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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA FiLBRlTARY 27, m3
St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, S. C.
St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina, conducted by the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis,
whose Provincial House is located at Warwick, New York, is one of the best equipped and most ef
ficiently operated hospitals in South Carolina, and one of Greenville's greatest assets.
Miss Florence Martus,
Famed as ‘Waving Girl,’
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga— Miss Flor
ence M. Martus, internationally
famous “waving girl,” died on
Ifebruary 8, funeral services be-
held from the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, the Rev.
Thomas' A. Brennan, pastor of St.
Mary’s-on-The-Hill Church, Au
gusta, and a nephew of Miss Mar
tus, offering the Requiem Mass.
The sermon was delivered by the
Rev. J. Robert Brennan, assistant
pastor of St. Joseph’s Church,
Athens. Clergy assisting in the
sanctuary were the Rev. Robert
Brennan, O. S. B., the Rev.
Thomas I. Sheehan, the Rev,
Joseph Malloy, the Rev. John D.
Toomey, and the Rev. George
Daly.
Miss Martus, one of the most
romantic figures of the South, for
nearly half a century, waved a
handkerchief' by ■ day and a lan
tern by night to vessels passing
Elba Island in the Savannah river,
and in return received a salute
from whistles and sirens of pass
ing ships and from the hands of
passengers. Known the world
over. Miss Martus lived with her
brother, George W. Marcus, who
was keeper of the lighthouse at
the entrance of Savannah harbor.
There are many picturesque
legends about the “Waving Girl”.
The most romantic story is the
one about the sailor friend of hers
who was lost at sea. Her greet
ings to other seamen were said to
have been a tribute to him. Since
-the day that she first waved to a
ship sailing out to sea from Savan
nah not a ship arrived or depart
ed without Miss Marcus greeting
it. This she continued for nearly
fifty years.
Miss Martus was born on Cock-
spur Island, outside Fort Pulaski,
on August' 7, 1869. When her
brother retired some years ago,
she made her home with him at
Bona Bella.
The “Waving Girl” was official
ly welcomed to Savannah when
her brother retired in 1937, at a
ceremony which was attended by
the Mayor of Savannah and other
prominent citizens. On her 70th
birthday. Savannah and Chatham
County had what was probably the
largest birthday celebration in
the city's history. More than
3,000 attended the party at Cock-
spur Island for the “Waving
Girl.”
Her brother died in 1940 at the
age of 79. She is survived by a
niece, Miss Florence Green; three
nephews, Father Brennan, of Au
gusta; Joseph A. Brennan. Ro
chester. N. Y.. James F. Brennan,
of Savannah, and several grand
nieces and grandnephews.
Tugs of the Atlantic Towing
Company placed their flags at
half-mast on the day of her fun
eral as a tribute to Miss Martus,
and editorial tribute was paid to
her in the Savannah newspapers,
The Macon Telegraph, and other
papers.
A devout member of the Ca
thedral parish, for years Miss
Martus. with her brother, would
sail up the river from the island
lighthouse to attend Mass every
Sunday' and on the first Friday of
each month.
MRS. AUGUSTUS ROBERTSON
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Margaret- Halligan
Robertson, widow of Augustus J.
Robertson, who died January 25,
were held from the Blessed Sacra
ment Church.
Mrs. Robertson is survived by
a son, A. J. Robertson, Jr.; a
daughter, Mrs. J. W. Moylan, six
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
MRS. THERESA SEAWARD
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Theresa Seaward,
widow of the late John J. Seaward,
who died on February 18, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist.
Mrs. Seaward is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Harry O. Rob
inson. and 'Miss Josephine Sea
ward; a sister. Miss Anna Gentile,
New York, and a brother, Emanuel
Gentile.
Mrs. Annie Jane Harkins
Funeral in Pelham, N. Y.
Rev. Herbert Harkins, Pas
tor of St. Anthony’s Church.
Southern Pines, N. C., Of
ficiates at His Mother’s Fu
neral
PELHAM, N. Y.— A Solemn
Mass or Requiem was offered in
the Church of St. Catherine here
for the repose of the soul of Mrs.
Annie Jane Harkins, who died on
February 7. The celebrant of the
Mass was the son' of Mrs. Harkins,
the Rev. Herbert Harkins, pastor
of St. Anthony's Church, South
ern Pines, N. C. Assisting clergy
were the Rev. Howard Lane, pas
tor of St. James Church, Hamlet.
N. C„ and the Rev. Frank Tait,
assistant pastor of St. Anthony's
Church, Southern Pines.
Mrs. Harkins was a native of
Fintona. Tyrone, Ireland. She
was a graduate of Mercy Academy
and College, Omaha. Leaving her
professional career in New York
City, she accompanied her son to
the mission fields of North Caro
lina, where she labored until two
weeks before her death.
Besides Father Harkins, she is
survived by another son. Robert
Henry Harkins, president of the
Nott Manufacturing Company, of
Mount Vernon, N. Y.; a daughter,
Sister Mary of the Annunciation,
a Good Shepherd nun in Brook
lyn, and a sister, Mrs. Patrick Ho
gan. of Dublin, Ireland.
