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JANUARY 2fi. 194R
-™-j^k ETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN
London Catholic Newspaper Forecasts
Enlargement of College of Cardinals
(By N. C. TV. C. News Service)
LONDON.—A forecast Uiat His
Holiness Pcpe Pius XII may con
sider in the not distant future en
larging the present scventy-mcm-
be Sacred College of Cardinals
is made by The Tablet, weekly
Catholic news review .in comment
on (he Chr'jtmas message of the
Holy Father and the recent ap
pointments of Cardinals.
The Tablet points out that the
number was fixed at seventy by
Pope Sixtus V "in a very different
and almost exclusively European
world.” It continues: “There are
now to be five Cardinals in the
United States of America, but the
Constitution ‘Poslquam Verus,’
which restricted the total of the
Sacred College to seventy was
dated only three years after Sir
Walter Raleigh's first expedition
to Virginia.”
“Altogether.” The Tablet states,
“there will be nine Spanish-
speaking Cardinals and four more
who arc Portuguese speaking, but
this strong representation of the
vitality that has flowed from the
Iberian Peninsula, is a striking
reflection of the value of the
Church in the modern world of
'Hispanidad'. It is a matter of
grave foreboding that the Penin
sula may be subjected during the
year that lies ahead to-the activi
ties, encountered in greater or less
degree by the Great Powers, of
men actively hostile to the
Church.”
The Catholic Times comments
that the "Red Hats are distrib
uted impartially among victors and
vanquished, among the Sees of
Spain, which is now politically
under attack, among countries of
Eastern Europe, where Russia
holds political power, and through
out the Republics of South Am
erica.”
As a result of the appointments,
non-Catholics nof “will find it
easier . realize what always has
been obvious to us, the essential
catholicit. of the Church,” The
Catholic Herald asserts. Cath
olics will rejoice “at the new and
better balance of the Church’s
Government, which may well in
due course result in the breaking
for the first time in 400 years of
another very strong tradition,” iti
continues. “In a world undergo
ing so many and after such dan
gerous revolutionary changes this
revolution withiif- God’s Church
may well prove in the long run
the most fruitful and the most con
structive,”
The Universe expressed particu
lar elation over the appointments
of Archbishop Bernard Griffin of
Westminster, Archbishop Francis
J. Spellman of New York, and th
Chinese and South American pre
lates. “The . immediate tasks of
the Church are as great and as
perplexing as they have been at
any time since the conversion of
the Roman Empire,” the comment
concludes. “Probably few people,
even among Catholics, realize hgw
many martyrdoms there have been
in the last few years. The Church,
founded on the Rock of St. Peter
and transcending nationality, faces
a new era.”
John H. Park
Dies in Augusta
AUGU' TA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for John Henry ”’-'rk, who
died December 24, were held from
St. Mary's-on-thc- ill Church, the
Very Rev. Msgr. James J. Grady,
V. F„ officiating.
Mr. Park had been an official of
the Municipal Court of Richmond
County for the past thirteen years.
Offices of the Muni al Court
and all other offices at the Court
house were closed ’on the day of
Mr. Park’s funeral.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Greer Park; a sister, Mrs.
C. M. Tilton, of Gracewood; two
brothers, James Park, Gracewood
and W. C. Park, Augusta; and sev
eral nieces and nep. vs.
WILLIAM G. REVEL
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. .. C.—Funeral
services, for William George Re
vel, Sr., who died December 26,
were held from t’ e Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, the Right
Rev. Msgr. John L. Manning, D.
D. , officiating.
Mr. Revel, connected with the
real estate firm of C. Deas Gads
den and Company, was born in
< harleston, September 18, 1891.
He was the son of Captain William
G. Revel, of Charleston, and Mrs.
Catherine Brislan Revel, of Au
gusta. He attended the Citadel
and Georgetown University.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Miss Gertrude Early; two
daughters, Mrs. Hubert J. Jerold,
Jr., and Mrs. Oitar H. Bellamy,
both of Charleston; three sons,
William G. Revel, Jr., John F.
