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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 24, 1945
BATTLE CHAPLAIN
AT STARK HOSPITAL
IN CHARLESTON
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Proving
that the Army chaplain is more
• tiian a spiritual ministrator of his
■ religion is the story of Chaplain
Robert M. Paradis, of Nashua, N.
■ H., a captain in the Army Chaplains
• Corps, winner of the Silver Star
Medal, who is credited with aiding
- and giving spiritual assistance to
many men in the midst of trying
combat conditions.
As Catholic chaplain for the
313th Infantry regiment. Captain
, Paradis, temporarily hospitalized
at Stark General Hospital, landed
- on the Normandy beachhead sev
eral days after the invasion of
France.
Working with a
chaplain always
; attacking battalions to the
. lines and managed to
Mass, hear Confessions
tribute Communion before return
ing to assist in the first aid station.
Since one of the Catholic
chaplains assigned to the division
■was killed during the first land
ings, the tasks of Chaplain Para
dise increased in number. He
covered several regiments and
visited each company two or three
times a week, by hitch-hiking rides
on tanks, trucks and jeeps.
Three bloody days of battle at
Le Haye de Puis in July were
climaxed by fighting within hedga-
■ rows. While driving along a hedge
that was in enemy hands, the
chaplain’s jeep was hit by shell
fire. The driver was wounded
and Captain Paradis had to take
cover.
When the opportunity came
Chaplain Paradis dashed toward
the Allied lines. He immediately
went to help some casualties and
then called some medical corps-
men. For giving religious and
'medical aid to the wounded and
dying despite heavy enemy fire,
Chaplain Paradis was awarded the
‘Silver Star Medal.
When the 79th Division took
Cherbourg, Chaplain Paradis was
among the first troops to enter
i the city. He proceeded to a hos
pital where 500 Germans sur
rendered to him. The chaplain is
credited with this number by
Stars and Stripes, the official
Army overseas publication.
Chaplain Paradis said he^ was
not. confined to serving Catholic
soldiers. Sometimes he conducted
services for the Protestant men,
and several times he assisted in
conducting services for the Jewish
soldiers. , . _
On October 19, Chaplain Paradis
was hospitalized and was sent to
Stark General Hospital on the hos
pital ship Larkspur which recent
ly docked at the Charleston port
of embarkation.
An Oblate of Mary Immaculate.
Father Paradis enlisted as a
chaplain in April, 1943, and attend
ed the school for chaplains at
Harvard University before joining
1he 79lh Division. He took part in
t lie maneuvers in Tennessee with
1 lie 3 Kith Regiment, and went
overseas in April last year.
RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS
WEEK OBSERVED AT
UNIVERSITY QE S. C.
. COLUMBIA, S. C.—In observ
ance of Religious Emphasis
Week, January 29-February 1, a
program of convocations and
seminars was presented for the
student body and faculty of the
University of South Carolina.
Among those participating were
the Very Rev. Edwin A. Shearer,
C.SS.R., of Holy Trinity Church,
Orangeburg, S. C., and the Rev
Albert Faase, assistant pastor of
St Peter’s Church in Columbia
and director of the Newman
Club at the University of South
Carolina.
Costume Ball at
Florence USO Club
Chaplain-Hero
St. Anthony’s Church, Florence, South Carolina, was erected while
the Right Reverend Monsignor Charles Dubois Wood, P. A., who died
last year in New York, was serving as pastor in Florence. The pres
ent pastor is the Reverend William A. Tobin. The Rev. Vincent Ryan,
a priest of the Missionary Fathers of La Salette, of Connecticut, now
an Army chaplain, is stationed at the Florence Air Base.
Triennial Elections
Held at St. Philiti’s
Oratory in Rock Hi
FORMAL DANCE AT
RALEIGII USO CLUB
RALEIGH, N. C.—-Woody Hayes
and his orchestra played for the
formal dance given at the USO-
NCCS Club on the last Saturday
night in January.
Breakfast was served on Sun
day morning by M. J. Cowden, W.
,H. Calder, Miss Nan Steele. Miss
Ida Roberson and Miss Evelyn
Cheek. Supper was served by the
hostesses. Mrs. J. B. Clement, be
ing assisted by Mrs. J. V. Hoff
man, Mrs. J. V. Davis. Mrs. W. O.
