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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JULY 28, 1945
Tribute Paid to Late Mayor of Savannah
by Monsignor McNamara, Judge Houlihan
and Acting Mayor Peter Roe Nugent
WHEN MAYOR GAMBLE WELCOMED
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE TO SAVANNAH
News of the death of the Honorable Thomas Gamble, Mayor ot
Savannah, on July 13, at the Alexian Brothers’ Rest Resort at Signal
Mountain, Tennessee, recalls Mayor Gamble’s participation in the wel
come extended to the Most Reverend Amleto Giovcnni Cicognanl
Apostolic Delelgate to the United States, upon His Excellency’s arrival
in Savannah, in OctoBer. 1940, to attend (he Silver Jubilee Convention
of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia. Mayor Gamble is
pictured above seated between Archbishop Cicognani and The Most
Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., in the automobile in
v.'hich they rode in the procession which escorted the Apostolic Dele
gate from the Terminal Station to the Cathedral. Dr. J. Reid Brode
rick, at that time president of the Catholic Laymen's Association of
Georgia, is pictured sitting in the front seat of the automobile.
While Mayor Gamble was not a member of the Catholic Church,
he was held in the highest esteem by the Catholics' of Savannah to
whom he haff»cndearcd hmiself by participation in many Catholic
events, among them the recent celebration by Bishop O’Hara of his
Silver Jubilee in (he priesthood, and the Centennial of Hie Sisiters of
Mercy.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Joining with
the civic and business leaders of
Savannah in paying tribute to the
late Mayor Thomas Gamble, the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc
Namara, rector of the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, in express
ing regret at the death of the
Mayor, said:
“In the death of Mayor Thomas
Gamble, Savannah has suffered an
incalculable loss, a loss which will
become increasingly more evident
as the city moves into a postwar
era. As the chief executive of a
city sr.ch as Savannah is, cosmo
politan in its character and graced
by fine traditions and historical
richness, Mayor Gamble possessed
qualities of mind and heart, which
enabled him in his leadership to
reflect Savannah’s enviable
uniqueness among the cities of our
state.
“Giving unslintingly of his tal-
entsin " the interest of his fellow
citizens, his mind free of narrow
ness and endowed with logic, his
heart intolerant* only of. intoler
ance, Mayor Gamble has earned a
place of affectionate memory of a
grateful city.”
ACTING MAYOR NUGENT
LAUDS LATE EXECUTIVE
“Few men in the history of Sa
vannah have served as long and
with distinction as Mayor Gamble,
and in his passing Savannah has
lost an able champion and a devot
ed public official,” said Peter Roe
Nugent, prominent Savannah bus
iness leader and one of the city’s
best known Catholic laymen, who
was serving as acting mayor of Sa
vannah while the late Mayor Gam
ble was away on his vacation.
“I have known Mr. Gamb'e
during fty entire life,” said Mr.
Nut >nt, and adntired him for his
many splendid qualifications und
esteemed his friendship and the
association I have had with him
in the city government. His dc-
partui. leaves a void that will be
difficult to fill. Mayor Gamble
knew Savannah, loved Savannah,
and he worked unceasingly for
Savannah”
“When he left the city a few
days ago he was apparently in the
best of health. We wished him a
happy vacation from his arduous
duties, and were looking forward
to his return and resumption of
the reins of government. .11 is dif
ficult to realize that he will be
with us no more and we ’all griev6
over our personal arid official
loss.
Judge James P. Houlihan, chair
man of the Board of Commission
ers of Chatham County, and one
of Savannah’s outsanding Catholic
laymen, said: “I have known Mayor
Gamble .for a great many years,
and have always admired him. In
my opinion the city of Savannah
has lost a fine citizen. Mr. Gamble
loved Savannah and probably knew
more about the history of that city
than anyone else. He served sev
eral terms as Mayor with distinc
tion. He was one of the best
Mayors Savannah has ever had.
and will be missed, especially by
all who knew him well.”
MAKE SCRAPBOOKS FOR
MEN IN ARMY HOSPITALS
ATLANTA, Ga.—At the recent
meeting of the Advisory Board of
the Catholic War Service Council,
Mrs. Raymond W. Bowling, chair
man of the committee in charge
of that activity, reported that one
hundred scrapbooks had been com
pleted and sent to servicemen wl»o
are patients in hospitals in this
country and overseas.
These scrapbooks vary. Lome
are exclusively for cartoons, fic
tion or poems, and some .include
a little of everything.
