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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORCIA
FEBRUARY 22, 1947
Investiture of Georgia Laymen
as Knights of Saint Gregory
(Continued from Page 1)
which liad been bestowed upon
them by the Holy Father. He re
called how Mr. Long had been
bitterly assailed by the most pro
nounced anti-Calholic in Georgia
al the time the Laymen’s Associa
tion was founded thirty years
ago. and praised both Mr. Long
and Mr. Callaghan for their active
participation in the work of the
Laymen's Association and in other
Catholic activities and works of
charity.
Music for the Mass, which was
sung by the church choir, with
Mrs. S. A. Giglio al tile organ, in
cluded compositions of Schubert,
Rossini, Mother Mary Downey,
O. P., Pietro A. Yon. Caesar
Frank, and the late Professor
James G. Weisz, for more than
half-a-century organist at St. Jos
eph's.
Mr. Long and Mr. Callaghan,
attired in the uniform of the Or
der of St. Gregory, march in pro
cession with the clergy and sanc
tuary boys from the rectory into
the church, and occupied places
in the sanctuary during the Mass.
After the Mass, and the sermon
by Father Gaudin, Father Bryant
read the following document,
first in the original Latin, and
then in an English translation:
“Pius XII, the Supreme Pon
tiff, desiring to express by a
special mark of honor his ben
evolence and recognition to
wards the distinguished lay
man. Augustine Josse.v Long;
of the Diocese of Savannah,
willingly chooses, designates
and commissions him a Knight
of the Order of St. Gregory the
Great of civilian rank and be
stows on him all the privileges
attached to this dignity.
From the Vatican Palace, the
17th day of June, 1946.
JOHN BAPTIST MONTINI
Assistant Secretary of State.
Father Gaudin then read .a sim
ilar document, which hud the
name of Martin Joseph Callaghan
instead of tile name of Mr. Long.
The prayers of the ritual or in
vestiture were then read by Mon
signor Moylan, who blessed the
Papal decorations and swords,
which were then presented to
each of the Knights of St. Greg
ory as he knelt on the altar steps.
The services concluded with
Solemn Benediction of the Bless
ed Sacrament, after which the
hymn “Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name,” was sung by the choir.
In the afternoon a reception
was held in St. Joseph’s Hall,
where Mr. and Mrs. Long and
Mr. Callaghan and his daughter,
Sister Martin Marie, O. P., princi
pal of St. Mary’s School. Rome,
Ga.. received the felicitation of
practically every memebr of St.
Joseph’s parish, hundreds of Ma
con’s leading non-Calholic citi
zens, and a number of friends
who came various distances to be
in Macon for the occasion.
Among the visitors were Iistes
Doremns, of Atlanta, president of
the Catholic Laymen’s Associa
tion of Georgia; Bernard J. Kane,
of Atlanta, past president of the
Laymen’s Association, John B.
McCalfum, secretary of the Lay
men’s Association, Atlanta, aiid
Mrs. McCallum; Hugh Kinchlcy.
Augusta, executive secretary of
the Laymen’s Association, and
Mrs. Kinchlcy; Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert E. McCormack, of Albany; Mr.
and Mrs. Henry J. Murphy, of Co
lumbus; Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Harrison, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs!
John W. Masseling, Atlanta, and
the Sisters of St. Dominic from
Rome.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the reception,
the refreshments and decorations,
was headed by Mrs. Louise Cut
ler and Mrs. John J. McCreary
and included Mrs. T. L. Reid,
Mrs T. P. Gaines, Mrs. Robert
Joiner. Mrs. E. A. Sheridan, Mrs.
W F. Wynne, Mrs. J/ D. Mae-
murray, Mrs. Clark Davis, Mrs.
Joseph Cassidy, Miss Frances
Jones. Miss Ala Cassidy. Miss Joy
Smith and Mr. and Mrs. AJbert
McLellan. The ushers at the
church were headed by Charles
C. McCarren.
During the afternoon a delight
ful musical program was rendered
by Mrs. William Devereaux Jar-
rat I. Edward Hulhnance, Charles
E. Pritchard, and Misses Patricia
Donnelly. Mary Antoinette Giglio,
Teresa McCreary and Mary Eliza
beth Pittman, vocalists, and an
orchestra under the direction of
Mrs S. A. Giglio.
