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JUNE 21, 1952
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
TWENTY-ONE
FOUNDATIONS OF ABBEY AT CONYERS—Shown above are
the foundations of the permanent buildings which are to be
erected at the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Ghost near Conyers,
Georgia. The Trappist community is resuming work on the con
struction this month. The present appearance of the foundations
show’ that the work, has been somewhat advanced since this
photograph was made, mainly that the foundatibns. have been
covered like the strip in the lower right. The present frame
building which houses the community, appears ait the upper right.
Lack of funds interrupted the work of building the Abbey, and
construction which is now being resumed will continue as long
as it can be financed through the generosity of friends of the
Abbey.
Georgia Trappists Renewing
Work on Permanent Buildings
Mrs. Mary R. Marin
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary Riedel Marin,
who died June 13, were held at
the Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.
A native of Savannah, Mrs.
Marin is survived by a daughter,
Miss Bertha Marin; a brother, A.
F. Riedel; a sister, Mrs. Freida Fry,
and several nieces and nephews.
JAMES L. SMITH
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga. — James L.
Smith, for many years director of
the choir at the Blessed Sacrament
Church, died on May 30, funeral
services being held in the chapel of
the Little Sisters of the Poor.
IN MEMORIAM
J. H. HANLEY
H. H.
July 1, 1948
Established 1900
DIXIE
MARBLE &
GRANITE CO
DeKalb ond Mayson Ayes., N. E.
Theodore Chalot
Dies in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.—Theodore Cha-
lo,t retired chef, who was Well
known in hotel circles throughout
the South, died on May 15. Funeral
services were held at the Immacu
late Conception Church with Mon
signor Edward Dodwell officiat
ing.
Born in Paris, France, Mr. Cha
let served in the French army be
fore coming to the United States.
He worked for several years in
Mexico and often told his family
how Francho Villa and other lead
ers whom he had known personal
ly, came to warn him to leave be
fore one serious outbreak began.
In 1920, Mr. Chalot came to At
lanta and was the first chef at
Rich’s tearoom. He was also as
sociated with the Winecoff, Pied
mont, Georgian Terrance and other
hotels. Before his retirement he
was employed by the East Lake
Country Club and the Druid Hills
Golf Club.
Last November, Mr. Chalot and
his wife celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.
He is survived by his wife; a
daughter, Mrs. M. P. Green; two
sons, Henry A. Chalot and Albert
E. Chalot, all of Atlanta; six grand
children and one great-grandson.
MRS JEREMIAH HOWARD
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Elizabeth F. Howard,
wife of the late Jeremiah Howard,
were held with a Requiem Mass in
the chapel of the Little Sisters of
the Poor.
Mrs. Howard was stricken with
a heart attack while attempting to
water a plant which she had placed
on the grave of her husband in the
Catholic cemetery. She died before
Mrs. Mary Ellen Flynn, a niece,
could reach her.
MRS. JOHN NEISSING
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Louise Ellinger
Niessing, wife of John Neissing,
who died on June 6, were held at
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Port
Wentworth.
Mrs.' Neissing, a native of Wis
consin, had made her home in Sa
vannah for eleven years. She is
survived by her husband; a sister,
Mrs. William O’Connell, Green
Bay, Wis., and several nieces and
nephews.
JAMES CLARENCE SCHULER
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for James Clarence Schuler,
who died June 9, were held at the
Blessed Sacrament Church.
Mr. Schuler had been a senior
clerk with the Central of Georgia
Railway Company for thirty-five
years.
By MARTIN G. CHARLES
CONYERS, Ga.—(NC)—Trappist
monks are scheduled to resume
construction soon on permanent
buildings for the City of God they
have founded here in the hills of
northern Georgia, the Abbey of
Our Lady of the Holy Ghost.
Five years ago the community,
then three years old, suspended
construction due to lack of funds
and difficulty in obtaining build
ing materials because of the de
fense effort.
Meanwhile, the 93 Trappists
have become increasingly a part
of the life of this section of Geor
gia. 38 miles east of Atlanta.
At its foundation in 1944 there
was but one Catholic family in
this county. By now, the Abbey
has already accepted four native
postulants. Non-Catholic neighbors
crowd the Catholic visitors for the
limited space available in the
guest chapel in order to hear the
monks’ superb rendering of
Gregorian Chant, and to watch un
familiar age-old ritual.
Back in 1944 this Abbey was
the first foundation to be estab
lished from the Abbey at Geth-
semani, Ky. Twenty-one monks
moved into a donated tract of
woodland acreage in the rolling
hills and made their cloister in an
old brick barn which served as
chapel, refectory and dormitory.
Immediately they established their
first piece of equipment on the
grounds, a saw mill.
In true Trappist tradition they
set about cutting timber and pre
paring the rough lumber with
which they were to found their
City of God. By the time of the
Trappists Centenary’ in America,
in 1948, the silent monks in Geor
gia had erected a temporary group
of buildings—a chapel, barns, a
refectory, garages, a guest house
and shops. They used the lumber
cut by their own hand on the very
ground they had cleared.
