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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S. ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA MAY ?5, 1935
St. Mary's Home, Savannah Is Dedicated
Bishop’s Pilgrimage
in Budapest Tuesday
The pilgrimage to the International
Eucharistic Congress in Budapest
headed by His Eminence, Dennis
Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of
Philadelphia, and the Most Rev. Ger
ald P. O'Hara, D.D., Bishop of Sa-
vannah-Atlanta, sailed from New
York Saturday, May 14, and arrived
at Genoa Saturday of last week.
The party also includes Archbishop
John J. Glennon of St. Louis, Bishop
John F. Noll of Fort Wayne, Bishop
Harl J. Alter .of Toledo, Auxiliary
Bishop William D. O’Brien of Chicago
and other notables, including the Rev.
Dr. James M. Gillis, C.S.P., editor of
the Catholic World.
Bishop O’Hara’s parents, Dr. and
Mrs. P. J. O’Hara, and other members
of his family were among the numer
ous Philadelphians who went to New
York to bid the pilgrimage Godspeed
when their ship, the Rex of the Ital
ian Line, sailed.
The party went from Geona to Mi
lan Saturday, for Mass Sunday at the
great Cathedral of Milan, the Pope’s
See when he was Bishop of Milan,
Sunday afternoon the party pro
ceeded to Venice, leaving there Mon
day for Budapest, arriving in the
Congress City Tuesday. The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Umberto Cassani, chaplain of
the Rex! was a classmate of Bishop
O’Hara in his seminary days in
Rome.
The New St. Mary’s Home, Savannah
L. M. GHERLING NEW Bishop McNamara Generous
N, G. STATE DEPUTY in Aid to Library of C.L. A.
GOVERNOR RIVERS
AND OTHER LEADERS
PROGRAM SPEAKERS
Bishop O’Hara Officiates.
Monsignor McNally of
Pennsylvania Delivers Ser
mon on Notable Occasion
(Special To The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A new epoch in
the history of the Catholic charities of
Georgia opened here May 8 when an
ambition entertained by the Diocese
for years was realized with the dedi
cation of the splendid new St. Mary’s
Home on Victory Drive, an occasion
honored by the presence of the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop
of Savannah-Atlanta, Governor E. D.
Rivers of Georgia and Mayor Robt.
M. Ilitch of Savannah, who spoke at
the exercises. The sermon was de
livered by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas
J. McNally of Jenkintown, Pa.
Two thousand persons attended the
exercises, the speakers and other spec
ial guests being seated on a platform
erected before the building on which
a temporary altar had been arranged.
The program opened with the dedica
tion of the home by Bishop O’Hara,
assisted by the local and visiting
clergy.
REV. JOSEPH G. CASSIDY acted
Ordinations
Several young men are being
ordained this month for service in
the Dioceses in the Southeast. De
tails- of their career, ordinations and
first Masses will be published in the
next issue of The Bulletin. They in
clude:
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DIOCESE OF RALEIGH I
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REV. JOHN B. McGUIRK, a native
of Baltimore, who made his theologi
cal studies at Mt. St. Mary’s Semi
nary, Emmitsburg, Md., who receives
the Sacrament of Holy Orders there,
Bishop McNamara officiating.
REV. JOSEPH KING, who made
his course in theology at Our Lady
of the Angels Seminary, Niagara, N.
Y„ and who is to be rdoained at the
Cathedral in Philadelphia for the Dio
cese of Raleigh.
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i ST. AUGUSTINE DIOCESE I
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REV. THOMAS J.. MURPHY, St.
John's Seminary, Little Rock, Ark.,
who will be ordained in Brooklyn, N.
Y., his native Diocese.
REV. PATRICK DONAHUE, who
made his theological studies at the
Irish College in Rome, and who will
coma to North Carolina after his
ordination.
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| DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON |
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REV. JOHN LAWRENCE MC
LAUGHLIN, a member of a leading
Charleston family who made his
studies at the Sulpician Seminary at
the Catholic University, and who is
being ordained on Ascension Thurs
day by Bishop Walsh at Charleston.
REV. RICHARD CAIN MADDEN,
also a widely- known native Charles
tonian. and Sulpician Seminary
alumnus, who will be ordained with
Tattler McLaughlin.