His Holiness Pope Pius XII be
stowed his blessing on Mrs. Har
kins in 1939 when she visited Vat
ican City after visiting Lourdes
and Paray le Monial.
GEORGE P. L. MURPHY -x
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for George P. L. Mur
phy, who died January 27, were
held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. Henry F. Wolfe
officiating.
Mr. Murphy was connected with
the Carolina Supply Company for
thirty-six years. He is survived
by his widow, the former • Miss
Lucretia Rowland; six daughters,
Miss Marcella Murphy. Miss Ger
trude Murphy, Miss Marie Mur
phy, Mrs. John William Robinson,
Miss Lucretia Murphy, and Mrs.
Frank H. Soubeyroux, Jr.; two
sons. James Murphy, of Charles
ton, and George P. L. Murphy, of
Washington. D. C.
WILLIAM F. WHALEN
DIES IN SAVANNAH %
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for William F. Whalen, who
died on February 3, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist.
Mr. Whalen is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Whalen; a
son, William F. Whalen, Jr., U. S.
Army; a daughter, Mrs. John R.
O'Brien. Miami, and a brother,
James Whalen, Brooklyn.
Miss Genevra Bradley
Funeral in Salisbury
SALISBURY, N. C.—Miss
Genevra Bradley, for many years
prominent in the religious, busi
ness, and civic activity of Salis
bury, died on January 30, funeral
services being held, with a
Requiem High Mass, at the Sacred
Heart Church, the ReV. Cletus J.
Helfrich officiating. The Mass
was sung by the high school choir,
with Miss Mary Frances Nassif
as soloist,
Miss Bradley was a member of
the Catholic Women's Club and
the Sacred Heart Altar Society.
She was widely known as the
proprietor of a millinery shop,
and as a style designer.
She was one of Salisbury's out
standing business women, beloved
for her kindness and charity, and
her unfailing loyalty to her
friends, who with the entire com
munity .which mourns her loss,
filled the church at her funeral
as a last tribute of respect.
Miss Bradley is survived by her
father, J. B. Bradley, of Florida;
her grandmother; Mrs. Richard
Rouche, w’ith whom she lived; a
sister, Mrs. Clarence Beaver, of
Salisbury: four brothers, Felix
Bradley and Frank Bradley, Clif
ton Forge. Va.; Thomas D. Brad
ley, of Salisbury, and Fred Brad
ley, of Miami, and several nieces
and nephews, including Mrs. Alex
Clarke, Clarence Beaver, Jr., Fran
ces ‘Beaver, and Genevra Beaver,
all of Salisbury.
MRS. PAUL NAHRA
DIES IN CHARLESTON
GEORGETOWN, S. C.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Helen Rhoury
Nahra, widow of Poul Nahra, of
Georgetown, who died in a Char
leston hospital on February 20,
were held from St. Mary’s Church
here, the Rev. John Steigner of
ficiating, assisted by the Rev.
Richard C. Madden.
A native of Syria. Mrs. Nahra
was born in 1862. She was well
known here, having been associat
ed in business with her late hus
band for a number of years.
Mrs. Nahra is survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Thomas
Joseph, of Georgetown, Mrs. To-
bips Khouri, of Syria, and Mrs.
W. M. Moore, of Richmond.
JOSEPH TOGLIO
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. S. C.—Funeral
services for Joseph H. Toglio, who
died on January 26, were held
from the Sacred Heart Church,
the Rev. James J. Guinea officiat
ing.
FORMER AIKEN MAN
DIES IN BALTIMORE
AIKEN, S. C.—William Henry
Staubes. former resident of Aiken,
died February 19 in Baltimore,
Md. Funeral services were held
in Aiken with the Rev. George
Lewis Smith, pastor of St. Mary
Help of Christians Church, offi
ciating. Mr. Staubes moved from
Aiken many years ago. He is
survived by a number of nieces
and nephews
Catholic Women of
Greenville Render
Variety of Service
GREENVILLE, S, C. — The
Council of Catholic Women has
been active in parish, civic and
w'ar activities under the guidance
of its capable president, Mrs. N.
E. Dowling.
The parish activities include
Masses for deceased members'and
members of their families, and
cards of sympathy to the sick.
The visiting committee, two
members are appointed each
month, make about four calls each
month.
Donations were given to St.
Anne’s Religious Vocation Camp.
The council helped 'to buy one
stove for the parish kitchen and
the president donated one.
At Christmas, fruit cakes were
sent to the Rectory and the con
vent and a basket of fruit taken a
sick member.
To four civic organizations the
council sends representatives who
have cooperated in the work of
these groups. They helped with
Thanksgiving ChristnrtTs birthday
parties and contributed to various
needs.
A subscription to “Common
weal” was given to the Public
Library.
For the month of September,
the council sponsored the War
Stamp Booth at a down town store.
