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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MAY 23, 1942
North Carolina K* of C.
Convenes in Asheville.
Belmont Abbey
Honors War Dead
at Requiem Mass
(Special to The Bulletin)
ASHEVILLE, N. C,—Anthony
Redmond, Asheville attorney, was
re-elected state deputy of the
North Carolina Council, Knights
of Columbus at the business ses
sion of the annual convention of
the state council, held May 2 and
3 at the George Vanderbilt Hotel.
Dennis J. Dunn, of Charlotte, was
re-elected state secretary; Paul J.
Bashon, of Wilmington, was elect
ed state treasurer; Mayor John V.
Erskine, of Weaverville, state ad
vocate; Charles H. Norris, of Char
lotte, state warden, and the Rev.
John A. Brown, of Pinehurst, will
continue as state chaplain.
The convention opened with a
Solemn High Mass at St. Law
rence Church, with the Right Rev.
Monsignor Arthur R. Freeman, P.
A.. Vicar General of the Diocese
of Raleigh, and pastor of St. Pat
rick’s Church, Charlotte, as the
celebrant.
Social features of the conven
tion included a dance at the
George Vanderbjlt Hotel, ar
rangements for which were made
by a committee headed by John
Halyburton. and a banquet.
Mayor Erskine was toastmaster
at the banquet and Francis J.
Manley, grand night of St. Law
rence Council, Asheville, gave the
address of welcome, to which
Dennis J. Dunn, of Charlotte, re
sponded.
Speakers at the banquet includ
ed Monsignor Freeman and
Francis J. Heazel, K. S. G.. of
Asheville, who was recently elect
ed supreme treasurer of the K. of
C. Monsignor Freeman spoke on
the life of Christopher Columbus,
and Mr. Heazel’s talk dealt with
the history of the Knights of Co
lumbus since its founding 60
years ago this March.
In connection with the conven
tion, the first, second and third
degrees of the Order were con
ferred upon a class of forty can
didates from Asheville, Lumber-
ton. Greensboro, Wilmington,
Charlotte, Raleigh and other cities
in Laurentine Hall. The first and
second degrees were conferred by
officers of St. Lawrence Council,
while the third degree was ex
emplified by members of Char
lotte Council, with State Deputy
Redmond presiding.
The class was formally dedi
cated to Mr. Heazel, for a num
ber of years a member of the Su
preme Board of Directors of the
K. pf C. and now supreme trea
surer.
Representative members of the
cla~s made brief talks at the ban
quet which followed as did the
Rev. Philip J. O’Mara, of Hen
dersonville: the Rev. Anthony Sul
livan. S. A., of Lumborton; the
Rev. Michael Carey, of Swanna-
noa; the Rev. James A. Martin. S.
J.. chaplain of the U. S. Army Air
Corps at Morris Field, Charlotte,
and State Deputy Redmond.
Grand Knights of the various
North Carolina Councils were pre
sented.
Feminine visitors to the conven
tion were entertained by the
Catholic Daughters of America at
a buffet supper at the Biltmore
Farms pavilion, and were taken on
a tour of Asheville and the vi
cinity.
The convention adopted resolu
tions, among them being those in
support of the Boy Scout move
ment. with an appropriation voted
for promotion of the annual Scout
roundup in North- Carolina: en
dorsing the work of the Catholic
Committee of the South, and con
gratulating Mrs. William N. Berry
of Greensboro, chosen as the “Am
erican Mother of 1942’’. The con
vention also voted to make every
effort to counter and overcome
subversive activities in North
Carolina and to commend the
program of patriotism in Catholic
schools.
Arrangements for the conven
tion and entertainment of the
visitors were made by committees
from the local council. Grand
Knight Manley served as general
chairman, with Edward J. Koonz,
chairman of the entertainment
committee; Bernard Dunn, ban
quets; John H. Halyburton, dance;
John E. Thayer, Jr., publicity;
Louis Fragge, decorations; John
Again Heads K. of C.
in North Carolina
ANTHONY REDMOND
At the recent convention of the
North Carolina State Council of
the' Knights of Columbus, Anthony
Redmond, of Asheville, was again
elected State Deputy, an -office
which he has held with distinction
for several years.
