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SIXTEEN THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC -LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JUNE 27, 1942 Varied Program of Entertainment at Columbus USO Club (Special to The Bulletin) COLUMBUS, Ga., — During the month of June a full program of entertainment is being provided service men at the magnificent new USO Club here, jointly op erated by the National Catholic Community Service and the Jew ish Welfare Board, with Eugene Bergmann as NCCS director. The wide variety of entertain ment offered at the club included a square dance, radio and drama, open house dances, “Coffee ands”, a theme party, stage entertain ment, community chorus sym phony, USO Town Hall, dancing classes, motion pictures, a quiz par ty, an invitation dance ,a bingo party, camera club meetings, Co lumbus Symphony Orchestra con cert, Pilot Club dance, and other affairs that were greatly enjoyed by the throng of men in uniform who visit the recreation center. SAVANNAH CATHOLIC LAYMAN ADDRESSES BAPTIST BIBLE CLASS SAVANNAH, Ga. — Dr. Ken neth L. Duffy, instructor in Span ish and Latin-American history at Armstrong Junior College here, addressed the members of the Men’s Bible Class of the First Baptist Church in this city on Sun day, May 31. Dr.. Duffy,. a prominent - Cath olic layman of Savannah, is a mem ber of Savannah Council, Knights of Columbus. > JACK THOMPSON,. assistant director of the USO-NCCS in Sa vannah, who will be in charge of the new USO Club House at Sa vannah Beach. Mr. Thompson, a graduate of Spring Hill College, was formerly athletic director at Bennedictine Military College, and was president of the alumni asso ciation of that school in 1940. He has been secretary of the -Savan nah, South Atlantic League, Base ball team since 1940.—(Photo- Courtesy of Savannah Evening Press). FLAG DAY OBSERVED at camp McClellan THE MARYLAND Court of Ap peals has upheld a decision of a lower court which ruled that laws empowering the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County to provide trans portation for parochial as well as public school children are valid. (By N. C. W. C. News Service) fort McClellan, Ala., — Flag Day was celebrated by the Catholics of the 7th Regiment of the BIRTC here, when more than 700 attended a Field Mass in the open-air Theater. The Mass was celebrated by their Chaplain ,the Rev. Cosmos Boyle, C. P. Practically all the of ficers, both Catholic and non- Catholic, attended with the boys. After Mass, through arrange ment with John B. McCloskey, Di rector of the USO-NCCS club of Anniston, more than 500 of the boys were taken by busses to An niston, where they marched through the main street to the Government Recreation Center operated by the National Catholic Community Service and the Jew ish Welfare Board. There the sol diers were given a Flag Day Com munion Breakfast, prepared for them by women of Sacred Heart Parish, only Catholic church in An niston. Speakers included Mr. Mc Closkey, who was toastmaster; Lt. Col. Earl L. Ringer, Commander