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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 25, 1949
St. Francis Xavier Infirmary, Charleston
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In 1881, the house of Miss Mary
McHugh, in Charleston, S. C., was
donated to the Diocese of Charles
ton as a home for the sick, and
opened its doors on October 1,
1882 as St. Francis Xavier In
firmary, conducted by the Sisters
of Our Lady of Mercy, members
of a Religious Order founded by
Bishop John England, first Bishop
of Charleston.
The services rendered by the in
firmary continually necessitated
increasing its accommodations, and
an anneex to the infirmary was
built in 1898. and the present
building, pictured above, was com
pleted in October, 1926, and a
four-story addition was made to
the building seven years ago.
The infirmary now has bed ca
pacity for one hundred and eleven
patients in addition to twenty-
eight bassinets for infants. Sis
ter Augustine is the superin
tendent; Sister Emanuel, directress
of nurses; Dr. D. L. Mafeuire,
chief of staff, and Father Thomas
J. Mackin, resident chaplain.
Senior Night Program Held in
Charleston for Class of 1949
At Bishop England High School
CHARLESTON, S. C. — An
nouncement • and presentation of
awards to members of the grad
uating class of Bishop England
High School were made at a Senior
Night Program held on June 3 in
the auditorium of the Father
O’Brien Gymnasium at the high
school.
The program opened with a stir
ring selection by the Bishop Eng
land High School Band, under the
direction of Sergeant Freda, which
was followed by the salutatory ad
dress by Joseph J. Albert.
After a selection by the Glee
Club, the class history was read by
John B. Coltingham and the class
prophecy by Miss Diane Owens.
The valedictory address was de
livered by Miss Grace Louise Mill
er. honor graduate of the class of
1949.
Monsignor Joseph L. O’Brien, S.
T. D., LL.D., Superintendent of
Schools for the Diocese of Charles
ton, rector emeritus of Bishop Eng
land. jjnd pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church, delivered the address to
the graduates, after which the
awards were presented by Monsi
gnor James J. May, Vicar General
of the Diocese of Charleston and
rector of the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist.
Miss Charlotte Louise Roempke
acted as mistress of ceremonies
during the program, which closed
with the members of the graduat
ing class and the glee club joining
in singing "Alma Mater.”
The awards included the James
F. Byrnes Foundation Scholarship,
won by Miss Grace Louise Miller,
first honor graduate; the Catholic
Women’s Club scholarship, to Miss
Charlotte Louise Roempke; the
American Legion Auxiliary Medal
for proficiency in History, drawn
for by Miss Miller and John Corri
gan, and won by Mr. Corrigan.
. The Phi Beta Kappa award for
academic achievement and integ
rity, won by John B. Cottingham;
the Bausch and Lomb Science Med
al, won by Morgan Earl Isaac; the
medal for proficiency in French,
won by Miss Laura Conti; the
Charles E. Devineau scholastic
award, given by the College of
Charleston Newman Club in recog
nition of achievement in academic
proficiency, to Miss Grace Louise
Miller
The Bishop England High School
^^scholarship in honor of Monsignor
O’Brien, drawn for by Miss Delta
Margaret Cox and Miss Laura Con
ti. and won by Miss Conti; the
Bishop England High School Alum
ni Latin award, for proficiency an
Latin over four years, won by Miss
Della Margaret Cox, an 1 the Bish
op England High School Key Club
award, won by Miss Charlotte Lou
ise Roempke.
Members of the Bishop Englad
Alumni Association and members
of the graduating class received
Holy Communion in a body at a
Muss celebrated at St. Patrick's
Church, on May 29, at which Mon
signor James J. May, Vicar Gen
eral of the Diocese of Charleston,
delivered the sermon.
The senior-junior banquet, at the
Francis Marion Hotel on May 31,
was followed by a reception and
dance, and the graduates were
complimented at a dance given in
the Monsignor O’Brien Gymnasium
on the evening of June 2. Com
mencement exercises were held at
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist on June 5.
