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THREE—A
FEBRUARY 19. 1944 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF_ GEORGIA^
Marine Corps Officer,
Native of Charleston,
Killed in Plane Crash
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Lieutenant William
Dewees Livingston, Jr., who was
killed in a plane crash off the Pa
cific coast on January 18, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, with full mili
tary honor, the Right Rev. Msgr.
James J. May officiatnig.
Lieutenant Livingston, a native
of Charleston, was 21 years old.
He was stationed at the U. S. Ma
rine Corps air station at Santa
Ana, Calif. He joined the Marine
Corps as an aviation cadet, and
was commissioned in July, 1943.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Living
ston, of Greensboro, N. C.; a sister,
Mrs. Miles J. McCormick, of
Greensboro, and his maternal
grandmother and paternal grand
parents, of Charleston.
MRS. C. W. R. FRENCH
DIES IN ATHENS
ATHENS, Ga.— Mrs. Catherine
White Ryan French died here on
January 28, funeral services bci0g
from St. Joseph's Church, the Rev.
Janies E. King officiating.
A native of Denver, Mrs. French
formerly resided in New Hamp
shire and New York, before com
ing to Athens last fall. She had
done extensive writing in poetry
and .history, and in addition was a
public speaker on note.
She is survived by her husband,
Arthur Edgar French; Bradford,
N. H.; a son, Lieut. Edward Ryan,
Jr., U. S. Navy; Milwaukee, Wis.;
a niece, Mrs. W. O. Thompson,
Washington, D. C„ and two grand
children.
MRS. JOSEPH VITA
DIES IN CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, N. C. — Funeral
services for Mrs. Christine Vita,
widow of the late Joseph Vita,
who died January 25, were held
from St. Patrick’s Church.
Mrs. Vita, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Steffano, of Naples,
Italy, is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. Jack Morrison, Mrs.
Mary Hicis, Mrs. Park Christen-
bury, all of Charlotte; two sons, J.
F. Vita and W. A. Vita, Charlotte;
two step-daughters, Mrs. H. C.
Perkins and Mrs. Minnie Grant,
Darlington, S. C.; a stepson, J. A.
Vita, of Charlotte; a sister, Mrs.
Rose Panelle, Charlotte, and fif
teen grandchildren.
MRS. DANIEL E. FINEGAN
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Margaret D.
Finegan, widow of Daniel E. Fine-
gan, who died February 3, were
held from St. Mary’s Church.
Mrs. Finegan is survived by a
son, Daniel J. Finegan; a daugh
ter, Mrs. Catherine F. Danielsen;
a sister, Miss Mary E. Dunn, and
two grandchildren, all of Char
leston.
Moderator of
NCCS in Greenville
FREDERICK J. TROTT
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.— Funeral ser
vices for Frederick J. Trott, retir
ed engineer of the Central of
Georgia Railway, who died Feb;
ruary 1, were held fr^m the Sacred
Heart Church.
Mr. Trott is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Viola T. Sognier,
Atlanta; a granddaughter, Mrs. H.
C, Stennett, Washington, D. C.;
two grandsons, Joseph W. Sognier,
Officers’ Training School, Miami,
and Lt. John W. Sognier, U. S.
Army Air Force, Ontario, Cal.
BERNARD A. LEDDY
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Bernard A. Leddy, retir
ed member of the Savannah Fire
department, who died January
14, were held from the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist. Members
of Savannah Council, No. 631,
Knights of Columbus, of which
Mr. Leddy was an honorary mem
ber, attended rosary services at
the Albert Goette Funeral Home.
FRANK WICKHAM
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Frank A. Wickham, who
died January 16, were held from
the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist. Nephews of Mr. Wick
ham, Carl C. Carroll, E. B. Lee,
Roy O. .Bartlett, John C. Bright-
well, Fred C. Kuck, Harold B
Berry, J. V. Dadin and William R
Tatum served as actinve pallbear
ers.
FATHER DEAN
The Rev. Sydney F. Dean, as
sistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church
is Moderator of the USO Club
operated by the National Catholic
Community Service in Greenville,
S. C.
MONSIGNOR O’BRIEN
SPEAKS AT GREENVILLE
COMMUNION BREAKFAST
NCCS OPERATES USO
CLUB IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, S. C—Extending
the services of the USO-NCCS
Club in Spartanburg, the National
Catholic Community Service open
ed a club for service men in
Greenville last spring, with the
Rev. Sydney F. Dean as modera
tor, and J. Carroll Magarahan as
chairman of the local committee.
Assisting in (he task of provid
ing recreation for those of the
armed forces stationed in this
area are the following commit
tee members;
Program Committee: Mrs. W. A.
Bindewald, J. M. Mock. Kitchen
Committee* Mrs. William Healey,
Mrs. W. A. Bindewald, Mrs. A. W.
Peirano, Miss Margie Klein, Miss
Ella Habernicht, Mrs. William
Brigham, Mrs. N. A. Hodge, Mrs.