of the 21st Battalion of the 7th Regiment; Father Boyle, and the Rev. Herman C. Cazalas, Pastor of Sacred Heart Church. Each soldier at the breakfast was given, through the courtesy of the National Catholic Community Service, a small medal of the Sac red Heart with .an etching, on the back of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and also a small American Flag which the boys wore pinned on their tunics. USO-NCCS Club at Savannah Beach IN Deceased Members of Female Orphan Benevolent Society ALBANY, GA. Brosnan, Mrs. Dan Wiggins. Mrs. Margaret ATLANTA, GA. Burke, Mrs. Louise C. Clark. Rt. Rev. Msgr. H. F. Connelly, Mrs. Agnes B. Conway, J. W. MILLEDGEV1LLE, GA. Harte, James H. „ . , Harte, Mrs. James-H. Bnody, Miss Elizabeth* Hatcher, R. W. Home, .Henry O’Qormor, E. F. Jr. Trainer, Miss Annie SAVANNAH, GA. Ambrose, Mrs. A. “!'• Si £L herine B ' =^e m Thorna, J. Donohue. Miss Kate Doonan, Miss' Mary Gardner, Miss Elizabeth Gatins, Miss Mamie Gatins, Regina Gholstein, Louis Graham, John M. Haverty. James J. Hickey, James Hungerford, Mrs. Julia Mux'pfcy . Kattenborn, Mrs. H. D. Kennedy, Miss Mary A, Kennedy. Rev. Robert E. Lynch. Mrs. Hannah M. Lynch, James J. Lynch, Mrs. James" J- Mahoney.' M. Murphy, Cornelius P. Murphy, Miss Hannie Murphy, Mrs. John E. .. Murphy, Mrs. Julia G. Murohy. Mbs. Phoebe A. Nally, Mrs. Mary. / Payne. J. Carroll Payne, Mrs- J. Carroll Pope, Mrs. C. S. Satzky. A. Satzky, Mrs. A. Satzky, Anthony V. Spalding, ’ Col. J- J. Spalding, Mrs. J. J- Spalding, Dr. R. D. Whitehead. Jbs. B- Erskine. Mrs. M A. AUGUSTA, GA, Armstrong, Mrs. Annie Carson, Luke Carson, Mrs. Luke Cosgrove. Mrs. Edw. Sr. Daley, Mrs. Mary E. Dever. Mrs. Ellen Doyle, Mrs. James Doyle. John P- Ferber, Mrs. R. C. Funk, Mrs. S. Gallagher, Miss Hattie Gallagher, Hugh Gallagher. James Heffeman. T. M Heffeman. Mrs. T. M. Herman. E. W. Herman. Mrs. E. W. lob, Miss Frances Kane, Rt. Rev. Msgr. James A. Kearney, Mrs. James McCann. Philip McLaughlin. P. J. Ballantyne, Mrs. Thos. J. Ballantyne, William T. Ballantyne, J. Joseph Bazin, Very Rev. L. Barrett, M. J. Barrett, Patrick Barrett, Mrs. Patrick Harte, John H. Haslam, J. Harry Jr. Healey, Mrs; Bridget Healy, Thomas Hefferman, Joseph W. Hogan, Mary E. Jordan, Mrs. Anna M. Jordan, Miss Elizabeth Joseph, Sister Mary Joyce, Ellen Joyce, James J. Joyce, Mrs. James J. Joyce* Mrs. J: W. 1 Joyce, Mrs. Kate Kearney, J. F. Ann Kearney, Mrs. J. F. Becker* Most Rev. T. A. D-D- Kehoe. Mrs. Joe Kehoe, William Black, Miss Annie Blun, Henry Sr. Blurr, Mrs.' Henry Sr. Blun. Major Henry Bodell, Mrs. Catherine Bodeli, Mrs. William Borders, Mrs. Kate E. Brady, Miss Eloise • ■* Brennan, John C-v... Brennan, Patrick Jr, . Brennan,; Patrick , , Brooks, Col. J. F. •Brooks, Mrs. J. F. Brown. Mrs. Marie Fenelon. Burns, Mrs. W. J. Cafferty, Very Rev; E. Canty, John F. Carolan, Mrs. M. Carswell, John D. Connelly, Mrs. Nellie Copps. Joseph Crawford,,'Mrs. Mary A. Crohan, John Crohan, Mrs. John Curran, John F. Curtis, Mrs. Hugh Dahlent, Rev. Joseph A. Deposito, S. Desbouillons, Victor Deveraux, Miss Kate Dillon, Miss Agnes Dodd, Mrs. E. M., Doherty,- Miss Mary Doherty, Mrs. Nora Dooley, Thomas J- Kehoe, .Mrs. William. Keiley, Most Rev. Benj. J. D.D. Keller, Miss M. E. Kelly, Mrs. Sarah A. Kenney, Thos. J. Lacy, J: L. Lawton, Gen. A. R.’ Little, Mfs. Eva H. Little; Mrs. Geo.' B. Logan, Mrs. Jos. A. Logan, • Malcolm J. Lomel, -Mrs. Mary Ellen . Lynch, John Lynch, Mrs. John Lyons, Miss Kate McCarthy, Jeremiah F. McCarthy., J. Frank McCarthy, Michael C. McCarthy. Mrs. Minnie McCormack, A. O’Donahue, Mrs. A. M. O’Donovan, Mrs. Julia M. O’Donovan, Richard O’Hara, Arthur J. O’Leary, Mrs. M. J. O’Leary, Mrs. Mary O’Neill, Very Rev. J. F. O'Neill, John J. O’Neill, Mrs. Maria Palmer, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Palmer, Joseph OPano, P6pe Pepper, Miss Mamie Pepper, .Mrs. Thomas Persse, -Mrs. J.‘ D. 'Peters, Mrs. Peters. Mrs. Elise Cafiero, Peters. N. J. Powers; Patrick . Powers,' Mrs. Patrick Prendergast, Charles F. Prendergast, Miss Ellen Prendergast, F. T. iPrendergast, Fannie Prendergast, Mrs. M. F. Prendergast, Nellie Prindible,- John •- Prindible. Mrs. John Puder, Mr. : and Mrs. W. B. Ray, Mrs. Margaret Ray, Mrs. Mary J- Reedy, Miss Annie Reich, Rev. Charles M- Reid. Dr. James B.. Reid, Mrs. Mary J. Reid, Miss Mary Reid, Dr. Robert S. Reilly, J. K. Reilly, Rev. M.- T. Reilly, Peter Reiserer, RSvj Joseph The USO Club, which will be operated by the National Catholic Community Service, at Savannah Beach, was formally opened on May 22. The club house was formerly the Ocean View Hotel, and will have sleeping accomodations for 250 men which will be available to service men at the nominal cost of 25 cents. Bathing suits will be available at a rental of 5 cents. The opening was celebrated with a swimming party, followed by a picnic lunch and a dance at the Hotel Tybee. Francis J. Kelly, director of the USO-NCCS. who will supervise the activity at the new club house, has expressed appreciation of the in terest that Mayor Roland R. Jones, of Savannah Beach, has shown in the project. Jack Thompson, assistant USO-NCCS director, will be in direct charge of the club, with volunteer assistants. 112th Commencement of Spring Hill College SPRING HILL/Ala. — Hugh H. Clegg/of the Department of Jus tice, addressed the one hundred and twelfth graduation class' of Spring Hill College at exercises held in' the Thomas Byrne Me morial Library on May 12. Among those who were awarded degrees were Matthew A. Condon, Jr., Charleston; Aloysius Mark- waiter, Augusta; Martin Powers, Charleston, and Fred Suggs, Tabor City, N. C. • ' The Rev. t Leo M. Byrnes, Super intendent of Schools of the Dio cese. of Mobile, was granted an honorary LL. D. degree. First Chaplain at Home McCarthy. Mrs. Michael C. Roach. Mrs. M. E. McDonald. Mrs. James B. Robinson, Miss Annie McDonough, John J. McDonough, Mrs. John J. . McDonough. .Mrs. W. C. McGouldrick, J. J- McGouldrick. Mrs. J. J. McGovern, Leo McGovern, Miss Loretta McGowan. James J. McGrath. James McGrath, Mrs. M. E. Dooline. Michael & Family McKenna. Mrs. James H. . _ JVTfS J* ay—xr r,L«vn D o. * La LT 4 