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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MAY 27, W44
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
IN SOUTHERN PINES,
GRADUATION, JUNE 2
(Special to The Bulletin)
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.—
Graduation exercises of Notre
Dame Academy in Southern Pines,
will be held on the afternoon of
June 4, with His Excellency the
Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness,
D. D.. Bishop of Raleigh, presid
ing. Bishop McGuinness will pre
sent the diplomas to the members
of the graduating class, and will
afterwards pontificate at Benedic
tion of the Blessed Sacrament.
Members of the class of 1944 at
Notre Dame Academy are: Miss
Geraldine Maloney, Richmond,
Va : Miss Barbara Poole, Carthage.
N. C.; Miss Patricia Powers,
Charlotte, N. C. and Miss Con
stance Soule, Charlotte.
Citizens of Durham Ask
President to Proclaim
National Day of Prayer
(By Religious News Service)
DURHAM, N. C.—The Religious
Programs Committee of the Dur
ham Chamber of Commerce, made
up of Protestant, Jewish, and Cath
olic clergy and laymen, dis
patched a telegram to President
Roosevelt asking him to proclaim
Invasion Day as a national day of
prayer and requesting that he de
liver a message to the nation on
that day calling on people every
where to pray for the safety of
Allied force and for divine guid
ance for early victory and world
peace.
The Committee recommended
that all street traffic be halted
briefly on Invasion Day in order
that people might/stop wherever
they are and pray for victory, and
that stores and other business es
tablishments close for 15 minutes
ir: order that their clerks and em
ployes might go to the nearest
churches for special prayers.
Similar messages were dispatch
ed by the Committee to Governor
J. M. Broughton asking that he
proclaim a day of prayer in North
Carolina and to Mayor W. F. Carr
asking that he issue a proclamation
to Durham residents.
Evidence Guild Speakers
Returning to Carolina
(Special to The Bulletin)
WAYNESVILLE, N. C.—The
Catholic Evidence Guild of Rosary
College, River Fofest, 111., will
spend its third lecture season ; n
St. John’s parish here during Ihe
four weeks beginning June 12.
Open air meetings v/ill be held for
one week in each town at Sylva,
Bryson City, Franklin and Mur
phy.
The group coming to St. John’s
parish this summer will consist of
three girls from Rosary College,
who have been trained lor this
work, with two of the Dominican
Sisters who compose the college
faculty. Talks are given over a
public address system on various
religious subjects. Questions re
garding Catholic dostrine and
practice from members of, the aud
ience are welcomed and answered.'
Atlanta Officer
Missing in Action
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga—Second Lieut.
Edgar P. Farrell, 27, pilot of a
B-17, has been missing over Ger
many since April 29, the War De
partment has notified his father,
Daniel A. Farrell, of this city.
A life-long Atlanta resident,
Lieut. Farrell was a graduate of
Marist College and attended
Emory University. Before enter
ing the service, in February, 1942,
he was in the bond and loan de
partment of the Adair Realty and
Loan Company. He received his
wings at Moody Field. Valdosta.
He is a member of the Sacred
Heart parish.
MANY SERVICE MEN VISIT
USO-NCCS CLUB IN DURHAM
DURHAM, N. C ~r ‘‘From an
acorn of aid to an oak of service”
is the way Jack Houren, director
of the USO Club operated by the
National Catholic Community Ser
vice in Durham describes the
club he directs. Thirty-five thou
sand men a month are now visiting
the club, and a hundred overnight
guests can be accommodated in
the dormitory, where weary “GI’s”
may seek repose on Saturday
nights and then awaken to the fra
grance of steaming coffee, which,
is served with doughnuts every
Sunday morning. A soldier-report
er of the Santa Fe Express, organ
of Camp Butner, dubs the club a
"combination Palladium, Waldorf,
and home town soda fountain."
OFFICERS OF SAVANNAH-ATLANTA DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHODIC WOMEN—Officers of the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council of the N. C. C. W., elected at the annual convention held in Augusta on May 10-11 are pictured with the Most Rev. Gerald P.
O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta; the Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph E. Moylan, spiritual director of the Diocesan Council; Mrs. Robert A.
Angelo, of York, Pa., president of the National Council of Catholic Women, and the heads of the several Deanery Councils an Georgia.
Seated, left to right—Mrs. Angelo; Mrs. William J. McAlpin, Atlanta, re-elected as president of the Diocesan Council; Mrs. W. J. O’Shaugh-
nessy, president of Columbus Deanery Council; Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, Savannah, parliamentarian. Standing—Bishop O'Hara; Mrs. Leo Sul
livan, Savannah, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Jack Leamy, president, Atlanta Deanery Council; Mrs. Joseph L. Herman, president, Au
gusta, Deanery; Mrs. Slater Marshall, Atlanta, treasurer, and Monsignor Moylan. (Augusta Chronicle Camera-Graph by Maurice GetchelH.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
HOLDS ANNUAL CONVENTION IN AUGUSTA
Speakers Include Bishop O’Hara, Monsignor Moylan,
Monsignor Cassidy, father Robert Gannon, and Mrs.
