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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n of Georgia OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 39, No. 26 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1959 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Commencement Exercises For Six High Schools Of Diocese SAVANNAH—The last week of May and the first week of June will bring to a close the 1958-1959 school year of six high schools in the Diocese of Savan nah. The graduating class of Aquinas High School, Augusta, received their diplomas at ex ercises at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Augusta, on Sunday evening, May 24th, at 7:30 p. m. Di plomas were presented by His Excellency, Bishop Thomas J. McDonough, auxiliary Bishop of Savannah. The following evening, May 25th, at 7:30 p. m. Bishop Mc Donough presided at commence ment exercises of Immaculate Conception High School in Au gusta. The ceremonies were conducted in the new auditori um, recently dedicated in the Augusta parish. The Cathedral in Savannah was- the scene of graduation ceremonies of St. Vincent’s Academy on Tuesday evening, May 26th. Bishop McDonough presided and gave the com mencement address. On Thursday evening, May 28th, His Excellency also pre sided at exercises at St. Bene dict’s Church, Savannah, where the graduating class of St. Pius X High School received their diplomas. Mount de Sales seniors will receive their diplomas from Bishop McDonough after a graduation Mass at 9:30 a. m., Sunday, May 31st at St. Joseph’s Church, Macon. The Bishop will also deliver the commence ment address. A Baccalaureate Mass for the Cadets of Benedictine Military School, Savannah will be cele brated on June 2nd at Sacred Heart Church, Savannah. Bish op McDonough will address the students at the Mass and will preside at the graduation exer cises on June 4th at 8:00 p. m. Diplomas will be conferred by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, P.A., rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist. ARCHBISHOP MARKS BOTH ANNIVERSARY SAVANNAH — His Excellen cy, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’ Hara, Archbishop - Bishop of MARY, QUEEN OF THE WORLD ARCHBISHOP O'HARA Savannah and Apostolic Dele gate m Great Britain observed me 3U th anniversary of his Epis copal Consecration on May 20. as an expression of affection and esteem lor tne Arcnbishop, wno nas been Ordinary of tne Savannaii Diocese since No vember 16th, 1935, the laithful ot tne Diocese received Holy Communion tor his intention on Pentecost Sunday. On the anni versary day, May 20th, priests of me Diocese offered Mass for his intention. His Excellency was aiso the recipient ot a Burse irom tne parishes of the Diocese. Wnen informed by . Bishop Thomas J. McDonough, auxil iary Bishop of Savannah of the Diocesan observance ot the An niversary, Archbishop O’Hara cabled, "Lost for words and most deeply moved by the mag nificent and totally unexpected kindness of Your Excellency, tne priests, religious and faith- lui ui tne Diocese. 1 beg ail to accept this very inadequate ex pression ot my deepest tnanks. i fervently pray God’s gracious mercies and bountiful Graces and Blessings now and always upon Your Excellency and ail.” Rev. J. K. Boland To Be Ordained For Diocese SAVANNAH — The third priest to be ordained for the Dio cese in 1959 is the Rev. John Ke vin Boland. Father Boland will come to the Savannah Diocese from "Dunloe,” Fort William, Tivoli, Cork, Ireland. He is the son of Mrs. Gertrude Bola id . and the late John Joseph L> j land of the same address. Born at Monkstown, County |j- Cork in 1935, Father Boland at tended the Christian Brothers’ College, St. Patrick’s Place, Cork, tor both primary and sec- , ondary education. Tne young priest entered All g Hallows College, Dublin in Si li tem ber of 19o3 and will be or- , darned in the chapel there on I June 14th. The Reverend Jar- : lath Burke, a class-mate, will be § ordained on the same day lor the Diocese of Atlanta. Ordaining prelate will be the | Most Reverend John C. Mc- Quaid, Archbishop of Dublin - and Primate of Ireland. Assist ing the Archbishop will be the I Rev. James Murphy, C.M., D.D., and the Rev. Eamonn Marron, L.C.L. f ather Boland will celebrate his first Solemn Mass in St. Patrick’s Churcn, Cork. A bro ther, the Rev. Anthony Boland, and a cousin, the Rev. Joseph Nolan, of Kerry will serve the Mass. Another brother, Rev. Ray mond J. Boland, is a priest of the Washington Archdiocese. He has two other brothers, Francis J. and Patrick A, Bo land. Bishop Will Dedicate 3 New Churches In June OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, SYLVANIA. K. OF C. STATE CONVENTION Archbishop AT AUGUSTA MAY 30, 31 Keough Marks Anniversary AUGUSTA—Knights of Co lumbus of Georgia will gather here, this week end for their DEADLINE NOTICE Deadline for news copy for Ihe next edition of The Bul letin will be 3 p. m. Friday, June 8th. All copy should be mailed 1 our editorial offices: 416 Eight Street, Augusta, Ga, In his encyclical letter "Ad caeli Reginam” issued in 1954, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of Mary, Queen of the Uni verse, and directed that it be observed throughout the world on May 31. He also instructed that on the same day each year, the consecration of the human race to the Immaculate Heart of Mary be renewed so "that there may arise an era of happiness that will rejoice in the triumph of religion and in Christian peace.”