/
1. > ' ■ ■
Burlington Women
Hold Meeting
At Kelly Home
Burlington, N. C.—The Ladies
Society of the Blessed Sacrament
Church held their first meeting of
the new year at the home of Mrs.
Joseph Kelly. The retiring Pres
ident, Mrs. L. J. Blakey, presid
ed over the first half and then
turned the meeting over .to Mrs.
Rufus Amis the new president.
Mrs. Amis welcomed the four new
members added to the roll and
the new officers: Mrs. Clarence
Decker, vice-president, Mrs. Jos
eps Kelly, secretary, and Mrs.
Kenneth Young, treasurer.
Following adjournment, tea
was poured by Mrs. Amis from
the attractively decorated table in
the dining room which held an as
sortment of sandwiches, hot ham
biscuits, cookies, candies, fruit
cake and mints.
Raymond McCann, brother of
Sister Marguerita, principal of the
Blessed Sacrament School, died
suddenly in Chicago last week. A
Requiem Mass was offered Tues
day, January 14th, by Father
Eugene, pastor of the Burlington
church.
—Mrs. Leo Grutsch
Smithfield Altar
Society Holds .
Regular Meeting
The members of the Altar So
ciety of St. Ann Catholic Church,
held its regular monthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. Joseph Ab
dalla in Selma. Father John B.
McGuirk led the Prayer. Mrs. S.
W. Armitage presided at the busi
ness session. Mrs. Hooped San
ders acted in her capacity as sec
retary-treasurer.
The members are studying The
Sacramentals by Charles J. Neil,
a study of the origiin, nature, and
proper use of the Sacramentals of
the Church. Mrs. George Addalla
made an interesting talk on the
first lesson, “The Sacramentals in
General.” Mrs. Angelo Narcisso
made a very impressive talk on
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.
She visited Mothgr Cabrini High
School in New York City.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Louis Ad
dalla in Selma on Wednesday ev
ening February 12 at eight o’clock.
The subject for the evening will
be “The Sign of the Cross.”
—Cassie Abdalla
Pinehurst Couple
Re-Live Wedding
On Anniversary
Pinehurst—Mr. and Mrs. Curtis^
Wigg relived one of the fervent
days of their lives, when they
celebrated their Golden wedding
anniversary by repeating before
the Altar of the Sacred Heart
church the vows they said on their
wedding day fifty years ago in
New York City. This solemn and
sentimental service was enacted
in the presence of many witnesses,
the Pinehurst friends of Mamie
and Curtis Wigg. ^
On January 7th, 1897, Miss Ma
mie E. Everett and Curtis Wigg
were married at St. Paul’s at ^9th
street and Columbus avenue.
Through the years they have liv
ed together, sharing their lives,
“in sickness and 4n health,” the
trials and the joys, and hand in,
hand Mamie and Curtis walked
down the aisle of the Sacred
Heart church in the first ceremony
of the kind ever held in this vil
lage; a testimony to the sanctity
of marriage, and a symbol of
their faith and love, the- one for
the other.
Mrs. Wigg wore the taffeta wed
ding dress with long sleeves, with
a tulle overskirt and old lace; the
gown she wore when she was a
bride. She carried white orchids
and two jewels, a pearl necklace
given her by her husband as a
wedding present, and a diamond
lavaliere, her husband’s Golden
anniversary gift.
Miss Helen Fields sang at the
beginning' of the Mass, “O Sacred
Heart, O Love Divine.” After the
gospel, “Mother Dear Oh Pray for
me.” After the Sanctus, “Jesus
Thou Art Coming.” During the
Communion, Miss Fields sang, “O
Lord I am not worthy.” Mrs. John
Hemmer accompanied Miss Fields.
Mrs. Hemmer played the wedding
march as Mr. and Mrs. Wigg
walked to the Altar.
Eager crowds listen with interest to Mary Virginia Doyle, Rockford,
HI., as she tells the story of the Catholic church to a group in
Western North Carolina where three students of Rosary College,
River 'Forest, 111., held Catholic Evidence meetings daily during
their summer vacation. (NC Photos)
The Williams Family in Golds
boro did its sharfe in World War
II. Pictured above are the five
servicemei} sons of Oscar Williams.
They are, left to right, top, Wil
liam Henry, Joseph, Oscar, Jr.;
second row, George and Paul. Two
served in the Navy, three in the
Army. All belong to St. Mary’s
parish.
