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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 ... 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. BR00KHAVEN PLUMBING CO. Peachtree Road at Brookliaven We Specialize in Repair Work, also in Cleaning and Repairing Septic Tanks. Atlanta 24 Hour Service J. T. Crider Temporary Phone M. A. 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