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AUGUST 25, 1.045 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA TWENTY FIVE ‘THE BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN NUN’ "The Beautiful American Nun" is the title of this oil portrait of Bister Fanny Allen, daughter of General Ethan Allen who captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. The painting is the work of Madeleine Delfosse of Montreal, and will be presented to the Catholic Univer sity by Hotel Dieu, Montreal. The gift, sponsored by Thomas Guerin, member of the Quebec Legislature, will be accompanied to Wash ington by Bister Helen Morrissey, member of the Community for 54 years, who has written a biography of Sister Allen. Montreal Star photo. (NC “Photos) WUIHIGI • M0RHI01 • WAItR'PAR • *.IjN PROOf PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS COMPANY >17 BROAD STREET AUGUSTA, GA. DIAL 2-7.'l>5 Professional Talent Features Program at Macon USO-NCCS Club (Special to The Bulletin) MACON. Ga.—The Jessup broth ers, Pvt, Darrel Jessup and Pvt. Byron Jessup, were the feature attraction on the variety program •presented at the USO-NCCS Club on August 5, entertaining with songs, jokes, imitations and guitar and banjo selections. With five other brothers, these (wo had performed professionally in 1 'r home town of ^Fort Worth, Texas, aird have tirade many friends around here since they have been stationed at Camp i Wheeler. Mrs. .Robert Brown, of Macon, offered vocal solos, with L. H. Johnson accompanying. Miss Iris Bowman, pupil of Miss Gertrude Kelly, offered tap and novelty dancing, with Mrs. Epha Willis Moore as accompanist. Juvenile talent was represented by the Tur ner brothers, Julian H. Turner, Jr., with piano selections, Carswell. Turner, with a dancing specialty and Arthur Turner, aged four, sang songs. The community singing was led by Mrs. W. D. Jarrett, with Mrs. Moore at the piano and Miss Fran ces Weisz playing drums. Pvt. John Simpson, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., projected the song slides. V-12 Naval Training students at Mercer University were entertain ed on the evening of August 10 by members of St. Joseph's parish Teen-Age Club, under the direc tion of Misses Betty Jean Harris and Amelia Deep and Mrs. Edna H. Sheridan. Appearing on the program were Pvt. Cantilio Siraeo, of Boston and Camp Wheeler: Bo Wade, Misses Betty Ann Berliner, Grace Porter field, Teresa McCreary, Mary V.i- toinette Giglio. Peggy Brady. Bat ty Johnson and Mis S. A. Giglio. who was the accompanist. Something unusual in the way o" entertainment was a “Georgia Peach Party” held at the USO- NCS Club recently. Fresh peaches were served with >ther refreshments, a variety show fea tured Jack Willis, the “chatterbox cartoonist”, and monologs by Tom Waller, and dancing were enjoyed. Senior hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Katherine Orr, of Phila- I delphia. Mrs. Agnes Basilc, of ! Variety Performance Presented at Macon \ USO-NCCS Club (Special to The Bulletin) MACON, Ga.—Local and visit ing talent combined to oiler en tertainment on the program of a variety performance presented at the USO-NCCS Club on the eve- nning of August 13, with Sgl. David Whalen, of New York, for mer publicity director for Gene Autry, as master of ceremonies. Popular songs were offered by Misses Vivian Wilson. Thelma Burnette, Camille Spruce, Irene Franklin and Doris Lane, a quar tette of talented local vocalists, Accordion selections by Tech. Sgt. Larrq Fleming, of New York and Robins Field, were an added feature, and young Carswell Tur ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian H. Turner, did a tap dancing spe cialty, with Mrs. L. H. Johnsort accompanying. Mrs. W. H. Jariett led the community singing with Mrs. Cheney Brantley at the piano and Miss Frances Weisz playing drums. The slides were projected by Sgt. Michael T. Pennasilico. of New York City, now stationed at Camp Wheeler. • Army Air Force personnel from Cochran Field were entertained at a cabaret party sponsored by the Women’s Division of USO- NCCS on the evening of August 13. the program including vocal and instrumental musical num bers and novelty dances and piano selections by Pvt. Jack O'Don nell, an overseas veteran from Clifton, N. J., who had been a professional entertainer before entering the service. REPLYING to the Italian social ist organ Avauti, which remarked ironically that the Vatican did not condemn