Mulherin, William ------- — «• O'Callaghan. Mrs. Catherine Feeley, Miss Julia Douglas, Dowling ( William P. Doyle, Andrew McC. Doyle, M. J. Driscoll, John Duggan, Mrs. Margaret E. Dulohery, Cornelius Sr. Dunn, Dr. M. F. Dunn, Mrs. M. F. Dreyer, Mrs. T. L. Egan, M. J. Sr. Egan, Mrs. M. J. Sr. Egan, Rev. Eugene Feeley, Miss Ann Feeley, John Feeley, Mrs. John O'Connell. M. M. O'Hara. Rev. Jeremiah Rice, Matthew S. Rice, Patrick H. Saul. William H. Sheahan. Mrs. Catherine Sheridan. Mrs. Catherine Vaughn. Mrs. Annie T. Walsh. Mrs. E. BRUNSWICK, GA. Ross. J. D. COLUMBUS, GA. Connor, Mrs. Carrie Connor, John H. Connor. Miss Mary Hoffman, William A. Holmes. Florence I. Feeley, Michael Feeley, R. G. Feeley, William H. Fitzgerald, Miss Anna Fitzsimmons, Miss E. C. Flanagan, Mrs. P. S. Flannery, Captain John Flannery. Mrs. John Flannery, John McMahon Flood, Thomas Flood, Mrs. Thomas Fogarty, Mrs. A. W. Fogarty, Michael Gannon, A. J. Garrity, John J. Gearon, Mrs. Maria George, Mrs. C. M. Gleason, Mrs. Alice L. HoUnes. Florence Gleascn, Mrs. E. C. McSorley; Mrs. Alice Need- John F. Gleason. Joseph J. ham Names, Miss Mary Ann Needham. Richard Quinn, John Quinn, Mary MACON, GA. Cassidy. Mrs. P- J. CreLan, Mrs. Celia Horne. Miss Amelia Burley. Mrs. John O'Hara, Miss EUea Gleason, P. F. Gleason, Mrs. P. F. Golden, John W. Golden, Mrs. John W. Grady. Mrs. Alice Gravenberg, Mrs. Blanche Gross, James A. McMahon, Rev. P. H. McMahon, Capt. John McMahon, Mrs. John McMahon, Miss Kate McMahon, Miss Mary McManus, William J. McNally, Frank Sr. McNamara, Michael McPhelan, Mrs. John McQuade, John F. McQuade, Mrs. Margaret McQuade, Michael Maddock, Jos. B. Maddock. Mrs. Margaret Maggioni. G. Phillip Maggioni, Louis IP. Maggioni. Mrs. Louis P. Mannon, Victor Martus, George Mehrtens, Mrs. Annie Merkle, Mrs. A. J. Meyer, Anna M. Miles. Mrs. Katherine E- Monohan. Mrs. James J. Moran, James E. Moran. Mrs. James T2. Mulligan, Thomas F. Murphy, Chris P. H. Nagle, James Nolan. John E. Nugent, Thomas Nugent, Mrs. Nellie Roe Oberstadt, Mrs. V. M. O'Brien, Michael A. O’Byrne, Mrs. J- H. O'Byrne, Michael A. - O'Callahan, Michael O'Connor, Daniel A. O’Connor, Mrs Edward F. O'Connor, Dr. Henry I. O'Connor, J. Francis O’Connor, J. H. “FAITH THE ROOT,’? by Bar bara Frances Fleury, has been se lected for June by the Catholic Book Club. It is published by E. P. Dutton and Company. Priest Is Principal of Alabama Public School MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. — The Rer. Denis P. Gray, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church here, has just completed his first year as teacher and principal of a Bald win County grade school and has been invited to accept this posi tion in a larger school. However, Father Gray has decided to retain his present position in order t® teach the children of his own parishoners. Father Gray is a native of Ire land and has been in the Diocese of Mobile for. eight ,,years._ As pastor at Magnolia Springs, he has initi ated many social and economic re forms among his people, including a marketing association to dispose to the