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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NOVEMBER 29, 1947
Sister Veronica
Dies in Belmont
BELMONT, N. C.—Sister Mary
Veronica Leonard, senior member
of the community of Sisters of
Mercy of Belmont, died at the Sa
cred Heart Convent here on No
vember 10, after ten years of fail
ing health.
Sister Veronica was born in
West Medford, Mass., in 1867, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Leonard. She entered the Sisters
of Mercy in 1887, at Hickory,
where the Order conducted a
boarding school before the estab
lishment of the Motherhouse here.
For forty years. Sister Veronica
was a teacher in parochial schools
in Wilmington and Charlotte.
Transferred to Belmont she serv
ed as an instructor antP librarian
aI the Sacred Heart Academy,
aaiil she is remembered by many
former students for her ability
and friendliness.
Two brothers and two sisters
having preceded her in death,
Sister Veronica was the last sur
viving member of her immediate
family.
Funeral services were held at
the Belmont Abbey Cathedral,
Father Sebastian Doris, O. S. B.,
Sub-prior of Belmont Abbey, be
ing the celebrant. Father Gregory
Eiehenlaub, O. S. B., pastor of St.
Michael’s Church, Gastonia, was
the deacon: Father Andrew Doris,
O. S. B., subdeacon, and Frater
Raphael Bridges, O. S. B., master
of_ ceremonies. Interment was in
the Abbey cemetery.
Among the friends who attend
ed Sister Veronica’s funeral were
Monsignor Arthur Freeman, P. A.,
Vicar General of the Diocese of
Raleigh, and pastor of St. Pat
rick’s Church, Charlotte; Father
Philip Tierney. O. S. B., of St.
Peter’s Church, Charlotte, and
Father Marks Groves, of Char
lotte.
Former pupils of St! Veronica,
from Wilmington, who attended
I he funeral were Mrs. Rose Allen
Pichot, Mrs. James Chapman and
Mrs. Catherine Bremer McGlenn,
and from Charlotte , Miss Susan
Williams and Miss Sudie Basker-
ville.
MRS. M. T. GORMAN
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. —Funeral ser
vices were held November 6, at
St. Anthony’s Church for Mrs. M.
T. Gorman, with Father Felix
Donnelly officiating.
thomas f. McNamara
DIES IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, ' S. C.—Thomas
Francis McNamara, a resident of
Taylors, died on November 2, fu
neral service- being held at St.
Mary’s Church, Father Sydney F.
Dean, officiating.
A native of Norwich, Conn., Mr.
McNamara was the son of the lute
John Joseph McNamara and Mrs.
Mary Callahan McNamara.
Mr. McNamara came to Green
ville in 1991 and became asso
ciated will) the Gallivan Construc
tion Company as superintendent,
and continued in this work until
1984 when he became associated
with the Southern Bleachery at
Taylors.
Ho is survived by his wife, Mis.
Anne lleffinger McNamara, of
Taylors; two sons, Thomas F. Mc
Namara, Jr., and James P. Mc
Namara, of Greenville; two daugh
ters, Mrs. James A. Harris, of
Florence, and Mrs. Robert M
Young, of Macon. Ga.; a brother,
Charles A. McNamara; two sisters,
Mrs. Leo Jacques and Mrs. Maude
Ljnehan, ul of Norwich, and one
grandchild.
—
MAJOR W. T. KEOGH
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. Funeral
services for Major William T.
Keogh, New York theatrical and
business executive, formerly of
Charleston. who died in the Bronx,
0< ober 27, were held at St.
M; y’s Church here with Father
J. V. Carmody officiating.
It a.ior Keogh is survived by a
sou. William T. Keogh, Jr., and a
sit r. Miss Ida Keogh, botli of
No ' York.
t an early age Major Keogh
sts ted 'working for the old Acad-
en / of Music in Charleston and
lib nately bought that theatre.
