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Vol. 40, No. 19
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1960
Published By The
Catholic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
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AT SACRED MUSIC WORKSHOP—Pictured above is the Savannah Boys’ Choir which dem
onstrated the chant at the Sacred Music Workshop. The choir, composed of boys from all Savan
nah parishes, was under the direction of the Rev. Felix Donnelly.
St. Mary's Holy Name Men Told
“basicTamily unit does
MORE GOOD THAN ANY OTHER”
SAVANNAH — A solemn
Mass sung by the combined
choirs of Savannah’s Churches
was the high point of a two-
day workshop on Sacred Music,
held in Savannah February
13th and 14th.
Lectures, discussions, demon
strations, practices and the Sol
emn Mass on Sunday helped to
provide-' a crowded weekend
for choir members, directors,
moderators and music teachers
who attended the sessions. Del
egates also attended a concert
of Sacred Music on Sunday af
ternoon, capped by Solemn
Pontifical Benediction.
Instructor for the workshop
was the Rev. Russell Woolen, of
Washington, D. C., a member
of the faculty of the Catholic
University of America where he
is professor of Liturgical music
and theory.
Father Woolen is also a well-
known concert artist and lec
turer, as well as a composer,
and conductor. He is also a so
loist with the National Sym
phony Orchestra in the nation’s
captial.
Moderator for the two day
workshop was the Rev. Felix
Donnelly, pastor of Nativity of
Our Lord Church, Thunderbolt,
Ga., and a faculty member of
St. John Vianney Minor Semi
nary. General chairman was Mr.
J. Harry Persse, director of Sac
red Heart Church choir, Savan
nah, and a composer of several
Liturgical works. Mrs. Patty
Schreck, organist at the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist, was
co-chairman.
Delegates from various Par
ishes in Savannah and even
from as far away as Augusta,
Macon, Jesup and Sylvania
were welcomed by the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. T- James McNamara,
P.A., Rector of the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, host
parish for the proceedings.
The opening address was giv
en by The Most Rev. Thomas
J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D.,
Administrator of the Diocese of
Savannah. The Bishop spoke on
the necessity of an active and
interested choir in the life of
the parish, and the necessity of
tasteful and properly conceived
ecclesiastical music in the life
of the choir. Both Bishop Mc
Donough and Monsignor McNa-
AUGUSTA—Augustans were
urged to “band together to
cause a choesive effort in the
battle against obscenity and
pornography” at a meeting ad
dressed by Charles H. Keating,
nationally known fighter of
printed filth.
Mr. Keating, a Catholic at
torney from Cincinnati, and
founder of the Citizens for De
cent Literature, spoke to ap
proximately 400 adults, at the
Lawton B. Evans School audi
torium here.
Mr. Keating pointed out very
graphically the terrible harm
that is being done to the nation
from this two billion dollar an
nual business. He said that
“each state has laws to combat
obscenity and that it is up to
the people to see that these laws
are enforced.”
The speaker advocated that
each one present do something
about cleaning up the communi
ty by being informed and aware
of the filth in our midst. He
urged Augustans to immediate
ly set up a permanent communi
ty board to guide the citizens in
this fight against printed filth.
mara referred to Papal encyc
licals and directives which set
forth the general “canons” or
norms of acceptable Church
music.
At the opening session of the
workshop, Father Woolen, who
studied Gregorian Chant at the
famous Benedictine Abbey of
Solesmes in France, spoke on
the ideals of Church music and
the nature of the Chant.
Delegates took part in dis
cussions concerning problems
of performance, direction and
repertoire.
Polyphonic and homophonic
music was the topic of the sec
ond session, and Father Wool
en’s lecture centered around
music suitable for the Mass,
weddings and non-liturgical
services. He also spoke on con
gregational singing, declaring
that such participation is not
only desirable, but is quite pos
sible of attainment “if there is
a high degree of cooperation be
tween Pastor and Choir Direc
tor.”
