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THE BULLETIN OF THE' CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
OCTOBER 26, 1946
Georgia’s Colored Catholic Laymen
Hold Annual Convention in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.— The annual
convention of the Colored Catho
lic Laymen’ of Georgia was held
in Atlanta on October 13, opening
with a Solemn High mass celebrat
ed at the Church of Our Lady
of Lourdes by Monsigrtor Joseph
E. Moylan, Vicar General of the
Diocese fo Savannah-Atlanta, with
the Rev. Francis Hynes, S. M. A.,
of Atlanta, as deacon; the Rev.
William Dunne, S. M. A., of Macon,
as sub-deacon, and the Rev. Mi
chael McKeever, S, M. A., of
Savannah, master of ceremonies.
Monsignor Moylan spoke on
“Faith,” stressing the fact that the
Church has been the preserver of
the Bible for 1,000 years: the foe
of evil and injustice, and has ad
vanced the cause of all people. He
also urged his listeners to avoid
becoming victims of disturbing
propaganda.
The morning session was held
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in the auditorium of the parish
school, with Edgar L. Matthews,
of Augusta, chairman of the Col
ored Catholic Laymen of Georgia,
presiding. This meeting, which
was open to the public, was fea
tured by the eloquent address by
Paul King, a young Catholic busi
ness man, who spoke on Catholic
Action and the part each mem
ber of the laity should take in the
program of cooperation with the
hierarchy.
During the recess after the
morning session, luncheon was
served in the parish hall, with
•Josse W. Griffin, president of
the Atlanta Branch, acting as
toastmaster.
The business meeting was held
in the afternoon, in the school au
ditorium, with Chairman Matthews
presiding, and a number of sug
gestions were presented with the
idea of oxpar.ding lay activity
through such movements as Cath
olic Youth Organizations, and the
awarding of prizes for special
achievements of students attend
ing Catholic grade schools.
Visiting t elegalions to the meet
ing included a group of thirty-
five from Savannah, thirty from
Maeon, and thirty-six from Au
gusta, and the visitors voted a
resolution of gratitude to Father
McKeever, pastor of the Church
of Our Lady of Lourdes, and the
members of the parish for their
hospitable reception of the dele
gates from outside of Atlanta.
It was voted to hold the next
annual convention in Macon.
The annual election of officers
was held, Edgar L. Matthews, of
Augusta, being re-elected chair
man: Jesse W. Griffin, of At
lanta, vice chairman; A. L. Davis,
Savannah, secretary; and William
J. Smith, Savannah, treasurer.
Father Joseph Feeley, S. M. A.,
of Savannah, will serve as spiritual
director of the association.
HUGHES SPALDING HEADS
FULTON-DEKALB COUNTY
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
ATLANTA, Ga.— Hughes Spald
ing, prominent attorney, has been
unanimously elected to succeed the
late Thomas K. Glenn as Chair
man of the Fulton-DcKalb County
Hospital Authority.
Mr. Spalding has been closely
associated with the Authority ac
tivities and as served as a mem
ber of the Executive Committee,
which handled details of adminis
tering public hospital facilities for
metropolitan Atlanta.
He is the treasurer of the En
dowment Fund Committee of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, and has gained national
recognition for his work with the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Mother Celeste, O.S.F.
Dies in Pittsburgh
MOTHER CELESTINE
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mother Mary
Celestine Ford, of the Missionary
Franciscan Sisters of the Immac
ulate Conception, died at Mercy
Hospital in Pittsburgh on Sep
tember 30, funeral services being
held from St. Peter’s Church,
Pittsburgh on September 30.
Mother Celestine taught the
Colored children of St. Benedict
the Moor, St. Mary's, and St. An
thony's parishes in Savannah for
seventeen years. She was Supe
rior of St. Benedict the Moor
Convent here when she was
transferred to St. Peter’s Con
vent, in Pittsburgh, about the
first of September.
A native of Scranton, Pa.,
Mother Celestine is survived by
her mother and three brothers.
A Solemn Requiem Mass was of
fered for the repose of the soul of
Mother Celestine at St. Benedict
the Moor Church, in Savannah,
on October 16, with Monsignor
Joseph E. Moylan, V. G., as cele
brant; Father A. J. Gall, S. M. A.,
deacon; Father Michael Feeley, S.
M. A., subdeacon; Father James
B. Hill, S. M. A., master of cere
monies. The sermon was deliver
ed by Monsignor T. James Mc-
Nanara. Among the clergy assist
ing in the sanctuary were: Mons
ignor Edward Dodwell, Father
Daniel J. McCarthy, Father Rob
ert Brennan, O. S. B., Father John
J. Ryan, C. S. V., Father James
Conlin.