Revel and Edward M. Revel, all of
Charleston; and a brother, Ma
thew Revel, Charleston.
Hughes Spalding, Atlanta,
Honored by Society of.
St. Vincent de Paul
MR. SPALDING
ATLANTA, Ga. — Members of
the Superior Council of the So
ciety of St. Vincent de Paul in the
United States, meeting in St.
Louis, delegated Hughes Spald
ing, of Atlanta, to take charge of
I he task of incorporating the So
ciety in the United States. He was
also placed at the head of a com
mittee which will revise tile by
laws and regulations of the So
ciety in this country.
Mr. Spalding has been active
in religious, charitable and civic
affairs in Atlanta for many years,
and is one of the city’s leading
attorneys. He has been a mem
ber of the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul in Atlanta for a number
of years, and in 1939 was elected
president of the Particular Coun
cil of Atlanta. The same year he
was named as one of the three
representatives' of the Province
of Baltimore on the Superior
Council. He has been instrumen
tal in the organization of a large
number of conferences of the
Society in Georgia.
He has also been actively in
terested in the work of the Cath
olic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, which at one time had
as its president, his father, the
late Colonel Jack ,T. Spalding,
K. S. G., K. M. Hughes Spalding
is now treasurer of the Endow
ment Fund of the Laymen’s As
sociation.
Pupils of School in Rome
Present Christmas Program
(Special to The Bulletin)
ROME, Ga.—Parents and
friends of students at St. Mary
School were entertained by the
students with an enjoyable Christ
mas program
The audience was welcomed by
Gretchen House, of the fifth
grade, who dedicated the perform
ance to the Prince of Peace whose
birthday was being commemorat
ed.
“Six Bad Boys’’ portrayed the
antics of young folks who antic
ipated the arrival of Santa Claus
by not going to bed and making
so much noise that they frightened
Santa away. This humorous sketch
was presented by John llackett,
Thomas Fahy, Grover Birdsong
and Marvin Gould, of the first
grade, and Edward B ount and
William Battle of the second
grade.
Thomas Lackey, of the third
grade, recited a child’s Christmas
prayer, Donald Bennett, of the
fourth grade, recited, “My Gift”,
and a fifth grader, Nick'e Colello,
a poem, “The Greeting”.
A Nativity play, “There Was
One Who Gave a Lamb”, was
presented by a cast'that included
Madeline Birdsong, Marie
Diprima, James Kelly. Francis
Tichler, Kitty Baumann, Beverly
Blount, Marie Pagura, Patricia
Pagura. Ann Blackstock. Nancy
Bell, Greatchen House Diana
Cooper, Carolyn Stein, Ellen
Beyseigel, Jean Bell, Joan Bell,
Martha Colello, Joan Fahy, Lois
Freeman, Betty Moseley and
Kathleen Wollstcin.
The Manger Scene was por
trayed by Jane Fahy, as ihc Bless
ed Mother; Aubry White, as St.
Joseph, James Blackstock, John
Suqmierville, Arlen Hess, as shep
herds, and Ronald Hess, Frank
Colello and William Gross, as the
Wise Men. (
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, Gretchen House i resented
the Very Rev. Daniel J, Mc
Carthy. pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, with a gift from the
children of the school, af'er which
“Santa Claus” appeared and made
a talk to the children and dis
tributed gifts to each of them.
The party was sponsored by
the Altar Society of St. Mary's
Church, through the cooperation
of Sister Martin Marie, O. P,,
I principal of the schooL
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DEATH IN MOULTRIE OF
MRS. STELLA McDOWELL
MOULTRIE, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Stella Scherrer Mc
Dowell, wife of H. McDowell, re
tired maanger of Swift & Comp
any’s Moultrie plant, who died De
cember 23, were held from the Im
maculate Conception Church, the
Rev. John J. O’Shea officiating,
with Chaplain Frederick Kimmett,
of Spence Field, assisting.
