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TWENTY-FOUR
TIIE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA'
MARCH 31. 1945
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Evidence Guild Speaker’s
Article in AMERICA
Tells of North Carolina
Bishop Walsh Confirms Soldiers at Fort Jackson
In an article which appeared in
'‘AMERICA." the Jesuit weekly,
in its issue of March 3, Miss Mary
Virginia Boyle, one of the students
from Rosary College. River For
est, 111., who visited Western North
Carolina last summer, under the
auspices of the Catholic Evidence
Guild, gives an interesting account
of the experiences of (he street
teaching lay missioners who came
lo the region around Waynesville
at the invitation of the Rev. Am
brose Rohrbacher, pastor of St.
John's Church there.
Miss Doyle stated that she and
her companions, Miss Betty Ryan
and Miss Helen McGrath, spent
many long hours studying the
Bible, which was an essential part
of their program since they were
to work in the "Bible Belt,” and
that the greatest compliment that
one of their listeners could give
them about a talk was to say,
"That was straight Bible, ma’am.”
She wrote that the question pe
riod at the end of the lectures
was the most profitable phase of
their work, as it was then that they
got down from their platform to
talk to individuals. "We come to
know the paople and they come to
know us,’ she said. "Although It is
often the middle of the week be
fore they lose their shyness and
come forth with many questions.
"From, town to town the ques
tions vary little,” she continued,
"and are often characterized by
deep-seated bigotry or gross mis
representation of some Catholic
doctrine. Some of the common
questions are: Why don’t priests
marry? Why don’t you have com
plete immersion when you bap
tise. What is the Rosary? Do
you adore the Blessed Mother?
What does your Church teach re
garding gambling and tobacco?
Are you girls going to become
nuns? How much do you pay your
priests to have your sins forgiven?
"We try to answer these ques
tions in our most sincere manner,
but can often sense the doubt still
lingering. But what more can one
expect? These people have been
taught all their lives to believe as
true what three young college girls
now tell them is false. But no
matter what they believe, the
mountain folks are invariably po
lite. They may heartily disagree
with you, but the instances of
heckling are few and far between.
They have a reticent manner that
often appears to the stranger as
hostile, but after three or four
nights in one town we had usually
made some very good friends.
"Why do they bother coming to
listen when they don’t believe us?
Because they are hungry for the
truth, and somehow, as one man
said. 'What you girls have to say
sounds pretty good to me.’ ”
COMMUNION-BREAKFAST
FOR GREENVILLE CYO
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Forty-two
members of (he Catholic Youth
Organization of St. Mary's parish
were entertained by the local
Council of Catholic Women at a
Communion-breakfast given at the
NCCS club.
The club was decorated in green
and white, with a prolusion of
sprirtg flowers and sham locks, car
rying out the St. Patrick's Day
motif..mild a tempting menu was
served.
The Rev. Ronald Anderson, spir
itual director of the CYO. invoked
the blessing and the guest speaker
was the Rev. Gordon Kranc, O.
F. M. Vocal selections, featuring
Irish melodies, were offered by
Misses Palsy Campbell and Eunice
Johnsey.
Tom Berry, president of the
CYO, acted as toastmaster.
BRAZILIAN FLYERS
GUESTS OF NCCS
At the regular Tuesday night
spaghetti supper, served on March
13. at the NCCS club in Green
ville, a table seating sixteen was
attractively arranged and eight
youthful officers from Brazil, who
are in training at the U. S. Army
air base in Greenville and an
equal number of students from
Greenville Woman's college, were
special guests.
Among those present were
Misses* Ernestine Tallevant. Ruth
Mann. Kitty Pinckney. Joan Ma
lic Tudor, Barbara Sicgle, Jess
Folger, Mafarida Porter and their
escorts, Ruy Flores, Ruy G.
Simoes, Luiz C. Scunzi, Omar
Pereira Leal. Jose Guariglia, Wal
ter D’Oliveira Mello, Walter
Brando, and Armando Casai de
Rey.
Mrs. A W. Petrano was chair
man of the committee which pre
pared and served the suoner.
- Rev. Emmet M.
Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charles
ton, recently administered the
Sacrament of Confirmation to a
large class of soldiers and civil
ians in Chapel 16. at Fort Jack-
son, S. C. Bishop Walsli is pic
tured, to the left, as he imparted
the Episcopal Blessing at the
close of .he service, and above,
with the assisting clergy, left to
right, Chaplain Montero. 309th
General Hospital; The Right Re’P
Msgr. Martin C. Murphy, of Co
lumbia; Chaplain McArdle, 15tli
Armored Group; His Excellency
Bishop Walsh; Chaplain Ahmann,
415th Field Artillery Group, and
Chaplain Harley. 201st Infantry
Regiment. — (Official Signal
Corps Photos — Courtesy, The
Jackson Journal, and Major Earl
C. Branniff, Public Relations Of
ficer, Fort Jackson.)
