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JUNE 27, 1942
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NINE
FIRST AID CLASSES
AT LANGLEY, S. C.
COMPLETE COURSES
Clinic Opened at
Colored Mission
in Atlanta, Ga.
Charles V. Walsh
Heads Savannah
Catholic Laymen
CLOSING EXERCISES
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH,
HELD IN AUGUSTA
Commencement at
Sacred Heart Junior
College, Belmont
LANGLEY, S. C. — Following a
eourse of instructions received un
der Coley Swearington at the
Horse Creek Valley Handicraft
and Welfare Center, operated by
the Sisters of Christian Doctrine,
oertificates for completion of the
advanced first aid training were
awarded to Sister Honra, Miss
OUvia Baggott, Mrs. Blackman,
Mrs. Bessie Padgett, Mrs. Sam
Richardson, Mrs. Viola Deas,
George R. Smith, Brooks Fennell,
W. A. Hickman, Hewlet Wooten,
Woodrow Penwell, William Beck,
William Swearingen, Bennie Padg
ett, Robert Beck, Bennie Burnett,
6. H. Marvin and Robert Lamb.
Those who received certificates
for completing the advanced and
Siandrd First Aid courses were:
Jbseph Baker, William Beck, Mrs.
Olivia Baggott, Robert Beck, Ben
nie Burnett, Mrs. M. D. Blackman,
Mrs. Viola Deas, W. A. Hickman,
Robert Lamb, Brooks Fennell, C.
H. Marvin, Bennie Padgett, G. R.
Smith, Sam Richardson, William
Swearingen, Hewlett Wooten, J.
M. Weathersbee, Sister Dolores,
Sister Ann Marie, Sister Loretta
and Sister Honora. Those who
have completed the standard
eourse are Mrs. Kate Spires, Miss
Bernice Kelly, Grit Anderson,
Lawrence Burbage, Woodrow Pen-
well, Frank Rutland, George J.
Kelley.
The field office in St. Louis
states that the Langley commun
ity has one of the outstanding rec
ords in the South.
VIATORIAN FATHER FROM
SAVANNAH RECEIVES DEGREE
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Rev.
Thomas J. Ryan, C. S. V., of St.
Thomas Vocational School, re
ceived a master’s degree in social
work from Loyola University in
Chicago.
Father Ryan has been a mem
ber of the faculty of the vocational
school here for the past year, but
it is considered likely that he will
now be assigned to teach at a
school in Des Moines, Iowa.
Brother Roger Noonan, C. S. V,,
who has also been teaching at St.
Thomas Vocational School, accom
panied Father Ryan to Chicago to
continue his study for the sum
mer at Loyola University until the
fall when he will begin his study
for the priesthood.
ATLANTA, Ga. — Catechetical
classes have ended for the summer,
the Mission Clinic now assumes
importance at Our Lady of
Lourdes Colored Mission.
The clinic has been open daily,
except Saturday, at 2 p. m., since
June 22, instead of the once a
week schedule previously in ef
fect. This change represents a
definite progress in the effort of
the Mission to establish the clinic
as an integral factor in the field
of Catholic Action among the Col
ored people. The clinic will main
tain a free dispensary along with
medical examinations, given daily
by different doctors specialists in
varied branches of medicine, as
follows: Monday, medical and gyn
ecology; Tuesday, pediatrics; Wed
nesday, surgery; Thursday, eye,
ear, nose and throat; Friday, or
thopedics. All physicians serving
the clinic are doing so on a vol
unteer basis, without compensa
tion.
On June 15, the religious va
cation school opened at Our Lady
of Lourdes, with the Sisters, of
the Blessed Sacrament as instruc
tors. Children living at a great
distance are brought to classes and
taken home in the Mission station
wagon.
A Boy Scout Troop has been
formed under the leadership of
Homer Lovelace, a member of Our
Lady of Lourdes parish, with the
Rev. F. J. Weiss, S. M. A., acting
as chaplain.
