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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MARCH 26. 1938
WORKERS ORGANIZED
FOR GREAT DIOCESAN
CANVASS JF LAITY
They Will Approach Every
Georgia Catholic With In
vitation to Join Bishop’s
Confraternity of the Laity
Organized for the job, with every
step carefully planned in advance,
the Bishop’s Confraternity of the
Laity, of the Diocese of Savannah-
Atlanta, is prepared to conduct an
intensive canvass of every Catholic
in the Diocese-young and old.
The diocesan objective is a fund
large enough to start the rehibilita-
tion of diocesan institutions and to
establish means for the extension of
diocesan religious, educational and
philanthropic activities.
The movement of the acquirement
of this purpose has been organized
along scientific lines. Nothing has
been left to chance. The Diocese is.
in fact, taking a tip from the great
generals who have won notable cam
paigns. and is attacking its problems
in military fashion. The lay leaders
of the movement know that the key
to success in our day is organization.
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ARMY IS READY
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And so the diocesan army of men
and women has been formed and drill
ed. Each division, each company,
each individual will be given a
specific task to do. There will be no
duplication of effort. Success has been
made doubly certain by recruiting
an army adequate for the purpose.
Enough volunteers have been enroll
ed to make the task as easy as pos
sible. No one is to be overworked.
FIRST, it was agreed to conduct a
comprehensive campaign. Every self-
supporting adult and every wage
earning minor was listed as a pros
pective contributor. The lists were
prepared by what might be termed
the intelligence department of the
* campaign. The committee and the
clerical leaders unanimously agree
that since every self-supporting Cath
olic in the Diocese was equally in
terested in the welfare of the Church,
every one should" be asked to con
tribute in the proportion of his
means.
SECOND, it was decided to organ
ize and drill an army large enough
to make a comprehensive campaign
quickly and easily. Numbers and
enthusiasm were to be the guaran
tors of victory. In filling up the ranks
of the workers, and even in obtain
ing officers, it was determined to
make use of the selective draft. It
was also the unanimous view that
no refusals to serve would be ac
cepted—except perhaps in the case
of conscientious objectors. Needless
to say, there was none of "the latter.
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1 NO STRONG-ARM TACTICS
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THIRD, it was decided there should
be no professional solicitation, no
‘ ; strong-arm" methods. According to'
the plan, members of the various par
ishes will solicit one another. The
canvass will be a friendly one arid
there will be no resort to high-pres
sure salesmanship—neither will there
be any commissions paid to any per
son. The campaign is to be a model
of efficiency and economy.
FOURTH, it was determined that
since the plan contemplates a gift
from everyone, to make the amount
of the contribution so small and to
extend its payments over such a
long period that all who desired to
do their share might make contribu
tions. Therefore, pledges are made
payable, over a period of two years.
FIFTH, it was decided that mem
bers to the army should solicit only
those persons assigned to them.
Tile assignment system eliminates
possibility of confusion.
WORK IS STARTED
ON DOUGLAS CHURCH
Bishop O’Hara Breaks
Ground for New Edifice
(Special to The Bulletin)
DOUGLAS, Ga. —• Ground was
broken here early in March by the
Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara. D D„
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, for the
F new St. Paul's Church, which will
Serve the Catholics of Douglas and
the surrounding territory. The Rev.
John Mullins is the first resident
pastor at Douglas, with the Rev.
Daniel J. Bourke as his assistant.
The church property will also include
living quarters for the clergy; Cletus
Bergin, A. I. A., is the architect.
Averitt Brothers and J. B. Sargent of
Statesboro, general contractors, tvert
the tow bidders on the work an\
received the contract.
The breaking of ground for the
church at Douglas is another indica
tion of the progress of the Church
in Georgia under the leadership of
' r B>'shop O’Hara. Douglas until re
cently was a mission of Albany,
which formerly had over 15.000 square
miles of territory, twice the size of
Massachusetts; in tnis mission ter
ritory during the past two years
parishes have been established at
Thomasville and Valdosta as well as
at Douglas.
