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TWENTY-TWO
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NOVEMBER 24, 1945
At N. C. C. W. Directors Meeting
In Washington, to attend the annual meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the National Council of Catholic Women are: left to right,,
May Q. Garther, Houston, Texas, secretary;; Margaret Hughes, Spring-
field, 111., third vice-president; the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D..
Bishop of Charleston, and Assistant to the Episcopal Chairman of the
Department of Lay Organizations, National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence, Dr. Maud Loeber, New Orleans; second vice-president, Mrs
Thomas G. Garrison, Golden, Cold., president, and Mrs. J. Leslie James,
Santa Fc, New Mexico, first vice-president.—(NC Photos).
Japanese Pastor Welcomes Marines to
Only Church in War-Wrecked Nippon Town
By SOT. FRED ORF.IIEK,
U. S. M. C.
(N. C. W. C. News Service)
SASEBO, Japan —(Delayed)—
Only Christian influence over this
devastated city, recently occupied
by Marines of the'Fifth Amphibi
ous Corps, is the Sacred Heart
Catholic church, which stands un
damaged in contrast to bombed
rubble and terraced rice paddies.
Emaciated, war-weary, Father
Mathias Turuda. pastor of the 2,-
000-member parish, was among
the first to greet American troops
The Japanese priest proudly es
corted Marines to his church on
the hill. He invited them into his
rectory for tea.
Father Turuda was surprised to
discover that American armies al
lowed chaplains. He explained
there were none with Japanese
troops. Even Shinto priests were
conscripted into the fighting
forces, he said.
Conversing in Latin, the
Church’s universal language,
Lieut. Paul F. Bradley, Navy
chaplain from Brooklyn, learned
iiow the parish survived the war.
Although permitted to offer
daily Mass, Father Tmuda said the
government applied pressure by
regulating working hours of his
people to discourage attendance.
lie offset this passive resistance by
changing the time of his services
from month to month Highly ef
fective clothes and food rationing
made it difficult to maintain a sup
ply of vestments, altar wine and
bread.
Since education is federally con
trolled. the parish is without a
parochial school. Father Turuda
instructs the children whenever
they are free. He also conducts
four missions in towns surrounding
Sasebo.
During the war the number of
Catholics remained static. “Perse
cution and suffering intensified
their loyalty as it always does,”
the priest declared. “Like their
Catholic ancestors since the Six
teenth Century when St. Francis
Xavier came to Japan, they bore
antagonism in a stoic manner.”
With peace. Father Turuda has
emerged as an intellectual leader.
The government has appointed
him superintendent of schools in
Sasebo. He believes the Christian
occupation forces will aid his
future missionary work through
their conduct, observed closely by
the people.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
MARKS ARMISTICE DAY
ATLANTA, Ga.—In observance
of Armistice Day. the Holy Name
Society of the Sacred Heart
Church received Holy Commun
ion in a body at the 8:30 o’clock
Mass on November 11, marching
in procession to the church led
by a color guard of Marist Col-
lge cadets and members of the
armed forces. A Communion
breakfast was served after the
William A. O'Brien
Dies in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S. C.—William
Alexander O’Brien, general agent
for the Clyde-Mallory Steamship
lines, and a leader in Charleston
civic affairs, died of an unexpect
ed heart attack on November 10.
Funeral services were held from
St. Mary's Church, the Rev. Al
fred Laube officiating.
Mr. O’Brien was born in
Charleston October 10, 1880, the
son of Capt. Thomas O’Brien and
Mrs. Mary E. O’Neill O’Brien.
His father, a native of Ireland,
served with conspicuous bravery
in the Confederate Army.
Mr. O’Brien had been identified
with the transportation business
throughout his career. Prior to
entering the service of the Clyde-
Mallory lines, he was with the
South Carolina and Georgia Rail
way in Charleston. When this
line became a part of the South
ern Railway System, Mr. O’Brien
was transferred to Washington,
where she served in the auditing
office. Returning to Charleston
in 1901, he went into the billing
department of the steamship
company, and - became its general
agent in 1929.
He was a member of the Bishop
Lynch Council, Knights of Co
lumbus, the Hibernaian Society
of Charleston, the B. P. O. Elks,
the Kiwanis Club, the Foreign
Trade Club, the Maritime Asso
ciation, the Charleston Yacht
Club, the Propeller Club and an
active member of the ' C' amber
of Commerce, which he headed
as president in 1933. He was at
one time president of the Hiber
nian Society and was a commis
sioner of the City Orphan Asylum.
Mr. O’Brien is survived by two
sisters, Miss Annie B. O’Brien
and Miss Jennie M. O’Brien, both
of Charleston.
F. W. WILLIAMSON
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA. Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Fred Wise Wiliamson,
who died on November 11, were
held from the Sacred Heart
Church, the Rev. Raymond P.
Levell, S. J.. officiating.
A native of Columbia County,
he was the son of Arthur W. Wil
liamson, a native of South Caro
lina. and Mrs. Margaret DeLoach
Williamson, of Augusta. He spent
most of his life in Richmond
County.
Mr. Williamson is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Mary Bell William
son; four sisters. Mrs. Harvey
Huffman, Mrs. Edwin McMahon.
Mrs. James Taylor and Mrs. Har,
ry Larry: four brothers, W. R.
Williamson, C. W. Williamson, G.
P. Williamson and H. E. William
son, all- of Augusta, and a mini-
zer of nieces and nephews.
LEONARD F. KENNEDY
FUNERAL IN SUMTER
SUMTER, S. C.—Funeral serv
ices for Leonard F. Kennedy, who
died November 12, were held
from St. Anne’s Church, the Rev.
John P. Clancy officiating.
Mr. Leonard was a son of the
late William G. Kennedy and Mrs.
Ellen Dick Kennedy, of Sumter
County. He is survived by a
brother, Paul J. Kennedy, of
Spartanburg; a sister, Mrs. W. A.
Bowman, of Charleston, and ten
nieces and nephews, Paul Bow
man, Mrs. Henry Deas and Wil
liam Bowman, of Charleston: Mrs.
C. L. Lawrence, Asheville, N. C.;
James Pitts, Mrs. D. J. Cain and
Kennedy Bowman, of Sumter;
Pcyre Kennedy and Miss Lucia
Kennedy, Spartanburg, and Mrs.
Phillip Gaillard, of Dalzell.
MISS ANNE CONIjON
DIES IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA. Ga. Funeral ser
vices for Miss Anne Conlon, who
died November 5, were held from
the Sacred Heart Chlurch, the
Rev. John J. Doyle, S. J., officiat
ing.
' Miss Conlon. a pioneer member
of the Sacred Heart Parish, was a
life-long resident of Augusta She
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary
E. Owens: a niece Mrs. W. H. Oet-
jen, Jr., and three nephews, Hugh
F. Conlon, John J. Conlon and W.
Frank Conlon, all of Augusta.
MRS. JOHNSON RHODES
FUNERAL IN MACON
MACON. Ga.—Funeral services
for Mrs. Alma Oldham Rhodes,
widow of Johnson J. Rhodes, who
died November 15, were held from
St. Joseph’s Church, the Rev. Rich
ard Needham, S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Rhodes was born in Savan
nah but had lived in Macon for
most of her life. She is survived
by a brother, J. E. Oldham Ma
con, and a daughter, Mrs. Richard
Laird, Hollywood, Calif., and sev-
aaPUews. ***,*«
Last of Founders
Most Rev. Archbishop Joseph
Schrembs, Bishop of Cleveland.
His death November 2, . is
mourned as a national loss to
Church and State. Pope Pius XII
gave him personal title of Arch
bishop, March 25, 1939, and made
him an Assistant at the Pontifical
Throne. He was one of the found
ers of the old National Catholic
War Council and was the last
surviving member of the original
Administrative Board of the Na
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence. (NC Photos)
Death in Michigan of
Bishop Joseph G. Pinten
MARQUETTE, Mich. — (NC)—
Bishop Joseph Gabriel Pinten,
who died here on November 6,
governed two Sees in the United
States in th e course of his fifty-
five years in religious life. As
Titular Bishop of Sela, he had
resided here since his retirement
in 1940.
