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JULY 26, 1947
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
ELEVEN
** Directors of Diocesan
Council of Women
Meet in Macon
(Speical to The Bulletin)
MACON, Ga.—The quarterly
meeting of the board of directors
of the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women was
held on June 27 at the Massee
Apartments, with Mrs. W. J.
O'Shanghnessy, of Macon, presi
dent of the Dipcesan Council, and
most of the board members at
tending.
Reports were submitted by the
presidents of the Deanery Coun-
^eils, Mrs. J. Mufherin, Savannah;
W Mrs. D. L. Chaney, Decatur; Mrs.
William J. Mulherin, Augusta, and
Mrs. Robert E. McCormack, Al
bany, and by the chairman of the
various Diocesan Council commit
tees, while Mrs. O’Shaughnessy
outlined the program of activity
for the Diocesan Council for the
1947-48 year.
Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan,
Vicar General of the Diocese of
Savannah-Atlanta, discussed and
explained several bills now pend
ing in Congress and Father John
D. Toomey, of Milledgeville, spirit
ual director of the Diocesan Coun
cil, urged each committee chair
man to do her utmost to make
the work of her committee out
standing.
The meeting was preceded by
a luncheon, served in the dining
room of the Massee Apartments,
with Father Robert T. Bryant, S.
J., pastor of St. Joseph’s Church,
as the luncheon speaker.
Attending the meeting in addi
tion to Mrs. O’Shaughnessy and
the presidents of the Savannah,
t Atlanta, Augusta and Columbus
Deanery Councils, were Miss Mary
Kathryn McGowan, Atlanta, re
cording secretary; Mrs. E. H. Buck,
Macon, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Albert Rice, Auglusta, treas
urer; Mrs. M. J Carrigan, Augus
ta, parliamentarian, and the fol
lowing standing committee chair
men, Mrs. Frank Mulherin, Au
gusta, organization and develop
ment; Miss Mary McGuire, Atlan
ta, Catholic charities; Mrs. A. J.
Schano, Savannah, Parent-Teach
er Association; Mrs. John T.
Buckley, Augusta, historian; Mrs.
i J. E. Pinkston, Albany, family and
parent education; Mrs. Joseph
Ocampo, Port Wentworth, interna
tional relations: Mrs. William C.
Broderick, Savannah, legislation;
Mrs. John M. Harrison, Atlanta,
library and literature; Mrs. Law
rence J. Ward, Augusta, public re
lations; Miss Helen F. Birming
ham, Atlanta, shrines in homesj
Ivliss Gertrude J. Callaghan, Jr.,
Macon, St. Thomas Vocational
School.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
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by the State Auxiliary to the Vet-
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ATLANTA
ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, ATHENS—Dedicated in 1913, St. Jo-
Church, Athens, Georgia, was completed in 1914, shortly after the
parish church was dedicated.
ATLANTA DEANERY
COUNCIL OF WOMEN
MEETS IN MARIETTA
(Speical to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Atlanta
Deanery Council of Catholic Wom
en held tls quarterly dinner-meet
ing at the Marietta Country Club
in Marietta, with Mrs. D. L.
Chaney presiding. Members of
the Altar Society of St. Joseph’s
Church, Ma*ietta, were hostesses
to the hundred members of the
Deanery Council, representing
parish groups in Atlanta, Rome
and Marietta, attending the meet
ing.
Mrs. William J. O’Shaughnessy,
of Macon, president of tha Savan
nah-Atlanta Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women, was an honor
guest at the meeting. Mrs.
O’Shaughnessy urged the members
attending to participate fully in
all activities of the various coun
cils, and announced that the an
nual convention of the Diocesan
Council would be held next April
at Radium Spring, near Albany.
Father John F. McDonough, as
sistant rector of the Cathedral of
Christ the King, Atlanta, was the
guest speaker, his subject being,
“Our Lady of Fatima.” Father Mc
Donough gave an interesting ac
count of the history of the devo
tion to the Blessed Virgin under
the title of Our Lady of Fatima,
and recalled the admonitions to
the Portuguese children during
the apparations at Fatima, that if
the world would do penance and
pray, Russia would be converted
and the world would know peace.
. Father John D. Toomey, of Mil
ledgeville, spiritual director of the
Diocesan Council, who also attend
ed the meeting, expressed his
pleasure at the splendid attend
ance, stating that the work of the
National Council of Catholic Wom
en and its affiliated organizations
is invaluable, stating that among
the advantages offered to Catholic
women was the benefit of obtain
ing a Catholic viewpoint on cur
rent problems.
Mrs. Chaney announced that
the next quarterly meeting of the
Atlanta Deanery Council would be
in September, and would be in the
nature of a Communion-bbreak-
fast, with the Alumnae Associa
tion of the Sacred Heart School,
Atlanta, as hostesses.
In addition to Father Toomey
and Father McDonough, members
of the clergy attending the meet
ing were Father Thomas I. Shee
han, of Decatur; Father Michael
Manning, of Gainesville, and Fath
er Felix Donnelly, of Atlanta.
