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SIXTEEN
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NOVEMBER 27, 1948
Blessing Cornerstone of New Church in Columbia
Spartanburg Council of Women
Shows Increased Membership
In the lower of the scenes ot
the blessing of the cornerstone of
Ihe new St. Joseph’s Church, now
in the course of construction in
Columbia, S. C., Bishop Emmet
M. Walsh of Charleston, is pic
tured with Father Alfred F.
Kamler, pastor of St. Francis do
Sales Church, Columbia, who will
be the pastor of the new St. Jo
seph’s Church.
In the upper picture, Bishop
Walsh is pictured with the assist
ing clergy and members of the
gregation which attended the
cornerstone blessing ceremony.
Among the items contained in a
metal box imbedded in the corner
stone were the latest editions of
the local newspapers, The Colum
bia State and The Columbia Rec
ord, current issues of Life and
Time magazines and The Bulle
tin, a number of new coins, a his
tory of the founding of the new
parish, including a list of the
names of contributors to the build
ing fund and those who helped to
make its erection possible.
'file new church and other build
ings of the parish group will be
built of granite, shaded in pink
and grey. The church will be
cruciform in design, pure Gothic
in style, vising sixty-five feet high,
with an eighty-five foot tower.
The edifice will seat a congrega
tion of more than five hundred
persons. Space for confessionals
and a Baptistry will be provided
in extension from the two sides
of the structure, and a modern
feature will he a sound proof nur
sery from which mothers of small
children can assist at Mass.
There will be side altars in each
•f the transepts and a main altar
•f carved marble, as will be the
reredos, baldichino and com
munion rail.
Monsignor Martin C. Murphy,
pastor of St. Peter's Church, Co
lumbia. delivered the sermon at
Uie ceremonv. at which Monsignor
John L. Manning, D. D., Chancel
lor of Hie Diocese of Charleston,
Monsignor Joseph L. O’Brien, S.
T. D., LL. D., rector emeritus of
Bishop England High School,
Charleston, and some thirty priests
serving in the Diocese of Charles
ton assisted.
Ciei'gy present included Mon
signor John 1,. Manning, D. D.,
Chancellor of the Diocese of
Charleston; Monsignor Joseph I..
O’Brien, S. T. D., LL. D., of
Charleston; Monsignor Martin C
Murphy, pastor of St. Peter’ 5
Church, Columbia; Father Thomas
Jcllico. Father Roy Aiken, Father
E. It. Craven, O. P., Father Or
ville Carl, O. P., Columbia.
TWO GEORGIANS ENTER
NOVITIATE OF ORDER
FOUNDED IN SAVANNAH
AUGUSTA. Ga.—Miss Mary
WrigUl, of Augusta, and Miss
Mary Harrison, of Columbus; both
graduates of the Immaculate Con
ception High School here, have
left for Staten Island, N. Y., to
enter the novitiate of the Fran
ciscan Handmaids 'of the Most
Pure Heart of Mary, the Religious
Order founded in 1916 by the late
Father Ignatius Lissner, of the
Society of African Missions.
With (he approval of the late
Bishop Benjamin J. Keilcy of
Savannah, Father Lissner organiz
ed (his community of Colored Sis
ters, which was later adopted into
New York City, where the Motli-
erhouse is located.
The Franciscan Handmaids of
the Most Pure Heart of Mary
teach at St. Aloysius parochial
school and operate St. Benedict’s
Day Nursery in New York City,
and alM an gage in social service
work.
THOMAS H. BOYD ,
DIES IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Father
Sydney F. Dean and Father lion-
ald p. Anderson, assistant pas
tors of St. Mary’s Church, offici
ated at funeral services Held here
for Thomas H. Boyd, who died
November 19 from injuries re
dent some months ago.
Mr, Bo.vd is survived by his
wife; a son, Thomas H. Boyd, Jr,;
a daughter, Mrs. James Magara-
han; two sisters, Miss Mary Boyd
and Miss Ruth Boyd, and five
grandchildren.
SPARTANBURG, S. C.—The
Spartanburg Council of Catholic
Women increased its membership
to fifty during the past year, and
is holding meetings regularly each
month, the business sessions -be
ing followed by social hours. On
the second Tuesday of each month,
a Mass is offered for the repose
of the souls of departed members.
During the summer months
more than two hundred calls were
made on members of St. Paul the
Apostle parish who has had sick
ness or death in the family. A
number of convalescent cards were
mailed and flowers were sent to
members who were sick by Mrs.
A. L. Price and the visiting com
mittee which she heads.
About 150 articles of clothing
were collected for the victims
of war in Europe. Mrs. Warren R.
Cathcart, serving as acting chair
man • of the War Relief commit
tee during the illness of Mrs.
F. M. Orslni, the committee chair
man.
Mrs. Mali in O’Brien, chairman
of the literature committee, has
given much pleasure and instruc
tion to the members with her
monthly reviews of best-sellers by
Catholic authors. Ten new books
have been purchased for the lend
ing library and more books will
be bought with the funds derived
from library lees.
Four members of the council
attended the national convention
of the NCCW in New Orleans,
Mrs. Leonard Becker, Mrs. J. S.
O’Neill, Mrs. John Siener and Mrs.
D DuPiantis.
Mrs. F. C. Werry. headed the
group of Catholic women partici
pating in the local Community
Chest campaign, witli Mrs. Charles
Cook. Mrs. Harold Bcekholt, Mrs.
Elbert Ryan, Mrs. L. D. DeSim-
ons, Mrs. Emmet T. Walsh, Mrs.
Louis Riebiing and Mrs. Lucille
Magnin, assisting.
Mrs. A, L. Price represented
the council at the quarterly meet
ings of directors of the Family
Welfare Society, a local charit
able organization.
The council contributed $50 to
the improvement fund of St. Paul's
Church, and also made donations
to St. Paul’s School and other
causes.
On November 19, (lie council
sponsored its annual Harvest Par
ty. Mrs. F. C. Worry, Jr., and
Mrs. Carl Saaf headed the com
mittee in charge.. In charge of
the various booths .were Mr. and
Mrs. John Hottila, Mrs. Charles
Cook, Mrs. Martin O’Brien, Mrs.
A. O. Barbare, Mrs. E, P. Joyce,
Mrs. Alice T. Abernathy, Miss
Anna Riebiing and George Siener.
Present officers of the coun
cil are Mrs. Charles Cook, presi
dent; Mrs. Louis Riebiing, vice
president; Mrs. Harold Beckholt,
secretary, and Mrs. Alice T. Aber
nathy, treasurer.
Salvador Spano Heads
K. of C. in Columbus
(Special to The Bullentin)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Bishop Gross
Council, No. 1019, under the lead
ership of Grand Knight Salvador
Spano is furthering a full program
of activity. Other officers ot the
council are Joseph Kunze, deputy
grand knight; Michael A. Bruni,
recording secretary; J. P. Meyer,
treasurer; John E. Smith, financial
secretaiy, William B. Fortson.
George R. O’Brian and Richard
H. Fleming, trustees.
In observance of Columbus Day,
the members of the council attend
ed a High Mass, celebrated at the
Church of the Holy Family, by
Father Mark Sterbonz, S. D. S.,
of Phenix City, Ala., and entertain
ed with an open house at the K.
of C. Home. Mrs. John Scliarfen-
burg, Mrs. Frank Foster, Mrs. L.
J. Leonard. Mrs. Fannin, Mrs.
Masserio and Mrs. Dougherty com
posed the committee in charge of
serving the refreshments.
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