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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
APRIL 27, 1940
SISTER MAY ROSE
DIES IN SAVANNAH
To Be Ordained
Had Been a Sister of Mercy
for Sixty-Nine Years
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Sister Mary
Rose, of the Sisters of Mercy, died
at St- Joseph's hospital April 21, and
the funeral Mass was celebrated by
the Right Rev. Monsignor T. James
McNamara in St. Vincent’s Convent
chapel.
Before her entrance into the religous
life Sister Rose was Miss Mary Agnes
McMahon, of Savannah. She was
received into the Sisters of Mercy
February 2, 1872 and made her vows
August 15, 1873. On April 20 she
celebrated her 87th birthday.
Her community, and the many
women of Georgia, Catholic and non-
Catholic, who were her pupils during
her long years of service, and many
friends mourn the loss of a kind,
gentle, humble Sister, whose life was
lived for her Divine Spouse for
nearly seventy years.
Sister Rose's name is known and
revered in many sections of Georgia,
as well as in her native city. For
a number of years she taught at St
Mary’s Academy in Augusta, where
her brother, the Very Rev. P. H
McMahon, was pastor of St. Patrick's
Church for so many years.
She is survived by three sisters.
Miss Nora McMahon, of Atlanta; Miss
Kate McMahon, of Savannah; and
Mrs. Annie Burke, of Galveston; by
her nieces, Mrs. Charles Powers, of
Savannah; Mrs. Mary Kennedy, of
New York; Miss Catherine Burke, and
Mrs. Annie E- Rouse, of Galveston:
by her nephews, Frank X. Burke, of
Galveston, and Foster Kennedy, of
New York; and several grandnieces
and grandnephews.
MRS. PAULINE RYAN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. Pauline A.
Ryan, widow of Leon A. Ryan, and
for fifty years a resident of this city,
died at the home of her son-in-law,
A. T. Hussey, on April 12, after an
illness of several w T eeks.
Born in St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. Ryan
was the youngest daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Pichon, of Savan
nah. She is survived by a sister,
Mrs. George M. Petrinovich; two
grandsons, Paul Pichon Hussey and
Roy Irving Hussey; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held from
the Church of the Blessed Sacra
ment, the Rev. James H. Conlin, pas
tor, officiating.
MRS. ELLA PINCKNEY
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mrs. Ella Prit
chard Pinckney, of Guerard's Point,
ary on April 6. Funeral services
w,ere held from St. Andre-.v'-s Church?
Pritchardvillc, the R£T>-A. F. Kamler,
pastor of St_ -Peter's Church. Beau
fort, oSiciating.
rj-irs] Pinckney is survived by her
husband. W.liiam E. Pinckney:, a son,
Henry Pinckney; four daughters, Mrs.
J. B. Johnson. Mrs. Bessie Lawton,
Miss Catherine G. Pinckney, and Miss
Dorothy Pincknev; two brothers,
Charles T. Pritchard, of Houston,
and W. R. Pritchard, of Hardeeville;
a sister, Mrs. Harold G. Heyward, of
Hardeeville: one grandchild and ten
step-children.
MRS. SIMON STERNBERG
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Mrs. Isabelle
Wilkins, Sternberg, widow of Simon
Sternberg, who died March 27. was
buried from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, the Kev. Daniel J
Rourke, officiating.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Maggie Rowell. of Savannah, and
Mrs. Amile Schwartz, of Petersburg,
Va.; a nephew. Robert L. Gentry, Sr.,
of Savannah; and other relatives.
REV. JAMES G. GROKE
TO BE MADE A PRIEST
Bishop O’Hara Will Confer
Holy Orders at Cathedral in
Savannah, on May 18th
SAVANNAH, Ga.-His Excellency,
the Most Rev. Gerald P- O'Hara. D
D.. J. U. D., Bishop of Savannah-
Atlanta, will confer the Sacrament of
Holy Orders on the Rev. James C.
Croke, at the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist, in Savannah, on May 18.
and the newly ordained priest will
celebrate his first Solemn Mass at
the Cathedral on the following
morning, Sunday, May 19, at 9:00 a.
m.
Bishop O’Hara will deliver the ser
mon at the Mass, the officers of
which will be the Right Rev. Mon
signor Joseph F. Croke, St. / nthony's
Church, Atlanta, archpriest; the Rev.
Nicholas Frizelle, Immaculate Cq£-
ception Church. Atlanta, deacon; and
the Rev. John B. Roeder. St Gabriel’s
Church, Washington. D C..
cieacon. -
Mr. Croke is the-; ?C7i of Masgaret
Croke, and the Lie Alexander Croke.
of Waie'-fgvci, Irelan, and the neph-
near Bluffton. died in a local infirm- "of Monsignor Croke. of Atlanta.
