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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, February 7, 1959
Semi-Annual Board Meeting
Mrs. William J. O'Shaughnessy
Appointed Convention Chairman
DUBLIN — Mrs. Wm. J. O’-
Shaughnessy, of Macon, was
named general chairman for trie
Twentieth Annual Convention
of the Savannah Diocesan Coun
cil cf Catholic Women, at the
semi-annual boa.rd meeting of
the council held on January 28,
at the Shamrock Hotel, in Dub
lin. The convention will be held
on April 25-26, at the Dempsey
Hotel, in Macon. Mrs. H. W.
Clark and Mrs. J. T. Webb, also
of Macon, will serve as co-
chairmen.
Mrs. Owen Porter, of Savan
nah, and president of the Sav
annah Deanery C.C.W., and
Mrs. C. A. Davis, of Macon,
president of the Columbus
Deanery C.C.W., gave the re
ports of the vice presidents’ of
fice. Mrs. H. S. Buckley, of Au
gusta, corresponding secretary,
read Mrs. Jack Johannsen’s re
port of her office as president
of the Augusta Deanery C.C.W.
Mrs. Katherine Huggins, of
Savannah Beach, chairman of
Civil Defense, stated in her re
port that more women than men
were active in Civil Defense, but
deplored the continued apathy
of the general public.
Mrs. Norman Boatwright,
president of the Savannah Dio
cesan C.C.W., and a member of
the Georgia State Women’s Ad
visory Committee of Civil De
fense, reported that she and
Mrs. C. W. Friedberg, Director
of Civil Defense in Richmond
County, attended a C.D. meet
ing held in December, in Macon.
Mrs. Boatwright stated that she
was very impressed with the
scope of work done by Civil De
fense. She asked that everyone
give firm moral support to Civil
Defense, and whenever possible,
active support. Mrs. Boatwright
distributed Home Protection
Exercise Booklets to all present.
Miss Sophie Benchina, of
Dublin, chairman cooperating
with Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine, stated in her report,
that her committee had stressed
the parent Education Program
during this year.
Mrs. Harry A. Sack, of States
boro, chairman of Family and
Parent Education, reported that
the Family Holy Hour Devotion
Mrs. 'William
J. O'Shaughnessy
and Family Group Communion
Sunday had gained momentum
in the diocese. She announced
that the Rev. Henry V. Sattler,
Assistant National Director of
the Family Life Bureau, will
hold a conference in St. James’
Parish, in Savannah, on March
5; in St. Mary’s Parish, Augus
ta, on March 6; and in Our Lady
of Lourdes Parish, in Columbus,
on March 8. Mrs. Sack invited
everyone to hear Father Sattler,
in the city which is most con
venient for them.
Mrs. L. C. Mock, of Albany,
reported that her committee had
stressed the Madonna Plan and
the Feed-a-fannly program. Mrs.
Mock served as recorder for the
Foreign Relief Workshop dur
ing the last N.C.C.W. Conven
tion.
Mrs. J. J. O'Connell, of Augus
ta, Home and School Chairman,
gave an outline of her program.
Mrs. John T. Buckley, of Au
gusta, in her report asked that
clippings of interest, pertaining
to the work of the councils, be
mailed to her for the historian’s
scrapbook.
Mrs. A. J. Seyden, of Savan
nah Beach. International Rela
tions chairman, told of at
tending a lecture on the evils
of Communism, given by Prin
cess Catherine Caradja of Ru
mania, in which she warned that
complacency toward Commun
ism could bring tragic results.
Mrs. Seyden’g report explained
the extensive and intensive
work being done by her com
mittee.
Mrs. Ray Pinkston, of Albany,
chairman of Public Relations,
showed in her report that all
areas of public relations had
been utilized.
Mrs. L. J. Ward, of Augusta,
Organization . and Development
Chairman urged all councils to
use the beautiful installation
ceremonies in the installation of
the newly elected officers.
Mrs. Arthur T. Fleming, of
Savannah, St. Mary’s Guild
Chairman, stated that the Guild
had an approximate membership
of 1500 and extended a general
invitation to all to attend the
Guild meeting on March 8, at
3:30 p. m. at St. Mary’s Home,
in Savannah.