The Red Cross has announced
that the largest group of Colored
people to complete the standard
and advanced First Aid courses in
Atlanta has been that taught at
the Catholic Colored Mission Cen
ter. Four standard and four ad
vanced classes, totaling 200, -com
pleting the; courses. In addition,
fifteen men completed the stand
ard course for air raid wardens.
DOUGLAS PASTOR
CONDUCTS RETREAT
AT AUGUSTA CONVENT
AUGUSTA, Ga. — During the
week of June 14, the Rev. Francis
P. Conlon, O. M. I., pastor of St.
Paul’s Church, and superior of
the Oblate Fathers Mission House
at Douglas, Ga., conducted the
annual Retreat for the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carodelet at Mount
St. Joseph’s Convent here.
CHARLES V. WALSH
(Photo by Foltz—Courtesy
of Savannah Morning News)
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Charles V.
Walsh was elected president of
the Savannah Branch of the Cath
olic Laymen’s Association of Geor
gia at the annual meeting held on
June 8 at the K. of C. Hall, suc
ceeding Hugh H. Grady, who de
clined renomination.
Other officers chosen were Mrs.
Joseph E. Kelly, Sr., vice-presi
dent; Miss Kate Latham, secre
tary, and Miss Helen Roe Nu
gent, treasurer.
The slate of officers was nomi
nated by John M. Brennan, chair
man of the nominating committee,
and all were elected unanimously.
Mr. Walsh, the new head of the
local branch of the state-wide as
sociation, is credit manager of the
Savannah Sugar Refinery. He is
a member of the board of aider-
men of Savannah Beach, and is
prominent on the Holy Name So
ciety of the Blessed Sacrament
parish and in Knights of Colum
bus circles. He is a brother’of the
Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D.,
Bishop of Charleston, and of
Thomas F. Walsh, K. S. G., a
former president of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia.
Hugh II. Grady, who presided,
read a letter to the meeting from
Bernard J. Kane, of Atlanta, pres
ident of the Laymen’s Association,
who was unable to attend.
A report of activity of the Lay
men’s Association for the past
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Commence
ment exercises of Mount St. Joseph
High School were held on June 4,
with the Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-At-
lanta, presiding, awarding diplo
mas, and making a brief address
to the graduates.
Miss Mabel Hickman delivered
the Valedictory, which with the
rendition of the National Anthem,
the hymn “Panis Angelicus,” and
the chorus, “When Life Is Bright
est,” completed the program.
Diplomas were awarded Misses
Margaret Blades, Mary Cashin,
Margie Farrell, Marian Farris,
Anne Gilbert, Mabel Hickman,
Dorothy Kelly, Ann Kemp, Sarah
McMahon, Merilyn Meyer, Anna
Mulherin, Dorothy O’Connor, De-
nese Smith and Hariette Smythe.
Honor student of the class were
Misses Mabel Hickman, Sarah Mc
Mahon, Dorothy O’Connor, Anne
Gilbert and Harriette Smythe.
CLASS DAY EXERCISES
Class Day exercises were held at
Mount St. Joseph’s on June 3, di
plomas and honors from the
Grammar School being awarded
by the Rev. Thomas A. Brennan,
pastor of St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill
Church.
Members of the eighth grade
who received diplomas were Rob
ert Bresnahan, Thomas Doughty,
Fraser Manice, Daniel Walters,
Ann Carter, Joy Cooney, Dorothy
Fromme, Consuella Gallagher,
Margaret Gilbert, Ann Heslen,
Mary Johanna Howerd, Sighnie
Huffman, Jane Marriott, Catherine
Stulb, Mary Adelaide Thompson,
Patricia Wheeler.
Miss Anne Gilbert was awarded
two cash prizes, local and state
awards for the best essay on “The
Influence of the Spanish-American
War as Reflected in Recent Atti
tudes of the United States Toward
World Affairs,” sponsored by the
Auxiliary of the Spanish-Ameri
can War Veterans, and second best
essay on “Southern Women in De
fense,” in a contest sponsored by
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy. First prize in the’ latter
contest was won by Miss Patience
Middleton, a member of the junior
class.