REV. LOUIS R. WILLIAMSON, of
Sumter, S. C.. a convert to the
Church, likewise from the Sulpician
Seminary; he is being ordained
Thursday in Charleston.
REV. WILLIAM .G. DOYLE, of
Springfield, Mass., an alumnus of the
Sulpician Seminary, who will be
ordained for the Diocese of Charles
ton by Bishop Thomas M. O'Leary at
Springfield, Mass.
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SAVANNAH-ATLANTA
DIOCESE
REV. JAMES E. DOHERTY, of St.
Mary's Seminary, a native cf New
York City, ordained at the Cathedral
of the Assumption, Baltimore, by
Archbishop Curley. He will come to
Georgia after singing his first Sol
emn High Mass at Stephen’s Church,
New York.
JACKSONVILLE SODALITY
Sponsors Several Programs
in Recent Weeks
(Special to The Bulletin)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, — The So
dality of the Church of the Immac
ulate Conception sponsored a suc
cessful minstrel show and dance late
in April, observed Mary’s Day, May
7, with special program, participated
in the May procession May 8, and re
ceived new members at a program
that night: the program was followed
by a social. The Sodality is raising a
fund for the erection of a shrine to
Out Mother of Perpetual Help.
Bishop McGuinness Ad
dresses Annual K. of C.
Convention at Raleigh
RALEIGH, N. C.—The North Caro
lina State Council of the Knights of
Columbus met at the Sir Walter Hotel
in Raleigh for its eighteenth annual
convention. Dr. V. Palmer Jde, State
Deputy, presided, A banquet was
served before the afternoon session
at which the Rt. Rev. Msgr. A. R.
Freeman, LL. D„ V. G., aws toast
master, Francis J. Heazel of Ashe
ville, Supreme Director, the Rev.
Thomas A. Williams, of Southern
Pines, State Chaplain and the Most
Rev. Eugene J. MGuinness, D. D.,
Bishop of Raleigh, spoke to the as
sembled Knights.
At the close of the convention L. M.
Gherling of Raleigh was elected State
Deputy for the ensuing year. Other
officers elected were Dennis J. Dunn
of Charlotte, state secretary; James
J. Allen, Wilmington, state treasurer;
Anthony Redmond. Asheville, state
advocate, William A, Barosse, Ashe
ville,. state warden. Wilmington was
selected as the city for the 1939 con
vention.
Sunday, May 16, the second and third
degrees were exemplified for nine
candidates of the Father Price Coun
cil of Raleigh. The Charlotte Degree
Team was in charge headed by Mr.
Williams- Supreme Director Heazel
presided. A banquet was served in
the evening at the Cathedral Hall,
at which the Rev. Thomas A. Williams,
state chaplain, was toastmaster. L. M.
Ghei-ling of Raleigh, the incoming
State Deputy, Dr. V. Palmer Joe, the
outgoing State Deputy, Francis J.
Heazel. Supreme Director, and the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Freeman, V. G-, were the
speakers.
ST. ANGELA ACADEMY
PLANS NEW BUILDING
Work on Aiken, S. C.,
Structure to Start in June
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — A new
chapter in the history of the contrib
utions of the Sisters of Our Lady of
Mercy to the Church in the diocese
opens witli the announcement of the
Rev. Mother M. Bernard that the
Sisters are planning to replace the
frame building of St. Angela Acad
emy at Aiken with a modem brick
structure. The work will start about
June 8, and will be directed by the
Southeastern Construction Company.
St. Angela Academy in the famed
tourist center has been serving the
diocese and the state for generations
and numbers among its alumnae
graduates in every section of the
country.
FEDERAL APPOINTMENT
FOR JOSEPH CASSIDY
Native of Macon, Former
Augustan, in Washington
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Joseph
Cassidy, a native of Macon and for
many years a prominent civil and con
struction engineer in Augusta, has been
appointed associate construction in
spector for the Federal Housing Ad
ministration, it is announced here. Mr.
Cassidy graduated in engineering from
the Catholic University of America.
Baltimore Auxiliary Sends
Check for One Hundred
Dollars to Assist Effort
The Circulating Library of the
Catholic Laymen's Association of
Georgia, founded through the gener
osity of Miss Louise Mulherin, a na
tive Augustan now in Virginia, was
given a decided impetus after the
announcement of its founding when it
received a check for one hundred
dollars from the Most Rev. John M.
