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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 24, 1945
Commander Keene Hammond,
Kathwood, S. C., Dies in Action
KATHWOOD, S. C.—Lt. Comdr.
Keene Gwynn Hammond, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. F. Hammond,
and a nephew of the Right Rev.
Monsignor A. K. Gwynn, of Green
ville, S. C., has been killed in ac
tion, according to a Navy Depart
ment message received by his par
ents here. No details were given,
but it is believed that Commander
Hammond was serving in the
South Pacific area.
Father Angel Peng son, in Augusta, Serf't.Mort Davis
Rejoices at Philippine Liberation KMed m Act,on
The citation, signed by the Sec
retary of the Navy, for the Presi
dent, read as follows:
"During the occupation of
French Morocco in November,
1942, participating ih numerous
flight missions, Lt. Comdr. Ham
mond pressed home his attacks
with bold determination and- ut
ter disregard for his own personal
safety. Over Casablanca Harbor,
he led a section of sixteen planes
in repeated strafing raids on hos
tile cruisers and destroyers head
ed toward our transports, there
by diverting an imminent attack
on our landing forces. Later, in
the face of tremendous anti-aix--
eraft fire, he led a section of dive
bombers which destroyed five
planes on the ground at the Cazes
Airfield. In five other flights he
struck at hostile shore batteries,
submarines and motorized units,
and engaged in combat patrol over
our carrier formation. His ex
pert flying and conscientious de
votion to duty were in keeping
with the highest traditions of the
United States Naval Service.”
Born in Kathwood, Lieutenant
Commander Hammond was a grad
uate of the U. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis, .and had been on ac
tive duty for several years. After
receiving his wings in 1942 from
the Pensacola Flying School, he
served during the occupation of
French Morocco in November,
1942, and was awarded the Silver
Star Medal by the President of the
United States”, for conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity as a
section leader of a squadron.”
After the African campaign he
returned to the United States,
where he served on the East and
West coasts, then going to the Pa
cific about a year ago.
Iu 1942, Lieutenant Comman
der Hammond married Miss Eliza
beth Courtney, of Mobile, Ala.,
where she and his young son
Keene Hammond, Jr., now reside.
Besides his wife and child, and
his parents, Lieutenant Comman
der Hammond is survived by four
sisters, Mrs. George Suber, Miss
Mary Hammond, of Kathwood;
Dr. Emily Hammond Wilson, of
Lothian. Md.; and Miss Louise
Hammond, Washington, D. C;
three brothers, Harry Hammond
of Kathwood; Chris Hammond of
Savannah, and Lt. Julian Ham
mond U. S. Marine Corps. Mon
signor Gwynn, of Greenville, is
his uncle, as is Judge Henry C.
Hammond, of Augusta, Ga.
JOSEPH LEROY LA ROSE
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Joseph LeRoy La
Rose, who died here February 15.
were held from the Sacred Heart
Church the Rev. Henry F. Wolfe
officiating.
Mr La Rose, a native of Plalts-
burg, N. Y , was the son of Joseph
La Rose and Mr* Emma Floren
tine La Rose, of Pittsburgh.. He
is survived by his wife, the formei
Miss Ethel Bolchoz, his father,
three sisters, four brothers and
three step-children.
MRS. LUCIA MAIELF.
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Lucia Maicle, who
died on February 12, were held
from the Church of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
A native of Sicily. Mrs. Maiele
is survived by her husband, G.
Maiele; a daughter, Mrs. Conset-
ta DiNatale, of Savannah, and sev
eral grandchildren.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
KEENE GWYNN HAMMOND
J. B. Schweers
Dies in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.—John Bernard
Schweers, 81, died here on Feb
ruary 15, funeral services being
held from the Sacred Heart
Church with the Rev. J. E. O’Don-
ohoe, S. J., offering the Requiem
Mass.
A native of Cincinnai, O., Mr.
*Schweers had resided in Augusta
practically all of his life.
