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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
OCTOBER
1941
Rev. Francis P. Conlin, O. M. /., to
Conduct Mission at Cedar town
Superior of Oblate Fathers
Canonical House, Douglas
Ga., to Preach at St.
Bernadette’s Church
(Special To The Bulletin)
CEDARTOWN, Ga. - The Rev.
Francis P. Conlin. O. M. I., pastor of
St. Pauls Church, Douglas, and its
missions in South Georgia, will con
duct a mission at St. Bernadette's
Church here starting Sunday. Octo
ber 19. and concluding on Sunday
October 26.
Subjects of the sermons which
Fathei Conlin will deliver at the eve
ning services during the course of
the mission will be in this order-
‘What About the Catholic Church?”
— "What Think Ye of Christ? —Does
It Matter What We Believe?”— The
Catholic Church’s Claim’— A Won
derful Sacrament "— 'A Misunder
stood Sacrament"'—"A Great Closing”
— The Law of Eternal Life.”
During the mission. • Father Conlin
will be heard in a series of talks
which will be broadcast over Sta'ion
WGAA. and a "Question Box” will
be a feature of the mission services.
The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara.
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. will
preside at the closing exercise of the
mission, which will be held on the
evening of Sunday. October 26.
Catholics and non-Cutholics of
Cedartown and the surrounding
territory, have been cordially invit
ed to attend any and all of the mis
sion services and are requested to
listen to the radio broadcasts.
Father Conlin was ordained to the
priesthood at the National Shrine in
Washington in 1933 by the Most Rev.
Michael J. Curley. D. D.. Archbishop
of Baltimore and Washington, and
after post graduate studv at the
Catholic University in Washington,
he served for six years on the Oblate
Mission Band, being engaged ex
clusively in the work of preaching
missions and retreats to groups of
religious and laymen.
As a member of the Oblate Mis
sion Band. Father Conlin traveled
from coast to coast, and prior to
his coming to Georgia, this summer,
he had his headquarters at the Ob
late Mission Home in Clinton, Iowa.
He is' superior of the Canonical
House of the Oblate Fathers in
Douglas, as well as pastor of St.
Paul’s Church there.
Benedictine, Savannah,
Names Cadet Officers
Cadet Lieutenant-Colonel
Fred Von Samp to Com
mand R. 0. T. C. Unit at
Benedictine Military
School
Faced Death
msgr. McNamara takes part
IN PULASKI DAY EXERCISES
SAVANNAH. Ga.—The Right Rev.
Monsignor T. James McNamara, lec
tor of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, delivered the invocation and
benediction at exercises held here cn
October 11, which paid tribute to
General Casimir Pulaski, on the
162nd anniversary of his death, -the
Polish patriot having been fatally
wounded in the Battle of Savannah
on October 9. 1779.
Honorable Thomas Gamble. Mayor
of Savannah, and Judge Alex R.
RTacDoneil. president of the Georgia
Society of the Sons of the Revolu
tion, were speakers on the program
which was held at the Pulaski mon
ument. •
Father Conlin
AUGUSTA DEANERY
N. C. C.'W. MEETS
AUGUSTA. Ga.. — The Augusta
Deanery Council of the National
Council of Catholic Women held a
meeting on October 12 at the Red
Lion Grill, the business session fol
lowing a luncheon.
Mrs. Dan J. O’Connor, deanery
president, introduced Mrs. D. j.
Colvin, chairman of Industrial Rela
tions and National Catholic Com
munity Service of Savannah, who
told her audience about what was
being diyie by the Catholic women
of Savannah to provide entertain
ment for soldiers.
The Pledge to the Flag was recited
by the members, after which Miss
Anna Rice, Diocesan president, gave
a most inspiring tribute to the value
of friendship.
The Rev. John J. Kennedy, pastor
of St. Joseph's Church. Athens, was
the guest speaker. Father Kennedy
commented upon the efficient way in
which Mrs. O’Connor was diverting
the deanery council.
Arrangements for the meeting were
made by Mrs. M. C. Stulb. Mrs. Gene
Sehler. Mrs- William Faughnan. Mrs.
H. C. Gilbert, Mrs. Frank Mulherin
and Mrs. W. W. Yaun.
The meeting was followed by
Benediction of the Blessed Sacament
at the Sacred Heart Church.
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(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH. .Ga.—Officers of the
Benedictine Military School R. O. T.
C. for the coming year were an
nounced today by Cant. Arthur Gig-
nilliat, acting professor of military
science and tactics of the Savannah
R. O. T. C. schools. He stated the ap
pointments are temporary and may
be changed if necessary.
The selections were based -on the
scholastic and military grades of the
students.
Officers to command the battalion
are: Battalion staff: Cadet Lieut. Col.
Fred Von Kamp, commanding of
ficer; Major Clarence Comati, bat
talion adjutant (range officer): Capt.
Anthony Oetgen. personnel adjutant
commandant’s office); Capt. William
H. Ray. commanding Co. A; First
Lieut. Charles P. Harley; Capt. Wal
ter I. Ehrenreich. commanding Co.
C; Capt. John P. Kameron, com-
manding Co. B; First Lieut. John T.
Clifton. First Lieut.“Thomas J. Bev-
tagh. Second Lieut. Terrence A.
Powers. Second Lieut. Henry Ma-
Hany. Second Lieut. Frank Dooley
and Second Lieut. John Ryan.
Cadet Sergeant Major-John P.
Grogan; first sergeants, Joseph
O'Leary, Richard Osbourne and Wil
liam Starrs. Cadet Supply Sergeant.
David Kelly. Sergeants — William
Coners. John DeGregory. John Dool-
an. William Sutlive. Richard Welsh,
Flem Cliett. James Andrews. Thomas
Mooney, Daniel O’Leary. Joseph
Fogarty, Charles Von Waldner and
Willjam Doolan. Corporals — Tunis
Smith, Irwin McGuire, William
Brown, Irwin Mazo, John Saunders.
James Duke. Pat Devine. Edward
Stephens, John Nugent. Harry Sil
verman, Thoihas Nugent. Pat Butti
mer. Harry Whitfield. Anthony Har-
ty, William Summerlin. David Rab-
han, William Fischer and Walter
Murphy. Private first class, James
Kavanaugh and Foster Hamilton.
Sixteen privates first class will be
made from qualified freshmen at mid
term.
The band officers are: Capt. Daniel
Bruce, commanding officer; First
Lieut. Hoyd Gambii: first sergeant,
not selected: Sergt. Louis Favati,
Sergt. Joseph O’Loughlin. Sergt.
Joseph Rustin,' Sergt. John Mell,
drum major; Corpl. David Cotton.
Corpl. Edward Carrigan, Corpl.;
Frank Finnochiaro and Corpl. Ed
ward Kenny.
Entertaining Program
Presented in Macon
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—Soldiers from Camp
Wheeler and Cochran Field enjoyed
a program which offered a variety
of vocal, dancing and instrumental
talent at the Catholic Club here on
Sunday, October 12.
Those appearing on the prof-^iri
were: Mrs. Earle Wright. Vcrmnst;
Mrs. Cheney Brantley, pianist; Pri
vate Geerge Steinmaker. Company C
13th Battalion, Louisville, Ky., arid
Miss Sadie Deep, of Macon, in a
dancing specialty; Private Thomas
McGovern, Company A, 3rd Battalion,
New York, vocal solos, accompanied
by Miss- Margaret Embry.
Corporal John Marranco, Company
D 14th Battalion, Elizabeth. N. J.;
vocal solos, accompanied by Miss
Embry; Private William Hobart in
songs; Private Hairy Laker. Com
pany D, 4th Battalion, thanked the
people of Macon for hospitality and
kindnesses to his battalion while at
Camp Wheeler.
Rev. John T. Joyce, M. M., of Kew
I Gardens, L. I., N. Y„ who has
been in South China since 1937,
stationed on Sancian Island, faced
a one-man firing squad there re
cently and lived to write home
about it. In his excitement. Fa
ther Joyce confesses that he re-
cited the grace before meals' in
stead of an act of sorrow.
(N.C.W.C.)
DR. M. CLYDE WELLS
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Soldiers Enjoy Variety
Program at Macon Club
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MACON, Ga.—“Cajuns on Pa-
- ade\ a diverting skit with song and
chatter depicting army life by a group
of Louisianans descendants of some of
Arcadians who furnished the theme
for Longfellow’s “Evangeline”, was
the hit of a variety program present
ed recently at the N. C. C. S.-CJ. S. O.
Club here.
Soldiers, all privates from Camp
Wheeler, made up the cast, those ap
pearing being Edward King, Robert
Weimer, I. T. Da nos, C. E. Wei mer,
and Maurice Chari tat, all of the 10th
Battalion.
A trio from the 77th Material
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Another group of soldiers and civ-
THOMAS F. McGINN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Thomas F. Mc
Ginn, retiied yard foreman of the
Central of Georgia Railway, died Oc
tober 16 after an illness of several
days. Funeral services were held
from the Blessed Sacrament Church.
A native of County Cavan. Ireland,
he had spent most of his life in Sa
vannah. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Margaret McGinn; a son,
Thomas J. McGinn; a daughter, Mrs.
L. H.. Cooper; a brother, Edward P.
McGinn, Silver Springs. Md., three
sisters. Miss Helen McGinn. New
Rochelle, N. Y., Mrs- Anne Manning,
New Rochelle, and Mrs Mary Walsh,
Savannah, and nine grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
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27 was furnished by the orchestra
from the 6th Battalion from Camp
Wheeler, with Lieut. George F.
Jackson directing.
Members of the orchestra were Al
Jolly, Sam Laboda, Leroy Haring,
Bill Wren, Sam Hoover, Lester Smith,
Mike Silverman, Stanley Miller,
Stroud Smith, Roger Gerhard, Mar
tin Kreider, Fred Norato, Ed Som
mers, F. Fleishman and Edward Fant.
Winners .of the prize waltz were
Miss Nona McGoldrick, of Macon,
and-Private Roland Garreau, of Paw
tucket, R. I. Tl»e prize awarded
Miss McGoldrick, a necklace, was do
nated by Mrs. Robert Wynne, and i*er
partner's prize, a cake, was donated
by Mrs. Curt Miller. Judges 6c the
contest were William F. Murphy,
Mrs. Gladys Donnelly, Miss Mary
Murphy, Private Frank Carone, As
toria, L. I.; Private Ale* Farofol, of
Rome. N. Y., and Private Edward
Emando, Bronx, N. Y.
ESSE R. AYO
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral services
for Esse R. Ayo, who died October
16, were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. William Lovergan,
9. M., officiating.
Mr. Ayo is survived by his wife;
a daughter Barbara Aim Ayo; his
mother, Mrs, O. O. Ayo; a sister,
Mrs. Leon TrouxiHo, Lebadteville,
La., and three brothers, ESrvo Ayo.
Baton Rouge, Ludovic Ayo and Ed
mond Ayo, both of St Louis.
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