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About The bulletin of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia. (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1939)
APRIL 29, 1939 FIVE—A THE BIHJLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA MERCY HOSPITAL’S ADDITION FINISHED Bishop McGuinness Dedi cates It in ChaAotte Ceremony (Continued From One*-A) first system of this kind in this sec tion. Mercy Hospital has been serving Charlotte and the Carolinas since 1906. when it was founded in a very modest way; its growth from its tiny begin nings to its present size is a story of heroic self-sacrifice on the part of the Sisters of Mercy, who have rendered to suffering humanity services there is no human way of measuring. Most of the patients, and there were 3.878 in 1937, which was increased in 1938. are not Catholics; indeed only a small fraction are Catholics. Sister M. Al- phonsus, R.N., is superior, assisted by fifteen Sisters of Mercy and fifty* lay nurses. The Nurses Training School of Mercy Hospital has one of the finest 1 records of any in the South, and its graduates are serving in every section of the nation. Marist Cadet Wins National Ranking (Special to The Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C — Lawrence Harrison, 15-year-old student of Marist College, Atlanta, has been placed in the ranks of the national junior medal winners as a sharp shooter and has been awarded the ex pert gold bar, by the junior division of the National Rifle Association. Cadet Harrison made his record un der the training of Major L. F. Pagel. Of the 71,811 junior shooters through out the country, only 123 won the cov eted award. The Hospital at Rock Hill R. T. FEWELL & COMPANY GOAL and LUMBER ROCK HILL. S. C. A few years ago Rock Hill, S. C„ was a mission of the Diocese of Charleston, where a priest came oc casionally to say Mass. Now it is one of the most flourishing centers of Catholic life in the Southeast outside the larger cities. The Oratorian Fathers, under the leadership of the Very Rev. Paul Hatch, Orat. Cong., took over the young parish in 1934; Father Paul said Mass here for the first time in St. Anne's Church May 26. 1935, in augurating the work of the Orato- rians here. The first project of Father Paul was the Oratory, to house the priests, Brothers and students for the Con gregation, and this was dedicated September 8. 1935 by B shop Walsh. Paralleling the activity for the Ora tory was that for the hospital, which is under the direction of the Sisters of St. Francis of Peoria, 111., The hospital, under the direction of Sister Liliosa, superior, and fifteen Sisters, in the few years of its exist ence has made a magnificent im pression by its self-sacrificing ser vice. The hospital has a capacity of sixty beds, and is usually filled to capacity, at times the bed capacity being increased to care for the ap plicants. It serves not only Rock Hill but a large area of the state, and in cludes in its facilities a colored wing and a foundling home. The Oratory has a school for boys who otherwise would be unable to se cure any but the most elementary education. The Oratorian Fathers, who are brothers in. religion of St. Philip Neri, their founder, and Car dinal Newman, give missions and re treats in various parts of the coun try; there are few misionaries bet ter known in the United States over a wider arba than Father Paul. Charlotte Assistant Rev. Philip Tierney, O.S.B. i. E. BASS & SONS FURNITURE ROCK HILL, S. C. DAY PHONE 50 BASS FUNERAL HOME 241 East Main Street Phone 436 ROCK HILL, S. C. The Rev. Philip Tierney, O. S. B., ordained ten years ago," has spent most of his priestly life at St. Peter's Church, where he is assistant pastor. Born in Boston January 29. 1902, Father Philip was educated at St. Francis School, Roxbury, and then entered Belmont Abbey College, where he made his classical, philoso phical and theological studies. Or dained December 15. 1929, his first as signment was at St. Peter's Church os assistant to Father Ambrose, who was then pastor. Father Philip remained at St. Peter's until September, 1937, when he was assigned to Sacred Heart Church. Savannah. The following September he was reappointed to St. Peter's, and the parishoners indicat ed their affection for him by a great reception extended to him on his re turn. Father Philip is a zealous priest, to whom his parish and priest ly duties are the first and last con cern his self-sacrificing spirit and kindly, gentle character endear him to all with whom he comes in con tact. VERY REV. THOMAS GARDE, rep resentative of the English-speaking Dominican Provinces in the Master General's Curia in Rome, is in the United States on an official visita tion. ., ■ .. ... James A. Farley Is Charleston Speaker Postmaster-G e n e r a 1 Ad dresses One Thousand at Azalea Festival Luncheon (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C.-Postmaster- General James A. Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was the principal speaker at a lunch eon at the Francis Marion Hotel at tended by nearly one thousand, a fea ture of the great Charleston Azalea Festival. Mr. Farley was presented by Governor Burnet R. May bank, and Mayor Henry W. Lockwood was toast master. RABBI PRESIDES AT MEMORIAL FOR POPE (Special to The Bulletin) DILLON, S. C.—A memorial pro gram for the late Pope Pius XI was conducted here April 16 by Rabbi Sam uel R. Shillman, about 450 attending it in the National Guard Armory. Ohav Shalom congregation sponsored the program. Speakers in addition to Dr. Shillman, were the Rev. Win. A. Tobin, of Florence, and Coleman Kar- ish, of Columbia. The speakers made a plea for the tolerance exemplified by the Holy Father, especially in his interest in persecuted minorities. HON. J. ALBERT VON DOHLEN delivered the keynote address at the Democratic ’convention here which unanimously renominated Mayor Hen ry W. Lockwood. Mr. Von Dohlen was temporary president of the conven tion. O- SHR1VER-FURLOW The Rev. C. A. Kennedy, assisted by the Rev. Louis R. Williamson, of- ficated at the marriage at Sacred Heart .Church of Miss MargSret Eliz abeth Shriver, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Shriver and a graduate of Bishop England High school, and Theodore Baker Furlcw, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Furlow, also an alumnus of Bishop- England High, and dockmaster at the Charleston Mu nicipal Yacht Basin. o- O- COSGROVE-FITZGERALD -o Father Kennedy officiated at the marriage of Miss Frances Beverly Cos grove, daughter of Judge and Mrs. John I. Cosgrove of Charleston, and Francis Marion Fitzgerald of Char lotte, N. C., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bryan Fitzgerald of Spartanburg, a marriage of unusual interest through out the Carolinas and Georgia. Mrs. Fitzgerald was graduated from the College of Charleston and Mr. Fitz gerald from Furman University; he is advertising director for Nehi Products in Charleston. O O O- RENKEN-McALlSTER -O The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James J. May, rector of the Cathedral, officiated at the marriage of Miss Gertrude Celes- tine Renken and James Riley McAlis ter, members of leading Charleston families, the marriage being solemn ized at the Cathedral. The Rev. J. W. Carmody. the Rev. A. J. Westbury and the Rev. J. J. McCarthy-assisted. Aft er the wedding trip to Nassau, Mr. and Mrs. McAlister will live in Charleston where Mr. McAlister is connected with the Morton Salt Co. MRS- SETH J. FARRARA. a mem ber of St. Joseph’s Church and a native of Charleston, died late in March. Mrs. Farrara was the for mer Miss Winifred Margaret Par sons, and is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. W. F. Roessler and Miss Winifred Ferrara; three sons, Charles, William J. and Seth J. Ferrara,-and her sister, Mrs. Richard J. Cain, all of Charleston. Mr. Ferrara died some years ago. MISS VIRGINIA FORWARD is rep resenting Sacred Heart School in Georgia’s annual Latin Tournament, sponsored by the Classical Association of Georgia. FLORENCE PARISHONERS MARRIED FIFTY YEARS (Special to The Bulletin) FLORENCE, S. C—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Fogarty observed the fif tieth anniversary of their marriage with an anniversary Mass at St. An thony’s Church. Mr. Fogarty was bom in Richmond, Va., June 20, 1867, came to Florence as a young man, and was connected w-lth the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad until his retire ment Jan. 1. 1938. Mrs. Fogarty was the former Miss Kene Butler, daugh ter of Lieut, and Mrs. Benjamin B. Butler, both natives of Charleston; Lieutenant Butler fought through the War Between the States, and he and his bride settled in Florence where Mrs. Fogarty was bom in the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moisson, who refugeed from Charleston to Florence and then re mained there. Two of Mr. and Mrs. Fogarty's children, Mrs. George W. Hill of Florence and Anthony Fo garty of Hartsville came to Florence for the observance. B. N. CRAIG, JR. Pres. & Treas. M. C. CRAIG, Secretary CRAIG & COMPANY, Inc. Wholesale Grocers Rock Hill, S. C. LITTLE FLOWER GAMP For girls in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 12 miles from Asheville, offers unique feature of learning conversational French. Swimming, dancing, tennis, basket ball, volley ball, dramatics, music arls and crafts, nature lore, horseback riding, exploring trips, all under careful supervision. CAMP RATED “A” BY STATE AUTHORITIES. Address REVEREND MOTHER St Genevieve-of-the-Pines Asheville, North Carolina Camp St. Mary’s Summer Recreational Camp In Lower Beaufort County, S. C. Open July 16th to August 20th Children 10 to 16 Years Under Auspices—Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh Endorsed by—Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara For Information. Apply—Director. Camp St. Mary's, Ridgeland, S. C. R. F. D. No. 1. ..stf