After the war, vocations came
apace with the development. With
several additions over the years
the Abbey properties now total 1,-
800 acres. However, the preponder-
ence of frame structures is a fire
hazard and causes much concern
to the Right Rev. Dom M. Robert
McGann, Abbot. That is principal
ly why the Abbey is now under
taking the burden of erecting a
permanent home. Providentially
some choir monks and lay Broth
ers who have entered have been
stone masons, carpenters, painters,
mechanics, and electricians.
Abbot Robert states that he has
come to the conclusion that the
Abbey here must begin the con
struction of a permanent monas
tery. At the present time, the
ninety-five members of the com
munity are crowded into a frame
structure intended to house forty-
five. The present quarters could
be reduced to ashes in fifteen min
utes in case of a fire, and if that
unfortunate event should occur,
the community is now too large
to return to the barn which of
fered shelter to the first members
of the community who moved to
Georgia from the Abbey of Our
Lady of Gethsemane, in Kentucky,
eight years ago.
Footings and foundations for the
permanent structures are already
in place, and outlines of the
chapel, the refectory, the guest
house, the dormitory, scriptorium,
and infirmary, can be seen. The
building program had advanced
| ithis' fax when' stopped five years
ago
Now with a full complement of
90 monks supplying practically
all the labor, completion of the
structures may well be advanced
several -years. Funds, contributed
by friends and supporters all over
America, are spent only for tools,
materials and the like outside the j
monks’ province to duplicate.
Several permanent structures are
nearing completion, among them
the gate house and some barns.
The foundation is dedicated to
the concept “Georgia for Jesus
through Mary”.
Accepted now as contributing
members of the State’s develop
ment, the monks have planted
several hundred acres in pasture,
some perennial, some annuals.
The Trappist Order historically
is known as a self-sustaining body.
Actually the Abbey here has not
as yet achieved self-sufficiency al
though the dairy project is ap
proaching the profit basis. The
monks have to depend on their
supporters out in the world to
meet their deficit, plus their con
struction budget, for the time be
ing.
Beef cattle, timber and pulp
stock hold possibilities of future
income to obtain the desired level
of self-sustenance characteristic
of the Cistercian Order. Georgia
State authorities in the fields of
agriculture, waterpower and fores
try, cooperate closely with the
monks in the development of their
property. A new’ state highway has
recently been built running
through the monastery acreage and
making the monks’ domain acces
sible to the neighboring towns and
villages.
In spite of such wordly distrac
tions, the contemplative life is
heroically maintained among mem
bers of the community. Prayer, sil
ence and rigid diet still fit the pat
tern of their monastic living.
They retire at seven o’clock dur
ing the winter, and at eight in the
summer. Their day begins each
morning at 2 a. m. with Matins and
Lauds. Each hour thereafter is
measured in Cistercian effort,
work and prayer. Members of the
Conyers community are principal
ly American. Their home towns
range from Seattle to New Or
leans, from New York to Los
Angeles. Scarcely more than a cen
tury after the first Cistercian
(Trappist) foundation in America,
their French origin is almost obli
terated wdth completely native vo
cations. This is equally true of the
nine other Trappist houses in the
United States.
The work of the monks in the
South speaks volumes in edifica
tion and example. Not a single day
goes by that visitors outside the
Faith do* not pull up at the monas
tery gate house to satisfy the
curiosity that prevails in these
remote parts as to Catholics in gen
eral and the religious life in par
ticular.
In preservation of old world
monastic customs, the Abbot dur
ing Holy Week dispensed largesse
among the poor from his modest
larder—including shoes, bread,
and clothing. Entire families came
to the gate house to receive their
share.
AS AMERICAN PASSIONISTS
were celebrating their centennial
year the congregation’s General
Chapter in Rome elected the first
American Superior General of the
PasSionists — Illinois-born Father
Malcom La Velle.
Joseph McDonough
Funeral in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga.—Joseph A. Mc
Donough, well known in the na
tional advertising and publishing
field, died here on June 6 after an
extended illness. Funeral services
were held at the Cathedral of
Christ the King, with Monsignor
Joseph G. Cassidy officiating.
Burial was in Mount St. Mary’s
Cemetery, Flushing, N. Y,
Mr. McDonough, southeastern
advertising manager for Time Mag
azine, came to Atlanta in 1948 to
establish a regional office here.
He had been associated with Time
and other publications for the
past thirty years.
In 1922 Mr. McDonough began
his career as travel bureau man
ager of Conde Nast Publications,
Before that he was associated with
the American Hawaiian Steamship
Company and traveled extensively
in Europe and the Orient.
He was vice-president of the old
Life, humorous magazine, tor ten
years before the Luce interests
bought that weekly in 1936.
Mr. McDonough then became as
sociated with Time’s advertising
department in New York and in
1940 took charge of the southeast
ern territory, with headquarters
in Philadelphia. Headquarters
were moved to Atlanta .four years'
ago.
