JULY 30. 1938
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NINE
First Church in Douglas Parish Dedicated
Official School Calendar
Diocesan Schools
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
1937-1938
Approved by
The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, J. U. D., D. D.
1938
September 12—School opens.
November 1—Feast of All Saints—Holiday.
October 24, 25, 26—Teachers’ Institute, Atlanta—
Holidays Atlanta District.
October 27, 28, 29—Teachers’ Institute, Savannah.
Holidays Savannah • District.
November 23—Thanksgiving Holidays begin at
Close of School Day.
November 28—Classes resume
December 23—Christmas Holidays begin at noon.
1939
January 2—Classes resume.
January 13—Examinations.
January 16—Examinations.
January 17—Examinations.
January 18—Examinations
January 19—Lee’s Birthday—Holiday.
January 20—Beginning of Second Semester.
February 22—Washington’s Birthday—Holiday.
April 5—Easter Holidays begin at noon.
April 10—Classes resume.
April 26—Memorial Day—Holiday.
May 18—Feast of the Ascension—Holiday.
May 22—Eighth Grade Examinations.
May 23—Eighth Grade Examinations.
May 24—Eighth Grade Examinations.
May 25—Eighth Grade Examinations.
June 2—Examinations.
June 5—Examinations.
June 6—Examinations.
J une 7—Examinations.
June 10—Close of School Year.
IMPORTANT
Any special holiday or half-holiday declared for the
public schools of a locality may be observed, if the pas
tor so directs, by the Catholic schools of that locality.
Pastors may grant two holidays within the school year.
,The granting of additional holidays is contrary to the
Diocesan School Regulations and impairs the proper
observance of the school program. If a holiday other
than those set forth should be declared, permission for
same must be obtained in writing from the Superintend
ent’s Office.
EDIFICE IN SOUTH
GEORGIA BLESSED
BY BISHOP O'HARA
Five Hundred at Ceremony
in City Where Catholics
Number But a Handful
(Special to The Bulletin)
DOUGLAS, Ga. — Douglas's first
Catholic Church was dedicated in
this South Georgia city Sunday. July
17, by the Most Rev. Gerald P. OHara,
D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
before a congregation of about five
hundred, many times the membership
of the tiny congregation, of which
ihe Rev. John Mullins is pastor, with
the Rev. Daniel J. Rourke as assist
ant. Father Mullins and Father
Bourke also serve the extensive
Douglas missions.
In addition to the members of the
local congregation and their non-
Catholic friends, delegations came
from Savannah, Albany, Brunswick,
Waycross, Valdosta, Fitzgerald, Ala-
paha, Willacoochee and other cities.
The Savannah delegation numbered
about one hundred.
MARRIAGES
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BROWNE-COHILL
MOUNT AIRY, N. C. - The Rev.
Herbert A. Harkins, pastor of Holy An
gels Church here, officiated at the
marriage of Miss Mary Agnes Browne,
recent graduate of the College of St
Joseph. Emmitsburg, Md., and James
Andrew Cohill. Jr., of Baltimore. Fath
er Harkins was assisted at the Nup
Mass by the Rev. Father Alphonse,
O.S.B., as deacon and the Rev. Kevin
Walsh, O.F.M., as sub-deacon. A spe
cial choir from St. Leo's Church, Win
ston-Salem rendered the musical pro
gram. Eight classmates of the bride at
St. Joseph’s College represented her
class. A wedding luncheon was serv
ed at the Mt Airy Country Club, af
ter the ceremony, and a dinner in the
evening at the Blue Ridge Hotel.
Guests at the wedding came from
Washington, Baltimore. Boston. New
York, Connecticut and other places.
nes Lenoir of Savannah and Emile
Guiffrida of Atlanta were united in
marriage here late in June at the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament. Af
ter the wedding trip to Florida they
will live in Atlanta.
POWERS-RECKLING
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ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rev. Edward
P. McGrath, S.M., officiated at the
marriage at Sacred Heart Church of
Miss Virginia R. Toombs, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Butler Toombs, and Dr.
James J. Groves, son cf Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Groves of Savannah, mem
bers of families widely known in Geor
gia* Or. and Mrs. Groves went to
Miami and Havana on their wedding
trip.
