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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, February 20, 1960
Topic: "Youth Problems"
AQUINAS P.T.O. HEARS
JUDGE FREDERICK KENNEDY
AUGUSTA—Judge Frederick
Kennedy was speaker at the
February Aquinas P.T.O. meet
ing held in the school cafe-
torium.
His subject was “Youth Prob
lems.” He pointed out that in
the last ten years, juvenile de
linquency has increased 800 per
cent. “Why is this,” he asked.
“For today there are better
youth programs in churches;
better programs through charac
ter building organizations;
teachers, who are still seeking
to train hearts as well as
minds?” Then he answered that
the main cause stems from the
neglect, and indifference of par
ents of young people today;
from a lack of responsibility
and appreciation on the part
of parents; from drunkeness
and divorce.
He advocated that parents
mix kindness with firmness,
discipline with guidance, com
panionship with good example
in dealing with their children;
and that they always bear in
St. Teresa’s
Altar Society
ALBANY — St. Teresa’s Al
tar Society held its regular
monthly meeting in the school
auditorium with the president,
Mrs. O. K. Lewis, Jr., presiding.
Father Marvin LeFrois open
ed the meeting with a prayer.
Mrs. W. W. Kirksey, spiritual
development chairman, gave a
reading on ways to keep Sun
day a holier day.
Mrs. Bob Kimbrell, Catholic
Charities chairman, reported
the need for bandages used at
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Cancer Home in Atlanta.
The Altar Society will work
on this project during the
coming year.
Father LeFrois reminded the
members that February is Cath
olic Press Month and urged
them to make a special effort
to read Catholic literature dur
ing this time.
Mrs. Phil Farkas, chairman
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of the forthcoming barbecue,
announced that the barbecue
would be held on February 27.
The guest speaker for the
meeting was Mrs. R. M. Long,
who gave a most outstanding
and impressive talk on her ex
periences in Poland during the
Second World War.
The meeting was adjourned
and refreshments served by the
hostess, Mrs. Milton Sterling.
mind that children want to be
directed, loved, and to feel im
portant. Rev. Ralph Seikel,
school moderator, introduced
the speaker.
Mrs. Joseph J. O’Connell,
president, presided at the meet
ing. The organization voted to
give the Aquinas Year Book a
page as has been done in the
past and to approve a ways and
means project in the spring.
Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke V.F.,
expressed thanks to Judge Ken
nedy for his very important
talk. Following the meeting a
delightful coffee hour was en
joyed. Mrs. Worth Andrews and
Mrs. Henry Holmes were hos- .
pitality chairmen. Mrs. Paul
Herndon, program chairman.
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OR. ROBINS
MARCH 1ST
SPEAKER
AUGUSTA — Members of
the Aquinas High School P.T.O.
will have Dr. Gerald Robins,
head of Augusta College, speak
to them on Tuesday afternoon,
March 1st at 3:30 p. m. in the
school cafetorium. His subject
will be “Progress Report on
Augusta College.” This program
will be of particular interest to
all parents since the college is
ideally located, and a branch of
the University of Georgia sys
tem.
Dr. Robins is a native of Ar
kansas who received his Bach
elor’s Degree and Master’s De
gree from the University of Ar
kansas. He earned his Doctor’s
Degree at the University of
Georgia in 1954.
At present he is a Director of
the Augusta Rotary Club, mem
ber of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Steward in Trinity
Methodist Church, member of
the advisory committee of the
Barret School of Nursing,
vice president of the T. B. as
sociation, and president of the
Higher Education Department
of the Georgia Education As
sociation.
It is hoped that all members
of the P.T.O. will attend this
meeting to hear this informa
tive talk. Mrs. S. Paul Herndon
is program chairman, and Mrs.
Joseph J. O’Connell is club
president.
COUNCIL REACTIVATED
Meeting Of Blessed
Sacrament P.C.C.W
SAVANNAH — The Blessed
Sacrament Parish Council of the
Savannah Deanery, C.C.W., was
reactivated on Tuesday evening,
February 2, when the women of
the parish met in the School
Auditorium at the call of the
pastor, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas
A. Brennap.
Msgr. Brennan welcomed the
group and introduced the offi
cers of the Home and School
Association whom he had pre
viously appointed to serve as
parish council officers until the
election in May. These officers
are: President, Mrs. William J.
Lynch; Vice-President, Mrs.