the Labor Party in Eng land, Osservatore Roniao point ed out that in England the re ligious problem does not enter Into I hie political discussion and that "if rh^re is no conflict, there is, there fore, no reason for condemnation.” In other quarters, a distinction is made between the principles of socialism condemned by Pope Pius XI and I he platform and aims of the British Labor Party. New Britain, Conn., Mrs. Freda Swain, of Elkhart, Ind.. and Mrs. Lain McDaniel . nd Mrs. John J. McCreary, of Macon LAYMEN’S RETREAT AT VILLA MARIE, SEPTEMBER 7-9 (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—The annual Retreat for men at Camp Villa Ma rie, on Grtmbell’s Poiift, will be held this year from the evening of Friday, September 7, to the after noon of Sunday, September 9. with the Rev. Patrick Walsh, O. P„ as I'etreatmaster. Father Walsh, a member of the Dominican Fathers, with headquar ters at St. Vincent Ferrer's Priory in New York City, conducted the R.'treat for men at St. Joseph's Home, Washington. Ga., in July, and made such a favorable impres sion upon all who attended that he was extended an invitation by the Most Rev. Gerakl P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. J., Bishop of Savannah-At- lanta, to conduct the Retreat for Hie Savannah division oi' the Re treat Section of the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia. As Camp Villa Marie is located within (he suburban area of Sa vannah, the ODT restrictions on the number of retreatants will not apply, ind the only limitation re garding the number of those at tending will be the accommoda tions available at the camp, as far as attendance from Savannah is concerned. Men from other parts of Georgia are also invited lo make (he Retreat, but not more than 49 reservations from outside of Savannah can be accepted. BisliOj O’Hara, in a letter read in the churches of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, urged that as many Catholic men as possible take advantage of this opportunity to make a closed Retreat under ideal conditions and under the di rection of a gifted and able re- treatmaster. In his letter, Bishop O’Hara re- mindei that any non-Catholie men who desired to make the Retreat would be welcome. Res. l ’alions arc now being made through Edward V. Roger- son. 603 East 39th street, Savan- li: h. Mr. Rogerson is president of the Savannah Division of the Re treat Section, other officers being James M. Keating, first vice-presi dent; W. J. Cleary, second vice- president; Hugh H. Grady, third vice-president, and Julian Sipple, secretary. Two of Augusta’s Best Known Teachers Retire From Service AUGUSTA, Ga.—Sharing more than a century of teaching experi ence in (lie public schools of Richmond County, Miss Sarah Pritchard and Miss Elizabeth Pritchard, of the faculty of Ihe John. Milledgc School, have ter minated their careers as teachers by retirement. Miss Sarah Pritchard, who lias been teaching for fifty-five years, began at (he Harrisonville eoun- tiy school leaching all grades, !■"' later mov ’ to the John Mil- 1 0,0 chool where she bad taught ela ses in all grades, from the first L ihe seventh. Miss Elizabeth Pritchard. in addition in her years al Ihe John Uillcdge. school, also taught at (he Augusta Training School. ' We began teaching in the ‘stumped loo’ era when ihe boys came to school in their bare feet.” said Miss Elizabeth. "1 think ail ■ .'(. hers in I hose days, with a Urge class of young boys, had to i <: experts in the art of applying bandages to bruised and bleeding toes. Today, of course, all of that is taken care of by the school nurses, hu( we were glad to be f'bl‘1 to help our pupils.” Both of (lie Pritchard sisters took training courses at I be Geor gia State College for Woman, in ' (illcdgf ville; (lie University of Georgia, and Emory University, with supplemental summer courses at the University of Ten nessee. Members of the Sacred Heart parish in Augusta, and of the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia, tin Misses Pritchard in tend lo enjoy the rest of their days with reading and gardening at thei • old-fasjoned homo on Washington lload FOUR GRADUATES Horn Ros- ; College, River Forest, 111., have left to do library work with the Army in the European theatre. Having specialized in library science, the girls will organize and operate libraries in Army hospi tals and re-opened universities in England and France and for the army of occupation in Germany. ,