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JUNE 28, 1947
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE—A
Former Georgian
Ordained Priest of
Franciscan Order
(Special to The Bulletin)
STATESVILLE, N. C. — Rev.
Alexis Felton Robertson, iorr.erly
of Columbus, Ga.. was among
twenty-two young men of the Holy
Name Province of the Order of
Friars Miner who were ordained to
the priesthood on June 14, by
Archbishop Amleto Giovanni Ci-
cognani. Apostolic Delegate to the
Unitea States, at the Church of
Mount St. Sepulchre, at the Fran
ciscan Monastery in Washington,
D. C.
Father Alexis Robertson, O. F.
M., the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Robertson, of Statesville, was
born in Russell County, Alabama,
July 13, 1911. He attended gram
mar school in Columbus, Ga., and
graduated from Statesville High
School.
Formerly a member of the Bap
tist Church. Tather Alexis was re
ceived into the Catholic Church in
1933 by Father James J. Widmer,
at St. Vincent de Paul Church,
Newport News, Va.
He began his preparation for
the priesthood in 1936, at St. Jos
eph’s Seraphic Seminary, Calli-
coon, N. Y. He entered the Fran
ciscan Order in 1942, and after at
tending St. Bonaventure College,
he continued his theological study
at Holy Name College, Washing
ton.
Father Alexis celebrated his
first Solemn High Mass at St.
Philip’s Church, Statesville, on
June 22, with Father Lambert Za-
leta, O. F. M., as deacon; Father
Remy Goudreau, O. F. M., as sub
deacon, and Father Arnold Waters,
O. F. M., first resident priest in
Statesville, delivering the sermon.
Parent-T eachers
Meet in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Mrs. W.
J. Kanapaux was re-elected presi
dent of the Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation of the Sacred Heart
school, at the annual meeting held
on June 3, at the school. Other
officers for the coming year will
be Mrs. Neil J. McDaid, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. H. Tracy Stureken, sec
retary, and Mrs. Daniel F. Haring,
treasurer.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Father Joseph Rich
mond, assistant pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, who also
spoke at the session.
Mrs. John J. O’Brien, chairman
of the lunchroom committee, was
presented with a gift by Mrs.
Howard J. Adams, chairman of
the program committee, on behalf
of the association in appreciation
of splendid work during the year.
Mrs. James F. Condon, co-chair
man of the recent game party,
given by the association, made a
report on that event and thanked
those who had aided to make it a
success. A report was also made
on the picnic given in May for
the members of the graduating
class at Fenwick Hall, home of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude W. Blanch
ard. Mrs. Basil Kerr and Mrs.
McDaid headed the committee on
arrangements for the affair.
Mrs. George McCrary was ap
pointed summer round-up chair
man, and Mrs. F. G. Kinney was
awarded the attendance prize.
THERE WILL BE DANGER of
Russia’s starting “a shooting war”
as soon as she gdts the atomic
bomb, “and that will probably be
in three or four years,” Father Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. J., vice-presi
dent of Georgetown University,
told the House Armed Services
Committee while making a strong
plea for immediate passage of the
administration’s universal training
plan. The Jesuit educator was a
member of President Truman's ad
visory committee on universal
training.
RAPID PROMOTION FOR
BENEDICTINE CADET
SAVANNAH, Ga.—From private
to second lieutenant in less than
a year during peacetime- is the re
markable record of Lt. Bart E.
Shea, who graduated last June
from Benedictine Military School
here.
Lt. Shea began his military
training in the ROTC cadet corps
at Benedictine School, where he
held the rank of cadet captain in
his Senior year.
He enlisted as a private in the
regular Army a few weeks after
graduation, and his progress has
been rapid. He graduated from
the Signal Corps Officer Candi
date School this month, receiving
his commission on June 5. After
OUTDOOR SHRINE AT CHURCH IN CHARLESTON SUBURB-Pictured above is the recently
dedicated outdoor shrine which stands on the grounds of the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
af Byrnes Downs, on the Savannah highway, just south of Charleston, South Carolina. The shrine,
built through the voluntary offerings of members of the Blessed Sacrament parish, was designed by
Father Michael Mclnernery.' O. S. B., noted priest-architect of Belmont Abbey, who also executed the
plans for the Blessed Sacrament Church and rectory, which were completed last year. The niche
in the shrine is eight feet wide and fourteen feet high, and shelters a statue of the Blessed Mother
with the Infant Jesus. The statue, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Nungezer, as a memorial to their
son, George M. Nungezer, Jr., is of Alabama limestone and was designed by Lawrence A. Pefferly, of
Washington. The limestone cross and kneeling bench were donated by E. J. McCarthy.—(Staff Photo
by Reilly—Courtesy of The Charleston Evening Post)
JESUIT FATHERS
CONDUCT RETREATS
AUGUSTA, Ga. •— Father Wil
liam J. Harty, S. J., pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, Tampa, Fla.,
conducted a Retreat for the Sis
ters of St. Joseph of Carondclet
at Mount St. Josephus Convent
here this month.
At the same time, Father Alfon
so Shelby, S. J., of Gesu Church,
Miami,, was conducting a Retreat
for the Missionary Franciscan Sis
ters of the Immaculate Conception
at the Franciscan Convent in Au
gusta, and Father Richard Hart
nett, S. J., of the Jesuit High
School, Tampa, was conducting a
a short leave at his home here he I Retreat for the Sisters of Our
Vj-'ft for duty at Fort Monmouth, | Lady of Mercy at St. Angela Con-"
J.
vent, Aiken, S. C.
