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MAY 22. 1943
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Albany, Georgia
St. Theresa's Church, Albany, Georgia, serves a community which has a Catholic history dating
back close to the century mark. While the present church building was not erected until 1879. ninety-
nine years have passed since Mass was celebrated in Albany for the first time, in 1844, in the home of
John Valentine Mock, one of the pioneer settlers o f the community, and friend of Nelson Tift, founder
of Albany. For years Albany has been the center o f vast mission territory, and many places in South
Georgia, which now have Catholic churches with resident pastors, were once served by priests stationed
in Albany. The Rev. Stephen J. Beytaugh, appointed by Bishop Gross in 1875, was Albany’s first resident
pastor. Since that day a brilliant array of distingui shed priests have served the city and its missions,
1 among them being the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., now Bishop of Charleston.
ALBANY, GEORGIA
Savannah -Atlanta Diocese Gives
Parochial School to Government
for Use as War Housing Center
SAVANNAH. Ga. — As another
evidence of his cooperation in the
nation’s war effort, the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O'Hara, Bishop of Sa-
vannah-Atlanta, has turned over
to the Government, rent free, the
old parochial school of the Cathed
ral of St. John the Baptist as a War
Housing Center for the Savannah
area. For some months the -school
building had been used without
.charge by the other Government
agencies by permisison of Bishop
O’Hara. The building now is being
converted into eight dwelling units
for families ot war workers.
In turning over the school build
ing to the War Housing authori
ties, Bishop O'Hara said. “We are
very happy to turn over to the
Government the property known
as the Old Cathedral School to as
sist in meeting the problem cre
ated by the acute housing shortage
in the war production area of
Savannah. We are quite willing to
place the building at the disposal
of the Government authorities
throughout the period of the
emergency."’
Savannah is the center of a great
shipbuilding industry and the in
flux of war workers has caused
an unprecedented shortage of
residence facilities.
In announcing the presentation
_of the building to the War Hous
ing authorities, the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
T. James McNamara, Rector of
the Cathedral and Diocesan Super
intendent of Schols, recalled that
the building has an interesting
history. It has been a parochial
school since 1870 and for many
years it also was a public school,
the use of- the buildings having
been accorded the municipal
school authorities up to 1920.
Old Cathedral School was a pub
lic school with certain exceptional
conditions, one of them being that
the pupils would receive a half-
hour of religious instruction each
day. After 1920, when the legality
of the arrangement was question
ed, the City of Savanah continued
to rent the property as a school.
Previously to being turned over
to the War Housing authorities,
the Old Cathedral School building
had been used rent free first by
the WPA and later by the Civilian
Guard as an armory.
Women’s Division NCOS
Opens Club in Savannah
(Special to The Bulletin
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The USO
Club operated by the Women's Di
vision of the National Catholic
Community Service was formally
opened on April 27, the program
including an address by the Right
Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara,
spiritual director of the UCCS for
the Doicese of Savannah-Atlanta.
Participating in an entertaining
musical program were Pvt. John J.
Sollog, of Hunter Field; Cpl. Lar
ry DeRuiz, Chathai.i Field; Pvt.
Louis Scaglione, Hunter Field;
Pvt. Andrew Ondera, Hunter
Field; Mrs. Rita Seay Aprea, and
Jacobson’s instrumental trio.
The club will be operated for
the purpose of serving the wives,
mothers, sisters, and sweethearts
of the men in the armed forces
and for women and girls engaged
in war industry in this area, with
Mrs. Rita Seay Aprea as director.
“NINETEEN OUT OF TWENTY
people who cry out for the bomb
ing of Rome are not really con
cerned with the military aspect
of the move,” said the Rev. Murtha
E. Lynch, Carmelite Prior at Fav-
ersham, Kent, England. “They
would like to see Rome bombed
because of what Rome has stood
for through successive generations
of Christian life.”
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ALBANY, GEORGIA.
THOMAS J. GANTY
STATE DEPUTY OF
GEORGIA K. OF G.
THOMAS J. CANTY
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Thomas J.
Canty, of Savannah, was re-elected
State Deputy of the Knights of
Columbus of Georgia at the an
nual meeting of the Georgia State
Council held here on May 16. Other
officers of the State Council elect
ed were F. L. McDonough, Macon,
State Secretary; Manuel Boa,
Brunswick, State Treasurer; L. C.
Kunze, Columbus, State Advocate;
John Buckley, Augusta, State
Warden; the Rev. Francis M. Perry,
S. M., Atlanta. State Chaplain.
Francis J. Heazel, of Asheville,
N. C., Supreme Treasurer of the
Knights of Columbus, was the prin
cipal speaker at the luncheon held
at the Ansley Hotel, where the
afternoon session was held.
The morning session was held
at the Columbian Hall, with Grand
Knight William McAlpin. of the
Atlanta Council, as host. The dele
gates attended Mass at the Sacred
Heart Church.
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB
IN CHARLESTON SPONSOR
BENEFIT AFTERNOON TEA
CHARLESTON, S. C.—A tea,
for the benefit of the National
School of Social Service, was
sponsored by the Catholic
Women’s Club at the home of
Mrs. Andrew J. Riley oi\ the after
noon of May 7. Mrs. Margaret
Cade was general chairman, with
Mrs. James Condon, II, Mrs. Louis
Garno, Mrs. William C. Ehrhardt,
Mrs. Jennings Cauthen and Miss
Alice Moran assisting. During the
afternoon a program of music was
rendered by Miss Miriam Quaife
violinist, with Mrs. Tracy Sturck-
en accompanying.
