Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1946-1948

THE SAN DIEGO UNION: MONDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1947

I Pope Honors ,Mrs. McMahon With all the pageantry of which 1a Catholic diocese i~ capable the ·Order of the August Crosl!,' be- stowed by Pope Pius XII, was pre- sented to Mrs. Marie Barrett Mc- Mahon yesterday for her 22 years of service as Credit Manager for Mercy Hospital. The solemn presentation of the Papal decoration, ''Pro Ecclesia et Ponti!ice," was made by the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, but the medal itself was pinned on Mrs. McMahon by her son, the Rev. Fr. Robert Emmett McMahon, a Jesuit priest and professor at the University of Santa Clara. Heralded by trumpets, the pro- cession of priests, the Bishop, a nurses' guard ot honor and Mrs. McMahon tiled into St. Jo5eph's Cathedral yesterday at 12:45 p. m. CONGREGATION WELCOMED The Very Rev. Francis Dillon. Rector of the Cathedral, welcomed the congregation and friend! of Mrs. McMahon, and the Papal de- cree was read by the Right Rev. Msgr. Thomas McNamara. The decree read: "The Supreme Pontiff, Pope Pius XII, as an ac- ltnowledgement of the distinguishM labors in behalf of the Church and the Pontiff, deigns to bestow upon Mrs. Mary Barrett McMahon the Order of the August Cross, and grant her the right to wear said decoration." The prefentation was made be- lore the Bishop's throne, and Mrs. McMahon was given the mMal and decree. CALLED 'LEADER' In hi~ sermon, which followed the presentation, Bishop Buddy termed Mrs. McMahon "a Catholic leader known for her learning and piety.'' "One great. absorbing motive guided her life-'Let us do good.' She exemplifies the truth of the saying. 'To those who love God. all things work together,' " the Bishop remarked. Mrs. McMahon took over the credit department of the hospital in 1925, after the death of her husband, Patrick Desmond McMa- hon. Mr. and Mrs. McMahon were instrumental in formation of St. Vincent'~ parish here. In addition to her son, Mrs. McMahon also has a granddaughter in tha (::hurch. The daughter of Mrs. McMahon's other son, J. Barnett McMahon. Marie Louise Barnett is a junior in the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Menlo Park. REORGANIZED SYSTEM Mrs. McMahon was responsible tor reorganization of the credit system at the Hospital and institu- tion of a new system extending the Hospital's charity work. In 1939. she helped establish a maternity clinic for persons of limited means, and in 1945 assisted in opening a general clinic for the poor. Several hundred friend s of Mrs. McMahon attended a reception in !)er honor last ~vening at the Bish- op's residence. In the receiving line were Bishop Buddy. Mrs. McMahon, the Rev. Fr. McMahon and Mr. and Mr~. Nicholas J. Martin, who previously had been decorated >-- \ the Pope.

Son Pins Decoration on Mother at Ceremonies

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The Rev. Fr. Rebert Emmett McMahon pins the Order of the August Cross on his mother, Mrs. Ma-

rie Barrett McMllhon, at ceremon1es In St. Joseph's Cathedral. At right Is Bishop Charles F. Buddy.

The Religious and A lumnae of the Sacred Hea rt cordially invi te you to be present a t a reception Sunday afternoon, Moy Twenty-fifth to honor Mrs. Morie Barrett McMahon President of the Al umnae Assoc iat ion of Son Diego. A !I ore reques ted to assist at Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at three o'clock given by His Excellency

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