A group started in July makes
surgical dressings for the Red
Cross one morning each week.
The members also do a great
amount of sewing and knitting.
The council has collected scrap
for all the drives of the Salvage
Committee.
The council members have ac
tively co-operated with St. Mary's
Recreation Committee of N. C. C.
S. in entertaining the soldiers at
dances spaghetti suppers and Sun
day breakfasts and home hospi
tality.
SAVAN’AH PRIEST OFFICIATES
AT REQUIEM MASS FOR
NEPHEW KILLED IN ACTION
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Rev.
Norbert McGowan, O. S. B„ a mem
ber of the faculty of the Benedic
tine Military School here, was
celebrant of a Requiem Mass, of
fered on February 6 at St. Mary's
Church, Rahway, N. J., for the re
pose of the soul of his nephew,
Lieutenant M. B. Connor, of ti*?
United States Army Air Corps, who
was killed in action while flying
over Western Europe.
Lieutenant Connor, who was
twenty-four years old, was the son
of Father Nobert’s sister, Mrs. John
Connor, and Mr. Connor, of Rah
way. He was a navigator-gunner,
and was reported as killed in ac
tion on December 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Connor have four
other sons in the service of their
country. Ensign John Connor, U. S.
N.; Lt. William Connor, Fort Riley,
Kansas; Lieut. Frank Connor,
Camp Wolters, Texas, and Norman
Connors, stationed at an officer
candidate school in Texas.
GREENVILLE PARISH
NCCS GROUP RENDERS
SPLENDID SERVICE
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Early in
October, the Rev. Sydney F. Dean,
assistant pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, formed a recreational
program for service men stationed
at the Greenville Air Basel the
Glider School, and the Municipal
Airport, to be sponsored by the
National Community Service of
St. Mary's parish.
The National Catholic Com
munity Service, a member group
of the United Service Organiza
tions. is the agency officially des
ignated by the Bishops of the
United States to meet the ever
increasing responsibility of caring
for the welfare of the men and
women engaged in the various
phases of the nation's war effort.
With the establishment of such a
committee in St. Mary's parish,
every effort is being made to sur
round the service men stationed
near Greenville with those influ
ences which preserve their spirit
ual and physical well-being dur
ing the period in which they are
in the service of their country.
The program sponsored by St.
Mary’s parish committee is
planned to meet the personal, so
cial, informal, cultural, education
al and - religious interests of the
service men and is under the
spiritual direction of Father Dean.
Gallivan Memorial Hall is be
ing used as the service men’s cen-
center, and it is the hope of the
Committee to equip the auditor
ium with locker facilties, furni
ture, stationery, library, games,
etc.
On the first Sunday of each
month, a Communion breakfast is
served in Gallivan Memorial Hall
for all service men. At the last
Communion breakfast, the Rev.
Thomas McLaughlin was guest
speaker. Colonel Oliver H. Stout,
of the Greenville Air Base, and
Hon. C. Fred McCullough, Mayor
of the City of Greenville, attend
ed as special guests.
Every Sunday morning break
fast snacks are served after the
nine and eleven o’clock Masses.
The breakfast snacks are spon
sored jointly by the members of
St. Anne’s Guild and St. Mary’s
Guild. The center remains open
until mid-day Sunday and writing
tables are prepared with station
ery, etc., for the convenience of
the service men, also ping-pong
tables and other recreational fa
cilities are available.
On each Wednesday night, a
spaghetti supper or a dance is
sponsored by the N. C. C. S. com
mittee of St. Mary’s Parish, with
about one hundred and fifty ser
vice men attending each week.
The National Catholic Com
munity Service Committee of St.
Mary’s Parish as now organized is
under the direction of Fatherr
Dean, moderatqr, and Father
Thomas D. O'Shaughnessy, assist
ant moderator. J. Carroll Magar-
ahan is chairman of the executive
committee, and serving on this
committee are Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son T. Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Merrelle Mock, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam A. Bindewald, Mr. and Mrs.
Jamile J. Francis, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas P. Cantwell, Mrs. Nellie
E. Dowling, Mrs. William H.
Healey, Mrs. C. A. Fraser, Mrs.
Theodore Obermeyer, Mrs. Irene
Smith, Mrs. Frank G. League,
Mrs. J. C. Magarahan, Miss Mar
garet Fraser, Miss Alice Howard.
Assisting the executive commit
tee in the plans of entertainment
are Sam J. Francis, director of
U. S. O. Club operated by the Na
tional Catholic Community Ser
vice in Spartanburg, and Mis*
Louise Collins, his assistant di
rector.
MONSIGNOR McNAMARA
RETURNS FROM FLORIDA
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. T. James McNamara, rector
of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, has returned from a visit
to Florida to recuperate from a re
cent illness. Accompanied by hi*
mother, Mrs. P. J. McNamara, Mon
signor McNamara visited his broth
er, John O. McNamara in West
Palm Beach and his sister, Mrs.
Abe Land Montgomery at Port St
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