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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MARCH 23. 1940
GREENVILLE PUPILS
HEARD IN RECITAL -
Music Class of St. Mary’s
Parochial School Present
Fine Program
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S .C. — The pupils
of the Music Class of St. Mary’s
School were presented in an enter
taining recital on March 1. at Galli-
van Memorial Hall, the skilful rendi
tion of the numbers displaying the
careful and thorough training given
the students;
There was a varied program of
choruses, piano solos, ensemble num
bers, and selections by the rhythm
band.
The Program
‘ Come to the Nursery Rhyme Gar
den" (Worrelll — Pupils of Primary
Grades.
“Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo.” (Rae-
zer) — Pupils of the Primary Grades.
"Birdies’ Lullaby” (Dunn) — Ra
chel Syracuse.
“Wee Folks’ March” (Raezer) —
Wathen Taylor.
“My Boat is Sailing” (Suel-Holst)—
Virginia Williams.
“A Little French Doll” (Hopkins)
“Tire Dwarf’s Frolic” (Penn)
Margaret Ann McKellar,
“Dance of the Braves” (Beaton) —
Rose Thomas
“On Skis” (Wozencraft) — Lillian
Dow.
“Frollickv-Rollicky Wind” (Co
burn) — Jimmy Gallivan.
“Gay Gondoliers” ' (Vandevere) —
Margaret Ann McKellar, Lillian Dow,
Evelyn Howard.
“Cherry Blossoms” (Wright) — Har
riet Smith
“Vale of Song” (Rolfe) — Evelyn
Howard.
“Gypsy Caravan” (Williams) —
Anne Eassy.
"Marcn of the Boy Scouts” (Wright)
Harriet Smith, Jimmy Gallivan.
“Fuer Elise” (Beethoven) —- Miri
am Goldsmith.
“Flying Leaves” (Rolling) — Jo-
Anne Dellinger.
“In a Bazaar” (Eckstein) Hugh
Goldsmith.
“The Elf and the Fairy” (Bentley-
Carter) Jo-Anne Dellinger, Anne
Eassy .
“The Dream Weaver” (Clymont) —
Lorice Dow .
Nocturne Op. 32, No. 1 (Chopin) —
Lumia Dumit.
“Turkish March” (Ruins of Athens)
—(Beethoven-Deiter) — Lorice Dow,
Louise Frances. Hugh Goldsmith, Mi
riam Goldsmith.
“Fairy Tale” (“Marchen”) — (Kom-
zak-Roberts).
“The Children’s Prayer” (Lithunian
•Folk Song) — Treharne.
—Pupils of the Upper Grades.
“Ballet Music (Rosamunde) (Schu
bert)
“Country Gardens” (Folk Tunes)
(Vandevere)
—Rhythm Band.
South Carolina CYO
Plan for Convention
Annual Meeting to Be Held
in Charleston, March 30-31
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — At a meet
ing of the Charleston Deanery coun
cil of the Catholic Youth Organiza
tion, held at the Bishop England
High School, plans were completed
for the annual convention which will
be held here March 30-31.
The presidents of all councils in
Charleston will form a committee for
placing the delegates to the conven
tion in homes in the city. Delegates
are expected from Columbia, Green
ville, Spartanburg, Anderson. Flor
ence, Georgetown and Lake City.
On Saturday afternoon, March 30,
the convention will open with a meet
ing at St. Patrick's School at 4
o’clock, with a reception and dance
to be held in the school hall that
night.
The convention Mass will be cele
brated on Sunday morning, March
31, and the closing session of the con
vention, at which the election of of
ficers will take place, will be held in
the afternoon. The Most Rev. Em
met M. Walsh, Bishop of Charleston,
will impart his blessing to the dele
gates.
BISHOP ENGLAND PUPIL
LEGION CONTEST ENTRY
Miss Marilyn Shiely Rep
resents Charleston in Dis
trict Oratorical Meet
W. F. Reilly Heads
Alumni Association
Former Students of Bishop
England High School Name
New Officers
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — W. F.
Reilly was elected president of the
Bishop England High School Aklmni
Association at its recent meeting,
which also named the following other
officers: Muss Ann Harrington, vice-
president: Tony Blanchard, treasurer,
and Miss Mary Condon, secretary.
Mr. Reilly succeeds James P. Fur
long. Miss Harrington replaces Miss
Bessie Fox. Mr. Blanchard will fill
the office formerly held by Bartley
Riddoek. and Miss Condon succeeds
Miss Helen Eiserhardt.
