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JULY 3t, 1943
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
ANNUAL REPORT OF ST. MARY’S HOME, SAVANNAH
St. Mary’s Home, Savannah, Georgia
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Sisters of Mercy at St. Mary y s
Home Cared for Ninety-Five
Children During the Past Year
Donations and Bequests
Female Orphan Benevolent Society
MAY 1, 1942, TO APRIL 30, 1943
J. L. Bartley, Augusta, Ga $ 21.00
St. Anthony’s Conference, Atlanta. Ga 16.00
Estate James Gallagher, Augusta, Ga 200.00
Estate E. N. Sullivan 700.00
Estate Agnes Gleason, Savannah, Ga 100.00
Estate L. R. Burnham 50.00
American Order of Firemen 5.00
A Friend . 1,000.00
A Soldier Boy 3 00
St. Anthony’s Conference St. Vincent de Paul
Society, Atlanta, Ga 8.00
Martin F. Amorous, Marietta, Ga 10.00
H. Monsour. Newnan. Ga 50.00
Thomas Najjar, Cedartown, Ga 5.00
Mrs. F. B. Gamble, New Haven, Conn 10.00
Morgan’s Inc. Savannah. Ga 25.00
Jno. D. Carswell Co., Savannah, Ga 25.00
St. Vincent's de Paul Society St. Mary’s
Parish. Augusta, Ga 5.00
Miss Kate Latham, Savannah, Ga 4.00
Fred Wessels, Savannah. Ga 20.00
W. D. Prescott, Savannah. Ga 50.00
C. J. Harkins, Moline, III 50.00
Anthony Harty, Savannah. Ga 20.00
Knights of Columbus, Savannah, Ga 15.00
Major and Mrs. Langdon Cheves, Savannah, Ga. . . 25.00
J. G. Corbett. Savannah. Ga 20.00
Hibernian Society, Savannah. Ga 25.00
Mrs. M. L. Woodruff, Columbus, Ga 100.00
Mrs. J. B. Palmer, Thunderbolt, Ga 5.00
Mrs. M. B. Norman, Tunderbolt, Ga 10.00
Mrs. Jno. T. Evans, in Memory of Mr. J. T.
Evans, Savannah, Ga . 50.00
St. Vincent’s de Paul Society Particular Council,
Atlanta. Ga 200.00
Mrs. Betty H. Cullen 5.00
Mrs. M. M. Fogarty, Savannah, Ga 25.00
A. Friend. Savannah, Ga 17.00
A Friend in Memory of James A. Rourke $5.00
John T. Evans 5.00
John A. Daily 5.00
John L. McClusky 5.00
Mrs. J. F. Harty 5.00
A. J. Merkle 5.00—$ 30.00
TOTAL $2,904 00
TREASURER’S REPORT
Female Orphan Benevolent Society
MAY 1, 1942, TO APRIL 30, 1943
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand May 1st, 1942 $ 3.252.37
Interest on loans 5,493.36
Rents 5,461.12
Dividends 1,040.00
Donations and Bequests 2,904.00
Flannery Trust Fund 1.000.00
Diocesan Christmas Collection 3,506.45
City of Savannah 480.00
Chatham County 540.00
Contributions towards support of Children 747.00
Dues from members of Society 1,937.75
Investment Account v . 16.308.67
Refund, groceries, etc 163.64—$42,834.36
DISBURSEMENTS
Clothing and Shoes $ 721.75
Meats and Groceries 9,170.51
Fuel, light and telephone 2.016.32
Bitting. Jones & Co 5,000.00
Interest and costs 3,818.56
Sisters of Mercy 600.00
Investment Account 10.928.95
Improvement and Repairs 959.61
Taxes and Insurance 2.467.18
Gas. Oil and repairs operating Station Wagon . .. 377.09
Chaplain 287.00
Chapel 216.65
Labor, grounds, etc 1,586.00
Superior.at Home 1,424.00
Furnishings, School Books. Kitchen. Laundry
and Drugs 393.73
Transportation 20.11
Refunds 133.59
Incidentals 15.70— 40,136.74
Cash on hand April 30, 1943 $ 2,697.62
ANNUAL MEETING OF
ST, MARY’S HOME
HELD IN SAVANNAH
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH. Ga. — All officers
of the Female Orphan Benevolent
Society, which operates St. Mary's
Home, conducted by the Sisters of
Mercy in Savannah, were re-elect
ed at the annual meeting held on
July 15.
His Excellency the Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D„
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. con
tinues as president of the Society,
as does John W. Gleason. K. S. G.,
vice-president, and the Right Rev.
T. James McNamara, rector of the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
secretary-treasurer.
Annual reports were submitted
to the meeting, including a most
satisfactory financial statement,
which with^ other reports and the
membership lists of living and de
ceased members of the Society, ap
pear elsewhere in this issue of
The Bulletin.