Miss Joy Cooney was awarded
a one-year scholarship to the high
school for the best average in the
eighth grade.
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C. — The forty-
ninth annual commencement ex
ercises of Sacred Heart Junior
College and Academy were held in
the College Auditorium on June
3. In the absence of the Rt. Rev.
Vincent G. Taylor, O. S. B., D. D„
Abbot-Ordinary of Belmont, the
Very Rev. Nicholas Bliley, O. S. B.,
presided. The Very Rev. Sebastian
Doris, O. S. B., presented the can
didates for diplomas.
The commencement address was
delivered by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T.
James McNamara, of Savannah,
Ga., who was introduced by the
Rev. Cuthbert Allen, O. S. B.
Junior College diplomas were
awarded to the following gradu
ates: Catherine Allison, Gastonia,
N. C.; Julia Dickson, Belmont, N.
C.; Elizabeth Georgi, Burlington,
N. C.; Harriet Harrison, Gastonia,
N. C.; Mary Hedrick, Belmont,
N. C.; Betty Logan, Dallas, N. C.;
Leona Moody, Taylorsville, N. C.;
Maude Partrick, Wilmington, N. C.;
Marjorie Roper, Mount Holly, N.
C.; Beatrice Sumner, Belmont, N.
C.; Doris Spencer, Spencer, N. C.;
Mildred Tate, Belmont, N. C.; An
na Wilson Teeter, Belmont, N. C.
Diplomas were awarded to the
following High School graduates:
Ellen Bryant, Statesville, N. C.;
Frances Cress, Concord, N. C.; Dol
ly Dunn, Mount Holly, N. C.; Dor
othy Heinz, Charlotte, N. C.; Jua
nita Jones, Gastonia, N. C.; Mary
Katherine Kabas, Charlotte, N. C.;
Margaret McKnight, Belmont, N.
C.; Elizabeth Sanford, Charlotte,
N. C.; Martha Jo Seay, Savannah,
Ga.
Merited honors in the collegiate
department were won by Leona
Moody, Taylorsville, N. C.; Mil
dred Tate, Belmont, and Anna Wil-
son’Teeter, Belmont, in the sopho
more class. By Frances Rowan,
Paw Creek, N. C.; and Dorothy
Ramsey, Belmont, N. C., in the
freshman class. In the high school
department, merited honors were
given Margaret McKnight, Bel
mont, and Dorothy Heinz, Char
lotte, in the senior class; Martha
Ann Lowndes and Cornelia Jones,
Gastonia, in the junior class; Jane
McClancy, Charlotte, Madge Mills,
Belmont; in the second year class;
Doris Curlee, Gastonia, and Te
resa; Kabas, Charlotte, in the first
year class.
Membership Dues Collected
Female Orphan Benevolent Society
MAY 1, 1941, TO APRIL 30, 1942
ALBANY:
Misses Agnes L. and Mary L. Brosnan $ 85.00
ATLANTA:
Miss Margaret Macdonald ’. 46.00
Mrs. Grover Heyser 18.00
Mrs. J. W. Masseling 24.00
AUGUSTA:
Mrs. P. H. Rice and Miss Anna Rice 157.25
Mrs. Mary S. Giebner 28.00
BRUNSWICK:
Mrs. Charles Goodyear 42.25
COLUMBUS:
Very Rev. Dan J. McCarthy, V. G 96.50
MACON:
Mrs. E. A. Sheridan V. 16.00
Mrs. J. V. Sheridan 12.00
Mrs. A. A. Benedetto 30.00
ROME:
Miss Janey Fahy ... 20.00
WAYCROSS:
E. M. Heagarty 14.00
Total Dues Collected Outside of Savannah $ 589.00
SAVANNAH:
Mrs. Mary Miles Crawford $594.50
Mrs. Jos. E. Kelly 396.75
Mrs. Margaret Murphy 115.75
Mrs. M. A. Spellman 66.00
Mrs. H. McC. McDonough 11.00
Miss Mary Malloy 38.00—$1,222.00
DUES SENT DIRECT
Helen Satzky, Atlanta, Ga $3.00
E. L. Satzky, Atlanta, Ga 3.00
A Satzky, Atlanta, Ga 300.
