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EIGHT-A THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JUNE 27, 1942 Bishop O’Hara’s Report Commends Sisters of Mercy Officers of St. Mary’s Home (Continued from One-A) selves, and I am well aware of the sacrifices that they make. With respect to the work car ried on by the lady collectors, there is one point that I wish to make clear. People have said that, now that we have the Annual Cath olic Charities Campaign, to which people contribute, there is no need for membership in the Female Or phans Benevolent Society. Let me say in this respect that our Dio cesan Catholic Charities, for the time being at least, must direct most of its endeavors towards pro viding the missionary sections of the Diocese with Churches and Chapels. These are essential. There can be no greater charity than this. In outlying sections fo the State there are little Catholic groups, who are entitled to a Church for their own just as much as the peo ple in the large cities. Yet, be cause of their poverty, they are not able to underwrite the expense of the building of a church. Here the Diocese must come to the rescue— and we all know, how in recent years, new churches have been built in Douglas, Elberton, Lake land. and Cedartown. At the pres ent time a new church is being built in Alapaha. Schools in the missionary sections of the Diocese have to be supported from Dioces an funds and here, too, Catholic Charities come to the assistance of the small local Catholic Communi ties. Therefore, until, such time as the fundamental and essential religious needs of Catholics every- ^ where in the Diocese are provided for, our established institutions must continue to operate from their original basis. That is why 'Catholic Charities, at least for some years to come, cannot give much help to St. Mary’s or to any other of the established institu tions of the Diocese. It is clear, therefore, that our lady collectors are still called upon to play a vital part in the work of maintaining St. Mary's Home. 1 take this opportunity to ex press to the following the heart felt thanks of the Diocese and of its Bishop for their great good ness and charity to the Sisters and Orphans of St. Mary’s Home: Dr. Wm. B. Crawford, Sr., the Medical Director of the Home; Dr. G. H. Faggart, Eye and Ear Specialist; Dr. J. J. O'Connor, Dentist, and Dr. John Hodge, Optician. I beg to thank also Dr. R. A. Dooley, Dentist, Dr. P. J. Thomas and Dr. Charles C. Hedges, the latter be ing the City Doctor, for all that they have done in promoting rhe physical welfare of all at St. Mary's Home. From time to time, we have to call upon Mr. Thomas F. Walsh for legal advice and service re specting the affairs of St. Mary’s Home. To him we express our heartfelt thanks for all the time that he has devoted to the affairs of the Institution gratuitously. At the same time, I thank Sister An gela and the Sisters of Mercy of St. Vincent’s Academy for their great kindness and generosity in providing a high school education for a number of the older girls of St. Mary’s Home. Freely, have all these people given of their time, without any compensation whatsoever. They have looked af ter the various needs of the Sis ters and children of the Institution, and no words of mine would be adequate to convey the full mea sure of our appreciation and grati tude. During the past year the grounds of St. Mary’s Home have been made more beautiful by the addi tion of Lourdes Grotto, gift of Miss .Annie McCrohan. A long needed organ for the Chapel was provided by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Garrity. Miss Annie Maddock donated the stage curtain ir. the auditorium. The Home is deeply indebted to Mr. Milton Little, who gave so much of his time in building the Lourdes Grotto, and in helping to erect the side altars. He also donated the tabernacle for St. Joseph’s al tar and has done other favors for the institution. Mrs. Margaret Fog arty and Mrs. J. J. Gleason do nated the side altars for the Chap el. To these generous benefactors of the Home go our sincerest ex pression of deepest gratitude. I ask Mr. W. M. Stewart, of the Seaboard Airline Railway ”om- pany and Mr. John . Rourke, to ac cept our heartfelt thanks for many acts of kindness towards the Sis ters and the girls at St. Mary’s Home during the past year. I