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SEPTEMBER 27, 1952
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
TWENTY-ONE
Best Wishes
From
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WHOLESALE GROCERS
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Best Wishes to
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
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Best Wishes
From
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, ATHENS—Opened in 1938 by the Mis
sionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Mary’s Hos
pital, Athens, Georgia, is a splendid institution devoted to medical
and surgical care. Demands upon its services required the build
ing of a four-story addition in 1941, and another four-story addition
in 1947.
Sister Cornile Leaves St. Joseph's
Infirmary in Atlanta to Serve at
Leper Colony in British West Indies
ATLANTA, Ga. — Sister Mary
Cornile. R. S. M., administartor of
St. Joseph’s Infirmary, and a lead
er in Georgia hospital circles for
the past decade, has left this coun
try to Work with a leper colony In
the British West Indies.
Sister Cornile will serve as
superior and matron for the lepro
sarium at Chacachacare, Trinidad,
British West Indies, where the hos
pital is operated by the Sisters of
Mercy.
It was under Sister Cornile’s
administration that plans for the
new 150-bed addition to St.
Joseph’s were made. The annex
is now under construction.
Sister Cornile has maintained a
lively interest in Georgia hospitals
and in medical education in the
state. She is past president of
the Georgia Hospital Association,
the Georgia Board of Nurses Ex
aminers, a member of the board
of directors of the United Hospital
Association, a member of the Hos
pital Superintendents’ Council of
Atlanta, and a number of other
state and national hospital organ
izations. She has been associated
with St. Joseph's Infirmary for
ten years. . Before coming to At
lanta Sister Cornile had been di
rector of nurses at St. Joseph’s
Hospital, Savannah. She holds a
master’s degree in hospital ad
ministration from the Catholic
University of America.
Sister Cornile entered the Sisters
of Mercy nineteen years ago. Be
fore entering the religious life
she was Miss Lucille Duloljery of
Savannah.
In June. 1945, four Sisters of
Mercy from Georgia, Sister Mary
Xavier, R. S. M., R. N., Sister
Mary Graziano, R. S. M.. R. N..
Sister Mary Leo, R. S. M., and
Sister Mary Luke, R. S. M., volun
teered to serve as nurses at the
leper colony located near Port of
Spain, Trinidad.
Two years ago. Sister Cornile
spent two months at the leper
colony, on a supervisory visit. At
that time Sister Mary Vianney, R.
S. M.. from Georgia, Sister Mary
Maria, R. S. M., Sister Mary
Pauline. R. S. M.. and Sister Mary
Damaris, R. S. M., from Balti
more, and Sister Mary Jacqueline,
R. S. M., from Mobile, left also
for Trinidad to be added to the
staff of the leprosarium.
The leper colony has been un
der the jurisdiction of the British
government for more than fifty
years, and was staffed by Sisters
of the Order o St. Dominic from
France. Because of the difficulty
of obtaining replacements from
France during World War II, the
Dominican Nuns asked the Sisters
of Mercy of the Union of the Balti
more Province, to take over the
work among the lepers.
Patients at the leper colony con
sist mainly of Indians, Negroes.
Chinese and natives of the island.
Newman (Ms Hold
National Meeting at
Purdue University
. LAFAYETTE, Ind.
Andrew
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Putke, of Shaker Heights, Ohio,
1952 graduate of Western Reserve
University law school, was reelect
ed president of the Newman Club
Federation at its national conven
tion at Purdue University here.
Some 500 delegates and 65 chap
lains from secular colleges and
universities of the nation attended
the fourtday sessions.
Other officers elected were Fred
| Brommer, San Francisco, of Cali
fornia Polytechnic College. first
vice-president; Joan Embrey, Plea
sant Ridge, Mich., of Michigan
State College, second vice-presi
dent; Ann Burkhardsmeier, of
Towner, N. D., of the University
of North Dakota, recording secre
tary, and Gerald A. Curl, Paris,
111., of Illinois State Normal Col
lege, treasurer.
, A feature of the convention was
a celebration of the Divine Liturgy
according to the Ruthenian Rite
bv the Reverend Desider Simcoe,
pastor of St. Mary’s Greek Catho
lic Church, Trenton. N. J., who is
married and the father of five
children. Delegates received Holy
Communion under the species of
both bread and wine.
The third annual Cardinal New
man Award was presented to Mar
vin E. Coyle of California, retired
vice-president of General Motors
Corporation.
Bishop John G. Bennett of La-
falette in Indiana offered a Solemn
Pontifical Mass in the St. Thomas
Aquinas Chapel at the University.
Archbishop Paul C. Schulte of In
dianapolis was present and Bishop
Leo A. Pursley, Auxiliary of Fort
Wayne, preached the sermon deal
ing with the convention theme—
“The Informed Catholic.”
Among the speakers during the
sessions were Dr. Vincent F.
Smith, University of Notre Dame;
Father Paul Hallman of Cleveland,
the federation's new national chap
lain, and F. L Hovde, Purdue Uni
versity president