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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 mmm fllMlllifPlIll ~' * \ i'-' »•* 7 ■ ' I t F 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