The association, which is composed
of graduates of Bishop England High
School, decided, at the meeting to
hold its annual communion breakfast
on the second Sunday after Easter.
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Miss Mari
lyn Shiely, of Bishop England High
School, was selected to represent Pal
metto Post No. 112 of the American
Legion in the district final of the
Legion's oratorical contest held at
Summerton, having been chosen one
of the two contestants representing
Charleston.
Winners of the district contests will
meet in the state finals, from which
will be selected South Carolina’s con
testant in the regional contest which
will select the entry for the national
finals, which will be held in Boston.
The $4,000 educational prize, award
ed through the Legion’s Americanism
commission by Eddie Cantor, goes
to the winner in the national con
test, with prizes of $1,500 and $500 to
the second and third contestants.
William G. Cromley
Funeral in Savannah
Held Office of Coroner of
McIntosh County for Thirty
Years
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral services
for William G. Cromley, who died on
March 4, at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. William L. Krauss, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, interment following in St.
Andrew’s Cemetery, at Darien.
Mr. Cromley, a native of Darien,
was for thirty years the coroner of
McIntosh County.
Survivors are one son, James D.
Cromley, of Darien; three daughters,
Mrs. W. L. Krauss, Mrs. L. G. Mar
tin, and Miss Catherine Gormley, of
Savannah; three brothers, James
Cromley, of Sapeloe Island, Daniel N.
Cromley, of Darien, and Robert H.
Cromley, of Jacksonville; eight grand
children, and several nieces and neph
ews.
Confirmation Class
at Columbia Church
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C.—The Sacrament
of Confirmation was administered to a
class of eighty, of which thirty-five
were adult converts, at St. Peter’s
Church, on March 10, by the Most
Reverend James A. McFadden, S.T.D..
Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, who
was visiting Providence Hospital
here, on his return from Florida.
This class included a greater num
ber of converts than any previous
Confirmation class in the history of
St. Peter's parish.
WORLD WAR DECORATION
FOR CHARLESTON PRIEST
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON ,S. C. — At im
pressive exercises held in Washington,
the Reverend James J. Guinea, assis
tant pastor of the Sacred Heart
Church, Charleston, was formally de
corated with the Purple Heart Me
dal, America’s oldest military deco
ration, which is awarded for “mili
tary merit” or to soldiers of the Unit
ed States who were wounded in ac
tion .
Father Guinea served with the 155th
Infantry ,of the 78th “Lightning” Di
vision, of the American Expeditionary
Forces in the World War and partici
pated in the fighting in the Ypres
and Arras sectors ,and was in the
Battle of San Mihiel and in the
Meuse-Argonne offensive. He is
the national chaplain of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart.
ALVAREZ ALPHONSE O’BRIEN
FUNERAL HELD IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral services
for Alvarez Alphonse O'Brien, who
died March 10, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church.
Mr. O'Brien, a talented artist, had
for some time been manager of the
display department of Rich’s, Atlanta.
He was a native of Chicuahua, Mex
ico, and was born April 24, 1905. He
attended the Savannah High School
and later the Columbia School of Fine
Arts.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Carmen Cruz O'Brien; four sisters,
Sister Mary Carmelita. R. S. M., Miss
Anna Maria O'Brien, Miss Helen Cruz
O'Brien and Miss Genevieve O'Brien;
three brothers, Francis Michael
OiBrien, Houston, Texas, J. Edward
O'Brien and Jack O'Brien, and other
relatives.
MRS. CATHERINE V. LUCAS
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral Services
for Mrs. Catherine V. Lucas, who died
at the residence of her danguhter,
Mrs. Joseph Ulivo, were held from
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, March 10.
WILLIAM F. MORRISSY
BURIED IN SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral services
for William Flynn Morrissy, of
Charleston, who died suddenly March
10, were held from the residence of
his sisters, Mrs- George H. Heakes
and Mrs- Herman S. Storer, of this
city, followed by services at the
Sacred Heart Church.
FORMER ALDERMAN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—John Francis
Canty, Sr., former city alderman,
whose death took place March 10,
was buried in the Catholic Cemetery
following funeral services at. the
Sacred Heart Church.
The flags at the City Hall and
other municipal buildings were at
half-mast out of respect for Mr.
