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About The bulletin of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia. (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1938)
Published by the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” VOL. XIX No. 7. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, JULY 30, 1938 ISSUED MONTHLY— $2.00 A YEAR Mt. De Sales Academy, Macon St. Joseph’s Church, Macon Emmet J. Quinn of Augusta Parish Dies AUGUSTA, Ga.—Emmet J. Quinn, a native of Augusta and life-long resi dent of the city, died here last week after an illness of three weeks. Mr. Quinn was widely known in Augusta and for some time served as city license inspector. Surviving Mr. Quinn are his sister. Miss Rosa E. Quinn of Augusta, and three nieces and two nephews. The funeral was held from Sacred Heart Church, the Rev. John E. O’Donohoe, S. J., officiating. Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery. ..SARAH STULB of the Seventh grade at Sacred Heart School, was the winner of the first prize in the American Legion grammar school contest conducted by the Louis L. Battey Post. Two other Sacred Heart seventh grade pupils, Harriett Smythe of Martinez, Ga., and Mary Price of the Louisville Road, won second and third prizes. The essays were sub mitted to judges by number only. First prize was $5 and a Legion gold medal. Second prize was a silver medal, third, a bronze medal. Prizes were presented at commencement ex ercises. THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S Re treat League is holding its eighth na tional convention this week in Buf falo, N. Y. RETREAT FOR WOMEN IN MACON AUG. 23 Father King, S.J. of Loyola University Retreatmaster (Special to The Bulletin) MACON, Ga.—The annual rerteat for women at Mount de Sales Aca demy will open Tuesday evening, Augsut 23, and close the following Friday morning. The Rev. Terence King, S. J., of Loyola University. New Orleans, will be retreatmaster. Those intending to make the re treat are asked to send in their reser vations to the Sisters as soon as pos sible. The retreatants live at the Academy throughout the retreat; the expenses are met by private volun tary donations from the retreatants. All interested in making the retreat, whether in or out of Georgia, are invited. OKLAHOMA’S Catholic Journalism through fifty years is recorded in an article in the golden jubilee edition of The Southwest Courier by the Rev. Dr. Urban de Hasque, tire Catholic Press history starting with The In dian Advocate of 1888 and continuing through The Orphans’ Record, The Catholic Home and the Southwest Courier, with Bishp Francis Clement Kelley as president and Joseph J. Quinn as editor. St. Peter Claver’s Church, Macon St. Joseph's Church, of which the Kev. Peter McDonnell, S. J., is pastor, is one of the most beautiful churches of any denomination anywhere in Georgia. Located adjacent to the business district, it overlooks the city, its spires overtopping anything in the city. The Jesuit Fathers first came to Macon in 1887, and for many years the novitiate of the Jesuit Fathers of the Providence of New Orleans was here, the Jesuits spending their first years in religious life at St. Stanislaus College. The novitiate burned in 1921, and was not rebuilt; the students were transferred to St. Charles’ College, Grand Coteau. La. Previous to the coming of the Fathers of the Society of African Missions, the Jesuit Fathers conducted the local chapel for the colored people. Catholic Club House. Macon The catnclic Chib House, next to St. Joseph’s Church, is the Catholic social center of Macon. It is equipped with facilities for the serving e* meals, and has a spacious hail for socials. R. H. GASSON HEADS KNIGHTS AT MAGON Re-elected Grand Knight at Annual Election Meeting MACON, Ga.—R. H. Casson was re elected grand knight of Macon Coun cil, Knights of Columbus, at the an nual election meeting. Other officers elected included: Charles L. Adams, deputy grand knight; R. P. Lackay, treasurer: P. J. Murphy, recorder; Francis Cassidy, chancellor; Clark 7 Davis, warden; W. D. Jarrett, inside guard: M. J. Callaghan, Jr., and John H. Hughes, outside guards; A. A. Benedetto, advocate; M. J. Callaghan, Sr., Henry Murphy and J. P. Mc- Goldrick, trustees. John-McDonald heads GROCERS OF GEORGIA Augustan Honored at State Convention Held in Savan nah (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga. — John W. Mc Donald of Augusta was re-elected president of the Georgia Retail Food Dealers Association here at the an nual convention in July. Mr. McDon ald is a member of St. Mary’s-On- The-Hill parish in Augusta. FOUR BENEDICTINE School grad uates were among the seven success ful candidates for admission to the bar in the recent examinaion here. They are A. Pratt Adams, Jr., grand son of the late Judge Samuel B. Ad ams of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Sidney L. Raskin, Charles A. W. Gasque. Jr., and Sylvan A. Garfun- kel. Nineteen took the examination here. J. H. HEAGARTY, retiring grand knight of Savannah Council, Knights of Columbus was presented a travel ing hag by the members of the Coun cil in appreciation of Kis services in office, the presentation being made by his successor, Joseph D. Sheehan. REV. JOS. G. CASSIDY will be the chaplain of Savannah Council, K. of C. for the coming year, Grand Knight Sheehan announces. MISS MARGARET McNALLY has again been named president of St. Vincent’s Alumnae. Mrs. Morris Cox is first vice president; Miss Mary Hennessy, second vice-president; Mrs. John Flanagan, third vice-president; Mrs. Frank McCarthy, treasurer; Miss Mary Miles, coresponding secretary; Miss Johanna Daly, recording secre tary. Mt, de Sales Academy, Macon, is conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, who first came to _ addition to conducting Mt. de Sales Academy, the Sisters teach at St. Joseph’s Parish School. Tfie>' taught 111 the public schools of Macon from 1872, when the system was established, until 1902—from 1872 until 189.1 in the Fourth Street School and from 1872 to 1902 in the Poplar Street School. They also taught the colored Catholic children until the coming ©f the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1916. For over a quarter of the century the Fathers of th e Society of African Missions have been serving the col ored Catholics in Georgia; pictured above is St. Peter Claver’s Church and the rectory, the Rev. Alphonse Sittler, S. M„ pastor. The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, founded by the saintly Mother Catherine Drexel, who is still laboring for the salvation of the Negro and Indian Catholics, are in charge of the parish school, a work they undertook in Georgia in 1916. The picture is from the collection of Herman Huhn of St. Joseph’s parish.
