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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 22. 1940
St. Angela’s, Aiken,
Holds Commencemnt
Bishop Walsh Presents
Diplomas to Graduates
(Special to The Bulletin)
AIKEN. S. C. — The thirty-fourth
annual commencement of St. Angela
Academy was held on June 4. in the
Municipal Auditorium, His Excellen
cy the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh.
D.D., Bishop of Charleston, presid
ing.
Bishop Walsh, who delivered an
address to the graduating class, pre
sented diplomas to Misses Marjorie
Calhoun McSweeney. Helen Inez
Dyches. Evelyn Cecilia Lawn more,
Dorothy Carolyn McFarlin, Edith
Helen Chipchase, Virginia Angela
Hiott, Mary Stiefel, and to Daniel C
Stelling, III.
Miss Helen Dyches was salutatorian,
and the valedictory was delivered by
Miss Marjorie McSweeney, daughter
of Mrs. Ray B. Stuckey, of Langley;
who for her outstanding record was
awarded a four-year scholarship to
Misericordia College, Dallas, Pa.
An interesting feature of the com
mencement program was a French
recitation by Misses Virginia Hiott,
Evelyn Lawrimore and Helen Dyches.
Vocal and instrumental musical num
bers were rendered by Miss Sonya
Harris. Miss Mary Steifel, Miss Leila
Eubanks, Miss Edith Chipchase and
the student chorus.
Certificates for proficiency in book
keeping were awarded to Miss Doro
thy McFarlin, Miss Evelyn Lavri-
more, and Daniel C. Stelling, III.
The gold medal for English was won
by Miss Marjorie McSweeney, the
gold medal for Religion was won by
Miss Evelyn Lawrimore, and the gold
medal for Mathematics was won by
Miss Gloria Pinckney.
The Esprit de Corps medal was
awarded Miss Helen Dyches, and the
American Legion medal for courage,
cha racter, service, companionship ; nd
scholarship, was presented to Miss
Dorothy McFarlin by Mr. A. H.
Ward.
Miss Helen Dyches, Miss Catherine
Evans, Miss Diana Fuller and Fred
Baker, with perfect attendance dur
ing the scholastic year, competed for
a medal, which was won by Miss Ful
cher. A badge of distinction was
conferred on Miss Leila Eubanks for
having obtained the highest average
in the first three years of high school
work.
Convent Dedicated
at Wilson, N. C.
Bishop McGuinness
Officiates at Ceremony.
Confirmation at St.
Theresa’s Church
St. Francis Xavier
School of Nursing
Awards Diplomas
Rev. George L, Smith Ad
dresses Graduating Nurses
of Charleston Infirmary
(Speical to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. - Ten young
women who had completed their
course of training at St. Francis
Xavier Infirmary Nursing School
were presented diplomas by the Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D.. Bishop
of Charleston, at exercises held at
the hospital on the evening of June
S.
The Rev. George Lewis Smith, pas
tor of St. Mary Help of Christians
Church, Aiken, delivered the address
to the graduates, while Dr. James J.
Ravenel presented members of the
class with pins.
The Florence Nightingale pledge
was administered by Mrs. Leonard T.
Melfi, president of the St. Francis
Alumnae. Musical niimhers on the
program were rendered by G. Theo
Wichmann and his orchestra..
Those receiving diplomas were
Misses Dorothy Courterier, Laura
Svendsen Virginia Svendsen, Ev
angeline Bouvette, Marie Cantwell,
and Dorothy Sims, of Charleston;
Frances Walsh, of Cottageville; Rhoda
Finucan, of Summerville; Seydell
Bonette, of Orangeburg; Elizabeth
Barry, of Wilmington, N. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
WILSON, N. C. -— With impressive
ceremony the Most Reverend Eugene
J. McGuiness, Bishop of Raleigh, ded
icated the new convent of the Sis
ters of Providence who conduct the
parish school of St. Theresa’s Church,
and also officiated at the placing of
the cornerstone of the new building,
which is being completed on the
church grounds.
The new convent will be ready for
occupancy by the Sisters when they
return to Wilson in the fall after
spending the summer months at the
mother-house of their order at St.
Mary's-in-the-Woods. Indiana.
