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PAGE 3—THE BULLETIN, May 3, 1953
19th Convention
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in which they lived in 1917.
The speaker outlined the his
tory of the Shrine of Our Lady
of Walsingham, in England —
the beginning of the Shrine, its
destruction during the reign of
Henry VIII, and its restoration,
centuries later, by an Anglican
woman, who later received the
gift of Faith. Msgr. O’Connor
spoke of the magnificence and
beauty, also, of the shrine which
has almost been completed in
Washington, D. C., -— The Na
tional Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception.
Mayor and Mrs. Millard A.
Eeckum, Mr. John Mark waiter,
Managing Editor of THE BUL
LETIN, and Mrs. Markwalter,
Mr. John T. Buckley, Treasur
er of the Catholic Laymen As
sociation of Georgia, and Mrs.
Buckley, all of Augusta, the
Very Rev. Msgr. Andrew J.
McDonald, Chancellor of the
Diocese, and Mrs. L. N. Chap
pell, Jr., President of the At
lanta D.C.C.W., were honor
guests at the banquet.
Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright,
President of the Savannah Dio
cesan C. C. W., expressed her
appreciation to all committee,
chairmen, and everyone who
had worked on these commit
tees.
A beautiful grotto of Our
Lady of Lourdes was the focal
point of interest in the Crystal
Room. Dinner music was ren
dered by Mr. Chas. Fulcher, on,
the violin, accompanied by Miss
Alice Doyle at the piano.
Bishop McDonough was .the
celebrant of the convention
Mass at St. Mary’s Church. The
youth attending the Second An
nual Youth Conference of the
Diocese, and the ladies of the D.
C .C. W. received Communion,
in a body, at this Mass. His Ex
cellency spoke oh the deep hu
mility of Pope Pius X, and of
his fervent love of the Holy Eu
charist, and concern for youth,
which was manifested in his
decree on early and frequent re
ception of Holy Communion.
McGrath’s Benedictus, Sanctus
and Agnus Dei; and Arcadelt’s
Ave Maria, were the selections
sung by the St. Mary’s Choir.
Tisserand’s Mode II, O Fillii et
Filiae, was the recessional. The
choir director is Mr. Harry Ja
cobs, and the organist is Mrs.
Harry Jacobs.
Reports of the diocesan com
mittees were given at the morn
ing business session, and con
vention resolutions were pre
sented at this time. These reso
lutions will appear on the next
issue of THE BULLETIN.
Mrs. A. J. Schano, Credentials
Chairman, reported a total of
171 persons attended the con
vention; 23 diocesan board mem
bers, 52 voting delegates, 11
priests, 12 Sisters, 10 guests and
63 visitors. ...
The following officers were
unanimously elected: Mrs. Nor
man I. Boatwright, of Augusta,
president; Mrs. George N. Paul,
of Savannah, secretary; and
Mrs. J. T. Webb of Macon, trea
surer. The following deanery
presidents were installed as vice
presidents of the diocesan coun
cil: Mrs. Owen Porter, of the
Savannah Deanery, first vice
president; Mrs. C. A. Davis, of
Macon, of the Columbus Dean
ery, second vice president; and
Mrs. Jack Johannsen, of the
Augusta Deanery, third vice
president. Mrs. H. S. Buckley,
of Augusta, was appointed cor
responding secretary. Miss Mad-
elyn McCabe served as conven
tion secretary^
The Savannah Diocesan Coun
cil of Catholic Women extends
its deepest sympathy to Mrs.
C. A. Davis, in her bereavement,
and offers prayers that she may
have a speedy recovery.
Father Toomey told the lad
ies of the council that theirs was
“the happy privilege of pro
viding funds for St. Mary’s
Home for girls.” He invited all
to visit the Home whenever they
came to Savannah.
At the luncheon, Mrs. Robt.
