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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, June 23, 1958
(Photo Andrew Bunn)
STUDENT NURSES RECALL HALLOWEEN WITCHES
AND GOBLINS AT SPRING FESTIVAL
Student Nurses’
Spring Festival
SAVANNAH—Student Nurs
es of St. Joseph’s Hospital in
Savannah presented their annu
al Spring Festival in Madonna
Hall.
The Nurses combine their tal
ents each year to provide an
evening of entertainment for
friends and relatives who attend
the festivities.
Events of the year were de
picted through skits and panto
mimes performed by the Dra
matics Club and Glee Club.
Special events occurring
throughout the year were dra
matized.
In connection with the Spring
Festival a picnic was held for
the student nurses on May 19th
at Savannah Beach.
Half of 1957
Overseas Aid
Given By Bishops'
NEW YORK, (NC) — Almost
half of the $312,188,540 distrib
uted in overseas relief during
1957 by 53 American agencies
registered with the Internation
al Cooperation Administration
(ICA) was accounted for by
Catholic Relief Services •— Na
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence.
CRS-NCWC, international re
lief agency of the U. S. Bish
ops, distributed $140,939,123 in
aid in more than 50 countries
last year, according to a report
released by the ICA’s Advisory
Committee on Voluntary For
eign Aid.
COURTSHIP
Everyone has a natural tend
ency to succumb to his environ
ment. We, in America, have a
very special problem in connec
tion with this. There are many
vulgar, evil things that exist,
which are contrary to our Cath
olic ideals and principles. Pri
marily, these occur in the tastes
and attitudes of this age. Of
course, we cannot accept these
things without conflict, so we
sign an uneasy truce, we “shut
tle between opposing conform
ities, and try to live with our
resulting anxieties.”
This contradiction can be very
well exemplified in the dating
of our teenagers. Twelve years
now seems to be the accepted
age to begin dating. This incli
nation gradually develops into
regular and frequent dating;
once, twice, even three times a
week. “Well,” say most parents,
of course following the familiar
trend, “It develops self-confi
dence, allows ease and assur
ance, and eliminates the curiosi
ty of the adolesence about the
opposite sex.” While this rea
soning contains a certain amount
of truth, the dangers far exceed
any possible advantages.
Even more harmful than this
system itself, is the manner in
which this company is kept. Un
chaperoned, in movies, at drive-
in restaurants, and similar plac
es, gradually give vent to pas
sions. The only warning parents
give their children is not to go
“too far.” There is actually no
New Priest
A negro veteran of World War
II was among the priests or
dained at ceremonies in the
National Shrine of the Immac
ulate Conception, in Washing
ton, D. C. Father Emilian Mus-
chette, O.S.B. (above), gradu
ate of St. John's University,
Collegeville, Minn., also studied
at St. Maui’s Priory, South
Union, Ky. He is a native
Washingtonian. (NC Photos)
determination as to how far is
“too far.” The attitude seems to
be that they can make small
mistakes, but when these small
mistakes logically result in larg
er ones, the parents are shocked
and blame the children.
All this encouraged familiari
ty is not for the engaged, the
couples planning immediate
marriage—it is considered nor
mal for the casual courtship of
teenagers.
There is, in this early court
ship, a grave danger. God makes
boys and girls so that they be
come interested in each other at
a certain period in their lives. If
this balance is upset by over-
ambitious parents, etc: the
“thrill of the chase” will soon
be over, and these teenagers,
by 15 or 16, find that there is
nothing that they have not tried
in social life.
Thus, a mere child in mind
and maturity, discovers that he
he has nothing to look forward
to except marriage. He enters
it, with none of the balance,
wisdom, and depth of character
that are necessary to make it
successful. When the thrill and
glamor wear off, as they must,
there is nothing left to sustain
the marriage, and the couple
cannot cope with the adult prob
lems which marriage involves.
Thus, a marriage which in a
few years might have been suc
cessful, fails — with the horri
fying fact that lives are ruined,
and souls lost for eternity.
—Susan Hutton, Sophomore, St.
Vincent's Academy, Savannah.