Mrs. Boatwright asked for co
operation on annual reports, and
announced that completed re
ports must be in the president’s
office before April 1.
Father John Toomey, Spirit
ual Moderator of the Diocesan
C.C.W., announced that a
N. C.C.W. Leadership Institute
will be held in Williamsburg,
Virginia on June 26-27, and ask
ed that all who could to take ad
vantage of this opportunity. Fa
ther Toomey noted that the sea
son of Lent begins on the feast
of Our Lady of Lourdes and
suggested more frequent Mass
and Communion as an exemp
lary manner of observing Lent.
Observers at this session were
as follows: Mrs. John H. Ste
vens, Jr., Mrs. John Shearous
and Mrs. Ethel Chandler of the
Savannah Deanery; Mrs. John
O. Barry, Mrs. Albert A. Dun
can, Mrs. John J. McCreary and
Mrs. J. W. Mock, of the Colum
bus Deanery, and Mrs. Eugene
Long and Mrs. Bush Perry of
the Augusta Deanery.
The Savannah Diocesan Coun
cil of Catholic Women express
es its sincere appreciation to
Miss Louise Ludwig, of Dublin,
for serving as chairman of
luncheon arrangements for all
board meetings held in Dublin.
Honor Officers
At Saint Paul's
DOUGLAS — St. Paul’s Al
tar Society held its annual ban
quet, honoring the newly elect
ed officers for the coming year
recently at the I Like It Res
taurant.
The new officers are Mrs. Dan
Stretch, President; Mrs. Alfred
Coer, Vice President; Mrs. Ellis
Hanna, Secretary and Mrs. No
lan Ragsdale, Treasurer.
— An impressive ceremony was
conducted in the installation of
new officers by Mrs. John Han
na from Jacksonville Beach, spe
cial guest of the group.
The induction took place in
front of the Shrine of Our Lady
and Mrs. Hanna paid tributes to
each officer, expressing the im
portance of each office. The ce
remony was an inspiration to
both officers and members as
well.
The outgoing president, Mrs.
George Hannah expressed her
appreciation to all officers of the
past year for their tireless effort
and splendid cooperation in
making it a successful year.
Mrs. Dan Stretch in turn,
thanked Mrs, John Hanna for
her part, in the installation and
expressed her appreciation for
being elected president for 1959.
Father Gerad Moran gave an
interesting and informative talk
on the “True Meaning of the
Altar Society.” He gave each of
ficer both the needed encourage
ment and instruction.
After Father Moran closed the
meeting with prayer, members
presented Mrs. George Hanna a
beautiful statue of the Blessed
Virgin as a gift of appreciation.
Thomas M. Edwards
Services In Brunswick
BRUNSWICK—Funeral serv
ices for Thomas Mitchell Ed
wards were held January 15 th
at St. Francis Xavier Church,
Rev. James M. Cummings,
S.S.M., officiating.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Lucille Edwards; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Sandy Willis, and
Mrs. Leo Shanholtzer; one son,
Thomas Mitchell Edwards, Jr.;
one brother, Andrew Edwards,
Brunswick; one sister, Mrs.
Mitchell Brown, Brunswick.
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MACON—In October of 1958,
the St. Joseph’s Parish Council
of Catholic Women began a
monthly sewing bee for Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer
Home in Atlanta.
Since this program was inaug
urated, 1550 dressings have been
sent to the home. This sewing
session is held at 10:00 a. m.,
the second Wednesday of each
month. More dressings are
greatly needed.
Mrs. Herbert Clark is chair
man for this project, and asks
that anyone having clean, worn,
.white linens to contribute these
to this committee, and all ladies
who would like to attend these
sewing bees are most cordially
invited.
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International High School Student Program
AUGUSTA — This is an invi
tation to participate in the
N.C.W.C. International High
School Student Program.
Each year the International
High School Student Program
calls upon the Councils of Cath
olic Women to help locate Cath
olic host families for the foreign
students brought into the coun
try by the N.C.W.C. and the
Department of State.