Augustan Locates Family of Filipino Priest
Who Came to Georgia as a Refugee From Italy
AUGUSTA. C.a.—The Rev. An
gel Pengson. a native of the Phil
ippines, who is presently serving
as assistant pastor of St. Mary’s-
on-the-IIill church here, has had
the first word from his parents in
more than three years—through
the efforts of Major Joseph O’Con
nor. of Augusta.
At the time of the Japanese at
tack on Pearl Harbor. Father
Pengson was engaged in post
graduate study iii Rome. Having
the status of an enemy alien in
Italy, he was obliged to leave that
country, and finally succeeded in
reaching the United States. He
came to Georgia at the invitation
of the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara,
I). D., J. U. D.. Bishop of Savan-
nah-Atlanta. Since the out break
of the war he ban been unable lo
communicate with his family in
Manila, nor able to receive any
messages from them.
Knowing Father Pengson's an
xiety about his parents and other
relatives, a • brother of Major
O’Connor, who is a member of
St. Mary's parish here, knowing
that he was serving on Luzon,
wrote to him sending addresses
and asking if he could send any
information about Father Peng
son's family.
After Christmas, Major O'Con
nor communicated with the leader
of the Philippines Scouts and ask
ed directions to San Miguel de
Mayumo in the State of Bulacau,
where Mr. and Mrs. Pengson were
last known to have been located.
On his way to the town he pick
ed up a young Filipino officer and
asked directions. During the en
suing conversation. Major O'Con
nor learned that the young man
was Lieut Ramon I. Gonzales, a
cousin of Father Pengson. The
young officer went with him to
San Miguel and introduced him
to Mr. and Mrs. Pengson and other
members of the family who had
gathered quickly when the heard
the purpose of the American of
ficer's visit.
Major O'Connor was taken on
a tour of the town, which has pass
ed through the Japanese occupa
tion without damage and was
shown pictures of Father Pengson,
and delivered a note from him
that had been sent in his care.
Maior O'Connor staled that the
family were amazed to learn that
Father Pengson was in Augusta,
as when they had last heard from
him he was in Rome.
As food was scarce in the town,
Major O'Connor gave assurance
(hat civilian relief agencies would
be there shortly.
At the conclusion of his visit,
Major O'Connor wrote to his bro
ther here, enclosing a note for
Father Pengson from his father,
giving news of the family and ap
prising him of conditions in his
homeland. This note, in his fath
er’s handwriting, was the first
message Father. Pengson had had
from his home since the war be
gan.
Major O’Connor is a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J.
O’Connor, of Augusta, and two of
Ids brothers, Matthew R. O’Con
nor and Gerald O'Connor, make
their home here.
As a postscript to his letter,
Major O'Connor mentioned, casu
ally, that he had been warded the
Bronze Star Medal. He has been
in the South Pacific for some
years, having seen service in Aus
tralia. New Guinea, and the Philijj-
pincs.
MACON PARSH TROOP OF
GIRL SCOUTS RECEIVE
BADGES AND INSIGNIA
MACON, Ga.—Girl Scouts and
Brownies of Troop 8, Central
Georgia Council. Girl Scouts of
America, were formally invested
by the Rev. Harold A. Gaudin, S.
J., pastor at St. Joseph's Church,
during a ceremony at which their
United States flag and troop ban
ners were blessed.
Present with the Scouts and
Brownies were Miss Mary Jane
Zollicoffer, executive secretary;
Miss Ruth Chaney, field secretary;
Mrs. Charles Hayes, Mrs. Herman
Huhn, Jr., and Martin J. Callag
han. Jr., of the Scout council, with
Mrs. H. G. Woods, leader of Troop
8, and Mrs. William Harrell, as
sistant leader.
The troop, sponsored by St.
Joseph’s parish, is one of the old
est Girl Scout troops in Central
Georgia.
Confirmation at
Fort Jackson, S. C.
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBIA. S. C. —The Most
Rev. Emmet M. Walsh. D. D„
Bishop of Charleston, administer
ed the Sacrament of Confirmation
to a large group of service men
and civilians, on February 29. in
Chapel 16, at Fort Jackson.
As His Excellency with the
Catholic chaplains stationed at the
post and a group of visiting clergy,
entered the chapel, the girls’ choir
of St. Peter’s Church sang the tra
ditional “Eece Saeerdos Magnus.”
In his sermon. Bishop Walsh
urged the men to adhere to the
high standards of their religion
and advised them that their effec
tiveness as soldiers would be com
mensurate with their fidelity to
God.
Bishop Walsh was assisted by
Chaplain Joseph McArdle, of the
15th Armored Group, and Chap
lain Conway of the 300th Infantry.
Present in the sanctuary were the
Right Rev. Msgr. Martin C. Mur
phy, V. F.. pastor of St. Peter’s
Church, Columbia; the Rev.
George Dietz, of Ward, S. C., the
Rev. Albert Faase, assistant pastor
of St. Peter’s, the Rev. Gerald M.
