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’EIGHTEEN
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L
AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 26, 1943
JAMES L. DICKEY ON
CANCER HOME BOARD
Only 10 Among 178 Patients
Cared for at Oui 1 Lady of
Perpetual Help Home, At
lanta, Were Catholics
Marist College
Graduates 41 in
Class of 1943
JAMES L. DICKET
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — James L.
Dickey, president of the Dickey-
Mangham Insurance Company, has
been elected as one of the lay
members of the board of directors
of the Servants of Relief for In
curable Cancer, Inc., which oper
ates Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Free Cancer Home here, at the an
nual meeting held on May 28.
Mother Mary Paschal, of the
Sisters of St. Dominic of the Con
gregation of St. Rose of Lima, was
elected to the board, and Sister
Siena was elected treasurer, to
succeed the late Mother Rose Hu
ber, who was associated with the
Mother Alphonsa, (Mrs. Rose
awthorne Lathrop, daughter of
Nathaniel Hawthorne) in the
founding of the religious order de
voted to the care of indigent vic
tims of incurable cancer.
Officers and board members re
elected were the Most Rev. Gerald
P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-
Atlanta, president; the Rev. Joseph
R. Smith, rector of Immaculate
Conception Church, vice-president:
Estes Doremus, president of the
Atlanta Branch of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia,
secretary and counsel, and Bernard
J. Kane, president of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia,
member of the board.
The treasurer's report showed
that 40 patients were now being
cared for in the home, and that of
the 178 patients who were cared
for between January 1, 1942 and
May 1, 1943, only 10 were members
of the Catholic Church.
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Forty-one
members of the graduating class
of Marist College received their
diplomas at Academic Closing Ex
ercises held on June 2 at the Au
ditorium of the Atlanta Women’s
Club, the Very Rev. William J.
Lonergan,' S. M., pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, and presi
dent of Marist College, presiding
and presenting the diplomas.
Fathe_- Lonergan also delivered
the address to the graduates, the
introductory remarks and an
nouncement of the awards ot
medals and prizes being made by
the Rev. Philip H. Dagneau, S. M„
principal of Marist College.
Cadet Major William Walker, III,
was valedictorian, and musical
numbers on the program were
rendered by the Marist College
orchestra.
I The P. O. Hebert Memorial
Medal, donated by Mrs. P. O. He
bert, for declamation in Senior
High School, was awarded Ste
phen Burke. The Third Order of
Mary Medal, for declamation in
the Junior High School, was
awarded to Jacque McGinty. The
U. D. C. Medal for the best essay
on “Ben Davis, Boy Hero of Ten
nessee,” was awarded Jack Sul-
lens. The D. A. R. Medal, given
through the Atlanta Chapter by
Mrs. John W. Rice, Regent, for
the best essay on “Cowpens: The
Battle of the American Revolution
and Its Namesake, The U. S. S
Cowpens,” was awarded to Daniel
Stretch. Awards to the staff of
“Blue and Gold,” and “The Marist
Cadet,” were made to Daniel
Stretch, editor; James Collins, as
sistant editor, and John Sullens,
art editor. The award for the best
short story, donated by Prof. Law
rence Whalen, was won by Joseph
E. Line. Class medals, for the
highest average in each class,
were awarded as follows: The J.
J. Haverty, K. S. G. Memorial
Medal, to William Walker, Third
'Senior Class; the Father Lonergan
Medal, to Albert Karst, Second
Senior Class; the Father Nicholas
Weber Medal, to John Maloof,
First Senior Class; the Monsignor
Croke Medal, to James Harrison,
Third Junior Class; the Father
Martin Barrett Medal, to James
Kingsley, Second Junior Class,
the Bishop O’Hara Medal, to Alan
Burke, First Junior Class. Ath
letic awards donated by Julius
Pierotti, Walpole Otis, Lawrence
Whalen. Louis Van Houten, and
Major Lewis Pagel, were award
ed respectively to Fred Bragg,
William Walker, Hebert Dickson,
John Carver, and Thomas S.
Dickey.
Rey, Frederick Koch,
of Scranton, Ordained
for Diocese of Raleigh
Mrs. F. E. Hatcher
Funeral in Macon
MACON, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. F. Edward Hatcher,
who died May 20, were held from
St. Joseph’s Church, the Rev. Har
old Gaudin, S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Hatcher, the former Miss
Anne Elizabeth Folkenman, was
born in Macon, the daughter of
Richard M. Folkenman and Mrs.
