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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 19, 1944
Chaplain Harold Barr Celebrates Mass Somewhere in the Pacific
In the picture above, which has been passed by the Military
Censor, is shown the vast congregation numbering about 2,400, which
attended the Midnight Mass celebrated at Christmas by Major Harold
Rarr, of the U. S. Army Chaplains Corps, in an Army airplane hangar,
somewhere in the South Pacific war area. Father Barr, a priest of
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, was pastor of St. Mary’s-on-The
Hill Church in Augusta when he entered the service in 1941. Before
going overseas he was stationed at Hunter Field in Savannah. Father
Barr writes that more than 600 of the congregation pictured above re
ceived Holy Communion, and that Chaplain Edward F. Bradley, a
priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, assisted in'hearing confessions and
distributing Communion. The service men’s choif which sang during
the Mass was directed by a Protestant, with a Jewish soldier playing
the organ. At the end of Benediction, which followed the Mass, the
entire congregation joined in singing “Holy God, We Praise Thy Name,’’
After the services, refreshments for the men were served by the Bed
Cross. Father Barr writes that on, Christmas Day he offered several
other Masses for different units in various places.
James C. Merkle
Dies in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.— James Croke
Merkle, formerly pf Savannah, rpet
his death in Atlanta on February
3 wheii lie was struck by' an auto
mobile while crossing a street to
board a bus. ;
*■ Funeral services were held from
the, Cathedral of Christ the King,
the Rev. Thomas L. Finn pfficiat-
ing,
Mr. Merkle was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Merkle, of
Savannah.-He was a graduate of
the Benedictine Military School
and became- connected with the
Georgia Power Company 15 years
ago and was engaged in the erect
ion-of dams in North Georgia. Re
cently he has ' been employed in
the accounting department of the
U. S; Army engineers’ office in
Atlanta. *
He is survived by his wife; two
sons, Bobby Merkle and J. C.
Merkle, Jr.; a daughter, Emily
Merkle; a brother, A. J. Merkle,
Jr., and a sister, Mrs. John D.
Robinson, of Savannah.
MRS. HARRIETT FERRY
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Harriett Ferry, of
Decatur, who died on February 10,
were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. John A. Morris,
assistant pastor of St. Thomas
More Church, Decatur, officiating.
A native of Cincinnati, Mrs.
Ferry had lived in Decatur for
more than twenty years.
She is survived by four sons, L
L. Ferry, of Atlanta, James J, Fer
ry, Cleveland, Harvey L. Ferry,
New York, and B. A. Ferry, Seattle;
two daughters, Mrs. Harriett Wil
liamson and Miss Winifred Ferry,
Atlanta, sixteen grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
MRS. JAMES GREENE
DIES IN NEW ORLEANS
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rev.
Thomas L. Finn, pastor of St.
Thomas More Church, Decatur,
officiated at funeral services here
for Mrs. James M. Greene, who
died January 19 in New Orleans.
Mrs. Greene is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Charles R. Ross,
Decatur, and Mrs. R. E. Barber,
New Orleans, and a son, John H.
Fontaine, New Orleans.
funeral in Savannah
MISS ADELE GAUDRY
SAVANNAH, GA., — The fu
neral of Miss Adele Robellard
Gaudry was held February 16 from
Ific Sacred Heart Church. Surviv
ing arc sisters, Misses Catherine
and Viva Gaudry, Savannah, Mrs.
W. R. Joyner, Dallas.
J. F. SCARBOROUGH
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.— Funeral
services for James Francis Scar
borough, who died January 15,
were held from St. Joseph’s
Church, the Rev. Albert A. Faase
officiating.
A native of Charleston, Mr.
" Scarborough was a son of the late
James F. Scarborough and Mrs.
Elizabeth Richbourgh Scar
borough. He is survived by his
mother; two brothers, Harry Law
rence Scarborough and William
Julian Scarborough, and a sister,-
t Miss Lily Scarborough.
SAVANNAH OBSERVES
ANNIVERSARY OF US0
(Special to The Bulletin)
' SAVANNAH, Ga. — In observ
ance of the third anniversary of-
the United Service Organization,
representatives of the various
member agencies, including the-
National Catholic Community Ser
vice, ; combined to present a pro
gram at the Municipal Auditorium
on the afternoon of February 6.
The program was as follows: -
Musical Salute to USO, Camp
Stewart Concert Band, under the
direction of Chief Warrant Officer
Hickok. “God Bless America,” Mrs,
Rita Aprea, Curry Robey, and audi
ence. Inv'ocatioil, Chaplain Morton
Bauman, Camp Stewart. “What is
USO, Its Organization, Aims and
Accomplishments,” Judge Wilkes
MacFeeley. Savanah’s Salute to
USO, the Honorable Thomas Gam
ble, Mayor of Savannah. Communi
ty Singing, led by Curry Robey,
Camp Stewart Concert Band ac
companying. , “The Army and
USO”, Colonel L. L. Koontz, Hunt
er Field Air Base. ‘‘The Navy’s
Greeting to USO,” Lt. Commander
Brentbn Hunter, Field Executive
Officer,’ U. S'. Naval Section Base.
Greetings from Women in the
Armed Forces, Capt. B. M. Muni;
Address, the Right Rev. M&gr. T.
James McNamara, Savannah-At
lanta Diocesan Director, NCCS.
Vocal selections, Mrs. Rita Aprea,
accompanied by Miss Margaret
Steeg. Feature Selection, Camp
Stewart Concert Band. Address,
Joseph M. Solomons. "What In
dustry Needs,” W. L. Mingledorf,
Sr. Vocal selections, Private Eliza
beth Miller, Miss Margaret Browd
er accompanying. Greetings of
Chatham County to USOT Judge
James P. Houlihan, Chairman
County Commission. Address, the
Rev. Dr. L. G. Clevedon. Communi
ty Chest and War Fund Drive,
Judge W. W. Douglas, chairman.
The National Anthem, led by Mrs.
Rita Aprea and Curry Robey, Camp
Stewart Concert Band and audi
ence. Benediction, Chaplain Robert
Goshorn, Hunter Field.
Mrs. Rose Wrigley
Dies in Atlanta
ATLANTA-, Ga.—Mrs. Rose •-M.
Wrigley, wife of the late . John
Thomas Wrigley, founders -of the
Wrigley Engraving, Company,, .died
January 30, funeral services be
ing held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the ReV. Francis M. Perry;’
S. M. officiating. - • : * !'
Mrs. Wrigley and Her husband
moved from St; Louis to Atlanta
in 1890. She was a charter mem
ber of the Sacred Heart Altar
Society and a member of the
Third Order of-Mary. ■ -
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. J.' M. Wilson' and MrS.
J. G. Callaghan, three'sons’, T. K.
Wrigley, J. T. Wrigley and Clar
ence Wrigley, all of' Atlanta; 21‘
grandchildren, nine of whom are
in the armed’ forces, and nine
great-grandchildren. n -
MICHAEL E. DAY
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.— Funeral ser
vices for Michael E. Day, whp died
on January 22, were held from, St-
Anthony’s . Church, the Rev.
Joseph M. Barry, O. M, I., offi
ciating.
Laurinburg Parishioners
Entertain Soldiers’ Wives
MISS BLANCHE HESTER
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Miss Blanche Adele Hes
ter, who died on January 18, were
held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. 3. E. O’Donhoe,
S. J., officiating.
A native of Augusta, Miss Hester
was the daughter of Mrs. Claudia
Petit Hester and the late Doughty
Hester. She is survived by her
mother; two sisters, Miss Berna-
dine Hester, Augusta, and Mrs.
Lewis B. Cross, Dallas, Texas; one
brother, Llewellyn Heater, New
Orleans, and several nieces and
nephews.
Miss Hester was a descendant
of the Petit and Dortic families,
some of the French settlers who
came to Augusta toward the close
of the 18th century.
New Director for
“Ave Maria Hour”
Camp Mackall Chaplain
Left Up in the Air
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
PINEHURST. N. C.—Lieut. Al
fred J. Guenette, an Assumptionist
priest serving as an Army chap
lain, knows, if any man does, whaf
it means to dangle in the air.
Training with the Airborne Com
mand at Camp Mackall, near here.
Father Guenette found out all
about it.
; With a detail of troops, he, at
tempted a jump from a training
plane over the Sandhills area—
but he didn’t go down. His para
chute pack caught pn the door of
the plane and he was held fast
about a foot and a half below, the
door of the plane. Men inside the
plane did not know of his plight
and paratroopers jumping from
the plane could not see him. But
the pilots of other ships who were
’following the training plane sized
up the situation, radioed to the
pilot of the plane and Father
Guenette was pulled inside.
He was uninjured and the next
night he went up and completed
his tenth jump. Before lie entered
the Army,'Father Guenette was
assigned to the faculty of Assump
tion College, Worcester, Mass. His
home is in New Bedford, Mass.
THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS,
now ten years old, have seen their
first moving picture. They accom
panied their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliva Dionne,, to a theatre in North
Bay, Ontario, to see the film,
“Lassie, Come Home.”
• (Special to The Bulletin)
GARRISON, N. Y. — The Ave
Maria Hour, weekly broadcast fea
turing dramatic.. stories front, the
lives of the Saints, was recently as
signed a new director, Father An
drew Lewis, S. A;, who took over
his duties officially : on'January
16, at the “live” broadcast of the
Life of St, Ambrose., of, Milan in
the studios of Station WMCA, New
York. He received the appoint
ment,front the Very Re.v. Father
Raphael Francis,. S. 4-, Father
General of the Franciscan Friars'
of the Atonement at ,Gr.aymoor.
Fattier Andrew has , been, in
'charge of Saint Christopher’s Inn,
at Garrison since October of last
year, As the. Ave*.Maria, Hour has
been sponsored since tlfe time, of
its origin in the interest,of their
work for the poor ,and, the lowly,
his new appointment makes it, pos
sible for B’ather Andrew to coor
dinate broadcasts fully with his
work at the Inn.
The program is carried by .Sta
tion, WMCA in New York each
Sunday at 6:30 p. m. By means
Of transcription the program is
carried to stations in practically
every State in the Union. In
Georgia WMOG, Brunswick, car-,
ries the Ave Maria Hour each Sun
day at 1 p. m., and WEAA, Way-
cross, carries it at 1:30. It may
also be heard over WAYX, Way-
cross, on Sundays at 3:30, and
WBLJ, Dalton, on Wednesdays at
7:30 p. m. WFIG, Sumter, S. C„
carries the program on Sundays at
3:30. In North Carolina the Ave
Maria Hour is carried by stations
in Durham, Elizabeth City, Fay
etteville, Greensboro and Wilming
ton.
MISS MARIAN ARTHUR,
AUGUSTA, JOINS WAVES
(Special to The Bulletin)
LAURINBURG, N. C. —> The
Ladies’ Auxiliary of St. Mary’s
Church entertained wives of ser
vice men in this area at a tea on
St. Valentine’s Day in the USO
Club, with the Rev. Howard Val
entine Lane, pastor of St. James’
Church, Hamlet, and his mother,
Mrs. Lena Lane, of Rochester, as
special guests. Father Lane gave
a talk on Home Missions.
Mrs. T. L. Hunter, president of
the Auxiliary, made a brief ad
dress of welcome, introduced the
members of the Auxiliary, and in
vited the guests to attend their
meetings and to participate in all
social activity of the group.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the affair includ
ed Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. A. Bagett,
and Mrs. J. Thome.
Other special guests were the
Rev. Herbert Harkins, of South
ern Fines, and the Rev. Charles
O’Connor, assistant' pastor of St.
James’ Church, Hamlet,
DANIEL J. O’LEARY
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Daniel Joseph O’Leary,
of New York and Savannah, who
died on February 1 in Hollywood,
Fla., were held from the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist.
Connected with an insurance
firm in New York, at the time of
his death, Mr. O’Leary was a grad
uate of the Benedictine Military
School and the Georgia School of
Technology. He also attended the
Harvard School of Business Ad-
mininstration.
Mr. O’Leary is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Blanche O’Leary, New
York City; three sisters, Mrs. W. A.
Muller, Sr., Miss Catherine
O’Leary and Miss Anne O’Leary,
and a brother, Joseph A. O’Leary,
Sr., 'all of Savannah.
MISS NELLIE LYNCH
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Miss Nellie M. Lynch,
who died January 29, were held
from St. Joseph’s Church, the Rev;
J. Alexis Wbstbury officiating.
Surviving are a sister, a brother
and two nieces.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Miss Marian
Theresa Arthur, daughter of’ Mr.
and Mrs! Robert B. Arthur, and
a member of the Sacred Heart
parish, has enlisted in the WAVES,
and has left for Hunter College,
New York, where she will have
six weeks of indoctrination train
ing.
Before entering the service,
Miss Arthur was a secretary for
Merry Brothers Brick and Tile
Company here.
Her father, a former grand
knight of Patrick Walsh Council,
Knights of Columbus, is a vete
ran of the Spanish-American War,
and her brother Lieut. Joseph
Arthur, is now serving in the Eu
ropean War area.
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