AUGUSTANS ON STAFF OF
CAMP MARYMOUNT IN
DIOCESE OF NASHVILLE
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Three gradu
ates of Mount St. Joseph’s Acad
emy here are serving as counsel
lors and instructors at Camp
Marymount, a summer camp for
boys and girls that is operated by
(he Diqcese of Nashville in mid
dle Tennessee.
The Augustans, Misses Joy
Coongy, Patricia Van Sant, and
Jane Marriott, will be on the staff
of the girls’ camp which opens
July 27 and closes on August 23.
A complete program of athletics
and activities is offered by the
camp, including horsemanship,
archery, Indian lore, crafts, cahbe-
nig and swimming in a large crys
tal clear lake.
Georgia Power Company
Employes Pay Honor to
Miss Marcella O’Keefe
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The women
employes of the Augusta district
and a group of veterans among
the men employed by the Georgia
Power Company, entertained on
the evening of July 16 with a din
ner at the Sheraton Bon Air ho
tel in honor of Miss Marcella L.
O’Keefe, secretary to the vice-
president and Augusta division
manager, upon her approaching
retirement from active employ
ment after thirty-eight years with
the Georgia Power Company and
predecessor corporations in this
city.
Thomas A. Gibson, vice-presi
dent and Augusta division manag
er, pointed to Miss O’Keefe’s rec
ord of long and devoted service as
a source of inspiration to other
employes who_aspire to give loyal
and trustworthy help to the com
pany in rendering useful public
service.
Miss Effie M. Neibling, retired
Augusta employe, together with
Jerry P. Curley, Louis J. O’Con
nell and O. W. Hunter, praised
Miss O’Keefe’s long and faithful
service and presented her with
several gifts attesting the esteem
and affection of her fellow work
ers.
Miss O’Keefe began service with
the Augusta-Aiken Railway and
Electric Company in 1909, as a ste
nographer and general clerk, and
when that position included the
operation of a telephone switch
board, the duty of complaint clerk,
the selling and free renewal of
light bulbs and the issuance of
various tickets and' transfers to
the railway department, all in ad-
dltion to the typing and filing of
correspondence.
In 1920, Miss O’Keefe became
secretary to Vice-President and
General Manager Charles S. Bang-
hart, of the Augusta-Aiken Com
pany, and since then she has serv
ed with F. Bayard Culley, W.
Weedon Barr and Thomas A. Gib
son, successive managers of the
power company offices in Augusta.
Telegrams from Mr. Culley and
Coldnel Barr, praising Miss
O’Keefe’s splendid record of long
and loyal service, were read at
the dinner.
Miss O’Keefe is a member of
Our Lady of Peace parish in North
Augusta.
OFFICERS OF NEWMAN CLUB
AT UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, Ga.—The Newman
Club at the University of Georgia
during the scholastic year just
ended had as its officers Fred
Von Kamp, president; Paul Blawie,
vice-president; Thomas A. Bren
nan, treasurer, and Frances Do
minie, secretary. Father J. Robert
Brennan, was moderator of the
club.
MONSIGNOR Edward J. Flana
gan, founder and director of Boys’
Town, called upon President Tru
man at the White House and ac
quainted the Chief Executive with
observations he had made on his
recently-completed study of child
welfare in Japan and Korea. Mon
signor Flanagan said afterwards
that he brought President Truman
messages of goodwill from General
Douglas MacArthur and from the
Emperor and Empress of Japan. It
was revealed in connection with
Monsignor Flanagan’s call at, the
White House that President Tru
man has visited Boys' Town a num
ber of times.
MARRIAGES
KENNEDY-FINETT
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Miss Lil
lian Rose Finett, of Ebensburg,
Pa., and Mr Martin Connelley
Kennedy, of Charleston, were mar
ried on June 26 at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, Monsignor
John L. Manning, D. D., officiat
ing.
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GREENVILLE, S. C. — Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Theodore Trussell an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Bettie Jane Trus
sell, to Mr. Gordon Bruce Gal
braith, Jr., of Simpsonville, at St.
Mary’s Churbh, Father Sydney F.
Dean officiating.
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DALTON, Ga. — Miss Vincenza
Riccardi, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Riccardi and the late Carmlno Ric
cardi, of Providence, R. I., and Mr.
Raymond Alfred Pack, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Pack, of Dal
ton, were married at St. Joseph’s
Church here, Father Joseph H.
Driscoll, C.SS.R., officiating.
NOBLES-SOTTILE
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Miss Ce-
ceila Gloria Sottile, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore H. Sottile,
and Mr. Herbert Anthony Nobles,
of Tacoma, Wash., were married on
June 25 at St. Mary's Church, Fa
ther J. W. Carmody officiating.
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DARIEN, Ga. — Miss Dorothy
Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Miller, of Darien, and Mr.
Clarence Harbin, of Brunswick,
were married on June 22, at the
Church of the Nativity of Our
Lady, Father Philip M. Hasson, S.
M. officiating.
JOHNSON-SHY
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AMERICUS, Ga, — Miss Mary
Fran Shy, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Shy, and Mr. Paul
Howard Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Flem Hill Johnson, were mar
ried at St. Mary’s Church, Father
Godfrey Weitelcamp, O. F. M., of
ficiating.
