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EIGHT—A THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA MARCH 26, 1638 MSGR, FINK WRITES ON PIEDMONT PART OF SOUTH CAROLINA Pennsylvania Prelate Im pressed by Splendid Parish Property at Greenville By Msgr. Leo Gregory Fink (In the Philadelphia Catholic Stand ard and Times) As we emerged from the vast open fields of Georgia and entered the State of South Carolina, our first ob jective was the city of Greenville, where St. Mary's Church is located in the extreme northwestern section of the Palmetto State and is regarded as a center of Catholicism. We found not only a beautiful church but also a modem school building with every facility for educational and social act ivities. The unique feature of St. Mary’s Church is the fact that the pas tor and the curate are deans, one by virtue of his position as vicar for- ane and the other by reason of his family name. When we arrived at the rectory the Right Rev. Monsignor A. K. Gwynn. V. F.. was not present. However, the affable and courteous curate, the Rev. Sydney F Dean, showed us the church, school and rec tory, and in words of sincere admira tion for his pastor he eulogized the Right Rev. Monsignor’s missionary labors in Greenville, Clinton, Laurens, Liberty and Greenwood—places un known to the writer but of much im portance as strategic bases of mis sionary work. From Greenville we motored direct ly northeast towards the city of Spar tanburg, S. C., where the apostolic traditions of the dynamic missionary to the Gentiles were clearly manifest in the Church of St. Paul the Apostle. After dinner we set out upon the last part of our trip of approximately 400 miles (from Atlanta to Raleigh). We had already covered over 150 miles with His Excellency, the Most Rev. Bishop Gerald P. O'Hara, at the wheel, and thus for the next 150 miles Richard Reid, editor of the "Bulletin” of Augusta, agreed to pilot us through South and North Carolina. In a short time we were riding through the picturesque Piedmont Plateau while here and there the jag ged hill tops resembled ruined castles upon the not-far distant mountains We had seen only a portion of the beautiful State of South Carolina and some of its churches, but our mem ories served us well in the recollection of the spiritual achievements of the eloquent Bishop of Charleston, the Most Rev. Emmet Michael vvalsn. <_j. D„ who as an exponent of Catholic Action has shown his intense love and zeal for souls in this important diocese which at one time embraced within its jurisdiction the Vicariate Apostolic cf North Carolina and has unfurled up on the escutcheon of his episcopal arms these momentous words, “Chris- tus—Rex Ncster." GREENVILLE DURING THE MARRIAGES PAST YEAR Marriages in St. Mary's parish, Greenville. S. C., during the past year those of: Miss Katherine Blair, of Green ville, and Marion F. Query, of Char lotte. Miss Mary Moran, of Greenville, and Joseph Sheridan, of Norwich, Conn. Miss Ruth Peigler and Thomas Young, of Greenville. Miss Mary E. Williams of Lau rens, and John Damielson, of New berry. Miss Rose Grantt and Lloyd Black- well, of Greenville. Miss Ann Margaret Moorehead and Richard Eassy, of Greenville. Miss Ina Bramlett, of Laurens, and John E. Touhey, of Shreveport. Miss Lois Frances McGrath and James C. Massey, of Greenville. Miss Claire F. Balio. of Green ville, and Karl Schmidt, of Nash ville. Tenn. Miss Beatrice Asselin and James DeYoung, of Clinto. S. C. Miss Miriam Dinkins, of Hephzi- bah, Ga„ and William Sheridan, of Augusta. Ga. Miss Thelma Carpin, of Greenville, and John B. Chapman, of Durham, N. C. Miss Mittie WFallace, of Laurens, and Leon Patat. of Charleston. Mrs. Ethel Wolfe and Joseph Fay, of Greenville. St. Patrick’s Play by Greenville Pupils (Special to The Bulletin) GREENVILLE. S. C. — The pupils of St. Mary’s School presented a most entertaining St. Patrick’s Day play here last week, the pflpils in the various grades participating. Those having leading parts included Annie Eassy, Jo-Anne Dellinger. Hugh and Mariam Goldsmith, Dick Byfcee. Peter Bybee, Buddy Miller, Louise Francis. Ruby Peel, Lumia Dumit, and others. There were eighteen numbers in the program, with Irish numbers predominating. KETTLEDRUM—The annual Ket tledrum sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Women as a Mardi Gras observance was an out standing success. Miss Rome Mc- Devitt and Miss Louise Collins were #hiiiir«)en of the splendid affair. St. Francis Hospital, Greenville Courtesy of Greenville News ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, conducted