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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 27, 1942
Army Nurses Guests
of N.C.C.W. in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The lounge of
the new Catholic Youth Organiza
tion club house was throunged on
June 9 when the National Council
of Catholic Women honored U. S.
Army Nurses of Camp Gordon
and Daniel Field Air Base with a
tea.
Groups gathered about the
tables in the ballroom and on the
verandas where sandwiches, cakes
and punch were served. The serv
ing table, placed before the fire
place was exquisitely appointed
with lace and crystal and decorat
ed with red, white and blue flow
ers. : '
Guests were entertained by
Robert Baggott, who sang a group
of songs, with Robert J. Watson
accompany by Betty Jean Balk
and Ann Lawless, in a ballet num
ber, with Rebecca Printup accom
panying, and by Miss Teresa Pu
na ro at the piano.
Guests included Miss Mary
Galli, Chief Nurse, Camp Gordon;
Miss Laura Erickson, Chief Nurse,
U. S. Veterans Hospital; Miss
Alice Stewart, Chief Nurse, Uni
versity Hospital; Mrs. Olive Lynch
Barbin, president, 10th District
Nurses’ Association; Miss Loraine
Schroer, Chief Nurse, Daniel Field
Air Base; Miss Ethel Piehl, Olga
Brayzale, Marie Kramalin, Frances
Creamer, Lilah Severson, Maribell
Blossfield, Elizabeth Akins, Mary
E. Mahoney, Catherine L. Paul,
Jessie A. Sorrells, Alta O. Shock,
Catherine Henning, Kathryn Du
bois, all of the Camp Gordon hos
pital; Misses Austelle Colwall,
Helen Wilcox, Alma Care, Ruth
E. Loestein, and Ethel Whittmer,
of the Daniel Field Air Base hos
pital.
Among those receiving were
Mrs. Dan J. O'Connor, president
of the Augusta Deanery Council;
Mrs. A. F. Otis, president of Sacred
Heart Council; Mrs. Ethel K.
Lynch, president, St. Patrick s
Council, and Mrs. Marion C. Stulb,
vice-president, St. Mary s-on-the
The-Hill Council.
John Fitzgerald
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH. Ga. — John M.
Fitzgerald, superintendent of the
Highway Department of the City
of Savannah, and a veteran of the
World War, died here on June 15,
funeral services being held from
the Sacred Heart Church. Inter
ment was in Bayonne, N. J.
Born in Filmore, N. Y., Mr. Fitz
gerald was a graduate of Cornell
University with the degree of civil
engineer. He was with the Central
of Georgia Railway from 1909 un
til 1931 as assistant to the chief
engineer, as supervisor of bridges
and buildings at Macon, and train
master at Albany.
After leaving the railroad in
1931 he engaged in various engi
neering projects until he became
superintendent of the highway de
partment in 1937. During the
World War he served as a first
lieutenant of engineers.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Marguerite Toland Fitzgerald.
Sister Anna Marie
Dies in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Sister Anna
Marie, of the Sisters of St. Jo
seph of Carondelet, the oldest fac
ulty member in the point of ser
vice of the Sacred Heart School,
died at the Sacred Heart Convent
on June 19, funeral services being
held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. John Emmerth,
S. M., officiating. Members of the
Alumni Association recited the
Rosary at the Convent on the night
of Sister Anna Marie's death.
Teaching the senior class, and
in charge of the Alumni Associa
tion, Sister Anna Marie had taught
at the Sacred Heart School for 10
years. Previously she had taught
at Mount St. Joseph's, in Augusta,
for six years.
Sister Anna Marie is survived by
her mother, Mrs. E. B. Cassell, of
Bloomington, Ind.. two brothers,
Paul Cassell, of Cleveland, and Jo
seph Cassell, of Asheville, N. C.;
two sisters, Mrs. D. Current, of
Evansville, Ind., and Miss Lucille
Cassell, of Bloomington.