DALLAS T. HORTON
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAHi Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Dallas T. Horton, who died
March 23. in Atlanta, were held from
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
A native of Rome. Mr. Horton had
been a resident of Savannah for thir
ty-five years. He was a veteran of
the World War and a member of the
Chatham Post, American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. An
nie McClusky Horton; a son,. Dallas
J. Horton; and a daughter, Miss An
gela Horton: two brothers, Walter
and Glenn Horton, of Rome; five
sisters. Mrs. Thomas J. Jones, of
Clearwater. Fra.. Mrs. M. L. Jones,
Mrs. Seaward Vaughn. Mrs. Mark
Johnson, and Mrs. Annie Ward, of
Lome: and a number of nieces and
nephews.
MBS. WILLIAM ANDERSON
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Funeral servi
ces for Mr?. Elizabeth C. Anderson,
whose death took place March 27,
were held from the Cathedral of St.
obn the Baptist.
The widow of the late William An
derson, Mrs. Anderson, who was born
in Ireland, had spent the greater part
of her life in Savannah.
She is survived by a daughter. Mrs.
Annie A. Ku:h, of Cleveland. Ohio;
a granddaughter. Mrs. Dorothy Ther
iot, of New York City;and several
nieces and nephews.
He is a native of- Waterford, Ireland,
where he attended the school con
ducted by the Christian Brothers- He
came to the United States in 1933 for
the purpose of studying for the priest
hood and immediately entered St.
Charles College. Baltimore, graduat
ing in 1934. He took his course in
philosophy at St. Mary’s Seminary.
Baltimore, and his four-year theolog
ical course at the Sulpician Seminary.
Catholic University of America.
Washington.
On his vacations from the seminary
he made his home with Mrs. C. R.
Gannon in Savannah, and is well-
known to -many of the Catholics in
Georgia, particlarly the children with
whom he came in contact while he
was teaching in vacation schools and
acting as a counselor at Camp Villa
Marie.
Unless her sailing from Ireland is
delayed on account of the war. his
mother expects to be in Savannah for
his ordination.
ANDREW APREA. JR.,
IN LEADING ROLE
SAVANNAH, Ga. —Andrew Aprea,
Jr., of Savannah, has been assigned
the leading role m 'Life Begins at
Forty”, the annual varsity show of
the Columbia University Players.
This is the fourth consecutive year
that the young gentleman from Sa
vannah has headed the cast of such
productions at Columbia.
Mr. Aprea is the son of Mrs. Rita
Aprea, and a graduate fo Benedictine
College. He possesses a fine tenor
voice and is chief soloist with the
Columbia Glee Club. He has appear
ed with the Cape Cod Institute of
Music at the Provincetown Opera
House, in the operetta. "Pied Piper of
Hameline”. and he has sung in many
concerts with the Columbia Univer
sity Orchestra, gaining a scholarship
at the New England Conservatory of
Music.
GUSTAVUS VAUTROT
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga.—Funeral services
for Gustavus Vautrot, who died April
S. in Colorado Springs, were held
from the Immaculate Conception
Church, the Rev. Nicholas J. Frizelle,
officiating. Interment was in Coch
ran. Georgia.
EDITOR OF "THE FLASH”
TO ATTEND PRESS MEET
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Ten delegates
representing "The Flash”, publica
tion of St. Vincent's Academy, will
attend the Georgia Scholastic Press
Association meeting in Athens next
month, and Miss Jame O'Connor, the
editor will address the convention.
Announcement was made in “The
Flash" for April that Ann Cooper was
to be awarded the individual trophy
for value to the basketball team,
Winnifred Persse had won the D. A.
R. award for citizenship and Marguer
ite Pinckney had won first prize in
the. poster contest.
ON THE SEVENTY-FIFTH an
niversary of the assassination of
Frcsident Abraham Lincoln, a bronze
plaque was dedicated in the Admin
istration Building of Fordham Uni
versity to Brig. General James Rowan
O'Beirne, a graduate of Fordham. in
1855. who headed the military detail
which tracked down Lincoln’s assas-
ins.
JOHN P, HALLINAN,
AUGUSTA, IS DEAD
Accidental Injury Proves
Fatal to Secretary-Treas
urer of University Hospital
THE SOCIETY FOR THE
AUGUSTA, Ga. -J- Funeral ser
vices for John P.« Hallinan, secre
tary-treasurer of the University Hos
pital, whose death took place April
i, were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. J. E. ODonohoe,
S. J., pastor, saying the Requiem
Mass and pronouncing the absolu
tion. Present in the sactuary were
the Rev. Leo M. Keenan, pastor of St.