McNamara, D. D.. Auxiliary Bishop of
Baltimore, and for many years a
warm friend of the Laymen’s Asso
ciation.
Some time ago Bishop McNamara
subscribed to the Catholic Book of
the Month Club and to the Pro Par-
vulis Book Club for the Laymen’s
Association; when the Association ad
vised Bishop McNamara that it was
forming the books thus generously
contributed by His Excellency into a
special collection, he added to the
debt of gratitude the Association
owes him by sending the check for
one hundred dollars.
Miss Ruth Park, an experienced
librarian, is contributing her services
in the carding and cataloguing of the
library, in professional fashion,
spending day after day at the work.
The'books are available to all mem
bers of the Laymen's Association,
which includes all members of the
Confraternity of the Laity, without
charge except for postage where it
is necessary. A number of ncn-Cath-
olics have requested books.
ST, LEO COLLEGE
WINS TRACK MEET
Finishes First in Florida
Catholic School Competition
(Special to The Bulletin)
ST. LEO, Fla.—St. Leo College won
the eleventh annual Catholic track
meet of the state of Florida here
early in May, scoring 88 points; St.
Paul's High School of Jacksonville
was second with-33 1-2 and St. The
resa’s of Coral Gables third with 15.
In the Junior Division St. Theresa’s
finished first and St. Leo’s second. In
the intermediate class St. Joseph’s
Academy of St. Augustine gave St.
Leo’s a close fight, finishing second
with 37 joints, to 38 1-2 for St. Leo's,
which finished first.
Phil Norkus led the senior divi
sion in scoring, with 23 points; Hel
ton of St. Paul’s scored 15 points. As
ton of St. Joseph’s led the juniors
with 17 points, his team-mate,
Hughes, following with 15 1-2. In the
junior division, Silokar of St. There
sa’s scored 28 points and Vincent
Paul of St. Leo’s 11 points.
Spartanburg Church
Is to Be Blessed
Bishop Walsh to Officiate in
Renovated Edifice
(Special to The Bulletin)
SPARTANBURG. S. C.-The Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.D., Bishop
of Charleston, will officiate at the
solemn blessing of the renovated
Church of St. Paul the Apostle here
Sunday, June 5, and at the consecra
tion of the altar the day following.
The church has been completely reno
vated and is now one of the most at
tractive and liturgically beautiful
churches in this section. The Rev.
Francis O. Ferri is pastor of St. Paul's.
BISHOP McGUINNESS
AT COMMENCEMENTS
Other Engagements of Most
Rev. Bishop of Raleigh
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—The Most Rev.
Eugene J. McGuinness, D.D., Bishop
of Raleigh, has started his com
mencement' season program, going to
the Orphanage May 25. The follow
ing day His Excellency was at Mercy
Hospital for the graduation exercises
of the nurses. Other engagements of
the Bishop follow:
May 29, St. Joan of Arc School,
West Asheville; 30 and 31, St. Gene-
vieve-of-the-Pines; June 1, St. Leo’s
Hospital Training School for Nurses,
Greensboro; 2, St. Mary's School.
Wilmington; 3, St. Peter's School,
Charlotte; 5, State Convention of the
Catholic Daughters of America, Ashe
ville; 6, Cathedral School, Raleigh; 7,
St. Monica’s School for the Colored,
Raleigh; 8. Notre Dame Academy,
Southern Pines; 9, Catholic Daugh
ters of America banquet. Goldsboro.
The Raleigh Catholic Daughters of
America observed the twelfth anni
versary of their court. Court Bishop
Hafey, May 9, Bishop McGuinness be
ing the guest of honor at the social.
MR. JOHN McQUIRK, a native of
Baltimore and a student for the priest
hood for the Diocese of Raleigh, wifi
be ordained for the Diocese at Mt. St.
Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Mr.,
June 12.
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Among those from the South- I
east at the Eucharistic Con
gress in Budapest this week
are the Rev. Michael Irwin,
pastor of St. Paul's Church,..
New Bern, N. C„ and the Rev.
| Charles Hannigan, S. S. J., of |
| Southern Pines, a leader in j
| the work for the colored people I
for many years.
