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MAY 31, 1945
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Commencement Program,
Sacred Heart, Belmont
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C.—As a feature
of the commencement program at
Sacred Heart Junior College, the
Sacred Heart Alumnae Associa
tion will entertain with its first
Alumnae Day on the college cam
pus on June 2. Miss Mary Louise
Leonard, formerly associated with
National Catholic Community Ser
vice in South Carolina, will be the
guest speaker of the day, speaking
to the alumnae on “Comparative
Advantages of Educational Sys
tems Here and Abroad.” Miss
Leonard was born in England, and
was educated in France and Switz
erland. She attended Cornell
University, New York Universit ,
and Columbia University, where
her study for a doctorate was in
terrupted by her entering war,
work with a member agency of the*
USO.
The Alumnae Day program will
open with Mass at 9 o’clock in the
convent chapel. The registration
desk in the Administration Build
ing, will remain open from 10 a.
m., until 2 p. m. At 11 a. m., re
union class meetings will be held
in the Administration
and luncheon will be se
the dining hall at 1 o'clock. A
business session and a memorial
service will be held in the audi
torium at 3 o'clock. Committee
meetings are scheduled for 4
o'clock, and a bufffet supper will
be served in the Social Hall at
5:30 o’clock. In the evening there
will be a dance at the Belmont
Abbey College gymnasium.
The complete commencement
program is as follows:
May 25, Grade School com
mencement; June 1, Glee club con
cert, 8 p. m.; June 3, Mother-
daughter reception and tea, 4 p.
m.; June 4, Class Day exercises,
8 p. m.; June 5. Baccalaureate
Mass, 8 a. m.; Faculty breakfast
fqr graduates, 9 a. m.; Tree plant
ing and dedication, 11 a. m., June
6, Graduation exercises, 10 a. m.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL IN ROME—Pictured above is attractive prop
erty at the corner of Eighth Avenue and West First Street in Rome.
Georgia, which has been acquired by the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta,
and which is now being converted into a parochial school which will
be opened in the fall by the Sisters of St. Dominic of the Most Holy
Rosary, whose Motherhouse is in Adrian. Michigan. Photo by Comer
Turley, Lindale. Ga.)
COMMUNION-BREAKFAST ON
MOTHERS’ PAY FOR PARISH
MEMBERS IN AMERICUS
AMERICUS, Ga.—Members of
St. Mary’s parish held their first
annual Mothers’ Day Communion
breakfast, at the Windsor Hotel,
after all had received Holy Com
munion in honor of the Mother
of God, their own mothers, and in
thanksgiving for the victory in
Europe.
Speakers at the breakfast were
the Rev. Godfrey Weitekamp, O. F.
M., pastor of St. Mary’s Church,
and James Blair, editor and pub
lisher of The Amcricus Times-
Recorder. Lieut. Larry McLaugh
lin, a veteran of the Pacific theater
of war, who had made more than
sixty combat missions, and who
had merited seven battle stars and
other honors, had also been in
vited to speak, but orders to report
to Turner Field. Albany, prevented
his attending the breakfast.
CAMPUS OF SCHOOL IN ROME—The attractive wooded area shown
above, which adjoins the property which will be converted into a
parochial school for St. Mary’s Church, in Rome, Georgia, will be used
as the school campus. The Glover McGhee home stood on the site
until it was destroyed by fire some years ago. The combine frontage
of the school property on Eighth Avenue will be 236 feet with a 300-
foot frontage on West First Street on a hillside overlooking the
Oostanaula River. (Photo by Comer Turley).
BROTHERS FROM AUGUSTA
MEET ON OKINAWA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Louis O’Con
nell. who is serving as an athletic
instructor with the Seabees, and
his brother, Lt. James J. O’Con
nell, who is with the Sixth Marine
Division, were united recently on
Okinawa. During intervals of
fighting the Japanese, they were
able to tell each other their expe
riences since their last previous
meeting, about a year ago.
Both arc members of St. Mary’s-
on-The-Hil* parish here.
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SINCLAIR
CONFIRMATION AT
SAVANNAH CATHEDRAL
SAVANNAH, Ga.—On the Feast
of Pcntacost, the Most Rev. Gerald
P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., Bishop
of Savannah-Atlanta, administered
the Sacrament of Confirmation to
a class of thirty-eight boys and
girls and to another class of forty-
five adults at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist.