—(NC Photos). FR. MORAN BRIGADIER GENERAL WASHINGTON, (NC)—T h e Senate confirmed the nomina tion of Father William J. Moran of San Francisco, to Brigadier General in the U. S. Army. Father Moran was appointed Deputy Chief of Army Chap lains last November. He studied at St. Joseph’s College, Mount View Calif., and St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif. He has served in a number of Posts in the United States and overseas. His service has earned him the Bronze Star Medal, American Theater Medal, Euro- Retreat For Franciscans AUGUSTA—The Rev. Gerald Armstrong, S. J., is retreat- master for the annual retreat for the Missionary Francisan Sisters. SCHOLARSHIP AUGUSTA—Miss Ann Bee, daughter of Mrs. Marjorie Bee, of 1428 Glenn Ave., has been awarded a full scholarship for study this summer at Loyola University of the South, Lan guage and Cultural Center, Uni- versidad Iberoamericana i n Mexico City. Miss Bee is a sophomore at Loyola University in New Orleans. pean African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Crown of Italy, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. SILVER JUBILARIANS Announce Essay Winners SAVANNAH — The Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Or der of Hibernians announces the following results in the Irish History Essay Contest. First prize Valerie Tray lor, Blessed Sacrament School, Savannah; Second prize — Di ane Tergerson, Cathedral Day School, Savannah; Third prize —Michael Earley, Our Lady of the Assumption School, Atlanta. This contest, conducted annu- ^ ally, is national in its scope, and r is open to all pupils of public, parochial, and private schools. Subjects are assigned on high school and grammar school lev el, and identical prizes to each group, are awarded by state and national committees. Missionary Franciscan Sisters who recently observed the Silver Jubilee of their profession are, (1. to r.): Sister M. Ephrem, Sister M. Virgilius, St. Francis Convent, Savannah; Sister M. Ma rion, St. Benedict's Convent, Augusta, and Sister M. Leonissa, St. Michael’s Convent, Savannah Beach. The sisters made their profession of Vows in Rome, Italy in 1934.—(Morgan Fitz photo). RICHARD REID 57th annual state convention. Guest speaker for the Satur day evening Banquet will be Richard Reid, Editor of The Catholic News, New York City. The first session will convene at 2 p. m. at Aquinas High School and will hear reports from the State Officers: Rev. Lasalle Lenk, O. F. M., State Chaplain; Charles C. Chesser, State Deputy; Vestus J. Ryan, State Secretary; Joseph M. Mc Donough, State Treasurer; M. W. Mulherin, Convention Chair man and reports from Local Grand Knights as well as re ports from various appointed committees. An address of welcome will be delivered by J. Noel Sch- weers, Jr., Grand Knight of Patrick Walsh Council with the response being made by Nick J. Camerio, Macon, past State Deputy. There will be a social hour at the Bon Air Hotel at 7 p. m., followed by a banquet at 8 p. m. Toastmaster at the banquet will be J. Noel Schweers, Jr,, with the invocation being given by Rev. Lasalle Lenk O. F. M., and the closing prayer by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V. F., pastor of St. Mary’s, Augusta. An address of welcome will be delivered by Millard A. Beckum, Mayor of the City of Augusta. Charles C. Chesser, State Deputy will extend greet ings to the assembled Knights. Principal speaker will be Rich ard Reid K. S. G. The Convention Mass will be offered at 8 a. m., at St. Mary s- on-the-HUl, and will be follow- > ed by a Coffee Hour at St. Mary's Parish Hall. The convention will recon vene at 10 a. m., at Aquinas High School, and will close with a dinner at the school at 1 p. m. Speaker Richard Reid was editor of THE BULLETIN from 1921 until 1940 when he was named editor of THE CATH OLIC NEWS. A native of Worchester, Mass., Reid received his A. B. degree from Holy Cross College in 1918 and spent the following year teaching at St. Francis Xavier College in New York. He came to Augusta in 1919 as a news paper reporter. While here, he became principal of the