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THE EULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 26. 1»43
Sgt. Richard Adams,
Macon Parish Member,
“Missinrr in Action"
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Bishop O’Hara Invests
Martin J. Callaghan
With Papal Decoraiion
iContinued from Page 1)
STAFF SERGEANT ADAMS
MACON, Ga. — Staff Sergeant
Richard W. Adams, a member of
St. Joseph's parish in Macon, is
missing in action over the Euro
pean war area according to infor
mation received here by his rela
tives.
Notification came to his wife,
the former Miss Hazel Thompson,
through the War Department. The
message, which came from the
commanding genral of the Euro
pean area, stated that Staff Serge
ant Adams, a tail-gunner in a B-24
liberator bomber based in Eng-
Jnd. had been missing in action
since May 14. Just a week before
the date upon which he was re
ported as failing to return to his
base. Sergeant Adams had receiv
ed the Air Medal from his com
manding officer.
Sergeant Adams is the second
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Le-
Hardy Adants, Sr. Besides his wife,
and daughter. Connie Anne Adams,
his other relatives include bis four
brothers, Charles LeH. Adams, Jr.,
and Dennis Adams, both of Ma-
c-en: the Rev. Patrick Adams, O. F.
M., Clearwater, Fla., and John
Francis Adams. U. S. N.. who is
serving with the Pacific fleet.
! which I add my own.”
Present in the sanctuary, with
! Bishop O’Hara and Father Gaudin,
! were the Rev. Robert Bryant, S. J.,
I assistant pastor- of St. Joseph's; the
j Rev. John Prendergast. S. M. A.,
pastor of St. Peter Claver's
Church: the Rev. Patrick O'Hara,
S. M. A., assistant at St.. Peter
Claver's the Rev. Flavian O’Don
nell, C. P. U. S. Army Chaplain.
Camp Wheeler: the Rev. John D.
Toomey, Milledgeville, and the
Rev. Patrick Adams, O. F. M., of
Washington, D. C.
After Bishop O'Hara had admin
istered the Sacrament of Confir
mation to a class which included
children, soldiers, and ' civilian
adults, the services concluded with
Solemn Pontifical Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament.
Following the presentation cere-
I mony, Mr. Callaghan was tender-
1 ed a reception by Macon Council,
Knights of Columbus, in St. Jos
eph’s parish auditorium. Many
friends of Mr. Callaghan attended
and extended their congratula
tions to him upon the signal hon
or which had been accorded him.
Army Medical Corps
Officer From Macon
Expert in Plastic Surgery
The rescript which accompa
nied the medal was attested by the
signature of His Eminence Luigi
Cardinal Maglione, Secretary of
State, with the Papal Seal affixed,
and bears this text: “La Santita’ di
Nostro Signore Pio P. P. XII si 4’
dedgnata- di conferrira La Croce
Pro Ecelesia et Pontifaee al Sig.
Martino Callaghan autorizzandolo
ad ornarsene il petto nei modi di
uso. Del Yaticano, 2 Marzo 1943. H
Cardinale Segretario di Stato—L.
Card, Maglione.”
A translation of the above
would read: “His Holiness Pope
tfhus XII deigns to confer the
cross For Church and Pope upon
Mr. Martin J. Callaghan, authoriz
ing him to wear it in the custom
ary manner. From the Vatican,
March 2, 1943. L. Card. Maglione.
Secretary of State.”
David Murray McLellan, Jr.,
former staff photographer for The
Macon Telegraph and News, who
entered the Army in October. 1942.
went from private to staff sergeant
in four months. Sgt. McLellan.
a native of Macon, is the son of
Mrs. Agnes D. McLellan. Before
entering the service, he was active
in the Macon Camera Club and in
the NCCS Club. He is a member
of- St. Joseph's parish in Macon.
Now at Fort Leonard Wood. Mo.,
lie has been attending the chemical
warfare school and the motion
picture projection school at Camp
Atterbury. Ind.. where he also
qualified as a sharpshooter.
Seek More Chaplains for
WAAC Post in Georgia
CAPTAIN JARRETT
MACON. Ga.—Capt. Wm. Dever-
eaux Jarrett, Jr., Medical Corps,
U. S- A. air forces, was graduated
June 19th from the School of
Maxville-Facial Plastic Surgery,
University of Pennsylvania, Phila
delphia.
After being commissioned in
July, 1942, Capt. Jarratt served
six months as chief of surgery at
the New Orleans Army Air Base.
He then attended the School of
Aviation Medicine and the School
of Oxygen at Randolph and Kelly
Fields, Texas, after w’hieh he was
assigned the duties of Flight
Surgeon at McLelland Field, Calif.
His pre-medical studies were
followed at Mercer University. Ma
con, and he graduated from the
University of Georgia School of
Medicine, Augusta, later interning
for two years at Macon Hospital
and serving one year as house
physician. Before entering mili
tary service his offices for the
practice of medicine and surgery
were in the Clinic Hospital here.
(Br N. C. W. C. News Servieel
FT. OGLETHORPE. Ga..—Since
22 services conducted by three
Aimy chaplains for all religious
denominations are insufficent to
accommodate the crowds of
WAACs’at the training center
here, a recommendation has been
forwarded to Washington that nine
chaplains be allotted to this post.