Martha Jackson Folkenman. She
is survived by her husband, F. E.
Hatcher; a son, F. E. Hatcher, Jr.;
two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.
Chris Portenoff, Kingston, N. Y.,
and a brother, F. A. Folkenman,
New York, N. Y.
MRS. CATHERINE JOY
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
FATHER KOCH
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C., — The Rev.
Frederick A. Koch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Koch, of Scranton,
Pa., was ordained to the priesthood
for the Diocese of Raleigh on May
29, in the Chapel of Trinity Col
lege, Washington, D. C., by the
Most Rev. John McNamara; Auxili
ary Bishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Father Koch celebrated his first
Solemn High Mass at St. Peter’s
Church, Staten Island, with two of
cousins, the Rev. William A. Heim,
of Buffalo, and the Rev. Linus C.
Fricker, pastor of St. Mary Magda
len Church, Honesdale, Pa., as dea
con and subdeacon.
A few days later, Father Koch
celebrated Mass in the St. John
the Baptist Church, West Scranton,
an edifice which has been design
ed and constructed by the young
priest’s father, an architect.
Father Koch received his ele
mentary education at St. Paul’s
School Green Ridge, completing
his high school course at St. Pet
er’s, Staten Island. He attended St.
Mary’s College, Kentucky, and
completed his course in theology
at the Sulpician Seminary of the
Catholic University of America.
The Most Rev. Eugene J. Mc-
Guinness, Bishop of Raleigh, has
appointed Father Koch assistant
pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Wilm
ington.
MISS ALICE SUPPLE
DIES IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Miss Alice Sup
ple, retired Bibb County school
teacher, recently died at a local
hospital after an illness of sev
eral weeks.
Miss Supple was born in Mill-,
edgeville May 1, 1862. She came
to Macon more than 60 years ago
and taught in the Bibb County
System for 30 years, being retired
several years ago. Funeral ser
vices were held from St. Joseph's
Church by the Rev. Harold A.
Gaudin, S. J.
Miss Supple was the last of her
immediate family, only two cousins
surviving: Mrs. Q. R. Nolan, Ma
con. and Mrs. Thomas Corrigan,
Atlanta.
MRS. DELIA GOMEZ
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Delia Gomez, Who
lied May 22, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev.
Michael A. Collins, S. M., officiat
ing.
’ Born in Chester, S. C., Mrs. Go-
Siez came to Atlanta in 1870. She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Mary G. Kearney and Mrs. J. W.
Rafferty, and a son, Joseph R.
Cornez. all of Atlanta.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Mrs.. Cather
ine Mulherin Joy, wife of the late
James J. Joy, died on May 27, fu
neral services being held from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev. J.
E. O’Donohoe, S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Joy was a native of Au
gusta, the daughter of the late Pat
rick M. Mulherin and Mrs. Ellen
Lookey Mulherin. She is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Ellen Joy
Cooney; two grandsons; a step
mother, Mrs. Katherine G. Mul
herin; three sisters, Mrs. Anna
M. Otis, Mrs. Owen Schweers,
Sister Mary Jeanne, R. S.M., and
a brother, P. M. Mulherin.
Mrs. Teresa Walsh
Funeral in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Teresa Walsh, widow
of the late Michael D. Walsh, who
died June 10, were held from St.
Patrick’s Church, the Rev. J. J.
Malloy officiating.
Mrs. Walsh was a native of Mo
bile, Ala., but had made her home
in Augusta for the past 35 years.
She is survived by a daughter, Miss
Marie Walsh, of Augusta; two sis
ters, Mrs. Susan P. Stokes, of Los
Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. Ida
O’Rourke, Selma, Ala., and a bro
ther, Joseph Pollock, of Detroit.
DR. WILLIAM POULLET
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Dr. William Poullet, who
died May 30, were held from St.
Patrick’s Church, the Rev. J. J.
Malloy officiating.
MRS. W. E. CARROLL
FUNERAL IN AIKEN
BATH, S. C. — Funeral service
for Mrs. Alice Carroll, wife of W.
E. Carroll, who died at her home
here on June 16, were held from
St. Mary Help of Christians
Church, Aiken, the Rev. George
Lewis Smith officiating.
A native of Saluda County, Mrs.
Carroll had lived in Bath for 45
years. She is survived by her hus
band; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie
Mae Weathersbee, and Mrs. Eulah
Williamson, both of Bath; a son,
W. E. Carroll, Jr., U. S. Navy,
and two brothers, Charles E. Hix-
on. Augusta, and Albert G. Hixon,
Columbia.
