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TWENTY-SIX
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JULY 31. 1013
FRANCIS J. CRONK,
SAVANNAH, DIES IN
JAP PRISON CAMP
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Announce
ment of the death of Francis
Joseph Cronk, on June 16. at a
Japanese prisoner of war camp in
the Philippines, has been received
by his mother, Mrs. Stella Eber-
v/eine Cronk, of Savannah.
Private Cronk enlisted in Febru
ary, 1941. He graduated from
Scott Field, 111., as a radio opera
tor and mechanic in September,
returning to Savannah to be stat
ioned at the U. S. Army Air Base
at Hunter Field.
Among the first men to leave the
local air base for overseas, in Octo
ber 1941, he was a member of the
17th Bomb Squadron. 27th Bomb
ing Group. They arrived in Manila
just two weeks before the attack
on Pearl Harbor.
Taking part in the battle of
Bataan, he was taken prisoner by
the Japanese. After the fall of
Bataan, he was reported as miss
ing in action, and last April his
mother was notified by the War
Department that he was alive and
in a war prisoner camp in the
Philippines.
His mother had received two
letters from him, one written on
the transport en route to the Phil
ippines, and one after his arrival in
Manila. All letter written by his
mother and members of his family
failed to be delivered, and were
returned to the senders.
Private Cronk was a graduate of
the Benedictine Military School, a
member of the Knights of Colum
bus, the Catholic Young People’s
Association, and the Holy Name
Society of the Sacred Heart parish.
He was the elder son of Mrs.
Stella Cronk and the late Clarence
C. Cronk. Besides his mother, he
is survived by a brother, Eugene
Cronk, five sisters. Miss Mary
Cronk, Mrs. George Shoemaker,
Mrs Louis Shoemaker. Miss Jose
phine Cronk, and Miss Joan Cronk,
all of Savannah, and several aunts
and uncles.
A Requiem Mass for the repose
of the soul of Private Cronk was
offered on July 3 at the Sacred
Heart Church.
MRS. ALICE LOGOS
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Alice H. Logos,
who died June 18. were held from
the Church of the Blessed Sacra
ment.
Mrs. Logos is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. James P. Doyle and
Mrs. Daniel A. Sullivan; two broth
ers, M. J. Haverty, Jacksonville,
and R. J. Haverty, Chattanooga,
and several nephews and nieces.
MRS. FRANK RUSSO
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Julia Russo, who
died at the residence of her daugh
ter, Mrs. William Gaithers, in
Washington, D. C., were held from
the Blessed Sacrament Church.
A native of Greece, Mrs. Russo
had resided in Savannah for thir
ty years. She is survived by her
husband. Frank Russo; five sons,
Joseph Russo, Savannah, Charles
Russo. U. S. N.. Williamston. Va.,
John Russo and Frank Rufso. now
In service overseas, and Louis
Russo. Camp Shelby, Miss.; two
laughters, Mrs. Gaithers and Mrs.
Delina Saxon, both of Washington,
and four grandchildren.
MISS PAULINE WILBURN
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Miss Pauline E. Wilburn,
who died July 3. were held from
the Saci’ed Heart Church. A na
tive of Savannah. Miss \yilburn is
survived by her sister. Mrs. J. R.
Swain, Jr., a brother. Montford
Wilburn, and a niece, Miss Peggy
Williams.
JOHN A. McCARROLL
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for John A. McCarroll, who
died July 3, were held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
A native of New York. Mr. Car-
roll had lived in Savannah most
of his life. Fie is survived by a
brother. Thomas B. McCarroll, of
Camp Howze, Texas.
MRS. OLIVER G. RYAN
DIES IN CARY, N. C.
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mrs. Lily
H. Ryan, widow of the later Oliver
G. Ryan died in Cary. N. C., July
16th after a short illness. Mrs.
Ryan was a native of Walterboro,
S. C., but had resided most of her
life in this city. She is survived
by a brother A. W. Davis; three
sisters. Misses Mary L.. Ella T. and
Carie S. Dftvis, all of Savannah.