Catholic Paper
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we have done our duty to the
best of our ability, and that
failure of the only Catholic
journal in the States of the
South is no fault of ours.”
Notwithstanding not only one,
but several more efforts, Patrick
Walsh announced, on July 20,
1865, in newspapers of general
circulation, the suspension of
the publication of the Pacificat
or. Continuing limited mail fa
cilities, scarcity of money, and
lack of subscribers clinched its
demise.
Services For
B. Pye
PORT WENTWORTH — Fu
neral services for Mrs. Bernice
Martin Pye were held June 16th
at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Survivors are her husband,
William E. Pye Sr., a son, Wil
liam E. Pye Jr.; her mother,
Mrs. Annie L. Martin; a brother,
Emmet L. Martin: and several
nieces and nephews.
“THE MASS, THE CENTER
OF CATHOLIC ACTION”
IFinner in Group 11 of the
14 th Annual Diocesan Essay
Contest is Patricia Ann Spikes,
Grade 8, St. Anthony’s School,
Savannah.
From the dawn of creation,
the people rendered sacrifice
PATRICIA ANN SPIKES
to God for all He had rendered
unto them.
In the time .of Moses, God
specifically demanded sacri
fices and even detailed the ex
act procedure according to
which, they were to be offered.
God is always God; man’s life
always depends on Him. The
necessity of atonement by the
individual still remains and so
there must, always be found a
form of religious worship which
expresses man’s gratitude, as
well as, his dependence on God;
man’s petition for favors and
graces.
Hence the Mass expressing all
these sentiments, wherein Christ
is offered as a victim to His
heavenly Father, renewing the
sacrifice of the Cross for all
times and people, is the unique
act of worship. Truly, it is the
“Center of Catholic Worship,”
through which man can offer to
God through the hands of the
officiating priest, his adoration,
his thanksgiving, with Christ’s
expiation of Plimself to His hea
venly Father.
How can God refuse to grant
favors asked of Him through
His Divine Son’s Sacrifices. Yes,
we can go further and offer our
selves sinful and worthless as
we are with Christ’s oblation
to Himself and we become
pleasing sacrifices. In this way,
we can merit helps and graces
that we need in our every day
lives. Venial sins which we have
committed, and which we are
determined to avoid in the near
future are forgiven; the power
of Satan over us is diminished,
we are preserved from many
dangers and misfortunes which
would otherwise befall us.
It is no wonder then, that
countless numbers of people
throng our Catholic churches on
Sunday mornings and holy days
of obligation to participate in
this great sacrifice not alone to
fulfill the divine command of
adoring God, but to beg Him
for His graces and blessing.
In our large cities hundreds
of people begin their daily du
ties by assisting at Mass. From
the Mass they receive the en
ergy and will power to face the
difficulties that they will have
to encounter in their rounds of
daily duties.
The Catholic Church insists
upon the individual member
worshipping God in his heart
and also presents a definite
form of exterior worship
through the Mass.
The fountains of the Mass
spring up in waters of four dif
ferent colors every morning; of
worship, of thanks, of sorrow,
of petition. The waters and col
ors have come from the hill of
Calvary. In the center of the
Mass is our Representative,
Christ, who is one like us. At
Mass we do not pray to Christ,
we pray with Christ; Christ
prays with us. We and Christ
are side by side, worshipping,
thanking, sorrowing, and peti
tioning the Father ever keeping
in mind the words of Christ to
satan:
“The Lord thy God shalt thou
adore and Him only shalt thou
serve.”
PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE
One priest likely to be in ev
idence at meetings of any Dio
cesan Lay organization is the
Very Rev. John D. Toomey, pas
tor of St. James Parish, Savan
nah. Father Toomey was named
first pastor of St. James after
serving as Pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, Milledgeville,, for
thirteen years.
Father Toomey, a native of
Augusta, was ordained in 1941
and spent the first two years of
his priesthood as assistant rec
tor of the Cathedra] of St. John
the Baptist in Savannah.
Father Toomey is Spiritual
Moderator of the Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women, a
member of the Diocesan Admin
istrative Council, a Diocesan
Consul tor and the Diocesan Di
rector of Lay Organizations.