H. Mahoney told the story of
the Miraculous Image of Our
Lady of Good Counsel, which
is in Genazzono, not far from
the city of Rome. This fresco,
only a fraction of an inch thick,
has withstood the ravages of
time for almost five hundred
years. The speaker told of the
“providential foresight which
prompted Pope Pius X to set up,
in 1910, a federation, now
known as the World Union of
Catholic Women’s Organiza
tions, to unite the Catholic wo
men of the whole world.”
Mrs. Mahoney continued, “Al
though it may seem unnecessary
to recall that woman, as a crea
ture of God, made in His image
and likeness, is equal to man in
her origin and destiny, circum
stances today require us to re
mind ourselves that woman is
not identical to him. This is the
basis for the opposition of the
National Council of Catholic
Women to the Equal Rights
Amendment.”
The speaker concluded her re
marks with an excerpt from an
address by His Holiness, Pope
Pius XII, that Catholic women
“are becoming more conscious
of their common mission, of
their calling as living members
of the one Church, to make the
reign of Christ penetrate every
where.”
Mrs. Boatwright announced
the following as winners of the
Marian shrine exhibits contest
— First prize, Sacred Heart P.
C. C. W. of Augusta; second
prize, St. Teresa’s P. C. C. W. of
Albany; third prize, St. John the
Evangelist P. C. C. W., in Val
dosta. Mrs. Chas. M. Mulherin
was chairman of shrine exhib
its.
Mrs. Emerson Bussey read the
report of the president’s office.
Mrs. L. N. Chappell, Jr., Pres
ident of the Atlanta D. C. C. W.,
gave a brief report on the “Hun
gers of Mankind.” She told of
the physical, spiritual, and in
tellectual hungers of man, and
stated that hunger for food had
to be satisfied first, before man
could seek to satisfy his spiritu
al and intellectual hungers.
The invitation extended by
Mrs. Joseph K. Benedetto, pres
ident of St. Joseph’s Parish
Council, in Macon, for the Dio
cesan Council to convene in Ma
con in 1959, was accepted.
Bishop McDonough expressed
his thanks to the ladies for their
“splendid leadership on the dio
cesan, deanery, and parish lev
els.” He stated that though the
council was comparatively
“small in numbers, it was spi
ritually viciferous in action.”
The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’
Hara, D.D., J.U.D., Archbishop-
Bishop of the Diocese of Sav
annah, sent his blessings and
best wishes to the Diocesan
Council. Other communiques
were received from Mrs. John
S. Correll and Miss Helen Roe
Nugent.
Telegrams, from the conven
tion, were sent to His Holiness,
Pope Pius XII and to Archbish
op O’Hara.
The convention was closed
with the recitation of three Hail
Marys for the Canonization of
Mother Seton.
Silver Tea
At Slessed
Sacrament
SAVANNAH — The Blessed
Sacrament Convent was the
scene of a very lovely tea held
Tuesday afternoon and evening,
April 22nd. This is an annual
event.
The parlor was decorated with
silver candelabra with white
tapers and various floral ar
rangements. The stairway was
entwined with smilax and the
lower foyer was banked with
palms.
The community room was
adorned with yellow floral ar
rangements in containers of
brass and the mantle held brass
planters, magnolia leaves, and
Easter lilies.
The tea table was covered by
an imported lace and madeira
cloth over a pink satin under
cloth. Five-branched candelabra
graced either end of the table
with a simple mass arrangement
of pink carnations, roses, snap
dragons, gyp, and leatherleaf
foliage in a silver jardiniere.
The credenza held silver candle
holders and a similar floral ar
rangement in a silver patterned
ceramic bowl.
During the tea, Mrs. S. E.
Belliveau played beautiful or
gan music. School class mothers
and their assistants served as
hostesses.
The tea concluded with Ben
ediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament celebrated by His
' Excellency Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough, assisted by Mon
signor A. J. McDonald, Chancel
lor, and Rev. Thomas Brennan,
pastor of Blessed Sacrament.
Services For
IVSrs. Emory Allen
STATESBORO — Funeral
Services were held for Mrs. Em
ory Allen April 11, at St. Mat
thews Church, Father Robert
Rodemacher officiating.
