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MAY 27, 1944
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
ELEVEN
WILMINGTON USO CLUB
MARKS ANNIVERSARY
(Special to The Bulletin)
WILMINGTON, N. C.—“The
Sentinel”, official publication of
the Nixon Street USO-NCCS, car
ried recently an account of the
second anniversary celebration of
that club, which was held on the
week-end of April 29-
This club was started in the
auditorium of St. Thomas the
Apostle Church and moved to its
new quarters in January of last
year.
Letters of congraulalion were
received from Hon. Bruce B
Cameron, mayor of Wilmington,
and from Jesse A. Reynolds, City
Superintendent of Recreation.
The work of the club lias been
more than outstanding, more thar.
32,000 guests being welcomed each
month. Its program has been
varied, providing entertainment
not only for service men but also
for war workers, shipyard work
ers and ’teen-age boys and girls.
Thomas G. Whatley, of Balti
more, is the director, arid the Rev.
Stephen J Hogan, S. S. J„ is
moderator of the club.
St. Peters’ Church, Columbia
Bishop Walsh on Program
of Hospital Convention
Father George Lewis Smith
Delivers Address at Gath
ering in St. Louis
CHARLESTON, S. C.—The Most
Rev- Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., Bish
op of Charleston , delivered the
sermon at the Pontifical Mass
which was celebrated in St. Louis,
on April 21, to open the annual
convention of the Catholic Ilospi-
ta. Association.
The Rev. George Lewis Smith,
pastor of St. Mary Help of Chris
tians Church, Aiken, S. C.. and
superintendent of hospitals for the
Diocese of Charleston, also attend
ed the convention, and delivered
an address on “Government Inter
est in Hospitalization.” Father
Smith is a member of the Admin
istrative Board pt the Catholic
Associaiton. Before going to St.
Louis he attended the convention
of the Virginia-Carolina Hospital
Association in Asheville.
ST. JOHN’S, WAYNE&VILLE
COMMENCEMENT, JUNE 7
WAYNESVILLE, N. C.—The
Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness,
D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, will pre
sent diplomas to eight graduates
of St. John’s High School and to
five graduates of the grammar
school at exercises to be held on
June 7. The commencement ad
dress will be delivered by the Rev.
Vincent J. Mahoney, former assist
ant pastor of St. John's Church
here, and now pastor of St. John’s
Church, Tryon.
The invocation will be offer
ed by the Rev. Hugh P. Kennedy.
The speakei's will be introduced
by the Rev. Francis J. Murphy and
the graduates will be presented by
the Rev. Ambrose F. Rohrbacher,
pastor of St. John’s Church.
Benediction of the Blessed Sac
rament will be given by the Very
Rev. Msgr. Louis J. Bour, V. F.,
of Asheville, following the pro
gram, music for which will be fur
nished by a band under the direc
tion of Charles Islcy.
Graduates of the high school
are Kathleen Allison, Doris Anne
Greer, Wingate Hannah, Lois Jean
Ingle, Gladys Kenney, William
Ray, Spaldon Underwood, Eliza
beth Wasilik. The grammar school
graduates are Barbara Ann Boyd,
Grace Furtado, Teddy Hundley,
Marilyn McMillan and Dires Van-
denberg.
Bell of St. Peter’s Church in
Columbia, Rings the “Angelus”
Automatically by Electricity
St. Peter’s Church, located on the 1550 block of Assembly Street
in Columbia, South Carolina, serves one of the oldest parishes in the
Diocese of Charleston. The parish was established in 1824, and the
present church was completed in 1908. It is safe to say that no church
in Columbia welcomes a larger number of worshippers on Sundays than
does St. Peter’s, where the congregation of the more than a thousand
parishioners is augmented by many members of the armed forces stat
ioned in and around the city. The Very Rev. Martin C. Murphy, V. F.,
ik the pastor, with the Rev. Leon J. Hubacz and the Rev. Ronald P.
Anderson, assistant pastors.