Very Rev, John D. Toomey
AHHAL MUCH BAZAAR
AT ST. JOSEPH'S, AUGUSTA
FLEMING HEIGHTS — The
Rev. Nicholas A. Quinlan, pas
tor of St. Joseph’s, located at
Highway 1 and Lumpkin Road,
has announced that the Annual
Church Bazaar will be held on
the church grounds, July 4t,h
and 5th.
John T. Holleran, the Bazaar
Chairman has revealed that
plans for this year include a
special barbecue treat prepared
by Mrs. Jeff Barton on the 4th
of July from five until eight
in the evening.
All proceeds from the Bazaar
will be used to construct a com
munity center designed to ac
commodate servicemen as well
as residents of the local com
munity. Future plans for the
center include the addition of
two wings to provide classroom
facilities to serve the grammar
school aged children of the par
ish.
The Bazaar will present many
opportunities for the relaxation
and entertainment of adults and
children alike. All activities will
stress the “Carnival Theme” of
fering a varied selection of fun
providing games of skill such
as shooting galleries, baseball
booths, dart booths, etc., and of
Remember Your
Pledge To The
Bishop's Campaign
course Punky’s Ponies for the
children and young adults.
Many other surprises are in
store for the visitors to the Ba
zaar.
H. & S. Association
Meeting At
Savannah Beach
SAVANNAH BEACH — St.
Michael’s Home and School As
sociation held its May meeting
recently. A United Na
tions dinner was served, com
prising many foreign dishes,
made by the mothers.
The decorating motif was car
ried out with dolls from foreign
lands'. A business meeting fol
lowed. The outgoing president
was presented a volume on the
“Life of St. Bernadette,” beau
tifully inscribed in apprecia
tion for her services.
Fr. John Cuddy, pastor,
thanked everyone for her help
during the closing year. New of
ficers are: President, Mrs, Rich
ard McNamara, Vice President,
Mrs. Jos. Hutton, Secretary,
Mrs. Frank Golden, Treasurer,
Mr. O’Bevry. Movies will con
tinue during the summer every
Friday night at 7:00 p. m. at
the Town Hall.
A pessimist is a man who re
sents the fact that the world was
made without seeking his ad
vice.
St. Mary's Auxiliary
installs Officers
ORDAINS HIS 2,000th PRIEST
A record unequalled by any other living member of the
American hierarchy was achieved in Washington when
Auxiliary Bishop John M. McNamara ordained his 2,000th
priest. The prelate, who recently observed his 30th anni
versary as a bishop, is shown, as he ordained Father John
Capstiek, S.S., of Nova Scotia, at ceremonies at the Na
tional Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, on the campus
of Catholic University of America. (NC Photos)
AUGUSTA — The Ladies
Auxiliary of St. Mary’s-on-the-
Hill installed newly elected of
ficers at the regular monthly
meeting held in St. Mary’s Hall.
Before the installation cere
monies, attended by 35 .mem
bers, yearly reports were sub
mitted by the officers and the
chairman of standing commit
tees. The outgoing president,
speaking for the officers and
chairmen tendered thanks to
Father Bourke, Pastor and to
the membership for their sup
port and cooperation during the
year.
, Mrs. L. J. Ward conducted
the ceremonies installing Mrs.
E, V. Hastings as President, Mrs.
Louis Battery as Vice-President,
Mrs. Vance Logan as Treasurer
and Mrs. Alex Barrett as Sec
retary.
The incoming President an
nounced the committee chair
men for the next year. They are:
Mrs. H. H. D’Antignac, Con
fraternity of Christian Doctrine;
Mrs. Bernard Doris, Organiza
tion and Development; Mrs.
Wm. Trotter and Mrs. Peter
Menk, assistants to Mrs. Doris;
Mrs. L. J. Ward, Hospitality;
Mrs. Joseph O’Connell, Catholic
Charities; Mrs. Eugene Long,
Family and Parent Education.
