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JUNE 26. 1943
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
ONE—A
WITH OTHER EDITORS
feERNADEITE COMES TO THE SCREEN
CATHOLIC ANNIVERSARY
Catholics of the United States
today will celebrate the 150th an
niversary of the ordination of the
first Catholic priest in the United
States.
That fact alone is of special in
terest to the church, but it is a
matter of special interest to the
South, that this first priest’s first
work was in the South, notably in
Kentucky, Maryland and Louis
iana.
The young priest, who was but
25 years of age when he arrived
in this country from France, sign
ed himself, “Stephen Theodore
Badin, Proto-Priest of the U. S. A.’’
Proto means “first.”
The proto-priest arrived at Bal
timore on March 29, 1782, and on
May 25, at a gala ceremony, the
priesthood was conferred for the
first time in the United States by
its first bishop. Bishop John Car-
roll. An interesting fact about the
bishop was that he had been sug
gested for the post by Benjamin
Franklin when Franklin was con
sulted by an emissary from the
Vatican. There was a Catholic pop
ulation of no more than 30.000 in
the United States at the time the
young priest took up his work.
He became not merely a great
priest but a great American. His
reply to calumnies that a priest is
not fitted for citizenship “because
he has sworn allegiance to a for
eign potentate,” is widely o.uoted
as a classic statement of a priest’s
patriotism- The statement was
made in March, 1835, at a mem
orable address in the cathedral at
Cincinnati. The extract is as fol
lows:
“I have taken on oath of alleg-
ance to the Government and
Constitution of the_ United States.
I was an American in feeling and
conviction long before I became a
naturalized citizvn of the Republic.
I would die with a devotion next
to that I owe to my God for the
country of my choice. Far from be
ing obliged, as some of these state
ments assert, to swear fidelity to
any foreign power at his ordina
tion. the Catholic priest fully un
derstands that it is his duty—nat
ural. civil and religious—to be true
to his country.”
The proto-priest of the United
States died April 21. 1853, in his
84th year.—(The Atlanta Consti
tution).
Memorial Day Mass at
New River Marine Base
CAMP LEJEUNE. NEW RIVER,
N. C.—Memorial Day was observ
ed here with a Military High Mass,
the first such service held at this
the nation’s largest Marine Corps
Base.
Among those attending the
Mass, celebrated at Tent City by
Chaplain Thomas Brody, was
Lieutenant Colonel Richard H.
Schubert, of the 23rd Marines.
A military guard was formed
from Battery “H,” Third Battalion,
14th Marines, attached to the 23rd
Marines, and Battery “B,” First
Battalion. 14th Marines, attached
to the 25th Marines.
An all-Marine choir sang the
Mass of St. Basil, assisted by the
23rd Regimental Band and colors.
Master of ceremonies was PFC
Herbert J. Kent, chaplain’s assist
ant.
After the Mass. Taps were
sounded in memory of the war
dead, followed by the retiring of
colors.
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GREENSBORO, N- C—Catholic
students attending the Woman's
College of the University of North
Carolina, in Greensboro, made a
week-end Retreat during May,
with the Rev. John A. Weidinger,
professor of philosophy at Mount
St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg,
Md . as retreat master.
Father Weidinger had been to
South America on one of the
government sponsored good-will
tours. accordingly, while in
Greensboro, the Campus Latin-
Ameiican Committee and other
groups interested in South Ameri
ca. invited him to speak of South
America. His remarks included
a diseussjpn of the relations of
Church and State, with a general
treatment of conditions in Latin
America.
Playing the title role in the 20th Century-Fox production, “The Song of
Bernadette” is Jennifer Jones, selected from hundreds of applicants for
the important role in the two million dollar film. Directed by Henry
King the film is an adaptation of the best selling novel by Franz Werfei.
COMMENCEMENTS HELD
AT ST. GENEVIEVE’S
MISS PATRICIA COLLINS.
ATLANTA, ASSISTANT TO
U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL
ATLANTA, Ga. — Miss Patricia
Collins, formerly of Atlanta, is one
of the two assistants to the Hon
orable Francis Biddle, Attorney
General of the United States.
Miss Collins, a graduate of the
Sacred Heart School in Atlanta,
later attending Agnes Scott Col
lege, and studied law at Emory
University. In 1939 she was admitt
ed to practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Her career with the government
has included work with the De
partment of Justice anti-trust di
vision and assistant to the chief of
tlie Department of International
Law. neutrality unit.
She is a former president of the
Alumnae Association of the Sacred
Heart School.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THE ELECTION of the Very
Rev. Charley Ignatius Litzinger,
O. P.. as Prior and Superior of the
Dominican House of Studies,
Washington, D. C., has been an
nounced by the Very Rev. Terence
S. McDermott, O. P.. Provincial of
the Dominican Fathers of St. Jos
eph’s Province.
WILLIAM C. SMITH. Director
of the Washington office of the
National Organization for Decent
Literature, has been appoined As
sistant Executive Secretary of the
National Council of Catholic Men.