New Assignments
for Redemptorists
in Raleigh Diocese
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—The follow
ing changes among the Redemp-
torist Fathers serving the Diocese
of Ral:igh are announced.
The Rev. John Renehan, C. SS.
R., well known for his missionary
work in North Carolina with the
Trailer Chapel, Our Lady of Per
petual Help, comes from the Mis
sion Church in Boston, where
he was stationed as a member of
the missionary band to become
pastor of Holy Redeemer Church
in Newton Grove.
The Rev. William J. McLaugh
lin, C.SS.R., formerly pasto r in
Newton Grove, goes to the Mis
sion Church in Boston, to serve
as a member of the mission band.
The Rev.- John Ehmann. C- SS.
R., who has been assistant pastor at
Holy Redeemer Church. Newton
Grove, for eight years, has been
transferred to the Immaculate
Conception Church in New York.
The Rev. John Guntner, C. SS.
R., who has been assistant at the
Immaculate Conception Church in
New York, will replace Father
Ehmann in Newton Grove
The Rev. Augustine J. Petranek,
C. SS. R., remains as superior
at Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church, in Charlotte, the Rev.
Francis J. Walsh, C. SS. R., re
mains as superior at St. Alphonsus
Church, Wilson, and the Rev. Am
brose McAdams, C. SS. R.. re
mains as superior at Our Lady of
Victory Church in Southern Pines.
FIRST COMMUNION AT
RALEIGII CATHEDRAL
RALEIGH, N. C.—On Mothers’
Day, children of the parish of the
Sacred Heart Cathedral made
their first Holy Communion, and
in the afternoon took part in the
annual May Procession, during
which the statue of Our Blessed
Lady was crowned with flowers
by Gayle Kane.
The sermon at the .May devo
tions was delivered by the Rev.
J. Lennox Federal, rector of the
Cathedral.
V. Erskine, finance; and Stanley L.
Fragge, degree exemplification
chairman.
The benediction was pronounc
ed by the Right Rev. Monsignor
William T. O’Brien, pastor of St.
Mary’s Church, Durham. Leo F.
Craig, a former grand knight of
St. Lawrence Council, was a guest
at the banquet. Music was fur
nished by Mrs. Frank J. McShane
and Julian Brookshire, vocalists
with Mrs. J. W. Cook, accompan
ist.
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C.—A solemn
High Mass of Requiem was offered
in the Abbey Cathedral for the
repose of those Abbey men who
have given their lives in the na
tion’s defense since the outbreak
of the war against the Axis, with
the Rev. Cuthbert E. Allen, O. S.
B., rector of Belmont Abbey Col
lege, as celebrant, the Rev. Joseph
Tobin, O. S. B, deacon; and the
.Rev. Martin W. Hayes, O. S. B.,
sub-deacon. The sermon at the
Mass was delivered by the Rev.
Daniel Baran, O. S. B.
The entire cadet battqjion was
in attendance in full uniform, and
a guard of honor was stationed
about the catalfalque during the
services.
—-The names of the three Belmont
alumni who were among the first
to give their lives for their country,
will be inscribed on a military
service memorial plaque which is
now being executed from designs
drawn by the Most Rev. Michael
Mclnerney, O. S. B., noted priest-
architect of Belmont Abbey.
BELMONT CADETS CORPS
APPEARS IN BOND PARADE
BELMONT, N. C.—Belmont Ab
bey Cadet Corps participated for
the first time in a formal parade
on April 28 when the cadets, head
ed by the Belmont High School
band, marched through the city to
inaugurate a United States Bond
and Stamp campaign.