Members of Our Lady's Sodality
and cadets of the Bendictinc Mili
tary School from the Cathedral
parish were sponsors for the class
of boys and girls.
National Maritime Day was ob
served at the Cathedral with a
Requiem Mass for the repose of
the souls of those who lost their
livs at sea during the war.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF
BELMONT CADETS
BELMONT. N. C.—The Belmont
Abbey College cadet corps held
its annual review and competitive
drill on May 21, under the com
mand of Colonel William A. Me
Adam, U. S. Army (Retired) Com
mandant of the corps.
The cadets passed in review be
fore the Right Rev. Vincent G.
Taylor, O. S. B„ D. D„ Abbot
Ordinary of Belmont and presi
dent of the college; the Rev.
Bede C. Lightner, O. S. B., rector
of the college; members of Uie
faculty, ranking army officers and
distinguished guests.
The corps marched to the music
of the Belmont High School band,
which is directed by Mrs. Ken
neth Hoyle.
Sponsors chosen by the cadet
officers were Miss Shirley Fields,
Charlotte, staff sponsor; Miss
Kathleen Neilson, Charlotte, spon
sor for Company A. and Miss
Janet Cushman, Charlotte, spon
sor of Company B.
MAY FESTIVAL HELD
AT ATLANTA SCHOOL
ATLANTA, Ga. — The annual
May festival ol the Sacred Heart
School was held on the lawn of
St. Joseph's Infirmary, May 18,
under the direction of Mrs. Doro
thy Vogel. Miss Dorothy Leak
was ’ the queen, with Miss Jean
nette Snee as maid of honor. The
theme of the festival was the pot-
trayal of the characters of the
Mother Goose nursery rimes.
MARRIAGES
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Helen
Margaret Conneff, and Sgt. Arthur
B. Garvin, U. S. A. A. F„ were
married with a Nuptial Mass on
April 28 at the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. Norbert Mc
Gowan, O. S. B., officiating.
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CHARLESTON, S. C. — Miss
Mary Doris Cisa, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Joseph Cisa,
and Lt. Walter Thomas Magee, son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Ma
ge, of Charleston and Salt Lake
City, were married on April 30 in
the Citadel chapel, the Right Rev.
Msgr. Joseph L. O'Brien, S. T. D.,
LL. D., pastor of St. Patrick's
Church, officiating.
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CHARLESTON, S. C.—Miss
Lela Earl Daye, daughter of Mrs.
L. F. Daye and the late Mr. Daye,
of North Carolina, and M/Sgt
Benjamin H. Sharp, U. S. Army,
of Stone Park and Ca.mp Lee, Va.,
were married in the rectory of St.
Joseph’s Church, Petersburg, Va.,
the Rev. John J. Brochtrup of
ficiating.
FETTER-HINTON
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CHARLESTON, S. C., — Miss
Joanne Space, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Space of Lansing,
Mich., and Sgt. Henry R. Kaspin,
U. S. A.. A. F., of Brooklyn, were
married recently in the chapel of
the Charleston Army Air Base,
Chaplain A. L. Vifquain officiat
ing.
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CHARLESTON, S. C.—Miss Isa
belle Anne Cunningham, daughter
of Mrs. Isabelle Cunningham, of
Hoxsie, R. I„ and the late Chris
topher S. Cuningham, and Sgt.
Ralph E. Milnes, Jr,, of Grov'eland,
Mass., were married in the chapel
of the Army Air Base here, Chap
lain A. L. Vifquain officiating.
DURHAM. N. C.—Miss Anne
Lee Hinton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Howard Hinton, of
Reidsville, Va., and Dr. Bernard
Frank Fetter, of Durham, were
married on May 11 at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, the
Rev. Charles McLaughlin officiat
ing. Dr. Fetter is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. William J. Fetter, of
Baltimore.
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CORtjKLE, Ga.—Mis,s Audrey
Frances Hawke, daughter of Mrs.
Sophie Hawke, and th late John
O. Hawke, of Cordele, and Yeoman
1-c Jacques Kaiser, U. S. N. R., of
Cleveland, Ohio, were married on
May 5 at St. Francis Xavier Church
in Brunswick, the Rev. Leo Zie-
barth, S. M., officiating.