FR.SHEEDY’S MOTHER
DIES IN CHARLESTON
He Officiates at Funeral
Mass at St. Joseph’s
Church There
CHARLESTON, S. C.-Mrs. Annie
C. Sheedy, wife of the late Patrick
Sheedy and mother of the Rev. Law
rence Sheedy of St. Peter's Church,
Columbia died here early in May. Mrs.
Sheedy was widely known and be
loved in Charleston, and was a lead
ing member of St. Joseph’s Church.
Surviving Mrs. Sheedy are three sons,
two daughters and a sister and a
brother. Father Sheedy officiated
at the Requiem Mass, with inter
ment in St. Joseph's Cemetery. The
honorary pallbearers were Dr. Daniel
L. Maguire, Hon. John P. Grace, J.
Albert Von Dohlen, Walter F. Liv
ingston and Matthew A. McLaughlin;
active, John McCrane, John DeAn-
tonio, Andrew Pinto, Thomas F.
Gruber, William A. Brunson and A.
M. O’Neill.
MRS. MARY M. LEAR, wife of Ser
geant Warren F. Lear who is with the
Marines in Shanghai, died here at the
age of 28. Mrs. Lear was the former
Mary Margaret Liebenrood, and a
member of St. Joseph's Parish.
MICHAEL F. MAHONEY, a member
of St. Patrick's Church, died here
early in May at the age of 62.
as master of ceremonies, and he had
presented the first speaker, John W.
Gleason, K. S. G., vice-president of
St. Mary’s Home, when a heavy
downpour sent the guests to shelter.
The home immediately proved its
versatility, for in a few moments the
guests were comfortably situated in
doors in the auditorium, and the pro
gram continued.
MR. GLEASON traced the history
of the home through the years, now
nearing a century, since the Sisters
of Mercy first undertook the work of
caring for the orphan girls of the
Diocese. He was followed by Mayor
Hitch who commented on the appro
priateness of selecting Mother's Day
for the dedication of the Home in
which the Sisters bestow such loving
and self-sacrificing care on the home
less little girls of the Diocese.
GOVERNOR COMMENDS
BISHOP S LEADERSHIP
Governor Rivers in his address re
ferred to the recent campaign of the
Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity
and its success, and asserted it was
but another evidence of Bishop
O’Hara’s inspiring leadership. He
complimented the Sisters and the
laity on what they had done to pro
vide such a splendid home for the
orphan little girls, a contribution to
the state as well as to the city, and in
line with what Georgia is endeavor
ing to do to assist her people, espec
ially those who are underprivileged.
His Excellency asserted that “the life
and leadership of Bishop O’Hara
since his coming to the state two years
ago have been a tremendous con
tribution to the betterment of the
people of the state.”
MONSIGNOR McNALLY’S
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
Monsignor McNally delivered an
eloquent discourse on the charity of
the Church, pointing out that no
where in the world except among the
Jewish people was there such a thing
as charity before the coming of
Christ, and among the Jews it was
(Continued on Page Twenty-Two)
SR. M. ETHELBERT
IS WIDELY MOURNED
Beloved Superior of Holy-
Names Academy Nationally
Noted as Educator
(Special to The Bulletin)
TAMPA, Fla.—The death here of
Sister Mary Ethelbert, superior of
the Academy of Holy Names,
brought sorrow not only to every
section of Florida but to every corner
of the United States Snd to Canada,
where her former pupils hold her in
affectionate memory.
Sister Mary Ethelbert was a dis
tinguished educator, and it was she
who was mainly responsible for the
development of the Academy of Holy
Names from a small school to its pres
ent status of one of the finest acad
emies in the South. Sister Ethelbert
directed the erection of the splendid
and imposing structure in 1928, on
Bay Shore Drive, one of the finest
locations of any school anywhere.
Under Sister Ethelbert’s direction
the school -won a national reputation,
as indicated by the points from which
it attracted students. Born at Ath-
lone, Ireland, Sister Ethelbert served
religion with the Sisters of the Holy-
Names in Ontario. Canada, before
being assigned to Florida. She came
to North America while quite young.
She had served the Academy of the
Holy Names for twenty-three years,
and was serving her second six-year
term as superior.