Charleston Council
Of Catholic Women
Elects New Officers
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Mrs.
Cleveland Smith was elected presi
dent of the Charleston Council of
Catholic Women at the council’s
annual meeting held at the
Knights of Columbus Hall. Mrs.
Smith succeeds Mrs. William J.
Bean.
Other officers elected were
Miss Marie May. first vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Marie Prince, second
vice-president; Mrs. Arthur White-
sides, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Frederick II. Phaehler, re
cording secretary, and Mrs. James
N. Sterlman, treasurer. Mrs.
Charles A. Dennis served as chair
man of the nominating commit
tee.
Father J. Alexis Westbury, pas
tor of St. Joseph's Church, was the
guest speaker, his topic being “The
New State of Israel.’’
The council voted to sponsor a
spaghetti supper for the Armed
Services-USO at the Y. M. C. A.,
and to send a contribution to Sis
ter Mary Rita of the Neighborhood
House to drel'ray the traveling ex
penses of a young girl to her home
in another state.
Volunteering to assist the Amer
ican Legion in the sale of poppies
on Memorial Day were Mrs.
George Ryan, Miss Tessie Hanley,
Mrs. Whitesides, Mrs. Prince, Mrs.
Bean, Mrs. Laura Francis. Mrs. W.
O. Trescot, Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Harry
Samson and Mrs. Garrett Conlon.
There was discussion of plans to
give a picnic for the residents of
the Catholic Home at the Sulli
van’s Island home of Miss May.
Mrs. Trescots served as chair
man of the program committee, as
sisted by Mrs. Teresa Heins. A
musical program was presented by
Miss Caroline Iloppman, with
Ralph Oldmixon as accompanist.
A silver Rosary was presented to
Mrs. William J. Bean, the retiring
president, as an expression of ap
preciation of her capable leader
ship of the club during her term
as president. The attendance price
was awarded Mrs. John J. Ken
nedy.
Members of St. Joseph’s parish
were hostesses at the social hour
which followed the meeting.
Forty Hours Devotion
At Blessed Sacrament
Church in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S. C.—At the
Blessed Sacrament Church, where
Father John J. McCarthy- is the
pastor, FQrty Hours Devotion were
held June 14-16, with Monsignor
Joseph L. O’Brien, S. T. D., LL.
D., pastor of St. Patrick’s Church,
and Father J. Fleming McManus,
assistant pastor of Stella Maris
Church, delivering the sermons at
the evening services.
HOLY NAME,SOCIETY
MEETS IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—After receiv
ing Holy Communion in a body at
a Mass celebrated at the Blessed
Sacrament Church on Trinity Sun
day by the pastor. Father Thomas
A. Brennan, the parish Holy Name
Society held a breakfast meeting
in the parish hall.
Paul Fleming, president of the
society, who presided at the meet
ing, appointed the following com
mittee chairmen: Entertainment,
Eugene B. Entleman; Telephone, J.
M. Keating; Sick committee, Phil
Roach.
The Holy Name choir, under the
direction of Pedro Sanchez, with
Mrs. S. E. Belliveau at the organ,
sang hymns during the Mass.
New Addition to Infirmary in Charleston
Pictured above is the
St. Francis Xavier Infirmary in
Charleston, a l'our-story structure,
completed in 1942, which doubled
the patient capacity of the Infirm
ary. It is connected with the main
building and in exterior finish is in
the same style and material. The
first floor includes the central
heating plant, a central food serv
ice, general dining rooms, kitchen
and laundry. The three upper
floors contain rooms for patients
and a chapel. At the time the
annex was built the original build
ing was completely remodeled and
improved, making St. Francis
Xavier Infirmary one of the most
modcrnly appointed and best
equipped hospitals in the South.
MONSIGNOR George Smith, of
Aiken, S. C., retiring president of
the Catholic Hospital Association
of the United States and Canada,
of the Catholic Hospital” on a
radio broadcast on June 14. from
St. Louis, over the internationally
heard Sacred Heart Program.
Best Wishes
Claussetis
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