He will continue to hold his post
with the N. O. D. L. A native of
York. Pa., he is a graduate of
Georgetown University.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA
ASHEVILLE, N. C. — The com
‘mencement program at St. Gene-
vieve-of-The-Pines began on June
3 and continuer' through June 8.
The 13th annual commence
ment of the Junior College was
held on June 7, with the Most Rev.
Eugene J. McGuinness, Bishop of
Raleigh, presiding. The com
mencement address was delivered
by the Rev. Cuthbert Allen, O. S.
B.. of Belmont Abbey College, and
the Rev. Thomas Roche presented
the graduates to Bishop McGuin
ness who awarded diplomas and
honors. Miss Margaret Baelmear
was salutatorian. and Miss Verna
McGaughey delivered the valedic
tory.
Commencement exercises of the
Academy were held on the eve
ning of June 8, with the Right
Rev. Vincent G. Taylor, O. S. B..
Abbott-Ordinary of Belmont, pre
siding and presenting diplomas.
The Rev. Charles O'Connor, assist
ant pastor of St. Lawrence Church,
delivered the address to the
graduates, Miss Mary Anne White,
the salutatory, and Miss Betsy An
derson. the valedictory.
Closing exercises of the Gram
mar School were held on the
morning of June 8, with Abbot
Vincent presiding, and the Rev.
Charles Kastner, O. S. B., rector
of Belmont Abbey Cathedral, de
livering the address to the grad
uates.
June 6 was Baccalaureate Sun
day. The Rev. Michael Carey, pas
tor of St. Margaret Mary Church.
Swannanoa, delivered the sermon
at Solemn Benediction, given in
the chapel, with the Rev. Edmund
Murphy, O. F. M., of Asheville,
celebrant, with Father O'Connor
as deacon, and Rev. Henri Blanc,
of Oteen, subdeacon.
Attending clergy, not previously
mentioned, included the Very Rev.
Msgr. Louis J. Bour, V. F., Ashe
ville; the Rev. Philip O'Mara. Hen
dersonville; the Rev. John A.
Brown, Pinehurst; the Rev. Meth
od Billy, O. M. C., Moore General
Hospital; the Rev. Ambrose Rohr-
bacher. Waynesville; the Rev. Her
bert Harkins, Southern Pines; the
Rev. John Hyland, Hendersonville;
the Rev. Howard Lane, Hamlet;
the Rev. Vincent Mahoney, Way-
nesville; the Rev. Francis O’Brien,
West Asheville; the Rev. Walter
Higgins, Greensboro; the Rev. An
drew Graves, S. J.. Devere; the
Rev. Maurice McDonnell, O. S. B.,
Charlotte: the Rev. Gordon Krahe.
O. F. M„ the Rev. Anselm Robin
son. O. F. M.. Joseph Gallagher, all
of Asheville.
Graduation Exercises
St. John’s, Waynesville
(Special to The Bulletin)
WAYNESVILLE, N. C. —Gradu
ation exercises for the high school
and eighth grade of St. John's
School were held on June 8. the
high school graduates. Edwina
Mary Haller. Lorraine Ann Martel
John Mamby and William Hannah.
III. receiving diplomas from the
Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness.
Bishop of Raleigh.
The Very Rev. H. Louis Motry.
S T. D.. J. C. D., Dean of the
School of Canon Law of the
Catholic University of America,
delivered the address to the gradu
ates. The Solemn High Mass for
the class was celebrated by Dr.
Motry with the Rev. Charles
O'Connor, assistant pastor of St.
Lawrence Church. Asheville, dea
con. and the Rev. Vincent Ma
honey, assistant pastor of St.
John's Church. Waynesville. sub
deacon. The baccalaureate sermon
was delivered by Father O'Con
nor.
Speakers at the banquet ten
dered the graduating class were
Father •Mahoney, Sister Mary
Cordea. principal, and Sister Mary
Aquinas. Spaldon Underwood act
ed as toastmaster.
CLOSING EXERCISES AT
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, N. C. — The
Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness,
Bishop of Raleigh, presided at the
closing exercises of Mother of
Mercy School held June 3. The
Rev. Julian Endler, C. P., of New
Bern, delivered the commence
ment address, and candidates for
diplomas were presented by the
Rev. Daniel McDevitt, C. P.
The Sisters of St. Francis will
open the third seaso'n of St. John's
Vacation Home for Girls from
June 21 to August 15, admission
to the camp being open to girls 7
to 14 years of age.
St. John's is an exclusive vaca
tion home which combines the ac
tive life of camp with the com
fort of a city home. The girls live
in the several comfortably fur
nished homes on St. John’s
campus. A graduate dietician is
in charge of the modern all-elec-
Iric kitchen.
The camp has a capacity enroll
ment of one hundred, and one or
more camp directors accompany
the girls on all scenic trips and
supervise recreation.
