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FOUR—A THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA APRIL 28, 1945
Savannah Institute of
Sisters of Mercy Holds
Centennial Celebration
Receive New Assignments
SAVANNAH, Ga—The Savan
nah Institute of the Sisters of
Mercy observed its one hundredth
anniversary with a three-day cen-
tenial program, April 26-28.
On April 26, the Most Rev. Ger
ald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D„
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, cele
brated a Solemn Pontifical Mass at
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist in thanksgiving for the bless
ings bastowed on the institute dur
ing the past one hundred years,
the sermon was delivered by the
Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy, pastor of
St. •Theresa’s Church, Albany.
The Very Rev. Msgr. James M.
Grady was the assistant priest; the
Very Rev. Edward McGrath, S. M.,
Atlanta, and the Rev. Daniel J.
Bourke, deacons of honor; The
Rev. James H. Conlin, deacon of
the Mass; the Rev. Nicholas Quin
lan, subdeacon, and the Rev. Geo.
T. Daly, master of ceremonies.
Bishop O’Hara and the clergy,
visiting and local, were guests at
a luncheon at the Do Soto Hotel
atfer the Mass, and a buffet lunch
eon was served to the Sisters at
St. Vincent Academy.
A pageant, which told the his
tory of the Sisters of Mercy, was
presented before a large audience
at the Municipal Auditorium in
the afternoon, and Solemn Ponti
fical Benediction was given at the
Cathedral in the evening, with a
reception for the alumnae of St.
Vincent’s Academy, St. Joseph's
Hospital and St. Mary’s Home fol
lowing in the convent garden.
On April 27, the Most Rev Em
met M. Walsh, D. D„ Bishop of
Charleston, offered a Potnifical
Mass of Requiem in the chapel of
our Lady at the Cathedral, for the
repose of the souls of deceased
benefactors and alumnae.
Pontifical benediction was given
in the afternoon at St. Joseph’s
Hospital.
On April 28, a Solemn High
Mass was celebrated in the Cath
edral of St. John jjpc Baptist in
thanksgiving for benefactors,
alumnae and students of the Sis
ters of Mercy.
In the afternoon Pontifical Ben
ediction was given at St. Mary’s
Home.
M mbers of the Savannah Insti
tute of the Sisters of Mercy from
Atlanta and Augusta joined with
members of the Order here in the
centennial celebration.
Andrew J. Ryan, faithful navi
gator, and P. J. Buttimer, Eugene
G. Butler, John Canty, E. P. Daly,
C. J. Deposito, M. J. Fahey, F. A.
Kearney, J. J. McDonald, Joseph
D. Sheehan, of the Savannah
Fourth Degree Assembly, K. of
C„ acted as ushers at the Mass.
A choir composed of students
of St. Vincent Academy and the
Cathedral School, under the di
rection of Sister Mary Gilbert,
R. S. M., sang the Mass, with
* Miss Margaret Steeg at the organ.
Pontifical Mass and Receptions
Mark Celebration in Savannah of
Bishop O'Hara's Silver Jubilee
SAVANNAH, Ga—Marking the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his or
dination to the priesthood, the
Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara. D. D.,
J. U. D., Bishop of Savannah, cele
brated a Solemn 'ontifical Mass
of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral
»f St. John the Baptist here on
April 5.
The colorful procession of the
clergy, from the rectory to the
front doors of the Cathedral, and
up the aisle to the sanctuary, was
led by choir boys and altar boys
In red cassocks and white sur
plices, and passed through a for
mation of cadets fx-om the Benedic
tine Military School, who served
*s a guard of honor.
Occupying prominent places in
the procession and in the sanctu
ary were the Most. Rev. Edwin V.
Byrne, D. D., Archbishop of Sante
Fe, who delivered the sermon; the
Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D.
D., Bishop of Charleston; the Right
Rev. Vincent G. Taylor, O. S. B.,
D. D., Abbot-Ordinary of Belmont,
and the Right Rev. Francis Sad-
lier, O. S. B., Abbot of St. Leo’s,
Abbey, Florida.
Assisting Bishop O’Hara in the
celebration of the Mass were the
Very Rev. Daniel J. McCarthy, of
Rome, Vicar General of the Dio
cese of Savannah-Atlanta, as as
sistant priest; the Very Rev. Boni
face Bauer, O. S. B., pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, and the
Very Rev. Edward P. McGrath, S.
M„ of Atlanta, deacons of honor;
the Rev. Harold Gaudin, S. J., of
Macon, deacon of the Mass; the
Rev. Adolph Gall. S. M. A., pastor
of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church, subdeacon; the Rev. Jo
seph W. Kavanah, of Consho-
hocken, Pa., and the Rev. James
Conlin, chaplain of St. Joseph’s
Hospital, and the Rev. George
Daly, assistant rector of the Cath
edral, masters of ceremony.
Th; Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, pas
tor of Blessed Sacrament Church,
and the Rev. Federick Gilbert. O.