He is survived by three daugh
ters, Sister Mary Bernard and
Sister Rose Margaret, both Sisters
of St. Joseph in Atlanta, and Miss
Elizabeth Schweers, of Augusta;
five sons, Bernard Schweers, Flor-
ian Schweers, Noel Schweers,
Owen Schweers, and Carl
Schweers, all of Augusta, and thir
teen grandchildren.
AUGUSTA, Ga—No one in Au
gusta received the news of the lib
eration of the Philippines by Gen.
Douglas MacArthur’s forces with
greater joy than did the Rev. An
gel V. Pengson, now serving as an
assistant pastor at St. Mary's-on-
the Hill Church here.
“I want to go home to serve my
people,” said Father Pengson. who
is a native of Manila, and who is
no r making plans to return to the
Philippines as soon as it will be
1 possible for him to make the trip.
! He has had no word from any
member of his family in .aorc than
three years, and in his anixety as
-> their safety is praying that they
live through the Japanese occupa
tion.
Father Pengson was ordained as
a priest of the Archdiocese of Ma
nila in 1938, following which he
went to Rome to continue his the
ological study at the Gregorian
University. He was in Rome in
December, 1941, when the Japa
nese attacked Pearl Harbor and
invaded the Philippines, and found
himself an enemy alien in an Axis
country. Eventually, With a group
of civilians, including two other
priests from the Philippines, Fath
er Pengson was exchanged by the
Italian government and went to
Lisbon, Portugal, from which port
he sailed to the United States on
the Swedish liner “Drotting-
holm.”
At the invitation of the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J.
U. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlan-
ta, whom he had met in Philadel
phia, Father Pengson came to
Georgia with one of his compan
ions, the Rev. Alexander Olalia,
S. T. L„ J. C. L.
Father Olalia, who served in
Requiem Mass Offered at
Sacred H-eart Church, Au
gusta, for Husband of the
Former Miss May Murphy
WILLIAM MUERER
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for William Clarence Muerer
who died on February 16, were
held from the S a c r e d Heart
Church, the Rev. J. E. O’Donohoc,
S. J., officiating.
Mr. Muerer is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ruth Daniil Muerer; a
daughter, Mrs: Mary Meurer
Stewart; three sons, Sgt. Robert
H. Muerer, U. S. Marine Corps;
Pfc. Thomas R. Muerer, U. S. Ma
rine Corps, and Marion Muerer, of
Augusta, and a sister of Mrs. G. T.
Murphy, Charlotte. N. C.
MRS. EURENA A. WING
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Iiurena Almira
Wing, who died on January 30.
were held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. John Emmcrth,
S. M., officiating.
Mrs. Wing is survived by a
daughter, Miss Jane Wing, Atlan
ta, and a sister. Mrs. Maria B. Lib-
bey. Elkland, Pa.
FATHER PENGSON
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
for some time, as assistant pastor
of St. Theresa’s Church, Albany,
later left to enter the Catholic
University of America in Washing
ton,- D. U, for post-graduate study.
Father Pengson was stationed
for several months in Athens, as
assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church, and in December, 1942,
came to Augusta, as assistant pas
tor at St. Patrick’s Church, later
becoming an assistant at St.
Mary’s—on-the-Hill.
Since coming to Augusta, Fath
er Pengson has made many
friends, who although they will
regret to see him leave, can un
derstand his desire to return to
his native Philippines.
AUGUSTA, Ga—A Requiem
Mass was offered at the Sacred
Heart Church here for the repose
of the soul of Sgt. Mort A. Davis,
husband of Mrs. May Murphy
Davis, who was killed in action
in Belgium January 14, according
to a War Department message re
ceived here by his wife.
Overesas for a year, Sergeant
Davis had already been wounded
during the battle of France, was
hospitalized in England and re-'
turned to duty a few months ago.
He held the Purple Heart and the
combat infantryman’s badge. He
was with the 30th Division.