WAP. SERVICE COUNCIL
SPONSORS OPEN HOUSE
AT ATLANTA K-C CLUB
ATLANTA. Ga., — On June 13.
at the “Open House” party, a
regular Sunday feature sponsored
by the Catholic War Service Coun
cil at the Knights of Columbus
Home, a birthday cake was donat
ed by the Atlanta Catholic Busi
ness and Professional Women’s
Club to be presented to the serv
ice man or woman who might
happen to have June 13 as a birtn-
day. Corporal Willis Martin, of
Long Beach. Cal., who was 24
years old that day, claimed the
cake. Called to the microphone
to give a personal sketch of him
self. Corporal Martin revealed
that he was a member of the Bap
tist Church and a former radio
singer. Stationed at Lawson Gen
eral Hospital, he announced that
he was taking the cake to the hos
pital to divide it with the boys
who were not able to attend.
Mrs. C. F. Porter, of the Wom
en’s Auxiliary of the Knights of
Columbus, stated that from now
on. a birthday cake would be pro
vided each Sunday.
North Carolina K. of G.
Convene in Charlotte
Convention Honored by Pres
ence of Bishop McGuinness,
Abbot Vincent, Supreme
Treasurer Heazel—Dennis
J. Dunn Elected State Dep
uty
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLOTTE. N. C—The 23rd
annual convention of the North
Carolina State Council, Knights of
Columbus, was held in Charlotte,
June 5-6. with Charlotte Council,
No. 770, host to the convention.
The convention program includ
ed a Solemn Pontifical Mass, at St.
Patrick’s Church, with the Most
Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D,,
Bishop of Raleigh, as celebrant; a
Mass celebrated by the Rev. John
A. Brown, of Pinehurst, state
chaplain, and exemplification of
the first, second and third de
grees, a luncheon, and the conven
tion banquet, at the William R.
Barringer Hotel.
Among the guests attending
were the Right Rev. Vincent G.
Taylor, O. S. B.. D D.. Abbot-Or
dinary of Belmont, and Francis J.
Heazel, K. S. G.. of Asheville, su
preme treasurer of the K. of C.
The sermon at the Pontifical Mass
was delivered by the Rev. Cletus
Helfricli. of Salisbury.
Dennis J. Dunn, of Charlotte,
was elected state deputy, succeed
ing Anthony Redmond of Ashe
ville. Other officers selected were
Father Brown, state chaplain;
John P. Cummings. Raleigh, state
secretary; P. J. Baschon, Wilming
ton, state treasurer; Joseph V,
Williams, Charlotte, state warden.
John V. Erskine, Asheville, state
advocate. Mr. Dunn and Mr. Red
mond were named as delegates to
the coming national convention,
with Mr. Cummings, and George
T. Carey, of Charlotte, alternates.
In connection with the conven
tion, Charlotte Council, the old
est in North Carolina, celebrated
its 40th anniversary. The conven
tion committee. which included
Charles 11. Norris, grand knight,
was headed by George C. Gettier.
and composed of the Rev. Law
rence C. Newman, Dennis J. Dunn,
F. C. Markwalter, Sr., Leo H. Phe
lan. Y. Louis Honey. John E. Eck,
Joseph P. Canpor, Louis N. Min-
nick. James E. Ford, Jr., George
W. Brooks. M. Leo Lacy, and John
J. Egan, Jr. Thomas E. Rea. ot'
Charlotte, was toastmaster at the
convention banquet.
The new state deputy has only
announced the appointment of one
district deputy. John P. Cum
mings. of Raleigh. Another district
deputy wilt be appointed later.
NURSES GRADUATE AT
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
INFIRMARY, CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. S. C. — A class
of seven received diplomas at the
thirty-seventh annual graduation
exercises of the St. Francis Xavier
Infirmary School for Nurses held
in the Cathedral Hall on June 2.
The Rev. Henry F. Wolfe, pastor
of Sacred Heart Church, address
ed the class.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. James J.
May. V. G.. rector of the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist.' offered
the opening prayer. Miss Fannie
Isaac. R. N.. vice-president of St.
Francis Xavier Infirmary alumnae,
led the recitation of the Florence
Nightingale pledge, and Dr. Daniel
L. Maguire, chief of staff at the
infirmary, presented pins to the
class. Monsignor May imparted the
closing blessing.
The graduates of the class of
1943 were Misses Virginia Lydia
Anderson. Monck’s Corner: Hed-
wig Wilhelmina Uecker. Mouttrie-
viile; Agatha Airnar Glover,
Charleston; Ethel Lee Merritt,
Eutawvilte; Mary Frances Wallace,
Charleston: Mary Agnes Cathou,
Georgetown, and Martha Elmore
Edwards, Yonge’s Island.
A
NUNS IN CHARLESTON HAVE
196 RELATIVES IN SERVICE
CHARLESTON, S. C. — The
thirty-eight Sisters of Our Lady
of Mercy at the Cathedral convent
on Legare Street, have a total of
106 relatives serving in the armed
forces, it was revealed in a survey
recently requested by Marius Ris-
ley, associate director of the USO
Club operated by the National
Catholic Community Service here.
Fourteen Sisters have a total of
twenty-six brothers in uniform, led
by Sister Mary Agatha, whose
four brothers are in the Army and
Marine Corps. Eleven nuns have
twenty-one nephews in uniform,
and the service men cousins of six
teen of the Sisters make up fifty-
seven in all. Two nuns have sis
ters in the WAVES.