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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF CEORGIA
JANUARY 17, 1948
Sisters From Belmont at
Novices on Isle of Guam
BELMONT, N. C.—Reverend
Mother M. Maura, Mother Superior
of the Sisters of Mercy of the
Abbatia Nullius of Belmont, in
vested twenty natives of the Is
land of Guam, in the Pacific, as
members of the Congregation, on
December 5, at a ceremony held in
the Cathedral of Agana, Guam.
The ceremony, the first of its
kind on the island, was attended
by Bishop Apollinaris W. Baum
gartner, O. F. M., Cap. D. D., Vi
car-Apostolic of Guam, high digni
taries of the Government and the
U. S.. Navy, and hundreds of
relatives and friends of the nov
ices.
Mother Maura arrived in Guam
in November to assist at the in
vestiture of the new Sisters of
Mercy, and three other Sisters of
Mercy, Sister M. Inez, Sister An
nette and Sister Louise, sent from
Belmont to Guam a year ago to
open a new house of the Order on
the island. The twenty young
women who were presented as
novices were trained under these
Sisters.
The Sacred Congregation for the
Propagation of the Faith has ap
proved the establishment of a
cononically erected religious house
and novitiate, and on December 6
the novitiate was formally estab
lished when the twenty postulants
were vested with the religious
habit and received the veil.
On the Feast of the Immaculate
Conception, ten more postulants
began their training at the con
vent, which now consists of three
quonset huts, and which will be
enlarged with a fourth hut to ac
commodate the new members of
the community.
It is expected that ground will
be broken in the near future for a
permanent Convent of Mercy to re
place the temporary quarters
which were leased from the Naval
Government.
Fourth Degree K. of C.
Savannah, Fete Guests of
Little Sisters’ Home
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah
Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights
of Columbus, gave its annual
Christmas party for the guests of
the Little Sisters of the Poor on
the afternoon of December 28.
The annual ejvent was preceded
by Benediction in the chapel of
the Little Sisters’ Home for the
Aged, with Father George T.
Daly, faithful friar of the Savan
nah Assembly, as celebrant, with
fourth degree knights in full re
galia attending.
After the religious service, gift
baskets, bountifully laden, were
distributed to the nearly one hun
dred guests of th„ Little Sisters,
who joined with the knights in
singing Christmas carols. ■
The guests of the Little Sisters',
many of them approaching the
ninety year mark in age, were de®
lighted with the singing of Eddie
Buttimer, five-year-old son,of Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Buttimer. The sing
ers were accompanied by Claude
Domingue, accordionist.
John J. Fogarty, who imperson
ated Santa Claus, distributed the
baskets which were arranged by a
committee headed by Mrs. Alice
Buckley. E. G. Butler was chair
man of the Christmas party com
mittee, which included J. E. Buck-
ley. C. E. Butler, P. J. Buttimer,
T. J. Corcoran, E. C. Overstreet,
C. J. D’Esposito, Vestus J. Ryan,
J- J. McGrath, Herbert McKenzie,
J. D. Sheehan, H. J. Middleton, J.
F. O’Loughlin, and Robert Ryan,
with Edward T. Daly, faithful nav
igator of Savannah Assembly, as
ex-officio member.
Motion pictures of the event,
taken by J. R. Caterisan, will be
shown later on the screen for the
guests of the Little Sisters.
Playlets Presented By
Pupils of St. Mary’s
School in Greenville
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C. — A pro
gram of playlets appropriate to the
Christmas season were presented
by pupils of St. Mary’s School at
Gallivan Memorial Hall.
“Trials of a Boy,” was pre
sented by pupils of the first grade;
“Farewell to Toys,” by pupils of
the second grade, while “When
Santa Claus Was Sick” was pre
sented by pupils in the third and
fourth grades.
Highlight of the program was
the presentation of the two-act
playlet, “Madonna of the Rose,”
which was presented by. a cast of
about sixty pupils of the interme
diate grammar grades.
Leading roles were portrayed by.
