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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 26, 1943
Pictured above is the main building of St. Mary’s Hospital, Athens.
Georgia, which has been operated by the Missionary Sisters of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus, since July 1938.
New Addition, Athens Hospital
Pictured above is a view of the new four-story addition to St.
Mary's Hospital, Athens. Georgia. The new wing, known at St.
Joseph's Hall was completed early in 1941 at a cost of $40,000.
'St. Mary's Hospital,
Athens, Outstanding
Asset of That City
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATHENS, Ga. — Next month.
St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens will
complete the fifth year of its op
eration under the management of
the Missionary Sisters of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus.
With every succeeding year. St.
Mary's Hospital has proven itsell
more and more of an asset to the
community. All of its facilities
have been used and have been
gladly offered to the members of
the armed forces, officers, sol
diers and cadets, of the various
military and naval establishments
in Athens, though it has often
seemed impossible for the hospital
to meet the demands for its ser
vices.
2.216 patients were admitted to
St. Mary's during 1942; 1.952 white
patients, and 264 colored patients.
The total number of hospital days
was 18,271. Of the 2,203 patients
discharged. 1,891 left the hospital
as “recovered.” 1.296 operations
were performed during 1942. and
272 infants were born at the hospi
tal during the year.
Many volunteers have donated
their blood to the Blood Bank
established at St. Mary’s under the
auspices of the American Red
Cross.
St. Mary’s Hospital was founded
some thirty years ago by Dr. J. P.
Procter and Dr. H. M. Fullilove,
v ho were joint owners until the
death of Dr. Procter some years
aao. Upon the death of Dr. Procter.
Dr. Fullilove became owner and
operated the hospital until his
death in 1935. It was then operated
for about two years by the widow
of Dr. Procter.
In the fall of 1937 the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O'Hara. Bishop of Savan-
nah-Atlanta, and the Rev. Harold
Barr, then pastor of St. Joseph's
sition of the hospital by the Di-
ccese of Savannali-Atlanta.
At the invitation of Bishop
O'Hara. ?v!issionary Sisters of the
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus came
to Afhens to inaugurate their work
of charity and mercy in Georgia,
with Sister M. Columba, R. N., as
suoerintendent.
The hospital was formally dedi
cated on July 10, 1938. Bishop
O'Hara; the Most Rev. Emmet M.
Walsh. Bishop of Charleston: the
late Most Rev. Patrick Barry.
Bishop of St. Augustine, and the
Right Rev. Vincent Taylor. O. S.
E.. Abbot-Ordinary of Belmont,
participating in the ceremony.
Increased demands upon the
hospital made necessary the erect
ion of a four-story addition last
year, containing private and semi
private rooms, wards for men and
women patients, operating and de
livery rooms, a laboratory, a mod
ern kitchen and refrigeration
plant.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
WON BY GRADUATES OF
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL
ATLANTA, Ga.—Five members
of the first graduating class of
Christ the King High School won
scholarships in the College En
trance Examination Board
achievement tests. Miss Carroll
Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Smith, won the four-year
scholarship at Rosemont College,
Philadelphia, and her twin-sister.
Miss Joan Smith, was awarded the
scholarship to D’Youville College,
Buffalo. N. Y. Miss Barbara Wil
son. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norvell Wilson, also won a scholar
ship to D’Youville College; Miss
Roberta Albright, daughter of Mr.
and Airs. L. A. Albright, was win
ner' of the scholarship to Mary
ville College, St. Louis, and Miss
Patricia Gunning, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Gunning, won
the scholarship to Brescia Col
lege. New Orleans.
The first annual issued by the
graduating class is called “The
Scepter' . and is dedicated to the
Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. One
page is devoted as a memorial to
Ernest G. Beaudry, whose inter
est in the school meant a great
deal to the students.
CONFIRMATION AT LENOIR
LENOIR, N. C.—The Most Rev.
Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D., Bish
op of Raleigh, administered the
Sacrament of Confirmation at St-
Francis of Assisi Church here on
June 10, three adults and a num
ber of children being confirmed.
His Excellency was assisted by the
Rev. Raymond Murphy, O. F. M-.
of Asheville; the Rev. Ivo McElroy,
O. F. M.. of Greenville. S. C.. and
the Rev Ildefonse Gillogly, O. F.
M., pastor of the parish here. Fol
lowing the ceremony, breakfast
was served the attending clergy,
members of the Confirmation
class, and their parents, at the
parish hall.
SPEAKS TO ROT ARIA NS
The Rev. Ildefonse Gillogly, O.
F. M.. pastor of St. Francis Assisi
Church, Lenoir, was the principal
speaker at the annual “Ladies
Night” dinner of the Lenoir Ro
tary Club. Father Ildefonse spoke
on the vital role that Religion is
playing in the war — at home as
well as or: the battlefront.
SACRED HEART P.-T. A.
SAVANNAH, ELECTS OFFICERS
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. J. B
Williams was elected president of
the Parent-Teacher Association of
the Sacred Heart School at its
annual meeting held on June 5.