Leaders Adopt Resolution
Establishing Confraternity
Parish chairman and census team, captains, representing every palish
in Georgia and meeting in both Savannah and Atlanta, after hearing
the Most Rev. Gerald P O'Hara. D. D„ Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta.
outline the Diocesan needs, unanimously adopted the following resolu
tion on thj organization of the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity;
"Whereas, the Most Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D„ Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, has surveyed the present and future needs of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, embracing the State of
Georgia in its entirety: and
“Whereas, the Most Reverend Bishop has disclosed a comprehensive
seven point extension program to lay leaders representative of the
thirty-eight parishes comprising the diocese; and
“Whereas, the items comprising the program as outlined by Bishop
O’Hara covering the fields of Religion, Education, and Charity are of
a magnitude too great for any single parish or area to cope with; and
"Whereas, the minimum estimated budget for initiating the ex
tension program has been placed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars
(S1CO.OOO) for the next two years;
“Be It Resolved, That the laity of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
do form a Society for the support of the extension program as pro
mulgated by the Most Reverend Bishop: and be it
“Further Resolved, That this Society shall be known as "The
Bishop'c Confraternity of the Laity,” to membership in which every
Catholic man and woman in the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta shall
be eligible; and be it
“Further Resolved, That membership in the said Confraternity of
the Laity be made available to those' who indicate that, for a period
not to exceed two years, they will. subscribe the equivalent of Seven
(7c) cents a day, or Twenty-five dollars ($25.09) per annum to the
said Diocesan Extension Fund; and be it
“Further Resolved. That a permanent record of the members of
the said Bishop's Confraternity of the Laity be inscribed in a suitable
manner to remain for alt times in the archives of the Diocese.”
Confraternity Membership
Membership in the Bishop's Confraternity carries with it a modest finan
cial obligation. To make it all-inclusive, to enable the maximum number
of men and women, younger and older, to join, the membership dues have
been put at a figure which the committee believes is well within the ability
of every wage-earning communicant to meet. A unit membership calls for
only seven cents a day, payable during a twe-year period. This amounts
to $25 as the annual dues. Memberships will be accepted only at that figure
or multiples of it, in the case of those whose means make it possible to help
the Bishop’s development program to a great extent.
A class of membership which will be appreciated by many, provides for
the establishment of memorials to departed loved ones. These may take
any one of a variety of forms. Some of those suggested by the memorial
commission are:
Memorial Suggestions
The following items may prove of interest to those who are in sympathy
with the proposed Diocesan Extension Campaign for the Diocese of Savan
nah-Atlanta.
These projects will afford an opportunity to perpetuate the memory of
a family or a dear departed relative, while at the same time the donor will
contribute in a substantial way to our Diocesan Extension Program.
Memorial payments may be extended over a period of two years be
ginning May 1. 1938.
MEMORIAL ITEMS
Missionary Chapels
Erection of Chapels in rural districts
Furnishing Missionary Chapel
Mobile Trailer Chapels
For service in the rural Missionary Fit
Maintenance of Missionary Priests
For the support of six
priests in rural sections
Automobiles for Missionary Priests
Supplying transportation for
priests in rural sections
Teaching Sisters
The maintenance of ten Sisters
in various sections of the
Diocese in connection with our
Education program
Education of Seminarians
Education of six seminarians
(for one year)
The foregoing may be paid in convenient installments over a
years, beginning May. 1938,
Cost
Per Month
for 2 Years
each $5,000.00
$200.00
each $2,500.00
$100.00
each $3,600.00
$144.00
each $1,000.00
$ 40.00
each $1,000.00
S 40.00
each $ 600.00
$24.00
each $ 500.00
$ 20.00
period of two
Savannah Pilot Club
Hears Bishop O’Hara
Other Clubs Also Arrange
St. Patrick’s Programs
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop
of Savannah-Atlanta, delivered the
St. Patrick's Day address at the Pilot
Club meeting, with Miss Dorothy
Gordon, president, presiding. The
club is composed of young women in
the business world in Savannah. A
program of Irish music was arranged
in honor of the occasion.