Joseph Putnam, John Sowers,
Manning Correia. Patricia Dow
ling, Shirley Dowling, Louise Brig
ham, Tommy Dean, Beth Lewis,
Peggy Thomason, Barbara Ann
Aiken, Harriet Healey, Mary Cath
erine Francis and Mary Jean
Keith.
The production was directed by
Sam Francis, with Mrs. LaBruce
Sherrill Heist training the danc
ers. Sister Ursula directed the
choral numbers and with Mrs. Jos
eph Cassidy and William Thomas,
violinists, playing the accompani
ments. Scenery and lighting effects
were by Alfred Milam and Henry
Wells.
K. OF C. IN GREENVILLE
GIVE CHRISTMAS PARTY
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Among
the delightful social events of the
holiday season was that given by
members of Greenville Council,
Knights of Columbus, who enter
tained their wives and other
guests at Gallivan Memorial IJall.
The glee club of the council
presented a formal program of
Christmas carols, with Joseph Car-
pin directing the choral numbers
and Mrs. Henry Keith, Jr., as
accompanist.
Members of the glee club were:
Eugene W. Cehan, Carroll Carpin,
J. Merrelle Mock, Joseph A. Car-
pin, Walter Juresky, Alvin Wat
son, Sam Francis, Edward Flas-
poehler, Henry B. Wells, Carl Sul
livan, Anthony Francis, James
Francis, Phillip Howard, Richard
Bindewald, Joseph A. Putnam.
Santa Claus was present by im
personation, and presented favors
and souvenirs to the feminine
guests.
Arrangements for the party were
made by a committee headed by
George A. Francis, with Henry
Wells, T. Francis McNamara and
J. A. Carpin, Jr., assisting.
BENEDICTINE ALUMNI
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
FOR CLASS OF 1924
Frank J. Sherman
Dies in Augusta
Augusta, F, J. Sherman, retired
city employe, died on December
19, after an illness of several
months. Funeral services were
held at the Sacred Heart Church,
Father James Buckley, S. J. of
ficiating.
Mr. Sherman, a resident of Au
gusta for all of his life, was the
husband of the late Mrs. Mary
Gallaher Sherman. He was con
nected with the city for more than
thirty-five years before his retire
ment a few years ago. He served
as city plumber, foreman of the
meter department, and in latter
years was in charge of plumbing
supply department for the city.-
A pioneer member of Patrick
Walsh Council, Knights of Colum
bus, Mr. Sherman was inside guard
of the council for many years.
He had friends in all walks of
life, and his quiet an unassuming
manner, coupled with his kind
disposition and charitable attitude
had endeared him to countless per
sons throughout the city.
Mr. Sherman is survived by
three daughters, Sister Rose de
Lima, R. S. M., Savannah, Mrs.
Lesley B. Anderson, Augusta, Ga.,
and Mrs. William C. Knuck,
North Augusta, S. C.; two sons,
John J. Sherman, of Macon, and
John T. Sherman of San Antonio,
Texas; seventeen grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
MRS. ALICE G. KUHN
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Alice G. Kuhn, who
died December 22, were held at
the Immaculate Conception
Church, Father Joseph R. Smith
officiating.
Mrs. Kuhn is survived by a sis
ter, Mrs. Blanche Brisendine, ’ of
Atlanta, and two nieces, Mrs. Wil
liam Walforth and Mrs. Samuel J.
Bobbitt, both of Miami, Fla.
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JAMES A. DOIIERTV
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga—-Funeral ser
vices for James A. Doherty, who
died on January 7 in Hyattsville,
Md., were held at the Blessed
Sacrament Church. A native of
Savannah, Mr. Doherty had made
his home in Maryland for the last
twenty years.
ST. JOSEPH’S IN COLUMBUS
PUBLISHING SCHOOL PAPER
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Pupils of St.
Joseph’s School now have their
own publication, which is being
issued monthly in mimeographed
form, under the title of Catholic
Action Press.
Bernard Spano is the editor;
David Pfaff, business manager;
-Valeric Cundiff, copy editor; Vola
Terrell, sports editor; Patricia
Cadcna, feature editor. Mary Jane
Sullivan, art editor, Edwin Daniel,
poetry editor, and Joseph Hall and
Constance Wassaro, reporters. Mrs.