by the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, is a dream of Monsignor Gwynn and Bishop Walsh realized. The Sisters took ov er the hospital, unsuccessful in other hands, and by their zeal, self-sacrifice and able direction have not only made it a success but increased its capacity through the as sistance of tiie Duke Foundation. The hospital is considered one of the finest in the Carolinas, and the P’-st of three erected in the Diocese of Charleston during the episcopate of Bishop Walsh. Rev. Mother M. Prax.'es is superintendent ami the Rev. Timothy J. McGrath chaplain. St. Mary s School, Greenville ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, erected at a cost of over one hundred thousand dollars, is one of the outstanding re sults of Monsignor Gwynn’s zeal and the cooperation of his people. The Ursuline Sisters served St Mary’s for many years, under the leadership of Mother Patricia; the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, the Diocese’s own de voted order, succeeded them. Bishop Walsh, Bishop Thomas C. O’Reilly of Scranton, and Monsignor Fulton Sheen were among the notables at the dedication of the school. Officers of Women’s Groups in Greenville The Council of Catholic Women of Greenville has for its president Mrs. Otto Schwiers, other officers are: Vice-president, Mrs. J. B. Blandford; secretary, Mrs. B. J. King; treasurer, Mrs. 'J. C. Magarahan. Committees: welfare, Mrs. N. E. Dowling; Mrs. L. P. Slattery; Greenacre, Mrs. William Healey; Mrs. Edward Cummings; Bruner Home, Mrs. T. P. Cantwell, Mrs. Wm. Lunib; hospital, Mrs. W. A. Bindewald, Mrs. S. H. Williams; Hopewell, Mrs. I. C. Sease; Travellers Aide, Mrs. Lee Kivett; publicity, Mrs. Henry Wells, Miss Roma McDevitt; hostess, Mrs. J. H. Rascob; member ship. Miss Mary Slattery, Mrs. W. A. Bindewald, Mrs. Frank League; tele phone, Mrs. J. L. Sowers, Mrs. B. J. King, Mrs. A. J. Murphy, Mrs. David Balentine; ways and measn, Mrs. W. H. Bahan, Mrs. J. C. Magarahan, Miss Mary Slattery; visitors, Mrs. Matthew Ousley, Mrs. W. H. Bahan. The Parent-Teachers Association is headed by Miss Sue Brannigan; other officers are: Vice-president, Mrs. Wm. Lumb; secretary, Mrs. I. C. Sease; treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Healey. Tire Junior Council of Catholic Wo men has as its officers: President Miss Winifred Bahan; vice-president Miss Louise Dolling; secretary. Miss Jeanne Fraser; treasurer, Miss Butler Harrison. 25 Study Discussion Groups in Greenville The Study Discussion Groups are flourishing in Greenville in a man ner which, considering the number of Catholics in the city, will bear comparison with the situation any where. There are twenty-five such groups now functioning successful ly and splendidly; the current topic of discussion is "The Moral Law,” COLUMBIA N. C. C. W. CONVENTION HOST The annual convention of the Char leston Diocesan Council of the Coun cil of Catholic Women will be held in Columbia April 23 and 24, and plans to entertain the convention are already being made by the Columbia Deanery Council, which hopes to make the meeting the finest of the splendid se ries. The Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.D., Bishop of Charleston, will hon or the convention by offering up the Pontifical Mass, which will open the convention, and national leaders of the N, C. C. W. will come to South Caro lina for the conference. Further de tails will be published in the next is sue of The Bulletin. Confirmation April 3 in Greenville Parish (Special to The Bulletin) GREENVILLE, S. C. — The Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D„ Bishop of Charleston, will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Mary’s Church Sunday evening, April 3, confirming 40 children and ten adults. In the afternoon Bishop Walsh will confirm four colored con verts. THE FRANCISCAN FATHERS will have charge of the new parish for the colored in Greenville, plans for which are well under way. PARIRSH SCHOLARSHIPS in Catholic colleges were advocated by the Rev. William Dillon, dean of St. Joseph’s College for Women, Brook lyn, N. Y., at a meeting of Catholic educators at Villanova College, as one means of enabling worthy young men and women to get an education. GREENVILLE PARISH STARTED IN 1850 But for Generation Mass Was Said in Private Homes The recent growth of the Church in Greenville was the subject of a re cent article in The Greenville Pied mont by Miss Mary Wyche, which said in part; BY MARY WYCHE One of the most philanthropic re ligious organizations in the entire