CHARLESTON MARKS
NCCS ANNIVERSARY
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C- — In ob
servance of the third anniversary
of the National Catholic Commun
ity Service, a member agency of
the United Service Organizations,
special radio broadcasts were
sponsored over Station WTMA
and Station WCSC by the local
USO-NCCS directors, Miss Marga
ret Drennan and Mrs. Sarah
Schaefer, director and assistant di
rector, respectively, of the Wom
en’s Division, NCCS; Albert Dozier
and Mrs. Jennie Reynolds, director
and assistant director, respective
ly, of the Port USO-NCCS. and
Marius Risley and Andrew Rose-
mond, area directors, and Ray
mond F. Gorman, associate di
rector, of the George Street USO-
NCCS Club.
NEW CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS
ASSIGNED TO CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Chaplain
Thomas F. Mulvaney, a native of
Jersey City, is the present Catho
lic chaplain at the Charleston Port
of Embarkation. He was former
ly assistant pastor of St. John’s
Church, Jersey City.
Chaplain James K. Hargrove,
formerly assistant pastor of St.
Helena's Church, New York City,
is now the Catholic chaplain at
the Charleston Army Air Base.
Confirmation at
St. Patrick’s Church,
Fayetteville, N. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
RALEIGH, N. C.—The Most
Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness, D. D.,
Bishop of Raleigh, administered
the Sacrament of Confirmation
recently at St. Egbert’s Church,
Morehead City; at St- Patrick’s
Church, Fayetteville, and at the
Marine Base at Cheery Point.
Many of those who were con
firmed were converts.
INDOOR FLAG PRESENTED
BISHOP ENGLAND SCHOOL
CHARLESTON, S. C.—The Aux
iliary of Rear Admiral J. J. Raby
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
piesented an indoor flag to Bishop
England High School at exercises
held on April 25
Mrs, Leila Corby served as
chairman, and the presentation of
the flag to the Right Rev. Msgr.
Joseph L. O’Brien, rector of the
school, was made by Mrs. Marie
Busliree, past president of the
auxiliary.
Others taking part in the pro
gram were Lieutenant Commander
Carl A. Armstrong, who spoke on
“Flag Etiquette;” Mrs- Leonora
Fitzgerald, mistress of ceremony;
Mrs. Marie Dennis, conductress;
Mrs. Agnes Pierson, banner-bear
er; Mrs. Kate Martin, color bearer,
and Mrs. Anne Seyle, Mrs. Ruth
Madison, Mrs. Ethel Richardson
and Mrs. Marie Douan, color-bear-
SAVANNAH K. OF C.
NOMINATE OFFICERS
SAVANNAH, Ga.—At the meet
ing of Savannah Council, No. 631,
Knights of Columbus, held on May
10, M. C. McCarthy, recently elect
ed grand night, was nominated for
re-election. Others nominated for
offices in the council were: L. G.
Wheian, deputy grand knight;
Charles Desposito, chancellor; J.
J. McDonald, recorder; N. J.
Hahey, advocate; James J. Cron
in and Harry Sledge, inside
guards; Vestus J. Ryan, outside
guard; A. J. Halligan, trustee, and
Joseph Frewer, warden.
The nominating committee was
composed of N. T. Stafford, A. J.
Dunn. T. J. Corcoran, John Brem
er and C. V. Walsh.
L. J. Steigner, past grand knight,
now serving with the U. S. Marine
Corps, was a guest at the meeting.
Resolutions were passed on the
death of Thomas F. Walsh and Dr.
John Paul Jones, both of whom
had been prominently identified
with K. of C. activity.
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA, S. C.—St. Peter’s
Church in Columbia is, as far
as we are aware the only church
in South Carolina which has an
automatically controlled “Angelus”
ringer installed. The church,
when built by Father Thomas,. J.
I-Iegarty in 1906, was given’ a
4,000-pound bell by Mrs. J. Crow
ley, which up until about two and
a half years ago was rung by
the old fashion rope-pulling
method The I. J. Verdin Machine
Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, in
stalled three separate units and
attached motors to the bell. One
rings the bell and calls the people
to Mass on Sundays and evening
devotions. The clear and sonorous
musical sound of St. Peter's bell
has called many a soldier and
visitor to Mass on Sundays in
this and the late war and has
made him “feel at home” when
away from home. Another unit
controls and tolls the bell when
some parishioner’s funeral is held
and when the remains are carried
to the cemetery.