REV. BENEDICT RETTGER, O. S.
B.. principal of Benedictine School,
delivered the St. Patrick’s Day ad
dress at the Exchange Club luncheon
last week at the DeSoto Hotel and
the Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy, pastor
of Blessed Sacrament Church, deliv
ered a similar address at the Lions
Club luncheon.
RICHARD REID was the principal
speaker at the March meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to Blessed Sacra
ment Parish, Father Cassidy pre
senting him. Mrs. Schwartz, presi
dent. presided; Miss Leila McDon
ough was chairman of the program
committee.
SAVANNAH POST of the Ameri
can Legion, presented a flag to the
Benedictine School at the formal pa
rade at Park Extension March 11.
Mrs. Thomas Foma, member of the
Legion Auxiliary, making the pre
sentation.
ANDREW J. RYAN, JR., assistant
solicitor general, was named a mem
ber of the executive board of Chat
ham Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America, to succeed Charles F. Pow
ers, who bad resigned.
CHARLES F. GROVES .was w-
N.G.G.W. OFFICIAL
SAVANNAH SPEAKER
Plans for Diocesan Council
Discussed at Meeting
(Special to The Bulletin)
. SAVANNAH, Ga—One hundred and
fifteen women, representing the var
ious Catholic local and parish organ
izations of Savannah, attended a meet
ing at the Catholic Association to
hear Miss Lenna Wilson, field secre
tary of the National Council of Cath
olic Women, Washington, D. C., dis
cuss the work of the organization.
Bishop O’Hara urged affiliation with
the National Council and prelim-
nary plans were made for the organ
ization of a Diocesan Council of the
National Council of Catholic Women.
Diocesan Councils have been funct
ioning successfully in South Carolina
and Florida for the past several'
year3, and it is anticitated that the
Georgia Diocesan Council will come
into being in the near future. Sever
al organizations here have already
voted to affiliate with the N. C. C.
W.
elected secretary-treasurer of the
Georgia Historical Society at the an
nual meeting here recently.
BENEDICTINE SCHOOL has re
sumed its full dress reviews at Park
Extension each Friday afternoon,
Capt. Stephen S. Koszewski, U. S.
A., announces. Cadet Major Edward
J. Fogarty, Jr., was in command of
the first such review early in March.
Cadet Private Joseph J. Patterson
has been promoted to the rank of
cadet sergeant.
Bishop Conducting
Retreat at Benning
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—As announced
in a previous issue of The Bulletin,
the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D.
D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. is
conducting a retreat foi the Catholics
at Fort Benning this week, the first
time a Bishop has ever conducted a
retreat at a United States Army Post.
Special conferences for men, women,
and children have been arranged.
The Rev. Joseph Koch, U. S. A.
Chaplain at the Fort, is in charge of
arrangements.
Harvard Law Dean
Charleston Speaker
Col. McKay and Father
Smith Also Address 137th
Annual Hibernian Dinner
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Dr. James
M. Landis, dean of the law school of
Harvard University and formerly
chairman of the Securities Exchange
Commission, Hon. Douglas McKay
of Columbia, S. C., a leader of • the
South Carolina Bar, and the Rev.
George L. Smith of St. Joseph’s
Church, Charleston, a former mem
ber of the Bar of New Jersey, were
the speakers at the 137th annual ban
quet of the Hibernian Society of
Charleston on St. Patrick’s Day.
The goal today is no longer riches
for the few but a good living for the
many, Dr. Landis asserted. He de
clared that the Irish sense of humor
is a safeguard of liberty; the laugh
ter of 15,000,000 Irishmen would make
our shores a poor haven for conceit
ed dictators, he asserted.