community, St. Mary's Catholic Church, is also among the oldest in the county. It was started about 1850 by five or six families who met in the old Keenan house, located near the present Springwood Ceme tery. A priest came up from Charles- to to say Mass. In October, 1876, however, Vardry McBee gave Greenville Catholics a lot on Hampton Avenue and Loyd Street corner. The sum of $3,000 to build a church was collected by Mr. McBee and other non-Catholics. Ten years later the congregation moved to a small wooden church built at the present location on West Washington Street. The first parish school was a two- room house on Academy Street, of which Mother Patricia was superin tendent. Silver Anniversary of Greenville Couple (Special to The Bulletin) GREENVILLE, S. C. — Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schwiers, prominent members of St. Mary’s parish, ob served the silver jubilee of their marriage recently, the Rev. Sydney F. Dean, of St. Mary’s Church, giv ing the couple a special anniversary blessing. A reception at the family home was attended by scores of friends of the couple. Mrs. H. P. Burbage entertained with vocal solos, with Miss Jewel Alice Lee as accom panist. Receiving were Miss Eliza beth Schwiers and Mrs. W. P. Dow ling; others assisting in various ca pacities were the Misses Frances Pinson, Elizabeth Dowling, Caroline Miller, Miss Mary Bissinar, Mary Barksdale, Mrs. N. E. Dowling and others. Mrs. Schwiers was Miss Margaret Elizabeth Poety before her marriage. GREENVILLE CONVERTS AND DEATHS BALANCE The number of deaths in St. Mary’s parish during the past year, sixteen, was equaled by the number of con verts. The parish census showed 190 men, 278 women, 345 children, 200 school children. There were seventeen mar riages and 34 baptisms. Fr. Dean to Deliver Good Friday Address The Rev. Sydney F. Dean, of St. Mary’s Church, Greenville, will speak over the local radio station on Good Friday, a Catholic program being featured that day. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, conduct ed by the Dominicans in the Rhode Island capital, conducted a successful can*a%j«l for §198,00® recent^, In 1906 the Sacred Heart Academy, aboarding school for girls, was built on Hampton Avenue, and in 1910 the present church was built, the old one being used as a recreation hall. It was a favorite play center for the Knights of Columbus during the war. St. Mary’s School was constructed in 1930 at a cost of $116,000. It con tains an auditorium and seven grades. The St. Francis Hospital was opened in 1932. It cost $100,000. Four years later space for 50 more beds was add ed at a cost of $110,000. There have been nine priests serv ing the Catholic community since its founding. Their names reflect the international character of the church: Fathers John Barry, Patrick O’Con nell, A- M. Folchi, F. A. Schmitz, J. J. Woolahan, John Monahan, Joseph Budds, A. K. Gwynn and S. F. Dean. Father Gwynn has been with the church here since January, 1900. Father Dean came in 1931. Sister M. Gerald is superintendent of the school, assisted by Sisters Ur sula, Frances, Celestine, Concepta and Louise, teachers. There are 10 classes in the Sun day School. Robert Pinson is super intendent. Miss Sue Branigan, Miss Butler Harrison, Miss Lucy Schwiers and Mrs. Nellie Downing are teach- Miss Brannigan is president of the St, Mary’s Parent-Teacher Associa tion. ?drs- Otto Schwiers heads the Council of Catholic Women and Miss Winifred Bahan the Junior Council, which sponsors annually, a Kettle drum Dance. Miss Rose Easson is president of the St. Cecilia Glee Club; J. J. Mc Devitt heads the Knights of Colum bus Council. The finance board is composed of: Byrd Miller, Joseph Ryan, T. E. Eskew, J. J. McDevitt. B S. Cummings, Richard Tassy, Elias Howard, Charles Kloecker, - W. A. Bindewald. Sister Praxites is superintendent of the hospital, which has 12 additional Sisters. There are about 800 members of the parish. Assistant Pastor at Greenville REV. SYDNEY F. DEAN-has been assistant pastor at St. Mary’s for sev eral years, an invaluable co-laborer for Monsignor Gwynn. A native of Charleston, and an alumnus of Bishop England High School, St. Charles’ Col lege, St. Mary’s Seminary and the Catholic University of America, he was one of the first two priests or dained by Bishop Walsh. Coming to Greenville from the Cathedral in Charleston, his first assignment, he has given every effort of Monstgnor Gwynn wholehearted and able sup port. He has done particularly dis- guished work as director of the Re ligious Vacation Camp for the Pie*. im*s ^