Canty, who during his latter years
was gasoline distributor for the Sa
vannah police department.
THE CATHOLIC DIRECTORY
Diocese of Savannah—Atlanta
1940
Published and Printed at
ST. THOMAS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
There should be a Catholic Directory in every Catholic Home.
Should you not be able to secure a copy from your parish rectory,
order from the publishers. Twenty-nine Cents will cover cost and
postage.
The Liberty National Bank and Trust Co.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
C. S. SANFORD, President
N. K. CLARK
■ Vice-President and
Trust Officer
HUGH H. GRADY
Assistant Cashier and
Assistant Trust Officer
R. H. GIGNILUAT
Cashier
G. W. UPCHURCH
Assistant Cashier
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
MRS. MARY FLEMING
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SAVANNAH, Ga., Funeral services
for Mrs. Mary A. Fleming, widow
of James Fleming, who died on Feb
ruary 27, were held from the Sacred
Heart Church.
Mrs. Fleming is survived by two
nephews, Capt. John J. Clancy, of
Savannah, and Dan J. Clancy.
Pensacola; and a niece, Mrs. J.
Byrnes, of Savannah.
of
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MRS. OSTERHOLTZ
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH ,Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Katherine Walsh Oster-
holtz .whose death took place Febru
ary 21, were held from the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist.
FATHER ALOYSIUS’ MOTHER
DIES IN NEW JERSEY
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Mrs. William
Wachter, of Gloucester. N. J., mother
of the Rev. Aloysius Wachter. O. S-
B., a member of the faculty of Bene-
lictine College, died February 25. Fa
ther Aloysius was at the bedside of
his mother at the time, having left
Savannah to attend the 55th wedding
anniversary of his parents, which was
to have been held February 22.
Among Mrs. Wachter’s survivors
are her husband, fourteen children
and fifty-four grandchildren-
JAMES COLEMAN GLEASON
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga—Funeral services
for James Coleman Gelason, for many
years connected with the Central of
Georgia Railway Agency, were held
from the Blessed Sacrament Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary
D Gleason ;two daughters . Miss
Catherine Gleason and Miss Patricia
Gleason; one son, James C. Gleason;
his father, Thomas F. Gleason, of
Pooler; two brothers, Thomas F. Glea
son, Jr., of Pooler, and Harold Gleason
of New York City! three sisters, Mrs.
John Paul Young, of New York City;
Mrs. James F. Goggins, of Pooler, and
Mrs- Joseph F. Symons, of Pooler;
and an aunt. Miss Margaret Gleason,
of New York.
Mrs. Keith Ellsworth
Funeral in Charleston
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary Ann Tighe
Ellsworth, widow of I. S. Keith Ells
worth, were held from the Sacred
Heart Church on February 29, the
Rev. James J. Guinea officiating.
Born in Charleston, Mrs. Ellsworth
was 78 years old. She was the daugh
ter of Francis Tighe and Mrs. Cath
erine Reid Tighe.
Surviving are three sons, Frank R.
Ellsworth, I. S. K. Ellsworth, Jr.,
and Marion Ellsworth; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Frank J. Salmonsen and
Mrs. R. J. Balzano, of Charleston,
and Mrs. Edward C. Myatt, of Sa
vannah, and a sister, Mrs. J. J. Mat
thews, of Sumter.
JAMES RAYMOND DILLON,
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND DIES
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for James Raymond Dillon,
of Sullivan’s Island, first assistant en
gineer of St. John’s lightship, who
died March 5, were held from Stella
Maris Church, the Rev. John Steig-
ner officiating.
A native of Sullivan’‘s Island, the
son of Thomas Henry Dillon and Mrs.
Mary McGuire Dillon. Mr. Dillon
was thirty years old. He is survived
by his widow, the former Miss Mar
garet Livingston; his mother, and his
grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Mc
Guire.
DEATH IN NEYV YORK OF
JOSEPH MICHAEL HANLEY
CHARLESTON, S. C. - Joseph
Michael, Hanley, formerly manager
of the Charleston office of the Postal
Telegraph Company, died in New
York March 6.
A native of Charleston, Mr. Hanley
was the son of Michael Hanley and
Mrs. Mary O’Connor Hanley. He was
72 years old.
