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APRIL 29, 1939 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEVEN—A St. Augustine N. C. C. W. Holds Convention Bishop Barry Makes Peace Plea at Closing Banquet Mrs. Early Reynolds, Chicago, National Speaker—Mrs. R. M. Clewis of Tampa President of the Diocesan Council President, Re-elected By MRS. VERLYN CAMPBELL HOLLYWOOD, Fla. —The ninth annual convention of the St. Augus tine Diocesan Council of the National Council of Catholic Women was held April 10-12, at Hollywood. Florida with headquarters at the Hollywood Beach Hotel. The president, Mrs. R. M. Clewis, of Tampa, presided at all business sessions. A Pontifical High Mass at the Church of the Little Flower in Holly wood was celebrated by the Most Rev. Patrick Barry, D. D., Bishop of St Augustine, to officially open the convention, and the Rev. T. Comber of Coral Gables gave a brief talk on "Catholic Action" and the eradica tion of indecent literature. The invocation was given and greetings extended by Bishop Barry at the first business session who then praised the summer vacation camp as the Councils best work, since it means training in moral life and in our faith for the children. Advised the elimination of filthy literature by a crusade for decent literature. An address was given by Mrs. Earl Reynolds of Chicago, president of the National Council of Catholic Women, who stated we should deem it a priv ilege to work in this great Confed- errence as the co-operation of every woman is needed to carry out Cath olic Action, and we should work to gether in visible unity. At luncheon Mrs. J. Leo Gleason of West Palm Beach asked questions con eeming Study Clubs with extem poraneous answers being given to show their growth, value, and the benefits derived from them. Mrs. J. W. McCollum of Gaines ville, Secretary of the National Coun cil and Organization Chairman, lead a panel discussion on Organization. Mrs. McCullum said: “Like the links of a chain each woman is a part of the whole chain by being associated thru a local affiliation with the deanery, then the diocesan council to the na tional.” NOVENA OF THE AIR IS HELD IN MIAMI Prayers Start Circus on Its Journey From Florida Base Father Kearney, S.J., Con ducts It Over Station WIOD In an address by Rev. J. J. Hosey, C. SSR. of Tampa on “Non Verba- Sed Facta” i < Deeds-Not Words) he urged the delegates to be true to the principals of their Catholic Faith which is unalterably opposed to the obnoxious “Isms”. He said Catho lic Action is not new—it goes back to the beginning of the Church it self, and in being revived by cur late Holy Father for the laymen, they must co-operate with their pastors in disseminating all the virtues. The Rev. John McAtee, S. J., of Tampa spoke on the N. C. C. W., and Youlh, for whose welfare he advised the outlining of a definite program in each deanery to establish a state wide committee to further the cause of the crusade for decent literature, At the election of board members which was held on Wednesday morn ing the following members were elected for a three year period: Mrs. R. M. Clewis of Tampa; Mrs. H. M. Bentz. Lakeland; Mrs. James J. Wal ker, Miami Beach: Mrs. Gordon Schwalbe, Jacksonville; Mrs. Gog- gons. Miami; Mrs. Peter Weis, Tampa, and Mrs. Downey. West Palm Beach. Mrs. R. S. Clark of Tampa led a discussion which gave a detailed ex planation of the National Catholic School of Social Service, and later. Mrs. Geo. P. Covie of Jacksonville in speaking on “The Catholic Woman in Civic Life”, said every Catholic Woman must serve society for the glory of God and would serve Him best by bringing the mind of Christ into the mind of the world. A meeting of the Board of Direct ors was held Wednesday night to elect officers for the coming year. The following officers were unani mously re-elected: Mrs. R. M. Clewis, Tampa, president; Mrs. Verlyn E. Campbell, Lakeland, recording sec retary; Mrs. G. H. McIntyre, Jack- sonille, treasurer; Mrs. W. Phil Gen- ovar, St. Augustine, Auditor. Ratifi cation of a recent deanery election put the first vice-president into of fice—Mrs. H. M. Bentzo, Lakeland; second vice-president, Mrs. Leo Marx, Jacksonville; Third vice-presi dent, Mrs. James A. Dunn, Miami; fourth vice-president, Mrs. Claude Weaver, West Palm Beach. It was decided to hold the 1940 con vention in Lakeland, Florida, that be ing the tenth anniversary of the dio cesan council, which was organized in Lakeland in 1930 under the aus pices of Bishop Barry. Decision was made to hold the Re ligious Summer Vacation Camp again at Our Lady of Good Council Camp, near Ocala, from July 23-August 5. Tliru this camp an active out-door life with supervised recreation, sports, etc:, is given to under-privi leged children in addition to the Nuns. For the third time last year almost 200 children enjoyed these privileges, and it is the desire of Bishop Barry to carry on this noble work thru the generosity and good works of the Diocesan Council. Among the resolutions adopted at