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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 29. 194,1
Officers Installed by Fourth Degree
General Assembly in N. Carolina
Assistant Rector of
Charleston Cathedral
FATHER MURPHY
The Rev. Joseph J. Murphy, for-
erly assistant pastor of St. Paul
the Apostle Church. Spartanburg,
who has been appointed assistant
rector of the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist in Charleston.
Veteran Atlanta
Detective Plans to
Retire Next Month
ATLANTA, Ga.—Patrick Camp
bell, believed to be the oldest de
tective in point of service in the
United States, will retire from ac
tive duty with the Atlanta Police
Department on October 1.
When forty-eight years and six
months of service to hi# credit
with the police department. De
tective Campbell has filed an ap
plication for retirement with
Chief M. A. Hornsby. The veteran
detective joined the local police
.department as a patrolman on
'‘March 31, 1897, and on May 1,
1901, was transferred to the de
tective bureau.
Despite his advanced age of 78
years, “Pat” Campbell has not lost
a day of duty due to sickness in
many years—his last absence on
account of illness having been
during the influenza epidemic in
1918.
In his long years of service with
the police department he has
handled some famous cases, among
them some that attracted nation
wide atention.
Detective Campbell was born in
Castle Carn, Ireland, March 18.
1807. He is a member of St.
Anthony's parish and is President
Emeritus of the Hibernian Benev
olent Society of Atlanta.
JEWS IN ITALY THANK
POPE AND RELIGIOUS
ROME —(NC)— In connection
with (he observance of Jewish New
Year (Rosh Hashanah). Dr. Joseph
Nathan, commissioner of Italian
Israelite communities, issued a
message in which he expressed in
behalf of his fellow Jews, “Our
thanks to those#kvho during the
nazi-fascisl period worked to pro
tect us and to save us."
“Firstly we turn in reverent
homage.” the message continues,
“to the Supreme Pontiff, to priests
and Sisters who, in accordance
with the directives of the Holy
Father, saw only ihcir brothers in
those who were being persecuted.
With energy and self-sacrifice Ihey
devoted their intelligent and fruit
ful work to come to our assistance,
thereby exposing * themselves to
many serious dangers.”
The message also acknowledged
Mrs. Hannah Sheehan
Funeral in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A Solemn
High Mass of Requiem was offer
ed at the Cathedral of St. John tli
Baptist for Mrs. Hannah O'Sullivan
Sheehan, widow of Timothy Shee
han, who died on September 11,
by her son, the Rev. Thomas 1.
Sheehan, pastor of St. Thomas
More Church In Decatur.
The Most. Rev. Gerald P
O’Hara, D. D.. J. U. D., Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, presided and
gave the absolution at the Ca
thedral and at the cemetery. Bish
op O’Hara also delivered the
eulogy, paying tribute to Mrs.
Sheehan as an “example of the
finest type of Catholic mother.”
The Rev. Thomas A. Brennan,
pastor of Blessed Sacrament
Church, was deacon of the Mass,
with the Rev. Edward Dodwell, J.
C. D., pastor of Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Port Wentworth,
subdeacon. "
Father Dodwell, the deacon of
the Mass, is pastor of the parish
established by Mrs. Sheehan’s
son, the Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan,
while Father Brennan, the deacon
of the Mass, was Mrs. Sheehan’s
pastor as she had been a member
of the Blessed Sacrament parish.
The Rev. George Daly was mas-
tcr-of-ceremonies.
Present in the sanctuary were
the Right Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc
Namara, of Savannah; the Right
Rev. Msgr. Joseph Croke. Atlan
ta; the Very Rev. Joseph G. Cas
sidy, Atlanta; the Very Rev. Har
old A. Gaudin, S. J., Macon; the
Very Rev. Boniface Bauer, O. S.
B„ Savannah; the Rev. Henry A.
Schonhardt, Atlanta; the Rev.
Thomas L. Finn, Augusta; the Rev.
Norbert McGowan, O. S. B.. the
Rev. Robert Brennan, O. S. B., the
Rev. Eugene Kearney, C. S. V.. the
Rev. John Hayes, S. M. A., the
Rev. Adolph Gall. S. M. A., the
Rev. F. Hynes, S. M A., the Rev.
Walter Donovan, the Rev. Felix
Donnelly, the Rev. James Conlin,
the Rev. Seraphim Ocampo, all of
Savannah, and the Rev. Francis
E. McGrath, Statesboro.
Sisters from the various com
munities in the city attended the
services, and the Cathedral choir,
under the direction of James
Copps, organist, sang the Mass.
