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Serving Georgia's 88 Southern Counties 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 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year “THE SAVANNAH BULLETIN IN EVERY HOME” Annual Bulletin Subscription 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- (Continued on Page 6) 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- (Continued on Page 6) 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. mmsm ~ v wmmmmmm. 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