Mrs. McDowell was born in Den
ver, June 4, 1879. Besides her hus
band, survivors includes a son,
Scherrer McDowell, of Montgom
ery, Ala.; two daughters, Mrs. G.
R. Beverly, of Meridian Road, Fla.,
and Mrs. T. L. Wilson, of Atlanta;
four brothers, Dr. E: A. Scherrer,
W. W. Scherrer, J. O. Scherrer, al!
of Denver, and Charles Scherrer,
U. S. Army; two sisters, Mrs. Marie
Vandeventer, Denver, and Mrs.
L. S. Roberts, Hollywood, Cal.,
and several grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers were Har
vey Bunn, David Cohn, James
Benenson, J. M. Wilson, E. S. Pap
py, R. C Turner, H. H. Welchel,
Harry Ilalpert, W. J. Vereen, If.
G. Ray, Sr., H. S. Cohen, E. M.
Vereen, F. IL Pidcock, C. W. Pid-
cock. R. E. .Champion, G. J. Aus
tin, R. B. Wright, Samuel Dug
gan, W F. McCall. E. P. Thomp
son, Louis llubgard, Leo L. Guest,
and Edward Lewis. Active pall
bearers were Alex Hall, John Mil
ler Powell. W. C. Vereen, Phil
Von Weller, Ramsey Pidcock and
C. H. Powell.
Mrs. McDowell was a member of
the Worth While Club of the ex
ecutive board of the Colquitt
County Chapter of the Red Cross
and a member of the executive
committee of the USO. She was
also chairman of Colquitt County
committee on cancer control, in
which work she took a particular
interest. On more than one occas
ion,'her friends recalled, she had
used her own automobile to take
some destitute Negro, who was a
victim of the dread disease, to At
lanta for treatment at the cancer
clinic there.
Throughout the quarter-cen
tury ot her residence in Moultrie.
Mrs. McDowell had been a devoted
and active member of the mission
parish here, and was one of the
outstanding Catholic women of
South Georgia. The Moultrie Ob
server, in its notice of her death,
said that she exemplified the vir
tues of faith, hope and charity in
her daily life, that she had contri
buted unforgettably to the good of
the city and county, and that, her
life was so rich in blessings to
others that she would never be
forgotten even by those who knew
only a few of the kind deeds that
were a part of her record.
JOHN R. TINKSTON, JR„
DIES IN ALBANY
ALBANY, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices were held from St. Theresa’s
Church, on January 8, for John
Ray Pinkston, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Ray Pinkston.
Born in 1926, Mr. Pinkston was
a honor graduate of Albany High
School and had attended St. Ber
nard’s College in Alabama. He is
survived by his parents, and two
brothers, Thomas Pinkston and
Leigh Pinkston.
JOSEPH A. GILDEA
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Joseph A. Gildea, of Wil
mington Island, who died January
17, were held from the Church of
the Most Blessed Sacrament, the
Rev. Nicholas Quinlan officiating.
Mr. Gildea is survived by four
sisters. Miss Mary Gildea, Mrs.
Catherine Fischer, Miss Florence
-Gildea and Sister Mary Daria;
three brothers, Edward C. Gildea:
Francis J. Gildea, and James GiL
dea and several nephews and
nieces.
JOHN C. BOGUSH
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Rev.
Joseph R. Smith, pastor of 5 Im
maculate Conception Church, of
ficiated a', funeral - rvices for
John Constantine '•'•ogush, who
died December 27. Mr. Bogush is
survived by his wife; four daugh
ters, Mrs. James Martin, Chicago;
Mrs. Jack Rountree, Mesa, Ari
zona; Mrs. Robert N. Little; Miss
Martin Bogush, Atlanta; two bro
thers, Alex Bogush and Nick Bo
gush, Passaic, N. J.
Harry C. Bartorelli
Dies in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Funeral
services for Harry C. Bertorclli,
who died on January 1, wort held
from St. Joseph’s Church.