The Department of State has
asked private agencies to ex
pand the high school student
program, especially in Latin
America. Many agencies are do
ing so, but unfortunately, some
By Father James I. Tucek
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
ROME — The first general
council of the Church since 1870
is expected to get underway in
about a year, bringing bishops
here from all over the world.
His Holiness Pope John
XXIII, who in the three months
since his election has repeated
ly invited separated Christians
to return to unity, announced
his intention to convoke such
an ecumenical council on the
feast of the Conversion of St.
Paul, the last day of the Chair
of Unity Octave.
The Pontiff revealed his de
cision privately to 17 cardinals
who participated with him at
Mass on the feast at the Basilica
of St. Paul-outside-the-Walls,
which tradition holds to be the
burial place of the Apostle to
the Gentiles. The Vatican which
made the Popes’ announcement
public, said that in deciding to
hold such a council, Pope John’s
thoughts are not only on the edi
fication of Christian peoples, but
also intended as an invitation to
the separated Christian com
munities in search of unity.
No date for the council was
made known immediately. It
was believed, however, that it
will be a year before the neces
sary arrangements can be made
in drawing up agenda for the
council’s work and preparing
for the influx of the cardinals,
residential bishops, abbots null-
ius and others entitled to vote,
as well as those invited to come
to the council as advisers or
observers.
It was also recalled that the
last such ecumenical assembly,
the Vatican Council, while it
adjourned on October 20, 1870
—following the occupation of
the capital of the papal states
by Italy—was never closed. It
could therefore be surmised that
the forthcoming council might
be a continuation of the unfin
ished General Council of the
Vatican.
The Vatican Council was the
20th such ecumenical council—
the first in 325 in Nicaea, in
presentday Turkey, condemned
the Arian heresy and formulat
ed the Nicene Creed. Decrees on
faith and morals issued by ecu
menical councils, if confirmed
by the Pope, are infallible and
of them give little heed to the
Catholic background of the stu
dents. Frequently students are
placed in non-Catholic homes,
sometimes with serious danger
to their faith.
Catholic boys and girls from
different parts of the world will
be coming into the country. If
we Catholics do not welcome
them, non-Catholics will, with
the result that they will come
and go with almost no contact
with the Church. The personal
effect that this might have upon
these youngsters could be tragic.
The exchange student is care
fully selected by N.C.W.C. corn-
binding on Catholics.
At the same time he announc
ed his intention to convene a
general council, Pope John re
vealed he plans to summon a
synod for the Diocese of Rome,
and that he intends to bring
the Latin Rite Code of Canon
Law up to date and complete
the promulgation of the canon
law code for the Oriental
Church. The law for the Latin
Rite Church codified under the
initiative of St. Pius X was
promulgated by Benedict XV in
1917. Codification of the Eastern
Rite Church law was begun un
der Pius XII; the first four parts
of the code have been promul
gated at intervals during the
past decade. The fifth and final
part has not yet been published.
A Vatican release characterized
the Pope’s decisions to hold a
diocesan synod, to convoke the
ecumenical council, and to bring
canon law up to date as “three
events of the greatest import
ance.”
The Pauline feast chosen for
the Pope’s pronouncements
came a day after a special as
sembly in Rome commemorat
ing the 19th centenary of St.
Paul’s Epistle to the Romans —
which stresses the oneness of
the Mystical Body of Christ, and
urges the Romans to “follow af
ter the things that make for
peace, and ... * safeguard the
things that make for mutual edi
fication.”
As the feast of St. Paul’s con
version began here, even nature
appeared to cooperate in an
nouncing that something mo
mentous was about to take
place. Low black clouds moved
in from the north and quickly
enveloped the Eternal City in
an unnatural half-dark haze.
Groups of the faithful, moving
by every road in the direction
of St. Paul’s cast anxious glanc
es at the sky.
Inside the basilica — itself a
symbol of unity between East
and West, as it is the patriarch
al basilica of the Patriarch of
Alexandria — prelates, clergy
and faithful, an estimated 20,-
000-strong, began congregating
early. Various groups carried
identifying banners. Some, en
couraged by the Pope’s recent
visits to various Rome institu-
mittees, overseas. All students
give evidence of a potential for
leadership in their native lands.
