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Published by Ihe
Catholic Lay-
men's Association
of Georgia
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of Creed"
Vol. XXVII, No. 8
THIRTY-TWO PAGES
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, AUGUST 24, 1946
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LAYMEN
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Accorded High Papal Honors
Monsignor Cassidy and Father Dodwell
Made Domestic Prelates—Papal Honors
Bestowed on Seven Catholic Lay Leaders
CLARENCE HAVERTY
One of Atlanta’s oustanding
Catholic laymen, who lias been
given an honorary appointment as
a Supernumerary Private Cham
berlain of the Sword and Cape, by
His Holinss Pope Pius XII.'
HUGHES SPALDING
Prominent Catholic layman of
Atlanta, who has been honored by
His Holiness Pope Pius XII with
an appointment as Supernumerary
Private Chamberlain of the Sword
and Cape.
Made Knights of St. Gregory
MARTIN J. CALLAGHAN
Macon
A. J. LONG
Macon
Catholic L aymens Association of
Georgia Will Hold Its 31st Annual
Convention in Savannah in October
SAVANNAH, Ga. —- Savannah
wHl be host on Sunday, October
27. to the thirty-first annual con
vention ot the Catholic Laymen's
Association of Georgia, a gathering
which will bring to this city rep
resell tatiive Catholic men and
women from all sections of the
state.
Bernard S. Fahy, of Rome, who
ha-s headed tire Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia as its pres
ident for the last three years, will
preside at the convention sessions.
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, president
«f the Savannah Branch of the
Association, has not yet, announc
ed the pei-sonnel of the various
convention committees, nor have
alt details of the convention pro
gram been arranged.
Tentative plans eall for the
opening of the convention with
Mass, at the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist, a morning session, at
which reports will be submitted
by the officers of the Association;
a luncheon, at the Hotel DeSoto,
and an afternoon session at which
®he annual election of officers will
be held. The afternoon session,
which will be opened to the pub
lic. will be addreseed by a distin
guished speaker.
Officers of the Association who
wttl render imports at the business
•ession in the morning, in addition
to PreMdent Fahy, will be Hugh H.
Orady, of Savannah, treasurer;
John B. McCallum, Atlanta, sec
iwtory; Hugh Kmcliley, Augusta,
executive secretary, and Alvin M.
JAcAuliffe, Augusta, auditor. A r«-
| port on the status of the Endow-
men! Fund of the Association will
also be made at this session, by
Hughes Spalding. of Atlanta,
treasure]- of the Endowment Fund
Committee.
Reports will also be submitted
on beliull of the several branches
of the Association in several Geor
gia cities by the local branch
presidents; Mrs. Kelly, of Savan
nah; Thomas J. O’Keefe. Atlanta;
John T. Buckley, Augusta; R. Hab-
enicht Casson Macon; Fred Wig
gins. Albany: Robert McTigue, La-
Grange; Marshall J. Welborn
Rome; E. M. Heugarty, Wayeross;
Dr. T. H. MeHalton, Athens: Dr.
Arthur M. Berry, Columbus; Jos
eph Carrasco. Newnan, and Regi
nald Hatcher, Milledgeville.
Present officers of the Luymen's
Association, in addition to those
mentioned, are Martin J. Calla
ghan, Macon, honorary vice-presi
dent; Estes Doremus, Atlanta,
vice-president; Miss Cecile Ferry.
Augusta, financial secretary, and
the executive committee, which in
cludes: Bernard J. Kane, Atlanta:
Dr. T. H. McHatton, Athens; C. A.
McCarthy, Savannah; Fred Wig
gins, Albany; Charles Sutherland,
LaGrange; Felix Commagere, At
lanta; Mrs. Edward A. Sheridan,
Macon: Mrs. J. Mark Mote, Colum
bus, and Miss Anna Rice, Augueta.
A special convention issue of
TU* Bulletin, featuring Savannah,
the convention city, will be pub
lished between now and the date
ef the convention.
Hughes Spalding and Clarence Haverty, of Atlanta. Ma^e
Honorary Papal Chamberlains of the Sword and Cape.
A. J. Long, Martin J. Callaghan, Macon, Made Knights of
St. Gregory—Bernard J. Kane, Atlanta; Bernard S.
Fahy, Rome; Robert E. McCormack, Albany, Made
Knights of St. Sylvester.
