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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 27, 1942
Nurses Graduate
From St. Josephs
Hospital, Savannah
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The annual
graduation exercises of the nurses’
training school of St. Joseph’s In
firmary were held May 31 at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
with the Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., Bishop
of Savannah-Atlanta, presiding.
Nurses who had successfully
completed the three-year training
course were Misses Mary Aranda,
Mary Elliott, Esther Hall, Mar
jorie Hall, Jean Hymes, LaTrelle
Harvey, Jacqueline Lee, Sara
Mooney, Eulalia Overstreet, Earle
Grace Pierce, Mattie Keith Sim
mons, Lynn Thurman, Marguerette
Wilson, Evelyn Harris and Mary
Zipperer.
Immediately after the exercises
a reception was held at the nurses’
home, followed by a luncheon in
the nurses’ dining room of St.
Joseph's Hospital. Bishop O’Hara
and Miss Frieda Grefe, president
of the Georgia State Nursing Asso
ciation, and members of the fac
ulty were guests, as were the Very
Rev. Msgr. James J. Grady, the
Rev. Robert Brennan, O. S. B„
chaplain of St. Joseph's School of
Nursing, the Rev. John Morris, the
Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, the Rev.
John Toomey, Dr. E. J. Whelan,
president of St. Joseph's medical
staff, Dr. Nick Perlmutter, Joseph
Pheifici, Mrs. Martha Gatzka Bey-
tagh, former superintendent of
nurses; Miss Mattie Jeffers, presi
dent of the first district of the
Georgia State Nursing Association;
Miss Mary Colquitt, chairman of
the local Red Cross Nurses’ Circle;
Miss Sadie Cartwright, medical
technologist; Mrs. Eugene Castle-
man, dietician; Miss Nell Weir,
former instructor of diet therapy;
Mrs. Clare Andrews, Miss Julia
Whelan and Mrs. Nell Alphonse,
supervisors of hospital depart
ments.
Honor Roll Unveiled at Church in Sumter
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Henr/,
Augusta, Observe 50th
Wedding Anniversary
Privates George F. Jennings and Charles H. D abbs, of the United States Marine Corps, are shown
before the high altar of St. Anne’s Church. Sumter, S. C., at the unveiling of the Roll of Honor upon
which are inscribed the names of the men and women of the parish now serving with the armed forces
of the United States.
Macon Parish
Lists Names of
Men in Service
AUGUSTA, Ga. — On June 6th,
1892, the Sacred Heart Church in
Augusta was the scene of the mar
riage of Miss Katie Kennedy and
Luke Henry. Their attendants, Miss
Mamie Kelly and Joseph Henry
were also present fifty years later
at the Golden Wedding.
On June 6th, 1942, Rev. John
Morris, assistant pastor of St.
Mary’s on the Hill offered Mass
for Mr. and Mrs. Henry whose
family and many friends received
Holy Communion for their inten
tions.
On Sunday morning, the 7th,
Rev. Thomas Brennan, Pastor, of
fered Mass for the' Jubilarians
and spoke warmly and graciously
of this couple who had spent fifty
golden years together.
More than a hundred friends at
tended the reception in the Henry
home. The charming, wide rooms
were filled with fragrant, colorful
flowers sent by friends. The tea
table, covered with exquisite cluny
lace was beautifully appointed
with crystal and gold. Yellow ros
es formed the center piece, flank
ed by candelabra with golden,
lighted candles. Mrs. Henry, her
self took pleasure in -cutting her
golden wedding cake, topped by a
charming bride and groom in min
iature.
Mrs. Henry who has been a
member of the Mt. St. Joseph
Alumnae asociation for fifty-one
years received among other treas
ured gifts an equisite hand-painted
“Spiritual Bouquet” from the Sis
ters of St. Joseph.
His Excellency, Bishop O'Hara,
called on Mr. and Mrs. Henry to
greet them on this blessed occa
sion.
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga. — Through the ef
forts of workers compiling the list
of men from St. Joseph’s parish in
military service a total of 45 names
has been assembled, instead of the
30 originally known to be in ser
vice, and their complete personal
and military recrods are now be
ing made up. It has been deemed
proper to comply with the requests
to include the names of soldiers
who acquired membership in the
parish by baptism, marriage, or
residence, although the vast ma
jority of names enrolled are men
born, reared and educated in Ma
con. The list to date includes;
ARMY: Richard W. Adams, Jo
seph K. Benedetto, John Bryan,
Dr. Edward Canipelli, Vincent
Canipelli, Obie Daly Calhoun, Ed
ward T. Cassidy, Carl F. Chapman,
Jr., J. M. Cutler, John Wesley Don
ald, Howard Edwards, Daniel Ed
wards, Norbert Engle, Ernest Ge-
none, Jr., Joseph Genone, James
F. Hobby, Thomas A. Huthnance,
Elbert Jenkins, Jr., Anthony T.
Jung, George Kahdy, Frank Long,
Wesley Lanier, William A. McKen
na, Jr., Andrew McKenna, Min-
tc _• McKenna, Charles McBrearty,
Albert H. McLellan, Francis P.
McNelis, Michael O. McNellis, Mi-
chiel A. Meath. Larkin Mulherin,
Frank J. Orris, Marshall H. Pearce,
Jr., Jack Roney, Charles A. Shafer,
F. Daly Smith, James B. Sherling,
Philip J. Sheridan, John R. Smith,
James L. Starling and Joseph
Wright.
NAVY and MARINES: John
Francis Adams, Julius J. Daly, J.
G. Elmore, Jr., Edward D. Huth
nance, Emory Martin, Edward
Macken, Thomas Miller, Chris Mc-
Murray, and Philip A. Stine, Ben
Smith, Jr.
Relatives of many of the men
have already returned the desired
family information and the men
themselves are being asked to fur
nish their military and naval rec
ords, all of which is to be entered
in the parish records for historical
reference.
James A. Rourke
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for James A. Rourke, Sr.,
well-known foundry man who died
on June 18, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church.
The Requiem Mass was offered
by the Rev. Aloysius Wachter, O.
S. B., who also gave the absolu
tion and delivered the funeral
sermon. Assisting in the sanctu
ary were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T.
James McNamara, the Very Rev.
Msgr. James J. Grady, the Very
Rev. Boniface Bauer, O. S. B.,
the Very Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan,
the Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, the
Rev. Paul Milde, O. S. B., the Rev.
Edward J. Dodwell, the Rev. John
Toomey, and the Rev. Peter Triz-
zino, O. S. B. Two seminarians,
Phillip Ogilvie and Joseph Ware,
were acolytes.
Members of the religious com
munities and a number of the
girls from St. Mary’s Home were
in the large congregation that at
tended the funeral services.
Born in Savannah, April 16,
1872, Mr. Rourke is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Walter J.
Muller, Miss Mary Rourke and
Miss Elizabeth Rourke; three sons
John Z. Rourke, Arthur L. Rourke,
and James A. Rourke, Jr., a broth
er Judge John Rourke, Jr., and
two sisters, Sisters Mary Victorine
and Mrs. Marie McAnerney.
Mr. Rourke, prominent in the
foundry industry and shipping in
Savannah for many years, became
the sole owner of Rourke’s Iron
Works in 1934. His three sons
were connected with him in the re
organization of the business, thej
Piedmont Deanery
N.C.C.W. Meets in
Spartanburg, S. C.
SPARTANBURG, S. C. — The
Greenville Deanery of the Charles
ton Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women met in Spartanburg, June
16th, at the NCCS-USO hall. Fifty
women from the Piedmont section
attended the luncheon which pre
ceded the business session. Rev.
Francis O. Ferri, pastor of St.
Paul’s Church opened the meet
ing with prayer and welcomed the
guests. Mrs. Martin O'Brien of
Spartanburg, president of the
Deanery conducted the meeting.
Miss Bridget Mullaney, Chief of
the Nursing Staff of Camp Croft
gave a very interesting talk on Ca
tholicity in the Philippines, the
Orient and European countries in
which she has travelled.
Reports were submitted, from
all affiliated organizations and
standing committees. The Presi
dent commended them for the
splendid work that is being accom
plished in all parishes of the
Deanery.
Father Anthony Feeherry, chap-
dain, who is leaving Camp Croft,
gave his blessing, and asked the
prayers of all for the fine boys
who are serving their country.
Also attending the meeting were
Rev. Karl Weiss, Rev. Fr. Jos.
Rainey, Rev. Fr. Jas. Liston, Rev.
Fr. Francis Maguire, Roy Aiken,
Edward Cummins, and Sam Fran
cis, director of the NCCS-USO
club.
In the absence of Mrs. W. F.
BY DECREE of the President of
the Republic, Dr. Eduardo Santos,
the Cross of Boyaca, the highest
decoration of the Colombian Gov
ernment, has been conferred upon
the Papal Secretary of State and
other Vatican officials who par
ticipated in the preparation of the
recently signed concordatory
amendment between Colombia and
the Holy See.
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MRS. ALTHEA BLOODWORTH
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Althea Noble
Bloodworth, who died here on May
18, were held from the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist.