Goad, Mrs. D. R. Shields, Jr.. Mrs.
Eugenia L. Bizzell, Mrs. James P.
Mallette, Mrs. John Vaughan, Mrs.
Fab Brown, Mrs. John E. While.
"Mrs. Joseph Young, Miss Lucy
'Lang, Miss Ethel McClure. P. E.
Nemmers and L. M. Gerling. 'I he
musical program on Sunday after
noon waj arranged by Claude Tay-
liv ..._
(Special To The Bulletin)
ROCK HILL, S. C.—The trien
nial elections were held at the
Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Rock
Hill on February 16, with His Ex
cellency the Most Rev. Enimet M.
Walsh, D. D„ Bishop of Charleston,
presiding.
The Very Rev. Vincent S.
Seharff, Cong. Oral., was re-elect
ed Provost of the Congregation of
the Oratory, with the Rev. John
A. Haak, as Treasurer .Deputy, and
the Rev. Maurice Shean as Second
Deputy.
Following the elections, the fol
lowing appointments were made:
.The Very Rev. Vincent Seharff,
Cong Orat., Pastor of Sfc Anne’s
Church, Rock Hill. The Rev.
Gerald Ernst, Cong. Orat., Pastor
of St. Peter’s Church, Beaufort.
The Rev. John A. Haak, Cong.
Oral., Director of th6 Neri Guild.
The Rev. Myles V. Morris, Cong.
Orat., assistant pastor at St. Mary’s
Church, Charleston. The Rev.
Ralph Maher, Cong. Orat., assist
ant pastor of St. Andrew’s Church,
Flushing. N. Y. The Rev. Theo
dore Cilwick, Cong. Orat., assist
ant at St. Anne’s Church, Rock Hill.
The Rev. William Coyle, Cong.
Orat., assistant at St. Francis de
Sales Church, Columbia. The Rev.
Maurice Shean, Cong. Orat., as
sistant at St. Anne’s Church, Rock
Hill. The Rev. Edward Wahl,
Cong. Oral., assistant at St. Anne’s
Church, Rock Hill, for Colored
missionary work. The Rev. John
Nedley, Cong. Orat., assistant at
Blessed Sacrament Church,
Charle;ston. The Rev. Joseph
Richmond, Cong. Orat., assistant at
St. Peter’s Church, Beaufort. The
Rev. Francis Winum, Cong. Orat.
assistant at St. Mary Help of
Chi-Mien Church. Aiken. Rev. Ed
ward Chmcly, Cong. Orat.. assist
ant at St. Mary’s Church, George
town.
Parent-T eachers
Meet in Charleston
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—The Par
ent-Teacher Association of St. Jo
seph’s School held its February
meeting with Miss Jane Smith,
children’s librarian of the. Charles
ton Free Library as the speaker.
She commended Sister Alphonsus
and the P.-T. A. for the selection
of books at the school, and in her
address, which she highlighted
with excerpts from some of the
books, she stressed the importance
of choosing the right kind of books
for school and home libraries.
Upon the resignation of Mrs. M.
E. Murphy, Mrs. J. F. McLaughlin
v/as appointed chairman of the
emergency and war committee and
Mrs. W. J. Connor was named pub
licity chairman. The attendance
prize was awarded Mrs. Frank
Soriano.
(Special lo The Bulletin)
FLORENCE, S. C.--Costumes
reminiscent of colonial and ante
bellum days added a touch of the
Old South to the recent patrio
tic formal dance held under the
auspices of the USO at the Ju
nior High School.
A variety program was offered,
with Sgt. A1 de Christopher act
ing as master of ceremonies. Miss
Helen McCra:ken, new hotsess at
the Service Club at Florence Air
Base, was introduced to the guests
and received an ovation.
Five Junior Hostesses,
Inelle Broadway, Lila Barnett,
Mary McLeod, Lenora Barefoot,
and Adelc Baroody, with thir part
ners, Andy Bennett, Phil Gruf.
George McClatchy, J. A. Martinez
and Bob Burke, gave an exhibi
tion of the Virginia Reel.