\
\
Catholic Books Given
To Burlington Library
By Laymen's Association
Burlington—A selection of
Catholic books, donated by the
North Carolina Catholic Laymen’s
Association have been presented to
May Memorial Library by the
Blessed Sacrament Parish here.
Books presented to the library
include “Two Small a World by
Maynard, the biography of Amer
ica’s- first citizen saint, Mother
Cabrini: “A Testimonial to
Grace” by Avery Dulles, “Where
on to Stand,” by John Gilland
Brunini, a book on what Catho
lics believe and why; “The Auto
biography of Gilbert K. Chester
ton”; “A Padre Views South
America,” by Dunne; “ Speaking
of Cardinals” by Thomas B. Mor
gan, master raconteur of the do
ings of Popes and Princes of the
Church; “Our Lords Last Will and
Testament,” by Fischer, and sever
al other selections including nov
els.
The Parishioners of the Blessed
Sacrament Church here are mem
bers of the North Carolina Cath
olic Laymen’s Association.
Southern Pines Man
Surprised by Fiancee
Who Became a Convert
Southern Pines, N. C.—When
James J. Spring, Jr., went- to
Christmas Midnight Mass at the
Church of Saint Anthony of Pa
dua, he took his fiancee, Marjorie
Jellison, with him. He knew she’d
enjoy it, almost as ntuch as a
Catholic would enjoy It.
The Mass began and his fian
cee knelt with the Catholics in
the church. Then when it came
time for Holy Communion, he*
started for his altar rail. His fi
ancee went with him.
It wasn’t until that moment that
he knew that his fiancee had tak
en instructions and became a
Catholic. It lvas her first Holy
Communion.
Three days later they were
married at the same church with
Father Herbert A. Harkins, and
Father Richard E. Barrett offi
ciating at the Nuptial Mass.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Jellison. 'rile
bridegroom is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. J. J. Spring, of Chicago and
Southern Pines. Slie attended
Woman’s College at Greensboro.
He studied at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Southern Pines, N. C.—On the
Feast of the Immaculate Concep
tion, a day of recollection was
held at the Church of Saint, An
thony of Padua with a High Mass
celebrated by the pastor, Rev.
Herbert A. Harkins. During the
Mass the converts of the parish
were dedicated to the Blessed
Virgin, since the day of recol
lection was sponsored by the con
verts to the Cafliojic Church.
Lyle McDonald, Pharmacist 1st
Class, a veteran of many Pacific
engagements came from his base
in Norfolk in order to be present
atthe Mass. Tribute was paid to
the reorganized choir and its mem
bers for their untiring efforts to
make the day a memorial occa
sion. Mrs. Malcolm Grover di
rected the choir, while Miss Mar
guerite Wolfe assisted at the or
gan. After a most inspiring ser
mon bjr Rev. Wm. Murray C. S.
Sp. solemn benediction was given
by the Rev. John A. Brown of
Sacred Heart Parish Pinehurst.
—Joseph Gilmary
id
Grand Lama Closes Area
To Catholic Missionaries
Serving in China's Tibet
PEIPING — (NC)— The Catho
lic mission of Yerkalo in China,
the only mission lying within the
jurisdicton of the Grand Lama in
Tibet, has been closed, and all ef- *.
forts of missionaries to regain en
trance to the territory have failed.
After enjoying several ^years
of comparative peace'the mission
was surrqunded last year and the
only missionary there, Father Tor
nay of the Paris Foreign Missions,
was driven out of the ] country. He
took refuge in Yunnan province
about 15 miles away and has sev
eral times applied for permission
to re-enter the country but has
never received a reply from Lhasa,
the city of the Grand Lama.
Communists Protest
Vatican Grain Base
With Fake Statistics
VATICAN CITY t-(NC)- Dis
tribution of Italian grain to the
Vatican has been used as the basis
for a propaganda piece in the
Rome communist daily Unita. Fol
lowing its customary methods,
Unita set the amount of grain al
located at 500,000 quintali (hun
dredweight) and pointed out that
this was a factor contributing to
Italian hardships and shortages.
Observatore published the actual
figure, 7,000 quintali, and explain
ed that the grain was for Italian
citizens livipg in Vatican City, who
were duly called to account on
their ration cards for the amount
they received.
SiS.is, is.'*,si, si *U<-S