Robert Angelo—Mrs. William J. McAlpin Re-Elected
President of Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan Council of
N. C. C. W.
AUGUSTA, Ga—Honored by
the presence of His Excellency the
Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D.
D. , Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
and featured by addresses deliv
ered by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph
E. Moylan, of Atlanta; the Very
Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy, of
Albany; the Rev. Robert I. Gan
non, S. J., president of Fordham-
University, and Mrs. Robert An
gelo, York, Pa., president of the
National Council of Catholic Wo
men ,the sixth annual convention
of the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council of the N. C. C. W. was
held in Augusta on May 10 and
11 at the Bon Air Hotel.
The Augusta Dearnery Council,
headed by Mrs. William A. Lucky,
was host to the convention, and
Mrs. William J. McAlpin, of At
lanta. Diocesan Council president,
presided. Several hundred dele
gates, representing the various
deanery and parish councils in
Georgia, attended.
An interesting feature was the
presence of a number of the cler
gy of the diocese, among tin m be
ing the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James
McNamara, the Very Rev. Boni
face Bauer, O. S. B., the Rev. Dan
iel Bourke, the Rev. Eugene Kear
ney, C. S. V., of Savannah; the
Rev. Harold Gaudin, S. J., Macon;
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph F.
Croke, the Rev. James Doherty,
Atlanta; the Rev. Edward Sell man,
C. M., Philadelphia; the Rev.
James E. King, Athens; the Rev.
John Toomey. Milledgeyille; the
Rev. Frederick Gilbert, O. M. I.,
the Rev. Charles A. McBennett, O.
Ivl. T., the Rev. Bernard Brady, O.
M. I., Douglas; the Rev. John A.
Morris. Decatur; the Hffev. Michael
Manning, Thomasville: the Rev.
Nicholas Frizelle, Dublin; the Rev.
Herman Diemel, Columbus, the
Rev. George Smith, Aiken, and
the pastors and assistants of the
local parishes.
The opening session held on the
afternoon of May 10, was begun
with prayer to Our Lady of Good
Counsel, offered by Bishop O’Hara.
The National Anthem was then
sung by the Mount St. Joseph
Glee Club, under direction of Mrs.
Bertha Pendleton Walker. In call
ing for support of the organization
from every Catholic woman in
Georgia in cordiuation efforts tq
meet the' challenge of the post war
world.
Following the roll call of offi
cers and affiliations, the minutes
of the previous meeting were read
.by M‘ ss ~dfelen Roe NpgenJ, of Sa
vannah., the- recording secretary;
Mrs. Slater Marshall, of Atlanta-,
submitted a report as treasurer.
Reports of vice-presidents were
made by'4Vln« JWhn'Lyons, of the
Savannah Deanery; Mrs. John E.
Leamy, of the Atjanta Deanery;
Mrs'; R! JL Floming, of the Colum
bus Deanery, and Mrs. Lucky, of
the Augusta Deanery.
Speaking at the banquet, held
at the Bon Air Hotel, on the eve
ning of May 10, Father Gannon,
who had as his subject, “The Holy
Father’s Peace Program,” told his
auidence, in the course of an elo
quent discourse, that “We must
conform our will to the will of
God before we can hope for na
tional or international order.”
Monsignor Cassidy, who preced
ed Father Gannon on the program,
spoke on “The Christian Family.”
“We are permitting forces to un
dermine the home,” he said. He
pointed out principally the prin
ciple of birth control and planned
parenthood, divorce, juvenile de
linquency and the fact that too
many mothers have gone into in
dustry to the neglect of their fam
ilies.
Mrs. Angelo, the national presi
dent of the N. C. C. W., outlined
and discussed the National Com
mittee system in connection with
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
Bishop O’Hara, who spoke brief
ly at the conclusion of the pro
gram presented Father Gannon,
while Monsignor Moylan introduc
ed Monsignor Cassidy.
A word of welcome was voiced
by Mrs. Luckey, the president of
the local Deanery Council, and
Miss Helen Roe Nugent, president
elect of the Savannah Deanery
Council, responded.
During the dinner a program of
instrumental music was rendered
by Mrs. Hugh Kinchley, violinist,
and Miss Alice Doyle, pianist.
The convention session on May
11 opened with a Pontifical Low
Mass, celebrated at St. Mary’s-on-
The-IIill Church, by Bishop
O’Hara. Following the Mass the
delegaates were guests of the Au
gusta Deanery Council at a break
fast served at St. Mary’s parish
house.
The morning session was high
lighted by a panel discussion of
"The Five Points of the Holy Fath
er’s Peace Plan,” in which Mrs.
P. J. McGovern, Decatur; Mrs. W.
,J O’Shaughnessy, Macon; Mrs.
Joseph E. Kelly, Jr., Savannah;
Miss Nell Jentzen, Atlanta, and
Mrs. D. J. O’Connor, Augusta, par
ticipated.