Daniel Russell; Secretary, Mrs.
Albert Hogan; Treasurer, Mrs.
George Abelson.
The President announced the
following representatives of
parish organizations who will
serve on the Board of Directors:
Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Russell,
Home and School Association;
Miss Ilka Leche and Mrs. Ear
nest Bart, Altar Society; Miss
William C. Broderick and Mrs.
William P. Schneider, Promoters
of League of the Sacred Heart;
Mrs. William T. Cannon and
Mrs. E. B. McDonald, Legion of
Mary; Mrs. S. F. Ledlie, Jr.
and Mrs. G. A. Welch, Confra
ternity of Christian Doctrine.
In addition, the following
were recognized for their leader
ship in parish groups: Choir,
Mrs. C. A. Grevemberg, leader
and Mrs. S. E. Belliveau, organ
ist; Nursery, Mrs. Walter Kes-
sel ,Jr.; Monthly Holy Name
Breakfast, Mrs. E. F. Hartnett,
Chairman.
The. program covered “Why
a Parish Council?” and the par
ticipants were Mrs. William C.
Broderick, Secretary of the
League of the Sacred Heart,
and Mrs. A. J. Schano, Organi
zation and Development Chair
man, Savannah Deanery, C.C.W.
Mrs. Broderick stressed the
place of the Catholic woman in
the work of her parish through
membership in parish organi
zations and Mrs. Schano ex
plained the federation of these
organizations into a parish
council and its affiliation with
the Savannah Deanery, the
Diocesan Council and the Na
tional Council of Catholic Wom
en. Mrs. Schano also told of
the various committees through
which parish work may be
channeled.
The group agreed to partici-
JAMES KNIGHTS OF ALTAR
INVEST KNIGHTS OF ALTAR
AT SAINT JAMES, SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH — On Sunday
January 31, at 4:00 o’clock the
Very Rev. John D. Tommey,
Pastor, officiated in a special
investiture ceremony of the
Knight of the Altar at St. James
Catholic Church.
Proceeding the program, page
Charles Kelly read his brief ac
count of the interesting life of
St. John Bosco, whose feast day
it was. Following this the entire
St. James Unit of 60 boys re
cited the Knights of the Altar
pledge. Then the candidates,
•who carry their cassock and
'surplice on their right arm.
were solemnly invested. After
making the promise of loyalty,
they received their coveted
Knight’s pin and certificate.
Benediction closed the exer
cise. Page Robert Kessler, Bill
Brunson, John Bleckmann and
Hunter Maguire assisted as
torchbearers; while Bill Gaudry
and Tom Kelly served as
acolytes.
A reception was held in the
Parish Hall for the new Knights,
their parents and friends. The
now Knights include: Joseph
Karpinski, Bill Gaudry, Tom
Kelly, Jack Tice, Joe William
son, George Podwolsky, Tim
Ansley, Charles Kelly, Herb
Herbison, Tim McBride, Philip
Hinely, Edward Guider, Steve
McCormick, Ronald Sweeney,
George Madden, Cletus Bergen,
Peter Welsh, Robert Crowley,
Bill Von Waldner, James Billac,
Vernon Smith, Fritz Regner,
Lee Pourciau,, Philip Beechler,
Paul MacMillan, John Browne,
Joey Christiansen, Gregory An
sley, Tim Blackston, John
Tatum, Stephen Hinchcliffe,
Ronald McBride and honorary
Knight William H. Sexton.
Advisors to the St. James
Unit, Anthony M. Fogarty, F.
George Schmich and Philip C.
Billac assist the moderator, Rev.
E. Perot Fiero.
Spaghetti Supper
At Tiftan On
March Seventeenth
TIFTON — The Altar Society
of Our Divine Saviour Church
met with Mrs. B. H. Taylor
recently. In the absence of
Father Frederick, Mrs. Taylor
opened the meeting by leading
the prayer of Saint Francis of
Assissi.
Mrs. Matt Whitham presided.
The theme and entire discussion
being a joint meeting with the
men of “The Holy Name So
ciety” to make plans for the an
nual Spaghetti Supper to be
held at the American Legion
Home on March 17th. Commit
tees were named for each de
tail. It was announced the
plates would be $1.00 each and
would consist of a generous
serving of spaghetti, meat sauce,
cole slaw, rolls and home made
cake. Tickets will be ready for
purchase beginning' the week of
February 8th and may be pur
chased from any of the ladies
of the Altar Society or the Men
of the Church.