Mrs. Bloodworth was the daugh
ter of the late Dr. and Mrs. L. D.
Noble, of Brunswick, and spent
her early life in that city, later
making her home in Tampa. She
is survived by two sons, Robert
Bloodworth and Edgar Bloodworth,
of Savanah, and five sisters, in
cluding Airs. Army N. Royal, of
Brunswick.
THOMAS L. DUGGAN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Thomas L. Duggan, who
died May 30, were held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
FLAGS BLESSED, HONOR
ROLL UNVEILED AT ST.
ANNE’S CHURCH, SUMTER
Armstrong was acting secretary.
The Deanery voted to send
money for stamps to mail their
“Talk-a-letter-home” records for
the soldiers at Camp Croft hos
pital.
Mrs. Leonard Becker, president
of the local Council was assisted
in making arrangements by Mrs.
Arvid Klemetsma, Mrs. Ned Joyce,
Mrs. Rose McClellion, Mrs. J. E.
Dupre, and Mrs. H. G. Dickinson.
Registrars were Miss Ellen Roper
and Mrs. H. Loveling.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SUMTER, S. C. — On May
with appropriate ceremony, a
United States Flag and a Papal
Flag were blessed and installed k»
the sanctuary of St. Anne's Church
by the Rev. John P. Clancy, the
pastor.
The procession, formed in the
church yard, was led by the cross-
bearer, Robert Bauman, followed
by the acolytes, Tech. Sgt. Lary W.
Robinson and Corp. Domenic Rosa,
of Shaw Field. The National Col
ors were borne by Pfc. Charles
Dabbs, Jr., the Papal Colors by
Pvt. George F. Jennings. Lt. Com.
P. Emery Huth and Lt. Gerald J.
Whelan, and the color-guard, were
followed by Father Clancy and the
Rev. Timothy McGrath, assistant
pastor at St. Anne’s.
Preceding the sermon, which
was delivered by Chaplain Whelan,
of Shaw Field, Privates Dabbs and
Jennings, members of St. Anne’s
parish, now serving with the U. S.
Marine Corps, unveiled the Honor
Roll of St. Anne’s church, on
which lists the names of thirty-one
members of the parish serving in
the nation’s armed forces.
On the honor roll of the parish
appears the names of Robert J.
Baumann, Paul Boulis, Hugh Brad
ford, John C. Brennan, William J.
Brennan, G. Weber Bryan, Harry
R. Bryan, James Bryan, Dr. Robert
B. Bultman, Brennan Calder,
Charles Dabbs, Robert Dabbs, G.
Bernard Epperson, H. Girard Fol-
lin, John Paul Gerald, Robert Ger
ald, Vincent Greffet, Dr. P. Emery
Huth, George Jennings, James S.
Joseph, William A. Nimmer, James
D. Richardson, George S. Richard
son, John F. Livingston, Leon A.
Richardson, Thomas C. Richard
son, Albert J. Shaleughy, Herbert
Smith, T. Edgar Smith and Miss
Tilly Johnson.
The sermon was followed by
Solemn Benediction, with Father
Clancy as celebrant, Chaplain
Whelan, as deacon, and Father
McGrath, subdeacon. Music for the
service was rendered by St. Anne’s
choir, with Miss Virginia Dabbs,
organist.
Spartanburg 'Observes
Feast of Corpus Christi
SPARTANBURG, S. C. — The
feast of Corpus Christi was observ
ed in Spartanburg by the celebra
tion of a Solemn High Mass on
the lawn of St. Paul’s Church. The
celebrant of the Mass was the
Rev. Anthony Feeherry, C. P., U.
S. Army chaplain at Camp Croft,
with other chaplains, the Rev.
Francis McGuire, S. J., and Fath
er Whelly serving as deacon and
subdeacon. Father Wuest deliver
ed the sermon. Attending clergy
included the Rev. Francis O. Fer
ri, pastor of St. Paul's Church, and
the Rev. Joseph Raney.
Members of the Holy Name So
ciety from Camp Croft attended,
and the Mass was sung by the ser
vice men’s choir. A procession in
which soldiers and members of the
congregation participated was held
to the three outdoor altars from
which Benediction was given.
Following the service, a picnic
lunch was served by the . local
Council of Catholic Women..
MRS. FRANK SALAS
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary Cecile Hunter
Salas, widow of the late Frank
Salas, who died May 30, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist.
Mrs. Salas is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Charles F. Pochon,
Miss Ellen Hunter and Miss Julie
Hunter, all of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
and one brother James J. Hunter
of Savannah. _
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