Bishop McGuiness celebrated Mass
in St. Theresa’s Church before the
dedication ceremony, and administer
ed the Sacrament of Confirmation to
a class of sixteen, children and
adults.
Participating in the services at the
church and at the dedication were
the Rev. Francis J. McCourt, pastor
of St. Theresa’s; the Rev. Lawrence
C. Newman, assistant: the Rev. J.
Lennox Federal, of Raleigh; the Rev.
John A. Brown, Diocesan Master of
Ceremonies; the Rev. Philip B. Ed-
elen. Southern Pines ;the Rev. Robert
J. McMillan, Nazareth; the Rev.
Francis A. Seheurich, Nazareth; the
Rev. Peter M. Denges, Roanoke Rap
ids; the Rev. Thomas E. Curran,
Roanoke Rapids: the Rev. Peter Mc-
Nerney. Rocky Mount; the Rev. Cletus
Helfrick. Henderson; the Rev. Francis
J. Gorham. Goldsboro; the Rev.
James J. Noonan, Leaksville Spr.ty-
the Rev. Thomas A. Williams. South
ern Pines; the Rev. Bernard McDev-
itte. Pinehurst; the Rev. William S.
O'Byrne, Kinston; the Rev. Thomas
F. Carney, High Point: the Rev. Cor
nelius E. Murphy, Wilmington.
Death Claims Father
of Columbia Priest
New School Dedicated at Wilson
St ‘niereaa’s Parochial School, Wilson. N. C.
Assistant at Wilson
Rev. T. J. O’Shaughnessy,
of St. Peter’s Church, Goes
to Montreal for Funeral of
His Father
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C. — News was
received here June 12 of the death in
Montreal, Canada, of Mr. Thomas J.
O'Shaughnessy. father of the Rev.
T. J. O'Shaughnessy, assistant pastor
of St. Peter’s Church.
Father O'Shaughnessy left immedi
ately for Montreal to attend the fun
eral of his father, who had been chief
of police in the Canadian metropolis
for many years.
REV. LAWRENCE NEWMAN
Recently ordained for the Diocese
of Raleigh, Father Newman's first
assignment was that of assistant to
the Rev. Francis J. McCourt. pastor
of St. Theresa's Church, Wilson, N.
C.
Diplomas Awarded
At Bishop England
Commencement Exercises
Held at Cathedral
in Charleston
CAMP ST. ANNE
REOPENS JULY FIRST
Catholic Vacation School of
Piedmont District Under
Direction of Father Dean
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C. — Reserva
tions are being made for the Catholic
Vacation School of the Piedmont, at
Camp St. Anne. Rocky Bottom, Pick
ens County, which will open on July
1, and close on July 22.
Camp St. Anne affords the Catholic
children of the rural districts of the
Fiedmont section of South Carolina
with an opportunity to obtain instruc
tion in religion, including study of
the Bible, Church history, and litur
gy, and at the same time enjoy the
recreational facilities of a summer
camp.
Reservations may be made through
application to the Rev. Sydney Dean,
at St. Mary’s Rectory, Greenville, S.
C.
(Special To The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Fifty-two
members of the graduating class of
Bishop England High School receiv
ed their diplomas at the twenty-
fourth annual commencement exer
cises held June 9, in the Cathedral
of John the Baptist.
The Most Reverend Emmet M.
Walsh. D. D„ Bishop of Charleston,
presided and addressed the grad
uates.
Members of the graduating class,
their parents, and friends of the
school filled the Cathedral for the
exercises and the Mass which was
celebrated by the Right Rev. Mon
signor Joseph L. O’Brien. Present in
the sanctutry were the Rev. Dr. John
Manning, chancellor of the Diocese
of Charleston and director of the high
school; the Right Rev. Monsignor
James J. May, rector of the Cathed
ral; the Rev. John J. McCarthy, as
sistant rector; the Rev. J. Alexis
Westbury, pastor of St. Joseph's
Church; and the Rev. William G.
Doyle, the Rev. J. Lawrence Mc
Laughlin, and the Rev. Louis R. Wil
liamson. members of the faculty at
Bishop England.