At the end of the school year
all must return home and may
not return to the United States
for at least two years. The stu
dent will not be a “guest” in
your home, but a temporary
member of the family accepting
solicitude and discipline from
the host parents and in return
giving reverence and respect.
If you can accept this oppor
tunity to share your home with
a sixteen year old boy or girl
whom the N.C.W.C. and a Cath
olic high school have invited to
tions, invited him to “Come See
Us.”
At 10:20, the Pontiff entered
the basilica on foot from its bap
tistry, going to the chapel of the
canons, where he prayed before
the Blessed Sacrament before
mounting a portable throne.
Then, preceded by 17 cardinals,
members of the pontifical court
and of the Rota, and heads of
mendicant orders, Pope John
was borne in procession down
the aisle on the Epistle side of
the basilica and up the center
aisle. The faithful cheered and
a police band played a papal
march.
Then Mass was celebrated in
the Pope’s presence by Bishop
Cesario D’Amato, O.S.B., Ab
bot Nullius of St. Paul’s outside
the walls. At the Gospel, the
Pope gave the homily. He spoke
of the honor given SS. Peter and
Paul as symbols of the Church’s
unity, expressed his sorrow at
attempts to break this unity, and
invited all to return to that
unity which he said will give
peace both in the supernatural
and the natural order. Finally,
he invited the faithful to pray
for this intention.
Pope John began by recalling
a visit he made to Tarsus ■—■
St. Paul’s home town — 20
years ago. Telling how he had
found the village almost com
pletely abandoned, with only
one small Catholic chapel in a
private home, he pointed out
that in contrast, St. Paul is hon
ored here in Rome in full glory
'together with St. Peter, the
Prince of the Apostles.
This solemn union of the two
Apostles and the honor shown
them, said Peter’s successor, is
“a very clear indication of the
fervent concord and of the ar
dent profession of the faith of
the Christian people.”
In the second part of his ser
mon, Pope John again spoke of
h i s sorrow at seeing the
Church in suffering. He said
that from his position as Pon
tiff, he could more easily see
“the broad horizons stained
with blood because of the sac
rifice of liberty imposed on
many . . and with special
fierceness because of the profes-
sion of one’s own religious
faith.”
the United States for the 1959-
1960 school year, contact Mrs.
Norman Boatwright, president
of the Savannah Diocesan Coun
cil of Catholic Women, at 2640
Bellevue Avenue, Augusta, tel
ephone REgent 3-6303, without
delay, for any additional infor
mation that may be needed.
The Diocesan Council hopes
that there will be several fam
ilies from the Diocese of Sav
annah who will offer hospitality
to these Catholic students from
other nations, so that this dio
cese may enjoy the spiritual
and temporal benefits which
this program offers.
NAME ALBANY
CHAIRMEN
ALBANY —i Mrs. H. V. Heid-
gerkin, president of the Knights
of Columbus Auxiliary, an
nounced the following chairmen
at the January meeting: Mem
bership, Mrs. Leo Palardy; Scrap
Book, Mrs. Ray Dwornik; Visit
ing, Mrs. Wilson Barton; Table
cloth, Mrs. Eugene Mock, Sr.;
Program, Mrs. Matthew McCoy;
Social, Mrs. William Starr.
A covered dish supper will be
held on February 7 at the home
of Mrs. Fred Mills, to open the
membership drive.
Mrs. Mills, retiring president,
was presented a gift of appreci
ation, by the Auxiliary, at this
meeting.
Priest-Editor
Honored By Pope
PHILADELPHIA, (NC) — A
priest-editor is among 19 priests
of the Philadelphia archdiocese
who have been named by His
Holiness Pope John XXIII as
domestic prelates with the title
of Right Reverend Monsignor.
The priest-editor is Msgr. An
thony L. Ostheimer, editor of
the Catholic Standard and
Times, newspaper of the Phil
adelphia archdiocese. An
nouncement of the papal honors
was made by His Eminence John
Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C., Arch
bishop of Philadelphia.
Among the others so honored
by the Ploly Father are Msgrs.