The workshop sessions Sat
urday morning were followed
by demonstrations of Gregorian
Chant and hymns in English,
based upon the chant. The dem
onstrations were given by the
Glee Club of St. Pius X High
School, Savannah, under the di
rection of Sister Mary Antoi
nette, O.F.M., and by a choir
composed of boys from several
Savannah parishes.
Saturday afternoon was giv
en over to learning the Mass
which was sung the next day.
Under the direction of Father
Woolen, the combined choirs
learned the Gregorian Chant
Mass IX, and several hymns,
including Vittoria’s “Ave Ma
ria,” Mozart’s “Ave Verum”
and the Recessional, “God, Fa
ther, Praise and Glory.”
Celebrant for the Mass, sung
at 10:00 a. m. on Sunday at the
Cathedral, was Rev. Felix Don
nelly. Father David Kissinger,
O.S.B., was Deacon and Rev.
Robert J. Teoli, Assistant Rec
tor of the Cathedral, was sub
deacon .Master of ceremonies
was the Rev. Herbert Well-
meier, also assistant Rector of
the Cathedral.
Present in the Sanctuary
were Bishop McDonough, Mon-
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Appearing on the speakers
platform were Mayor Millard
D. Beckum, State Senator Carl
Sanders, Rev. Wallace Z. Wig
gins, vice-president of the Au
gusta Ministerial Association,
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke,
Vicar Forane of the Augusta
Deanery and pastor of St.
Mary’s Church, and moderator
of the program; Judge John J.
Hardin of Juvenile Court; De
tective William Terry, Augusta
Police department; William Lof-
lier, president of the Board of
Education; Mrs. Lawrence
Ward, Deanery president; Mrs.
Val Hastings, Deanery chairman
of Libraries and Literature and
Mrs. William H. Barrett, dean
ery chairman of the family and
parents education committee.
The Augusta Deanery Coun
cil of Catholic Women joined by
civic, P.T.O. and church groups
of various denominations has
been waging a war on newstands
in the area.
The afternoon of the lecture,
Mr. Keating spoke to interested
Negro leaders and parents at
the A. R. Johnson High School
where his message was en
thusiastically received.
D.C.C.W. Board
Meets At Macon
MACON — The Board of Di
rectors of the Savannah Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Wo
men held their mid-winter
meeting on February 10th in
Macon with Mrs. Norman I.
Boatwright, president, presid
ing. A luncheon' was served at
the Moose Club, followed by
the business meeting. The invo
cation to Our Lady of Good
Counsel was led by the Very
Rev. John Toomey, Spiritual
Moderator.
Mrs. Boatwright conducted
the roll call after which the
committee reports were read.
Mrs. George Chandler, Gen
eral Chairman, reported on the
plans for the Diocesan Conven
tion to be held in Savannah on
April 30th at the DeSoto Hotel.
Pamphlets were distributed to
the Deanery presidents for use
in their respective localities
giving the convention data as
to reservations, expenses, etc.
Fr. Toomey announced that
Miss Flannery O’Connor of
Milledgeville will be the speak
er for the convention luncheon
and the banquet speaker will be
named at a later date.
St. Mary’s Guild is sponsoring
a drive for the purpose of re
newing memberships and Mrs.
Boatwright emphasized the im
portance of this drive inasmuch
as the St. Mary’s Home for
Girls is the special project of
the Council.
The NCCW is again this year
lending its support to the Cru
sade for Freedom contest which
commenced in January. For the
five best messages selected to
be. broadcast over Radio Free
Europe, the winners will re
ceive all expense trips to Eu
rope. The Diocesan chairmen
have received counter cards in
connection with this contest
which have been placed in pre
mises where consumer traffic
is heavy.
The Rt. Rev. Thomas I. Shee
han, pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church in Macon, was guest at
the luncheon, and offered
Grace.
7TH BABY
ON THE HOUSE
MANCHESTER, N. H., (NC)
■— From now on, the seventh
baby born in a family will be
“on the house” at Sacred Heart
Hospital here.
Mother Callista, hospital ad
ministrator said that hospitali
zation for mothers and their
seventh baby will be free.