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CHARLESTON, S. C.—Miss Ruth
Gehhards, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Gehards, of Yonkers,
N. Y., and Sgt. Joseph N. Browne,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Browne, also of Yonkers, were
married in the chapel of the
Charleston Air Base, Chaplain A.
L. Vifquain officiating.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Sara
Frances Owens and Warrant Offi
cer William MacDowell Lloyd were
married on May 19 at the Sacred
Heart Church, the Very Rev. Boni
face Bauer, O. S. B„ officiating.
Mrs. Lloyd is tl\e daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Manson Owens.
Mc.CANN-OWENS
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CHARLOTTE. N. C—Miss Bev
erly Owens, daughter of Mrs.
Frank A. Owens, and Captain
Charles J. McCann, also of Char
lotte, were married on May 5 at
St. Peter’s Church, the Rev. Mau
rice McDonnell, O. S. B., officiat
ing.
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AUGUSTA, Ga.—Miss Marian
McElhaney, daughter of Miss Bes
sie McElhaney, of Aflanta, and
First I t. Neil March Franklin, son
of George A. Franklin, of Augusta,
were married on May 11 at the
Sacred Heart Church in Atlanta,
the Very Rev. Edward P. McGrath,
S. M., officiating. ^
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RALEIGH, N. C.—Miss Jean
Hernandez, of Pensacola, Fla., and
Yeoman 2-c Carl T. Horton, U. S.
N. R., of Raleigh, were married on
May 7 at the Blessed Sacrament
Church, Norfolk, Va., the Rev
Joseph V. Brennan officiating.
Yeoman Horton is the son of Mrs.
Vivian Horton, of Raleigh.
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MACON, Ga.—Miss Ruth Dor
othy Connell, daughtet of Mr.
and Mrs. John J. Connell, of
Staten Island, N. Y„ and Pvt
Robert J. Kuelhewein, of Camp
Wheeler, were married on April
26 at St. Joseph’s Church here,
the Rev. Richard Needham, S. J.,
officiating.
Private Kuelhewein is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Q. R. Kuelhe
wein, of Staten Island.
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WILSON, N. C.—Mrs. Ester
Kanan Joseph, daughter of
George Kannan and the late Mrs.
ICannan, of Wilson, and Mr. Wad
dell Brinson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Brinson, of Beulaville. were
married on May 10, in St. Therese
Church, the Rev. Arthur Itacette
officiating.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Helen
Hunt Perry, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Perry, of Ridgeland, S.
C., and Staff Sergeant Joseph B.
Kennedy, Jr., were married on
May 5 at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist.
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ATHENS, Ga. — Miss Florence
Rosalie Donnelly, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Donnelly, of
Milledgeville, and Chief Yeoman
Bernard W. Walsh, of Jackson
ville, Fla., were married at St.
Joseph's'Church here, the Rev.-J.
Robert Brennan officiating.
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ATLANTA, Ga.—Pfc. Violet L.
Dennis, of Miami, formerly of At
lanta, and Pfc. James J. Tierney,
of Miami, were married at the
Miami Army Air Base chapel,
Chaplain Ryan officiating.
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AUGUSTA, Ga.—Miss Delphia
Unrtih. of Wolf Point. Mont., and
First Sergeant Ernest R. Shamley,
of Camp Gordon, were married in
April at St. Mary's-on-Thc-Hill
Church here, the Rev. James J.
Campbell officiating.
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CHARLESTON, S. C. — Mrs.
Margaret Ryan has announced the
marriage of her daughter, Miss
Margaret Mary Ryan, to Seaman
First Class Carmine A. Perone, U.
S. Coast Guard, of Bound Brook,
N. J., and Charleston, at St. Jos
eph’s Church, Bound Brook, the
Rev. Walter A. French officiat
ing.
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ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.—Miss
Dorothy Deane Midgette, daugh
ter of P W Midgette, and the late
Mrs. Midgette. of Elizabeth City,
and Major Joseph Nathan Kruppa,
of Perth Amboy, N. J., were mar
ried on April 28, at St. Patrick's
Cathedral in New York City, the
Rev. Michael J. Deacy officiating.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Cath
erine Armelia Barrett, daughter
of Mrs. William F. Barrett, and
Technical Sergeant Robert FretP
eriek Humphrey, of Floral Park,
N. Y., were married on May 5 at
the Sacred Heart Church, the
Very Rev. Boniface Bauer, O. S.
B., officiating.