Ant leaving here he was engaged
in various phases of the theatrical
pri Cession, including the produc
tion of plays and the ownership
of theatres. Later he became a
member of the Bronx Real Estate
Board and in 1931 was made presi
des, t of the National Bronx Bank
of New York.
lie often returned to Charleston,
his last visit to the eity being in
December of 1946.
MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY, MACON—Conducted by the
Sisters of Mercy of the Union, who also conduct St. Joseph’s
School, in Macon, Georgia, Mount de Sales Academy has been
since’ its establishment, in 1876, one of the outstanding institu
tions of learning in the South.
THOMAS FITZGERALD,
FORMERLY OF ATLANTA
DIES IN RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Funerai
services for Thomas P. Fitzgerald,
formerly of Atlanta, Ga., were
held at St. Patrick's Church here,
wifll Father Edward J. Howard,
pastor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Church, St. Johnsbury, Vt., offer
ing the Solemn Requiem Mass,
with Father Harold J. Flynn, as
deacon; Father B. Samuel Turillo,
subdeacon, and Father Joseph T.
Shanley assisting in the sanctuary.
Interment was at Bellows Falls,
Vt.
Attending the Mass were
Brother Benedict, senior class
moderator, and members of the
senior class at St. Raphael’s Acad
emy, Franciscan Sisters from St.
Joseph’s Hospital, and a delegation
headed by Edward Lutz, president,
from the Lutz Engineering Com
pany, where Mr. Fitzgerald has
been employed as sales manager.
Mr. Fitzgerald is survived by lus
wife, Mrs. Mary Howard Fitzger
ald; two sons, Brother Albeus
John, F. S. C., of St. Raphael’s
Academy, Pawticket, and Thomas
P. Fitzgerald, Jr., Providence, and
a daughter, Sister Francis Jerome,
of St. John’s Convent, Dunellen,
N. .1.
JOHN H.'HUGHES
DIES IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Funeral services
for John H. Hughes were held
October 30 at St. Joseph’s Church,
Father Robert T. Bryant, . S. J„
officiating.
Mr. Hughes, a native of Au
gusta. had made his home in Ma
con for 45 years. At the time of
his retirement two years ago, he
was foreman of the foundry at the
Taylor Iron Works.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. W. D. Jarrett, of Macon; a
son, J. Carrol Hughes, Pomona,
Cal., a brother, Will Hughes, Au
gusta; three grandchildren, Mrs.
Roland Brown, Dr. W. D. Jarrett,
both of Macon, and John H.
Hughes, 111, Roslyn, N. Y., and
five great-grandchildren.
ANTONIO R1CIJPERO
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Antonio Ri
cupero, a native of Italy and retir
ed Savannah merchant, who had
been living in Thunderbolt, died
on October 21. funeral services
being held at the Blessed Sacra
ment Church.
Mr. Ricupero, who was born in
Syracue, Italy, May 13, 1878, came
to Savannah in 1905 and opened
a store which he operated until
1935.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. A1 Vassalle, Thunderbolt;
four sons, Salvatore Ricupero,
Frank Ricupero., Joseph Ricupero,
Thunderbolt, and Vincent Ricu
pero. Savannah; a sister. Mrs-
Gastana Orsini, Nashville. Tenn.,
and six grandchildren.
MRS. ELIZABETH WARD
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Mrs. Elizabeth
Rice Ward, widow of the late I. P.
Ward, died on October 26, after
an extended illness, funeral ser
vices being held from St. Pat
rick’s Church, with Father Patrick
Connell officiating. Assisting in
the sauetuary were Monsignor
James J. Grady, Father Arthur
Weltzer, and Father James Buck-
ley, S. J.
Mrs. Ward was the daughter of
Patrick John Rice and Mrs. Mar
garet O’Donald Rice, both of Ire
land.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Gerald O’Connor and
Miss Regina Ward, both of Au
gusta; a son, Lawrence J. Ward,
of Winston-Salem, N. C.; a sister,
Mrs. M. J. Downey, Augusta, six
Mount de Sales
Students Present
Playlet in Macon
(Special to The Bulletin)
MACON, . Ga.—“The Eternal
Way”, a dramatic presentation of
the story of the apparitions of
Our Lady of Fatima, was pre
sented by students of Mount de
Sales Academy.