AUGUSTA — “The basic
family urut does rn ore good
than any other.” These words
were directed by the Rev. Jos
eph Murphy, pastor of Our
Lady of Peace, North Augusta,
S. C. to more than ‘one hundred
Holy Name men. The men,
members of St. Mary’s-on-the-
Hill Church, attended a Com
munion Breakfast on Sunday,
February 14th.
Photo on Page 6
Father Murphy reminded his
audience that priests and sis
ters cannot teach their children
to love and serve almighty God
without help at home. “No
classroom takes the place of
home,” Father said.
Also addressing the group
was the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel
J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St.
Mary’s, who complimented the
Society on the large turn-out
and expressed the hope it was
indicative of future Holy Name
Sundays.
Officers of the Society are
P. J. Masciocchi, president; Dr.
Edward Bailey, vice president;
William Conlon, secretary; John
Announce
Winners Of
Essay Contest
AUGUSTA — Mrs. J. J. O’
Connell, Diocesan Chairman of
the Home and School Commit
tee, has announced Diocesan
winners of the Savannah Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Wo
men’s Sixteenth Annual IJssay
Contest as follows: Group I,
Peggy Barton, St. Teresa’s
Youth Club, Albany; Group II,
Bernadette McDonough, Sacred
Heart School, Savannah; and
Group III, Charles Forde, Im
maculate Conception School,
Augusta.
The students who entered the
contest this year were offered
a choice of two subjects: “The
Priest, An Ambassador of
Christ,” or “The Nun, A Hand
maid of the Lord.” The contest,
held annually, and open to all
Catholic students of the Dio
cese of Savannah, is divided
into three groups: Grades 10-
11-12, 7-8-9, and 4-5-6. Approx
imately seven hundred children
submitted essays this year.
A complete list of the three
winners in each deanery, Sav
annah, Columbus, and Augusta,
will be published in the next
issue of THE SAVANNAH
BULLETIN.
Scherer, treasurer; John Sitter,
marshal; Dr. E. J. O'Brien, pro
gram chairman and Peter
Menk, membership chairman.
Serving on the program
committee are Dr. William Real
and John McDonald.
Drive
★ ★
(The author of the following
article on the commemoration of
Catholic Press Month during
February, is a veteran of more
than 30 years in secular and Ca
tholic journalism, lie is the edi
tor of the Catholic Virginian,
Richmond diocese newspaper,
and president of the Catholic
Press Association. He observes:
‘‘ There is a new spirit, a new
pride that is both exciting and
uplifting” in today's Catholic
press.)
By John J. Daly
Persident, Catholic Press
Association
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
As the Catholic Press Asso
ciation marks its 50th anniver
sary in 1960, it looks back on
a record of growth and influ
ence, and builds for still greater
advancement in the future.
New milestones constantly
are being reached.
Circulation of Catholic news
papers and magazines in the
United States and Canada has
passed the 25-million mark for
the first time.
• Catholic books published in
the U. S. rose to a record total
of 771 titles during 1959.
There has been a pronounced
improvement in technical skills,
with editors using a variety of
eye-catching makeups. Content
reflects more maturity in edit
ing and selectivity.
Feb.
★ ★ ★ ★
Although imposing subscrip
tion lists and professional com
petence are important factors
in the success of a Catholic
publication, a vital requisite is
a high degree of reader-interest.
Priests can accomplish a
great deal in helping make our
people Catholic-reading-con
scious.
Catholic press courses were
inculcated into the curriculum
of a seminary for the first time
during the past year. Mount
Angel Seminary in St. Bene
dict, Ore., is conducting class
es ranging from the writing of
news stories, editorials and
magazine articles to studies of
various types of Catholic pub-
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Cardinal
Stepinac
His Eminence Aloysius Car
dinal Stepinac, (above) Arch
bishop of Zagreb has died at
the age of 61, at his native vil
lage of Krasic. He has been
confined there by Yugoslavia’s
communist government since
his release from prison in 1951.