M. I., of Douglas, attended Arch
bishop Byrne as chaplains. The
Rev. Eugene S. Kearney, C. S. V.,
director of St. Thomas Vocational
School, was the processional cross
bearer.
Following the Mass, Bishop
O’Hara, who was visibly moved,
voiced his gratitude to his friends
and the congregation. “When one
has experienced a life-time of
kindness,” he said, “it is hard to
put into words the feeling that
well into one's soul at such a
time.” The celebration, however,
he emphasized, was not regarded
as a tribute to him as an individual
^,but as “an act of faith in the
priesthood." He then expressed his
gratitude to Archbishop Bryne,
who had crossed the continent
from New Mexico, to attend the
Silver Jubilee of his boyhood
friend.
In the congregation, which fill
ed the spacious Cathedral, were
members of the Catholic laity from
both the white and colored par
ishes in Savannah." and a great
number of Bishop O’Hara’s non-
Catholic friends.
Following the Mass, a reception
was held for children on the Har
ris street side of the Cathedral
rectory after which a luncheon
was served the prelates and
priests at the Hotel De Soto, with
the Right Rev. Msgr T. James Mc
Namara, rector of the Cathedral,
acting as toastmaster.
In the afternoon ,a reception was
held at the Catholic Young Peo
ple’s Association Club, for the Re
ligious and later a reception in the
auditorium of the Colored USO-
NCCS Club, in St. Mary’s parish.
Material tribute was paid to
Bishop O’Hara at the public re
ception held in the evening at the
De Soto Hotel, when he was pre
sented with a parchment evidenc
ing the payment of a $40,000 debt
on St. Mary’s Home in honor of
his Silver Jubilee.
Hon. Thomas Gamble, mayor of
Savannah, speaking at the recep
tion, in enumerating some of the
acihevements of Bishop O’Hara
since coming to Georgia, predict
ed that in years to come he would
be referred to as Bishop O'Hara,
the Builder.
The debt-free title to St. Mary’s
Home was presented to Bishop
O’Hara by John W. Gleason, K. S.
G., chairman of the advisory board
of the Female orphan Benevolent
Socl.ty, which supports the home.
It was included in a ornamental
scroll which stated the year of His
Excellency’s ordination, of his
coming to this , diocese, of the
building of St. Mary’s Home, and
of his Silver Sacerdotal Jubilee,
which marked the clearing of the
debt.
A reproduction in the parchment
of an extract of the legal docu
ments read; “A testimonial of love
and affection to our Most Rever
end Bishop Gerald P. O’Hara, D.
D., J. U. D.. on the occasion of his
sacerdotal silver jubilee, April 5,
1945.”
The Very Rev. Daniel J. McCar
thy, pastor of St. Mary’s Church,
Rome, as Vicar General of the
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, ex
pressed to Bishop O’Hara, grati
tude of priests in the Diocese for
the splendid leadership he had
given the Church in Georgia, and
expressed the wish that His Ex
cellency would be granted many,
many years to continue his work.
The Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph G.
Cassidy, of Albany, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies at the recep
tion, in the course of which many
hundreds extended their individ
ual greetings to the Silver Jubilar-
iuu.
father McCarthy
The Very Rev. Daniel J. Mc
Carthy, pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, Rome, and St Berna
dette's Church, Cedar town, now
Vicar General of the Religious of
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta.
FATHER BRENNAN
The Very Rev. Thomas A.
Brennan, former pastor of St.
Mary’s-on-Thc-Hill Church, Au
gusta, who becomes pastor of the
Blessed Sacrament Church, Sa
vannah.
FATHER BOURKE
The Rev. Daniel J. Boure, for
mer pastor of the Church of the
Blessed. Sacrament, Savannah,
who has been appointed pastor
of St. Theresa's Church. Albany.
New Assignments for Several Pastors of
Churches in Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Announce
ment has been made by the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D., J.
U. D., Bishop of the Diocese of
Savannah-Atlanta. that new as
signments have been given pas
tors of six churches in the Dio
cese.
The Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph E.
Moylan, who has been rector of
the Cathedral of Christ the King
in Atlanta, since that parish was
established, goes to Savannah,
where he will serve as Vicar Gen
eral and Chancellor of the Dio
cese, and temporarily, also, as
pastor of St. Michael's Church,
Savannah Beach.
The Very Rev. Daniel J. Mc
Carthy, pastor of St. Mary's
Church, Rome, and St. Berna
dette’s Church. Cedartown, who
has been Vicar General of the
Diocese since 1937. has been giv
en a special appointment as Vi
car General for the Religious of
the Diocese.
Monsignor Moylan will be suc
ceeded as rector of the Cathedral
in Atlanta by the Very Rev. Msgr.
Joseph G. Cassidy, pastor of St.
Theresa’s Church, Albany.
The Very Rev. James'J. Grady,
Chancellor of the Diocese, who
has also been serving as pastor
of St. Michael’s Church, Savan
nah Beach, has been appointed
pastor of St. Mary’s-on-Thc-Hill
Church, Augusta, succeeding the
Very Rev. Thomas A. Brennan,
V. F.. who will become pastor of
the Blessed Sacrament Church
in Savannah.