The playlet, . writen by Mary-
knoll Sisters, is in five scenes,
with prologue and epilogue. The
prologue, “Wisdom Calls the
Nations,” gives the history of
Portugal, and the setting. Scene
One Cova da Iria. The children
tending their sheep. Narration—
The Angel Comes. Scene Two:
Cova da Iria. Grotto. Fall of
1916. Narration, The Day chosen
by the Mother of God. Scene
Three: Cova da Iria. First visit,
1917. Narration—The children
persecuted and punished. Scene
Four: Valinhos, near Fatima.
July, 1917. Narration—July to
September visits. Scene Five;
The Cova. 60,000 present, Octo
ber 13, 1917. Narration—October
phenomenon. Lucia becomes a
Sister of St. Dorothy. Epilogue
Prayer of the audience, lead by
choir.
The cast of characters was as
follows:
“The Lady, Theresa Murphy; An
gel of Peace, Beverly Jo Sherling;
"Francisco Marto”, Mimi Hoggo;
"Jacinta Marto”, Betsy Hoggo;
“Lucia dos Santos”. Rita Garvin;
S. mbolic Interpretations: Wisdom.
Maria Caserio; America, Felice
McGoldrick; England, Gloria Tan
ner; Germany. Margaret Shaheen;
Japan, Loretta Drew; Portugal,
Olga de la Campa; Russia, Mary
Frances . Harper, Verse choir, stu
dent body.
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION
AT CHURCH IN LAKELAND
(Special to The Bulletin)
LAKELAND, Ga.—Forty Hours
Devotion were held at Our Lady
Queen of Peace Church in Lake
land, November 2-4. with Father
John H. Hilimann. S. M., of St.
Joseph’s Church, Waycross, deliv
ering the sermons at the evening
services.
Father Frederick V. Gilbert, O.
M. I., pastor of St. Paul's Church,
Douglas, gave the Solemn Bene
diction of the Blessed' Sacrament
at the closing of the devotions,
with Father Joseph Feeley, S. M.
A , pastor of St. Benedict the
Moor Church, Savannah, as dea
con, and Father Hilimann as sub
deacon. Father Francis McCarron,
O. M. I., pastor of Our Lady
Queen of Peace Church, was mas
ter of ceremonies.
Music for the High Masses and
for the evening services was by
the children’s choir, under the di
rection of the Franciscan Sisters.
Many non-Catholics attended
the services during the devo-
votions.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
AT SPARTANBURG CHURCH
SPARTANBURG, S. C. — Sun
day School classes are held at St.
Paul’s Church after the late Mass
each Sunday for the benefit of
children who attend public schools,
for whom there are not accommo
dations in the parochial school, or
children who have not reached
school age.
Present enrollment of the Sun
day School is thirty-nine, with
Sister M. Amarilla arid Sister M.
John Anthony as teachers.
With forty-nine pupils attend
ing the parochial school and forty-
four in- the Sunday Schools,
ninety-three children of St. Paul’s
parish are receiving regular in
struction in their religion.
grandchildren, and a number lit
niece* and nephews.
Issue Fourth Edition of
Work by Father LeBuffe,
Charleston-Born Jesuit
(Special to The Bulletin)
CHARLESTON, S. C.—A fourth
edition of “Jurisprudence”, writ
ten by Father Francis P. LeBuffe,
S. J., Charleston-born writer and
lecturer, together with James V.
Hayes, has just been issued under
the new title of “The American
Philosophy of Law.”
The book, published by Cru
sader Press, Inc., of New York,
is intended both for classroom use
and general reading. It unfolds the
natural law philosophy underlying
American legal philosophy, and
buttresses its points with actual
court decisions. It is a defense
of traditional law against totali
tarian and natural-law ideologies.
