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men’s Association
of Georgia
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
*
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed”
VOL. XXI. No. 4. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, APRIL 27, 1940
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Providence Hospital Operating Successfully
Providence Hospital, Columbia
Attractive and substantial, in design and construction, tastefully furnished, and well equipped is Providence
Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina, which has been operated since its erection in 1938 by the Sisters of Charity
of St Augustine.
Bishop McGumness Announces
North Carolina Clergy Changes
Father Manley Becomes Pastor of St. Joan of Arc
Church, West Asheville—Father Beshel Made*Super
intendent at Nazareth—Father MacMillan and Fath
er Gilbert Appointed Supintendents of Schools
NORTH CAROLINA
LAYMEN’S RETREAT
To Be Held at Nazareth,
June 14-15-16
NAZARETH, N. C. — Announce
ment is made by & J. Gallagher, pres
ident of the North Carolina Catholic
Laymen’s Retreat Association, that
the 1940 retreat will, be held at Naza
reth June 14, 15 and 16, with the
Rev. John McCarthy, of the Chicago
Mission Band, as retreat-master.
It was originally intended to hold
two retreats this year, one at Naza
reth and one at Belmont Abbey, but
it will be impossible to use the Ab
bey this year, due to extensive re
pairs that will be made there during
the summer months.
Father McCarthy will also give the
retreat for the priests of the Diocese
of Raleigh, which will be held at Naz
areth, and which will conclude on the
morning of June 14. The laymen’s re
treat will begin in the evening.
Reservations may be made through
Mr. Gallagher, whose address is 121
Circle Drive, Salisbury, N. C.
STUDENfAGTiViTY
AT ST. GENEVIEVE’S
‘The Wild Rose’, an Operet
ta, Presented by Pupils of
Academy in Asheville
(Special to The Bulletin)
ASHEVILLE, N. C. — With the
April Shower motif predominating
the College Library Tea was held
on April 3, the guests enjoying games
and refreshments and contributing
generously to the fund for books.
At the April meeting of the Chil
dren of Mary, a discourse was deliv
ered by the school chaplain, the Rev.
F. A. Nelan, ahd members of the Lit
erary Committee presented a dram
atized reading of the Annunciation.
Plans were discussed for the proces
sion which will be held during May.
On April 8, the resident students at-
s>t St. Lawrence’s Church, at which
the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuin-
ness was the celebrant. After the
Mass awards and merit badges were
presented to the Boy Scouts of Dan
iel Boone Council.
The Academy students presented
their annual operetta, “The Wild
Rose,” on April 10, the modern story,
replete with song and humor pleas
ing a large audience.
The close of the semester will be
marked by a number of social events,
among the entertainments planned
are the Tea Dance, which will be giv
en by the Freshmen, in compliment
to the Seniors, and the dance given
by the college students and high
school graduates on May 10, both of
which will be gala affairs.
Methodists Raise Fund
For Catholic Church
..(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
WASHINGTON. — A Methodist
parish here has proferred a helping
hand to a Catholic parish which this
week suffered the loss of. its church
by fire.
Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, Pas
tor of Foundry Methodist Church, is
forwarding a check to the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Eugene J. Connelly, Pastor of
St. Peter’s Catholic Church, as a con
tribution to aid in making up the loss
of St. Peter’s Church, destroyed by
fire. The check represents a collec
tion taken up in Foundry Church at
a midweek service. At the service
Dr. Brown reminded his parishioners
that St. Peter’s and Foundry parishes
were formed within a few years of
each other, the latter in 1815 and the
former in 1820.
Parish at Kingstree
Forms Altar Society
(Special to The Bulletin)
KINGTREE, S. C. —At a meeting
held at St. Anne’s Church, the wo
men of the congregation organized
an Altar Society and elected the fol
lowing officers for the coming year:
Mrs. M. Kozma, president; Mrs. B.
McGonigle, vice president; Miss Anne
Wakim, secretary; Mrs. W. T. Smith,
treasurer. The Rev. Richard C.