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pate in the project of the Dio
cesan Council to raise funds for
St. Mary’s Home, and in this
connection to sponsor a seafood
supper at the Neptunalia Res
taurant in March, exact date to
be decided later. Mrs. William
P. Schneider was appointed
chairman of this affair.
The following agreed to rep
resent the Parish Council on the
USO Hospitality Committee in
March: Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. H. A.
Stamey, Mrs. George Ebberwein
and Mrs. Fred A. Doyle.
It was agreed to hold future
meetings on the first Monday
of each month, with the next
meeting scheduled for March 7.
After the meeting a social
hour was enjoyed with refresh
ments being served by Mrs. E.
P. Daly, Mrs. F. J. O’Connell,
Mrs. W. T. Cannon, Mrs. W. F.
Schneider and Miss Ilka Leche. '
NEW SPIRIT
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lications.
The promotion committee of
the Catholic Press Association
is, endeavoring to persuade oth
er seminaries as well as Cath
olic colleges to adopt similar
programs.
In several dioceses, the dio
cesan newspaper is being used
as a textbook in weekly re
ligious classes of Catholic
schools.
A further step in the develop
ing of readers for the years to
come is the devotion of a great
er amount of space to activities
and problems affecting youth.
Still another innovation in
the fostering of reading habits
has been the increased use of
columns and features of partic
ular interest to families.
In numerous instances recog
nition of the necessity for a
strong Catholic press has re
sulted in the expenditure of
greater sums for the improve
ment of newspapers and maga
zines. More trained personnel
are entering the field each
year.
There is a new spirit, a new
pride that is both exciting and
uplifting. I witnessed this en
thusiasm while attending six
regional meetings of the Cath
olic Press Association last fall.
In the South, at Biloxi, Miss.,
and at Raleigh, N. C., emphasis
was placed on the Latin Ameri
can situation.
In the Northwest, at Port
land, Ore., experts told of the
application of papal encyclicals
to social action problems.
In the Far West at San Diego,
Calif., college students sat in as
observers while a representa
tive of the local afternoon pa
per joined California Catholic
editors in outlining better use
of pictures and technical aids.
In Detroit, nearly 200 attend
ed the Midwestern regional
program. A panel of three
iiewspapermen gave advice on
domestic and foreign coverage,
and in a simultaneous session
there was a lively discussion on
methods of producing better
magazines.
In the East, at Rochester,
N. Y., evils of communism were
spelled out, and proposals were
offered for combating the men
ace.
It was an exhilarating expe
rience to note the ready ex
change of ideas among editors,
advertising managers and staff
members, and to feel the vib
rant pulse of a militant Catholic
press.
Recognition of the high
standing enjoyed by the Cath
olic Press Association in the
U. S. and Canada is reflected
in the announcement that His
Eminence Gregorio Pietro XV
Cardinal Agagiania will travel
from Rome to address our gol
den jubilee convention in
Washington in May.
There are differences of opin
ion on various phases of the
Catholic press, and discussions
along this line are healthy. But
all have the same goal — to
extend the work of the Church.
In godless countries, the
Catholic press has been entire
ly suppressed or has been so
severely curtailed as to lose its
effectiveness.
In the United States, how
ever, the religious press is ac
corded preferential postal rates
by vote of the Congress because
it is considered an asset to our
nation.
Our mission during Febru
ary, Catholic Press Month, is to
publicize the opportunities
available for using Catholic
newspapers, magazines and
books in coping with today’s
complex problems affecting our
material and spiritual welfare.
PAROCHIAL LEAGUE CHAMPS—Members of the Cathedral School football team, winner of the Parochial League cham
pionship for 1959, are, left to right, front row: Ellis Cook, Ricky Ferrell, Mike Gulick, Jimmy Stafford, Tom Hogan, co-captain,
Stevie Saunders, Michael Halligan, Rex Templeton, Jimmy Brennan, Allen Hernandez, Joe Dillon; second row, Billy Ray, Mike
Brady, Joe Thomas, William Mataxas, co-captain Mike Coburn, Robert. Kelly, Fred South, Bobby Shippen, Pat McGarl, and Robert
Murrin. Standing in rear, left to right, are Father Herbert Wellmeier, Monsignor T. James McNamara and Coach Harry Deal. (Car-
roll Burke Photo).