Other officers chosen were: Mrs.
A. J. Schano, first vice-president;
Mrs. W. G. Sasseen, second vice-
president; Mrs. E- D. Dupont, re
cording secretary; Mrs. J. F.
Frewer,' corresponding secretary;
Mrs. William E. Kavanaugh, treas
urer The nominating committee
was headed by Mrs. John C.
Ryan.
Mrs. H. C. Conneff, retiring
president, submitted a report
which showed splendid progress
during the past school year, as did
the reports of the chairmen of
the various standing committees-
Cochran Field Men
at Macon NCCS Club
MACON, Ga. — “Red, White and
Khaki,” the Cochran Field Army
variety show was presented at the
USO-NCCS Club, under the di
rection of Captain Wayne S. Schri-
vener, special service officer at
Cochran Field.
A glee club, under the direction
of Major A. L. Huff was heard in
several selections. A comedy skit
<.vas presented by Sgt. Norman
Gardo and Pvt. David Resnikoff.
Corporal Lloyd Rogers and Pvt.
Robert Griffin performed daring
stunts on roller-skates. Robert
Paine did impersonation, and vocal
numbers were introduced by Pvt.
George Allen and Sgt. Leo Pres-
ten. Instrumental numbers were
rendered by Pvt. George Milton.
Pvt. John Smith, Pvt. Joseph Hoff
man, Sgt. Mike Silverman, and
Sgt Frank Starinieri offered a
magical act. Others entertainers
were Pfc. Donald Draper and Pvt.
Red Travis. The Cochran Field
orchestra led by Cpl. Michael Mar
chuk, played for the performance.
A PROTEST against the film
“Mission to Moscow" on the
grounds that it is a “misuse of the
most common medium of enter
tainment in our country to spread
propaganda on behalf of the athe
istic, communistic minority in
control of Russia” has been made
by the New York Chapter, Knights
of Columbus, to Warner Brothers,
producers.
MONSIGNOR FRANCIS J.
HAAS, Dean of the School of So
cial Science at the Catholic Uni
versity of America, has agreed to
serve as chairman of the Fair Em
ployment Practice Committee.
An outstanding Catholic educa
tor and long recognized as an au
thority on labor problems. Mon
signor Haas was asked by Presi
dent Roosevelt to take over the
committee chairmanship.
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY of
the Most Rev. Thomas J. Wade, S.
M„ Vicar Apostolic of the North
Solomon Islands, who last was re
ported to have eluded capture by
Japanese troops by hiding out in
the dense jungles of the islands,
were abated with the receipt of a
letter from the Rev. Terence P.
Fmnegan, Army Chaplain, which
stated that the Bishop was safe at
the undisclosed South Pacific base
where the c&aglaia is »u dutg.
Junior Hostesses Give
Dance at Savannah USO
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—On June 10
the Junior Hostesses gave a sup
per dance at the USO Club oper
ated here by the National Cath
olic Community Service, all ser
vice men being invited to the sup
per and dance.
The committee in charge includ
ed Miss Mary Lou Brady, Miss
Virginia East and Miss Margaret
Burnett, Miss Mary Cronk, Miss
Shirley Clanton. Miss Ann Surren-
c-y. Miss Martha Farris, Miss Kitty
Hook. Miss Ann Sullivan, Miss
Hattie Bell Hurst, Miss Meta Con-
mere, Miss Dorothy Haupt, Miss
Agnes Saunders. Miss Eleanor Mc
Donald. Miss Mary Jo Von Wald-
ner and Miss Frances Smith.
Music for the dance given at the
USO-NCCS Club on May 29 was by
the newly organized Coast Guard
Band. Mrs. T. J. Dowling was
chairman of the refreshment com
mittee, Mrs. William E. Hines was
chairman of the chaperon commit
tee; Mrs. G. J. Steiber and Mrs.
Joseph O’Leary poured coffee, and
Mrs. A. D. Bergen was at the piano
for the assembly singing. A group
of Junior Hostesses served the re
freshments.
Women's Division of NCCS
Picnic at Savannah Beach
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Wo
men’s Division of the USO-Na-
tional Catholic Community Service
celebrated Jefferson Lavis’ birth
day with a picnic for wives and
sweethearts of men in the armed
forces, at the USO-NCCS Club at
Savannah Beach.
An entertaining program was
planned, ineluding a picnic lunch,
swimming and bowling, with Mrs.
Rita S. Aprea, directress of the
club, acting as hostess.
Members of the house committee
of the Women's Division for the
month of June were Mrs. James
M. Ernest. Mrs. Harry C. Robin
son. Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, Jr., Mrs.
Fred Von Kamp, Mrs. Arthur J.
Kearney, Mrs. Milton H. East. Mrs.