As a finale of the program, pat
riotic numbers were sung by the
Florence Army Air Field choral
group, under the direction of
Lieutenant Allison.
A prize for the best costume of
the evening was awarded Miss
Mary McLeod by the judges who
were Lieutenant Allison, Cpl.
Frank Ionati, Miss George Hodges
and Mrs. Werrell. The decora
tions were the work of Sgt. Bill
Tucker and music was under the
direction of Dimpy Pearson.
SPINSTERS’ CLUB
SERVES SANDWICHES
Every Sunday afternoon mem
bers of the Spinsters’ Club serve
sandwiches, cake and coffee to
service men at the USO Club.
Organized originally as a social
club, every member is now ac
tive in war work, some are nurses’
aides, others roll bandages for the
Red Cross, and all members are
active in USO work. Officers of
the club for the current year are:
Miss Jessie Maxwell, president;
Miss Margaret Maxwell, vice-pres
ident; Miss Peggy Hite, secretary,
and Miss Alice Timmons, treasur
er. The club sponsors arc Dr. and
Mrs. William Anderson.
Because he chose to remain with
his wounded para-troopers as the
Germans advanced and seized
their position, Chaplain Francis
L. Sampson (above), was
awarded the Army’s second high
est valor award "for extraordin
ary heroism”—the Distinguished
Service Cross. The action oc
curred June 6, on D-day at Abbe
ville, France. Father Sampson
was formerly pastor at St.
Patrick’s Church, Neola, la.
(NCWC)
Junior Hostesses who recently
were awarded USO pins for hav
ing completed 150 hours of ser
vice at the local USO Club were
Miss Jennie Triber, Miss Peggy
Keefe,-Miss Frances Nelson, Miss
Ruby Herring, Miss Margaret Hill,
Miss Everetta Privettc, Miss Dixie
Lewis, Miss Bessie Mae Walsh,
Miss Maureen Johnson and Miss
Virginia Munn.
On the afternoon of February 4,
an open house for mothers, wives
and sweethearts of men in the
community who have gone to war
was held at the USO Club.
The Auxiliary to the Veterans
of Foreign Wars recently sponsor
ed an enjoyable spaghetti supper
at the Florence USO Club, Mrs.
Wilhelmina Christians heading the
committe in charge.
Florence USO
Club Sponsors
Scavenger Hunt
(Special to The Bulletin)
FLORENCE, S. C.—A “Scavan-
ger Hunt” held recently at the
USO-NCCS Club here proved to
be a jovial and hilarious affair.
The hunt, which was for persons
instead of things, was arranged by
Misses Inelle Broadway, Mary Mc
Leod and Lila Barnett, under the
supervision of Miss Mary Louise
Summers, assistant director.
After having selected an assign
ment, teams consisting of a soldier
and a Junior Hostess left the club
in search of their objectives. Af
ter an hour had elapsed •the club
was a scene of gaiety and laughter.
A policeman, a woman with a run
in her stockings, a blonde soldier
wearing glasses, a minister, and a
soldier with a pipe were among
the individuals who were hunted
for and gladly responded by tak
ing part in the game. Following
the hunt, refreshments were cn-
jo ed.
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
The Parent-Teacher Association
of the Cathedra] School met with
Mrs. John Michel presiding. Mrs.
George Brandes was elected pres
ident to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Michel.
The Rev. Charles L. Sheedy was
the guest speaker, and his subject
was VSelf-Denial.” Mrs. J. Allen
Morris spoke on “The Value of the
Catholic Press,” and Mrs. Jen
nings Cauthen reported on the
NCCW Deanery meeting.
Hostesses for the social hour
were Mrs.. William Reagan, Mrs.
Charles Nolan, Mrs. John Torlay,
and Mrs. J. Allan Morris.
Classes in Spanish and Chinese
are now being conducted at the
USO Club each Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings for the benefit of
the service men who would like
to becopie proficient in those lan
guages. Miss Mary Mahon, of the
high school faculty, will be the
Spanish instructor.
Complete albums of popular
classical recordings are’now avail
able for visitors at the USO Club,
through the courtesy of the Fire
stone Tife Company.