Mr. McKay in his address declared
that while relief to the needy was
not only desirable but essential, the
great need today is for self-reliance,
for a restoration of the hardihood of
the citizenry of other days.
Father Smith responded to the
toast, “The Day We Celebrate”, re
calling th spiritual values of the peo
ple of whom St. Patrick is the patron
saint. James Conner was re-elected
president of the 137-year-old society
at the annual meeting held early in
the day.
Savannah Holy Name
Communion April 3
Bishop O’Hara Addresses
Quarterly Meeting of Union
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Sunday, April
3. has been selected as the date of
the annual Communion of the Holy
Name Union of Savannah at St. Pat
rick’s Church, it was decided at the
quarterly meeting of the Union at
Sacred Heart Church, a meeting
honored by the presence of Bishop
O’Hara and pastors of the city. The
invitation was formally extended by
President Leon Hobbs, of the St.
Patrick’s Holy Name Society. Wil
liam A. Saunders, president of the
Holy Name Society of Sacred eHart
parish, presided as the meeting open
ed ,then turning the gavel over to
President Walter P. Powers, of the
Holy Name Union of Savannah. Wil
liam T. Walsh, chairman of the
Founders’ Week program of the
Knights of Columbus, issued an in
vitation to the members of the Holy
Name Union to attend a Communion
breakfast after the Mass at the De-
Soto Hotel. Father Joseph G. Cassi
dy, diocesan Holy Name director, led
the men in the Holy Name pledge,
A1 Handibo entertained with vocal
solos. Bishop O’Hara thanked the
Holy Name men for their splendid
work in the census.
ST MARY’S SCHOOL was pre
sented a large American flag by the
Vance Allison Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, A. H. Simmons, com
mander, making the presentation.
The Rev. Adolph Gall, S. M. A., pas
tor, accepted the flag in the name of
the school.
SACRED HEART Parent-Teachers’
Association, at its March meeting, at
tended by Bishop O’Hara, saw chil
dren of the school enact the story of
the Mass. Mrs. J. Harold Mulherin,
president, presided and Bishop
O’Hara spoke briefly at the conclu
sion of the program, complimenting
the children on their splendid per
formance.
J. VALENTINO HELLER, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heller, and ju
nior president of the Col. Henry Lee
Chapter, Children of the American
Revolution, delivered the address of
welcome to the newly naturalized
citizens at a ceremony in the Federal
Court, sponsored by the Daughters
of the American Revolution and the
Colonial Dames, and also unveiled
the marker at Mulberry Grove Plan
tation, Monteith ,the home of Gen
eral Nathaniel Greene, Revolution
ary War hero, where Eli Whitney in
vented the cotton gin.
W. X. ROBINSON was ’ elected
head of the Cathedral ushers at a re
cent meeting, succeeding W. M. Ber
ry. John H. Brown succeeds J. Ira
Ryan as secretary.
BISHOP JOSEPH CHOQUET of
Langres in France has been named
Bishop of Tarbes-et-Lourdes, suc
ceeding the former Bishop Gerlier,
now Cardinal Archbishop of Lyon.
Bishop Choquet was formerly vicar-
general of Paris.
FATHER MCLAUGHLIN
DIES ATSPRING HILL
Beloved Jesuit Formerly
Pastor at Miami
MOBILE, Ala.—The Rev. James J.
McLaughlin, S. J., for many years
pastor of Gesu Church in Miami, and
widely known throughout the South,
died here early in March at Spring Hill
College, where he was located recent-
ly.
Born in Liverpool, Eng., Father Mc
Laughlin came to the United States as
a young man and entered the Society
of Jesus at the Jesuit Novitiate in
Macon, Ga.. in 1887; he observed his
golden jubilee as a Jesuit last year.