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LaPORTE. Texas. — Miss Gertrude
Erwin, daughter of Mrs. T. M. Erwin
of LaPorte, and Walter F. Kramer of
Houston, formerly of Savannah, were
united in marriage here in uune at the
rectory of the Church of the Holy Ro
sary. Mr. and Mrs. Kramer went to Sa
vannah on their wedding trip.
LENOIR-GIUFFRIDA
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Mary Ag-
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Rev. Joseph
W. Kavanagh officiated at the marriage
at a Nuptial Mass in the Cathedral of
Miss Margaret Eleanore Powers and
John Griffin Recking Mr. and Mrs.
Recking will live m Savannah on their
return from their wedding trip.
Bishop OHara was the celebrant of
the Mass which preceded the dedica
tion, His Excellency officiating at
the dedication also, with the Rev.
Joseph W. Kavanagh, of Savannah,
as master of ceremonies, Father Mul
lins and the Rev. John Mercer, S. M.»
assistant masters of ceremonies, and
Brothers Eugene, Edward, Mark and
Francis, of the Marist Brothers, as
cross-bearer and acolytes. Father
Kavanagh and Father Mercer were
servers at the Bishops Mass.
The singing at the Mass was ren
dered by a choir from Albany under
the direction of Mrs. Robert McCor
mick, assisted by the Sisters and by
members of the laity from Savannah.
Mrs. McCormick sang Shuberts
“Ave Maria as an offertory selection.
Representatives of the Sisters of St.
Joseph and of the Sisters of Mercy
were among those present at the cer
emony.
SCHOOL REGULATIONS
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
Approved by the Most Rev. Gerald P.
D. D.
O’Hara, J. U. D.,
‘‘Christ, the Teacher in Every Classroom’
REGISTER-CREMEN
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SAVANNAH, Ga. - Father Kava-
nagh officiated at the marriage a1 the
Cathedral of Miss EUene Tnerese Reg
ister of Savannah and John Francis
Cremen, Jr., of Washington, D. C. Af
ter the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs
Cremen will live at Silver S '
Md., in the suburbs of Washington.
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RACHELS-PACIFICI
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D.. B.shop of Sa
vannah-Atlanta officiated a* the mar
riage of Miss Ionp Rachels and Dr.
Joseph Pacifici solemnized at the
Cathedral with a Nuptial Mass.
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CANTY-NESbETT
WILMINGTON, Del. - Miss Anne
Gertdude Canty daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Canty, Sr., of Savannah,
and Frank L. Nesoett of Wilmington
formerly of Pawtucket, R. I., were
united in marriage here with a Nup
tial Mass at St. Paul’s Church.
MILLER-LOWE
MACON, Ga. — The Rev. Peter Mc
Donnell, S. J.. pastor of St. Joseph's, .. ... w
Church, officiated at the marriage here an is now located.
Clergy present in addition to Father
Mullins, Father Bourke, Father Cas-
siday and Father Mercer, included
the Rev. James King, Valdosta, the
Rev. Robert Brennan, O. S. B.. Sa
vannah, and the Rev. Fabian Hoff
man, O. S. B., Cullman, Ala.
Bishop OHara spoke briefly on the
dedication services of Catholic
churches, a ceremony old before Am
erica was discovered, a dedication of
a pl ace to God. which its nature must
change the aspect of a place never
before having a Catholic church.
Father Joseph G. Cassidy, of Sa
vannah, who delivered the sermon,
spoke brilliantly on the necessity of
places and buildings dedicated to
God, where man is lifted above the
natural to the supernatural, where
God is the Master and Host, where
His love overcomes all sorrow and
trouble, where trials are soothed in
His loving balm.
FATHER MULLINS, the pastor of
the recently established parish,
thanked the people for their gener
osity and co-operation in coming to
Douglas from such various distant
points. He stated that only through
the Bishop's love for souls, a reflec
tion of his love for God, was it pos
sible to have a chapel-rectory in
Douglas, which place by itself could
not begin to erect and support such
a building, and it was the fond hope
that Douglas Catholics would show
their appreciation in a practical way
by financial support by being exem
plary Catholics.
