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MAY 31, 1945
Ensign Livingston
Dies in Plane Crash
Requiem Mass for Navy Pilot
From Decatur Offered in I
Atlanta—Funeral Services !
Held in Fcrnandina
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Ensign Henry Pope Liv
ingston, Jr., 21-year-old Navy pi
lot. who was killed in a plane
< 'ash at Tresmal. Cal., were held
irom St. Michael’s Church. Fer-
nandina. Fla. A Requiem Mass for
the repose of the soul of Ensign
Li ’ingston was offered at the
Sacred Heart Church here on Mav
10.
Ensign Livingston, graduated
trom Marisl College in 1042, and
enlisted ii the Navy Air Force in
rebruaiy, 1943. He won his wings
and was commissioned at Pensa
cola last November, and was trans
ferred to California after training
at the Naval Air Station at Day
tona Beach.
3 he young officer is survived
hy his parents. Mr and Mrs. H. P.
Livingston, oi Decatur, formerly
ol Fcrnandina: two sisters. Miss
Agnes Livingston, and Miss Caro
l.vn Livingston, and a brother Ed
gar Livingston, all of Decatur.
THE bulletis or the catholic laymems association or GEORGIA
At Consecration of the Bishop of Raleioh
SEVEN
Walter l. henry
dies IN FLORIDA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—News lias been
received here of the death in
Valrico, Fla., of Walter Leo Hen
ry. formerly of Augusta.
Mr. Henry is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Julc Henry; a sister,
Mrs. W. .1. Hcffernan, Augusta;
live brothers, L. .1, Henry. Au
gusta, E. Joseph Henry, Charles
ton, John A. Henry, Buffalo, N.
Y., Mark B. Henry and Edward
Henry, Jacksonville.
DR WALTER BLAND
DIES IN ATLANTA
A I LANTA. Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Dr. Waller E. Bland, who
died May 23, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev
Edward McGrath. S. M. official!
mg. Dr. Bland is survived bv
ills mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bland,
Statesboro; two brothers, Percy
Bland, Statesboro, and Robert
Bland, Atlanta.
A native of Statesboro. Dr. Bland
had practiced dentistry in Atlanta
lor about ten years, except for a
few months in 1942 where he serv
ed in the Army Dental Corps at
fort Jackson. S C
JOSEPH i\ McMahon
DIES IN ATLANTA
AT'fAm’A. Ga.—Joseph Patrick
McMahon superintendent and
lyler ol the Atlanta Lodge of B p
° Elks, died on May 7, luiierai
services being! held from (he Ca
thedral of Christ the King.
Mr. McMahon is survived by his
wife: a daughter. 'Lieut, (j. g.i
Doreen McMahon. Gainesville,
Ga.: a son. Lieut. Vincent McMa-
lon, Baltimore, Md.: a brother,
Peter McMahon, England, and
two grandchildren, Jeanne Dor-
sen McMahon and Patrick Francis
McMahon.
BLESSING THE CONGREGATION—The Most Rev Vincent S w,
on the vast congregation which attended his rnnspfiiH™ «u ^\^ e l rs> bestows his Episcopal blessing,
pictured as he proceeds through the aisle followed hu°R- a f tho Blsll0 P of Kaleigh. Bishop Waters is
Bishop Gerald P O’Hara of Savanna! A in by Blsh ° p Knlmet M Walsh, of Charleston, and
Times-Dispatch) ' of Savannah-Atlalnta, the co-consecrators. (Photo-Courtesy The Richmond
ABDO J. SIMON
DIES IN ATLANTA
A I LANTA. Ga. — Funeral ser
vices tor Abdo J. Simon, who died
May 5, were held from the Im
maculate Conception Church the
Rev Joseph R. Smith and the Rev.
Paul Risk officiating.
Mr. Simon is survived by his
wife; three daughters, Misses
Elizabeth Simon, Eva Simon and
Lucille Simon; a son, Joseph Si
mon; his mother, Mrs. Marv Si
mon; three sisters, Mrs. N A
Azar. Mrs. Ellis Azar. Mrs. Karni
Ackel; l wo brothers, Sergeant N.
J. Simon, U. S, Army, and Simon
Joseph Simon, and several nieces
and nephews.
-be «
retired Vicar-Apostolic of Hudson Bay, who was atlfndeTby the Rev fames WM M ’, 1 ”
burg, Va„ left, and the Rev. John Suplicki, of Buffalo N Y- followed £ 1 ' edeJ ’'. ickf: '
Spellman. Archbishop of New York, who was attended bv Mon’sienor C a a/ u ^ osl , Hcv - >' lantl « >'•
patellf' M ° nSign0r Pat, ’ iCk B0land ’ ° f Scranton. -(Photo _ Courtesy of T^* RichLnd 1 Thn^-D"!
Confirmation at
Gainesville Church
PHILIP A. HUSSEY
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Philip A. Hussey, who
died May 20, were held from the
Cathedral of Christ the King, the
Very Rev. Joseph G. Cassidy of
ficiating.
Mr. Hussey is survived by his
wife a son, Philip A. Hussey. Jr„
U. S. M. M., and two sisters, Mrs.
Della Karst, Mrs. W. B. Folev
Chicago.
WILLIAM J. ROONEY
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga—William Jo
seph Rooney, one of the best
known livestock men in Georgia,
died at his home here on May 14,
funeral services being held from
the Sacred Heart Church; the Rev.
Raymond P. LeveM, S. J,, of
ficiating.
Mr. Rooney is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Nell. Singleton Rooney,
of Augusta, and a son, James V.
Rooney, Brooklyn, N. Y.
GAINESVILLE, Ga.—The Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D.,
J. U. D., Bishop of Savannaii-
Atlanta. administered the Sacra
ment of Confirmation at St. Mi
chael’s Church here on April 24.
several members of the Navy unit
here being among those who were
confirmed. Assisting in the sanc
tuary were the Rev. John A
Morris, the Rev. Cornelius Ma
loney, the Rev. Felix Donnelly, the
Rev. Gerald Iiagemah. S. M.. and
the Rev. Richard Kinsella, S. M.
In the course of his sermon.
Bishop O’Hara paid tribute to
President Roosevelt as an exemp
lary Christian statesman.
The church choir, under the
direction of Mrs. James Caras,
organist, sang during the advices.
Earlier in the evening, Bishop
O'Hara and the assisting priests
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Few and Miss Rose Mc
Donald, at a dinner at the Dixie
Hunt Hotel.
At a meeting of the Altar So
ciety of St. Michael’s Church, Mrs.
J. C. Spencer, the president, read
a letter from Mrs. John Leamy
president of the Atlanta Deanery
Council, NCCW, congratulating the
society for its splendid contri
bution to the Philippine relief
campaign.
WM. J. OSHAUGIINESSY,
OF MACON, A TRUSTEE
OF ST. JOSEPH'S HOME
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Announce
ment has been made by the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, b. D.. J. U
D„ Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, of
tlie appointment of William J.
O’Shaughnessy, a member of SI.
Joseph’.: parish in Macon, as a
trustee of St. Joseph’s Home in
Washington, Ga.
Mr. O’Shaughnessly will till the
vacancy on Hie board of trustees
. occasioned by the death of Avis-
tide A. Benedetto, who was also a
member of St. Joseph's parish-in.
Macon.
Other members of the board of
trustees, of which Bishop O’Hara
is chairman, are Estes Doreinus,
Atlantu, secretary; Bernard ,1.
Kane, Atlanta: Robert E. McCor
mack, Albany; Alvin M. McAuliffe,
Augusta; Bernard S. Fahy, Rome:
Dr. J. Reid Broderick, Savannah,
and the Rev. John Clean, direct n
of tile Home.
GRADUATION EXERCISES
AT ST. ANGELA'S, AIKEN
AIKEN, S. C.—Graduation exer
cises of St. Angela's Academy arc
being held on May 31 at St. Mary
Help of Christians Church, with
the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh D.
D., Bishop of Charleston, presid
ing . and the Rev. George Lewis
Smith, of Aiken, delivering the
baccalaureate sermon.
Vocational School
Auxiliary Atmomices
Committee Appointments
SAVANNAH, 'Ga.-Mrs. Joseph
I*, i'olliard, president of the Aux
iliary of SI. Thomas Vocational
School, lias announced the follow
ing committee appointments:
Chapel, Miss Kate Latham,
chairman; Mi's. L. J. Dunn. Mrs.
Sarah Mock; Clothing, Mrs. Frank
O’Donnell, chairman; Mrs. ,1. ,1.
Foran. Miss Annie Ilarte; Sewing,
Mrs. ,r. s. Lloyd, chairman: Mrs
A. R. PauJ, Mrs. J. r„ Calvitt. Mrs.
K. I. Goodman: House, Mrs. Wal
ler Crawford, chairman; Mrs. Jo
seph A. Bailie. Sr., Mi's. l-l, C.
Kleenian.
Infirmary. Mrs. Martin Roberts,
chairman; Mrs. James A. Gross
Mrs J E. Kelly. Jr., Mrs. J D
Ware, Mrs. H. B. Heller. Jr.. Mrs.
E. L. Goodman; Visiting sick com
mittee for hospitals. Mrs. F. X.
Beytagh. Miss Thelma Bergin,
Mrs. Dorothy Capes. Miss Laura
Johnson, Mrs. N. J. Stafford.
Membership, Mrs. J. L. Calviit.
chairman; Mrs. A. it. Paul. Music.