The Rev. Daniel J. Bourke,
who has been pastor of the Bless
ed Sacrament Church, Savan
nah, will succeed Monsignor Cas
sidy as pastor of St. Theresa’s
Church in Albany.
All of these new assignments
and appointments became effec
tive this week.
Atlanta Council Knights of Columbus,
Celebrates Its Forty-Third Anniversary
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Honoring the
Supreme Board of Directors of
the Knights of Columbus, which
was meeting in regular quarterly
session here, and celebrating its
forty-third anniversary, Atlanta
Council, No. 660, Knights of Co
lumbus, was host at a dinner at
the Ansley Hotel on the evening
of April 14.
While the original plans for
the dinner called for musical,
entertainment, and decoration fea
tures, these were eliminated on
receipt of word of the death of
President Roosevelt, and the pro
gram was reduced to addresses by
Supreme Knight Francis P. Mat
thews, who described his recent
trip to the fighting front, and by
Bishop O'Hara, who devoted the
greater portion of his remarks to
a tribute to the memory of Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Henry C. Taylor, grand knight
of the Atlanta Council, acted as
toastmaster, and William J. Mc-
Alpin, state deputy of Georgia,
extended the greetings of the
Knights of Columbus of the city
and state to the visiting guests.
The Hon. William B. Hartsfield,
Mayor of Atlanta, extended the
greetings of the city, and a mess-
sage from the Hon. Ellis Arnall,
Governor of Georgia, who was
unavoidable absent, was read.
In addition to the Supreme Of
ficers and members of the Su
preme Board of Directors, the
guests in attendance included
State Deputy James Dolan, of
Tennessee; State Deputy John P.
Cummings, of North Carolina;
State Deputy John H. Hermann,
of Mississippi; Francis Heazel, K.
S. G„ past supreme treasurer,
Asheville, N. C.; Dr. A. L. Stabler,
K. S. G., master of the Fourth De
gree, Birmingham, Ala., Thomas
J. Canty, Master of the Fourth De
gree, Savannah; District Deputy
John M. Brennan, and Mrs. Bren
nan, Savannah; District Deputy
John J. McCreary and Mrs. Mc
Creary, Macon, District Deputy
Lewis F. Gordon, Atlanta; Nicholas
Varella, past state deputy, Nash-
vile, Tenn.; Manuel Boa, state
treasurer, Brunswick, Ga.; Hugh
Kinchley, executive secretary of
the Catholic Laymen's Association
of Georgia, and Mrs. Kinchley, Au
gusta; John Leamy, faithful navi
gator of the Atlanta Fourth Degree
Assembly and V. Palmer Joe, past
state deputy of North Carolina,
New Orleans.
Charter members of the Atlanta
Council, who were presented to
, the guests were; John Gardiner,
J. T. Doonan, Henry L. DeGive,
Charles Gavan, R. T. Otis, Eve
lyn Harris, James Gillespie and
E. W. Gillespie.
Mrs. Ernest Trotti, who sang
“Ave Maria,” dedicated the selec
tion to the memory of President
Roosevelt, and all joined in sing
ing “God Bless America”, as a
tribute to President Truman.
The dinner committee was
headed by Grand Knight Henry
C. Taylor and included the Rev.
Marion Perry, S. M., Raymond
Brooks, Robert Cole, Thomas Grif
fin, W. J. McAlpin, Lewis F.
Gordon, J. L. Oberst, A. J. Kaiser,
Estes Doremus, Joseph Crocy,
John M. Harrison, Thomas J. Gil
more, T. J. O’Keefe, Jerry
D'Andrea, Jack Leamy, W. J.
Sullivan, C. L. McGowan and
Ernest Trotti.
Officers of the Atlanta Council,
in addition to the grand knight,
are the Rev. F. Marion Perry, S.
M., chaplain; Raymond Brooks,
deputy grand knight; Thomas Grif
fin, chancellor; Robert Cole, ward
en; George T. Flynt, financial sec
retary; W. E. Crimmins, recorder;
A. J. Kaiser, treasurer, Estes
Doremus, advocate; W. C. Hayes,
Frank Marino, Paul Elsas, guards,
Grover lleyser, B. F. O’B'rien,
James Keiley, Sr., trustees, ai*4
, Ernest Trotti, lecturer.
MONSIGNOR GRADY
The Vary Rev. Msgr. James J.
Grady, formerly of Savannah,
who becomes pastor of St.
Mary’s-on-The-Hill Church in
Augusta.
MONSIGNOR CASSIDY
The Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph
G. Cassidy, formerly pastor of
St. Theresa’s Church, Albany,
who becomes rector of the Ca
thedral of Christ the King, At
lanta.
MONSIGNOR MOYLAN
The Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph
E. Moylan, former rector of the
Cathedral of Christ the King,
Atlanta, who goes to Savannah as
Vicar General and Chancellor of
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta.