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AUGUST 25, 1945
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NINETEEN
Miss Mary Brosnan Resigns From
Faculty of Albany High School
CHURCH OF THE LITTLE FLOWER, CORDELE—One of the most beautiful of the churches that
have been erected in that section of Southwest Georgia which was once included in the mission territory
of St. Theresa’s Church in Albany, is the Church of the Little Flower in Cordele, which was dedicated in
1931 by the Most Rev. Michael J. Keyes, S. M., D. D., at that time Bishop of Savannah. The Solemn High
Mass at the dedication was celebrated by the Very Rev. Thomas A. Brennan, now pastor of Blessed Sacra
ment Church, Savannah, who was pastor in Albany when the church in Cordele was completed. Its erection
was made possible by the generosity of the late Mrs. J. J. Lynch, of Atlanta.
The church in Cordele is now served by the Franciscan Fathers from Americus, where the Rev.
Godfrey Weitekamp, O. F. M., is pastor.
W. Louis Summers
Dies in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N. C.—Funeral ser
vices for W. Louis Summers, own
er Summers Electrical Company,
who died on August 2, were held
with the Rev. Joseph A. Sands, as
sistant rector of the Cathedral of
the Sacred Heart officiating.
Mr. Summers is survived by his
wife; two daughters; Frances Sum
mers and Betty Lee Summers; his
mother, Mrs. A. L. Sumers, and
three borthers, Worth Summers,
C. M. Summers, and J. L. Sum-
mers, all of Raleigh.
MISS LOUISE KINSEY
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Miss
Louise Kinsey, a teacher in the
public schools here for more than
forty years, died on July 26, fu
neral services being held from St.
Mary’s Church, the Rev. Alfred J.
Laube officiating.
Miss Kinsey was a daughter of
George F. Kinsey and Mrs. Octa-
via St. Amand Kinsey, both of
Charleston. She is survived by
three cousins, Miss Mable Day and
Mrs. Leland Green, both of
Charleston, and Miss Hermine St.
Amand, of New Orleans.
ELLIOTT SONS
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Children From Rural
Areas of Georgia at
Camp Villa Marie *
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Catholic
children from the rural areas of
Georgia, where they do not have
the opportunity to attend parochial
schools, are enjoying i. stay at Camp
Villa Marie during the month of
August, enjoying a recreational
program while receiving instruc
tion in religion from Sisters of
Mercy from Savannah and Sisters
of St. Joseph from Brunswick.
In addition to the classes, base
ball .tennis, handicrafts, football,
and swimming are at the disposal
of the campers. These sports are
supervised by trained counselors
and Red Cross life-savers are al
ways on guard during the swim
ming periods. For the older camp
ers, there is a recreation building
with’ facilities for dancing, ping-
pong and other indoor sports.
The Rev. Felix Donnelly, who is
director of Camp Villa Marie this
year, has announced that Mrs.
Helen Parker, Ted Cross first aid
expert, has been added to the camp
staff to assist in caring for the
health and safety of the one hun
dred and fifty children who are
attending the religious vacation
camp.
(Special to The Bulletin)
ALBANY, Ga.—Miss Mary L.
Brosnan "Miss Mamie” to succes
sive generations of Albany young
people—has resigned as a mem
ber of the faculty of the Albany
high school. Her letter of resigna
tion having been presened to the
Albany board of education at a
recent meeting.
Miss Brosnan’s connection With
the public schools of Albany began
in 1892, and her fifty-three years
of service span the history of the
system during its interest period
of development. She began as a
sixth grade teacher in the Albany
Academy; six years later she be
came assistant principal, taught
English and history in the high
school when it was established,
and was high school principal for
several years, beginning in 1917.
Hundreds of men and women
now prominent in the business,
professional and social life of Al
bany recall with pride the influ
ence on their minds and hearts
which “Miss Mamie” exerted. She
has been more than a teacher.
She has, as pupils and faculty
members associated with her
agree, been the confidante and
guide of innumerable young peo
ple who went to her with their
problems and profited by her
guidance. She has been a fine
influence for good from the day
her connection with Albany
schools began.
It is known to some that Miss
Brosnan seriously considered not
being an applicant for re-election
when teachers for the next school
year were named. She is eligible
for retirement, but has stated she
will be ready to answer any future
calls which may be made for her
services in any emergency which
might arise.
It was in recognition of “Miss
Mamie’s” half century of outstand
ing services as a teacher and citi
zen that the Albany City commis
sion gave her name to the former
Monroe Street Grammar School,
now the Mamie Brosnan school,
two years ago. It was a compli
ment universally approved in the
community.
Miss Brosnan is a member of
one of Albany’s outstanding Cath
olic families, and is a granddaugh
ter of John Valentine Mock, in
whose home. Mass was first cele
brated in Albany, a hundred years
ago.
A pioneer member of the Cath
olic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, Miss Brosnan has served
as a member of its executive board
and as a vice-president. She is a
devoted member of St. Theresa’s
parish.
EDITORIAL TRIBUTE
Commenting on Miss Brosnan’s
retlmement, The Albany Herald
declared in an editorial:
“Fifty-three years is a long'
time for a school teacher to have
labored in the schools of one city.
This is the record of Miss Mary L.
“Miss Mamie” Brosnan, whose
‘Miss Mamie’
MISS MARY BROSNAN
One ot the most devoted mem
bers of St. Theresa’s parish in Al
bany, Ga., is Miss Mary Brosnan,
a granddaughter of John Valentine
Mock, in whose home the first
Mass in Albany was celebrated a
hundred years ago. Endeared by
all Albany, where she hast taught
in the public’schools for more
than half a century, she is affec
tionately known to the community
as “Miss Mamie.”
Now chairman of the women’s
committe of the advisory board
of the Albany Branch of the Cath
olic Laymen’s Association of Geor
gia, Miss Brosnan is a former vice-
president of the state-wide Asso
ciation and has been active in its
behalf from its foundation.
resignation from the faculty of
Albany’s senior, high school was
announced yesterday. She was
elected for another year (her
fifty-fourth) in May.
“To many in Albany, including
not a few who now have grand
children in the schools of Albany
high school will not be the same
with “Miss Mamie” out. More
than a teacher, she became an
institution long ago. One of the
city's schools is named for her. Un
counted hundreds have the great
est personal affection for her. She
has been the understanding friend
of young people who needed wise
counsel, and often it has been the
parent whom she has helped.
"No teacher could given more
than she has given cheerfully. The
schools of Albany are forever in
debted to her. And scores will
continue to make a path to her
door.”
ST. THERESA’S CHURCH, ALBANY, GEORGIA—For the historic period of eighty-five years, 9%
Theresa’s Church, pictured above, has symbolized the teachings, the ministrations and the contribution!
of the Catholic Church to the religious and community life of Albany, Georgia. St. Theresa’s is the oldest
church of any denomination now in use in Albany. Its ivy-clad exterior walls were erected in 1860, but
the completion of the interior of the edifice was interrupted by the War Between the States, and th«
church was not formally dedicated until 1878. During the stirring years from 1881 to 1885, the building
was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers of the Confederacy. St. Theresa’s had Its first resident pastoe
seventy yean ago, and since that tine a brilliant array of distinguished priest* have served the perish aa4
its missions. , . .. —-