The Douglas missions are part of the
former Albany missions, of which the
Most Emmet M. Walsh, D. D.. Bishop
of Charleston, the Rev- Leo M. Kee
nan, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church,
Augusta, and the Rev. Thomas A.
Brennan, pastor of St. Theresa’s
Church, Albany, have been the suc
cessive pastors over a period of twen
ty years; the Rev. Joseph R. Smith,
pastor of the Church of the Immacu
late Conception. Atlanta, and the Rev.
Herman Deimel, Catholic chaplain of
Jhe Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta,
have been pastors of the Willacoochee-
Douglas territory in more recent years.
Father Mullins is the first resident
rastor of Douglas, which is now the
center of the missions.
The parish now embraces 7.000
square miles, with four missions.
Douglas, Fitzgerald. Willacoochee and
Alapaha, on which Mass is said every
all now have churches. The
mission includes ten counties. Coffee,
Applinsr. Atkinson. Bacon. Bsn Hill.
Irwm, Jeff Davis, Telfair. Wheeler and
Wilcox, and half of Berrien and Dodge
counties.
I. The Official School Calendar of the Most Reverend Bishop must be ob
served by all the parochial schools of the Diocese. If in the judg
ment of the Reverend Pastor occasion should arise for a holiday ad
ditional to those set forth in the Official School Calendar, permission
roust be first obtained in writing from the Superintendent’s Office.
II. No child is to be admitted to our schools who has not attained the
age of € on or before December 31 of the year of entrance.
III. N<> child shall be admitted to a First Communion Class who has not
attained the age of 7 on or before January 1 of the year in which the
Sacrament is to be received.
IV. A Pre-school clinic, looking to the enrollment of the coming year,
• ^“ ou ^ be arranged for in May of the current year.
V. Teachers are required to keep conspicuously displayed a copy of the
daily program.
VI. The attention of teachers and principals is emphatically directed to
the obligation of observing any State, County or City Law’s regarding
absence/tardiness and truancy.
The number of pupils registered and the number in attendance are to
be shown daily on the blackboard.
VII. It is required that the Bible shall be read in all the schools of the
Diocese and that not less than one chapter shall be read at some
appropriate time during each school day.
VIII- II * s required that all schools of the Diocese shall conspicuously dis
play the U. S. Flag through each school day. It is urged that the Flag
of the State of Georgia be likewise displayed.
IX. It is required that all pupils shall be vaccinated as a prerequisite to
admission to any of the schools cf the Diocese.
X. It is required that faculty meetings be held regularly and frequently
for the discussion of school problems and that in every school a fixed
standard be established for marking lessons and conduct on reports.
XI. Teachers are ^ not to absent themselves from Diocesan Institutes or
Superintendent’s Conferences without first obtaining written permission
from the Superintendent’s Office.
XII. ^ When a child goes from c«e to another of our schools he should be
given a written statement indicative of this transfer. This transfer en
titles him to take his grade in the second school. There should be no
demotion in such cases.
XIII. Expulsion from school falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
Reverend Pastor.
XIV. There should be a fire-drill in every room at least once a month.
These drills should be through the use of the fire-escapes on buildings
where fire-escapes are provided.
XV. In the following particulars, the program for all grades in every
school should be uniform: The first morning subject will be Christian
doctrine; every subject must have its relative proportion of time; no
subject shall be omitted for the purpose of giving drill in something
else.
XVI. Manuscripts of pupil’s examinations are to be kept, subject to cull,
for six months in the principal's office.
XVII. Teachers are required to plan carefully the dally work at least
weekly in advance and to keep the plan in book form and easily
accessible.
XVIII. Questionnaires or requests for information concerning our schools
from any source, except those issued by the Diocesan Superintendent,
are to be forwarded by the principal to the School Superintendent.
XIX. Representatives of book companies or agents shall not be interviewed
by teachers during the school hours.
XX. The focal point of all Christian teaching, the very core of the whole
system of Catholic education, is the religious class. With it no other
course in the curriculum can compare in importance. We should strive
for a perfect knowledge of the Faith, and a thorough training in its
application under present-day conditions, especially these conditions as
they apply in Georgia.