Crowds at the Catholic and the
Protestant services on Sunday
mornings have been so great that
WAACs often are forced to stand
outside the chapel doors and M.P.'s
arc called on to assist in directing
traffic as one congregation comes
out of the chapel while another
group is preparing to enter for the
next service. ,, - .
The distinguished recipient of
the Papal medal is a native of
Wolverhampton, England. He
came to Macon in his youth, and
has for many years been engaged
as a salesman in. the wholesale
grocery business. His residence is
at 821 New Street.
In 1898, Mr. Callaghan was mar
ried to Miss Mary Agnes Sanders.
Several years subsequent to the
death of his first wife, Mr. Cal
laghan married Miss Margate;
Mary Kennington, of M acon.MMM
Mary Kennington. of M aeon.
They have two sons and two
daughters, both of the daugh
ters being members of religious
orders. Miss Catherine Callaghan,
known in religion as Sister Rita
Marie. O. P.. is now teaching at St
Teresa's High School. Detroit.
< Michigan. Miss Maigaret Cal
| laghan. known in religion as Sister
Martin Marie, O. P„ teaches at St
Joseph's School. St. Joseph. Michi
gan. Martin J. Callaghan. Jr., and
Frank J. Callaghan, the two sons,
both live in Macon.
One of the founders of the Cath
olic Laymen's Association of Geor
gia, Mr. Callaghan has served as
its vice-president since 1940. He
has been most active in the pro
motion of the laymen's retreat
movement in the Diocese of Sa-
yannah-Atlanta, and since the first
annual retreat under the auspices
of the Laymen's Association was
held in 1920,*Mr. Callaghan has at
tended every year but one. One of
the organizers of Macon Council.
Knights, of Columbus, he has been
an outstandingly faithful member
for nearly forty years, and has
served the Council as its grand
knight and in other offices. He has
been a leader in the work of the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
and is at present the disbursing
officer of 4he particular council
in St. Joseph's parish in Macon.
He has been prominently identi
fied v ith the Holy Name Society
and the Ancient Order-of Hibern
ians.
In his quiet, unassuming way.
Mr. Callaghan has proven himself
to be a citizen of the type that is
a credit to the community in which
he lives, and the number of those
who claim him as a friend gives
evidence of the high regard in
which he is held by the people of
Macon. Catholic and non-Catholic
alike.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
AT ST. ANGELA'S, AIKEN
AIKEN, S. C.—Closing exercises
of St. Angela Academy were held
June 3 at St. Mary Help of Christ-
tians Church, the Very Rev. Mar
tin C- Murphy. V. F.. pastor of St.
Peter's Church, Columbia, deliver
ing the baccalaureate sermon and
presenting diplomas, certificates
and medals.
. Diplomas were received by Mil
dred Dean, Florence; Peggy Ann
Dean. Ridgeland: Catherine Evans,
Granitevilie; Winnie Fambrough,
Charleston; Sura Burr Forek.
Greenwood; Miriam Goldsmith,
Greenville, Katherine Keaton,
Thomasvilie. Ga. Certificates tor
proficiency in typewriting were
awarded Sara Forek, Miriam Gold
smith, Mildred Dean, and Kather
ine Evans. The gold medal for
Christian Doctrine was awarded
Katherine Keaton: the music med
al to Winnie Fambrough: the med
al for greatest effort to Justine
May. and the American Legion
Auxiliary Medal was presented to
Sara Forek by Mrs. Henry Salley.
On the previous evening stu
dents of St Angela's were present
ed in a concert, under the direc
tion of Mrs. F. E. Ardrev.
CLOSING EXERCISES,
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL.
HELD IN SAVANNAH
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Diplomas
were awarded graduates of the
Cathedral School at exercises
which began with the celebration
of Mass by the Most Rev. Gerald
P. O'Hara. Bishop of Savannah-
Atlanta, ajL the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist on June 2.
Scholarship awards were an
nounced by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T.
James McNamara, rector of the
Cathedral. Miss Betty Buttimer re
ceiving the St. Vincent Academy
scholarship and John Flanagan re
ceiving the scholarship to Bene
dictine Military School.
In attendance at the graduation
program were the Rev. George
Daly, vocational and athletic di
rector of the school; the Rev. John
D. Toomey, of Milledgeville, for
mer director: the Ilev. Frederick
Gilbert, O. M. I.. of Douglas, and
the Rev. Thomas Byrne of Phil
adelphia.
Bishop O'Hara was the speaker
at a breakfast tendered the gradu
ating class by Monsignor Mc
Namara. and that evening the
graduates were guests of the Cath
olic Young People's Association at
a dance, at which Mrs. Dan J.
Sheehan, retiring president, and
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, Sr., incoming
president of the Parent-Teacher
Association served as chaperons.
The Cathedral School is con
ducted by the Sisters of Mercy,
with Sister Mary Barber. R. S. M..
as principal, and Sister Mary Co-
lumba teacher of the graduating
class.
RETREAT FOR BENEDICTINE
COMMUNITY IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga. — The Rev.
William McFadden. O. M. I.. pas
tor of St. Ann's Church, Ashland,
Va., conducted the annual Retreat
for the Benedictine Fathers in
Savannah, from June 7 to 11. Due
to the difficulty of transportation,
the Retreat was held here this
year, at the rectory of the Sacred
Heart Church, instead of at Bel
mont Abbey.
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