SPEAKS AT MEETING OF
ATLANTA ROTARY CLUB
ATLANTA. Ga — Illustrating her
address through the medium ol
motion picture projection, Miss
Gertrude Murray told the Rotary
Club here recently of thee recon
ditioning work being performed
at the Battcy General Hospital in
Rome, where Miss Murray is en
gaged in Occupational Therapy
work.
Miss Murray, a member, of the
Sacred Heart parish here, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland
Murray, of Atlanta.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
Mrs. W. J. Kanapaux, vice-pres
ident, presided at the February
meeting of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation of the Sacred Heart
School in the absence of the pres
ident, Mrs. J. B. Clarey.
The opening prayer was offered
by Sister Angela. Mrs. W. E.
Flathmann, Jr., submitted a finan
cial report and Mrs. Basil Kerr,
child welfare committee chairman,
gave a report on the work of her
committee. Mrs. Kanapaux re
ported on the recent meeting of
the Charleston Deanery Council
of the National Council of Cath
olic Women. The attendance prize
was awarded Sister Mary John, of
the school faculty.
BISHOP ENGLAND
Mrs. Edward C. Seibert, of the
home service section of the
Charleston Red Cross Chapter,
made a plea for men and women
workers at the February meeting
of the Parent-Teacher Association
of Bishop England High School.
Mrs. Seibert was introduced by
Mrs. John J. Dodds, program
chairman.
The Right Rev. Monsignor John
L. Manning, D. D., Chancellor of
the Diocese of Charleston, spoke
on <,he meaning of the Parent-
Teacher Association.
Mrs. George Traynor, vice-pres
ident of the association, presided
at the meeting in the absence of
the president, Mrs. Ernest Doug-
Mrs. Dodds read the monthly
message of the president of the
National Council of Catholic Wo
men, and a rising vote of thanks
was given Mrs. Joseph Norris,
chairman of the party given for
high school boys and girls.
Chaperones for the Friday eve
ning dances were Mrs. C. S. Coch
ran, Mrs. Raymond Thompson,
Mrs. Marion Cotton. Mrs. M. L.
Runcy, Mrs. W. J. Dean, Mrs. T.
A. Watson, and Mrs. J. B. Moseloy,
Jr.
Mrs. Cochran was appointed rep
resentative of the new Blessed
Sacrament parish.
During the social session which
followed the meeting, refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Morris,
hospitality chairman.
Edward A. Palalange, USO-
NCCS director, was the guest
speaker at the meeting of the Pi
lot Club of Lake City held on Jan
uary 23, his topic being “Youth
and Delinquency.”
Members of the Pilot Club are
devoting a great part of their leis
ure time to Red Cross and USO
work, under the leadership of
their officers, Miss Sybil McLen
don, president; Mrs. Margaret
Bruce, first vice-president; Miss
Theo Dow, second vice-president;
Miss Hessie Hoye, recording sec
retary; Miss Mabel Walters, cor
responding secretary, and Miss
Dora McColl .treasurer.
Informal Dance at
Raleigh USO Club
RALEIGH, N. C.—In celebra
tion of the fourth anniversary of
the United Service Organizations,
an informal dance was held at the
USO-NCCS Club here with Claude
Taylor’s orchestra furnishing the
music.
An anniversary program was
presented with Woody Hays in
charge, and witli Mayor Andrews
as the principal speaker. Follow
ing the program a birthday cake
was cut by the Very Rev. Msgr.
J. Lennox Federal, USO-NCCS
moderator.
Junior Hostesses, with Miss
Louise White as chairman, arrang
ed for the dance, and the chap
erones were Mrs. B. A. Dubois,
Mrs. Frank K. Ellington, Mrs.
John Kane, Mrs. Charles E. John
son, Mrs. Louis A. Craig. Mrs.
Charles Roetschi, Mrs. J. B. Clem
ents, with Misses Gertrude Weber,
Elizabeth Fuller, Elsie McClure,
and Mrs. L. J. Mattes, Mrs. Lil
lian White and Mrs. Pauline
Johnson assisting.
Philip B. Edelen is director of
the club, and Mrs. Charles S.
Biggs is (lie Club hostess.