XXI. The Bishop requests that there be no deviation from these rules.
Should an urgent cause for change a»»se or any doubt as to /.e mean
ing cf any of these regulations, the difficulty must be referred to the
Diocesan Superintendent.
XXII. These regulations are to be regarded as legislative in character.
APPROVED:
BISHOP OF SAVANNAH-ATLANTA
Atlantan’s St. Louis
Record Outstanding
Chas. H. Everett Graduates
There Cum Laude
of Miss Eleanor Miller, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. J. O. Miller, and Rob-
ort Francis Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Lcwe. After the wedding trip
M'- Mrs. Lowe will live in Fort
\ alley. Ga., where Mr. Lowe is now
located. *
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GORDON-KEENAN
AUGUSTA. Ga. — The Rev. John J
Kennedy of St. Mary s-on-the-Hill of
ficiated at the marriage early in July
of Miss Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon, and Wil
liam Francis Keenan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Keenan, of *his city. Mr.
and Mrs. Keenan will i - ke their home
in Eoek Hill, S. C., where Mr. Keen-
fSpecial to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Charles H. Ever
ett, a graduate of Marist College in
1934, was a member of the 1938 grad
uating class at St. Louis University
with the degree of Bachelor of Arts
Cum Laude. Mr. Everett, who has
made his home with his grandmother,
Mrs. Mollie Sheehan Moran, since the
death of his mother. Mrs. B.ssie Mo
ran Everett in 1921. was a laboratorv
instructor in biology for the 1937-38
term. He was president of Alpha Sig
ma Nu. Jesuit College fraternity, in
1937. a member of the staff of the Ar
chive. the 1937 year book, assistant
business manager of the Fluer-do-Lis.
literary quarterly, in 1936 and busi
ness manager as well as contributor
in 1937 and 1918, vice-prcfect of the
College Sodality, a member of the
Classical Club, of the Conclave, the
student governing body, the Play
house, which is the dramatic club, the
German Club and the Crown and An
chor Club, acting as Scribb'er in 1:137.
At the A 5, *''a Sigma Nu dinner this
vrar the '■ st speaker was Senator
Gerald Nye.
Mrs.Margaret Byrne
81, Dies in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.—Mrs. Margaret B
Byrne, widow of Patrick Byrne, for
many years a prominent Birmingham
contractor, died here early in July at
the age of 81 Surviving Mrs. Bvrne
are her daughter, Mrs. John J. "Mc
Gee, wife of the credit manager for a
leading Atlanta automobile concern,
and four grandchildren. Mrs. Bvrne
had lived in Atlanta for fifteen years.
Tire funeral was held from Sacred
Heart Church with a Renuiem Mass;
interment was in West View Ceme
tery.
ST. JOSEPH SISTERS
SCHOOL IN HAWAII
Carondolet Nnns Conduct It
in Honolulu
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
HONOLULU.—Eight nuns of the
Congregration of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet are coming here
to assume charge of St. Theresa’s pa
rochial school. They will increase the
number of teaching Orders in the ter
ritory to four. Mary knoll, St. Francis,
and Sacred Heart nuns have taught
in the islands for several years.
At the invitation of the Most Rev.
Stephen P. Alencastre, SS. CC.. Vicar
Apostolic to Hawaii, the Very Rev.
Mother General Rose Colomba, - and
Mother Provincial Killian of the Ca
rondelet congregation recently visited
Hawaii to acquaint them elves with
conditions- (Mother Colomba was pre
viously provincial of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Georgia).
Jack M. Allen Dies
in Decatur at 36
ATLANTA, Ga.—Jack M. Allen, for
thirteen years cashier of the First Na
tional Bank of Decatur, died early in
July at the age ot 36. Mr. Allen was a
native of Nashville and came to De
catur after attending the University
of Cincinnati. He was widely, known
in Decatur and Atlanta: the funeral
was held from Sacred Heart Church
with a Requiem Mass, the Rev. Edw.
P. McGrath. S. M„ officiating, assist
ed bv the Rev. T. James McNamara
of Milledgeville.
439 PRIESTS are known to have
been killed by the Reds in the zone
just liberated by the entry of Nation
alist tl*oops into Castellon de la Plana
In the city itself all the churches had
been destroyed or so desecrated that
only one, San Agustin, could be used
as a place of worship.