He is survived by four sisters, Miss
Annie Hanley, Miss Eleanor Hanley,
Mrs. Mary A. Goodman and Sister
M. Stanislaus, all of Charleston.
SAVANNAH OBSERVES
ST, PATRICK’S DAY
Pontifical Mass at St. Pat
rick’s Church—Dr. J. Reid
Broderick, Grand Marshal,
Heads Parade
MRS- PAUL E. TROUCHE
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.,—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Margaret Vernica
Fleming Trouche. wife of Paul E.
Trcuche " wholesale paper merchant,
were held from St. Mary’s Church,
the Rev. J. W. Carmody, officiating.
Among those who attended the ser
vices were Mayor Henry W. Lock-
wood and former Mayors Thomas P.
Stoney and John F. Grace.
WILLIAM F. ARNHOLTER
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral ser
vices for William Frederick Arnhol-
ter retired plumbing contractor, who
died March 10, were held March 12,
the Rev. Henry F. Wolf officiating.
MRS. JOSEPH HENRY JAMES,
MOUNT PLEASANT, IS DEAD
CHARLESTON, S. C.-Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Ida Sarah James, widow
of Joseph Henry James, of Mount
Pleasant, who died March 9, were held
from Stella Maris Church, Sullivan’s
Island, the Rev. John Steigner of-
ficiatig.
Born in Charleston, forty-eight
years ago. Mrs. James was the daugh
ter of Solomon D. Hutson and Mrs.
Cecilia Johnson Hutson.
W. LEBEY COLSON
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral services
for W. Lebey Colson were held from
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist. A native of Charleston, he was
for many years manager of the Vir-
ginia-Carolina Chemical Corporation.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Fran
ces Vogel Colson; one daughter, Cler
MRS. ELIZABETH C. CLARKE,
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, IS DEAD
CHARLESTON, S. C. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Elizabeth Chambers
Clarke, of Sullivan’s Island, whose
death took place February 23. were
held in Stella Maris Church, the Rev.
John Steigner officiating.
Malia Colson; his mother. Mrs. Mary
E. Colson, all of Savannah; and two
brothers, David F. Colson, of New
York City, and Douglas P. Colson, of
Levislown, Pa-
MRS. JAMES E. KELLEY
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. Annie
Hughes Kelley, widow of James E.
Kelley, a native of Augusta, died in
Savannah, where she had made her
home for forty years-
Surviving "are two sons. Patrick J.
Kelley and Frank A. Kelley; three
daughters, Mrs. J. J. Holland and
Mrs- Albert Hirt and Mrs. Thomas
N. Cowart.
MRS. ELEANOR KILROY
DIED IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga—Mrs. Eleanor
Dodd Kilroy, who far many years
was active in the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, died at
her residence after a long illness.
She is survived by her husband,
William L. Kilroy; two daughters,
Mrs. John H. McKenna and Miss
Mary Kilroy; and two sons, Brandon
Kilroy and William Kilroy, Jr.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — With a Pontiff
cal Mass in historic St. Patric^^P
Church, the greatest parade in many
years, and brilliant social functions.
Savannah paid tribute to the Patron
Saint of the Irish on March 16, the ob
servance of the festival being advanc
ed because this year March 17 was
also Palm Sunday.
The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara,
D.D., J.U.D.. Bishop of Savannah, was
celebrant of the Solemn Pontifical
High Mass, with priests of the city
and visiting clergy assisting. The Rev.
Robert Brennan. O.S.B., of Benedic
tine College faculty delivered the ser
mon.
Immediately following the services
the parade, headed by Dr. J. Reid
Broderick, grand marshal, and lis
aides, Judge James F. Houlihan, Dr.
Michael J. Egan, and Frank J. Kearn
ey, proceeded through the business
district, past three reviewing stands
to the Sergeant Jasper Monument for
a military ceremony in honor of the
Revolutionary hero. At the close of
the exercises, the Rev. Thomas I.
Sheehan, administrator of St. Pat
rick’s Church, imparted a benediction.
The Parade
Preceded by a police escort the line,
up of the parade, in order was as fol
lows;
Marshal and aides in cars, Marine
Band, landing parties from destroyers,
Irish Jasper Greens, Benedictine Bana.
Benedictine Cadets Corps, Savannah
High School Band, Savannah High
School Cadet Corps, Knights of Co
lumbus float, Red Cross float, Police
Band, colors, marchers, Savannah Mu
sicians Band, colors, marchers, Cath
edral School Drum and Bugle Corns,
Sacred Heart Drum and Bugle Corps.