Rev. Theodore Cilwick,
of Oratorian Fathers
Ordained by Bishop Walsh
(Special to The Bulletin)
ROCK HILL, S. C. — On May
2, at St. Anne's Church here, the
Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D.,
Bishop of Charleston, ordained the
Rev. Theodore Cilwick as a priest
of the Congregation of the Ora
tory of St. Philip Neri.
The Rev. John Haak, Cong.,
Orat., and the Rev. Myles. Cong.
Orat., were chaplains to Bishop
Walsh at the ordination, with the
Rev. Edward Chmely. Cong. Orat..
chaplain to Father Theodore,, and
the Very Rev. Vincent G. Scliarff,
Cong. Orat., pastor of St. Anne's
Church, master of ceremonies.
Following the ordination the
men's Club of St. Anne s parish
were hosts at a luneneon in com
pliment to Bishop Walsh and the
newly ordained member of the
Congregation of the Oratory.
Father Theodore, a native of
New York, completed his study for
the priesthood at St. Meinrad’s
Seminary. He celebrated his first
Solemn High M&ss on Sunday, May
16, at St. Adalbert's Church in
New York City, with Father Vin
cent delivering the sermon.
ARMY COMMISSION FOR
MEMBER OF MACON K. OF C
MACON, Ga. — Announcement
has been received by Macon Coun
cil, No. 925, nights of Columbus,
that one of its members, Henry J.
Laker has been commissioned a
lieutenant in the U. S. Army after
graduation from Officer Candidate
School at Camp Lee, Va., and has
been assigned to Tinker Field,
Oklahoma City.
Formerly a non-commisisoned
officer at Camp Wheeler, Lieuten
ant Laker was a leader in religious
activity, having organized several
units of the Holy Name Society at
that Army post. It was largely
through his efforts that nearly a
thousand soldiers attended Mass
at St. Joseph’s Church here, and
in the first public appearance of a
body of troops in this city since
the mobilization, paraded througli
the streets in review' before the
Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bish
op of Savannah-Atlanta, Brig. Gen.
John H. Hester, commander of
Camp Wheeler, and Hon. John A.
Jones, acting Mayor of Macon, to
the Dempsey Hotel where a Com
munion breakfast w'as served. ,
In recognition of his services in
the field of Catholic Action, the
Knights of Columbus awarded
Lieutenant Laker a distinguished
service citation at the next meet
ing of Macon Council.
16,000 SOLDIERS
ATTEND MISSION
AT FORT BRAGG
FORT BRAGG. N. C. — More
than 16,000 soldiers participated
in a four-day mission held at this
Field Artillery Replacement Cen
ter, here, the first such religious
service held in its two-year history.
The mission was concluded w'ith a
Solemn Military Field Mass.
The mission was conducted by
the Rev. John F. Renehan, C. SS.
R., during Holy Week. Daily Mass
was celebrated in tw'o chapels and
nearly ' 3,500 Holy Communions
were distributed. In the camp
amphitheat.er. eight priests heard
nearly 4,000 Confessions and there
was no diminution in the number-
approaching the Sacrament of
Penance on one night when it rain
ed.
The misison was closed with a
candlelight Benediction of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, w'hen ev
ery soldier present held a lighted
candle.
The celebrant of the Field Mass
was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert E.
McCormick, Chancellor of the
Military Ordinariate. The Rev.
James A. Coyle, formerly of St.
Matthew's Church, Conschohock-
en, Pa., and now chaplain of the
65th General Hospital at Fort
Bragg, was deacon, and the Rev.
David T. Ray, C. S. Sp.. chaplain
of the Fort Bragg Station Hospital,
was sub-deacon. The Rev. Francis
K. West, of Chicago, announced
the Mass to the congregation. The
Mass was arranged by the Rev.
Raymond A. Punda, formerly of
St. Stanislaus’ Church. Milwaukee,
and the Rev. Henry C. Stuecker,
formerly of Mother of Sorrows
Church. Louisville, both chaplains
of the Replacement Center.
The Mass was offered for those
present, for their loved ones at
home and for the heroic dead. The
Replacement Center Choir sang
the “Missa de Angelis.”
THE CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB
has announced its selection for
the month of May is “The Last of
Summer,” by Kate O’Brien, who
also wrote “Land of Spices.”
HOLY SEE SENDS MESSAGE ,
REGARDING GEORGIA BOY !
HELD PRISONER IN ITALY
ROCKMART, Ga —Mr. and Mrs.
Robert B. Sproul have been noti
fied that there son. Private Ralph
Sproul, listed as missing in action
in North Africa on March 24, is
being held a prisoner of war in
Italy.
The message came from the
Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, Bishop
of Savannah-Atlanta, who relayed
a radiogram received by the Apos
tolic Deligation in Washington
from the Papal Secretariate of
State. The message stated that
young Sproul was alive and well
and 'Would be allowed to communi
cate with his parents as soon as
he was established in a permanent
prison camp.
Best Wishes
DIXIE DAIRIES
St. Theresa’s Church, Albany,
Georgia
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