The third unit automatically
rings the “Angelus” at six a. m.,
twelve noon and six p m„ remind
ing the inhabitants of the capitol
city that “The Word was made
flesh and dwelt amongst us.” It
is consoling to note that there
never has been a single protest
noted against the ringing of the
bell at six a. m., though until
about two and a half years ago
the Angelus was not rung in the
morning at all. In fact, the re
verse is true. -People like .to hear
it ring, and when' some time
ago, we had to discontinue ring
ing the bell because of necessary
repairs, a Presbylerian minister
called and wanted to know why
we “did not ring the bell in the
mornings.”
The “Stations of the Cross” of
St. Peter’s Church have just re
cently been painted and re-dec
orated by Salvatore Nataloni of
Charlotte, N. C., and a native of
Italy, a graduate of the Academy
of Fine Arts of Drbino, Italy,
where Raphael was born. This
decoration has enhanced the
beauty of the Stations and at
the same time brought out the
awful tragedy and gloom of Cal
vary and of “Good Friday”, and
has considerably enriched the al
ready interior beauty of the
church. About two years ago a
new organ, which was very much
needed, was instailed in the church
and one thousand dollars left by
the estate of the late Mrs. Mary
Allen Monckton who died in 1937,
helped to pay for the erection of
the organ.
St. Peter’s has become one of
the “show places” of Columbia, as
one would naturally expect be
cause of its well-kept 'appearance
both without and within. The
grounds, the shrubbery and azalias
and beautiful corner lot pur
chased in 1939 round out (he
property and are an indication to
the passerby of the magnificent
and stately beautiful interior.
Many girls from Columbia Col
lege and many high school boys
and girls in and around Colum
bia are shown through the church
every year and a “visit to a Catho
lic Church” is explained to those
young men and women and only
God knows what an influence such
a tour makes on the individual-
Some return later on in life
and have become Catholics and
tell us “here is where I first
visited a Catholic Church.”
One block from the busiest part
of Columbia, on Taylor and Assem
bly Streets with its attractive
Gothic tower trimmed with white
granite, the “old Church” still
beckons al to come and find con
solation and peace in a world
weary from war.
Last August, the interior of
the church was redecorated. In
the course of the painting the
Safe-way Steel Scaffold Company
told us thatt his was the first time
such a scaffold was used in South
Carolina. The numerous stain-
glass windows in and about its
consecrated walls teach the lesson
of God’s love for man; the name
St. Peter teaches the love of the
builders for the authority of the
Church in its Founder, .Jesus
Christ, which authority N was in
vested in St. Peter. Around it
on the back is a simple but lovely
graveyard. This brings out the
love of the first parishioners for
their dead. They come to Mass
on Sundays and when leaving
knelt in prayer over the remains
of their dead. Here sleep, in their
last sleep awaiting the resurrec
tion, are those whose consecrated
hands, whose Masses and sacrifices
and courage made St. Peter’s pos
sible. We are heirs to then-
bequest and faith as exemplified
in and around St. Peter’s Church.
May we never forget them, but in
learning how well they built we
hope, too( to build for the genera
tions yet to come.
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB
SPONSORS BOOK REVIEW
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Plans to
sponsor a book review were made
at the April meeting of the Cath
olic Women's Club, with the Right
Rev. Msgr. Joseph L. O'Brien, pas
tor of St. Patrick's Church, review
ing "Russia and the United
Slates.”
Hostesses appointed to serve at
the coffee hours on Sunday after
noons at the Women's Division
USO-NCCS Club, during April and
May, were Mrs. Roy MeevCrs,
Miss LeClerc Green, Miss Dorothy
Sullivan, and Mrs. L. R. Fowler
Arrangements have been made
for members of the club to visit
the Stark General Hospital on the
forth Sunday of each month to en
tertain the patients.