Retreats at Aiken for
Carolina Women
CHARLESTON DEANERY N. C. C
W. MEETS
..CHARLESTON'S. C.-The
Charleston deanery Council of Catho
lic Women held its quarterly meeting
at the Council of Catholic Women's
Hall, with Mrs. John C. Molony pre
siding. Most of the affiated organi
zations were represented and ren
dered reports.
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Mrs. J. Car-
roll Marfahan, president of the Char
leston Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women, has announced that first
Retreat for business women or for
The M'osjt Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, a11 those who wish to make the first
Retreat of the year, will open at
Bishop of Charleston, spoke on vaca
tion camps and urged the need of
prayers for peace.
Mrs. J. J. Reynolds, delegate to the
first Southern regional conference in
Birmingham, reported on the pro
ceedings of that meeting.
Accompanied by Mrs. Tracy Sturc-
ken, the Mother-Singers of the Sacred
Heart School sang several selections,
after which refreshments were serv
ed by the Catholic Women’s Club.
It was announced that the next
meeting of the deanery will bo held
in October at the home of Mrs. C. IV.
Geraty, Yonge’s Island.
Diocesan Council N. C. C. W.
Will Sponsor Retreats at
St. Angela’s in August
supper on Friday evening. August 2.
and will close on the afternoon of
Sunday, August 4. The second Re
treat, for homemakers, or those who
find it more convenient to make the
second retreat, will open on Tues
day evening, August 6, closing Fri
day morning, August 9.
Both Retreats will be held at St.
Angela's Academy, Aiken, and reser
vations may now be made either
through the Ursuline Nuns at the
convent in Aiken, or through Mrs.
Magarahan, whose address is Mc
Daniel Apartments, Greenville.
St. Joseph’s Sanitarium, Asheville
The citizenship prize, awarded by
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution, was presented by Miss Lou
isa Poppenheim to Miss Constance
Oldmixon, and the D. A. R. Ameri
can History medal was won by Cor
nelius McManus. An award given by
the Auxiliary of the American Le
gion for excellence in American His
tory, w.on by Miss Marilyn Sheely,
was presented by Mrs. Albert Kahrs.
The French Club’s prize for excel
lence in the study of that language
was won by Laurence Bolchoz.
CAMP ST. MARY OPENS
AT RIDGELAND, S. C.
BEAUFORT. S. C. — Tire three-
week session of instruction in religion
for the children of the Missions in the
coastal district of South Carolina
opened June 20, and will continue un
til July 13, under the direction of the
Rev. A. F. Kamler, of Beaufort.
At the conclusion of the religious
training session, a five-week recrea
tional session will begin.
Graduation Exercises
St. Theresa’s School
Bishop McGuinness Awards
Diplomas to Pupijs of
Parochial School,
Wilson, North Carolina
Spartanburg Catholic
Students Win Honors
St. Joseph s Sanitarium, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, is one of the leading institutions for the treatment
of tubercular patients in the South, the able and self-sacrificing attention of the Sisters combining with health
ful clima-.e cf the North Carolina mountains in aiding recovery. Sister Mary Bride is the Superintendent, and the
Ucv. Joseph A. Gallagher is the hospital chaplain. The institution can accomodate more than a hundred patients
(Special To The Bulletin)
SPARTANBURG, S. C — Of the 332
students graduating from Spartan
High School, four Catholic boys and
girls froi^ the parish of St. Paul's
Church received honors of distinc
tion.
Lyle Joyce and Fred Rudisail were
honor graduates. Carolyn O'Brien
received Scholarship awarded by the
Trustees of Converse College to the
girl making the best record for the
entire four years in literary and jour
nalistic writing. Margery Hughes re
ceived the reward of merit given by
the Cowpens chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, for out
standing excellence in the Home Eco
nomics course.
Lyle Joyce is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ned Joyce; Fred Rudisail the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rudisail;
Carolyn O'Brien the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin O'Brien; and Mar
gery Hughes is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Maynard M. Hughes.
Jack Joyce, of Spartanburg, a stu
dent at the University of Notre Dame
has been made president of the Notre
Dame Tennis Association.
