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MAY 22. 1943 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEVEN Home Office—Belk Bros. Co., Charlotte, N. C. New York Office—450 Seventh Avenue, New York City. 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.” BILL BUNTIN Dry Cleaners Quality Dry Cleaning 111 North Jackson Street Telephone 1224 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 W. H. BELK, President W. M. HAGINS, Mgr. Belk’s Department Store Albany’s Complete Department Store