John J. Noone, Chancellor; Jos
eph M. Gleason, rector of Villa
St. Joseph, Darby, Pa.; Martin
J. McDonough, archdiocesan di
rector of the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith; Thom
as J. Rilley, archdiocesan direc
tor of charities, and John H.
Donnelly, rector of the Cathe
dral SS. Peter and Paul.
Services For
Earl J, Hebert
SAVANNAH — Miss Lucia
Sgalbazzini, from Milano, Italy,
is attending St. Vincent’s Acad
emy in Savannah. She is spon-
LUCIA SGALBAZZINI
sored by the National Catholic
Welfare Conference, which, un
der their International High
School Program, brings Cath
olic students from other coun
tries to the United States to
study in American schools.
Lucia is seventeen and a sen
ior at St. Vincent’s. She is stu
dying Religion, Junior and Sen
ior English, American History,
Biology, and French.
The guest of Dr. and Mrs.
Joseph Pacifici, Lucia- arrived
here last August and will return
home next June.
In the fall of 1959 Lucia will
enter the University of Lang
uages in Milano to study Italian,
English, and French.
Among the highlights of Lu
cia’s social life while in Savan
nah have been a “Welcome
Party” given in her honor by
the Savannah Deanery Coun
cil of Catholic Women shortly
after Lucia arrived in the States,
and a birthday party on her sev
enteenth birthday when she was
honored by the senior class of
St. Vincent’s Academy. Miss
Porzio and Miss Regina Scherb
were hostesses for the birthday
party.
Miss Sgalbazzini was an hon
or guest at the fall luncheon
meeting of the Augusta Dean
ery C.C.W.
PORT WENTWORTH — Fu
neral services for Earl Joseph
Hebert "were held January 17th
at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Survivors are his wife, Juli
ette Marks Hebert; a daughter,
Mrs. T. J. Wegan of Savannah;
a son, E. J. Hebert Jr. of Sav
annah; a brother, Whitney He
bert of Louisiana; four sisters,
Mrs. Agnes Parker of Belaire,
Texas, Mrs. Mamie Hebert of
Biloxi, Mississippi, Mrs. Albert
Hebert of Sulphur, Louisiana,
and Mrs. Eddie Dalgreen of
New Orleans, Louisiana.
flew Riots
Reported In
ielgian Bongo
LEOPOLDVILLE, Belgian
Congo, (NC) — Fresh outbursts
of violence flared briefly in two
points of the Belgian Congo,
hard on the heels of the bloody
anti-religious and anti-Euro
pean native riots staged here
earlier this month.
In Matadi, a port town of the
Congo river 100 miles southwest
of here, hundreds of African
youths stoned a Catholic church
and looted several government
buildings.
The demonstration broke out
after the youths were denied en
trance at a special meeting be
tween local Belgian authorities
and prominent African leaders.
Purpose of the meeting was to
discuss reform proposals recent
ly offered by the Belgian gov
ernment to its central African
colony.
Several rioters and an undis
closed number of policemen
were injured in the streetfight
ing before military reinforce
ments restored order in the city.
Back in Leopoldville, another
mob of Africans stoned Euro
pean cars and broke traffic signs
when rumors spread that a Eu
ropean had killed a young nat
ive caught rummaging in the
ruins of a store burned during
earlier riots.
The shopowner, identified as a
Portuguese, reportedly beat the
young African who was taken
to a hospital for treatment. No
other casualties were reported
in the incident, which police
rapidly brought under control.
I he latest outbreaks of vio
lence came barely three weeks
after African mobs staged mass
riots in Leopoldville, killing
more than 70 persons and leav
ing some 250 injured.
Fired by a political meeting at
which the independence of the
Congo was discussed, the rioters
unleashed their fury against
government buildings and Cath
olic institutions. Damage to
Catholic schools, convents and
churches has since been estimat
ed at close to $800,000.
Shortly after the first Leo
poldville riots, the Belgian gov
ernment came forward with
long-term proposals for free
elections leading to the eventual
independence of the Congo.
First General Church Council
Since 1870 Eipected I© Start
Historic Sessions Within Year