O’Dowd, O. P., of St. Martin de
Porres Mission, Columbia, and
Chaplains McCann, Ahmann, Mon
tero and Brinker. * '
rev. t. s. j. McGrath, s. j
INJURED IN AUTO WRECK
BATON ROUGE, La.—Narrowly
escaping death, in a recent auto
mobile accident on Highway 61
16 miles from Baton Rouge while
returning to his headquarters at
Grand Coteau after preaching at
the Forty Hours Devotion at the
Cathedral in Natchez, the Rev.
Thomas McGrath, S. J.. director of
the Southern Jesuit Mission Band,
will be" at Our Lady of the Lake
Sanitarium here for several
weeks with broken ribs, a broken
left wrist, a broken right arm. a
broken right knee-cap, body lac
erations and cuts,
zj Father McGrath is reported as
resting quietly and improving
and his complete recovery is ex
pected with a possible limited
motion of the left, wrist. He hopes
to be able to resume conducting
missions and retreats by June.
Joseph E. Harty
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. —Funeral
services for Joseph E. Harty, gen
eral agent of the Masachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company
here, who died on March 1, were
held from the Blessed Sacrament
Church'.
The Rev. William J. Harty, S. J.,
of the U. S. Army Chaplains
Corps, offered the Requiem Mass
and pronounced the absolution.
Present in the sanctuary were the
Right Rev. Msgr. T- James Mc
Namara. the Very Rev. James J.
Grady, the Very Rev. Boniface
Bauer, O. S. B., the Rev. Daniel
J. Bolirke. the Rev. James Conlin,
the Rev. John Morris, the Rev.
George Daly and the Rev- Walter
Donovan.
Born in Savannah, January 21.
1901. Mr. Harty was the son of
the late William J. Harty and
Mi's. Joanna Kehoe Harty. He
succeeded his brother, Anthony J.
Harty, who died last May. as gen
eral agent of the insurance com
pany. At one time Mr. Harty was
engaged in the cotton business
and was connected with George
H. McFadden Cotton Company,
here and in Augusta. He was a
past president of the Atlantic Cot
ton Association.
Graduating from Spring Hill
College, Mobile, Ala-, he attended
Georgetown University, Washing
ton, D. C.
Mr. Harty is survived by a son,
Joseph E. Harty, Jr.,; a daughter,
Miss Mary Eugenia Harty; two
brothers, the Rev. Wiliam J. Har
ty, S. J., now serving as chaplain
of the Eighth Service Command.
Dallas, Texas, and Capt. Gerald
IT. Harty. now in the South Pa
cific. and a sister, Miss Mary
Harty.
MRS. MARGARET CASH
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Margaret O'Connor
Cash, wife of the late James H.
Cash, who died February 28, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist.
A daughter of the late Patrick
O’Connor anfl Mrs. Mary Holden
O'Connor, Mrs Cash was a native
of this city. She was president of
the Altar Society at the Cathedral
for twenty-five years and for many
years taught in the parish Sunday
school.
Mrs. Cash is survived by a
daughter. Miss May Cash: a sister.
Miss Elizabeth O’Connor: two
nieces. Mrs. Herbert Cline and
Mrs. John Patterson: six nephews,
Cyril J. O-Connor, Brooklyn. Dr.
John J. O’Copnor, Savannah,
Frank H. O’Connor, Memphis.
Tenn., Benj. J. O’Connor, Wash
ington, D. C.. Philip O’Connor and
Danial A. O'Connor, in the armed
forces.
ALBERT H. GRIMM
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Albert. 11. Grimm, who
died on March 22, were held from
the Sacred Heart Church.
A native of this city, Mr. Grimm
was thj son of the late Leidrich
Grimm and Mrs. Margaret Downey
Grimm. He is survived by a broth
er, John F. Grimm: two nieces,
Mrs. Robert D. McDonald, and two
nephews, Herman Lankenau and
Clyde P. Lankenau.
JOHN W. DOUGLAS
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for John W. Douglas, who
died February 22, were held from
the Chapel of Our Lady of Good
Hope.
Mr. Douglas is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Lula S. Douglas; four
sons, TISgt. George W. Douglas.
Atlanta, Cpl. J. R. Douglas. South
Pacific, Sgt. Ebbie M. Paxton,
Philippine Islands, and Cpl.
George M. Paxton. Germany; six
daughters, Miss Estelle Paxton,
Miss Margaret Paxton, Miss Doris
Paxton, Miss Theresa Douglas,
Mjs. C. P. Blackwelder and Mrs.
Henry G. Meyer, of Douglas,
Ariz., and three grandchildren.
MRS. RICHARD SPRAGUE
FUNERAL. IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Isabelle Wallace
Sprague, widow of Richard Homer
Spague, who died here February
6, were held from the Sacred
Heart Church.
MEMBER OF AUGUSTA
COLORED PARISH DIES
AUGUSTA. Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Bessie Jones were held
on March 7 at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, the Rev.
George Laugel, S. M. A., officiat
ing.
Survivors are two daughters,
Essie Belle Leaf and Orielta
Wright, a son. Private James M.
Jones, and several grandchildren.