Mrs. Sheehan, a native of Sa
vannah, and a resident of the city
throughout her life, was a woman
whose character and personality
had endeared her to a wide circle
of friends. A devoted member of
Blessed Sacrament parish, she was
active in parochial affairs and
manifested special interest in the
affairs of the orphans and the mis
sion fields.
Surviving are three sons. Daniel
J. Sheehan and Joseph D. Shee
han. of Savannah, and FathetJ
Sheehan, now stationed in Deca
tur; three daughters, Miss Marie
Sheehan and Miss Margaret Shee
han, of Savannah, and Lieut.
Hannah Sheehan, Stark General
Hospital, Charleston: four
nephews, the Very Rev. Daniel J.
McCarthy, Rome; C. A. McCarthy
and M. C. McCarthy, of Savannah,
and Capt. T. L. McCarthy, of Au
gusta; three nieces, Mrs. Hannah
McDonough, Savannah. Mrs. John
McManus, Atlanta, and Sister Mar
garet, of the Sisters of Charity,
Baltimore, and five grandchildren.
ROBERT FOLLIARD
DIES IN O’l’EEN
CHARLESTON. S. C—Funeral
services for Robert Folliard who
died on September 7 in Oteen, N.
C., were held from the Sacred
Heart Church in Charleston.
the aid received by .Jews rrom
Protestant and other groups.
Pastor of St. Louis
Church in Dillon
FATHER SHEEDY
■ The Rev. Charles Lawrence
Sheedy, formerly assistant rector
of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist in Charleston, who has
been appointed pastor of St. Louis
Church and resident chaplain at
St. Eugene Hospital, Dillon, S. C.
Grand Knight of K. of C.
Council, Winston-Salem,
Transferred to California
(Special to 'Pile Bulletin)
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C —John
T. Gaynor, who was re-elecled
grand knight of Santa Maria
Council, No. 2829, Knights of Co
lumbus, for the 1945-46, after hav
ing successfully directed the af
fairs of the council for the previ
ous year, as resigned as head . of
the local K. of C. council because
of his departure for California.
Mr. Gaynor, who for the past
two and one-half years has been
stationed in Winston-Salem with
the Prudential Insurance Company
of America, has been transferred
to Los Angeles, where he will he
resident title attorney with the
mortgage loan department.
Mr. Gaynor, with Mrs. Gaynor
and family, will visit their home
in Covington, Ky., before he con
tinues to California to fill his new
assignment. After he has estab
lished a residence, Mrs. Gaynor
and the family will join him in
Los Angeles.
THOMAS KHOURY
DIES IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Funeral
services for Thomas Ksoury. who
died August 25. were held from
St. Mary’s Church, the Rev.
Ronald Anderson officiating.
Mayor C. Fred McCullough, of
Greenville, headed the honorary
escort.
Mi’. Khoury was a native of
Syria. He came to this country
in 1910 and located in Greenville,
where for many years, until lie
retired, he operated produce and
grocery stores.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vir
ginia Elais Khoury; five daughters,
■Misses Mary, Victoria, and Bertha
Khoury, Mrs. Louise Parker, Mrs.
Ned Handy; four sons, Joseph
Khoury , John Khoury, George
Khoury and Sidney Khoury; three
sisters, Mrs. Annie Farris, Mrs.
Norma Farris and Mrs. Bertha
Howard, and three grandchildren.
MRS. JOHN P. STEADWELL
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Mrs. Julia
Anderson Sleadwell, for more than
twenty years a resident of At
lanta, died on Sept. 21. funeral
services being held from the
Cathedral of Christ the King.
A native of Nashville, she mar
ried John Nathaniel Sleadwell.
of Liverpool, England, 1889. and
was very active in civic and social
affairs' in Nashville and Atlanta.
Mrs. Sleadwell rs survived by
her husband; a daughter, Mrs.
John Ewing Taylor; a son, J. N.
Stcadwell, Jr., and a grand
daughter, Julia Ewing Taylor, all
of Atlanta.
MRS. BUTLER TOOMBS
DIES I\ SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mae E. Toombs, of
Washington, D.- C., who died here
while visiting her daughter, Mrs.
James J. Groves, were held from
Hie Sacred Heart Church, Wash
ington, D. C.. on September 14.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs.
Toombs is survived by her hus
band, Butler Toombs, of Wash
ington; a sister, Miss Frances M.