S, B. Francis, Mrs. S. J. Eassy,
Mrs. William Kleuter, Mrs. T. B,
Cantwell, Miss Caroline Miller,
Mrs. William Garold, Mrs. Charles
Dumit, Mrs. Edward Cummings,
Mrs. Clarence Fraser, Mrs. Agnes
Patton. Dance Committee: Mrs.
John H. Sowers, Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Barbare, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brig
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Klein,
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Peirano, Mrs.
Arthur Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond McLendon, Mr. and Mrs. T.
P. Cantwell. Religious Commit
tee: Mrs. N. E. Dowling, Mrs. J.
H. Sowers, Hostess Committee:
Miss Eleanor Mock, Miss Margie
Hunt, Miss Jerry Hunt, Miss Orene
Hunt, Miss Elizabeth Schwiers,
Miss Gene Graham, Miss Ann
Whalen House Committee: Mrs
G. P. Cantwell, Mrs. Grady Stead
man, Mrs. Henry Wells, Mrs. C. J.
Swedenberg. Publicity Commit
tee: Mrs. Rudolph Klein, A. W.
Bindewald, J. M. Mock. Special
Service Committee: Mrs. Francis
McNamara, Mrs. William Condon.
Mrs. Raymond Clarke, Mrs. Joseph
Carpin and Mrs. Craig Hard.
MRS. FRANK C. WHEAT
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.— Funeral
services for Mrs. Lillian J. Wheat,
widow of Frank C. Wheat, who
died on January 16, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist.
Mrs. Wheat was born in Colum
bia, but had resided in Charles
ton for 23 years. She is survived
by three sisters and two brothel's.
JOSEPH A. CIROSKY
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C—Funeral
services for Joseph A. Cirosky, of
Florence, who died January 17,
were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. James J. Guinea
officiating.
Mr. Cirosky was born in Ger
many in 1889. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Pauline M. Gratzick
Cirosky; three daughters, Mrs. J.
L. Weatherford, of Charleston, and
Mrs. Nelson Duke and Miss Mary
Cirosky, of Florence; two sons,
Joseph A. Cirosky, Jr., and PaulF.
Cirosky, of Florence; a brother,
Henry llirt, of Charleston, and a
grandson.
a. l. McCarthy
DIES IN ALABAMA
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Augustus Lawrence Mc
Carthy, formerly of Savannah, who
died January 15, in Albertville,
Ala., were held from the Sacred
Heart Church in Savannah.
Mr. McCarthy is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Mary Logan McCarthy;
a son, Thomas Logan McCarthy;
and a daughter, Miss Mary Mc
Carthy, all of Albertville.
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C.—During
January, under the auspices of the
USO-NCCS here, an extension of
the USO-NCCS in Spartanburg,
where Sam J. Francis is director,
officers from the Greenville Air
Base, the aviation cadets at Fur
man University, and servicemen
from the Training Center, joined
at a breakfast after receiving
Communion at St. Mary’s Church.
The Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph L.
O’Brien, of Charleston, was the
principal speaker.
Prayers were offered for the re
pose of the souls of Lieutenant
Anthony Seaman and Private
Charles Begley, former members
of St. Mary’s parish who recently
made the supreme sacrifice in de
fense of their country.
ARMY WIVES MEET AT
SPARTANBURG USO CLUB
SPARTANBURG, S. C. — A
breakfast club, for Army wives,
has been organized at the USO-
NCCS Club here and a meeting
is held on Tuesday of each week
The organization is composed of
wives of service men who after at
tending Mass at St. Paul the
Apostle Church each Tuesday
morning, and receiving Commun
ion, prepare and serve breakfast
at the USO-NCCS Club.
After breakfast they gather for
Red Cross sewing and knitting.
Mrs. Leonard Becker, house
mother, directs the activity of the
group, which has Mrs. Nattie
Mombara as its chairman.
SARTANBURG COUNCIL
OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
(Spcciail to The Bulletin)
SPARTANBURG, S. C. — At a
meeting held February 8, the
Spartanburg Council of Catholic
Women elected new officers, Mrs.
E. P. Joyce, president; Mrs. J. E.
Dupre, vice-president; Miss Louise
Collins, secretary; Mrs. John
O’Neil, treasurer, Miss Elizabeth
Rudisall, president of the altar so
ciety, and Mrs. Thomas Armstrong,
treasurer, altar society. ^
For the month of January the
Council reported 166 hours of Red
Cross work with 52 workers, USO
work consisting of serving three
spaghetti suppers, chaperoning
four dances, cooking and serving a
Communion breakfast for 70 cadets
at Wofford College, arranging
table for USO dinner at a local
hotel, six members helping to
launch scrapbook drive, bought
twenty for their own project, and
provided hostesses for joint USO
dances.
Two Girl Scout troops were or
ganized in St. Paul the Apostle
parish by members of the council.
Mrs. Medora Martin, former scout
executive, and Mrs. Martin
O’Brien, member of the Girl Scout
council, helped in the organization
with the following leaders, Mrs.