I. W. Cundiff is sponsor for the
publication.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The annual
reunion of the class of ’24 of the
Benedictine Military School was
held at the Hotel Savannah, De
cember 18, and Chris Peters was
elected president of the class for
the coming year. Other officers
chosen were Clarence Harden,
vice-president; II. Sol Clark, sec
retary, and Leo J. Nichol, ser
geant-at-arms.
The members'voted to sponsor
the formation of a Greater Bene
dictine Endowment Foundation, to
further the interests of the
school. Plans were also made to
award, as in other years, the Fa
ther Raphael Arthur Cup, to the
outstanding cadet in the graduat
ing class.
Speaker^ . at the meeting were
Father Bede Lightner, O. S. B.,
principal of Benedictine School;
Father Vincent Campbell, O. S. B.,
of the faculty; Captain Edward G.
Thomson, former commandant,
and Jerome W. Bettencourt, re
tiring class president.
MEMBERS OF SAVANNAH
HOLY NAME SOCIETY AT
COMMUNION BREAKFAST
REQUIEM MASS FOR
PLANE CRASH VICTIMS
OFFERED IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A High Mass
of Requiem was offered at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
here for the repose of the souls
of the ten natives of Puerto Rico
who died in the crash of a Coastal
Airlirter near Savannah on Janu
ary 7.
MISS CATHERINE RILEJY
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C—Funeral
services for Miss Catherine T. Ri
ley who died on December 15,
were held at St. Patrick's church.
Born in Charleston, Miss Riley
was the daughter of Philip Riley
and Mrs. Mary Riley, both of Ire
land. She is survived by two neph
ews and two nieces.
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Principal
speakers at a Communion break
fast for members of the Holy Name
Society of the Blessed Sacrament
Church were Father Thomas A.
Brennan, pastor of the parish, and
Andrew J. Ryan, Solicitor Gen
eral of the Superior Court of Chat
ham County.
Michael Koncel, president of the
society, acted as toastmaster, and
J. Lawrence Hatch, Paul Flem
ing and A. J. Orsini composed the
committee on arrangements for
the breakfast, which was served
in the cafeteria of the Blessed
Sacrament School.
Officers of the Society, in addi
tion to Mr. Koncul, are.Charles J.
Russo, vice-p resident; Joseph
Myatt, secretary; J. Lawrence
Hatch, treasurer, and Michael Rob
ertson, marshal.
THOMAS A. LYNCH
DIES IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA. Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Thomas Aioysius Lynch,
of Decatur, who died here on De
cember 30, were held at the Sa
cred Heart Church, Father Cor
nelius E. Maloney, pastor of St.
Thomas More Church, Decatur,
officiating.
Mr. Lynch is survived by his
wife; a sister, Mrs. John F. Watt; a
nephew, John Watt. Jr., and a
niece. Miss Mary Ann Watt, Atlan
ta.
JAMES C. MALONEY
DIES IN BREMEN
BREMEN, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for James Chrisopher Ma
loney, of Bremen, were held De-
cembter 17. at the Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church, Anniston, Ala.,
Father Jules A. Keating officiat
ing. Interment followed at St.
John’s Cemetery, Forrest Hills,
Long Island.
MRS. MARY CESARONI
DIES IN PENSACOLA
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Funeral
services for Mrs- Mary Cecilia Ce-
i saroni, who died here on Decem-
I bei 29, were held at St. Patrick’s
Church, Apalachicola.
Mrs. Cesaroni is survived by
two sons, Michael J. Cesaroni, of
Savannah, and Antony Cesaroni, of
Apalachicola; three daughters,
Mrs. M. M. Spencer, Tampa, Miss
Nena Cesaroni, Pensacola, and
Mrs. J. E. Ramsey, Pensacola;
three sisters, Mrs. M. M. Rocco,
and Mrs. Rosa Risitano, Apalachi
cola, and Mrs. Anne Wright, San
Francisco. Calif.; nine grandchil
dren and four great-grandchildren.