Riordan. Washington, and two
grandchildren.
(Special to Tthc Bulletin)
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.—Fol
lowing a banquet in the Blue
Room of the Robert E. Lee Hotel,
on September 2, officers of the
Bishop McGuinness General As
sembly, Fourth Degree, Knights
of Columbus, for the 1945-46 term,
were formally installed by Ray
mond B. Streb, K. S. G., of Ral
eigh. Master of the North Caro
lina Province.
Officers of the Assembly who
were installed were the Right Rev.
Msgr. Dennis A. Lynch, Chancellor
of the Diocese of Raleigh, faithful
friar; George D. Burkett, faithful
navigator; Raymond B. Streb,
faithful admiral; Marion R. Croom,
faithful scribe; Oscar C. Allen,
faithful captain; Dr. J. A. Kosler-
man, faithful pilot; Thomas S.
Mondalek, Fayetteville, faithful in
ner sentinel; Justo Rios, faithful
comptroller; Ernest J. Angelo,
Winston-Salem, faithful purser;
Edward J. Hogan, faithful outer
senitnel; John P. Cummings, Ral-
eight, Peter B. Joseph, Greensboro,
Bernard G. Ferrey, Asheville,
faithful trustees.
Following the installation, Faith
ful Navigator Burkett conducted
a business meeting at which he
read a communication frdm
George L. Gettier, faithful naviga
tor of the Charlotte Assembly, ex
pressing that assembly’s willing
ness and desire to co-operate in
the major project undertaken by
the General Assembly—to raise
funds each year for the education
of a native son of North Carolina
for the priesthood in the Diocese
of Raleigh.
4TH DEGREE CEREMONIAL
IN CHARLOTTE, OCTOBER 14
Transfers of Victor A. Erfft and
Bernard J. Goodyear, Sr., of
Petersburg. Va., from Bishop Mc
Guinness General Assembly to the
Richmond Assembly were an
nounced and approved.
Applications of approximately
thirty candidates from various K.
of C. councils in North Carolina
for initiation in the fourth degree
were presented and acted upon
favorably.
The membership committee was
requested to continue its efforts to
secure sufficient candidates to
complele the class of one hundred
or more upon which the fourth
degree will be conferred at a
ceremonial to be held in Charlotte,
on Sunday, October 14.
Dress for this occasion, it was
announced, would be tuxedo,
black bow tie. black shoes, and
white gloves. It was stressed that
all applications should be present
ed before October L
Faithful Navigator Burkett ex
pressed his intention to name a
member of the general assembly
in each of the council cities to be
in charge of arrangements for all
gatherings of the general assembly
so that a large attendance will be
assured for all fourth degree func
tions.
It was announced that His Ex
cellency the Most Rev. Vincent S.
Waters, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh,
will be a member of the class will
be initiated in Charlotte next
month.
CATHOLIC HERO WINS
NATION’S HIGHEST HONOR
WASHINGTON—(NO—Pvt. Syl
vester Herrera, of Phoenix, Ariz.,
who lost both legs while serving
with the 7th Army in Northern
France last March, was one of the
heroes decorated by President
Harry S. Truman at the White
House with the Congressional
Medal of Honor last month.
The Mexican-born soldier, a
member of the Immaculate Heart
parish in Phoenix, lost his legs
when he stumbled into a mine field
in an advance. Despite his wounds,
he killed a German sniper who war.
holding up the advance patrol,
alter he had wiped out a Nazi pill
box with grenade and rifle fire.
He is a patient at_Bushnell General
Hospital in Utah. ’
ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH, WEST ASHEVILLE — The Colored
Tiarish in West Asheville, North Carolina, is served by St. Anthony of
Padua Church, a charge of the Franciscan Fathers of the Order of
Friars Minor. The parish school is conducted by Sisters of the Third
Order Regular of St. Francis, of Allegheny, Pa.
The Rev. Brendan Lyons, O.F.M.. is pastor of St. Anthony’s
Church, the Rev. Ambrose Harron, O.F.M., assistant pastor.
Best Wishes
From
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LUMBER and BUILDING MATERIALS
Office and Yards: B1LTMORE STATION "
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Office and Shop 698 Hendersonville Road
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Plumbing, Heating
Repairs and Contracting
PHONE 5021
Asheville, N. C.
Best Wishes
ASHEVILLE FISH CO.
“A Mutual Food Store”
14 North Park Square
Asheville, N. C.