Patrick’s Church, the Rev. Harold
Barr, pastor of St. Mary’s-on-The-
Hill, the Rev. James A. Greeley, S.
J., and the Rev. Michael Manning.
Mr. Hallinan, who was 67 years of
age, was injured in an accidental
fall at his home, where he was found
in an unconscious condition. He was
taken to the hospital, where he died
several days later.
He was the son of David Hallinan
and Johanna Walsh, both of Ireland.
Formerly connected with Dorr’s, and
Russell and Allen, in Augusta, he had
been with the University Hospital for
nearly 20 years.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Sadie Vaughn Hallinan; three daugh
ters, Miss Elizabeth Hallinan, Miss
Mary Halliman, and Mrs. Worth An
drews, Jr.; two sisters, Miss Mamie
Hallinan and Mrs. Nora Riordan, all
of Augusta.
H. E. FOUCHER. SR.,
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA. Ga. —■ Funeral services
for Harry Edward Foucher, Sr., who
died April 6, were held from St. Pat
rick’s Church, the Rev. Jeremiah
O’Hara officiating.
Mr. Foucher, who operated the
Foucher Gun, Lock and Bicycle Com
pany, was a native of New York, but
had spent virtually all of his life in
Augusta.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Minnie Deween Fourcher; two sons.
Deween Foucher.. of Augusta, and
Harry E. Foucher, Jr., of Atlanta:
three brothers, Victor E. Foucher. of
Augusta: Louis H. Foucher. of New
Bedford, Mass., and Theo A. Foucher,
of Los Angeles; two sisters, Mrs.
Jerome Kerr, of Jacksonville, and
Mrs. Emilie Wagsner, of New York.
JIBS. ALICE FLOYD DIES
WHILE VISITING AUGSTA V
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs, MiCq, Floyd, AplftcHi’
cola,
Ha., who died while visiting
tier daughter, Mrs. Vernon Cook, of
Augusta, were held at St. Patrick's
Church, in Apalachicola.
She was the daughter of John H.
Fisher and Alice McNulty, both of
Apalachicola, and was an active mem
ber of the Catholic Women’s Reading
Circle of that city.
Besides her daughter in Augusta,
Mrs. Floyd is survived by two other
daughters, Mrs. Harold Lynch, Mi
ami Beach, and Mrs. J. C. Perry, of
Jacksonville ;three sons, Herman J.
Floyd, of New Orleans; James E.
Floyd, Houston. Texas, and Clarence
G. Floyd, of Apalachicola; and a
number of grandchildren.
FUNERAL IN MACON.
MISS MARY McGRATH
MACON. Ga.—Funeral services for
Miss Marv Elbert McGrath, who died
March 27. were held from St.
Joseph's Church, the Rev. Alexis
McLaughlin, S. J., officiating.
Miss McGrath, a native of Tipper
ary, Ireland, had made her home in
Maccn for twenty-five years. She is
survived bv two nephews. Patrick
McGrath and Joseph McGrath.
ANDREW LEE SMITH
DIES IN MACON
MACON, Ga. — Funeral services for
Andrew Lee Smith, whose death on
March 27 followed a lingering ill
ness, were held from St. Joseph's
Church, the Rev. Michael McNally,
S. J . officiating.
Pallbearers were A. A. Benedetto,
J. Henry Starr. Dr. W. D. Wells.
Herman Huhn, Charles H. Smith and
M. J. Callaghan.
MRS. RICHARD MAGILL
CLAIMED BY DEATH
ATLANTA. Ga.— Funeral services
Lrr Mrs. Charlotte O. Magill, who
died on April 17. were held from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev. John
Emmerth. S. M.. officiating.
Mrs. Magill was the widow of
Richard A. Magill, widely known At
lanta business man and civic leader,
who for many years was one of the
leading members of the Knights of
Columbus in the South.
She is survived by five daughters.
Mrs. Marv Marouardt. Mrs. A. M.
Adamson. Miss Dorothy Magill. Miss
Margaret Magill, and Miss Rosetta
Magill; her father. W. P. Moonev, of
St. Louis; three sisters. Mrs. W. C.
Keenan, of New York. Sister M. Ro-
saria and Sister M. Immaculata. of
St. Louis; two brothers, William P.
Mooney of Chicago, and Joseph
Mooney, of St. Louis; and a grand
daughter, Mary E. Marquardt.
MISS FLORENCE FLECK
WIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga. — Funeral services
for Miss Florence Theresa Fleck
were conducted from the Sacred
Heart Church. March 27. the Rev.
John Emmereth. S. C., officiating.
MR. GEORGE TELFORD
DIES IN DECATUR
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral services
for Mr. George Telford, who died at
his home in Decatur. April 3. were
held from Trinity Chapel, the Rev.
Joseph R. Smith, pastor of the Im
maculate Canception Church offi
ciating. , .
-FOR HOME AND
DIOCESAN DIRE'
ffrv James J. Grady
FOREIGN MISSIONS
C
227.Jc.AST HARRIS ST,
SAVAHNAH.GA.
Society Intention for May
“For Catechumens and Neophytes”
Before discussing tire May Mission
Intention, it might be well to consult
our dictionaires for definitions of the
words ‘catechumens” and neophytes”.
We find a “catechumen” described as
“one receiving rudimentary instruc
tion in the doctrines of Christianity”.
On the other hand, “neophyte”, de
rived from the Greek meaning “new
ly planted” is applied more particu
larly to those who, lately converted
from paganism, have been transplan
ted into the higher life of the Church
by the sacrament of Baptism. It is
therefore for these future Christians
as well as their newly converted
brethren that the prayers of the
faithful are requested by the Holy
See during .the month of May. How
necessary these prayers are may be
judged by even a perfunctory Study
of conditions under which the cate
chumens and neophytes live in mis
sion lands.
American Catholics, secure in the
free exercise of their faith, may find
it difficult to appreciate the difficul
ties facing those who have the tem
erity to inquire and to embrace
Christianity in far-off lands. Yet
were these conditions known and the
obstacles appreciated, our whole
hearted sympathy and respect would
go out to those, who, touched by the
light of faith and upheld by grace,
seek acceptance in the true Faith.
Bravery in the Face of Difficulties
Thousands of years of ancestor
worship, of apeasment^of the gods,
of air, of water, of wind, of belief
in superiority of one caste over an
other, of the sensuousness of the
flesh, constitute but a general back
ground for the application of Chris
tian beliefs and virtues.-
By contrast with the peoples of
mission lands, Americans meet with
few real obstacles, should they de
cide to affiliate themselves with the
Church of Rome. They may be faced
with family opposition, social ostra
cism or the like but there is none of
the “loss of face", the distrust and
suspicion, which is attached to such
a decision on the part of the would-
be Catholic in mission lands. In ma
ny countries, he is though To have
turned against his ancestors; lie is
believed to have incurred the wrath
of the spirits, who must be propitiat
ed for the error of this unfortunate
one; he has mistakenly brough dis
grace upon his family, his caste or
his clan.
So much for the outside reactions
regarding the catechumtn or neo
phyte in mission lands. But his strug
gle is personal as well. In India, for
instance, the Hindu philosophy is
negative in quality. Father Hull, em
inent authority on this subject in
forms us that to one class of Vedan-
tists. “God is so far above and be
yond our kep that we cannot truly
call him even good or just or wise;
not because he is less than personal
but because he is infinitely more than
personal". Again, how can the Hindu
convert, after centuries of strict ad
herence to the tenets of the caste
system, exercise CShristian charity
toward the Catholic pariah, whose
mere toueh would contaminate him
self and his family? Certainly there
can be no doubt that God's grace
must act and act strongly, both in
enlightening the new convert and
strengthening the missionary in the
furtherance of the work. To such an
end the prayers of the faithful are
an absolute necessity.
A Stormy Rood
To the Japanese neophyte, cleans
ed by the regenerating waters of
baptism, comes news of the hari kari
of one of the country's greatest states
men. Must he not feel his pulses
quicken when he learns that the
statesman's wife, through voluntary
death, will instantly Share his hap
piness in eternity? Yet his newly ac
quired faith condemns this practice
and he( as a Catholic, must remem
ber the saeredness of human life.
What of the stalwart son of Afri
ca whose wife has just given birth
to twins? His new creed must be sore
ly tried in order to realize that these
little ones are truly gifts from God,
not indications of the wrath of the
spirits, whose anger must be ap
peased by the death of the newborn
babies. How can he explain the accu
sations of the witch doctor, who. be
cause of the man s so-called defec
tion by his acceptance of Catholi
cism, states to the tribe that the cat
echumen or neophyte has cast a spell
upon his recently fever stricken
neighbor? Can we deny the need of
courage in the face of such difficul
ties and accusations?