Mrs. A. Satzky, Atlanta, Ga. 3.00
Anthony V. Satzky, Atlanta, Ga 3.00
Richard Reid, New York >..... 5.00
Regniald W. Hatcher, Milledgeville, Ga. 3.00
Mrs. Lucy Hatcher, Milledgeville, Ga 3.00
Mrs. C. H. Dudley, Richland, Ga. 3.00
Miss Marjorie Roche, Savannah, Ga 3.00
Hughes Spalding, Atlanta, Ga 10.00
Mrs. G. R. Carlton, Savannah, Ga 3.00—$ 45.00
RECEIVED IN MAY AFTER CLOSE OF BOOKS:
Mrs. John E. White, Atlanta, Ga $12.00
Mrs. Edw. A. Sheridan, Macon, Ga 11.00
Mrs. Grover E Heyser, Atlanta, Ga 12.00
Mrs. P. H. Rice, Augusta. Ga 22 00
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP DUES $1,856.00
twelve months was made to the
meeting by Hugh Kinchley, ex
ecutive secretary of the Associa
tion, from Augusta, and Mrs. Kel-
.ly, Miss Ernestine Walsh, Mis?
Nugerit, W. A. Saunders, G. A.
McCarthy, A. J. Schario, A. J.
Ryan, Mr. Brennan, and the Rev.
Daniel J. . Bourke, administrator
of the Blessed Sacrament Church,
participated in an open forum.
The Right Rev. Monsignor T.
James McNamara closed the
meeting with ar. inspiring address,
after expressing the regrets of
the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
D. D., J. U. D., Bishop of Savan
nah, who had been called from
the city and was not able to be
present.
SISTER STELLA MARIS,
SAVANNAH, RECEIVES
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Sister M.
Stella Maris, of the Sisters of
Mercy of the Union, principal of
the Cathedral School from 1939-
1941 and a former member of the
faculty of St. Vincent Academy,
received a master’s degree in edu
cation from the Catholic Universi
ty of America in Washington on
May 29.
Chosen by the Catholic Uni
versity, Sister Stella Maris will
teach in the first summer session
of the southeastern branch of the
Catholic University, at Sienna Col
lege, Memphis, where she will
conduct courses in the psycho
logical approach to reading and
educational tests and measure
ments.
Sister Stella Maris has just
completed a year of special study
at the Catholic University.
Membership and /ts Privileges
The payment of the small sum of (S3.00L dollars a year entitles
you to full membership in the Female Orphan Benevolent Society and
the inestimable privileges attached thereto. Twice a month the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass is said at the Home, daily the prayers of the
orphans and sisters ascend to our Heavenly Father, and regularly each
month Holy Communion is offered, for the spiritual and temporal wel
fare of the living and deceased patrons, members and benefactors. Do
not disregard these priceless benefits. Every Catholic in Georgia
should be a member of the Society. If you are a resident of Savannah,
Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Brunswick, Columbus, Dublin,
Macon, Milledgeville, Rome, Valdosta, or Waycross, send your name
to any one of the Lady Collectors living in those cities and you will
be called on regularly for the amount you desire to subscribe. If
you reside elsewhere in Georgia, send your subscription to President,
Female Orphans Benevolent Society, P. O. Box No. 2, Savannah, Geor
gia. Acknowledgement will be made promptly and your name will be
inscribed on onr Roll of Honor.
For your convenience a form of Application for Membership ap
pears below.
Application For Membership
To the Officers and Members of the Female Orphan
Benevolent Society, Savannah, Georgia:
Please enroll my name as a member of your Society.
I agree to pay until further notice
Dollars annual dues, payable
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