In 1946 he was sentenced to 16
years at hard labor for alleged
treason and collaboration with
the nazis in World War II. —
(NC Photos)
Envelopes To
Be Distributed
February 21st
SAVANNAH — The annual
drive for new and renewal sub
scriptions to the Savannah edi
tion of the Bulletin will begin
Sunday, February 21st, with the
distribution of special envel
opes in all the Churches and
Missions of the Diocese. En
velopes will be collected on the
following Sunday, Feb. 28th.
Sermon topic in all Churches
on Feb. 28th will be “The Cath
olic Press,” with special em
phasis on the Savannah Bulle
tin.
It is expected that every fam
ily in the Diocese will subscribe
and that readership will reach
an all-time high.
“Our Slogan is to have the
Savannah Bulletin in every
Catholic home in the Diocese of
Savannah,” said Bishop Thomas
J. McDonough, administrator of
the Diocese. “It is with very
good reason that Pontiffs, down
through the years, have made
many references to the necessi
ty of a Catholic paper in every
Diocese,” he declared, “and it is
not overstating the case at ail
to say that the most important
piece of Catholic literature in
the home is the Diocesan news
paper.”
Catholic Press month, ob
served annually during the
month of February, has served
to highlight the importance of
the Diocesan Catholic News
paper as a continual link be
tween Bishop, Priest and Faith
ful.
Besides informing the people
of Diocesan-wide activities and
development, t h e Diocesan
newspaper is a valuable organ
of information and education.
Through the world-wide facil
ities of its news service it is
able to furnish its readers with
information of national and in
ternational events of particular
interest to Catholics. It is also
a valuable means of diseminat-
ing information about things
Catholic to the interested non-
Catholic.
Through informed and com
petent professional journalists,
the Catholic newspaper offers
penetrating and informative
commentary on the important
and controversial questions of
the day. According to the Rev.
Francis J. Donohue, editor of
the Savannah Bulletin, “It can
not be denied that the secular
press, though for the most part
emminently fair in its treat
ment of the Catholic Church,
does not always reflect the full
picture of events involving
Catholic public figures and the
Catholic Church. Often, it is
only through the Catholic
Press, particularly the Catholic
Newspaper, that news of this
nature is fully and accurately
reported.”
Catholic newspapers also
publish special features design
ed to promote a greater and
more articulate knowledge of
the Faith among the Catholic
laity.
The SAVANNAH BULLE
TIN BELONGS in YOUR home.
Don’t forget — ENTER OR RE
NEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
ON FEBRUARY 28th.
Scores Liberal
Excess In Movies
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., (NC)—
Supporters of the tenet that
man has the unrestricted right
to think, write and publish any
thing, seek to deceive even the
elect of God, a National Legion
of Decency official said here.
Msgr. John J. Devlin, the
legion’s West Coast representa
tive, spoke to 1,500 members of
the movie industry
Georgia Senators Against
Loans For Private Schools
V
WASHINGTON, (NCWC) — A U. S. Senate proposal to
lend private, non-profit schools funds for construction was
defeated by a vote of 49 to 37.
The proposal, if passed by both houses and approved by
the President, would have allowed the U. S. Government
to lend private non-profit schools up to $150 million in a
two-year period for school construction. The loans would
have been repaid with two and seven-eighths percent in
terest. The bill was introduced by Senator Wayne Morse,
Democrat of Oregon.
Both Georgia Senators, Richard Russell and Herman
Talmadge voted against the bill.
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BREAK GROUND FOR NEW ADDITION —- The Very Rev. John D. Toomey, Pastor of
St. James Church, Savannah, is pictured as he broke ground for the new school addition and au
ditorium Feb. 8th. The auditorium will serve as a temoprary church for a few years and will
seat 500 persons. The parish was begun in 1956 with an eight room school. An additional eight
rooms are now being built. Mother David Marie, I.H.M., is principal. The architect is Ben P.
Ritzert. The contract for $162,000.00 was awarded to Fred Stelts Construction Co.
AUGUSTA TALK
BAND TOGETHER IN FIGHTING
OBSCENITY, KEATING URGES
NEW SPIRIT, PRIDE NOTED
IN U. S. CATHOLIC PNESS