Knights of Columbus school for former servicemen and in 1921 was named executive secretary of the Catholic Laymen’s Assn. Reid received the master’s de gree from Holy Cross in 1922, and later received a law degree after study at the University of Dayton, Spring Hill College and Manhattan College. He was ad mitted to the Georgia Bar in 1929. The speaker was president of the Catholic Press Assn., of the U. S. in 1933-34, and in 1936 the University of Notre Dame pre sented him its Latare Medal. In 1938 he received the Doctor of Literature degree from Holy Cross, and the same year was made a Papal Knight of St. Gregory. (From The Catholic Review) BALTIMORE — Archbishop Francis P. Keough, head of the Metropolitan See of Baltimore, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop on Friday, May 23rd, In the company of his official family, representatives of every portion of his flock, prelates, priests and religious from far and near, and a throng of friends, he entered the Basilica of the Assumption in jubilant procession and of fered the Eucharist, the Thanks giving of Christ. Twenty-four archbishops and bishops lent the luster of their own episcopacy to the com memoration of a quarter-cen tury spent in the footsteps of the Apostles. One of their num ber, Bishop Lawrence J. She- han, returning to the diocese in which he himself once served, unfolded the meaning of the occasion as he spoke on “The Formative Influences of the American Episocopate.” The cost of safety goes up when you try to get along with out it. Sylvania Dedication June 7th SAVANNAH — On Sunday, June 7th at 5:00 p. m. His Ex cellency, the Most Rev. Tho mas J. McDonough will dedicate Sylvania’s new Church and Mis- sion center. The name of the new Church is Our Lady of the Assumption. On June 14th Bishop McDonough will dedi cate a new Church in Claxton and on Sunday, the 21st, an other new Church at St. Mary’s. The Rev. Joseph Nagele, pas tor, will offer the dedication Mass at Sylvania and the Very Rev. Clement F. Berchers, Su perior General of the Glen- mary Home Missioners will preach the sermon. The Rev. Barry, assistant pastor of the new Church, will be in charge of ceremonies. For the past fifteen years, the Glenmary Fathers have labored in the counties surrounding the new church. On August 15, 1957, the Feast of the Assumption, the Sylvania parish was form ed of Screven, Jenkins, Burke, and Effingham Counties. Prior to that, this area was part of the Statesboro mission, “The new church, rectory and parish hall in Sylvania are a living memory to the sacrificial donations of ordinary people who have given most generous cooperation in the building drive,” said Father Nagele. Part of the Mother’s Day offerings in the Savannah Diocese in 1958 was used for this Church which has been placed under the Patronage of Our Lady of the Assumption. Father Nagele also revealed that the people of the Diocese of Brooklyn added a generous gift through their So ciety for the Propagation of the Faith. The new Sylvania Church, de signed by Thomas and Hutton, Architects and Engineers, of Savannah, was built by the Thompson Construction Com pany of Charleston, S. C. It is a brick structure with lami nated arches and executed in Modern Gothic design. Milk- white glass and redwood strips accentuate the front elevation of the structure, and the cedar pews on the asphalt tile floor will accomodate about 170 wor shipers. The windows are of Ca thedral glass. The combination rectory and parish hall, also newly con structed, is connected to the Church by a breezeway. Preceding the dedication, from 1:00 to 4:00 p. m., open house will be held. A reception for His Excellency, Bishop Mc Donough, will follow the cere mony. In order that the public may have ample time to visit and inspect the newest addition to the Churches of the Diocese of Savannah, Father Nagele, the pastor, has announced that open house will continue throughout the week. TECHNOLOGIST HONORED—Sister Andrew Josephine, M. T. (ASCP) supervisor of laboratories at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Augusta, was named “medical technologist of the year” during the recent Georgia Society of Medical Technologists convention in Savannah. Sister Andrew Josephine was also installed as president. Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer of Savannah was named presi dent-elect.—(Morgan Fitz photo). TWO RETREATS AT MT. DeSALES DURING JULY MACON—Two retreats for women will be conducted during July at Mt. de Sales. The first retreat will open the evening of July 21st ending July 24th. The second retreat will open the evening of July 24th and will close July 26th. Reservations may be made di rectly with the Sisters at Mt. de Sales. People who complain that they never had a chance wouldn’t take one if it offered. were