Mrs. Worth Andrews, Libra
ries and Literature; Mrs. Eugene
Marks, Jr., Public Relations;
Mrs. Lee Etheredge, Jr., Spirit
ual Development; Mrs. F. X.
Mulherin, Altar Society; Mrs.
John Buckley, U. S. O.
Mrs. Richard Bowles, Foreign
Relief; Mrs. W. H. Holmes, Jr.,
Youth; Miss Marie Bennett,
Rosary; Mrs. W. A. Nevins,
Telephone; Mrs. Richard Bowles
and Mrs. Joseph Green, Ways
and Means.
M r s. Norman Boatwright,
Diocesan Council President an
nounced that the National Con
vention of the N.C.C.W. would
be held in St. Louis, Missouri in
September and urged members
to try to attend this gathering.
A social hour followed the meet
ing.
Movies
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pressed in the language proper
to the film,” he said.
He added that a healthy pub
lic reaction “must be preserved
against the deleterious effects
of certain propaganda which ti
tillates passion and morbid cur
iosity. It must be formed by
widely publishing and judicious
ly presenting the moral ap
praisal of films. This latter is
one of the capital tasks of the
national Catholic film office in
each country.”
The Monsignor concluded by
urging on behalf of His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII that movie
goers, “who by the purchase of
each entry ticket, as if by a vot
ing ballot, make their choice
between good and bad films,”
think carefully of their serious
responsibility.
The congress of the Interna
tional Catholic Film Office here
devoted its meeting to studying
the distribution of good films
among the general public. It
was a continuation of the con
gress held last year in Havanna,
Cuba, and the first since the
publication of the Popes encyc
lical on movies, “Miranda Pro-
sus.”
Representatives of the nation
al Catholic film offices of many
nations were joined by observ
ers from the Pontifical Com
mission for Motion Pictures,
Radio and Television.
NAMED
EAGLE SCOUTS
WARNER ROBINS — At a
recent Court of Honor, two
members of Scout Troop 122,
sponsored by K of C Sacred
Heart Council 4371, were award
ed the rank of Eagle Scout.
Nick Camerio, Georgia State
Deputy, made the presentation
to John M. O’Neal and Larry
Beutlich at the ceremony held at
the Sacred Heart Parish Hall.
In attendance at the affair were
the parents of the two new
Eagle Scouts, fellow troop mem
bers and members of Sacred
Heart Council. Both boys have
been selected as counsellors at
Camp Ben Hawkins, Central
Georgia camp for Boy Scouts.
At the completion of the cere
mony, announcement was made
of the appointment of F. P.
“Pat” O’Lear, Sr., as the new
Scoutmaster of Troop 122.
People who attempt to get
something for nothing usually
pay about twice what it is
worth.
PROMOTE
DEVOTION TO
SACRED HEART
SAVANNAH — Promoters of
the League of the Sacred Heart
in BLessed Sacrament Parish are
cooperating with the Pastor-
Director, Rev. Thomas A. Bren
nan, in promoting devotion to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus es
pecially during the month of
June. Novena prayers are said
each morning after Mass and
pictures of the Sacred Heart
with Family Consecration will
be available in the vestibule of
the church or at the rectory in
an effort to encourage all fam
ilies in the parish to consecrate
themselves to the Sacred Heart.
On Friday, June 13, the Feast
of the Sacred Heart, promoters
and members of the League re
ceived Holy Communion in a
body at the 7 o’clock Mass. That
evening a Holy Hour was
conducted by Rev. Edward R.
Frank during which the entire
parish was re-dedicated to
the Sacred Heart. In recogni
tion for their work for the Sac
red Heart, diplomas were pre
sented to the. following six pro
moters who have served for
at least six months since last
June: Mrs. W. O. Cliett, Fred A.
Doyle, Mrs. E. F. Harnett, Rob
ert R. Lutz, Miss Mary Me-
Credmond, Miss Margaret Shee-
hand and Mrs. Wm. F. Whalen.
A social hour was held in
Butler Hall after the services
to which all parishoners were
invited. Refreshments were be
ing planned by Mrs. Peter R.
Schreck, Mrs. Wm. F. Whalen,
Mrs. A. J. Grevemberg, Mrs.