Survivors include her hus
band, Emory Allen, of States
boro; a son, Nat Allen, States
boro; a brother, Thomas For-
guthawson, Atlanta and a sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Ottinger, Willow
Springs, Mo.
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS—Pictured here are the officers of the newly formed St.
Mary’s Home Guild. Seated (1-r), Very Rev. John D. Toomey, Spiritual Director; The Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop, and Sister M, Michael, R.S.M.. Superior of
St. Mary’s. Standing are: Mrs. Joseph McDonough, publicity chairman; Mrs. Walter Crawford,
treasurer; Mrs. Anthony Purdy, vice-president; Mrs. Arthur Fleming, president; Mrs. Owen
Porter, President of the Savannah Deanery Council of Catholic Women; Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly,
parliamentarian.
THE YOUTH CONFERENCE
(By Mary O'Connor)
AUGUSTA — 250 high school
students of the Diocese of Sav
annah spent a most enjoyable
afternoon together, April 19, in
the Rose Room of the Bon Air
Hotel, in Augusta, participating
in a panel discussion on teen
age problems.
The panelists were students of
the Senior Class of Aquinas
High School. Judy Pinnell told
the audience of the good and
bad effects of social dancing in
the elementary grades. Harry
Shurley spoke on “Vocations to
the Priesthood” and the reasons
why some are turned down. A
very interesting talk was given
by Mary Louise Roberts as to
how the Catholic Education
System is meeting and further
ing its standards. Pat Sheehan
spoke on “Teenage Drinking and
its Evils.” Father Ralph E. Sei-
kel, Principal of Aquinas High
School was the moderator.
After the panelists had pre
sented their talks, there was a
lively question and answer per
iod which was fun for the youth,
and also for the few adults who
were in the audience.
The Communion Breakfast
was held, on April 20, in the
Crystal Room of the Bon Air.
Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Bill
Lenz, added much pleasant hu
mor and zest to the occasion.
Msgr. P. J. O’Connor, Pastor of
the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception, in Atlanta, gave an
inspiring talk on “Shrines of
the World.” Msgr. O’Connor re
minded the youth that it was
to teen-agers to who m Our
Blessed Lady appeared many
times. “It is Mary who is to be
the model of love, purity, chari
ty, and humility,” said Msgr.
O Connor.
Father Herbert Wellmeir ex
pressed the hope that at the
next years conference, the youth
of tne diocese will be a separate
and distinct meeting, with of
ficers and committees of its own.
The youth of the diocese
would like to express their ap
preciation to Mrs. Wm. C. Brod
erick, youth chairman of the
D.C.C.W., Mrs. E. J. McMahon,
youth chairman of the Augusta
Deanery Council, all the clergy,
and everyone who was respon
sible for giving the young peo
ple a worthwhile and enjoyable
time.
250 Attend
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Msgr. O’Connor was the prin
cipal speaker. He told of his
visits to the Shrines of Our
Lady in Europe, and reminded
the audience that Bernadette
was a teen-ager when The
Blessed Virgin Mary appeared
to her, at Lourdes, and that it
was two girls and a boy to
whom Our Lady appeared at
Fatima. He urged the young
people to direct their energies
toward constructive activities.
A spontaneous ovation was giv
en Msgr. O’Connor at the close
of his address.
Honor guests present were
Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright, D.
C. C. W. President, Mrs. Robert
H. Mahoney, N. C. C. W. Presi
dent, Mrs. Wm. C. Broderick,
D. C. C. W. Youth Chairman,
and the following deanery
chairmen: Miss Dale Fuhrman,
Savannah; Mrs. Mitchell Moses,
Columbus and Mrs. E. J. Mc
Mahon, Augusta. Mrs. W. II.
Holmes, Conference Hospitality
Chairman, was also a guest.
Cathedral School
Athletic Banquet
Ordained 25 Years
Msgr. O'Connor To
Observe Anniversary
ATLANTA — The Rt. Rev.
Monsignor P. J. O’Connor, Pas
tor of the Diocesan Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception, and
Director of Vocations for the
Diocese of Atlanta, will cele
brate his 25th anniversary this
month.
While most of his years as a
priest have given him responsi
bilities of distant assignments,
his efforts for the Diocese of
Savannah-Atlanta, and later the
MSGR. O'CONNOR
Diocese of Atlanta have been
constant. It is through his ac
tivities as Diocesan Director of
Vocations that many priests
have come to Georgia.
Born and reared in Savannah,
Georgia, Monsignor O’Connor is
the son of P. J. and Winifred
Maher O’Connor. Attending St.
Mary’s Seminary at Baltimore,
he was in the class of 1933. He
was ordained at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist in Sav
annah, on May 25, 1933. On this
same date in May, and at the
Cathedral, he will celebrate his
25th Anniversary Mass. Rela
tives and Savannah friends will
be in attendance.
After celebrating his first
Mass at Savannah, Father O’
Connor served as assistant pas
tor of St. Anthony’s in Atlanta
and then at St. Mary’s-on-the-
IJill in Augusta.
In 1936 he went to the Catho
lic University of America in
Washington, D. O., as Professor
of Sacred Eloquence in the
School of Technology.
While at Catholic University
he served as Dean of Men, Trea
surer of Catholic Sister’s Col
lege, University Director of the
Catholic University Alumni As
sociation and member of the
Faculty of the Preachers’ Insti
tute.
In 1950, the Archbishops and
Bishops of the country appoint
ed Father O’Connor as the
fourth Director, of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Con
ception. During his administra
tion at the national shrine, he
inaugurated the May Novena in
honor of Our Lady, and the
Sunday Vesper Service. It, was
during his term that the nation
wide collection was taken for
the completion of the Shrine,
which will take place in 1959.
During the Holy Year of 1950,
he was elevated to the rank of
Monsignor by His F(oliness Pope
Pius XII, in recognition of his
work in the vocational program
of the Diocese of Savannah-
Atlanta.
Since 1948 he has been the
Director of the Diocesan Mission
Apostolate.
In November 1955 he was
elected for a two-year term as
President of St. Mary’s Semi
nary Alumni Association. At the
annual reunion held at St.
Mary’s in 1957, he was re-elect
ed President.
In 1958, Monsignor returned
to Atlanta to be assigned as
Pastor of the Diocesan Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception
from his post as Director of the
National Shrine. Here in Atlan
ta, with his headquarters at the
Diocesan Shrine he has contin
ued his many activities, and his
travels in the interest of Dio
cesan vocations.
A world traveler in the in
terests of the Church and in the
interest of the Diocese, he has
traveled many lands. He has
conducted pilgrimages to the
world famous Shrines of Our
Lady; to Knock, Ireland; Mi
raculous Medal in Paris;
Lourdes, Fatima, and to Swit
zerland, Italy, Belgium, Ger
many, England, Canada, Mexico,
and the Holy Land.
A noted preacher, he has
preached in many of the great
churches of our land and in
Canada, and in Europe. He ad
dressed the Hibernians at their
annual banquet in Savannah on
two occasions. While serving as
a member of the faculty of
Catholic University, MonSignor
was frequently in demand in
giving talks and sermons, days
of recollection, retreats and
missions.
The Diocesan Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception will
give a reception for Monsignor
on Sunday, May 18, and his
parishioners and friends are in
vited. The reception will be held
from 4:00 until 5:00 p. m., in
the Social Flail of the church
Following the reception there
will be a procession, and solemn
Benediction in thanksgiving. A
sermon, which will precede
Benediction of The Most Blessed
Sacrament, will be preached by
the Rt. Rev. Monsignor Alfred
M. Watson, Rector of St. Peter’s
Cathedral, Erie, Pa.
The officers of the Solemn
Benediction service will be the
Very Reverend C. L. Maloney,
Superintendent of Diocesan
Schools; the Rev. Father Walter
Donovan, Pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church in Athens, Georgia; the
Reverend Father James Boyce,
Chancellor of the Diocese of At
lanta; the Rev. Father John
Mulroy, Assistant Rector of the
Cathedral of Christ The King;
and the Rev. Father Harold J.
Rainey, Assistant at the Shrine
of the Immachlate Conception,
all of whom Monsignor was in
strumental in getting to come to
Georgia.
Services For
Miss Costello
AUGUSTA — Funeral servic
es for Miss Mary Louise Costel
lo, a former school teacher at
Davidson Grammar School, were
held April 13, at Sacred Heart
Church, Father Peter F. O’Don
nell, S.J., officiating.
Miss Costello is survived by
one brother, E. D. Costello, of
Augusta; and several nieces and
one nephew.
Elect Officers At
St, Joseph's, Macon
Bob McCormack
Re-elected Head
Of College Board
ST. BERNARD, Ala., — St.
Bernard College’s Lay Board of
Advisors re-elected Bob McCor
mack, candy manufacturer of
Albany, Ga., and William Ar
nold, Mayor of Cullman, Ala.,
to positions of President and
Vice President respectively at
the spring meeting of the Board
held at St. Bernard on Satur
day, April 19. Mr. McCormack
and Mr. Arnold held the posi
tions since the organization of
the Board by Father Brian
Egan, President of St. Bernard.
The term of office is for two
years.
Mr. Edward Barry of Mem
phis, Tenn., was named Head of
the Development Program at
St. Bernard at the same meet
ing. Development of the College
was the main topic of discussion
at the two-day sessions. Plans
were crystalized for the expan
sion of facilities at St. Bernard
to keep abreast of the needs
arising out of the surge in en
rollment expected at the Col
lege ip the next few years.
First Holy
Communion
AtAmericus
AMERICUS—Thomas Hooks,
David Ratliff, William Heyes
and Ronald Scott received First
Floly Communion at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Americus on
Sunday, April 20th during eight
o’clock Mass.
First Communion was admin
istered by Father Henry Mad
den, O.F.M., assisted by George
and Joseph Hooks, brothers of
Thomas Hooks. John White
served as cross bearer.
A procession to the Sunday
School building followed Mass
and the first communicants were
honored with breakfast together
with some fifty children of the
parish. To mark this special oc
casion each child was present
ed a New Testament Mass-Book
MACON — Ernest McMullen
has been named president of the
St. Joseph’s Home and School
Association for 1958-1959. He
succeeds Lane Williams .
Other officers elected at the
April meeting are Joe Genone,
vice president; Mrs. Edward
Assad, recording secretary; Rob
ert Young, treasurer; and Mrs.
H. J. Clark, corresponding sec
retary.
It was announced that regis
tration of first graders for next
year will be held at 9 a. m. May
9. A nurse will be on hand to
vaccinate children who need
vaccinations.
The trophy for the city bas
ketball championship for small
enrollment schools was accepted
by Sister Mary Edward, princi
pal of St. Joseph’s School, from
Bobby Brown, assistant director
of Bibb County grammar school
athletics. Fie also presented a
trophy to the outstanding play
er, Pete Gaines. Father Carmine
Benanti, S.J., pastor of St- Jos
eph’s Church, presented indi
vidual gold basketballs to the
players, including Gaines, John
Albert, Don Biggs, Ernie Ge
none, Dickie Lamb, Nick Men-
den, Danny Genone, Clem Den
nis, Thomas Cook, Andy Duffy,
Billy Cassidy and Richard
Cowart.
Mrs. Hill White, director of
the Macon Youth Museum,
spoke on what the Museum has
to offer. Their program consists
of exhibits, permanent and
changing; activities such as
classes in art, science, Indian
Lore and Astronomy; Special
Events and Field Trips to points
of interest in and around Macon.
She stated that the Museum, or
ganized in 1956, “pushes back
classroom walls” by providing
opportunities for the child to
further his knowledge in fav
orite subjects and hobbies. From
arranged for daily reading.
These books of deluxe seal
leather were a gift to Father
Henry from Right Rev. Monsig
nor Frey, director of the Con
fraternity of the Precious Blood
in Brooklyn, New York.
January 1957 through Decem
ber, 1957, 765 children attended
organized classes at the mu
seum, located in the old Wes
leyan Conservatory building.
There were 7,411 children who
participated in Special Events
and Field Trips, and 6,817 peo
ple visited exhibits there, in
cluding school groups with their
teachers, and non-school groups.
A hamburger fry was spon
sored by the Home and School
Association Sunday, April 20, at
Grady Wood’s Lake for parents
and children.
John Cassidy and Chris Sher
idan were general chairmen.
Committee chairmen were Louis
Griffin, cooking; R. F. S o h 1,
food; Joe Moran, drinks; Ed
Cassidy, parking; Irvin F. Im-
pink, Jr., servers; and Lane
Williams, prizes.
Meeting Of
St Vincents
Alumnae Ass’n
SAVANNAH — The April
meeting of the St. Vincent’s
Alumnae Association was held
at the Kilowatt House of the
Savannah Electric and Power
Company on Tuesday evening,
April 15, at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Joseph Winders, Presi
dent, appointed the following
committees: Nominating, Mrs.
Bernadette Fox, Mrs. Clara Mc
Donough, and Mrs. Louise Dav
is; Auditing, Mrs. Peter Schreck,
Mrs. George Ebberwein, and
Miss Bridget Fogarty.
Mrs. Clara McDonough was
chosen to give the welcoming
address to the St. Vincent’s
Class of 1958 at the Graduates’
Party t,o be held at the Academy
on May 28.
Plans were also discussed for
the Childrens’ Party on May 3,
and the boat trip on May 10.
The door prize was won by
Miss Bridget Fogarty.
After the meeting was ad
journed, Miss Julian Roberts of
the Savannah Electric and Pow
er Company served refresh
ments, and gave a demonstra
tion of the Electronic Range.
SAVANNAH — Cathedral
Day School’s basketball teams
were honored at a banquet giv
en in the school cafeteria on
April 9th. The Stubbs Awards
for the outstanding girl athlete
ol the year and the outstanding
boy athlete of the year were
presented by Monsignor T.
James McNamara to Miss Pa-,
tricia Brennan and Victor Stroj-
ny respectively. Gifts were pre
sented to Mr. Harry Deal, coach
of Cathedral’s teams and Miss
Trudy O’Hayer, assistant Coach
by Tommy Brennan and Patri
cia Brennan.
The Parochial League Cham
pionship trophies were present
ed to the boys’ team by Mr.
Jack Homans, President of Ben
edictine Athletic Association
and to the girls’ team by Mr.
Flem Cliett, Grand Knight of
the Savannah Council Knights
of Columbus.
t
An address on “Sportsman
ship” was delivered by Mr. M.
A. Spellman, Assistant Athletic
Director of the Chatham County
Public Schools. Monsignor Mc
Namara, Rector of the Cathe
dral, lauded both teams for their
perserverance and good examp
les as Parochial School students.
Frank McKenna and Michael
Remion were named captains
for for the coming year. Mary
Ellen Leonard and Helene Bal-
com will lead the girls’ team.
Services For
Ends Nordberg
Savannah — Funeral services
for Emil Nordberg were held
at the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist April 15th.
Services Held
For W, J. Moore
SAVANNAH BEACH — Fu
neral services for William Jesse
Moore of Fort Screven were
held April 7, at t h e Sacred
Heart Church, Father Jordan,
Hunter Air Force Base chaplain,
officiating.
Survivors are: his wife, Mrs.
Laura Monica Moore; one sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Mizell of Rocky
Mount, N. C.; several nieces and
nephews.
People who have never failed
can never appreciate success.
FIRST COMMUNION—Forty-one children received their First Floly Communion at St. Mary’s-on-the-IIill in Augusta. The
First Communicants are pictured with their pastor, the Very Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F.—(Photo by Robert Wilkinson).