this convention, it was received to condemn the display, distribution and sale of obscene, indecent and offen sive literature, of articles and de vices intended for prevention of con ception or producing abortion and of literature advertising the sale of same; to favor an amendment to Sec tion 211 and Section 245 of the Penal Code of the United States, which would enable Federal prosecution at the place where this offensive mater ial is delivered; and to encourage and promote an appreciation of literature in conformity with Catholic standards and ideals. Also, to renew protests against the evils of block booking and blind selling in motion picture distribution, and to pledge every as sistance in bringing about the pas sage of such ligislation as will eli minate these evils from the _ Motion Picture Industry; and to again avow disapproval of the State of Florida’s 90-day divorce law and any legisla tive action to shorten the time of residence under the present act. The Rev. J. H. Greeley, S. J., of West Palm Beach spoke on “The Ho kum of the Intelligentsia”, explaining how the so-called cullural reading was as detrimental to the minds of people, particularly the young mind, as the indecent literature that is published. Frequently young people are under the influence of the in telligentsia who ridicule the finer things in life and try to tear down everything we consider fine and sac- red. _ The Rt. Rev. Msgr. William Barry of Miami Beach expressed the hope that the divorce mill question in Florida be given thought and deliber ation by the Council and effective protest be made to the Legislature now in session in Tallahassee. The beautifully appointed dining room of the Hotel was the scene of the gala banquet on Wednesday night with Mrs. Katherine LaBelle of Hol lywood as toastmaster and the Rev. Florence Sullivan, S. J.. of Miami as master of ceremonies, who congrat ulated the gathering as answering a call to Catholic Action. He then in troduced Mrs. Earl Reynolds, who declared that the Catholic women in banding together for universal better ment must be prepared’by being in formed with Catholic principals for the adjustment of problems which confront them and which are spring ing into being every day. Judge David J. Heffernan of Miami was then intrduced. and spoke on “Tire Unknown Constitution.” He congratulated this branch of the N. C. W. C. for the splendid work it is doing, and urged his listeners to give a little time to tire study of the Constitution of the United States of which he gave many interesting sta tistics. He said the nation is a ser ies of homes, therefore, the nation is no stronger than its weakest home, and a vital question today is the keeping of Christianity in the home and the nation and keeping pagan ism out. Bishop Barry congratulated the as semblage as having conducted the most successful convention so far. He also said we had nothing to gain by foreign entanglement; we must take care of our own country, but to be prepared to defend ourselves if necessary. In agreeing with His Excellency to oppose war propaganda with the propaganda of Peace, every one present arose and pledged them selves to secite the Rosary daily for Peace. “Peace”, said the Bishop, “is the word of our Divine Lord; the last word of our late Beloved Pope Pius XI, and the first word of his suc cessor, our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, was of Peace.” After an introduction by the Pres ident, Mrs. R. M. Clewis, of the offi cers who were seated at the speakers table, the very successful 1939 con vention was brought to a close with the blessing of His Excellency, the Bishop, and the entire gathering singing "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.” (Special to The Bulletin) MIAMI, Fla.—The Rev. William Kearney, S. J., presented something new here recently when he started on April 16 a “Novena of the Air” over Station WIOD, Miami, the novena be ing in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The program included hymns, a sermon, and appropriate prayers. The Gesu choir under the direction of Mrs. Martha diFabio furnished the HON. J. MARK WILCOX, formerly Congressman from this district, ad dressed an audience in Gesu Audito rium on the future of Miami and the possibilities of the Everglades coun try, the development of which he said has hardly been started. THE HOLY NAME men of Gesu parish sponsored a boat ride April 16, after several postponements due to rain. Refreshment, music and danc ing aboard the Biscayne were on the program. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS atended Mass at St. Patrick’s Church, April 16, for their quarterly Com munion; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. William Barry, pastor, welcomed them and delivered the sermon. Speakers at the Communion breakfast included Judge D. J. Heffernan and Judge James Dunn, grand knight. THE HOLY NAME men of the Southeastern Florida region will at tend their quarterly one-day closed retreat in the Little Flower parish April 30. The St. Vincent de Paul So ciety received ther quarterly Corn- bunion at Little Flower Church April 23. GESU CHURCH choir was enter tained at an annual dinner April 17 at Seven Seas Restaurant by the Rev. F. D. Sullivan, S. J., pastor. Those at tending included Mrs. Martha di Fabio. director, Charles Grafflin, Mrs. Charles Grafflin, organist, Wil frid Twist. Frank Purnell, Mrs. Marie Murray. Mrs. Marie Serenaidis. Miss Selma‘Dametry, Miss Beatrice Paten- aude, Miss Alice Geise, Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman, Charles Cardner, Mrs. Price, Mrs. McCarthy, Miss Hazel Searing, Miss Hazel Cleare, Mr. Rice and Edwin Laughlin. For what is believed to be the first time in American history, a circus started its season with the prayers of the Church when the Rmgling Broth ers and Barnum and Bailey Circus train departed from Sarasota, I la., on its trek northward. Shown above at the ceremony are Joseph Steier, altar- bov, the Rev. Charles L. Eisiander, pastor of St. Martha s Church, Sara sota, the Rev. John A. Lynch, River Junction, Vermont, and the Rev. Pat rick D. O'Brien, pastor at Bradenton. Fla. . Florida St. Joseph Sisters Receive Twelve Postulants HENRY L. WOOLLEY OF ATLANTA DIES SAVANNAH DEANERY N.G.G.W. MEETING Brunswick Entertains First Quarterly Gathering Atlanta Bakery Executive Had Daughter a Religious (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA. Ga — Henry L. Wool- ley, production manager of the American Bakeries Company, and widely known here, died suddenly while on a business trip to New Orleans. Mr. Woolley was born in Philadelphia 47 years ago, and had been a resident of Atlanta for about ten years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church from which his funera 1 was held, the Rev. John Emmerth, S. M., officiating at the Requiem Mass. Interment was in West View Cemetery. Surviving Mr. Woolley are his wife, two sons, Frank and Harry L. Woolley, Jr., and two daughters. Miss Jane Woolley of Atlanta and Rister, Rose Angela, of Baltimore. MRS. BELLMAN HONORED Girl Scouts Elect Her National Board to MISS L0NDERGAN DEAD Atlantan Was One of South’s Pioneer Nurses ATLANTA, Ga. — Miss Katherine Londergan, one of the first .trained nurses in the South, died here early in April after a long illness. Miss Londergan was birn in Laurel, Ind., and came to Atlanta 45 years ago from Cincinnati. Connected with the old Elkin-Cooper Sanitarium for a number of years, she established the first private hospital for children in the city. Surviving Miss Londergan are her sister, Miss Ann Londergan, two nephews, Maurice and Sam Mc- Garry, and her niece, Miss Ann Mc- Garry. The funeral was held from Sacred Heart Church with a Requiem Mass, the Rev. John Emmerth, S. M„ officiating. Interment was in .West View Cemetery. ANTHONY DIMOND, Delegate to Congress from Alaska, has been awarded the DeSmet Medal for 1939 by Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash., for distinguished services as a citi zen. . , . .» (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—Mrs. Russell Bell man, for the past four years regional chairman -for the Girl Scouts in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, was elected a member of the National Board of the Girl Scouts at the Girl Scout Conference recently held in Macon. Mrs. Bellman, who is the for mer Miss Katherine Haverty. has been a leader in Girl Scout activi ties in the Southeast for several years. O- Bishop Barry Officiates at Ceremony Held at Mother- house at St. Augustine (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—The first quar terly meeting of- the Savanah Dean ery, National Council of Catholic Women, was held in Brunswick with the St. Francis Xavier Parish Coun cil hostess. The meeting was opened by Mrs. J. C. Stiles, president of the council, giving a warm welcome to the visitors. After the opening pray er by Father Perry, pastor of St. Francis-Xavier, Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, president of the Savannah Deanery, presided. Father Perry welcomed the dele gates. Mrs. Kelly read a paper on the aims and purposes of the National Council urging the members of the councils in the Savannah Deanery to take an active interest in carrying out the prescribed activities as pre sented by the National Council. The reports on the study clubs were given by Sister Stella Mar.s for the Cathedral Parish Sodality, Mrs. Kelly for the Catholic Women's Club; Miss Joan Butler, Sacred Heart Par ish Council Sodality. An interesting report was given by Mrs. T. L. Drey- er, chairman of legislation, Sacred Heart Council. Mrs. Kelly announced that there would be a meeting of the Savannoh-Atlanta Diocesan Council held in Savannah the latter part of May. Mrs. John Lyons, Jr., reported on the interest being taken in the campaign against indecent literature. After the meeting the members of the Brunswick Council served “re freshments and met the delegates from Savannah. The officers of the Brunswick Council are: Mrs. - J. C. Stiles, president; Miss Marie Evans, vice president; Mrs. A. V. Dorgen, secretary; Mrs. A. P. Leotis, treas urer. The officers of the Savannah Deanery are: Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, president; Mrs. J. C. Stiles, Bruns wick, Miss Ernestine Walsh, Savan nah, vice presidents; Miss Gene vieve Harty, recording secretary; Miss Kate Latham, treasurer. St. Vincent Trophy Won by Miss Marie Lyons in Savannah GASTOR-HUGAS O- —o I —o S8. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—The Rev. J. H. OKeefe officiated at the .ar- riage of Miss Madeline Louise Gaster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Oscar Gastor, and Mario Verges Hugas, solemnized at the Cathedral with a Nuptial Mass. Mrs. Hugas is a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy here and of St. Vincent's Hospital Training School for Nurses in Jack sonville; Mr. Hugas, who also at tended St. Joseph’s, is engaged in business in Southern Florida, where they will live. MISS MARY JEAN CALLAHAN will be Miss America and Miss Mar ian Gillooley her maid of honor at the May Day program of Atlanta Sa cred Heart School. Plans are under the direction of Miss Sarah BroSnan, athletic director, (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Marie Lyons was presented the trophy as the best all-around girl on the St. Vincent Academy basketball team for the season which has just closed. The trophy was presented Miss Lyons at a banquet at Morrison's, Miss Lee Buckley, coach, making the pre sentation. Miss Mary Eliot acted as toastmaster. Guests included the Rev. T. James McNamara, Rev. Joseph W. Kava- nagh, Rev. James Doherty and Miss Bridget Fogarty. The team, which played in Savannah, Charleston and Jacksonville, won six and lost six games- Those receiving sweaters and letters included the Misses Berry Spellman, captain; Marie Griffin. Ann Elliott, Martha Bradley, Lillian Bunger and Sarah Mooney. Those presented letters were: Miss Eliza Henderson, Eleanor Walsh, Mary Feuger and Ann Cooper, (Special to The Bulletin) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Twelve young women were vested with the habit of the Sisters of St. Joseph here on the Feast of their patron, St. Joseph. The impressive reception ceremony took place in the chapel of St. Joseph’s Convent here, the Most Rev. Patrick Barry, D. D., Bishop of St. Augustine acting as celebrant of the Mass, assisted by the Rt. Rev. Mon signor P. J. McGill and the Rev. H. W. Rockwell, S. J. The young aspirants first entered the chapel, dressed as “brides of Christ,” in white bridal gowns and flowing white veils. During the course of the ceremony they received the habit of the order, and left the chapel for a short time, to. return, clothed as Sisters of St. Joseph. Father Rockwocd, who had. just acted as retreat master, preached the sermon to the candidates, choos ing as his text, “If the Lord sshcmld be with me, whom should I fear.” Bishop Barry took up the theme and congratulated the new Sisters on their choice of a vocation to teach. He reminded them that theirs would be a tw o-fold life—both active and contemplative; The following, with their names ,n* religion, were clothed with the habit of the order of the Sisters of St. Joseph: Miss Beatrice Caliguiri. of New York and Tampa, Sister . Mary Da mian; eleven postulants camo from Ireland. Miss Elizabeth Mary Lyne, Sister Mary Denis; Miss Mary Ann Pierse, Sister Mary Liguori; Miss Mary Hanora O’Sbaughnessy, Sister Mary Ethelburga; Miss Brigid Chris tina Moran,- Sister Michael Joseph; Miss Margaret Mary Cullen, Sister Mary Jude; Miss Mary Anne O'Donovan, Sister Louis Angela; Miss Mary Cullen, Sister Anna Theresa; Miss Mary Christiana Crowley, Sis ter Mary Eugene; Miss Catherine Agnes Woods, Sister Theresa Francis; Miss Margaret Crowley, Sister Mary Martin; Miss Mary Catherine Murphy, Sister Mary Bertilla. The beautiful little chapel in the mother convent of the order here, was filled to overflowing with rela tives and friends invited to witness the ceremony of reception. George Dowling and Frank Red mond served Mass, as acolytes. Miss Anita Otiz Galbis, resident student of St. Josenh’s Academy, was cross bearer in the processional and re cessional in and out of the chapel. Two small flower girls, Jean Dev lin and Marilyn Amato, led the long procession of Sisters of St. Joseph' to and from the chapel. The Mass, "In Laudem Domini”, was sung by the Sisters’ choir, and appropriate hymns were sung be tween the Mass and the clothing of the aspirants with the religious habit. Bishop Barry concluded the cere mony by intoning the “Te Deum.” O- O- McCARTHY-ATKINS -O I - O SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Rev. T. James McNamara, rector of (he Cathedral, officiated at the marriage of Miss Nan McCarthy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. McCarthy, and James Walter Atkins, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atkins. After the wedding trip to Miami. Mr. and Mrs. Atkins will live ia Beaumont, Texas. _ ,