The club welcomed as new
members Miss Elsie Condon and
Miss Mary Doris Cisa- Miss Con
don spoke on the requirements and
training of nurses’ aides.
MONSIGNOR O'BRIEN
GIVES BOOK REVIEW
CHARLESTON, S. C. — The
Catholic Women’s Club sponsored
a program of book reviews on May
23 in the greenroom cf the Dock
Street Theatre, the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Joseph L. O'Brien reviewing “A
Tree Grew in Brooklyn”, by Bet
ty Smith, and “Strange Fruit”, by
Lillian Smith.
Mrs. James P, Furlong presid
ed; Miss Dorothy Sullivan was
chairman of the tieekt committee;
Mrs. Edward C. Owens headed the
poster committee, and Mrs. Jen
nings Cauthen was publicity chair
man.
ORANGE CRUSH BEVERAGE CO.
2406 Main Street
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Orange Crush and Spur Beverages
Savannah Council announces
that it will award a four-year
scholarship to St. Vincent Acad
emy, beginning with the Septem
ber term. The scholarship is open
to any Catholic girl who has com
pleted the eighth grade, and will
be awarded on the basis of a com
petitive examination.
"SHIPWRECK” PARTY AT
CHARI,ESTON PORT USO
CHARLESTON, S. C. — As one
of the series of Wednesday eve
ning novelty programs being given
at the Port USO Club, a ship
wreck costume party was held on
April 19. with Mrs. Jennie Rey
nolds and Miss Betty Bremer head
ing the committee in charge. The
regular weekly dance was sponsor
ed by St- Patrick's parish.
The NCCS birthday celebration
included a sports tournament and
a barbecue, with Mrs. Joseph J.
Beyers as chairman of the enter
tainment committee.
OFFICER FROM CHARI,ESTON
PRISONER IN GERMANY
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Lieut.
Hugh A. Ward, Jr., who was re
ported as missing in action on
March 4, has now been reported
as a prisoner of war in Germany.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Ward of this city. His fath
er has been engineer at St. Fran
cis Xavier Infirmary for the last
three years.
BACHELOR NIGHTS AT
FLORENCE USO CLUB
FLORENCE, S. C.—For the ha
rassed GI who wants nothing on
earth more than he docs a spot
where he can drop ashes on the
floor once in a while without run
ning afoul of 8either his sergeant’s
solicitous surveillanec or baleful
looks from disapproving feminine
eyes, the USO-NCCS Club here
has just the thing. It is “Bachelor
Night,” every Friday, when no
women are allowed to enter the
club.
WEEK-END ACTIVITY AT t
RALEIGH USO-NCCS CLUB
RALEIGH, N. C.—Mrs. Frank
Ellington and Mrs. John W. Kane
served as senior hostesses at the
USO-NCCS Club over the week
end of April 29 with Mrs. George
Iseley, Mrs. Charles England, Mrs.
John Owen, Mrs. John P- Cum
mings, Mrs. Louis Woolen, Mrs.
W. R. Boyle, Mrs. Harry Latta,
Mrs. J. C. Emnett and Miss Fran
ces Bain as chaperons. The offi
cial hostess of the club, Mrs.
Charles S. Biggs, was assisted by
Misses Evelyn Cheek, Gloria Tem
ple, Helen Barefoot, and Lettie
Lou Johnson, junior hostesses.
A dance on Satrday night, break
fast on Sunday morning, and en
tertaining programs Sunday after
noon and evening, and supper on
Sunday night were some of the at
tractions offered at the club.
bishop McGuinness
ADDRESSES SODALITY
IN PHILADELPHIA
P II I L A D E L P HIA, Pa.—The
Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness,
D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, was the
guest of honor and delivered the
principal address at the annual
May dinner arranged for the wom
en of St. James’ Sodality held
here on May 24.
Katherine Bregy, Lttt D., of
ficer de l’lnstruction, Publique,
author, dramatic and literary
critic, past president of the Catho
lic Poetry Society of America,
also delivered au address.