Girls at St. Mary’s
Home, Savannah,
Present Minstrel
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH. Ga. — With a cast
of forty singers, girls of St. Mary's
Home presented a colorful minstrel
show for service men at the USO-
NCCS Club on'July 26.
Dressed in costumes of patriotic
colors, the girls sang both classical
and popular songs. The stage was
embellished with patriotic decora
tions. with the American Flag as
a background.
Miss Leveta Felton wa# inter
locutor, and the soloists were Miss
es Theresa Slocum, Eva Usick,
Catherine Evans, Harriet Crowley,
Mary Masters and Juanita Barnes.
The end-girls were Misses Edna
Casey. Connie Casey, Heley Marie
Crowley, Mary Ruth Lanierr Isa
belle Pinckney and Louise May.
Miss Patricia Barragan was the
accompanist.
Savannah Deanery NCCW
Sponsors Red Cross
Surgical Dressing Class
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The super
visors of the Red Cross surgical
dressing classes sponsored by the
Savannah Deanery of the National
Council of Catholic Women are
Miss Mary McCarthy, Miss Mary
Feuger, Miss Frances Morton, Mrs.
Frances Winders, Miss Helen Roe
Nugent, and Miss Rita Trapani.
They were trained by Mrs. R. B.
Wall, chairman of surgical dress
ings of the Savannah Chapter of
the American Red Cross, and Miss
Henrietta Myers.
The staff assistants are Miss
Mary Hohenstein, Mrs. W. C.
Broderick an3 Mrs. J. A. Altick.
Mrs. John Lyons, Jr., president
of the Deanery Council, is general
chairman, with Mrs. W. C. Brode
rick as co-chairman.
Classes are held every Wednes
day evening from 7:30 to 10 o'clock
and Friday afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock. Those who wish to join
the class may do so by reporting
at these hours to the Bishop's
House, 222 East Harris Street.
FATHER CUTHBERT FRAN
CIS McDonald, o. s. b.. has
| l)een elected Abbot of St. Bene
, diet’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas.
During the past year Saint
Mary's Home has cared for ninety-
five children. Of these thirty-three
have been provided with homes
and occupations. Sixty-two are still
at the Home.
Both the Sisters and the child
ren have been the recipients of
many kindnesses from the clergy
and the laity. To all we extend
our sincerest thanks. Among those
who have been especially generous
are the Most Reverend Bishop
Gerald P. O’Hara, J. U. D„ D. D.,
Rev. Father N. J. Quinlan, Rev.
Father D. J Bourke and his as
sistants at the Blessed Sacrament
Churchr the Benedictine Fathers,
especially Father Boniface, Father
Norbert and Father Robert. Right
Rev Monsignor T. J. McNamara
and his assistants Father Toomey
and Father Daly, Father Kavanagh
and his Young People's Club, Right
Rev. Monsignor Croke, Saint An
thony’s Church, Atlanta, Ga.. Rev.
Father Gaudin, S. J.. Macon. Ga.,
Rev. Father McCann. C. SS. R.,
Rome, Ga.. Rev. Father Kearney
and the Viatorian Fathers of Saint
Thomas Vocational School, Rev.
Jas Conlin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gleason, Mrs.
Joseph E. Kelly, Mrs. E. Murphy
and family, Mrs. Walter M. Craw
ford, Mrs. M. A. Spellman. Mrs.
Hannah McDonough, the late Miss
Mary Molloy, Mrs. .-Martha Glea
son, the late Mrs. Agnes Gleason,
Mr. Francis Kelly, Mr. and Mrs.
Shepherd and family. Miss Jo
hanna Daly, Miss Helen Marie
Kenny, Mrs. J. B. Palmer, Mrs. D.
S. Gamble, New Haven. Conn..
Mrs. A. C. Norman. Mrs. John
Garity, Sr.. Mr. and Mrs. John
Garity, Jr.. Mr. D. F. Steward. Miss
Louise Mulherin Mrs. W. F. Mont
gomery, Mrs. Elizabeth Brock
Miss Annie McCrohan, Mrs. J. W.
Stephens. Mr. Milton Little. Mr.
Robert Dillon, Mrs. J. Maggioni,
the Rositer family, Mr. Bishop.
Dr. W. B. Crawford. Sr.. Dr. C.
Hedges. Dr. Reid Broderick, Dr.
G. H. Faggart, Dr. J. J. O'Connor,
Dr. John Hodge, Dr. G. H. Lang.
Saint Vincent Academy. Board of
Chatham County Commissioners,
Chatham County Farm. Savannah
Order of Elks, Lions Club, Rotary
Club. Knights of Columbus, Ladies
Auxiliary of the Ancient Order at
Hibernians, Belford Company,
Movsovitz Company, Armour
Company, the Lucas and Band Box
Theaters, Mr. Lightfoot and the
Victory Theater, Richardson and
Rhines Florist Shops, Bob’s Candy
and Pecan Company, Albany, Ga.,
Nugent and Schwarz's Bakeries,
Catholic Woman’s Club, Savannah
Ice Company.