Wm. Schneider and Mrs. Wm. C.
Broderick.
P.-T. A. Meets
At Albany
ALBANY — St. Teresa’s Par
ent-Teacher Association met
recently in the school auditori
um, with the president,
Mrs. John M. Wolfe,
presiding. Father Marvin J. Le-
Frois opened the meeting with
a prayer, followed by reports
from the secretary, treasurer
and chairman of standing com
mittees.
Father Thomas Schnurr, as
sistant pastor, showed beautiful
colored slides on the Ave Marie
Grotto, scenic shrine of the
south in Cullman, Alabama, and
gave an interesting narration.
Mrs. Pat Field gave a report
on the recent benefit bridge and
canasta party.
Mrs. Edward Armstrong,
chairman of the nominating
committee, presented a new
slate of officers for next year.
The new officers are: President,
Ray S. Dwornik, Vice-President,
.Mrs. John Ross, secretary, Mrs.
Robert Williamson, Treasurer,
Ralph R. Will, and historian,
Mrs. A. L. Duke.
Father LeFrois expressed ap
preciation to Mrs. Wolfe, re
tiring president, for her leader
ship and untiring efforts given
to the organization during her
term of office. Mrs. Wolfe was
presented with a gift by Mrs.
John Tiilitski in behalf of the
association.
A lot of people spend more
money trying to keep up appear
ances than they spend to live.
Find Breviary
Missioner Used
SEOUL, Korea, (NC) — The
breviary being used by Msgr.
Patrick Brennan, Prefect Apos
tolic of Kwangju, when he was
seized by the communists in
July, 1950, has turned up in a
Seoul bookstall. The Chicago-
born prelate was taken by the
North Korean Reds the month
following their invasion of
South Korea. He and two other
Columban missionaries, Fathers
Thomas Cusack and John O’
Brien, were last seen alive at
Taejon in September, 1950,
when they were captives of the
Reds who had overrun t. h e
whole west coast of South Ko
rea.
NAMED SUPERIOR
ROME, (NC) — Father Henry
Monde was named Superior
General of the Society of Afri
can Missions at the general
chapter meeting of the society
here.
Father Monde, provincial of
the Netherlands province of the
society since 1946, was born in
1909 and ordained in 1933. From
1934 to 1946 he worked in the
Gold Coast, now the nation of
Ghana. He will serve in his new
post until 1968.
The Society of African Mis
sions is represented in the U. S.
in 10 archdioceses and dioceses
by 71 priests.
Army Chaplain
Receives Honor
LOURDES, France (NC) —
During his trip to Europe to
participate in the International
Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes,
Msgr. (Maj. Gen.) Patrick J.
Ryan, Chief of Army Chaplains,
received from the French gov
ernment the award of the Le-
The fellow with nothing to lose
is the only one who can afford to
take a chance.
PONTIFF
COMPOSES
PRAYER
VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC)
—His Holiness Pope Pius XII
has' composed a special prayer
to the Madonna of Repose who
is honored in a shrine on the
outskirts of Rome where he
used to celebrate Mass when he
was a young priest. The tiny
chapel which stands on the Via
Aurelia west of Rome on the
way to the sea is relatively un
known except in that quarter of
the city which takes name from
the venerated image of the Ma
donna of Repose.
Heads Sisters
Mother Mary Benedict Young
(above), of Philadelphia, head
of the American province of
the Medical Mission Sisters will
be among the speakers at the
43rd annual convention of the
Catholic Hospital Association
of the United States and Cana
da. Some 5,000 persons are ex
pected to attend the conven
tion in Atlantic City, June 22
to 26. (NC Photos)
‘HEAD OF THE HOUSE’ TELEVISED
How to consecrate the family to the Sacred Heart, real head of the home, was the subject of a
playlet aired over WBZ-TV, Boston, by students of Notre Dame Academy, Tyngsboro, Mass. The
play, entitled “The Head of the House,” by Sister Marguerite Mary .S.N.D., was part of the
. spiritual celebration of the archdiocesaa sesquiccntennial. (NC Photos)