Mrs. J. m. Kelly. Sr.. Benedictine
Military School, Mrs. Peter It.
Nugent, chairman; Prize commit-
lee, Mrs. J. S. Lloyd, chairman;
Mrs. Peter It. Nugent, Mrs. L. J.
Dunn. Mrs. M. II. East.
Medical staff. Dr. E. J. Whelan,
Dr. J. lleid Broderick.
Miss Helen Roe Nugent
Savannah, President nf
N. C. G. W, in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Helen
Roe Nugent, of Savannah, was
elected president of the Savannah-
Atlanta Diocesan Council of the
National Council of Catholic
Women as the result of an elect ion
held throught the mail as no con
vention was held by the NCCW in
Georgia ibis year because ol war
time travel restrictions. Miss
Nugent succeeds Mrs. William I
McAlpin, of Atlanta.
The presidents of the four dean
ery Councils, Miss Bess Nell Raf-
ferty, Atlanta; Mrs. Joseph L. Har
man, Augusta. Mrs. James Nues.
lejn. Savannah, and Mrs. W J.
O'Sliaughnessy, of Macon, will
serve as vice-presidents of I lie
Diocesari Council. Mrs. Slater
Marshall, of Atlanta, was elected
treasurer of the Diocesan Council.
Confirmation at
Church in Sharon
(Special to The Bulletin)
SHARON, Ga. — The Most Rev
Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D.. J. U. I)..
Bishop of Cavannah-Atlantu. ad!
ministered the Sacrament of Con-
firmation at the Church oi the
Purification here, on April. 30 to
fourteen boys, students at the
Sacred Heart Academy, conducted
by the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet.
Assisting Bishop O’Hara in (lie
administration of Confirmation
were the Rev. J. E. O’Donohoo S
J.. Augusta; the Rev. John Clean
Washington: the Rev. George Dalv
Savannah; the Rev.. Francis
Winum. Cong. Orat., of Aiken. S.
C.. and the Rev. John Corcoran,
S'. M. A., pastor of the Church ol’
the Purification here.
„ The class included Billy O'llayen
Savannah; Patrick Luckett, Allan!
ta: G. B. Darden, George Darden,
Sharon; Mark Roy, Robins Field;
Shelby Jackson. Norfolk, Va.: Eti
gene Courson, Charles Moll, Rob
ert Galletta. Savannah; Buddy
Langston, Austell: Omer Iteller,
Macon; George Stockmeyer. New
\ork; William Joseph Lindstcdt,
Atlanta, and John Dillman, Aiken,
S. c.
Acting as sponsors were Bernai d
Darden, Emmett Darden, Patrick
Darden, J. D. O'Keefe, Joseph J
Bart Colonel Mark Roy, Bernard
Darden, Jr., Frank Ciucevich, Fred
Desposito, Jerry Sehlcr and
Joseph Langston.
Following tlie ceremony, Bishop
U Hara and the clergy were guests
of the Sisters of St. Joseph at a
luncheon at the convent. The table
was attractively decorated by Mrs.
Emmett Darden and her daughters.
Bishop O'Hara graciously grant
ed the students at the Sacred
Heart Academy a holiday, which
they plan to spend on a picnic
which wil include a visit to the
r? n ?.°M S .£ outhern shrine, “Liberty
Hall the home of Alexander II.
Stephens, vice-president of the
( onlederaoy, at Crawfordvilie
Many relatives and friends of the
boys who were confirmed attend
ed (lie ceremony.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
CLUB IN WAYCROSS
(Special to The Bulletin)
WAYCROSS. Ga.—Edward M.
Heagart.v, Jr., was elected presi-
dent ol the newly formed Knights
ot Columbus Club here at a meet
ing held on May o. other officers
pi the club selected at the meet
ing were B. W Cunningham, vice-
president; and John Tobola secre
tary-treasurer.
Five members of Savannah
Council. No. 631. iVJ. C. McCarthy,
grand night: John M. Brennan, dis
trict deputy; Thomas J. Canty
master of tlie Fourth Degree: a!
"■ Schano and Joseph Frewer came
to Waycross to organize (lie club
and install its officers.
Harry Wilson, served as tem
porary chairman of tlie niee'ing,
and charter members of tlie club’
in addition to Mr. Wilson and the
elected officers are E. M. lleagarlv,
®r.. A. C. McNeeley. William Wil-’
son. Fred Crawford. S. D Ninuner
Bol) James, Gus Fechtel, Victor
Duggan, Robert Frey. William Me
et arvey, Stephen Condell. William
Vogel. William Doumont, E. Smith,
Chaplain Paul C. Golembiewski
and Father John M. Hillmnnn S
M.. who will serve as chaplain of
the club.
Following tlie business session,
(hose who attended were guests at
a buffet supper al the home of
Mr. Fechtel, with women of St.
Josephs parish serving.