WILLIAM GALLAGHER, JR.
NAVAL BATTLE CASUALTY
BELMONT, N. C.—The Rev.
Ambrose Gallagher, O. S. B., of
the faculty of Belmont Abbey Col
lege, has been advised of the
death of his nephew, William
Gallagher, Jr., who was killed in
the Battle of Java.
Young Mr. Gallagher, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Gallagher,
formerly of Roanoke, Va., and now
of Washington, D. C., enlisted in
the Navy only last year. The
notice of his death was the first
news that his family had received
from him in several months.
Fathers of Mercy
at New Parishes
in North Carolina
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C. —- Announce-
has been made by His Excellency
the Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuin-
ness, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, that
priests of the Society of the Fath
ers fo Mercy will be in charge
new parishes which will be es
tablished in Wadesboro and Mon
roe.
The Rev. James F. Hudson, S.
P. M., will be in charge, with the
Rev. Patrick Hanley, S. P. M., as
his assistant, of Our Lady of Sor
rows Church, in Wadesboro, and
also the Immaculate Conception
Church, the colored parish in that
city. The Fathers of Mercy will
also be in charge of Our La’dy of
Lourdes Church in Monro, and St.
Joseph’ Church, the colored parish
there.
The Society of Priests of Mercy
of the Immaculate Conception were
founded in France in 1808 by the
Rev. Jean Baptiste Rauzan, and
the General Motherhouse of the
Order is in Paris. In this country
the Order is serving the Archdio-
cess of Baltimore and New York,
and in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
YOUTH CLUB ORGANIZED
IN KINSTON PARISH
KINSTON, N. C.—The Kinston
Catholic Club has recently been
organized by the young people of
the Holy Trinity parish, with
Thomas Collier, president, Otis
Putnam, secretary, and Herminia
Carnevalle, treasurer. The Rev.
Thomas A. Williams, pastor of the
Holy Trinity Church, is the mod
erator.
The club is open to all Catho
lic Youth in Kinston who are in
high school. Meetings are held
on the first Monday in each month
and the club members receive
communion in a body of the third
Sunday of each month. A recent
social activity of the club was a
picnic.
THOMAS J. CANTY
NEW STATE DEPUTY
OF GEORGIA K. OF C.
THOMAS J. CANTY
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—At the 40th
annual convention of the Georgia
State Council, Knights of Colum
bus, held here on May 3, Thomas
J. Canty, of Savannah, was elect
ed State Deputy to succeed R.
Ifabenicht Casson, of Macon.
Other officers named were:
Brian O’Brien, Atlanta, state sec
retary; Richard S. Heslen, Au
gusta, state treasurer; Salvador
Spano, Columbus, state warden,
and Herman Huhn, Macon, state
advocate.
Mr. Canty, the new State Dep
uty, is a past grand knight of
Savannah Council, No. 631, and
has also served as district deputy.
He is widely known throughout
Georgia and has been active in
the work of the Knights Of Colum
bus for years.
MT. ST. MARY’S ALUMNI
MEET IN PINEHURST, N. C.
PINEHURST. N. C.—Rev. Peter
M. Denges, of Roanoke Rapids,
presided at the spring meeting of
the North Carolina Chapter of the
Alumni Association of Mount St.
Mary’s College held at the rectory
of the Sacred Heart Church here.
The North Carolina Chapter has
a membership of forty-eight, all
but ten of whom are members of
the clergy. Father Denges is presi
dent of the chapter; the Rev. Eu
gene Livelsberger. of Greensboro,
is secretary; the Rev. John Mc-
Guirk, of Smithfield, is treasurer,
and the Rev. John A. Brown, of
Pinehurst, is chairman of the pub
lic relations committee.