Madden is spiritual director.
Members of the society, immediate
ly upon organization, signified their
desire to become affiliated with the
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.
(Special (o The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C—Changes in the
appointments of clergy attached to
the Diocese of Raleigh, as announced
by the Most Rev. Eugene J. Mc-
Guinness, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh,
are as follows:
The Rev. iJohn P. Manley, Superin
tendent of the Catholic Orphanage,
Nazareth, has been assigned as pas
tor at the Church of St. Joan of Arc,
West Asheville.
The Rev. John A. Beshel, from the
North Carolina Apostolate, succeeds
Father Manley as Superintendent of
the Orphanage at Nazareth.
The Rev. Robert J. MacMillan, from
the North Carolina Apostolate. was
appointed Superintendent of Schools
in Western North Carolina. Father
MacMillan is residing with the Rev.
Thomas F. Carney, at St- Edward's
Rectory. High Point. Schools coming
under his jurisdiction are St. Mary’s,
Durham; St- Benedict’s, Greensboro;
St. Mary’s Colored Mission. Greens-
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—With a gath
ering that taxed th capacity of the
ballroom at the Francis Marion Ho
tel, the men of the Diocese of Char
leston closed their first annual con
vention, Sunday, April 21. The final
meeting was preceded by a luncheon
for about five hundred of the dele
gates.
Edward J. Heffron, executive secre
tary of the National Council of Cath
olic men explained the service it of
fers to Diocesan councils.
It is estimated that 800 men march
ed in procession from Marion Square
to the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, where they were joined by 200
more, to fill every available space in
the Cathedral.
The Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh,
D. D., Bishop of Charleston, was 'he
principal speaker at the closing ses
sion, and celebrant of the Pontifical
Mass which was a feature of the con
vention. Other officers of the Mass
were the Right Rev. Monsignor
J. J. May, assistant priest; the Rev.
Martin C. Murphy and the Rev. . W.
Carmody, deacons of honor; the Rev.
Henry Wolfe, deacon of the Mass;
and the Rev. Sydney F. Dean, sub-
deacon on the Mass.
Many other priests of the Diocese
were present in the sancturay.
At the opening session of the two-
day convention, the Right Rev. Mon-
signor Joseph L. O'Brien, diocesan oi-
boro; Blessed Sacrament School. Bur
lington; St. Peter’s, Charlotte; St.
Joan of Arc, West Asheville; St.
Genevieve’s-of-the-Pines, Asheville;
St. John the Evangelist, Waynesville;
Immaculate Conception, Henderson
ville, and Sacred Heart, Salisbury.
The Rev. Edward T. Gilbert, pas
tor of St. Agnes Church, Washing
ton, N. C„ was appointed Superin
tendent of Schools in Eastern North
Carolina. Father Gilbert will continue
as pastor at St. Agnes Church, and
will have under his jurisdiction the
following schools; Sacred Heart, Ral
eigh; St- Monica’s School, for colored,
Raleigh; St. Mary’s, Wilmington; St.
Thomas, Wilmington; St. Mark’s,
Newton Grove; St- Benedict’s, for
colored. Newton Grove; St. Patrick’s
Fayetteville; Notre Dame Academy,
Southern Pines; St. Mary’s, Golds
boro; St. Elizabeth’s, Elizabeth City;
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Rocky
Mount; St. Theresa’s, Wilson; St. Jos
eph's. St. Helena; Mother of Mercy,
Washington, and St. Paul’s, New Bern.
rector and pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, spoke on “Catholic Action
and This Convention,” and addresses
of welcome were made by F. Ray
mond O’Keefe, acting chairman, and
Monsignor May.
The importance of organized lay ef
fort to bring about those reforms in
the world that the Saviour and His
Church so much desire was stressed
by the Rev. Dr. Howard J. Carroll,
Assistant General Secretary of the
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence. Dr. Carroll paid tribute to the
work done by Bishop Walsh in or
ganizing Catholic Action in South
Carolina,
Alvin Watson, secretary of A. K.