best advantage of the hun dreds of carloads of potatoes which are shipped from this section each, season. Donations and Bequests Female Orphan Benevolent Society MAY 1, 1941, TO APRIL 30, 1942 Roe. Richard E. Honan, J. T. Rourke, John Sr. Rourke, Mrs. John Sr. Rosis, Mrs. M. J. Rosis. Miss Youfina Russell, Waring Semmes, Raphael T. Semmes, W. A. Shields, Thomas E. Small, Mrs. Elizabeth Smart, Mrs. H. P. Strous, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan, Miss Fannie Sullivan, Miss Kate Teynac, Mrs. Mary E. Trott, Edward Trott, Mrs. Fred J. Walsh. Miss Johannah Walsh, William G. Wayne, Mrs. Henry C. Whelan, Mrs. E. J. Whelan. Rev. Peter White, T. Edward Wilkinson. Lawrence J. Wilson, Harry T. THUNDERBOLT, GA. Bannon, Mrs. Anna Bannon, James E. Palmer, Joseph WASHINGTON, GA. Hynes, James Hynes, Mrs. James Benson. James A. WAYCROSS, GA.* Cason, W. A. Cason, Mrs. W. A. Heagarty. Mrs. Edward M. Manon. Victor O'Connell, Mrs. Thomas JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Cronin, Jeremiah Cronin, Mrs. Jeremiah LEXINGTON, KY. Wall, Miss Fannie NEW YORK CITY Shea, Dennis BOSTON, MASS. $ 96.00 100.00 50 .OH 1,000.00 500.00 200.00 100.00 200.00 20.00 1,000.00 25.00 10.00 Gross.'Most Rev. W. H. 'D.D. O'Connor. Mrs. Patrick Hagood, George S. O'Connor. P. J. Harkness, Mrs. Blanche O'Deli, W. J. O’Connor, Jerry O'Connor, Mrs. Edward F. Sr. pay, Mrs. Bridget O’Connor. Patrick Norton, Miss Ann BALUNA, IRELAND Gallagher, WUliaas . St. Anthony’s Conference, Atlanta Ga. Estate of Julia M. O’ponovan, Savannah, Ga. Estate of J. B. Maddock Savannah, Ga. Estate of Mrs. Phoebe A. .Murphy Atlanta, Ga. Estate of Mrs. Kate E. Borders Savannah, Ga. Estate of Mrs'. Alice Needham.McSorley,... Columbus. Ga. Mrs. J. J. Gleason Savannah, Ga. Mrs. M. L. Woodruff Columbus, Ga. Mr. J. L. Bartley Augusta, Ga. A Friend Savannah. Ga. Mr. John-W. Carswell Savannah, Ga. Mrs. Frances B. Gamble New Haven, Conn. Particular Council, Society of St. Vincent’s de Paul Atlanta, Ga. Mr. N. Monsour Newnan, Ga. Mr. Fred W. Wessels, Sr Savannah, Ga. Mrs. P. H. Rice Augusta, Ga. Mrs. M. B. Cosgrove Savannah, Ga. Miss Kate Latham Savannah, Ga. Knights of Columbus Savannah, Ga. B. H. Levy Bros. Co Savannah, Ga. American Order of Fireman Savannah, Ga. C. J. Harkins ■■■ • Helen Nugent • • Savannah, Ga. Thomas Najjar Cedartown, Ga. Mr. B. H. Homan, New York, N. Y., (In memory of Preston Herbert, Briarcliff, N. Y. Mr. J. G. Corbett Savannah, Ga. Mr. S. Deposito, Savannah, Ga. Hibernian Society Savannah, Ga. Mrs. L. T. Beecher ....Savannah, Ga. A Friend A Friend In Memory of: Thomas Ballantyne $5.00 Mrs. Peters 5.00 J. J. Gleason 5 00 N. J. Peters 5.00 Mrs. A. J. Merkle 5.00 Leo McGovern 5.00 Mary M,. Doherty 5.00 Mrs. J. A. Logan 5.00 Joseph Palmer 5,00 Mrs. Nora Doherty 5.00 Michael McNamara 5.00 Pat Brennan 5.00 TOTAL $3,901.3* Right Reverend Monsignor T. James McNamara • Treasurer. Savannah. Ga, May 1.1942. ' - ‘ ~ "■ ' 200.00 50.00 20.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 10.56 5.00 50.00 5.00 5.00 100.00 20.00 5.00 25.00 5.00 12.66 5.00 60.00