Funeral services were held from
’.lie Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist
To Dedicate New Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah
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The architect’s sketch above reveals the beauty of the new
church and school building on Waters Avenue at Victory Drive in Sa
vannah, which is now rapidly nearing completion, and which will serve
the parish of the Most Blessed Sacrament, of which the Rev. Daniel
J. Rourke is pastor. Plans are now' being made by the Most Reverend
Gerald P. O’Hara. D. D.. J. U. D., Bishop of Savanah-Atlanta, for the
dedication of the new structure within the next few weeks. The event
will be featured in a special edition of The Bulletin which is now in
preparation for the press. Joseph Dioguardia, supervisor of building
for the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, has been in charge of construc
tion, assisted by Henry Hastings. Henry D. Dagit and Sons, of
Philadelphia, were the architects.
Bombed Basilica of San Lorenzo
One of Ancient Roman Edifices
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Eugene Wrigley
Dies in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Eugene I’. Wrigley, sec
retary-treasurer of the Wrigley
Engraving Company, who died on
July 10, were held from the Cath
edral of Christ the King, the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. Moylan offi
ciating.
Mr. Wrigley is survived by his
wife; turn daughters, Miss Mary
Wrigley and Miss Joanne Wrigley;
his mother, Mrs. W. H. Wrigley;
two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Peer, Mo
bile, Ala.; Mrs. Gregory Murphy,
Sr., and three brothers, Norman
J. Wrigley, Everett W. Wrigley,
W. FI. Wrigley, Jr.
JAMES E. FARRELL
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—James E. Far
rell, retired proprietor of the
Farrell Heating and Plumbing
Company, died at his home here
on June 29. Funeral services
being held from the Sacred Heart
Church.
A native of Stow, Mass.. Mr.
Farrell moved to Atlanta in 1895.
He is survived by his wife: three
daughters. Mrs. S. Duncan Pee
ples, Atlanta; Mrs. Harold C.
Widenhorn, Arlington. N- J., and
Mrs. Herbert Hoefer, Columbia,
S. C.: a brother, Daniel E. Far
rell, and a niece, Miss Lillian
Kennedy, both of Atlanta.
FRANCIS T. KERSCHER
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Francis T. Kerscher. of
Evansvilje, Ind., formerly of At
lanta, wfex*e held fi’om the Sacred
Heart Church, the Rev. William
J. Lonergan, S. M-, officiating.
Mr. Kerscher, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis X. Kerscher, of
Atlanta, w r as accidently electro
cuted at the Chrysler Corporation
Ordnance Plant in Evanston, on
June 23.
L. J. ADKINS
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for L. J. Adkins, who died
July 23, were held from the Sacred
Heai’t Church, the Very Rev.
William J. Lonergan. S. M., offi
ciating. Mr. Adkins is survived by
his wife; a daughter, Miss Ursula
Adkins; five sisters, Mrs. Charles
Bowman, Eustis. Fla.. Mrs. Willie
K. Gardner. Mrs. Mae Alton,
Greensboro, N. C., Mrs. C. S. Leid-
ling. Mrs. Kathryn Turnex - , Finley-
son, Ga.
MISS. MARY MONAGHAN
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funei’al ser
vices for Miss Mary Monaghan,
who died July 22. were held from
the Saci’ed Heart Church, the Rev.
Michael A- Collins, S. M., officiat
ing.
Miss Monaghan is survived by
her nieces, Mrs. II. M. Simpson,
Montgomery, Ala,, Miss Nellie
Meehan; and her nephews. Ed
ward P. Meehan, Raleigh, N. C.,
and James B. Meehan.
WILLIAM LAGOMARSINO
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga. —Funeral ser
vices for William D. Lagomarsino,
who died July 11, were held from
the Sacred Fleart Church, the Rev.
Michael Collins, S. M., officiating.
