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SIX THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JANUARY 25. 1947 Laymen's Association Executive Committee Holds Special Meeting (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA. Ga. — A special meeting of the executive commit tee of the Catholic Laymen's As sociation of Georgia was held at the Ansley Hotel on January 5, with Estes Doremus, of Atlanta, president of the association, pre siding. The meeting was honored by the presence of Monsignor Jos-' eph E. Moylan, Vicar General of the Diocese of Savannah, who of fered the opening and closing prayers. — Officers in attendance, in ad- dilion to the president, were, Marlin J. Callaghan, Macon, hon orary vice-president; Fred Wig gins. Albany, vice-president; John B, McCallum, Atlanta, secretary; llugh Kinchley, Augusta, execu tive secretary, and the following members of the executive board, Bernard J. Kane, Atlanta, Ber nard S. Fahy, Rome; C. A. Mc Carthy, Savannah: Dr. T. H. MT> Hatton, Athens, Miss Mary Long, Macon. Local branch presidents at tending were Thomas J. O’Keefe, Atlanta, and MarshalL Wellborn, Rome. Dr, Arthur Berry, presi dent of the Columbus Branch, was represented by M. D. Streak er, and R. Habenicht Casson, president of the Macon Branch, was represented by Miss-Mary Horne. Principal business transacted at the meeting was the adoption of a budget for the coming year and the assignment of member ship ouotas to the various local branches. President Doremus appointed Clarence Haverty, of Atlanta, as chairman of a committee which will be charged with the duty of presenting a revision of the Con stitution and By-Laws of the Laymen’s Association at the next annual convention. Appointed to serve with Mr. Haverty on this committee are Dr. T. H. McHat- ton Athens, Henry M. Dunn, Sa vannah, Robert E. McCormack, Albany, and James P. Flynn, At lanta. Catholic Women’s Club, Savannah, Announces Standing Committees (Special to The Bulletin) SAVANNAH, Ga.—Standing- committees for the year were an nounced by Mrs. H. T. Wilson, president, at the meeting of the Catholic Women’s Club held on January 14. They are as fol lows; Membership, Mrs. E. Cafiero; auditing, Mrs. Charles Molony, Mrs. J, F. Curran and Miss Eliza beth Moriarty; house, Mrs. J. P. McDonough; library, Mrs. T. F. Walsh; education, Miss Frances E. Moran; social, Mrs. Arthur Pierce; press, Miss Winifred Quinan; visiting, Mrs. Waller Crawford; welfare, Mrs. Joseph K. Kelly, Sr. Members from the club at large on the board are Miss Helen Roc Nugent, Mrs. T. P. Wright, Mrs. J. Harold Mulherin. Mrs. J. P. McMahon, Mi’s. L. J. Dunn, Mrs. Charles F. Powers. The meeting opened witii the offering of prayer for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Maria Goelte. a charter member of the club. Mrs. Kelly reported on the recent Chri'-lmas party given by the club for guests of the Little Sisters of 'he Poor, and Mrs. Mu!- hcrin renorted on the recent meet ing of the Savannah Deanery, Council of llie N. C. C. W. held in Brunswick. It was voted to donate $25 to War Relief Services. .National Catholic Welfare Conference, and donation of used clothing, for the people of war-impoverished lands, was a l kcd of the members. New YEAR’S EVE SERVICES AT CIIURCII IN DALTON DALTON, Ga. — Special ser vices were held at St. Jos',nil’s Church here on Row Year’s Eve. Father Joseph Driscoll. CSS.R.. pastor of St. Joseph’s, in announc ing (lie services, stated that “It: is far more fitting to spend the last hours of (he year in grateful wor ship and in humble prayer to God, than to spend it in riotous cele bration and sinful revelry. Christ ians should make it a day of atonement.” The entire congregation of St. Joseph’s Church received Holy Communion at the 8:30 o’clock Mass on the morning of New Year’s Day St. Theresa s P. T. A. Meets in Albany ALBANY, Ga. — The January meeting of the Parent-Teachers Association of St. Theresa’s School was held in the parish hall Its high light was a ta4k on child wel fare by Dr. Lilliari Ingram.Numer ous reports w-ere read indicating the many activities of the associa tion during the past month. Just before Christmas the chil dren of the school were entertain ed at a Christmas party bv the members of the P.-T. A., under the chairmanship of Mrs. James Calls. The children exchanged gifts "and members of the children’s choir rendered a selection of Christmas carols. . 'l'he carol singers of the school visiled the Phoebe Putney Hospital on the Sunday before Christmas and on each of the floors gave a selection of carols that were much appreciated by the patients and I lie nurses. _ The members voted to donate $200 for the purchase fo books for the school library, Sister M. Louise, Principal, being commis sioned to purchase the bpoks. It was also voted to purchase a mo tion picture projector and screen for the school, together with films to the value of $50 for visual edu cation purposes. Father Daniel J. Bourke, pastor of St. Theresa’s Church, has aiieady purchased a complete set of slide films on the Baltimore Catechism and the Mass for the religious education of the children and for use in adult study groups. ALTAR SOCIETY MEETS The monthly meeting of the St. Theresa’s Altar Society was held in the parish hall on January 12, with Mrs. James Gallagher the newly elected president, presiding.. The reading of the financial re port for the year showed that after spending about $2,000 for the re novating of the convent chapel and the supplying of flowers for St. Theresa’s Church during the past year there was still a balance of over $500 in the treasury. It