A veteran of World War I, dur
ing which he served with the 81st
Division, Mr. Bertorclli had work
ed with The Charleston News and
Courier and The Charleston Even
ing Post before entering the ser
vice. After the vyar he was engaged
for a time in the garage business
but returned to The News and
Courier about fifteen years ago
as a pressman and stereotyper.
He was born in Charleston, in
1893. the son of Andrew Bertorelli,
a native of Italy, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Yocken Bertorelli, of Charles
ton.
Mr Bertorelli is survived by two
sisters and a niece, all of Charles
ton.
SIDNEY A. IJURSSE, JR.,
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. S. C. — Funeral
services for Sidney Augustine
Dursse, Jr., who died in Brooklyn
on January 6, were hold from St.
Patrick’s Church here.
Mr. Dursse, a native of Charles
ton, was the son of Sidney A.
Dursse and Mrs. Carmel Agnes
Hanley Dursse. Before going to
New York, Mr. Dursse had been
connected with the clerical depart
ment of the Charleston Port of
Embarkation. He was prominent
in local amateur theatrical circles
and had been associated for sever
al years with the Dock Street
Theatre group.
Surviving arc his wife, the for
mer Miss Julia A. Seabrook; a son,
Sidney A. Dursse, HI; his parents;
four brothers, Jules Dursse,
Joseph Dursse, James Dursse and
Gerald Dursse, all of Charleston,
and two sisters, Miss Carmel Du
rsse and. Miss Joan Dursse, both
of Charleston.
MRS. FRANK CALLAHAN
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Theresa Calla
han, wife of Frank Callahan, Sr.,
who died January 15. were held
from St. Patrick’s Church, the Rev.
St. John Patat officiating.
Mrs. Callahan is survived by her
husband; three daughters, Mrs.
Otto Lee, and Miss Betty Calla
han, both of Charleston, and Mrs.
Walter L. Davis, of Florence; four
sons, Frank J. Callahan, Jr.. Rob
ert W. Callahan and James A. Cal
lahan, all of Charleston, and Alban
E. Callahan, of New York: her
father. Edward Hotter, of Halifax.
Nova Scotia: a sister, Miss Ritia
Hetter, of Halifax; two brothers,
Gerald Hetter and Edward Heller,
Jr., botli of Halifax, and eleven
grandchildren.
MRS. CATHERINE DOUGLAS
DIES IN PINE BLUFF, N. C.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.— Fu
neral services for Mrs. Catherine
Bronson Douglas, of Pine Bluff
and Greensboro, were held from
St. Anthony of Padua Church
here, on January 15, the Rev. Her
bert A. Harkins officiating.
Mrs. Douglas was born in Coun
ty Kerry, Ireland, but had spent
most of her life in the United
States. She is survived by a son,
John B. Douglas, of Chicago, and
a daughter, Mrs. Daniel Cronin, of
Memphis, and other relatives.
She was devoted to the work of
Catholic Action and encouraged
the spread of the faith in the vil- +
lage of Pine Bluff by inviting non- *
Catholics to her home for religi- ;
ous discussion. v .
JOSEPH VERNON WILLIS HSj
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON L
CHARLESTON, S C.—Funeral
services for Joseph Vernon Dillia
radioman third class, U. S. Navft,
who was fatally Injured after he
fell ’'etween two ships at South I
Vallejo, Calif., on January 3, were
held from the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, the Ht. Rev.
Msgr. James J. May, V. G., offfc*
ciating. j
Mr. Willis was born in Port Ap-
thur, Tex., the son of the late Wil
liam Sherman Sherman Willis and
Mrs. Gertrude Bartel Willis. His
father was a veteran of World War
i-. r
He is survived by his mother;
two sisters, Miss Mary Willis and
Miss Shirley Willis, both of
Charleston; his paternal grand
mother, Mrs. S. D. Willis, of
Eagle, Tex., and several aunts and
uncles.
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