At five on the morning of Sep
tember 20, 1870. Pope Pius IX was
awakened by the explosion of
shells within the Eeternal City. He
had returned from a visit to the
Lateran the evening before, and
never again would he leave the
Vatican alive. Eight yeai-s later—
at the close of the longest pontifi
cate in Papal histoi'y—liis body
was carried across the city for
burial in the Basilica of San Lo
renzo fuori le Mura. This fulfill
ment of the dying Pontiff's wish
was done at night, at the request
of the Italian government lest
some disturbance might result.
At five in the evening on July
19, 73 years later, His Holiness
Pipe Pius XII learned of the dam
age to San Lorenzo dui-ing the
bombing of Rome. Unceremoni
ously, and apparently without any
thought of departing from his
custom of remaining within Vati
can City since Italy has been at
war, the Holy Father summoned a
car and hastened across Rome to
! the stricken area, once outside the
ancient walls but now a populous
section of the Capital.
The Basilica of St. Lawrence
outside the Walls suggests the im
mutability, if not immortality, of
both the customs and the edifices
of the early , Chui-ch. This place
of worship outside the Aurelian
wall and near the Porta San Lo
renzo, formerly the Tiburtine
Gate, has undergone many res
torations and changes, but it still
marks the site of the tomb of St.
Lawrence.
When Constantine the Great
brought peace to the Chui-eh and
made possible for the first time
the free erection of sacred edi
fices, he also set an example by
constructing several churches. The
Oratory of San Lorenzo was one
of these. The choice of sites for
the early Roman chux'ches natur
ally was either the scene of mar
tyrdom or the tomb of a martyr.
This custom of the infant Church
has been perpetuated with the
placing of relics of'the Saints in
the altars stones of modern
churches, and also with the dedi
cation of a chuich to a particular
Saint or Saints.
Constantine’s foux-th - century
structure over the tomb of St.
Lawrence underwent reconstruc
tion or major restoration during
the pontificates of Pelagius II in
the sixth century, Honorious III
in the thirteenth century, and
Pius IX in the ninetenth cen
tury.
FREQUENTED IN 4TH
CENTURY
According to Purdentius. next
to St. Petei - ’s, San Lorenzo was
the most frequented sanctuary in
Rome at the end of the fourth
century. Today, it is one ol the
“seven churches” visited by pil
grims who wish to gain the indul
gence, and it constitutes with St.
Peter’s and St. Paul’s the three
principal “cemetery churches.”
It is recorded that St. Cyriaca,
the wealthy Roman widow who be
friended persecuted Christians
and eventually suffered martyr
dom herself, buried the remains
of St. Lawrence—roasted alive on
a gridiron during the pei’secution
under Valeran in the third cen
tury — at her suburban home, in
agro Verano. The Campo Verano,
Rome’s present-day cemetery,
flanks one side of the Basilica.
In addition to containing the
remains of St. Lawrence and four
Popes besides Pius IX—SS. Zosi-
mus, Sixtus III, and Hiliary, and
Pope Damasus II—the Basilica of
San Lorenzo is also the sanctuary
of St. Stephen, the First Martyr,
whose relics were brought to
Rome from Jerusalem, via Con
stantinople. in the fifth century.
The basilica built by Pope Pel
agius in the sixth century, adja
cent to the Constantine structure
and facing the Via Tiburtina, was
enlarged and beautified by subse
quent Popes. In 1218, Pope Hon
orious III built the present basil
ica but preserved the two origi
nal structures—the oratory as the
confessio or shrine under the high
altar containing the relics of SS.
Stephen and Lawi-ence, and the
Pelagius Basilica as the choir of
the new church.
RESTORED BY PIUS IX
Pope Pius IX thoroughly repair
ed and restored the Basilica and
added the Fracassini frescoes of
the lives of the two Saints. The
astrium frescoes date from the
thirteenth century, and the mo-
siacs of the triumphal arch—the
entrance to the Pelagian basilica
—date from the sixth. The cata
combs of St. Cyriaca are reached
from the crypt.
