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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 (Continued From Page One) 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 (Continued From Page One) 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)