Sergeant Davis was with the
medical detachment of the Navy
before he entered the Army, and
he received his training at Camp
Gordon here, with the Fourth Di
vision, but did not go overseas
with that division.
Besides his wife, who is a daugh
ter of the late Thomas D. Murphy,
former managing editor of The
Augusta Chronicle, and at one
time postmaster here, Sergeant
Davis is survived by a sixteen-
month-old daughter; his parents,^
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis, of >
Brooklyn; two sisters, Miss Margie
Davis and Mrs. Dorothea McGuire,
of Brooklyn.
Army Chaplain, Formerly in Augusta,
Writes From the Western Front
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Capt. Joseph
P. Mahoney, priest of the Arch
diocese of Boston, who was sta
tioned at Daniel Field Air Base
here last year, has written inter
estingly of his experiences in the
European theatre in a letter to
Miss Anne Markwalter, secretary
of the USO-NCCS Club in Augus
ta.
Chaplain Mahoney writes to ex
press his gratitude for the hospi
tality shown him during his stay
in Augusta, and for his Christmas
boxes which were greatly appre-
W1LLIAM J. POWERS
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for William J. Powers, re
tired member of the Savannah
Fire Department, who died on
February 9, were held from the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
A native of Charleston, Mr. Pow
ers had spent most of his life in
Savannah. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Helwick Pow
ers, and a son, Pvt. William J.
Powers, Jr., with the Army in
France.
CAPTAIN J. H. BROWN,
OF THOMASVILLE, DIES
THOMASVILLE, Ga.—Funeral
services for Capt. James H. Brown,
w i died in North Georgia on
January 18, were held from St.
Augustine’s Church here.
Captain Brown made his home
in Thomasville and was widely
known throughout this section of
Georgia. For many years he was
in the interior decorating business
and served as a captain of the Na
tional Guard Company in Thomas
ville some thirty years ago.
SAVANNAH PARISH
PLANS NEW CHURCH
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A campaign
to raise $6,000 this year toward a
building fund for a new church
for St. Benedict’s parish, has been
launched by the Rev. Francis
Hynes, S. M. A., acting pastor.
Paul Steele, undertaker, has
been appointed chairman of a
committee of laymen to direct the
campaign for funds to replace the
present building which lias been
in use for seventy years. In time,
it is hoped to raise a sufficient
sum to replace or satisfactorily
remodel the old ehurch.
The Rev. Gustav Obrecht, S. M.
A., pastor of St. Benedict's Church,
which serves one of the colored
parishes in Savannah, has been ill
at St. Joseph's Hospital, is im
proving.
BIRTHDAY BALL AT
SAVANNAH USO-NCCS
CHRISTOPHER POPE
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Christopher S. Pope, who
died on Januury 23. were held
from St. Anthony’s Church, the
Rev. John J. O’Shea officiating.
Mr. Pope is survived by a daugh
ter, Sister Mary Mercedes, of At
lanta. and a granddaughter, Mrs.
James R. Grayson, Columbus.
ANDREW F. DEVLIN
DIES IN MACON
SMACON, Ga.—Funeral services
for Andrew F. Devlin, who died on
January 18, were held from St.
Joseph’s Church.
JOHN W. CROLLY
DIES IN PENNSYLVANIA
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Funeral
services were held in Scranton,
Pa., on February 2, for John W.
Crolly, prominent attorney of
that city, who is well known in
Savannah.
Mr. -Crolly is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Helen Kehoe,
of Savannah; a son. Jack Crolly,
Jr who is studying for the priest
hood at the Jesuit Seminary at
Grand Coteau. La.; a daughter,
Miss Anna Crolly, and his mother,
who li\ r cs in Scranton.
Mise Mary Kehoe, of Savannah,
who was with her sister in Scran
ton, and the Rev. William J. Har-
ty, S. J., of Jackson, Miss., at
tended the funeral.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—In celebra
tion of President Roosevelt's
Birthday, a formal ball was given
at the USO-NCCS Club on Janu
ary 30, under the auspices of the
Junior Hostesses, with Miss Doro
thy Palmer as chairman of the
committee in charge of arrange
ments on behalf of the group,
which is headed by Miss Mary
Skinner.
