattie was born in Germany, and had lived in Charleston for thirty-four years. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, from which her fun eral was held. JOHN W. BARRY, Funeral ser vices for 'John W. Barry, a city em ploye, who died here, were held at St. Joseph’s Church, with the Rev. George L. Smith officiating. Inter ment was in St. Lawrence’s ceme tery. Surviving Mr. Barry are his wife, the former Miss Mary McGee, and four sisters. HEAD OF HOSPITAL IN ALBANY IS DEAD Miss Helen Blanchard Had Notable Career in Nursing (Special to The Bulletin) ALBANY, Ga.—Miss Helen Blan chard, for a number of years superin tendent of Phoebe Putney Hospital here, and one of the most beloved women of South Georgia, died here December 31 after an illness of only a few days. Miss Blanchard was at Mass Christmas and the day follow ing, being stricken that night. Born in South Hadley, Mass., Miss Blanchard was reared in Holyoke, was graduated at Providence Hospi tal Training School, Washington, D. C.. and did private duty at the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn. In 1914 Miss Blanchard came to Albany as operating room superintendent; from 1917 to 1920 she was at the Naval Hos pital at Chelsea, then going to the Mayo Clinic as anaesthetist- Return ing to Albany, she became superin tendent of the local hospital, which under her direction became one of the leaders in the state. Surviving Miss Blanchard are two brothers and two sisters, Henry Blanchard, Cambridge, William Blan chard, Newton, and Miss Regina Blanchard and Mrs. William Guay of Chicopee, Mass. She was a member of the Altar Society of St. Theresa’s Church , and of the Catholic Lay men’s Association. The funeral was held from St. The resa's Church, the Rev. Thomas A. Brennan, pastor, officiating at the Requiem Mass. The Albany Post of the American Legion attended the funeral in a body. Interment was in Crown Hill Cemetery. James J. Roche Dies in Anderson, S. C. Mill Cashier Was Alumnus of Belmont Abbey College Augustus D. Tobin Is Dead in Augusta Former Councilman Member of Pioneer, Prominent Georgia Family AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augustus de Cotte Tobin, a member of distin guished and pioneer Georgia fam ilies, died in Richmond, Va., early in January at the home of his daugh ter, whom he was visiting. Mr. To bin, the son of the late James Tobin, one of Augusta’s leading citizens of a generation ago, was born in this city 64 years ago, was educated here and at Belmont Abbey College, and etnered the insurance business, with which he was connected until ill health compelled his retirement a few years ago. A member of City Council for a number of years, he was largely in strumental in the erection of the new Police Barracks. He was a pioneer and active member of the Knights of Columbus and engaged in degree work in many cities of the South. His wife died in recent years; sur vivors are his son, A. D. Tobin, Jr.; three daughters, Mrs. Percy Black, of Berlin, Germany; Miss Leslie To bin, of Augusta, and Mrs. J. N. Jacobs, Richmond; a brother John Tobin, of Augusta; two sisters, Mrs. Walker Beeson and Mrs. Maxwell Hill, of Augusta, and several grand- cvhildren, nephews and nieces. The Rev. J. J. Kennedy, of St. Mary’s Church, officiated at the funeral ser vices; interment was in Magnolia Cemetery. Carolina Marriages REILLY-BUNCH o —o CHARLESTON, S. C.—The Rev. Jeremiah W. Carmody, pastor of St. Mary's Church, officiated at the mar riage of Miss Rosemary Owen Reilly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ed ward Reilly of this city, and Dr. Charles Bunch, of Charlotte, N- C. (Special to The Bulletin) ANDERSON, S. C, —James J. Roche, cashier at the Appleton Mill here and one of Anderson’s most widely known and respected citizens died suddenly here early in Janu ary. Mr- Roche was born in Abbe ville County, a member of a pioneea family, and had lived in Anderson for ten years; he was an alumnus of Bel mont Abbey College. The funeral was held from St. Joseph’s Church, the Rev.’ Charles J. Baum officiating, assisted by the Very Rev. Martin C. Murphy, V. F., of Columbia. Interment was in Ab beville. Surviving Mr. Roche are his wife, who was Miss Frances De Lorme of Sumter; two sons, James Julian Roche, Jr., and Francis De Lorme Roche; five brothers, Frank Roche, Abbeville; W. P. Roche, Dub lin, Ga.. T. G- Roche, Tucapu, N. C„ Frank Roche, Abbeville, and G. B. Roche, Wilmington, N. C„ and five sisters, the Misses Hattie, Mary, Han nah and Angela Roche of Columbia and Miss Annie Roche of St Peters burg, Fla, O O I ELLINGTON-COLLINS o o GEORGETOWN, S. C—The Rev. James A. McElroy, pastor of St. Mary’s Church, officiated at the mar riage of Miss Abbie Lee Ellington and Richard Hall Collins, of Columbia. Mrs. Collins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Ellington. d>- DINKINS-SHERIDAN GREENVILLE, S. C—The Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. K. Gwynn, V. F., offi ciated at the marriage of Miss Mir iam Dinkins of this city and William Gerald Sheridan of Augusta, here recently. Mrs. Sheridan is the daugh ter of Mrs. Martha Henderson Din kins of Hephzibah. Ga., and a grad uate of G. S. C. W. and Duke Uni versity; she has been a member of the Bay vale School faculty. Mr. Sheridan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brimsley Sheridan of Au gusta, formerly of Knoxville, Terni. He is now associated with CVeor- , water Manufacturing Company. Wholesale Grocers Jobbers m Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobacco Wfifiamsburg St Phoee 1S7 Aiken, South Carotin* ■ Thomas Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. Phone 125 QUALITY and SERVICE Aiken, S. C. W. E. STALLINGS. JR., President QUEEN CITY CHEVROLET CO., Inc. SALES and SERVICE Aiken, South Carolina EXPERT BODY REPAIRING Commercial Pharmacy Courtesy—Quality Service PHONE 75 and Count the Minutes. AIKEN, S. C. Winfred Robertson Ina Page Te Four Leaf Glover Gift Shoppe Gifts for AH Occasions Telephone 35 Opposite Post Office AIKEN, S. C. Loomis & Co. Fritz Schulhofer Successor Phone 159-3*0 AIKEN, SL CL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH Telephone 28t W. 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