OFFICERS ELECTED
At the closing session, Mrs. Wil
liam J. McAlpin, of Atlanta, was
re-elected as president of the Dio
cesan Council, other officers nam
ed being: Miss Helen Roe Nugent,
Savannah, firse vice - president:
Mrs. Jack Leamy, Atlanta, second
vice-president; Mrs. Joseph L. Her
man, Augusta, third vice-presi
dent; Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessy,
Macon, fourth vice-president; Miss
Joan Butler, Savannah, recording
secretary; Mrs. Leo Sullivan, At
lanta, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Slater Marshall, AF ta,
treasurer, and Mrs. Joseph Kelly,
Savannah, parliamentarian. Mrs.
Peter Roe Nugent, of Savannah,
was chairman of the nominating
committee.
Accepting the invitation, extend
ed by Miss Nugent, president of
the Savannah Deanery Council, it
was voted to hold the 1945 con
vention in Savannah.
The closing session was featur
ed by an address on ‘Christian
Leadership,” delivered by Mon
signor Moylan .spiritual director
of the Diocesan Council.
Monsignor Moylan said, “There
are some things we have to do
as Catholics and as citizens, and
it is impossible to divorce these
two. We shall be called upon
to take measures for or against
legislation . . and we must
defeat measures which’are hostile
to our country.” He openly ex
pressed his belief’that the Thomas
bill asking for increased revenue
for the educational system due to
war emergency was unnecessary
“when no war emergency exists.
Wc are against the bill not be
cause we are Catholics, but be
cause we arc Americans.”
He declared. “We may wake up
some morning to find the federal
government has taken over the
schools.” He spoke of the Ca
tholic Committee of the South
as having great influence-
After adjournment, a tea was
given at the Forest Hills estate of
Mrs. Eugene Howerdd, with Mrs.
Howerdd and Mrs. Alfred M. Bat-
tey as hostesses. Refreshments
were served on the wide porches
overlooking a-beautiful forest set
ting, fish ■ ponds and a swimming
pool.
Mrs. W. Whatley Battcy and
Miss Louise Battey assisted in re
ceiving and Miss Mary Jo How
erdd and a group of her young
friends served the guests.
CONVENTION COMiWITTEES
Local committees arranging for
the convention, under the general
chairmanship of Mrs. Joseph L.
Mulherin, had the following chair
men: Registration, Mrs. P. H.
Rice, Jr.; decorations, Miss Anna
Rice and Mrs, Alfred Battey; pub
licity, Mrs. John T. Buckley; ex
hibits, Miss May Mahoney; infor-
Bishop Walsh to Preside
at Commencement in Aiken
AIKEN, S. C.—The Most Rev.
Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of
Charleston, will preside at the clos
ing exercises of St. Angela Acad
emy which will be held on May 31
at St. Mary Help of Christians
Church.
Diplomas will be awarded to
Lily Mae Arthur, Aiken; Ann
Douglas, Charleston; Frances
Franklin, Aiken; Marion Hogan,
Augusta: Charlotte Lillian John
son, Aiken; Justine May. Augusta;
Louise Pilcher, Aiken; Mary Wal
ker, Monclc’s Corner, and George
Lcnz, Aiken.
Graduation week exercises wilt
include the annual alumnae meet
ing and tea; a cantata, “The Spirit
of ’76”, which will be presented
by the student body at the Acad
emy Auditorium on May 30, and
the graduation Mass, on May 31,
which will be sung by the student
choir in the chapel of St. Angela
Academy.
NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AT SPARTANBURG USO-NCCS
SPARANBURG, S. C.— Mi3S
Mary Louise Summers has assum
ed the duties of assistant director
of the USQ Club operated by the
National Catholic Community Ser
vice. Miss Summers comes from
Tullahoma, Tenn., where she has
been engaged in USO-NCCS work.
She is a talented musician 'Slid
will specialize in program plan
ning.
matiort, Mrs. F. X. Mulherin;
badges, Mrs. James L. Grogan;
transportation, Mrs. Dan O’Con
nor; finance, Mrs. E. T. Gilbert;
hospitality, Mrs. James B. Mul
herin; reception, Mrs. Charles C.
Stulb; tickets, Mrs. M. J. Carrigan
and pages, Mrs. Robert A. Bresna-
han.
FEATURED EXHIBIT — The artistically executed black and white
sketches abov&'are two of, a series of drawings representing the various
Religious Orders o£ men and women serving in the Diocese of Savan
nah-Atlanta, which were displayed during the recent eoncention of the
Diocesan Cquncil of. Catholic Wqmen in Augusta, as a part of an ex
hibit of activity of the N! C. C. W. in Georgia.
The sketches were designed by Miss Josephine Watkins, daughter
of Mrs. Madge Dorr Watkins, .and the la,te Joseph S. Watkins, of Au
gusta.
Also on display were posters, books, pamphlets, Catholic periodi
cals, study club material, photographs descriptive of Victory Corps
activity, apd bandages p^ep|i£ed,by the. Auxiliary* of Our Lady of Per
petual Help Cancer Home m ‘Atlanta.
Tlie sketches above represent the two most recent Orders to come
to the Diocese of Savanimlv^VjJanta, the Trappists and the Sisters of
St. Dominic of St. Rose of' Lima"!’-' 1 ■
The exhibit was arranged by a committee headed by Miss May
Mahoney.
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