Gwynn Chapter, Greenville, read a
paper on ‘The Boy Scouts,” the Rev.
John J. McCarthy, diocesan director
of discussion clubs, spoke on "Dis
cussion Clubs,” and Maurice E. Mc
Laughlin, a delegate to the confer
ence read, a paper on “The Atlanta
Catholic Conference of the South.”
The purpose of the convention was
to inaugurate Catholic Action among
the men of the Diocese and to estab
lish a Diocesan Council of Catholic
Men, for its promotion and direction.
It is planned to divide the Diocese
into three districts, the Piedmont,
with headquarters at Greenville; the
central, with headquarters in Co
lumbia; an the coastal, with head
quarters here. Each district will have
its own organization. The entire Dio-
FATHER GROSS GOES
TO WAKE FOREST
Rev. Edward Gross, of Eden
ton, N.‘ C., Assigned to
New North Carolina Parish
---Father Racette Named
His Successor
(Special to The Bulletin)
EDENTON, N. C. — Announce
ment has been made that the Rev. Ed
ward Gross, who has been pastor of
St. Ann’s Church, here in Edenton,
has been placed in charge of the new
Church of St. Catherine of Siena, re
cently dedicated at Wake Forest.
Father Gross is leaving one of the
oldest Catholic Churches in,this sec
tion and going to the newest. He w} 1
be succeeded at St. Ann's by the Rev.
Arthur J. R'acette. formerly pastor
of St. Joan of Arc Church. Asheville.
Field Mass Easter
at Camp Jackson
Easter Services Held at St.
Patrick’s Chapel, Olympia
Village
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C.—The Very, Rev.
M. C. Murphy, pastor at St. Peter’s
Church, delivered the sermon at the
Field Mass which was celebrated for
the soldiers at Camp Jackson, by the
Rev. Terrence Finnegan, U. S. A.,
Catholic Chaplain at the army post.
Music for the Mass was rendered by
the choir of St. Francis de Sales
Church.
High Mass was also celebrated on
Easter Sunday at St. Patrick’s Chap
el. Olympia village, which is served
by the priests attached to St. Peter's
Church.
Columbia C. Y. O.
Hosts at Dance
(Special to The Bulletin (
COLUMBIA, S. C.—On Easter Tues
day night the Catholic Youth Council
of St. Peter’s Parish sponsored a
dance at the parish hall for the
members of the Councils of St.
Peter’s and St- Francis de Sales’
parishes.
Attractively decorated with stream
ers and balloons in pastel shades the
hall provided a beautiful setting for
an enjoyable affair which was at
tended by local C. Y. O. members
and members from Councils at Sum
ter and Greenville and boys from St.
Philip’s Oratory, Rock Hill.
cesan organization to be directed by
Monsignor O’Brien, under Bishop
Walsh, and to be affiliated with the
National Council of Catholic Men.
F. K'aymond O’Keefe will continue
as acting chairman, and Wm. F. Mc
Laughlin as acting secretary until an
election of officers will be held.
HAS RENDERED A
GREAT SERVICE ,
TO COLUMBIA !
Institution Conducted by;
Sisters of Charity of St.
Augustine Cared for 2,132
Patients During 1939
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C, — Approaching
the end of its second year in opera
tion, Providence Hospital, conducted
by the Sisters of Charity of St. Au
gustine, has reason to be proud of a
record of service that has surpassed
even the optimistic expectations of
those who are responsible for the es
tablishment, and maintainence of this
modern institution devoted to the care
of the sick of Columbia and sur
rounding territory.
Providence Hospital was formally
dedicated on June 16. 1938. by the
Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.D.,
Bishop of Charleston, at a ceremony
which was attended by the Most Rev
erend Joseph Schrembs, Archbishop
of Cleveland, and many other dis
tinguished guests.