Elevated to Dignity of
Domestic Prelates
SAVANNAH, Ga., — The Right
Rev. Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan,
V. G., Administrator of the Diocese
of Savannah-Atlanta, has an
nounced that he has been advised
by the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara.
D. D.. Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
who is now in Vatican City, that
His Holiness Pope Pius XII has
conferred high honors upon two
priests and seven laymen of this
Diocese.
The Very Rev. Mons'ig n o r
Joseph G. Cassidy, rector of the
Cathedral of Christ the King, in
Atlanta, has been elevated to Hie
dignity of a Domestic Prelate,
with the rank and title of Right
Reverend Monsignor, and the Very
Rev. Edward J. Dodwell. J. C. D„
Officialis of the Diocese of Savan
nah-Atlanta. has also been made
a Domestic Prelate of the Papal
Household, with the title of Right
Reverend Monsignor.
Hughes Spalding and Clarence
Haverty, two of Atlanta’s most
prominent Catholic laymen, have
been signally honored by the Holy
Father in being appointed Super
numerary Private Chamberlains of
the Sword and Cape.
This is an honor which the Holy
See accords distinguished Catholic
laymen who have rendered special
service to the Church. The office
of Private Chamberlain of Sword
and Cape is divided into active,
"di numero.” and supernumerary
membership. The active members,
who are four in number, hold such
offices as Pontifical Postmaster
General: the “di numero," cham
berlains, four or live in number,
are chosen from the nobility, and
assist in conducting Papal au
diences, while the supernumerary
chamberlains, numbering about
four hundred, and who were
lormerly chosen from the nobility,
but now from among the leading
Catholic laymen of all Christian
nations, are to the Papa! Court
v’hat chamberlains are to secular
courts, and when in Rome, assist
•he “di numero" chamberlains at
Papal functions.
The dress of a Chamberlain of
the Sword and Cape, except when
at the Papal Court, or at functions
attended by the Pope or the
Apostolic Delegate, consists of
black dress trousers with gold
stripe, a red jacket buttoning 1o
braided
a bi-
the neck and witli a gold
collar, a dress sword anti
cornered hat.
Among prominent Americans
who have been made Papal Cham
berlains of the Sword and Cape are
the late Governor Alfred E. Smith,
of New York, and John S. Burke,
head of R. Altman and Company in
New York City.
Augustus J. Long and Martin
J. Callaghan, two of the outstand
ing Catholic laymen of Macon,
have been honored with Knight
hood in the- Order of Saint Greg
ory the Great.
The honor of Knighthood in the
Order of Saint Sylvestor has been
conferred by the Holy Father on
Bernard .1. Kane, of Atlanta. Ber
nard S. Fahy, of Rome, and Rob
ert E. McCormack, of Albany.
Orders of Christian knighthood
ar e bestowed by the Pope upon
men of unblemished character who
have promoted the interests of the
Church. Ihe Holy See, and society
mi an exceptional manner.
The Knights of St. Gregory is a
pontifical order of knighthood
founded by Pope Gregory XVI, in
1831, as a decoration for meritor
ious services' of subjects ol ttie
States of the Church, under the
patronage of Pope Saint Gregory
1. Membership in the Order is not
now confined to subjects of the
temporal dominion of the Holy
See, but is bestowed, as a reward
for meritorious public service
which benefits religion and the
Holy See. on citizens of any
country.
Its decoration is an eight-point
ed red enamelled gold cross, in the
center of which is a blue medal
lion on which is impressed in gold
the image of Saint Gregory, and
at the side of his head, is a dove.
On the reverse side is the device
“S. Gregorious XVI. P. M. AN-
NOI." The badge is the cross of
the Order surrounded by silver
lays. The ribbon of the Order is
red with orange borders. The
cross of a knight of the military
division is surrounded by a mili
tary trophy, the cross of a knight
of the civil division is surmounted
by a crown of gold oak leaves. The
costume of ceremony is a dress
suit of dark green, trimmed in
silver oak leaves. A bicornered
ornamental lint, and Ihe usual
MONSIGNOR CASSIDY
FATHER DODWELL
knightly sword, complete the uni
form.
The Order of Saint Slyvester is
Die Order of the Golden Militia,
which was one of (he oldest and
most prized of the Papal Orders,
under a new name. Pope Gregory
XVI. in 1841, placed the Order
under the patronage of Saint Syl-
(Continued
To Be Knights of St. Sylvester
ROBERT McCORMACK
Albany
BERNARD S. FAHY
Rome
BERNARD J. KANE
Atlanta