DIEGO VON BERGEN, Ger
many’s Ambassador to the Holy
See for more than 23 years and
long dean of the diplomatic corps
accredited to the Vatican, was re
ceived in a farewell audience by
His Holiness Pope Pius XII on
May 24.
EDWARD SKEFFINGTON
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga. —Funeral ser
vices for Edward T. Skeffington, of
the firm of Skeffington Company,
realtors, who died June 9, were
held from the Sacred Heart
Church.
JAMES A. O’BRINE
DIES IN SAVANNAH '
SAVANNAH, Ga. —Funeral ser
vices for James A. O’Brine, who
died May 30, were held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Mr. O’Brine is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Marie G. O’Brine; a
sister. Mrs. Edward Ryan, Jack
sonville, and several nieces and
nephews.
MRS. JENNIE DUTTON
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices of Mrs. Jennie Dutton who
died May 15, were held from (he
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Mrs. Dutton is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Florence Nye; a sis
ter, Mrs. Mary McGrath; three
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
MRS. CLAUDE H. ESCOFFIER
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C., — Fu
neral services for Mrs. Mat des
tine Escoffier, wife of Claude H.
Escoffier, who died May 18, were
held from Our Lady of Mercy
Church, the Rev. A. A. Plikunas
officiating.
Charleston K. of C. Pay Tribute to
Pioneers of P. N. Lynch Council
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C. — P. N.
Lynch Council, No. 704, Knights of
Columbus, held a testimonial
meeting on June 2 at which tribute
was paid to all present and past
officers of the Council, and to
members of the Order in the arm
ed forces, and the burning of the
mortgage on Columbus Hall was
celebrated.
The list of the charter members
of the Council, organized in 1902
includes the names of the Rt. Rev
Henry P. Northrop, the Rev.
Charles DuBois Wood, the Rev. A
K. Gwynn, the Rev. J. D. Budds,
Rev. D. P. Lanigan, Francis B.
Moran, T. H. Reynolds, James Cos
grove, J. T. Hallis, B. P. Cunning
ham, T. F. Sughrue. E. W. Wynne,
C. J. Redding, Patrick Carter,
James T. Molony, M. S. Connelly,
H. A. Molony, James F. Redding,
J. J. O’Connell, Joseph Barbot,
Philip R. Barbot, Jas. L. Brennan,
W. J. Brennan, James C. Budds,
F. F. Buero, P. A. Cay, J. W.
Clarke, E. J. Comar, W. J. Comar,
Jas. F. Condon, W. J. Condon,
John B. Davin, F. B. Downing, Jas.
L. Duffy, John J. Furlong, Thos.
J. Hennesy, Jas. J. Hogan, Austin
J. Kennedy, J. E. Langley, Thos
J. Liddy, Alex* McLoy, M. J. Mo
ran, Daniel O’Brien, Dennis
O’Brien, John P. D. O’Brien, D. M.
O’Driscoll, Jr.. J. F. O'Rourke. T.
J. Price, John J. Ragan. A. J. Riley,
John T. Roddy, W. J. Storen. C C.
Tighe, J. P. Sullivan, F. H. Warren.
Those who have served as Grand
Knights of the Council are, in or
der named: Francis B. Moran, D.
M. O’Driscoll, Jr., John F. Raffer
ty, Arthur P. Aimar, T. J. McCar
thy, T. J. Sweeney, John F. Raf
ferty, Arther P. Aimer, William J.
Bresnihan, H. A. Molony, W. O’D.
Langley, M. A. Condon, Jas. B.
Lannan, Basil R. Kerr, James A.
McAllister, M. A. McLaughlin. Jr.,
John I. Cosgrove, Thos J. Burke,
Seth J. Ferrara, Andrew Pinto.
Present officers are William F.
Condon, grand knight; F. Raymond
O’Keefe, deputy grand knight:
Bernard T. Ehrhardt, financial
secretary; William T. McLaughlin,
recorder; Francis B. Kerr, treas
urer; Matthew J. Oliver, chancel
lor; M. J. Kiley, warden; Win. J.
Croghan, advocate; John J. Fur
long, inside guard; Eugene J. Leo
pold, outside guard; T. J. Liddy,
treasurer, emeritus; John M. Bran-
des, lecturer, the Rev. John J. Me- .
Carthy, chaplain.
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