Hostesses at the club over the
week-end preceding the Presi
dent's Birthday were Mrs. Harry
T. Wilson, Mrs. Lawrence Dunn,
Misses Frances Moran, Elizabeth
Prendergast, Elsie Holisler, Wini
fred Moran, Jeannette Galina,
Joan Brennan, Christine Tullin,
Juanita Brower, Lois Dyess and
Dolly Lyons. Chaperones were
Mrs. T. J. Dowling, Mrs. D. J.
Colvin, Mrs. Richard Welsh, Mrs.
Julia C. Beranc. Mrs. T. C. Lyon,
Miss Jennie Bouhan and Miss Kate
Crumbley. During the coffee hour
on Sunday evening, Miss Elizabeth
Leacy, Miss Marguerite Dowling
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jiran I
i served. *
ciated as he was at the time en
joying but two meals each day,
with most of the food being of the
hydrated variety.
After reaching England, Father
Mahoney was able to transfer from
the Air Force to the infantry, and
was assigned to a unit which land
ed in France on D and D-l. He
writes that he “footed” all through
Normandy to the fringe of Paris,
and then was re-routed to join
troops who were assigned the task
of taking the French port of Brest.
For the last two months of 1944 lie
was in service on German soil,
near the Siegfried Line, where he
writes, “though we have had rough
days here, it hasn't been nearly as
bad os (hose hectic days in France
when a soldier was never con
vinced that he would see night—
but. oh, how he prayed he would!”
Chaplain Mahoney writes that
casualties were heavy in the unit
to which he was attached, two
chaplains being killed and five
being wounded, and that though
he had seen “some close ones,” he
had escaped unharmed.
"That first love of mine, the
26th Division, is performing with
distinction under the vigorous arm
of General Patton,” he writes.
“Father Bransfield and Father
O’Reilly being the only Catholic
chaplains with them that 1 knew
back in 1943. It might interest
you to know that they have been
rubbing elbows with Augusta’s
favorites, the 4th Division.
Concluding his letter, with best
wishes to his friends in Augusta,
Chaplain Mahoney wrote that he
had been with a “couple of grand
officers from Savannah, Jones and
McManus, who are really tops,
and who increase my already high
respect of Georgia ‘Catholicism.”
MRS. ROSEMARY BURKE
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Rosemary Dean
Burke, who died February 16,
were held from the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist.
Mrs. Burke is survived by her
husband, Thomas J. Burke; a son,
Thomas J. Burke, Jr.; her father,
Oscar Dean, of Miami; a sister,^
Mrs. Dorothy Haupl; her grand
mother, Mrs. Bridget Sculley, and
several aunts and uncles.
MRS. ANNA FLOOD BLAKE
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Anne Flood Blake,
who died February 10, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist.
Mrs. Blake is survived by her
husband, William F. Blake; a son,
William Harris Blake; two daugh
ters, Miss Mary Blake and Miss
Eleanor Blake; a brother, John
Flood ;a sister Miss Elizabeth
Flood, and several nieces and
nephews.
EDWARD W. NUGENT
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Edward W. Nugent, who
died February 8, were held from
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.
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MRS. MARY HARDY
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary Julia Hardy,
wife of King Hardy, of Macon,
were held from the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist here.
A native of Houston County,
Mrs. Hardy is survived by her hus
band ;a daughter, Mrs. George F.
Hoffman, of Savannah; another
daughter, Mrs. R. E. Griffin, of
Carlsbad, N. M.; a son, R. F. Har
dy, Columbus, and two grandchil
dren.
345 ADULT CONVERTS were
confirmed in the Cathedral of St.
Matthew the Apostle in Washing
ton, D. C., on January 28 by the
Most Rev. John M. McNamara,
Auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and
Washington.
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