was planned to purchase carpets for the sanctuary and church. The society will sponsor a spaghetti supper on Shrove Tues day in the Parish Hall, Mrs. Henry Wiggerman volunteered to head the committee in charge, and it is hoped that the affair will prove enjoyable and profitable. YOUTH GRtTup ACTIVE The Young Peoples’s Association has been quite active during the holiday season. On December 23 the members enjoyed a social at the parish hall. On January 13 a business and social was held. Mrs. Bob Slate read a paper on the First Council of Nicea telling of the condemnation of Arius and the fixing for the Christian world of the date of the Easter observances. A weiner roast has been plan ned for January 27, the expenses of which are donated by Fred Wig-' gins, who has been taking a keen interest in the activities of the club. SPECIAL SERVICES AT DALTON CHURCH DURING CHURCH UNITY OCTAVE (Special to The Bulletin) DALTON, Ga.—Special Masses giul prayers will he offered at St. Joseph’s Church here during the Church Unity Octave, which be gins on (lie Feast of St. Peter’s Chair in Rome, January 18, and ends on the Feast of the Conver sion of St. Paul, Father Joseph Driscoll. C.SS.R., the pastor, has announced. Father Driscoll stated that the Masses and prayers would be of fered “for a return to unity of faith so that there might be one flock and one Shepherd.” Through the local newspapers. Father Driscoll extended an invi- lation to all to attend the ser vices and to visit I he chapel for prayer and meditation during the day. For (hose who are interested, Catholic literature and books are available at the parish library. FATHER HARTY SPEAKS AT MEETING OF TAMPA CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB TAMPA.. Fla.—Father William J. Harty, S. J., a native of Savan nah, Ga., now pistor of the Sgcred Heart Church in Tampa, was lhe guest of honor and principal speak er at the meeting of the Catholic Woman’s Club held on January 7. A musical program was present ed by Alice Andre and Aldonin Radkowski. Among the hostesses were Mrs. T. D. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Timothy J. Twomey, Mrs. Patrick Lyons and Miss Madeline Savur- ese. all of whom are former resi dents of Savannah, now 'iving in Tampa. Father Alfred Laube Returning !o Georgia To Be Pastor of St. Peter Claver Church in Macon— New Assignments for Other Priests of the Society of African Missions FATHER LAUBE MACON, Ga.—Announcement lias been made that Father Alfred J. Laube, S. M. A., for many years pastor, of the Immaculate Conception Church in Augusta, lias been appointed pastor of St. Peter Claver Church in Macon. Father Laube was born in AJsaee-Lorraine in 1880. of Swiss parentage, his father having been superintendent: of schools in Hindlingen. He attended elemen tary schools in his native city; his academic course at; Maastricht, Holland; his classifcal course at Clermont College, in France, and completed his study for the priest hood at seminary of the African Missionary Fathers in Lyons, France. By a special dispensation of His Holiness Leo XIII, he was ordained in 1903, although he had not reached the canonical age for ordination. He first served in Ireland, and then in Egypt, where he was a missionary among the Arabs. He returned to France in 3907. and after a short time came to the United States. For more than twenty-five years he was stationed in Augusta, where he was pastor of the im maculate Conception Church from 1909 to 1938. After leaving Au gusta, he was stationed at St. Augustine Chursh, East St. Louis, 111., and at St. Rose Church, Lima, Ohio. For llie last several years, Fath er Laube was stationed in Charles ton, S. C., where lie served as assistant pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church, and during the war years as chaplain for German prisoners of war interned in the Charleston afea. Last fall lie left Charleston for Tenafly, N. J., where he became co-editor of one of the publica tions of the Society of African Missions, Father Alphonse Koch, S. M. A., assistant pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church in Augusta, goes to Macon, as Father Laube’s assistant. Father Bartholomew Keohane, S. M. A., who has been serving as a missionary in Logas, Nigeria, British Wcsl Africa, comes to Augusta to replace Father Koch as assistant pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church. Father Michael J. McKeever, S. M. A., the former pastor of st. Peter Claver Church, Macon. Is now pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Atlanta, and Father Daniel Cannon, S. M. A., formerly assistant pastor of the Colored parish in Macon, goes to Atlanta as assistant pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Father William Dunne, S:, M A., who has been assistant pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Atlanta. is leaving January 20 for Cairo. 111., where he will be stationed at St. Columba Church. Father Dunne, who has made many friends during his stay in Atlanta, was tendered a farewell reception on the eve of his dc- parlure by members of tli Knigots of Columbus and the Catholic Youth Organizations in Atlanta CHItlSTM AS BENEFACTIONS by Pope Pius XII consisted of money and goods sent to war suf ferers in forty nations on all con tinents. Principal recipients were war prisoners, civilian internees, displaced persons, and homeless children of all nationalities. HERBERT D. CLARK, presi dent of the Northern Baptist Con vention in 1937, has made a gift of $2,500 to Notre Dame Church, for renovation of the interior of that edifice. 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