A native of Rockland, Mich., he
was ordained in 1890. He filled va
rious parochial assignments in
the Diocese of Marquette, and
eventually he was named pastor of
the Cathedral and Chancellor. In
1912, Pope Pius X named him a
Domestic Prelate and he became
Vicar General of the Diocese.
Noted for his piety, learning
and administrative ability, lie was
appointed the third Bishop of Su
perior in 1921 and governed that
Diocese until 1930, when he be
came the fourth Bishop of Grand
Rapids. He resigned on the gold
en jubilee of his ordination to the
priesthood.
JACOB WOERLE
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga. — F uncral
services for Jacob Woerle, who
died on November 12, were held
from Our Lady of Lourdes
Church, Port Wentworth.
Mr. Woerle, a native ‘of New
York, is survived by a brother,
Joseph Woerle, of Oxnard, Cal.;
a sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary T. Lee,
and a nephew, Raymond F. Lee,
bo.tli of Los Angeles.
ALFRED J. YOUNG
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Alfred Joseph Young
were hold November 5 from the
Sacred Heart Church, the Rev.
John Emmerth. S. M., officiating.
Mrs. Lula Connally
Funeral in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Mrs. Lula
Lynch Connally, member of an old
Georgia family, died on November
9. funeral services being held from
the Sacred Heart Church, the Rev.
John Emmerth. S. M., officiating.
Born in Jonesboro, in 1860. Mrs.
Connally was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lynch.
She moved to Atlanta as a child,
Mrs. Connally is survived by a
fon. Hugh O. Connally; four grand
daughters, Mrs. Miles H. Smith.
Mrs. Murphy Poles, of Clifton, N.
J„ Mrs. Azariah Graves, Jr., and
Mrs Herbert Lewis, and three
grandsons, Sgt. Hugh C. Adair,
James Adair and Joseph Connally.
Hay St.
Barber Shop
Moved to Their
New Location
505 Hay Street
Fayetteville, N. C.
FIVE BARBERS
All Experts in
Their Trade
Best Wishes
RAYLASS
DEPARTMENT
STORE
Fayetteville, N. C,
Say It
With Flowers
BLAKE
Florist
Prince Charles Hotel
Building
Fayetteville, N. C.
Mass.
CONVENT AT WAYNESVILLE DEDICATED Pictured above is
the recently acquired St. John’s Convent, in Waynesville. North Caro
lina, which was dedicated by the Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters, D. D.,
Rishno of Raleigh, on November 23.
The property, formerly Hie home of C. M, Dious, at the corner of
Church and Meadow streets, is the residence of the eleven Sisters
of St. Francis Assisi who teaeli at St. John’s School. In order to ac
comodate an increased enrollment of 263 pupils in the school, which
includes all grades from kindergarten through high school, the Sisters
were obliged to vacate their former quarters in the school building.
Following the blessing of the new convent, Bishop Waters ad
ministered the Sacrament of Confirmation, in St. John’s Church, to
Mrs. R L. Alien, Mrs. Jesse Bushee, Mrs. Essie M. Cabe, Mrs. Lester
Dixon Mrs. Charles Furtado, Mrs. Kenneth Primus, Mrs. Scott Reeves,
Mrs. Charles Sabatini, Mrs Charles Zerm, Ann Arthur, Michael Arthur,
James Barnett, Ernest Bcchard, Jr., Helen Bushee, Henry Bushee, Ida
Ann Bushee, Ronald Bushee, Shirley Dixon, Frances Frazier, Alda
Ann Heinz, John Heinz, William Heinz, Darlene Henry, Evelyn Moody,
Mary Ann Morgan, Palsy Reeves, Homer J. Stiles, Nancy Sikes, and
JPokkY Sikes.
Best Wishes
HENEBRY & SON
Registered Jewelers—
American Gem Society
MARY E. FRANKLIN, Registered Jeweler
110 HAY STREET
FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
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