In the congregation were
Franciscan Sisters of the Immacu
late Conception Sisters of Mercy,
Sisters Adorers 6f the Most Preci
ous Blood and Little Sisters of
the Poor. The Mass was sung by
St. Benedict’s school choir.
HIGH MASS OF REQUIEM
FOR MOTHER CELESTINE
SAVANAH, Ga.— A High Mass
of Requiem was offered in the
Chapel of Our Lady at the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, by
Monsignor T. James McNarmara,
Superintendent of Schools for the
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, on
October 11.
For seventeen years, Mother
Celestine taught at the parochial
school of St. Benedict the Moor
Church in Savannah. Students
from St. Benedict’s School and the
Cathedral School attended the
Mass, which was sung by the
Cathedral School choir under the
direction of Sister Mary Gilbert
R. S. M.
MISS KATHRINfi WOOTEN
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Miss Katherine Wooten,
of Atlanta and Washington, D. C.,
who died October 9, were held
from the Sacred Heart Church,
Father Edward P. McGrath, S. M.,
officiating.
After serving for many years as
librarian of the Atlanta Carnegie
Library, Miss Wooten was* chief
librarian of the War College Libr
ary in Washington. In 1940, she
retired and returned to Atlanta.
Active in religious and civ'(
affairs, both in Atlanta and Wash
ington, Miss Wooten was a mem
ber of the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution, the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, the
Uncle Remus Association, the At
lanta Historical Society; the At
lanta Pioneer Women’s Society,
and the Colonial Dames.
Surviving relatives include Mrs.
Maybell Hennig, Mrs. Katherine
Jones, Mrs. Herman Agrieola, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bloomfield, and Edward
Lynch, Atlanta; Mrs. William
Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Thomas, of Nashville, Tenn., and
C. J. Hamilton, of Los 'Angeles.
GEORGE C. REYNARD
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. O.—Funeral
services for George C. Reynard,
manager of the Fort Sumter Hotel,
who died on October 11, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John,
the Baptist, Monsignor James J.
May, V. G., officiating.
Mr. Reynard was a native of
New York. He was associated
with A. M. Kidder and Company,
a brokerage firm in New York,
for a number of years and during
World War II had served with
the War Shipping Administration,
in England and Africa. From 1944
until March of this year, he was
manager of the of the United
Seaman’s Service Facility at Villa
Margherita, leaving that post to
become manager of the Fort Sum
ter Hotel.
He is survived by his wife, two
sisters ai\d two brothers.
MISS MYRTLE CANADY
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Funeral
services for Miss Myrtle Canady,
who died October 19. were held
from the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist. Miss Canady is survived
by a brother, Dillon L. Canady,
Savannah.
CHARLES F. CADE
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. S. C—Funeral
services for Charles F. Cade, who
died October 12. were held from
the Ca'hedral of St. John the Bap
tist. Monsignor James J. May,
V. G., officiating.
Mr. Cade was a native of
Charleston, the son of Henry
Lloyd Cade and Mrs. Teresa
Meares Cade, both of England.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Margaret Sullivan;
two sisters. Miss Mary A. Cade
and Mrs. Robert Jarvis, and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
JOHN F. GRIMM
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—John Fred
erick Grimm, well known real
estate man, died on October 5,
funeral services being held from
the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, Monsignor T. James Mc
Namara officiating.
Born on November 23, 1873 in
Savannah, the son of Deidrick
Grimm and Mrs. Margaret Down
ey Grimm, Mr. Grimm spent sev-
eral years at school in Bremen,
Germany, later returning to Sa
vannah where he entered the mer
cantile business. He later entered
the real estate field, in which
WILLIAM BRESNIHAV
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for William J. Bresnihan,
who died October 8, were held
from the Cathedral of St.- John
the Baptist.
Mr. Bresnihan was born in
Charleston, on January 27, 1882,
the son of John Joseph Bresnihan
and Mrs. Mary Mulraney Bresni
han. both of Charleston.
He is survivel by his wife, the
former Miss Rosalie Brandt; three
sons, William Bresnihan, Jr., John
Bresnihan and Terence Bresnihan;
a daugher, Mrs. Leon Holst; two
sisters, Mrs. William H. Hughes
and Mrs. Clarence G. Thompson;
a brother, Charles Bresnihan; his
mother and five grandchildren.