The idea was originated in Cali
fornia by Mrs. Walter Kolaska,
member of the National Women’s
Committee of the USO.
THOMAS J. GILMORE
HEADS 4TH DEGREE
ASSEMBLY, ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga.—Thomas J. Gil
more, a past state deputy of- the
Knights of Columbus in Georgia,
and a past grand knight of Atlanta
Council. No. 660, has been elected
faithful navigator of the Bishop
Gerald P. O’Hara Assembly,
Fourth Degree K. of C.. here.
Other new officers are the Rev.
Francis M. Perry, S. M.. faithful
friar; William J. McAlpin, faith-
ful captain: George Edward Bou-
lineau, . faithful admiral: Jack
Macrtz, faithful pilot: William J.
Sullivan, faithful comptroller,
William Van Goldstnoven, inner
sentinel, and Timothy J. Sullivan,
outer sentinel.
Major Gary, Augusta, _
Wins Gold Star Medal
AUGUSTA. Ga—Major Albert
Von Kamp Gary, U. S. Marine
Corps, son of Mrs. Irene Von
Kamp Gary, and the late Wiliam
T. Gary, while serving somewhere
in the Pacific, was recently award
ed the Gold Star Medal in lieu of
a second. Silver Star. The citation
stated that Major Gary received
the award “for conspicuous gal
lantry and intrepidity in action
against the enemy on I wo Jima,
while serving as commanding of
ficer of a Marine infantrV battal
ion.” Major Gary, a member of
St. Mary's-on-Tbe-Hill parish, has
been on active duty since Febru
ary, 1941. He is a. veteran of the
campaigns of Midway and Guad
alcanal, where he was captain of a
company of Carlson’s Raiders. He
also wears the Presidential Unit;
citation. His wife is the former
Miss Mary Hill, also a member of
St. Mary’s-on-The-ITill parish.
OFFICER FROM COLUMBIA
PROMOTED TO MAJOR
COLUMBIA, S. C.—News had
been received here that Captain
Theodore Marion Hoel'er, now
serving \n India, has been pro
moted to the rank of major.’
Major Iloefer graduated from
Clemson College in 1938, and re
ceived his Master of Science de
gree from Cornell University. He
later completed and engineering
defense training course in elec
tronic and cathode ray tubes at
Harvard University in 1941, and
in 1942 finished and engineering
science and management course ,
and a course in ultra high frequ
ency radio technique at Massachu
setts Institute of Technology.
After a course in the Aircraft.
Warning Department of the Sig
nal Corps School at Fort Mon
mouth, N. J„ he was stationed in
the Caribbean area, and later sent
to the China-Burma-India sector.
Major Iloefer is the youngest
son of Mrs. F. A. Hoel'er. of Co
lumbia, and the late Mr. Hoefer.
He is a member of St. Peter’s par
ish, as is his brother. Lieut. Car
rington B. Hoefer, U. S. N. R.. who
has seen service in Scotland, Eng
land, France and Belgium, and
most recently at Bremerhavcn,
Germany.
Savannah Felicitates Bishop Gerald P. O’Hara
All Savannah rejoices with Bishop O’Hara in his
celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his
ordination in the priesthood.
!n the coming years one may feel that the visitor
coming to Savannah and asking about Bisbop O’Hara
will be told to “look about you and see bis works.”
His years here have been years of ceaseless endeavors
to promote the spiritual and charitable and social wel
fare of Savannah and Georgia. He has established
new parishes in the Savannah area; under his guidance
we have witnessed the construction of a new Saint
Mary’s Home; the erection of the Blessed Sacrament
Church; the establishment of Saint Thomas Vocational
School; the Religious Vacation Camp at Villa Maria;
the expansion of Saint Joseph’s Hospital, and the
opening of the splendid quarters of the Catholic Young
People’s Association, to mention a few of the achieve
ments which prove that Savannah and Georgia will be
richer because of bis life here.
\
Savannah Is Proud of St. Mary’s Home
Among the oldest and most highly valued institu
tions in Savannah is Saint Mary’s Home, for orphan
girls of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta.
The Sisters of Mercy who have conducted Saint
Mary’s Home since its foundation, have completed one
hundred years of their Order’s self-sacrificing labor of
love in this communitv.
No one on earth can measure the inestimable
worth of Saint Mary’s Home to this City and State
throughout the passing years and it is with pride that
Savannah reviews the records of the passing century
and looks forward to the years of the future that will
be blessed by the charity of the Sisters of Mercy at
Saint Mary’s Home.
The Acting Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah