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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, May 17, 1958 New Executive (Continued From Page One) The new executive committee replaces the more limited U. N. Refugee Fund executive com mittee, which will cease to exist as of next December 31. That body has 21 members, of which the Holy See is one. The new committee was set up by passage of a resolution sponsored jointly by the Nether lands and the United States. Soviet delegate G. P. Arkadev opposed the move to set up a new executice committee, how ever, and branded it an attempt to inflate the refugee problem for political reasons. The U. S. S. R., he said, believes the High Commissioner’s work should be limited to repatriation of persons displaced as a con sequence of World War II. The U. S. delegate, Chris topher H. Phillips, said in re sponse to Mr. Arkadev that it is traditional for the Soviet Union to oppose matters relating to the U. N. High Commissioner and his work for refugees. The Soviet delegate’s objection, said Mr. Phillips, revealed nothing but “an extraordinary disinterest in the problem of refugees.” K. C. Auxiliary Name Officers Install Officers At Albany ALBANY — The May meet ing of St. Teresa’s Altar Society and Parish Council of Catholic Women, ms held in the C.Y.O. Hall. The 'following officers were installed at this meeting: Mrs. J. L. Lindsey, president; Mrs. P. M. Anderson, Jr., vice president; Mrs. W. B. Light, sec retary; and Mrs. George Hughey, treasurer. It was decided that on “Bar becue Day,” May 13, to serve out-going plates on the Church grounds as well as at the school, to make it more convenient for persons living near the down town section. The members congratulated Mrs. Marie Fleming for winning the red ribbon for St. Teresa’s entry in the Shrine Displays at the recent DCCW Convention. Mrs. W. J. Kaiser showed an award of merit which was pre sented to the organization by the U. S. O. Father Marvin J. LeFrois gave a talk on the contribution of the Altar Society to the Church. FOR YOUTH ADORATION DAY Second National Youth Adoration Day Pentecost Sunday, May 25, 1958 A Youth's Prayer to the Holy Spirit COME, HOLY SPIRIT In His agonizing hour, our Divine Savior attributed the sins of His per secutors to ignorance. O Holy Spirit, Thou the never-ending Font of Knowl edge, give me the ability to understand — to understand the falseness and baseness of my actions, as well as of those 1 call friends, to understand the beauty of my youth as God under stands it—and the strength of will to live accordingly. Then would I be in capable of tarnishing this masterpiece of Divine Love by sin. Then would I have the courage to be different, to love purity, to find the answer to all the problems of my youth in frequent communion. O Holy Spirit, I ask this gift from you today and every day of my life. Amen. 100 days Indulgence. Prayer by J. E. Schieder Fill the hearts of Thy youth and enkindle within them the fire of Thy Divine Love. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC YOUTH Washington 5, D. C. 1C Here is the official prayer card issued for the second na tional Youth Adoration Day, to be celebrated on Pentecost Sunday, May 25. It was composed by Monsignor Joseph E. Schieder, director of the Youth Department, N. C. W. C., Washington, where copies may be obtained for distribution to high schools, colleges, youth council members and work ing youth. The prayer carries 100 days indulgence and the Imprimatur of Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle. The youth of the nation are invited to spend 30 minutes in private adoration before the Blessed Sacrament exposed on that day. (NC Photos) 19th D. C. C. W. Convention Resolutions 1. RESOLVED, That this Council renews its pledge of loyalty to the affection for ITis Holiness, Pope Pius XII, and prays that his physical health may continue to improve. 2. RESOLVED, That this Council send to His Excellency, Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara, an expression of our loyalty and de votion, and a prayer for the continued success of his labors. 3. RESOLVED, That this Council is grateful for the pres ence of our Beloved Bishop Tho mas J. McDonough, and extends him its thanks for his active in terest in our organization and its aims and purposes, as well as his active support. 4. RESOLVED, That this Council appreciates the attend ance at this convention of our National President, Mrs. Mary H. Mahoney. 5. RESOLVED, That this Council, through its individual members, will pray for and fos ter vocations in our Diocese. 6. RESOLVED, That this Council is opposed to the in decent, vulgar, and horror types of literature on our newsstands and in bookstores, and urges each member to exert her ef forts to suppress such publica tions. 7. RESOLVEDj That this Council rededicate itself to the continuance of a vigorous pro gram of Catholic Action throughout the coming year. 8. RESOLVED, That this Council, in this Centennial Year, pledges its devotion to and trust in the Most Blessed Mother, and urges each individual member to pray to her for the faith and grace to undertake and accom plish great works for God. GROTTO RISES—Volunteer workmen are pictured at work on- the construction of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes which is being erected by the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Port Wentworth. 5* {<' i \*** | w- 'm** i &■ FIRST COMMUNION AT ST. JAMES'—First Communicants of St. James Church, Savan- ah, are pictured with their pastor, the Very F.ev. John D. Toomey. SAVANNAH — Mrs. John F. Shearouse, Jr. was elected President of the Knights Auxil iary for the insuing year of 1958-59 at the monthly meeting held Friday, April 25th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Mrs. Nicholas S. Kenny, Jr. will serve as vice-president with Mrs. John E. Best as secretary and Mrs. John V. Graves as treasurer. The newly elected of ficers will be installed at the Annual Banquet and Dance to be held June 7th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Complete plans for the Banquet will be announced at the May meeting. Plans were completed for the Annual Picnic to be held this year at the home of Mrs. John F. Shearouse, Jr., at Savannah Beach on May 25th. All mem bers and their families are in vited to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy themselves. Mrs. John M. Schroder was welcomed as a new member. Mrs. Willard Teston’s name was drawn for the Membership Attendance award. Growing Importance Of Lay Teachers WASHINGTON, — The in creasingly important role of lay teachers in Catholic education was highlighted here by nation al statistics showing that be tween 1946 and 1956 their num bers increased by 156 per cent. The biggest single leap was in the elementary schools where the number was said to have jumped by about 409 per cent. The figures indicate that lay teachers are perhaps the most significant aspect of the trans ition Church education is going through to cope with the great- Refreshments were served af ter adjournment of the business meeting. ANNUAL DINNER AT ST. MICHAEL’S SAVANNAH BEACH — St. Michael’s Home and School As sociation, Savannah Beach, held its annual dinner on April 24th, for the boys and girls who par ticipated in St. Michael’s School athletic program this past year. Thirty-seven youngsters at tended the dinner held at the Tybee School cafeteria at 7 p. m. Also present were the three coaches, Mrs. J. W. Rentiers, Edmond Solomon, Jr., and Arn old Seydon, Jr.; the president of the H. S. A., Mrs. Guy Burke; two referees, Richard Buttimer and Edward Wertz, and Rev. John Cuddy, Parish Admini strator. The following received awards: Football, Hank Smith, and Jim McNamara, second; Girl basketball player, Joanne Morrissey, Mary McNamara, second; Boy basketball player, Hank Chandler, second, Donnie Golden. Every boy and girl also received a religious medal and chain. Mrs. Ernest Hosti was chairman arranging the dinner. LOST FOREVER Character is one thing you can never put back in the place from which you have taken it. est enrollment increases in dec ades. League Of The Holy Rosary How About A Trip Around World? SAVANNAH — How about a trip around the world? This article hopes to tell you how you can —■ every day. Every time you say the Rosary, you add one more link to the chain of peace which circles the world. With only about twenty minutes a day to say a Rosary, look at the tremendous good it can accomplish. A Big Four Summit meeting to talk of peace would, if every- •thing was done to make it ideal, still would not bring lasting re sults if the people of the world did not prey for peace. PEACE! A word that is said so careless ly every day of the year. What can be done to make it a reality, not a mere word? Pray! Our Blessed Lady has said that un less men, women, and children the world over say the Rosary, the world will do worse than just not have peace ... it will fall into the hands of the devil. The League of the Holy Ros ary was founded to promote widespread recitation of the Rosary as a weapon against Communism, and all other evils in the world, and at the same time get more persons to know and heed the promises of Our Lady of Fatima. All members make a pledge to say five de cades of the Rosary each day, and if possible to observe the Five First Saturdays, as request ed by Our Lady. Anyone interested in further information concerning the Holy Rosary League of Sacred Heart School, contact Miss Virginia Little, 201 East 38th Street, Savannah, Ga. Laymen's President Urges Exert Every Effort To Make 1958 Show Activity Increase Mrs. Rice Re-elected At Augusta AUGUSTA — Mrs. Albert Rice was reelected president of the Aquinas Parent-Teacher Or ganization at the May meeting held in the school dining hall. Other officers are as follows: Mrs. Joseph L. Sheehan, vice- president; Mrs. L. J. Curtis, re cording secretary; and Mrs. Har ris H. D’Antignac, treasurer. Sr. Marie Cecile, C.S.J., prin cipal of the girls’ department, and Bro. A. Norbert, F.M.S., principal of the boys’ depart ment, expressed their apprecia tion to the P.-T.O. for the many contributions to the school, and for the beautification of the school grounds during the past year. Mrs. W. J. Herman, Jr., and Mr. J. J. O’Connell were given a special vote of thanks for serv ing as co-chairmen for the school cafeteria. Mrs. Robert Leonard, ways and means chairman, announced that the fall barbecue would be held on September 30. Mrs. L. J. Ward, program chairman, presented Father Ralph Seikel, school moderator, with a gift of appreciation from the P-T.O. Father Seikel thank ed the faculty, parents, and stu dents for making his year at Aquinas most satisfactory and enjoyable. Immediately following the business meeting, the freshmen mothers presided at a tea honor ing the senior mothers. Italian- (Continued From Page One) waged a bitterly anticlerical campaign accusing the Church of interference in Italy’s political affairs. In March, Parliament voted down a communist mo tion calling for action against “clerical interference in the election” during a session which saw fighting between Catholic and Red deputies. The parties of the extreme right do not seem to have much of a chance this year. They are the fascist-inspired Italian So cial Movement, the Popular Monarchist party and the Na tional Monarchists. These parties blame the Christian. Democrats for not having destroyed communism in Italy and are urging Catholics to vote for them because, they claim, they can crush the Reds. All three are split by long standing personal feuds and are expected to lose votes. The position of the right-of- center Liberal party, however, is different. While it has not been able to elect a strong bloc of representatives to Parliament in the postwar years, its prin ciples have been widely backed. It has become a champion of private initiative and hostile to any state interference in the country’s economy. Because it is . better organized than other rightist parties it seems to be gaining ground and may win votes from the neo-fascist and monarchists. The moderately leftist Demo cratic Socialist party has ap parently lost some support. For the past two years it has been laboring under the delusion that it could win the leftwing So cialist party over to a demo cratic policy. In the process it has at times been in danger of being taken over by the pro- communist Socialists headed by Pietro Nenni. The Democratic Socialists will probably pay for this error by losing votes to the Nenni Socialists. Other minor parties, such as the Republicans, have no reason for great hopes. The small center parties — Democratic Socialists, Liberals and Republicans — all have anticlerical traditions. They are arguing that there is danger of a “clerical dictatorship” if the Christian Democrats win a ma jority in the new Parliament. Their main purpose seems to be to take votes away from the Christian Democrats, since they have given up trying to capture them from the extreme left. They apparently do not realize that by fighting the Christian Democrats they are ultimately serving the Reds. In meeting their opposition the Christian Democrats are hampered by a lack of internal unity, since their party is divid ed among factions with leftist and rightist tendencies as well as a center bloc. Therefore it seems unlikely that they can poll the more than 14,000,000 votes they need to win a parlia mentary majority. That would mean their winning over 3,000,- 000 more votes than they receiv ed in 1953. COLUMBUS — In a letter di rected to the Catholic Laymen of the Diocese of Savannah, George Gingell, President of the Laymen’s Association asks all Laymen “to exert every effort so that 1958 will show a marked increase in activity.” “Mr. Gingell’s letter reads as follows: At the 1956 Convention, the Association was presented with a suggested series, of programs for monthly meetings of the branches. It was accepted en thusiastically. The 1957 Convention revealed that only a few branches had made any attempt to meet regu larly and participate in a con structive program. Looking to the future, we are hopeful that 1958 will show a marked increase in activity. Be reminded that we are a useful lay apostolate only if we are a well informed and active or ganization. Consequently, we ask that every branch make im mediate plans for regular monthly or twice-monthly meetings. I’m sure you are aware that numbers of persons attending should not be the determining factor for starting or discontin uing operations. If only one or two are well informed, it is bet ter by far than none. We believe the subjects chos en offer much by way of ap peal and program interest. If they are explained by persons who are articulate and experi enced in their respective fields (provided they also have the Catholic viewpoint), the topics will prove informative and val uable to the active layman. If you need help in securing speakers or reference material, let me know and I’ll do every thing possible to help you. The important thing is to get going now . . . tomorrow at the latest. May God bless and inspire your efforts.” K. C. AUXILIARY ALBANY — The Knights of Columbus held its April meet ing in the K. of C. Hall, with the president, Mrs. Fred Mills, presiding. Mrs. Edward Shy- rock and Mrs. Elmer Topmiller were welcomed as new mem bers. Reports were given by committee chairmen and mem bers were informed of the pro gress on the “signature table cloth.” Judging of the decorated hats was held during the social hour and prizes were awarded as follows: prettiest hat, Mrs. George Hughey; most original, Mrs. L. E. Mock, Sr., and funni est, Mrs. Bill Starr. Refresh ments were served by Mrs. Ralph Will and Mrs. Mills. THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA A List of Suggested Topics for Speakers and Subsequent Discussion At Branch Meetings A series of programs to illustrate the Catholic Viewpoint in relation ship to: i he various protessions. Media of mass communications. Govern ment, Labor, Entertainment, and other fields of secular activity. Through understanding the Catholic attitude and viewpoint in these fields, the layman is better able to enlighten his non-Caiholic neighbors and thereby help remove the misunderstandings and tears that promote anti-Calhouc prejudice. Meeting dates and subjects for each should be set as far in advance as possible. A quaiined Catholic speaker, (from the Community or elsewhere), snouid be selected tor each subject. He should be given sutlieieni advance nonce in oraer to have adequate time tor preparation. He should also be supplied wuii a list of people and informational sources that will assist him in the preparation of his talk. Most talks should be limited to a maximum of a half-hour, with a half-nour immediately loliowing allotted to discussion and question- answer period. Some topics may require two meetings to complete. Program com mittees should give caretul consideration to this matter in order to insure thorough coverage of subject matter. It is not practical, though, to cram a vast amount or mtormation into a single meeting, I. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION A. As applied to hospitals R. As applied to physicians, psychiatrists, etc. II. JURISPRUDENCE The law and personal obedience to it, the Catholic lawyer and ethics. III. EDUCATION A. Why a Catholic Education? B. Obligations of the Catholic Teacher C. Rights of the Catholic student as a citizen D. The eduaction ot the "whole" person IV. GOVERNMENT A. Obligations of government workers and elected officials. B. Responsibilities of citizen to state C. Church and State V. ENTERTAINMENT Movies, TV, Radio, Theatre. What to see, what to avoid, and why. Criticism and censorship. Current trends. VI. LITERATURE How to select good reading in all fields. A review of current popular ficlion and non-fiction. VII. THE CATHOLIC IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS How can a Catholic parlicipate usefully in community and civic affairs? What are his opportunities? VIII. LABOR A. The working man—worthy of his hire. B. Labor/Management C. A review of the labor movement IX. INTERPRETATION OF NEWS How do we read between the lines? How are news stories and. edi torial features "slanted"? How do we weigh the facts? What can you do when your church is attacked via one of the news media? X. ONLY ONE CHURCH As a layman, how do you justify the Church's uncompromising stand as the only acceptable religion? Many of these subjects can be fully covered, and interestingly so, in 8 sessions. Some may replace the speaker with a panel. In panel discussions, however, it is wise to limit the number participating. Each member should handle an entirely different facet of the subject. As a rule, three members plus a moderator is ample. BY ALL MEANS: A priest should be present throughout the meeting. His participating, however, should be limited to: 1. Interpreting in case of error or question. 2. Giving a brief summation at the conclusion of the discussion period.