Reviewing stands were located at
the veranda of the Hotel De Soto,
wherethe Hibernian Society and other
distinguished guests viewed the
marchers, the Catholic Community
Center from which point of vantage
the clergy, nuns, and Knights of Co
lumbus watched the parade, and the
City Hall balcony, where Mayor
Thomas Gamble, the board of alder
men. and other city officials were
spectators.
Among those on the reviewing stand
at the Hotel De Soto were Maj. Gen.
James C. Breckinridge, U.S.M.C., and
Capt. R. L. Peterson, U.S.M.C.. of Par
ris Island; Commander F. D. Kirklai
U.S.N., commander of the U. S
Destroyer Babbit; Lieut. A. J. Wall
U.S.N.; Lieut. J. T. Smith, U. S. N.,
Lieut. J. H. Davis, U.S.N.; L.ieut. R. P.
Walker, U.S.N.; Ensign R, Brent, U.
S. N.; Brig. Gen. R. J. Travis, U. S.
A., commanding Fifty-fifth Field Ar
tillery Brigade; Maj. S. T. Wallis, U.
S. A., professor of military science
and tactics at the Savannah High
School; Capt. A. C. Small, UB.M.C.,
and CaDt. James F. Glass.
Luncheon and Banquet
Following the parade Grand Marshal
Broderick was the honored guest at a
luncheon at the Hotel De Soto, at
which affair short talks were made by
Bishop O'Hara, the Rev. Daniel J.
Rourke, and Major General James C.
Breckenbridge, U.S.M.C., commnding
officer at Parris Island.
Captain F. E. Ducey, commanding
officer of the Irish Jasper Greens, • re
siding at their annual banquet which
was held at the De Soto Hotel, and at
which addresses were made by the
Rev. Michael Doona, William J. Me \ I -
pin, and Major Charles R. Peterson.
M. C. McCarthy presented a medal to
Ihe most efficient battery member of
the year.
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MRS. MINNIE ETHRIDGE
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral servnees
for Mrs. Minnie T. Ethridge, a native
of Columbus, were held from the
Chapel of the Little Sisters of the
Poor. She is survived by her hus
band. Charles R. Ethridge, and a
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Ward-
JOHN R. DILLON
BURIED IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Funeral services
for John R. Dillon, who died in New
York, were held in Savannah, where
he is survived by a brother, Thomas
Dillon. He is also survived by a
brother, Nicholas F. Dillon, of Miami;
two sisters, Mrs. Annie Wolf and
Mrs. Catherine Chandler, of Savan
nah.
He was engineer aboard the S. S.
City of Birmingham for a number
of years-
Mrs.W.J. Keenan,Sr.,
Dies in Columbia
(Special to The Bulletin)
QOI.UMBIA, S. C.—Funeral services
for Mrs- W. J. Keenan, Sr., whose
death took • place on March 12. were
held from St- Peters Church, the
Rev. Martin C. Murphy, pastor, of
ficiating.
Mrs. Keenan, the widow of W.
J- Keenan, prominent Columbia busi
ness man, was the former Miss Mary
Motz. A native of Wilmington. N.
C.. Mrs. Keenan came to Columbia in
1860 and since that time had made
her home in this city. She was the
daughter of Philip Motz and Mrs.
Ellen Walsh Motz. .
Surviving are one son, W. (I.
Keenan, Jr., of Columbia; three
daughters, Mrs. S. Brown Hyatt and
Mrs- Cosmo L. Walker, of Colum
bia; and Mrs. H. R. Stepenson. of
Greenville; and seven grandchildren.
Miss Mary Keenan Hyatt, Miss Jul^^K
Lina Hyatt, W. J- Keenan. Ill, Rid^^P
DcG. Keenan, Andrew Keenan.
R. Stephenson, Jr-, and William
Keenan Stephenson. Another daugh
ter, Mrs. J. C. Penick, died here
recently.
A LOCAL TRIBUNAL in the Cause
of Beautification and Cononization of
Father Damien De Veuster, famed
Apostle to file Lepers, has been erect
ed in Honolulu, according to an an
nouncement by the Most Rev. Ste
phen P. Alencastre. SS. CC., Vicar
Apostolic of Hawaii.
The erection of the tribunal in
Honolulu is in accordance with in
structions of the Ecclestical Tri
bunal for Father Damien's Cause at
Malines, Belgium.