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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA FEBRUARY 28, 1<J48
Death in Oklahoma City of
Bishop Francis C. Kelley
Death in Rome of
Gardinai Pignatelli
Dean of Sacred College
VATICAN CITY.—(Radio NO
—His Holiness Pope Pius XII was
among the last visitors at the bed
side of His Eminence Gennaro
Granite Cardinal Pignatelli di Bel
monte, Bishop of Ostia and Al-
bano, and dean of the Sacred Col
lege of Cardinals, who died Feb
ruary 16 at his apartment in St-
Martha’s curial residence building
in the Vatican.
Fortified by the Last Rites of
the Church the Cardinal was in
possession of his faculties almost
up to the time of his death. Ac
cording to persons who were close
to him, he was greatly cheered by
the visit of the Pope, who gave
l.im his blessing. The Cardinal
smiled frequently and spoke calm
ly and with complete resignation
about dying and going to Heaven.
"1 am ready to go,” he told those
at the bedside.
Requiem Mass was offered in
St. Peter’s Basilica by His Emi
nence Federico Cardinal Tedes-
chini, Archpriest of the Basilica.
Marking the first time since
1870 that a Pope attended the
iuneral rites of a Cardinal, His
Holiness Pope Pius XII adminis
tered final benediction at the Pon
tifical Requiem Mass offered in
St. Peter's Basilica for Gennaro
Cardinal Granito Pignatelli of
Belmonte, dean of the Sacred Col
lege.
The Holy Father, who entered
the Basilica toward the end of the
Mass, pronounced absolution while
seated on a faldstool at the fool
or the bier that bore the coffin,
'the bier had been erected in the
right transept of the Basilica, call
ed the transept of Sainte Proces
sus and Martinianus, which was
decorated in black and gold. The
statue of St. Frances Cab-
rmi is located in that transept.
Several thousand mourners, in
cluding Cardinals, members of the
Papal household and diplomats ac
credited to the Holy See attended
the Requiem Mass. Only one
other Cardinal in history has been
buried from St. Peter’s. He was
Haffaele Cardinal Merry I>el Val,
Papal Secretary of State and Arch
priest of the Basilica, who died
in 1930.
The "Messa ( Grande Funebre”
for six and eight voices was sung
by the Sistine Choir under the
personal direction of the com
poser, Monsignor PerceL.
Cardinal Pignatelli’s death re
duces the membership in the Sa
cred College of Cardinals to 60
and the number of Cardinal-Bish
ops to four. Next in line in the
order of precedence is His Emi
nence Francesco Cardinal Mar-
chetti-Selvagiani, Cardinal-Bishop
of Frascati.
Cardinal Pignatelli, who would
have reached the age of 97 years
In April, and who has been dean
»f the Sacred College of Cardinals
for many years, had been the re
cipient of many honors and dis
tinguished commissions under five
Pontiffs. He had served the Church
in diplomatic posts in France, Rus
sia, England. Belgium and Aus
tria.
Born at Naples. April 10. 1351,
Cardinal Pignatelli di Belmonte
belonged to a noble Neapolitan
family which at the end of the
17th century gave to the Church
Pope Innocent XII. He was in the
B9lh year of his priesthood and
had been a Bishop for 49 years
and a Cardinal 37 years.
As a member of the Sacred Col
lege he carried on a most active
work in many oi the Roman Con
gregation'- and had undertaken a
number of special commissions
for the Holy See.
It was in his apartment at Rome
that the first meetings between
Cardinal Gasparri and the repre
sentatives of the Italian Govern
ment took place leading to the
conclusion of the Lateran Treaty
of reconciliation between Italy
and I be Holy See. Active as Ilean
of the Sacred College and Pre
fect of the Sacred Ceremonial
Congregation. Cardinal Pignatelli
had been residing with his 90-
year-old si ter. Princess Anna,
and ins secretary, ,in their small
apartment in the Palace of St.
Marta.
MRS FRANK B LEWIS
FUNERAL IN RALEIGH
CHARLESTON, S. C.-News has
been received here of the death in
Raleigh. N. C„ of Mrs. Frank B.
Lewis. Funeral services were held
at the Cathedral of the Sacred
Heart in Raleigh on February 9.
Mrs. Lewis was the mother of
Mrs. Edwin C. Speed, and the
granddaughter of Mrs. Julian
Smith. Jr., of ChtoTeetan.
Jonuarius Granito Pignatelli di
Belmonte
Dean of the Sacred College 1
Charles E. Hoopper
Dies in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.,r— Charles El
bert Hoopper, one of Augusta’s
best known citizens, died on Janu
ary 21, alter an extended illness.
Funeral services were held at St.
Patrick's Church with Father Pat
rick Connell officiating.
Mr. Hoopper was for years chief
clerk of the old Augusla-Aiken
Railway and Electric Company,
later a partner iu the firm of
Hooper and Landre Electric
Company, and then, for seventeen
years, with the Westinghouse
Electric Company.
Mr. Hoopper served in the Navy
in World War I, and during
World War II was chief clerk of
the OPA ration board in Augusta,
in w'hich capacity lie won hundreds
of friends by his unfailing cour
tesy and kindness to persons in all
walks of life.
A native of Augusta, Mr.
Hoopper was the son of Charles
F. Hoopper and Mrs. Mary Lom
bard Hoopper. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Mary Cashin
Hoopper; a son, Charles E. Hoop-
Iter, Jr., and several nieces and
nephews.
JOHN BARRETT
DIES IN LUDOWICI
LUDOW1CI, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices lor John Barrett, one of
Long County s most i espected citi
zens, were held at the Chapel of
the immaculate Conception neve,
on January 14, Father George
Fahey, S. M., officiating.