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BYRNES DOWNS
LAUNDERETTE
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—An out
door shrine, erected on the
grounds of the Church of the Most
Blessed Sacrament, at Byrnes
Downs, on the Savannah highway,
just south of Charleston, was ded
icated by His Excellency Bishop
Emmet M. Walsh of Charleston,
with Monsignor James J. May, Vi
car General of the Diocese of
Charleston; Father John J. Mc
Carthy, pastor of the Blessed Sac
rament Chlurch, and Father Roy
F. Aiken, assistant pastor, assist
ing.
Children of the parish partici
pated in t he dedication ceremony,
which coincided with the annual
May procession in honor of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. A living Ros
ary was formed by the children on
the lawn before the shrine, and
the statue of the Blessed Mother,
with the Infant Jesus, was crown
ed with a wreath of flowers by
Miss Marie Melfi. Miss Inga
Svcndsen recited an act of conse
cration, and little Miss Joyce Fur
long was the crown-bearer.
Just before the dedication cere
mony, Bishop Walsh administered
the Sacrament of Confirmation* to
forty adults and fifteen children of
the Blessed Sacrament parish.
The services concluded with Ben
ediction of the Blessed Sacrament,
given from a temporary altar
erected on the church grounds.
The shrine, which has been in
the course of construction for
some months, was made possible
through tne voluntary contribu
tions of members of the parish.
Built of reinforced concrete, it was
designed by Father Michael Me-
tnerney, O. S. B.. of Belmont Ab
bey, who also ...executed the plans
for the Ble^ed Sacrament church
and rectory which were dedicated
last spring.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Nun
gezer donated the statue of the
Madonna and Child which stands
in the shrine, as a memorial lo
their son, fifteen-year-old George
M. Nungezer. Jr., who was fatally
injured some months ago in a shcil
explosion.
The statue, which is of Alabama
limestone, was designed by Law
rence A. Pefferly, of Washington.
It stands six feet high on a four-
foot pedestal.
The limestone cross and kneel
ing bench were given by E. ,J. Mc
Carthy. Hugo Tezza finished the
floor with quarry tile. Apollinaris
Oderkirchen wab in charge of tne
landscaping, and Claude Blanch
ard supervised the construction.
Further landscaping is planned
in future months around the
shrine, which will be used for va
rious outdoor services and as a
regular wayside place to pray.
Byrnes Downs, Carolina Terrace,
The Crescent, Edgewater Park,
Folly Island, James Island, Johns
Island, Morland, Orleans Road,
Orange Road, Pierpont. Pinecrest,
P.iverland Terrace, Rockville. St.
Andrew’s Parish, Slone Road,
Stone Terrace, Wadamalaw Island,
Wappoo Hall, Wappoo Heights,
Windermere and Woodland Shores.
The celebrated Magnolia Gar
dens and the Middleton Gardens
are within the parish limits.
The Church of the Most Blessed
Sacrament, where the new shrine
located, was dedicated last spring.
It serves a parish which was organ
ized in the fall of vl944, and which
includes the following suburban
areas of Charleston; Ashley Forest,
Death in Decatur of
Mrs. Selman Threadgill
DECATUR, Ga. — Mrs, Mary
Grace Nolan Threadgill. wife of
Mayor Selman Lamar Threadgill
of Decatur, died on May 31, fu
neral services being held at the
Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, Fa
ther Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of
St. Thomas More Church, Decatur,
officiating, with Father John Em-
merth, S. M., assisting.
Mrs. Threadgill. who was a na
tive of Oklahoma City, is survived
by her husband: two sons, Selman
Threadgill, Jr., and James Thread
gill, both of Decatur; two sisters,
Mrs. F. C. Nesbell, Cobington, and
Mrs. Frank Brown, Oklahoma City;
two brothers, James Nolan. Okla
homa City, and T. H. Nolan,
Compton. Calif., and her mother,
Mrs. T. If. Nolan, Oklahoma City.
H. J. DOCKENDORF
FUNERAL IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for H. J Dockenddrf, of Chi
cago. were held June 17 at the
Chreh of the Immaculate Concep
tion. Father A. E. Grant officiating.
Mr. Dockendorf was formerly a
pressman for The Atlanta Consti
tution. He is survived by his wife,
and two sisters, Mrs C. R, Mil-
bourne. Washington, D. C.. and
Mrs. G. W. Steinhauer, of Atlanta.
MRS. JOHN E. WHITE
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Louise Masseling
While, widow of John K. White,
who died on June 10. were held at
St. Anthony’s Church, Father Fe
lix Donnelly officiating.
Mrs. White is survived by a
brother. J. W. Masseling; a niece,
Sister Mary Mercedes; a grand
niece, Mrs. Roy Grayson, all of At
lanta.
MRS. JANE FITZGERALD
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga. — Mrs. Jane
Fitzgerald, widow of Thomas Fitz
gerald, died on June 16, ftneral
services being held at the Sacred
Heart Church.
Mrs, Fitzgerald was a native of
Ireland, but had resided in New
York City and Savannah for most
of her life. She is survived by two
sisters, Miss Ellen Deignan, of
Brooklyn, and Mrs. Alice D. Greg
ory, Savannah, and several nieces
and nephews.