After the fall of ‘Akka in 1291,
the Latin Patriax-chs of Jerusalem
were Titulars until the real Pat
riarchate was restored by Pope
Pius IX in 1847. Dui-ing the in
tervening centuries, the Basilica
was enclosed within the wals of
the Laurentopolis fortress to pro
tect it against the Saracens. In
the thirteenth century, it was the
scene of the coronation of Pierre
de Courtenay, Count of Auxerre,
as Emperor of Constantinople by
Pope Honorious III.
Both the Basilica and the adja
cent cemetery are served by Cap
uchins. It is customary for visi
tors to the cemetery to make a
visit to San Lorenzo also to pray
for the souls of the deceased. The
Basilica has always been crowded,
particularly on All Soul’s Day and
on the preceding Feast of all
Saints when the people of Rome
decorate all the tombs. No grave
is left without flowers, and non,e
of the departed goes without
prayers for the repose of his soul.
This year there will be many new
graves to be decoiated and souls
to be prayed for.
REV. PATRICK JAMES HOL-
LORAN, S. J„ became the 27th
president of the 125-year-old St.
Louis University on June 24, the
appointment being made by the
Very Rev. Zacheus J. Maher, S. J.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y„ American as
sistant to the general of the So
ciety of Jesus.
Report Larkin Miierin
of Augusta and Macon
as “Killed in Action”
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Staff Ser
geant Lai-kin Mulherin, son of
Edward J. Mulherin, of Augusta,
and the late Mrs. Georgia Costello
Mulherin, who was l-eported as
missing in action after an air raid
over Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
May 15, has now been reported
“killed in action.”
This information was received
here on July 13 by Mr. Mulherin
from the War Department, who
was furnished the information by
the International Red Cross. The
German government furnished the
Red Cross with the news of the
death of the young sergeant.
Sergeant Mulherin, who was
very popular among the young peo
ple of Augusta and Macon, was
a radioman and wing gunner on
a Flying Fortress.
After attending local schools he
was employed by Sancken’s Dair
ies hei - e, and later was made of
fice manager of Dixie Dairies, an
associated plant in Macon. His fa
ther is the executive clerk of the
auditor’s office of the Georgia
Railroad in Augusta.
In addition to his father, Ser
geant Mulherin is sux-vived by a
brother, E. J. Mulherin, Jr.: three
sisters, Mrs. William A. Cashin,
Mrs. Henry Holmes, and Miss
Georgia Mulherin, two aunts. Miss
Louise Costello and Mrs. Julia M.
O'Gorman; two uncles, William J.
Mulherin and E. D. Costello.
A member of the Sacred Heart
parish in Augusta, and of St.
Joseph’s parish in Macon, Sergeant
Mulherin was active in Catholic
Youth Organization work, being
prominently identified with activi
ty of the Shamrock Club in Macon.
A Requiem Mass was offered at
the Saci’ed Heart Church in Au
gusta on July 27 for the repose of
the soul of Sergeant Mulherin.
MRS. AUGUSTUS PAVLOVSKI
FUNERAL IN ADAIRSVILLE
ADAIRSVILLE, Ga..—The Rev.
James McCann. C. SS. R., pastor
of St. Mary’s Church, Rome, of
ficiated at funeral services held
here on July 7 for Mrs. Augustus
Pavlovski.
Mrs. Pavlovski, a native of Ire
land, was the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John Carr. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. O.
H. Yai’borough, Mrs. J. O. Hargi-is,
Smyrna; two sons,.W L. Pavlovski,
Los Angeles. P. S. Pavlovski, Los
Angeles, eleven grandchildren and
one great gi-andchild.
MISS LEEUNA IIORTON
FUNERAL IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Funeral services
for Miss Leeuna Horton, who died
July 2. were held from St. Joseph’s
Chui’ch, the Rev. Harold Gaudin,
S. J., officiating.
HARTY M. GOIN
DIES IN MACON
CORDELE. Ga. —Funeral ser
vices for Harty M. Goin. a resident
of this community for thirty years,
who died in Macon on July 12,
were held from the Church of the
Little Flower in Cordelc, the Rev.
Thomas A. Brennan, of Augusta,
and the Rev. Godfrey Weitekamp,
O. F. M., of Americus, officiating.