Mrs. M. McNally, Mary McNally,
Mrs. Loretta Flanagan, the Kearns
family, Miss Mae Anderson, the
Anderson Produce Company, Miss
Anna Rice, Augusta, Ga., Mrs. P.
H. Rice, Augusta, Ga.. Miss Helen
Roe Nugent, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Steeg and Margaret Steeg, Misses
Annie and Kate Maddock, Mr. and
Mrs. T. F. Walsh, the nurses of St.
Joseph's Hospital, Mr. R. C. Bum-
ham and the late Mrs. Burnham,
Mts. Salas, the family of Mr. James
Rourke, Mr. ar.d Mrs. John Rourke,
Chief John C. McCarthy, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Foran, Mrs. J. Masseling.
Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. W. Lee, Miss
Kate Latham, Mrs. Flannery
Semmes, Mrs. Meyer of New York,
Mrs. Thurman, Americus, Ga., Mrs.
J. Johnson, Columbus, Ga., Mrs.
Hawkins, Thunderbolt, Ga., Mrs.
H. Cosgrove Augusta. Ga., Miss
Gertrude Williams and her school
of dancing, Mrs. J. Mulherin and
the N. C. C. W., the Jentzen family,
Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. James A. Gross,
Mrs. A. D. Bergan.
Saint Anthony’s Guild, Saint An
thony's Particular Council of
Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint
Mary’s Augusta, Ga, Mrs. Rita
Aprea, Mr. Lenoir. Mr. Albert
Goette. Mrs. Zeata Elmgren, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Mulligan. Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. McKenna, the Sunshine
and National Biscuit Companies,
J. J. Meddin Company. Mrs. C.
Gannon. Mrs. T. Kenny. Mrs. Daly,
Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. M. Dooley and
Mr. Ileany.
Sister Mary Michael, R. S. M„
Superior.
Membership Dues Collected
Female Orphan Benevolent Society
MAY 1, 1942, TO APRIL 30, 1943
ALBANY
Misses Agnes L. and Mary L. Brosnan $ 85.00
ATLANTA
Mrs. Grover Hever SL00
AUGUSTA
Mrs. P. H. Rice and Miss Anna Rice 150.25
Mrs. Mary S. Giebner 20.00
BRUNSWICK
Mrs. Charles Goodyear 24.00 -.
COLUMBUS
Very Reverend Dan J. McCarthy, V. G 126.00
MACON
Mrs. E. A. Sheridan 17.00
Mrs. A. A. Benedetto 18.00
WAYCROSS
Mrs. E. M. Heagarty 11.00
TOTAL DUES COLLECTED OUTSIDE OF
SAVANNAH $ 460.25
RECEIVED IN MAY AFTER CLOSE OF BOOKS
Mrs. J. W. MaSseling, Atlanta, Ga $ 37.25
Mrs. John E. White, Atlanta 12.00
Miss Janey Fahy, Rome, Ga '. 10,00
Mrs. E. A. Sheridan, Macon. Ga 9.00
Mrs. J. V. Sheridan, Macon, Ga 9.00
Mrs. Grover Heyser, Atlanta, Ga 30.00
SAVANNAH
Mrs. Walter M. Crawford 639.00
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly 7 475.75
Mrs. Margaret Murphy 112.75
Mrs. M. A. Spellman * 92.00
Mrs. Hannah MaC. McDonough 27.00
Miss Mary Malloy 8.00—$1,354 5t
DUES SENT DIRECT
Mrs. Hugh H. Goldsmith. Atlanta. Ga $3.00
Miss Pauline Marcus, Columbus, Ga 3.00
Hugh Kinchley, Augusta. Ga 3.00
Richard Reid, New York, N. Y 5.00
J. J. O'Shea, Atlanta, Ga 3.00
A. Satzky. Atlanta, Ga 3.00
Mrs. A. Satzky, Atlanta. Ga 3.00
A. V. Satzky, Atlanta. Ga 3.00
Helen Satzky, Atlanta. Ga 3 00
E. L. Satzky. Atlanta, C.a 3.00
Mrs. C. E. Pusser, Savannah. Ga 3.00
Mrs. C. E. Keaton, Thomasville, Ga 3.00
!. Leche. Savannah. Ga 3.00
Mrs. C. H. Dudley, Jr.. Richland Ga 3.00
Miss Mary C. Crohan. New York, N. Y 3.00
Miss Martha Mathis, Washington, D. C 3.00
J. C. Gavan, Atlanta, Ga 3.00
Miss Elizabeth G. Groves. Savannah, Ga 3.00
Mrs. Hazel Zuils, Detroit, Mich 2.00
Marie Pierce Jenkins. Savannah, Ga 3.00
J. H. Harte, Savannah, Ga 3.00 66.00
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP DUES $1,937.75