Prayer the Great Neede
Why should the Chinese feel that
personal effort is necessary for the
aleviation of his own and others' suf
ferings? Are not all misfortunes
caused by the spirits of evil? The
noise of the tom-toms and cymbals
are capable of frightening these spir-
i its away and the incantations of the
priests must be set aside by the sin
cere eatechuman and neophyte. He
must learn that, while Christ died in
order that all men may enjoy eter
nal happiness, constant zeal o.i the
part of His followers, a real charity,
arden faith and firm hope must be
come their daily companions if they
ever hope to enjoy the fruits of sal
vation. A diffrent doctrine from
Burrhism. Confuscianism, certainly,
and one which needs the sustaining
hand of fervent prayer in order to
achieve the ultimate goal of active
Christianity.
Yet, there are many consclations
for the missionaries who are. leading
both the catechumens and neophytes;
At the end of June, 1938, there were
listed close to three and a quarter
million catechumens, while for the
same year there were approximately
430,000 neophytes. Truly the harvest
is whitening, the laborers are willing,
but it must be remembered that “the
life-germ and potentialities of the
‘new plant’ come solely and entirely
from God”. Nevertheless, it is “Paul
who plants and Apollo who waters”
and the missionaries are following
faithfully in the efootsteps of Paul.
We may tread in those of Apollo, for
there is never a shortage of prayers
and, with a little effort, we can ob
tain the strength, the charity and the
zeal needed by the catechumens and
neophytes in misison lands.
Right Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Mc
Donnell
National Director
The Society for the Propagation of
the Faith
THE POWER OF WEAKNESS
- rRHlPl^epistle to the Phillippians,
StiFaul explains the power of weak
ness when he tells us .“Unto you it is
given for Christ, not only to believe
in Him, but also to suffer for Him”,
[t is, then, because Holy Mother the
Church realizes the great strength
which rests in the feeble hands of the
weak and suffering that She makes
a special appeal to them for aid in
Her great mission apostolate.
Mission Sunday of the Sick, May
12th, should therefore prove a im
portant day in mission history. To
the sick, those lying helpless on beds
of pain, those to whom imbuing has
become their daily lot the pressing
mercy, which, boundless in their me
rits and efficacy, can provide the
strength and power necessary tor our
missionaries to carry on their daily
task. None is too feeble to whisper
faintly, “My Jesus, mercy”, hut the
union of that whisper with the sac
rifices of Him Whose Name is in
voked will make the simple invoca
tion of a powerful help and stimulus
to the misisonaries who are 'rearing
the gospel of Christ to the millions
outside the Fold.
May we urge our beloved sick to
unite their pains and sufferings to
those of the Divine Victim on Mission
Sunday of the Sick, May 12. 794U?
Monsignpr Zanetti assures us that
such a union will “not simply con
stitute. as it were, a holocaust in the
obscurity of a private room. but
may be transformed into a marve
lous force for spiritual conquest.”
LEARNING THE BEAVER
LANGUAGE
Monsignor Langlois, Vicar Apoe-
tollic of Grouard, gives in the follow
ing dialogue an account of the diffi
culties confronting a missionary who
attempts to learn the Beaver ' lan
guage in Alberta, Canada.
“ ‘Good day, Petit-Jean! . . .How
are you?'
"The good old man that I thus sa
lute is my Beaver teacher. Seated
on an old box, he smokes his pipe
and dreams of the old days. Petit-
Jean is not an Indian; nor is he a
white man: he is of mixed blood, ard
that explains how he can speak sev
eral languages: Cree, Beaver. Mon-
tagnois, French! True it is that Petit-
Jean can neither read nor write; but
he is satsified that neither of them
are of any help to kill a duck or a
moose.
“I look around for a wooden block. -
of some kind, and I sit close to my 1
teacher, because he is a bit hard of
hearing; but his tongue is quite good
yet. And the lesson begins ....
“On the very first word, Mr. Tea
cher stops me; ‘Fetch the ‘tth’ from:
the bottom of your stomach ....
drag it to the left side of your mouth,
hook up in transit a gutteral . . .
and snap it hard.’ Ten times, twenty
times. ... I must make an attempt
at the evasive ‘tth’ ... to the ex
tent that I was all soaked, although
the hut was by no means warm.
Suddenly, I felt a vicious sting! Ex
actly. One of those tiny insects,
which are well known to the Indians
and breeds hatF migrated from my
teacher in search of younger blood.
No use trying to reach for the brut
al intruder. So, in despair, 1 could
only bite my lip heavily, and behold
. . . ! The evasive ‘tth’ came out
perfect ... A compliment from Mr.
teacher.”