On (lie evening before the in
vestiture. Monsignor Moylan, Mr.
Long and Mr. Callaghan were
guests of honor at a family din
ner given in the Mirror Room of
the Dempsey Hotel by members
of Mr. Long’s family.
Well known in Macon business
and civic circles. Mr. Long and
Mr. Callaghan are among seven
Georgia Catholic laymen upon
wlionj signal honors have been be
stowed by His Holiness Pope
Pius XII. Some months ago. Bish
op Gerald P. O’Hara of Savan
nah-Allanta, who is now in Ru
mania as Regent of the Apostolic
Nunciature in Bucharest, an
nounced that the Holy Father had
conferred Knighthood in the
Order of St. Gregory the Great on
Mr. Long and Mr. Callaghan, of
this city, and at the same time
had appointed Clarence Haverly
and Hughes Spalding, ol’ Atlanta,
Supernumerary Private Chamber
lains of the Sword and Cape, and
conferred Knighthood in the Or
der of St. Sylvester on Bernard J,
Kane, of Atlanta; Bernard J.
Fahy, of Rome, and Robert E. Mc
Cormack, of Albany.
The Knights of St. Gregory the
Great are members of a Pontifical
Order of Knighthood, founded by
Pope Gregory XVI in 1831 as a
decoration for meritorious ser
vice to the Church by members of
its laity
Its decoration is an eight-
pointed red enamelled gold cross
in the center of which is a me
dallion on which is impressed in
gold the image of St. Gregory and
at the side of the head is a dove.
On th e reverse side arc inscrip
tions. *
The investiture of the two Ma
con men bring to three the num
ber of Knights of St. Gregory in
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta.
The other being John W. Gleason,
of Savannah, who was made a
Knight of St. Gregory in 1938
Mr. Long is one of the found
ers of the Catholic Laymen's As-
sc ciation of Georgia and served as
its first president. He was born
in Macon, August 30, 1872, and
has always made his home here.
Now retired, he was engaged for
many years in the grocery and
tobacco business.
From 1908 to 1912 he served as
a member of the Board of Com
missioners of Bibb County, and
in 1917 was elected president of
the Macon Chamber of Com
merce. A member of St. Joseph’s
parish here, he has been prefect
of the Young Men’s Sodality,
president of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, secretary of the
Catholic Knights of America, and
Grand Knight of Macon Council,
Knights of Columbus.
In 1898. Mr. Long married Miss
Kate Scheicli of Milwaukee.
Nine of their sons and daughters
were in attendance at the inves
titure ceremony: Mrs. C. H. Kib-
by, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Miss Re
becca Long, Atlanta: Miss Mary
Long, Macon; L. F. Long, Fredo-
nia, N. Y.; A. J. Long, Jr., Cincin
nati, Ohio; W. M. Long, Newport
News, Va.; C. P. Long, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; J. T. Long, Macon,
and Master Sergeant D. F. Long,
Fort Benning.
Mr. Callaghan, now serving as
honorary vice-president of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, was one of the founders
of the association and has been
active in its work for thirty years.
A native of Wolverhampton,
England, he came to Macon in his
youth, and for a number of
years was associated in business
with Mr. Long.
He was one of the founders of
Macon Council, Knights of Co
lumbus, has headed it as its
Grand Knight, and did much to
promote the Laymen’s Retreat
Movement in the Diocese of Sa
vannah-Atlanta. He is a leader in
the charitable work of the Socie
ty of St. Vincent de Paul, the
Holy Name Society, and the An
cient Order of Hibernians.
In recognition of his faithful
services to “Church and Pope”
the Papal Medal “Pro Ecelesia ct
Pontifice” was bestowed on him
three years ago by His Holiness
Pope Pius XII.