At the laying of the cornerstone of
the hospital building Hon. Olin D.
Johnson, governor of South Carolina,
was a speaker.
During the year 1939 a total of 2,132
patients were admitted to the hospi
tal, and the hospital records disclose
that there were 213 births in the hos
pital during the year. The total days
care during the year was 19,411.
The hospital has two major operat
ing rooms, and one minor operating
room, with two delivery rooms in the
obstetrical section. The X-ray depart
ment has some of the finest equip
ment in the South, there is a therapy
unit, and the hospital has recently ac
quired a Bovie Unit and an Electro
cardiograph.
Sister M. Patricia is superintendent,
and a sister is in charge of every de
partment of the hospital, which main
tains an adequate force of graduate
nurses.
The staff of active, associate, and
consulting physicians and surgeons is
headed by Dr. O. B. Mayer, as chief
of Staff, with Dr. R. B. Durham, as
vice-chief.
Distinguished Staff
Membership of the active staff of
Providence Hospital include the fol
lowing doctors: Bronchoscopy, I. Jen
kins Mikell; Dentistry, E. G. Bum-
gardner, F. K. Kilpatrick, C. A.
Brown, William S. Durham; Derma
tology, J. Richard Allison; Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat, I. Jenkins Mikell,
John H. Young, C. L. Kibler, D. S. As-
bill, W. J. Bristow; Gynecology and
Obstetrics. C. M. Lide, M. E. Hutch
inson, Edith Eskrigge, Jane Bruce
Guighard, James B. Watson, M. W.
Cheatham, T. M. Dubose, Jr„ W. A.
Hart, Frank C. Owens, S. W. Talbert.
G. M. S. Roof, R. L. Sanders, D. S.
Pope; General Surgery, A. F. Burn
side, L. J. Brannon. Isaac Hayne, G.
T. McCuthen, C. K. Lindler, P. E.
Payne, R. B. Durham, R. G. Doughty,
George H. Bunch, David F. Adcock.
J. T. Green, Frank P. Coleman, and
L. W. Pitts, associate; General and
Chest Surgery, George Benet; Medi
cal, *F. E. Zemp, F. M. Bouth. C. G.
Spivey, L. E. Madden, J. T. Quattle-
baum, A. I. Josey, D. N. Matthews,
and J. G. Shaw, G. K. Nelson. Jean
LaBorde, D. W. Kendall, K. D. Shealy,
J. A. Dillard, Ben N. Miller, Edythe
Welbourne, associates; Neuropschia-
try, C. F. Williams; Orthopedic Sur
gery, Austin T. Moore, William A.
Boyd, C. H. Epting, T. J. Hopkins;
Pediatrics, E. W. Barron, T. D. Dot-
terer, R. B. Josey, William Weston,
Jr.; Proctology, H. H. Griffin. Benj.
Rubinowitz; Urology, W. R. Barron,
W. T. Barron, H. E. Wyman, J. E.
Boone, J. M. Davis, M. H. Wyman;
Venereal Diseases, S. E. Wheeler, J.
Richard Allison; X-ray. T. A. Pitts.
The Consulting Staff is composed of
the following doctors, N. B. Heyward.
Diagnostician; D. S. Black, General
Medicine; William Weston, Sr., Pedia
trics: LeGrand Guerry, Surgery; O. B.
Mayer, Diagnosis; Floyd D. Rodgers,
Radiology; W. E. Fulmer, Medicine
and Garden Stuart.
Order Fouuded 1232
Origin of the Sisters of Charity of
St. Augustine, who conduct the hos
pital, is traced back seven centuries
to the establishment at Arres, France,
of a religious community known as
the Daughters of God, who devoted
all their energy to the alleviation of
human suffering. In 1430 the order
was placed under the rule of St. Au
gustine and became the Sisters of St
Augustine.
Charleston Diocesan Council
of Catholic Men Established
Hundreds of Catholic Men From All Sections of South
Carolina Gather in Charleston to Form Organization