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ATLANTA, Ga.—Miss Elizabeth
Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Jackson, and Mr. Don
ald B. Tenhunfeld, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Tenhunfeld, were
married recently at St. Anthony’s
Church.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Miss Mar
tha Louise Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh L. Banks, of Char
lotte, and Cpl. Warren L. Clark, of
Fort Bragg, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
B. Clark, of Long Island, N. Y.,
were married at St. Peter’s
Church, Father Maurice McDon
nell, O. S. B., officiating.
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FLORENCE. S. C. — Dr. James
A. McLeod, of New York, son of
Mrs. Georgia Dargan McLeod, of
Florence, and the late Frank H.
McLeod, and Miss Olga Ann Kau-
kas, of Hoosiak Falls, N. Y„ were
married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
in New York City, Father Michael
J. Deacy officiating.
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Jose
phine Gadsden Clarke, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Harrell, of
Guyton, and Mr. Thomas Joseph
Fahey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mich
ael J. Fahey, of Savannah, were
married on June 28 at the Cathd-
ral of St. John the Baptist, Mon
signer T. James McNamara offi
ciating.
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MACON, Ga.—More than three
hundred out-of-town guests were
among the relatives and friends
who attended the marriage of Miss
Edna Joseph Saloom, daughter a»f
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saloom, of
Mttcon, and Mr. Edward Joseph
Assad, of Clarksville, Miss., which
was solemnized at St. Joseph’s
Church here, June 22, with Father
Jerome Mullins, S. J., and Father
Robert Bryant, S. ., officiating.
LEMON-BOWERS
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Miss Omeda
Kathleen Bowers, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul L. Bowers, of Mar
tinez, and Mr. John Louis Lemon,
o- Augusta, were married on June
30, with a Nuptial Mass, at the
Sacred Heart Church, Father John
E. O’Donohoe, S. J., officiating.
Mr. Lemon is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. Cecil Lemon.
RIGIEL-NEWMAN
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GREENVILLE, S. C. — Mr. and
Mrs. Albert F. Newman announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Ruby Alice Newman, to Mr.
Joseph Paul Rigiel, son of Mrs.
Anna Rigiel and the late Joseph P.
Rigiel, of Detroit. They were mar
ried at St. Mary’s Church, Father
Sydney F. Dean officiating and of
fering the Nuptial Mass.
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ATLANTA, Ga.—Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Spence Kelly announce
the marriage of their daughter.
Miss Emily Elizabeth Kelly, to Mr.
Royal Willis Carson, Jr., son of
Mrs. Royal Willis Carson and the
late Mr. Carson, on July 3, at the
Cathedral of Christ the King,
Father John Francis McDonough
officiating.
Officers of Atlanta
K. of C. Council
Formally Installed
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O’HARA-GROOMS
CHARLESTON. S. C.—Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis G. Grooms, on the
Naval Base, have announced the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Inez Juanita Grooms, to Mr. James
William O’Hara, of Cleveland,
Ohio, at St. John’s Church, North
Charleston, Father Edward V.
Bevin officiating/
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HACKETT-BEATY
SUMTER, S. C. — Miss Betty
Nell Beaty, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Wesley Beaty, and
Mr. Chester B. Hackett, Jr., of
Spartanburg, were married .on
June 28 in the rectory of St.
Anne’s Church, Father John P.
Clancy officiating.
(Speical to The Bulletin)
ATLAN T A, Ga.—Frank G.
Souto, of the Sacred Heart par
ish newly elected grand knight,
and other officers of Atlanta
Council, No. 660, Knights of Co
lumbus, were formally installed on
June 29 by District Deputy J. P.
Price, of Augusta.
Other officers installed includ
ed Ernest D. Trotti, who was re
elected deputy grand knight; Jack
P. Lang, chancellor; John Cam
pion, warden; William Hayes, re
cording secretary; H. D. Hancock,
Jr., inside guard; Paul B. Wallace
and James Moore, outside guards;
Sam Aiola, treasurer; John Mc
Gee, advocate, and Thomas J. Gil
more, Felix J Commagere and
Henry C. Taylor, trustees.
FOURTH DEGREE ASSEMBLY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
ATLANTA, Ga.—At a meeting
of the Bishop Gerald P. O’Hara
Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights
of Columbus, held June 25, Wil
liam J. Sullivan was elected faith
ful navigator; Thomas J. Gilmore,
faithful admiral; Henry C. Taylor,
faithful captain; John Campion,
faithful pilot; Francis A. Spath,
faithful scribe; Thomas J. Griffin,
faithful comptroller; George T.
Flynt, faithful purser; Raymond
E. Riddle, faithful inner sentinel,
and Fred J. Gaudet, faithful outer
sentinel.
THE HOLY SEE has officially
expressed its satisfaction and
agreement with the proposal of
the Egyptian government, made
by Egyptian Prime Minister Nok-
rashy Pacha, for the establish
ment of diplomatic relations be
tween the Vatican and Egypt.
The Vatican Secretariate of
State has already expressed its
pleasure and willingness to estab
lish normal relations and to pro
ceed with the exchange of diplo
matic representative with Egypt.