Mr. Barrett was engaged in the
Insurance business in Savannah
tor a number of yeais.
He is survived by a brother,-
Janies H. Bariett, of Ludowici;
lines sisters, Miss Margaret Bar
rett, Miss Agnes Barrett, and
Mrs. Joseph Owens, of Bruns
wick; a step-daughter, Mis* Vi
vian Bariett, Savannah.
MRS. HELEN S. SIMS
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANinAH, Ga.—Funeral ser-
v.ces tor Mrs. Helen Setierieh
Sims, wile of the late Ralph R.
Sims, who died January 2u, were
held at tne Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist.
Born in Germany, the daugblei
of the late Mathew Seuerich anu
Mrs. Jeannell ton Hersch Sel-
terich, Mrs. Sims is survived by
her mother; Mrs. A. B. Woerte-
man; three sisters. Mrs. Mary
Woci teinan and Mrs. K. L. Patter
son, .•savannaii, anu ; virs. crank
Adams, Atlanta; a brother, Frank
Setierieh; and two daughters,
Mrs. France* D. Fouche and Mis.
Helen D. DeVere, Savannah; four
grandchildren and a number of
nieces and nephews.
MRS. J. P. RIVIA8
DIES IN FLORIDA
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices lor Mrs. Elizabeth G. Hivias,
widow ol J- P- Rivias, who died
Febiuary 18, at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. C. B. Thompson,
Pensacola, Fla., were held at the
Sacred Heart Church, Pensacola.
Father Herman J. Deimel, pastor
of the Church of I he Holy Fam
ily, officiated at interment ser
vices held at Riverdale Cemetery
here.
Mrs. Rivias, a native of Ire
land, had lived in Columbus most
of her life, moving to Pensacola
a few yeais ago.
She is survived by iter daugh
ter, Mrs. Thompson; two sons,
Joseph R. Rivias, Columbus, and
L. N. Rivias, Pensacola; ten grand
children and seven great-grand
children.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Bishop
Francis C. Kelley of Oklahoma
City and Tulsa, for whom funeral
services were held February 3,
died after an illness of more than
five years, which had slowed the
pace of stupendous activity that
had marked his earlier years. His
body lay in state in the Cathedral
oi Our Lady of Perpetual Help
and was viewed by hundreds who
revered him.
The founder of the Catholic
Church Extension Society, former
member of the Administrative
Board of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, noted author
and speaker, Bishop Kelley died
on February I. He had been in
a coma lor several days.
Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness,
Coadjutor ol Oklahoma City anu
Tulsa, and Monsignor James Rear
don, of Minneapolis, a boyhood
friends, together with clerical
members ol the household were
at the Bishop s bedside when lie
died.
Bishop Kelley was first stricken
in Octooer, 1942. in the summer
of 1943 he went to California to
recuperate and a year later to
Chicago where he suffered his
first stroke, leaving him partially
incapacitated. Three other strokes
followed, most of them light, but
th last one affected his vocal
cords.
Bishop Kelley's vitality was
astounding. Twice his life was
despaired of but he rallied and
later recovered to the point where
lie took automobile rides. For the
last two years he mainly rested in
his room.
The Prelate, whose missionary
fervor urged him to found the Ex
tension Society, had a great de
votion to Mother Frances Xavier
Cabrini, first U. S. citizen Saint.
He kept her photograph and statue
on his radio and reading table.
Knights of Columbus
Plan St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration in Greenville
(Special to The Bulletin)
GREENVILLE, S. C. — George
A. Francis, chairman of the Coun
cil Activities Committee of Green
ville Council, No. 1668. Knights of
Columbus, was named general
chairman for the second annual
‘ fun nite" to be sponsored by the
council on March 17 at Gallivan
Memorial Hall.
Committees appointed to work
w'ith Mr. Francis are: Program,
Father Ronald Anderson. Joseph
A. Carpin, T. Francis McNamara.
Father Gerald McGuire: tickets,
John B. Garrison, Robert Dowling,
J. Merrelie Mock: publicity, A. W.
Pieran, J. C. Magarahan, and Sam
Francis: prizes, Edward C. I.igon,
Clyde Swedenberg and Ted Obei-
meyer; arrangements, Henry
Wells, Phillip Howard. James
Piegler, T. Riley Burris and Carl
T. Sullivan; games. George Fran
cis, Melvin Kay. Richard Eassy
and Major J. L. Kilgore.
He preached the sermon at her
Iuneral in Chicago in 1917.
In addition to a number of other
foreign decorations, Bishop Kelley
last year received the Grand Cross
of Isabella of Spain from the
Spanish Government, one of the
highest awards the government
can bestow.
Bishop Kelley was nationally
and internationally known for his
many writings. His books reflect
a keen, contemplative mind,
philosophical and strongly tinctur
ed with common sense.
Three years ago his former asso
ciate in the work of Extension,
Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness,
then of Raleigh, was named to
assist him as Coadjutor Bishop.
MONSIGNOK O’BRIEN ON
PROGRAM AT THE CITADEL
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Mon
signor Joseph L. O’Brien, S. T. D.,
LL. D., pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, and Superintendent of
Schools for the Diocese of Charles
ton, was the speaker on the Re
ligious Emphasis Week program
held for the Catholic students at
The Citadel, under the auspices
of the Newman Club.
BENEDICTINF. ALUMNI
ELECT CLASS OFFICERS
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Jack Shee
han has been elected president of
Ihe Class of 1938 of Benedictine
Military School. Dan Baran was
elected vice-president; Anthony
O'Neil secretary - treasurer, and
Jack Macher, Nick Stafford, Bob
Gordon and James McQuIlen will
serve as a ways and means com
mittee.
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