Bishop Walsh Confirms
Class at Summerville
(Speical to The Bulletin)
WILSON, N. C. — Closing exer
cises of the parish school were held
in St. Theresa’s Church on the eve
ning of May 28, the Most Rev. Eugene
J. McGuinness, D. D., Bishop of Ra
leigh, awarding diplomas and deliv
ering the address to the graduating
class, which included Simon Law-
rance, Jr., Miss Barbara Pelton and
Miss Jean Barnes, who had completed
the eight-year course of the parochial
school.
Testimonials for highest class aver
ages were presented Barbara Felton,
eighth grade; Donald Bloemer,
Seventh grade; Frances Alice Dob
bins, sixth Grade; Sarah Helen
Karnes, fifth Grade, and Mary Law
rence, fourth grade. Prizes for at
tendance were received by Simon
Lawrence, Donald Bloemer, Frances
Dobbins, Frances McGeady, LaRein
Spain, Richard Pelton, James Meares,
William Brandon, Jessie Williams.
Prizes for attendance on the altar
were distributed to Horace Dixon,
Richard Pelton, and Simon Law-
Charleston Council of
Catholic Women Meets
SUMMERVILLE. S. C. — The Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D„ Bishop
of Charleston, administered the Sac
rament of Confirmation to a class of
children and adults in St. John’s
Church, Summerville, Sunday eve
ning, June 9. The Rev. D. J. Lanigan
and the Rev. James A. McElroy, pas
tor of St. John’s Church, assisted
Bishop Walsh during the ceremony.
CAROLINA ELKS HONOR
james a. McAlister
CHARLESTON, S. C. — At the an
nual convention of the South Caro
lina State Elks Association hold here,
James A. McAlister, a member cf St.
Mary's parish, was elected president
of the association.
CIYTTAN CLUB HONORS
F. RAYMOND O'KEEFE
CHARLE STON, S. C. - At the fi
nal session of the Carolina Associa
tion of Civitan Clubs. F. Raymond
O'Keefe president of the Charleston
Civitan Club, was elected lieutenant-
giverner of the Charleston district
(Special To The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—At the an
nual meeting of the Council of Cath
olic Women, Mrs. J. J. Vaughn was
elected president; Mrs. J. R. Walton,
first vice-president; Miss Mamie Cade
second vice-president; Mrs. Frank B.
Schachte, recording secretary; Miss
May F. Condon, corresponding secre
tary; and Mrs. J. N. Steadman, treas
urer.
Miss Marie T. May, in submitting
a report for the Child Welfare com
mittee disclosed that more than three
hundred garments were distributed
during the year to Catholic and non-
Catholics throughout the Missions of
South Carolina.
A rising vote of thanks was given
to Mrs. J. A. Von Dohlen, Mrs. Jen
nie S. Reynolds. Mrs. Frank B.
Schachte, Miss May Condon. Mrs.
Leo Furlong, and Mrs. Michael P.
Conlon, members of the council and
Miss Gilda Spalveris and Mrs. George
Dengate for having presented the
pageant “Mother Seton’ at the Junior
high school under the sponsorship of
the Business and Professional Wom
en’s Clubs, directed by Mr. Traynor
Ferillo.
Mrs. T. Joseph Smith arranged the
program for the meeting which in
cluded vocal selections bv Mrs. W.
J. Croghan, accompanied by Mrs. J.
W. Molony.
REDMOND JOSEPH REILLY.
OF CHARLESTON, HONORED
CHARLESTON, S. C.-Redmond
Joseph Reilly, son of Daniel E. Reilly,
and the late Mrs. Reilly, who grad
uated this year from Spring Hill Col
lege, Mobile, was awarded the Mat
hew Rice trophy, presented annually
to the graduate who in the opinion
of the student body and the commit
tee on the award, has been of most
service to the college.
A graduate of Bishop England High
School, Mr. Reilly distinguished him
self in athletics at Spring Hill, was
on the staff of the student publica
tions, and in his senior year was vot
ed the most popular student and the
most typical Spring Hillian student-
MASSES AT FOLLY BEACH
DURING SUMMER MONTHS
CHARLESTON, S. C. - Announce
ment is made by the Rev. W. G.
Doyle, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, that he will celebrate Mass
at the Elks’ Home, Folly Beach. Sun
day morning during the summer
months at 9 o'clock.