Serving in various sections of* the
South and at Spring Hill College, he
was named pastor of the Jesuit parish
at Miami in the days when Florida was
first attracting the attention of the"
•country. There was but a little frame
church there then; Father McLaughlin
directed the erection of the present
great Gesu Church and the parish
school. The dedication of the church
was one of the most impressive cere
monies in the history of the Church in
Florida, being attended by the Apos
tolic Delegate, and by numerous other
prelates, headed by Bishop Patrick
Barry of St. Augustine.
The funeral was held in the chapel
at Spring Hill, the Very Rev. John
Druhan, S. J., president of Spring Hill
College, officiating. Interment was in
the Jesuit Cemetery at Spring Hill.
SISTERS AT AUGUSTA
RECEIVED BY BISHOP
Three Sisters of St. Joseph
Given Habit at Ceremony
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Three young ladies
received the habit of the Sisters of
Saint Joseph on the morning of March
19th. The ceremony took place in the
Convent Chapel at Mount Saint
Joseph.
An inspiring sermon was preached
by the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara,
D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
who chose for his text, the words of
Christ: “If thou wilt be perfect, go
sell what thou hast, and come follow
Me.”
After the sermon, the aspirants, Miss
Mary Wells and Miss Angela Best of
Savannah, and Miss Agnes Buice, of
Atlanta, advanced to the Altar and,
kneeling before His Excellency, re
quested him to permit them to receive
the Holy Habit of the Sisters of Saint
Joseph of Carondolet. After present
ing their petition, they left the Chapel,
and after a brief interval, returned,
garbed in the Religious Habit.
The names of the new Sisters were
then conferred by the Most Reverend
Bishop. They are; Miss Mary Wells,
Sister Mary Gerald; Miss Agnes Buise,
Sister Victorine; Miss Angela Best,
Sister Mary Helen.
Following the ceremony of Re
ception, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
was celebrated by Eishop O'Hara. The
services were concluded with Benedi
ction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Present in the Sanctuary were the
Rt. Reverend Monsignor Kane, Rev.
John J. Kennedy, Rev. John E. O’Don-
ohoe, S. J., Rev. Father O’Neil, S.
•J., Rev. Geo. L. Laugel, Rev. Father
Aloysius, O. S. B., and Rev. Leo M.
Father Keenan, S. M. A.
The Altar boys were Steve Mulherm,
Billy Brotherton, and Pat Rice Mul
herin. The litle attendents of the
young Sisters were the Misses Kay
Cashin and Margy Cashin, Louise
Markwalter, Frances Kearns, Doro
thy Cashin. Joan Bassing, Betty Clare
Cranshaw and Frances Armstrong.
DIOGESANSCHOOL
DIVISION CHAIRMEN
Fr. McNamara Announces
District Appointments
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.,—The Dio
cesan Schools, under the direction of
the Rev. T. James McNamara, as Di
ocesan Superintendent of Schools,
have been divided into four districts
for'administration purposes with the
following chairman:
Savannah District; Savannah, Chat
ham County and Brunswick, Sister M.
Stella Maris, R. S. M.. chairman.
Atlanta District: Atlanta and ad
joining counties: Sister M. Carmetita,
C. S. J., chairman.
Augusta District: Macon and Co
lumbus schools. Sister M. Regina, R.
S. M., chairman.
These chairmen and Brother Nicho
las, F. S. M., are serving as the Dioce
san Text Book Committee, each chair
man associating himself or herself the
teachers of the respective districts.
THE CATHOLIC MISSIONARY
Society of Georgia’s reorganization is
progressing satisfactorily. It is the
wish of Bishop O’Hara that monthly
reports be made each month to the
Diocesan Director of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith. Father
McNamara, monthly by all units of the
society, both scholastic and parochial.
Father McNamara has also ap
pointed the following vice-chairmen
of the committee: Brother Nicholas
of the Marist Brothers, Savannah,
Sister Clement of the Gray Nuns, At
lanta, Sister Mary Kathleen of the
Sisters of the Blessed Sacramei
Macon, and Sister Mary Wilfri
the Franciscan Sisters, August