MRS. C. C. JONES
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Ola T. Jones, who
died on October 9, were held at
the Sacred Heart Church, Father
Marion Perry, S. M., officiating.
A native of Stone Mountain,
Mrs. Jones had lived in Atlanta for
fifty years. She is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. L. P. DeBlanc, of
Lafayette, La.; her mothet\ Mrs. R.
M. Thompson, of Atlanta; two sis
ters, Mrs. J. M. Bannister, Atlan
ta, and Mrs. F. K. Kull, Miami;
three brothers, R. M. Thompson,
Atlanta, C. C. Thompson, Phil
adelphia, and P. II. Thompson,
Miami, and several nieces and
nephews.
business he was engaged at the
time of his death.
Mr. Grimm is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Anne Fehrenkamp
Grimm, a brother, Diedrick
Grimm, Jr., and several nieces
and nephews.
Charles Mehegan
Dies in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N. C.—Funeral ser
vices for Charles Mehegan, who
died October 7th, were held from
the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart,
Father James Tevlin, of St. Cathe
rine of Siena' Church, Wake For
est, offering the Requim Mass.
Interment was in the Catholic
Cemetery at Petersburg, Va., with
Father John J. Brochtrup officiat
ing.
Members of Father Price Coun
cil, Knights of Columbus, in Ra
leigh, acted as pallbearers.
Mr. Mehegan was chief auditor
for the State Teachers and Em
ployes Retirement System, a posi
tion he had ‘held since March,
1945. He is survived by his wife,
the former Miss Margaret Cole
man, of Petersburg; two sons,
Charles Mehegan and James G.
Mehegan, of Raleigh; his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James G.
Mehegan, of Kinston; a sister,
Mrs. J. E. Harris, Kinston, and a
brother, John Mehegan, of Cali
fornia.
He wa= a graduate of the U. S.
Military Academy and served with
the Army during World War II.
MRS. HOWARD J. ADAMS
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C. —Funeral
services for Mrs. Marie T. Adams,
widow of Howard J. Adams, who
died October 7, were held from
the Sacred Heart Church, Father
Henry F. Wolfe officiating.
Mrs. Adams was born in
Charleston, the daughter of Peter
Daley and Mrs. Ann Williams
Daley. She is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Harold A. Doscher;
two sons, Howard J. Adams and
Thomas D. Adams, and a brother,
John I. Cosgrove, all of Charles
ton.
ARTHUR ARCENEAUX
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Arthur Arceneaux, who
died October 12, were held from
Our Lady of Lourdes Church,
Port Wentworth.
An employee of the Union Bag
and Paper Company for a num
ber of years, Mr. Arcenneaux was
a native of New Iberia, La.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Orelia Hebert Arceneaux; a
daughter, Miss Bettynell Arcen
eaux, Savannah; six sisters, Mrs.
T. Breaux. Mrs. Odea Miguez, Mrs.
Clemire Hebert, Mrs. Ignace Del-
combre, Mrs. Ralph Gilbeaux and
Mrs. Clabar Savoy, all of New
Iberia, and several nieces and
nephews.
ROY 1\ HAHN
DIES IN ATI,ANT A
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Roy F. Hahn, who died
on October 16, were held from the
Sacred Heart Church. Father F.
M. Perry, S. M., officiating.
During his teen years in Atlanta,
Mr. Hahn was an engineer with
the Advanced Refrigeration, Inc.
He was a member of the American
Society of Heating and Ventilat
ing Engineers and of the Georgia
Engineering Society.
Mr. Hahn is survived by his
wife: a daughter, Miss Linda
Marie Hahn; a son. Morgan Hahn;
a sisterr Mrs. E. L. Morgan, of
Harlan, Ky.; two brothers, A. J.
Hahn, of Denver, and E. J. Hahn,
of Louisville, Ky.
MRS. FLORENCE BEALL
FUNERAL IN MACON
MACON, Ga. — Funeral services
for Mrs. Florence Emma Beall,
who died October 10, were held
at St. Joseph’s Church, Father
Michael McNally, S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Beall, widow of Henry A.
Beall, was born in Taylor County,
the daughter of W. D. Bloodworth
and Mrs. Nancy Amerson Blood-
worth. She had lived in Macon for
the most of her life.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Helen Daly and Mrs.
Kate Turner, of Macon; a grand
daughter, Miss Helen Turner, of
Baltimore; a grandson, Robert Earl
Turner, U. S. Marine Corps, in
China; two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Ro
land and Miss Minnie Bloodworth,
Macon.
With Best Wishes
J. T. DOONAN