Kinston Church
to Be Dedicated
on July Fourth
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
KINGSTON, N. C.—The Most
Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, Bish
op of Raleigh, will officiate at the
dedication here on July 4 of what
is believed to be the only church
in the world under the title “Our
Lady of the Atonement.” Church
dignitaries from various sections
of the country will attend the
ceremonies, which will include a
Solemn Pontifical Mass tobe sung
by the Most Rev. Stephen J. Don-
ahus, Auxiliary Bishop of New
York. The Church is to serve
Colored Catholics of this section.
The mission at Kinston was es
tablished two years ago by the
Rev. David Gannon, a Friar of the
Atonement, who prior to his en
tering religious life was assistant
manager of the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel, New York City. The church
is being erected with donations
from Catholics, in all parts of the
country.
The title “Our Lady of the
Atonement” was given to the
Blessed Virgin by the late Father
Paul, founder of the Society of
the Atonement.
Rev. William Kuder
Appointed Pastor at
Spruce Pines, N. C.
(Special To The Bulletin)
SPRUCE PINES, N. C.—The
Rev. William Kuder, who has been
absent on special assignment from
the Diocese of Raleigh, has been
appointed pastor of St. Lucian’s
Church, Spruce Pines, by the Most
Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D.,
Bishop of Raleigh.
.Father Kuder will succeed the
Rev. Stephen Sullivan, who has
reported for active duty as a chap
lain in the United States Army.
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
AT ST. MARY’S HOME
SAVANNAH, Ga. —The Rev.
Norbert McGowan, O. S. B., was
the celebrant of the Mass which
opened the Forty Hours Devotion
recently at St. Mary’s Home.
Father Norbert also conducted a
solemn Holy Hour for peace dur
ing the devotions.
Services on the second night of
the devotions were conducted by
the Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, while
the Solemn Benediction which
closed the Forty Hours was given
by the Rev. G. Obrecht, S. M. A.,
with Father Bourke, the Rev.
Peter Trizzino, O. S. B.. the Rev.
John Ryan, C. S. V., and Father
Norbert assisting.
GEORGIA STATE COUNCIL
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Rev. J. G. Callaghan, S. M Brunswick, State Chaplain
Thos. J. Canty. Savannah. State Deputy
Brian O’Brien, Atlanta, Past State Deputy
R. S. Heslen, Augusta, State Treasurer
Salvador Spano. Columbus. State Warden
Herman Huhn, Macon. State Advocate
ATLANTA COUNCIL,
NO. 660
Grant, Knight
Brian F. O’Brien,
627 Woodlawn Avenue. S. E.
Financial Secretary
George T. Flynt,
1336 Lancr Blvd.. N. E.
Council Meets 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays, at 8 P. M.. at
the Council House. 1200
Peachtree St.. N. £.
Club House Open Every Day
and Evening al the Above
Address.
SAVANNAH COUNCIL
No. 631
John M. Btennan
Grand Knight
) B McDonald
Financial Secretary
Frank Pudet. R. S.
Meets Second and Fourth
Wednesday*. 8 P. M.
3 West Liberty Street
Savannah. Ga
Bishop Gross Council
No. 1019
LOUIS C. KUNZE
Grand Knight
JOSEPH J. SPANO
Financial Secretary
Meets First and Third Wednes
day. 8PM 802 Broadway
Catholic Club Bldg..
Columbus. Ga.
Patrick Walsh Council
No. 677
James L. Bartley
Grand Knight
R. S. Heslen. Financial Sec.
Visiting Brothels Welcome
1012 Greene Si Augusta. Ga.
\
Macon Council, No. 925
Francis Cassidy
Grand Knight
Herman Huhn
Financial Secretary
Meets the First and Third
Tuesday, 8:15 P M,
in Mitchell Hall of the Catholic
Club. 521 New Si
Mulberry St. Macon. Ga.
Henry Thomas Ross
Council, No. 1939
C. J. Kinstle, Grand Knight
E. B. Lott
Financial Secretary
1811 F Street
Meets Second and Fourth Tues
days at Knights of Co
lumbus Hall.
Brunswick. Ga