CHAOS IN PAKISTAN
Graphic accounts of the horror
and tragedy existing today in so-
called “free” India have just been
received from the Medical Mis
sionaries, Holy Family Hospital,
Rawalpindi, in the Moslem stale of
Pakistan. In this most timely and
informative report compiled by
courageous nuns trained by Moth
er Anna Dengel, foundress of the
community, we grasp the full sig
nificance of the chaos that has ex
isted in India since the division of
that country into Hindu and Mos
lem states. Here are some excerpts
from the accounts of several of the
Sisters which were sent to the
community motherhouse in Fox
Chase, Philadelphia.
“Under the wornt possible condi
tions three million refugees have
so far passed from India to Pakis
tan and from Pakistan to India. In
a camp near Lahore, where 100,000
people are quartered in the most
dreadful hygcnic conditions, with
no food, people are killing their
own children, as they prefer that
to seeing them starve. Out of 5,000
people who travelled on a refuge
train, only 450 survived.
“Last week, about 5,000 people
came to the camp across the road
frm our hospital. Never did we see
such poverty, destitution, disease,
malnutrition, filth and vermin.
Most of them just wanted to lie
down wherever they happened to
land from the lorries, and hope for
death to come soon. There were
dozens of cases of cholera,,small
pox, dysentery, malaria, chicken-
pox, measles and pneumonia! Con
ditions are indescribable!
“At night it is cold enough for
three blankets. The refugees have
only the cement floor of the camp
to iio on. with mats oi old rugs be
neath them. If they do not’ have
bedding of thgir own, camp offi
cials lend them one blanket each
at night, and it is taken away in
the morning, as these refugees are
supposed to be here only overnight
and are then passed on to regular
camps or assigned to houses. The
blankets are not washed. No won
der disease spreads in these camps.
“Many of these people have
been admitted into our hospitals,
but a good number refuse to move
from the camp — they want to be
w:th their own, and just in case or
ders come for their movement,
they all want to stick together. The
Sisters and nurses have been going
over the camps to tend the sick.
“Violence has caused much suf
fering, as well as disease. In Kash
mir, recently, a group of Afridis,
tribespeople from the northwest of
India, shot six people who includ
ed a Spanish nun, a nurse, our
English colonel and his wife, who
had a baby there, and several oth
ers. They wounded Mother Alde-
trude, a Franciscan Missionary of
Mary, and stabbed a Hindu pa
tient. Both are now in the hospital
here.
“One of the nuns had one or two
gold teeth. The Afridis were fasci
nated by them, and wanted the
gold before the nun was dead.
They got hold of a hatchet, but
before they started their dentistry,
the Pathans, another Indian tribe,
arrived. So the gold teeth saved a
few lives. The Afridis took every
thing they could—the monstrance,
the chalices, the nun’s ring, rosa
ries, crucifixes, and food, blankets
and other items.
“On the Vigil of All Saints, two
of our Sisters, Sister IVJ. Alma and
Sister M. Clare, arrived from
America. How glad we were to see
them 1 Most of the Europeans have
left here, and even the Anglo-
Indians are trying to go to Aus
tralia. The British Military Hospi
tal nurses have left already. Soon
there will be nobody left but us.”
The courage, zeal, and devotion
to duty of these Sisters make the
reader proud to be a Catholic.
(Editor’s Note: Sister M. Clare
R. N., who is reported as arriv
ing in Pakistan, was for three
years stationed at the Catholic
Colored Clinic in Atlanta. Sister
M. Xavier, R. N.. who served at
the clinic in Atlanta has also
gone to Pakistan to do medical
missionary work.)
CHOIR FROM SAVANNAH
VISITS DUBLIN CHURCH
DUBLIN, Ga.—The choir of
the Cathedral School in Savan
nah, composed of some thirty
girls, under the direction of Sister
M. Gilbert, R. S. M., visited Dub
lin on December 28 to sing at the
Solemn High Mass at the Immac
ulate Conception Church here.
Father Walter Donovan, former
ly assistant rector of the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, in
Savannah, was recently appointed
pastor of the Immaculate Concep
tion Church in Dublin.
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