ARMY NURSES GUESTS OF N. C. C. W. IN AUGUSTA: Left to right, Ethel Piehl, Camp Gordon; Olga
Brayzale, Camp Gordon; Marie Kramalin. Camp Gordon; Francis Cramer, Camp Gordon; Lilah Sever
son, Camp Gordon; Maribell Blossfield, Camp Gordon; Elizabeth Akins, Camp Gordon; Mary E. Ma
honey, Camp Gordon; Catherine L. Paul, Camp Gordon; Jessie A. Sorrells, Camp Gordon; Austelle
Colwall, Daniel Field; Helen Wilcox, Daniel Field; A lta O. Shock, Camp Gordon; Catherine Henning,
Camp Gordon Kathryn DuBois, Camp Gordon; Alma B. Care, Daniel Field; Ruth E. Loestein, Daniel
Field; and Ethel D. Whittmer, Daniel Field. They were guests of the Augusta Deanery, Council of Cath
olic Women.
infirmary Auxiliary in
Charleston Elects Officers
(Special to Tbe Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — At the
annual meeting of the Auxiliary
of St. Francis Xavier Infirmary,
held at the Infirmary, Mrs. Archie
Willis was elected president. Other
officers elected were Mrs. Edwin
Trouche, vice-president; Mrs. Wal
ter Speissegger, corresponding
secretary; Miss May Condon,
treasurer; Mrs. Daniel Maguire,
auditor; Mrs. T. W. Reynolds, Mrs.
G. M. Carter, and Mrs. J. A. Von
Dohlen, members of the executive
board. Mrs. A. J. Riley and Miss
Rosa Riley were elected honorary
life members, and Miss Mary Mc
Alister was designated a life mem
ber.
The investment, purchasing and
equipment committees reported
that about 500 garments were fur
nished for the obstetrical depart-
men, and Mrs. Virgil D. Svendsen,
chairman of the committee for
furnishing a room in the new wing
of the infirmary, reported a gen
erous response. The Auxiliary for
its defense work, in addition to
its Red Cross work, organized five
groups of workers to make band
ages and dressings for the infirm
ary, the units, under the super
vision of Sister Mary Bernadine,
having made about 800 bandage*
and 8,000 dressings to date.
Carmelite Sisters, D. C. J.
Daughters of good families, from IS to
25 years of age, who wish to consecrate
themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
for the salvation of souls, may apply to
Reverend Mother Provincial, Carmel,
D. C. J.. Provincial House 1214 Kavan-
augh • Place, Wauwatosa. Milwaukee
Co., Wis.
St. Leo College Prep.
School
Accredited High School
Conducted by the Benedictine
Fathers
Ideal Location
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35 Walton St, N. W.
(Enter Lobby Healey -Bide.)
MA. 6619—Atlanta, Ga.
NURSES ENTERTAINED BY AUGUSTA, N. C. C.W.: Mrs. A. T. Otis, President Sacred Heart Council;
Miss Mary Galli, Chief Nurse. Camp Gordon; Miss Laura Erickson, Chief Nurse, Veterans Hospital; Miss
Alice Stewart, Chief Nurse, University Hospital; Mrs. Dan O'Connor, President Augusta Deanery Coun
cil, Catholic Women. ^
Standing left to right: Mrs. Olive Barbin, president 10th District Nurses association; Miss Lorame
Schroer, chief nurse, Daniel Field; Mrs. Ethel Lynch, president of St. Patrick’s Council; and Mrs. Marion
Stulb, vice-president, St. Mary's Council
Trustees of St. Joseph’s
Home Meet in Washington
(Special to The Bulletin)
WASHINGTON, Ga.—The Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J.
U. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
presided at a meeting of the Trus
tees of St. Joseph’s Home, held
here last month. Members of the
board attending included the Rev.
John Clean, director of the Home;
Estes Doremus, Atlanta, secretary,
and Alvin M. McAuliffe, Au
gusta.
After the meeting had been
opened with prayer by Bishop
O'Hara, the financial report of the
director was approved, the Trus
tees giving Father Crean and the
Sisters of St. Joseph a vote of
thanks and confidence for the ex
cellent manner in which the Home
had been conducted since the last
annual meeting.