W. Curry, Mrs. Francis Scannell,
Mrs: Helen Kennedy and Miss
Betty Hackett.
Five dollars in dimes was con
tributed to the infantile paralysis
fund. Mrs. J. E. Dupre was nam
ed chairman of the scrapbook com
mittee.
New members attending the
meeting were Mrs. Scannell, Mrs.
James Dorsey, Mrs. Maebclle
Riley and Mrs. Joseph Echner.
The council will have a Mass
offered once a month for the safety
of their loved ones in the armed
forces and for victory and peace.
Members will attend and receive
Communion in a body.
JAMES McCAFFERTY
DIES IN AIKEN
AIKEN, S. C.—The Rev. George
Lewis Smith, pastor of St. Mary
Help of Christians Church, con
ducted funeral services for James
E. McCafferty who died here on
February 2.
GEORGE E. WILEY
DIES IN GRIFTON, N. C.
GRIFTON, N. C.—Funeral ser
vices for George E. Wiley, who
died on February 1, were held
from St. Jude's Church.
Mr. Wiley was born in Lenoir
county, and had made his home
in Grifton for about 30 years. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Della Wiley; three sons, Melton
Wiley, Grifton, Cpl. Louis Allen
Wiley, U. S. Army, Fresno, Cal.,
and C. J. Wiley, Grifton; two
daughters, Mrs. Georgia Mae
Broxton, and Miss Minnie Wiley,
of Grifton, and six grandchildren.
ANTHONY CHAVOUS ROSS
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—funeral ser
vices for Anthony Chavous Ross, of
Isle of Hope, who died on February
4, were held from the Sacred
Heart Church.
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HEARD IN CONCERT AT
SPARTANBURG USO CLUB
SPARTANBURG, S. C —Pri
vate James T. Hutson, baritone,
was heard in concert at the USO
Club operated by the National
Catholic Community Service here
on the evening of January 23, with
Corporal Bert Strickland as ac
companist.
Private Hutson was born in Sa-
lina, Kan., 25 years ago and at
tended Drake and Cornell univer
sities. He has done extensive col
lege singing and choral work, as
well as solo work on the- radio, in
the theatre, and in choirs. His
home was in Troy, N. Y., and he
is now stationeed at Camp Croft.
RECREATION CENTER AT
CHARLESTON K-C HOME
CHARLESTON, S. C.—The top
floor of the Knights of Columbus
hall will become a recreation
center for service men and women,
Edmund P. Grice, Jr., executive
secretary of the Charleston public
welfare board, which has leased
the floor for its recreational de
partment, announces. The sum of
$1,100 is being spent for remodel
ing and furnishing.
NEW ATHLETIC SPECIALIST
AT CHARLESTON NAVY YARD
CHARLESTON, S. C. — After
nearly a year’s duty at the U. S.
Navy Section Base at Savannah,
Chief Athletics Specialist Warren
J. O’Grady, of Bronx, N. Y., a
former physical training instructor
and playground supervisor in New
York City, has been transferred
to the Charleston Navy Yard,
where he will direct sports and
physical fitness programs for the
sailors.
A graduate of Fordham Univer
sity, Chief O'Grady is the son of
Mrs. James H. O’Grady, of the
Bronx. His wife, the former Miss
Earlene Heck, and their daughter,
Miss Barbara O’Grady, are in
Charleston with him.
MOST REV. PAUL YU PIN,
Vicar Apostolic of Nanking, China,
was a recent visitor to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White
House, and was in conversation
with the Chief Executive for about
half an hour. Bishop Yu Pin was
accompanied by Chinese Ambas
sador Liu Chieh.
JAMES LEO HUNT
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for James Leo Hunt,
who died January 27, were held
from St. Patrick’s Church.
Mr. Hunt is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Patrick Donnelly, Au
gusta, and Mrs. Chris Sheiidan,
Charleston; two brothers, Joseph
Hunt and Alex Hunt, Charleston;
a nephew, the Rev. W. P. Don-
nelly, S. J., New Orleans, and two
niece’s, Miss Elizabeth Donnelly,
Augusta, and Sister Patricia Eliz
abeth, of the Sisters of St. Joseph,
Kansas City, Mo.
WILLIAM A. MULLER
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.-r-Funeral ser
vices for William A. Muller, for
merly of Savanah, who died in
West Palm Beach, Fla., January 18,
were held from he Sacred Heart
Church. -
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10,000 BREAKFAST GUEST —
In April, 1942, members of the
parish of the Cathedral of St.John
the Baptist in Charleston, South
Carolina began serving breakfast
to service men in the parish hall
each Sunday morning after Masses
in the Cathedral. Recently they
entertained their 10,000th guest,
William F. Peters, a machinist in
the United States Coast Guard. A
native of Providence, Rhode Is
land, the coast guardsman in a
member of the Sacred Heart
parish, East Providence. He is
shown in the picture above with
the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh,
D. D., Bishop of Charleston, and *■
the Right Rev. Monsignor James
J. May, Vicar General of the Dio
cese of Charleston, and rector of
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.