Father LeBuffe was born in
Charleston, August 21, 1885, a son
of the late Adolph F. LeBuffe,
who was at one time assistant
foreman of the composing room
of The Charleston News and
Courier. His mother, before her
marriage, was Miss Marie C.
Guillemin.
As a boy, Father LeBuffe serv
ed on the altar at St. Mary’s
Church and attended St. Mary’s
and the Cathedral parochial
schools. Later he attended Gon
zaga College in Washington, D.
C., and completed his study for
the priesthood at Woodstock Col
lege, in Maryland. He was award
ed a Ph. D. degree by Fordham
University.
He entered the Society of Jesus
in 1901, and was ordained to the
priesthood in 1915. Among the
important posts he has held was
that of Dean of the School of
Social Service at Fordham Uni
versity, and business manager of
the American Press. His writings
include “My Changeless Friend”,
in twenty-seven volumes.
At present he is devoting his
full time to work as regional sec
retary for the Sodality of the
Blesged Virgin, in the Middle At
lantic States.
Hold Final Rites for
Spartanburg Marino
Killed on Hawaii
Student From Savannah
Honored By Classmates
at Catholic University
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Mary
Nueslein, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George S. Neuslein, has been
elected president of the Provi
dence Division of the School of
Nursing at the Catholic University
of America In Washington. •
Miss Neuslein, to whom this sig
nal honor has come, graduated
from St. Vincent Academy here
in the class of 1946. Now in her
sophomore year at Catholic Uni
versity, she is taking a course in
nursing education through Provi
dence Hospital.
ANNUAL CEREMONY ON
ALL SOULS* DAY AT
SAVANNAH CEMETERY
SAVANNAH. Ga. — The annual
ceremony of the blessing of the
graves was held at the Catholic
Cemetery on All Souls’ Day, with
Monsignor T. James McNamara,
rector of the Cathedral of St. John
the. Baptist, officiating, with ra
ther A. J. Gall, S. M. A., of Most
Pure Heart of Mary Church; Fa
ther James B. Hill, S. M. A., of
St. Benedict the Moor Church,
and Father George Daly of the
Cathedral assisting. The sermon
was delivered by Father Edgar j
Bissonetfe, of the Cathedral.
PFC. HUGH B. LAYTON
SPARTANBURG, S. C.—The re
mains of Pfc. Hugh Bernard Lay-
ton, Jr., first of Spartanburg’s war
dead to be returned from a ceme
tery overseas, wei*e laid to rest in
Oakwood Cemetery here.
The body of Private Layton was
returned to the United States on
(he ship Honda Knot, which ar
rived in San Francisco recently
with the remains of some 4,000
war dead aboard.
Private Layton was killed on
October 26, 1945, in a motor ve
hicle accident on Hilo Island.
Hawaii, and was buried there witli
full military honors.
Interment services were held at
Oakwood Cemetery with Father
Charles J. Baum, pastor of St.
Paul the Apostle Church, offici
ating.
Pallbearers were Henry Thorn
ton. Joseph Nelson, George Seiner,
William Thormbly, Harry Wimber
ly and James Wimberly, and a
military escort came to Spartan
burg from the Graves Registra
tion distribution center in Char
lotte with the remains.
Private First Class Layton was
the son of Mrs. Josephine Mc
Cauley Layton and the late Hugh
Bernard Layton. He was twenty
years old at the time of his death.
Born in Spartanburg, he gradu
ated in 1941 from Spartanburg
High Sphool, where he played on
the football team. After gradu
ation, he was employed as a ship
ping clerk at Becker’s Bakery un
til he joined the Marine Corps in
October, 1943. He received train
ing at Parris Island, and saw ser
vice on Okinawa, Gaum, the
Philippines and Samoa. He was
decorated with three battle stars
and had received the good con
duct medal.
He is survived by his mother; a
sister, Miss Agnes Layton; two
aunts, Miss Mary CcCauley ana
Mrs. W. J. Holt, both of Spartan
burg, and two uncles, John Mc
Cauley, Spartanburg, and James
McCauley, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
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