Motner Eulalia appeared before
the meeting and stated her pleas
ure at the way the Home was be
ing operated under Father Crean’s
direction.
The meeting authorized the
painting of the building that is
used as the residence of the Sis
ters, and the secretary was au
thorized to have an engineer in
spect the hot water tank in the
engine room which is showing
some signs of deterioration. The
meeting closed with a prayer by
Bishop O'Hara.
Members of the board who were
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB,
SAVANNAH, HOLDS MEETING
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. H. T.
Wilson, the recently elected presi
dent of the Catholic Women’s
Club, presided at the meeting held
on June 9 and appointed the fol
lowing standing committee chair
men: Finance, Mrs. Katherine T.
Higgins; membership, Mrs. Joseph
A. O'Leary; USO, Mrs. W. E.
Hines; hostess, Miss Frances Mo
ran; social, Miss Grace Moran;
refreshments, Mrs. J. P. Mc
Donough; welfare, Mrs. Joseph E.
Kelly, Sr.; educational, Mrs.
Charles F. Powers; house, Mrs.
Sarah Henderson, Mrs. Ada
Wright, Mrs. E. Cafiero; library,
Miss Elizabeth Moriarity; sick and
visiting, Mrs. Walter M. Crawford,
and publicity, Miss Winifred E.
Quinan.
A Holy Hour for peace, spon
sored by the club, is held every
Thursday afternoon, and during
the absence from the city of the
Rev. Norbert McGowan, O. S. B.,
the club chaplain, the Rev. John
Toomey is conducting the Holy
Hour at the Cathedral.
Those attending the meeting
were entertained by Miss Margaret
Steiber, who sang several selec
tions with Miss Mary Winters ac
companying.
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unable to attend the meeting were
Dr. J. Reid Broderick, Savannah;
Bernard J. Kane, Atlanta, and A.
A. Benedetto, Macon.
USO Club in Savannah
Committees Appointed
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A special
committee serving the USO Club
operated by the National Catholic
Community Service in Savannah
for the month of June included the
Mrs. Robert Jiran, Mrs. D. J. Col
vin, Mrs. Joseph Altic, Miss Marie
Jordan, Miss Nan Horrigan, Mrs.
T. J. Dowling, Mrs. W. J. Dawson
and Miss Kate Murphy.
Standing committee appoint
ments were: Chaperons, Mrs. Wil
liam E. Hines, chairman; Mrs. R.
J. Welsh, co-chairman; Mrs. Jen
nie Bouhan, Mrs. D. J. Volvin, Mrs.
William D. Prescott; Refresh
ments, Mrs. T. J. Dowling, chair
man; Mrs. John J. Sullivan, Mrs.
William Leonard, Mrs. W. J. Daw
son, Mrs. Robert Jiran; Reception,
Mrs. John S. Howkins, chairman;
Mrs. John Lyons, Jr., Co-chair
man; Mrs. Julian E. Wingo, Mrs.
Harry T. Wilson, Miss Mary
Hohenstein, Miss Elizabeth Leacy;
Coffee Room, Mrs. Loretta Flana
gan, Miss Margaret McNally;
Music, Mrs. A. D. Bergen, Miss
Mary Hohenstein; Visiting the
Sick, Miss Kate Crumbley; Hous
ing, Mrs. Rita Aprea, chairman;
Miss Mary Cullum, Mrs. Thomas
Anglin, Miss Catherine Cullum,
Miss Margaret Spellman, Mrs. H.
D. Siem, Dancing Instructors, Miss
Elicia Baran, Mia* Helen Marie
Kenny.
Raymond Bloomfield
Secretary
Catholic Funeral Director
Sam Greenberg
& Co.
274 Ivy Street. N. E.
Phone Walnut 7909
ATLANTA. GA.
Crescent Laundry
Company
Up-to-Da*e Laundry
Work, Dry Cleaning and
Dyeing
519 Second St. Phone? 16—17
MACON. GA.
Out-of-town work done on
short notice.