In 1898, Mr. Callaghan married
Miss Mary Agnes Sanders. Sev
eral years subsequent to the death
of his first wife, he married Miss
Margaret Mary Kennington, of
Macon. They have two sons and
two daughters.
Miss Catherine Callaghan, now
Sister Rita Marie, O. P., is teach
ing at St Theresa’s High School,
in Detroit, and Miss Margaret
Callaghan, now Sister Martin
Marie, O. TV, is principal of St.
Mary’s School. Rome. Ga. The
two sons, Martin J. Callaghan, Jr.,
and Frank J. Callaghan, live in
Macon.
A. J. LONG, OF MACON, INVESTED AS KNIGHT OF ST. GREGORY:—Augustine J. Long, of Macon,
first president of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, second from left, is pictured before th®
altar of St. Joseph’s Church, in the course of his investiture as a Knight of Saint Gregory the Great by
Monsignor Joseplr E. Moylan, Vicar General of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta. Appearing in the pic
ture with Sir Knight Long are, left to right, his son, Louis F. Long, of Buffalo, New York; Father Robeit
Bryant, S. J., pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Monsignor Moylan, and Father Edward P. McGrath,*S. M, .
pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, who was deacon of the Mass of Investiture.—(Drinnon Phot#
by Griffin).
FATHER JOHN F. McDON-
OUGlI. a priest of the Archdiocese
of Boston, recently released from
duty with the Army Chaplaiin
Corps, is serving temporarily in
tlie Hiocese of Savannah-Atlanta,
as assistant rector of the Cathe
dral of Christ the King, Atlanta.
MARTIN J. CALLAGHAN, MACON, INVESTED AS KNIGHT OF ST. GREGORY—One of the founders
of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, and its present Honorary vice-president, Martin J. Cal
laghan, of Macon, is pictured during his investure as a Knight of Saint Gregory the Great, by Monsignor
Joseph E. Moylan, Vicar-General of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta. Pictured with Sir Knight Cal
laghan, second from left, in uniform, are, left to right, Father Robert Bryant, S. J., pastor of St. Joseph's
Church, Macon; Father Harold Gaudin, S. J., of Shreveport, Louisiana, former pastor of St. Joseph's in
Macon, who delivered the sermon, and Father Edward P. McGrath, S. M., of Atlanta, who was deacon
of the Mass of Investiture.—(Drinnon Photo by Grit-fin).
NOVENA DEVOTIONS AT
SAVANNAH CATHEDRAL
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The annual
Solemn Novena in honor of Our
Lady of Lourdes, at the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, closed
on February 10. Sermons during
the Novena, which began on the
Feast of Purification, were deliv-,
ered by Father Patrick Walsh, O.
P.. director of the Dominican Mis
sion Band, from Columbia. S. C.
Monsignor T. James McNamara,
ector of the Cathedral, stated
that the attendance at the devo
tions this year exceeded all pre
vious years.
New Class of Nurses
Enrolled at St. Joseph’s
Hospital in Savannah
(Special to Tlie Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Seven pu
pil nurses enrolld in a new class
at the St. Joseph's Hospital
School of Nursing which began
training on February 3, according
to Sister Mary Joseph, R. S. M.,
superintendent of nurses at the
hospital
The new pupil nurses are Miss
Evelyn Frances Sikes, Surrency,
Ga.; Miss Una Magolia, Ilenager,
Ala.; Miss Charlotte Reynolds,
St. George, S. C.; Miss Mary
Elizabeth Moore, Thomas vi lie,
Ga.; Miss Viola Davis, Miss Eve
lyn Ryals and Miss Mary Eugenia
Hopkins, all ol Savannah.
REV. JOHN MCDONALD, S. M„
ON RELIGIOUS WEEK
PROGRAM AT EMORY
ATLANTA, Ga. — Fattier John
McDonald, S. M., of the faculty of
Marist College, and moderator of
the Newman Club al Emory Uni
versity, was one of the forum
leaders during Religious Emphasis
Week, held at Emory the lust week
in January. .