George J. Steiber. Mrs. Charles
Holmes, Mrs. William Hernadez,
Mrs. Joseph Fogarty, Miss Frances
Morton. Miss Pauline Kenny, Miss
Agnes Holligan. Miss Catherine
Ray. Miss Lou Morris. Miss Johan
na Daly,- Miss Mary Jane Fahey,
Mrs. Christine Sullivan.
ATLANTA BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S
CLUB SPONSORS PICNIC
ATLANTA. -Ga.. — New mem
bers of the Atlanta Catholic Club
of Business and Professional
Women were special guests at a
picnic supper given by the club
at Piedmont Park on May 29. Mrs.
Marguerite Pickel, Mrs. Rose
Maddox and Miss Agnes Renkes
were hostesses.
All of the members are delight
ed with attractive appearance of
the club rooms since they were
redecorated at the direction of
Mrs. Margaret Madgwick, club
president.
Mrs. Lee Annis Simmons, Miss
Ethel McGrath and Miss Marcel-
line Vignaux were appointed a
committee to select the subject
for the essay contest for the
graduating class of the Sacred
Heart School. “Mother Seton”
was the subject selected, and Miss
Charlotte Tronslion was awarded
the prize at the class day exercises
of the school.
WAR -SERVICE COUNCIL
OPEN HOUSE IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — On Sunday,
May 30, the Immaculate Concept
ion parish division of the Catho
lic War Service Council held open
house for the boys and girls in
uniform at.the Knights of Colum
bus Home. Mrs. II. T. Livingston
and Mrs. E. W. Schier acted as
hostesses and an informal musical
program was piesented and re
freshments were served.
Servicemen and members of the
WAACs and WAVEs gather each
Sunday afternoon at the K. of C.
Home where the broad verandas
easy chairs and sofas, game tables,
writing rooms, radios and library
offer an inviting place to spend
off-duty hours.
Catholic School Pupils
Win Essay Contest Awards
AUGUSTA. Ga. —Students from
Mount St. Joseph Academy and
the Boys’ Catholic High School
won highest honors in essays con
tests for high school students in
this area.
_ Catherine Schweers and Mary
Van Sant, both students at Mount
St. Joseph’s, were awarded first
and second honors in the essay
contest sponsored by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, and
Miss Van Sant in addition was
awarded first prizes by the Georgia
State Department Auxiliary Uni
ted Spanish American War Veter
ans, and from the Annie Wheeler
Auxiliary here for her essay on
The Influence of the Spanish
American War on Our Latin Am
erican Policies.” The second prize
in this contest went to Esther
Park, also a student at Mount St.
Joseph’s. First Prize, locally for
boys, went to Thomas Wheeler, and
second prize to John Nevin, both'
students at the Boys' Catholic High
School.
Miss Schweers is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Noel Schweers; Miss
Van Sant is the daughter of Mrs.
Sarah Casey Van Sant; Miss Park
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter J. Park; Thomas Wheeler is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis L.
Wheeler, and John Nevin is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Nevin.
Mount St. Joseph Academy is
conducted by the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet. the Boys’
Catholic High School, by the
Marist Brothers.
“ZERO”MSOTEL APPEARS
AT ASHEVILLE CANTEEN
ASHEVILLE, N. C., — Private
“Zero” Mostel, noted comedian of
stage and screen fame, appeared
recently at the Laurentine Canteen
operated here by the National
Catholic Community Service, mem
ber agency of the USO. The crowd
at the canteen was reported to be
the largest since it^had opened
several weeks ago. Private Mostel
is stationed at Camp Croft.
With Miss Louise Collins, of the
NCCS-USO unit in Spartanburg as
week-end director, the program in
cluded a minstrel show' presented
by pupils of St. Joan of Arc School,
produced by Mother Turner, and
directed by Bernard Ferrey. Break
fast snacks were served by Miss
Helen McCann, president, and
members "of the Children of Mary
Sodality. An illustrated travelogue
of Western North Carolina was
presented by Gregory Schmidt,
Private John A. Liammari, of
Camp Croft, was heard in a piano
recital.
CRESCENT MARKET
3053 PEACHTREE ROAD
ATLANTA. GA.
BARFIELD'S FRUIT STAND
Fancy Fresh Fruits at Ail Times
1111 Peachtree St., between 12th
Sc 13th Sts.. Atlanta. Ga.
SIXTH STREET PHARMAC1T
Phone YE-47 *7-4748
843 Peachtree
Atlanta, Ga.
PHILLIP’S RESTAURANT
241 Mitchell St., S. W.
Opposite Terminal Station
Atlanta, Ga.
Clow Gasteam Heating C*.
427 Peachtree St., N. E.
Phone MA Atlanta, Ga.
NATIONAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
Montpelier. Vermont
HUGH C. DOBBINS. Gen. Mgr.
214-216 Grant Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
AMERICAN SALES
BOOK CO., Inc.
Mortgage Guarantee
Building
David R. Driscoll
Atlanta W». Slid
MOON-WIN* DRUG CO.
Prescription Work Our Specialty
197 Clayton St. Phones 67-68
ATHENS. GA.