Born in Richmond, Va., he grad
uated from Virginia Military Insti
tute. During World War I he
served as a lieutenant in the 80th
Division and with the 33rd Ma
chine Gun Battalion of the 11th
Division.
Mr. McDonough is survived by
his wife, the former Miss Elizabeth
Hamilton, of Philadelphia; two
sons, Joseph M. McDonough, of
Miami, and Donald E. McDonough,
New York; four sisters, Mrs. Lucian
B. Ogden, Port Gibson, Miss.,
Mrs. S. H. Bridge, Beckley, W. Va.,
Mrs. Owen Meredith, Tampa, and
Mrs. James D. Stevens, Flushing,
Long Island, and a brother, Louis
W. McDonough, Richmond.
J. H. COFFEY
6lES IN ALBANY
ALBANY, Ga.—Funeral services
for J. H. Coffey, who died May 22,
were held at St. Theresa’s church,
Father Daniel J. Bourke, V. F.,
officiating.
Mr. Coffey was bom in Ameri-
cus. As a young man he moved
to Albany and helped build the
mule-pulled car line here. He
was later made street overseer. He
served for forty years with the
Albany Police Department, retir
ing some years ago with the rank
of sergeant.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. J. T. Togarty and Mrs. J. P.
Morgan, both of Albany; a sister,
Mrs. J. H. Lynch, Macon; a niece,
fourteen grandchildren and fifteen
great-grandchildren.
ROBERT LEE McMAHON
FUNERAL INATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga. — Funeral ser
vices for Robert Lee McMahon,
who died May 31, were held at the
Immaculate Conception Church,
Monsignor James J. Grady officiat
ing.
Mr. McMahon is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. W. Y. Thompson,
Lake Worth, Fla., and Mrs. W. A.
Lambert, Atlanta; three brothers,
G. H. McMahon, Blum, Texas, O.
T. McMahon, Barnesville, and C.
L. McMahon, Haughton, La.; two
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Eisenhower Praises
Leadership of Pope
Against Communism
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
ZEIST, The Netherlands.—Gen
eral Dwight D. Eisenhower told
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish
army chaplains here that the Pope
has set an example to the free
world in his spiritual leadership
against the evils of communism.
“Though being a devoted and
nearly fanatic Protestant,” the
general said, “I like to declare
how I, and every Christian with
me, admire the manner in which
the Pope of Rome, the Holy Fath
er, and his organization have led
the battle against that bad and
mortal thing that is communism,
that tries to overwhelm our earth,
that tries to win the souls of men,
and that will reduce and degrade
them to pawns handled by the
power which has its seat in the
Kremlin.”
General Eisenhower continued:
“I believe that his (the Pope’s)
example must be followed all along
the line and that this is not to be
confined to the Clergy.”
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He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Bailey Schuler; two sons,
Frank F. Schuler, Macon, and
James C. Schuler, Jr., Savannah.
Georgia State Council
Knights of Columbus
Rev. Joseph J. Murphy, Augusta, State Chaplain
John M. Brennon, Savannah, State Deputy
J. P. Price, Augusta, Post State Deputy
Charles C. Chesser, Augusta, District Deputy
John F. Manning, Woycross, District Deputy
Robert J. Hinson, Mocon, District Deputy
Salvador Spanc, Columbus, Stote Secretory
Manuel Boa, Brunswick, Stote Treasurer
R. Habenicht Cosson, Mocon, Stote Advocate
James I. Galvin, Atlanta, State Worden
Atlanta Council
No. 660
JACK T. LANGLEY
Grand Knight
HENRY TAYLOR
Financial Secretory
Council Meets 1st and 3rd
Wednesdays, ot 8 P. M. ot
the Council House, 1200
Peachtree St., N. E.
Club House Open Every
Doy and Evening ot the
Above Address
Savonnah Council
No. 631
FRANK WINDERS
Grand Knight
Joseph m. McDonough
Financial Secretary
3 West Liberty Street
Savonnah, Ga.
Patrick Walsh Council
No. 677
WILLIAM M. O'DOWD
Grand Knight
JOHN E. SULLIVAN
Financial Secretary
Meets 2nd and 4th Monday.
Visiting Brothers Welcome
2575 Henry St., Augusta, Ga.
Bishop Gross Council
No. 1019
JOSEPH F. KUNZE
Grand Knight
MICHAEL BRUN1
Financial Secretary
Meets Second and Fourth
Mondoys, 8 P. M., 802 Broadway,
Catholic Club Bldg.
Columbus, Ga.
Macon Council No. 925
N. J. CAMERIO
Grand Knight
ROBERT J. HINSON
Financio! Secretary
2988 Houston Ave.
Meets the First and Third
Tuesdays ot 8:15 P. M.
541 New Street
Mocon, Ga.
Henry Thomas Ross
Council No. 1939
EDWARD PARKER
Grand Knight
JOHN C. STILES
Financiol Secretary
Meets Second ond Fourth
Wednesdays ot Knights of
Columbus Hall
Brunswick, Ga.