am, thinking, too, of the various fra ternal organizations that have con tributed to the welfare of the Home during the past year; the Knights of Columbus; the ancient Order of Hibernians; the Elks, the Lions, and Rotary Clubs; Mr. Ar thur Lucas, and the managers cf various Savannah motion picture theatres, all of whom have been generous during- the year to the Orphans at St. Mary’s. Life at St. Mary’s would lack much without daily Mass, the Sac raments, and all the devotional practices that are dear to the Catholic heart. In this connection St. Mary's is deeply indebted to the priests of the Blessed Sacra ment Parish, who take care of the daily spiritual needs of all at the Home; and also to Father Norbert, O. S. B., for his unfailing interest in the Home, especially in St. Mary’s Sodality. We ask these de voted priests to accept this well merited tribute of our gratitude and appreciation. The recently formed Alumnae Association of St. Mary’s Home has done good work. They have mani fested sincere interest in the Home and have done much for the wel fare of the girls during the past year. To the members of this Alumnae Association go my deep est and sincerest thanks. Finally, I wish to thank all here present, especially the members of the Advisory Board for their in terest in the welfare of St. Mary’s Home. And we repeat those strik ing words of Our Lord: “Whatso ever you do unto these -My least brethren, you do unto me.” Great was Our Lord’s love for little chil dren. Tender and compassionate was His interest in the poor little lambs of His flock. Those who do things for these little children at St. Mary's share in Our Lord's tender compassion and they will share, too, in tire reward that He has promised to those who love and help the poor. It is our fervent prayer that the Giver of all good gifts may shower down upon all benefactors of St. Mary's Home His choicest favors and blessings in this life and in the next. GERALD P. O’HARA Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta Ninety-Two Girls Cared for at St. Mary’s Home (Continued from One-A) College, Savannah Ice Delivery- Company, Savannah Ice .Cream Company, Miss Alice Price, Mrs. Rita Seay Aprea, Mr. Angelo Pu- naro, Miss Itala Punaro, Augusta, Ga., Mrs. J. F. McCarthy, St. An thony’s Conference St. Vincent de Paul Society, Atlanta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maggioni, Mr. Herbert Dillon, Miss Ecie Reynolds, Mrs. Mamie Klug, Mrs. J. W. Masseling, Atlanta, Ga., Miss Hannah Kuhn, Atlanta, Ga., Miss Louise Mulherin. Keoughtan, Va., Mrs. Elizabeth Brock, Mrs. D. S. Gamble, New Haven, Conn., Miss Ruth Park, Au gusta, Ga. Special thanks are extended to Monsignor Cassidy for all his kind ness to St. Mary’s in various ways, Mrs. J. B. Palmer, Mrs. Albert Norman and Mrs. Frances Gamble for crockery and linen formerly used at Bannon’s Lodge, Father Aloysius and Father Norbert for their interest and help in design ing the Grotto and assisting in various ceremonies at the Home, and to Mrs. J. W. Stephens and her co-workers in assisting in the Sew ing at the Home, also to St. An thony’s Guild, Atlanta, Ga., for fifty or more dresses donated by the various guild members. We thank in a special manner the members of St. Mary’s Alum nae for the beautiful luncheon given at the Home for St. Vincent's graduates and many other kind thoughts of our girls during the year. To Miss Mary M. Doherty (now Vice President JOHN W. GLEASON, K. S. G. Active for many years in the in terest of St. Mary’s Home in Sa vannah, Mr. Gleason has been re elected vice-president of the Fe- Male Orphan Benevolent Society. . . A native of Savannah, who has been prominently engaged in the cotton factorage business for fif ty years, Mr. Gleason was honor ed by His Holiness Pope Pius XI with Knighthood In the Order of St. Gregory the great. Mrs. Gleason, who was Miss Lillian McGovern ,of Columbus, has been no less active than her husband on behalf of St. Mary’s Home. ROANOKE RAPIDS PRIEST HEADS COMMUNITY CHEST ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. — The Rev. Peter M. Denges, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, has been named to head the Roanoke Rapids Community Chest cam paign this fall. Father Denges, who came here three years ago from Goldsboro, is active in civic affairs and is a member of the Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club. DEDICATE RECTORY AT VANCEBORO, N. C. VANCEBORO, N. C. — On June 7th His Excellency, the Most Rev. Eugene J. MeGuinness, dedicated the new Holy Name Rectory. Fath er William McShea is the pastor. After the Mass members of the parish, with twenty-one soldiers from Camp Battle, New Bern, N. C., participated in the blessing and raising of a new 7 American flag. deceased) for her help in compil ing records and reports of the House on various occasions. May she rest in Peace. Treasurer MONSIGNOR McNAMARA The Right Rev. Monsignor T. James McNamara, Rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, has been again elect ed as Treasurer of the Female Or phan Benevolent Society, under whose auspices St. Mary’s Home for orphan girls of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta is conducted by the Sisters of Mercy. Monsignor McNamara, who is a native of Savannah, also serves as Secretary of the Female Orphan Benevolent Society. Rev. P. J. O’Connor, Rev. Edw. Dodwell Return to Georgia (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rev. P. J. O’Connor, of the Diocese of Sa vannah-Atlanta, who has been serving as a member of the faculty of the Preachers’ Institute of the Catholic University of America in Washington, has returned to the Diocese for the summer months and will be in charge of St. Thom as More parish in Decatur during the absence of the pastor, the Rev, Thomas L. Finn, who will be sta tioned temporarily at Savannah Beach. The Rev. Edward J. Dodwell, also of the Diocese of Savannah- Atlanta, who has been attending the School of Canon Law of the Catholic University of America, will be stationed at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah during the summer, replacing the Rev. James C. Croke, who is serv ing as director of the Religious Vacation Camp at Villa Marie. Bishop Walsh Ordains Rev, Ralph J. Maher of Oratory at Rock Hill (Special to The Bulletin) ROCK HILL, S. C.—On Trinity Sunday the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, ordained the Rev. Ralph J. Maher, of the Congregation of the Ora tory, to the Holy Priesthood. The ordination took place at St. Anne’s Church, Rock Hill, S. C. The Most Reverend Bishop was assisted by the Very Rev. Vincent G. Scharff, Cngr. Orat., Provost, and the Rev. Francis Ferri, pastor of St. Paul’? Church, Spartanburg, and the Rev. Albert A. Faase, Congr. Orat., pas tor of St. Peters Church, Beaufort. The Rev. Myles V. Morris, Congr. Orat., acted as chaplain to the newly ordained member of the Oratorian Fathers. Immediately after the ordina tion a banquet was tendered by the community and officers of the Little Oratory. Among those pres ent w 7 ere Bishop M. Walsh, D. D.; the Rev. Vincent G. Scharff, Congr. Orat., the Rev. Francis Ferri, John Maher, father of the young priest; Miss Lillian Baulk- night, .Bernard Lewis, Mrs. C. Johnson, Mrs. M. McNally, Mrs. Thomas McNally. Macon USO-NCCS Club Presents Variety Show (Special to The Bulletin) MACON, Ga. — A program of soldier and civilian talent was en joyed by a large audience of sol diers on the evening of June 7 at the USO Club operated here by the National Catholic Community Service. Opening with a puppet show, the variety program proved popu lar with the service men. Oscar Patterson, of the chemical war fare service, Camp Wheeler, op erated the mannikins unassisted. The McGoldrick twins, Peggy and Mona, were heard in vocal numbers, with Mrs. S. A. Giglio accompanying. John Grelly, tenor, was accompanied by Peter Kara, former leader of the famous Coconut Grove orchestra. Miss Pearl Wilson sang with Miss Viv ian Wilson at the piano. The program closed with a min strel show directed by Sam Orr, and introducing Major Allen Mac- Donell, Boyce E. Miller, John Hinton. John Owings, Talmadge Veal, George Sterges and Crockett Odom. • City of Savannah Georgia THOMAS GAMBLE IAMES H. COBB. JR. Mayor IRENE S. GROGAN Secretary. , - Assistant Secretary. EXECUTIVE OFFICE TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST REV. GERALD P. O’HARA, D. D. Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta IN APPRECIATION OF THE SPLENDID SERVICES HE HAS RENDERED GEORGIA IN PROMOTION OF PHILANTHROPY AND EDUCATION, AND THE LEAD ERSHIP HE HAS GIVEN IN THINGS SPIRITUAL, DUR ING THE SIX YEARS OF HIS EPISCOPATE. THOMAS GAMBLE, Mayor