ALBANY
PJ.A. MEETS
ALBANY — The monthly
meeting of St. Teresa’s Parent
Teacher Association met on
February 11th with the Pres
ident, Mr. Ray Dwornik, pre
siding. Father Martin LeFrois
opened the meeting with a
prayer.
The room count was won by
Sister Miriam’s 8th grade.
Mr. Dwornik and Father Le
Frois thanked Mr. and Mrs. J.
Schneiders and their commit
tee for making the P.T.A. chic
ken barbecue a huge success.
Father LeFrois was happy to
announce Mrs. Albert Fowler
has offered her services as
school librarian. The library
will be open each Wednesday.
Guest speaker was Father
Joseph C. Fitzgerald, chaplain
at the Marine Corps Supply
Center. Father gave a most in
teresting and informative talk
that was enjoyed by all.
The president thanked Fa
ther Fitzgerald and announced
that the next meeting will be
held March 10th. The meeting
was adjourned and refresh
ments served by the 6th grade
mothers.
Parlsli Council
Meeting At
Saint James
SAVANNAH — St. James
Parish Council of Catholic
Women held its first meeting,
February 1, under the new offi
cers. They are as follows: Presi
dent, Mrs. Juan Marin; Vice-
President, Mrs. Myrlene Free;
Secretary, Mrs. James Keeling
and Treasurer, Mrs. L. R. Kes-
ler.
General committe Reports
were given, and Mrs. E. P. Hill,
Chairman of International Rela
tions, urged all members to at
tend “The Five First Saturday
Masses” in honor of Our Lady
of Fatima.
It was decided at this meet
ing to hold a bake on February
14, to defray the cost of eigh
teen new cassocks and surplices
for the altar boys.
Mrs. Juan Marin gave an in
teresting report on the recent
meeting of the Savannah Dean
ery Council of Catholic Meet
ing which was held in Way-
cross.
Father John Toomey an
nounced that work on the new
school and auditorium had be
gun. As this will be used as a
temporary church, Father Toom
ey asked the council to decorate
the new sanctuary and sacristy,
to buy new metal cabinet and
a set of vestments for Benedic
tion. The council unanimously
agreed to comply with this re
quest.
The meeting was closed with
prayer.
Belmont Degree
BELMONT — Philip Joseph
O’Connor was one of the fifteen
young men in the January class
at Belmont Abbey College, Bel
mont, N. C., who will receive
their degrees at the eighty-
second commencement exercises
on June 7th.
The son of Mrs. Gerald A.
O’Connor of 1207 Heath Street,
Augusta,. he will receive the
Bachelor -of Arts degree, major- ,
ing in Business Administration.
He is a graduate of Boys Catho
lic High School.
While at the Abbey he has
served as vice president of the
junior class, has been on the
Dean’s List, and is a member
of Tau Kappa Epsilon Frater
nity.
Saint Mary's
Lad ies Auxiliary
AUGUSTA — “This Is Your
Tomorrow and Today” was the
subject of a most interesting
book review by Miss Louise
Mulherin at a recent meeting of
St. Mary’s Ladies Auxiliary.
This moving personal story was
written by the Rev. M. Ray
mond, a Trappist monk, whose
brother, with a wife and seven
young children, was developing
lung cancer. Miss Mulherin was
interesting in telling of how
this problem was faced, and in
her talk brought out the value
of a positive view of good
Catholic literature, at a time
when public attention is being
centered on the evils of por
nography.
At this meeting, held on
Wednesday, February 11th,
Mrs. Albert Rice reported that
plans for the annual Mardi Gras
festivities were completed. The
Deanery Council of Catholic
Women are to sponsor a barbe
cue on February 29th, and the
traditional ball for the young
people on March 1st.
Mrs. E. V. Hastings reported
that the lecture on Obscene and
Pornographic literature by Mr.
Charles Keating was highly
successful, and seemed to stim
ulate a great deal of interest.
She announced that two tape
recordings were made, and
would be available to those who
would like to hear or hear
again this powerful talk.
Monsignor Bourke expressed
his gratitude to the ladies for
being hostesses for the annual
Deanery . luncheon meeting,
and for the good job done in
sponsoring Mr. Keating.
Mrs. Louis Battey, president
presided at the Auxiliary meet
ing.
COBURN NAMED TOP ATHLETE
AT CATHEDRAL GRID BANQUET
SAVA VNNAI-I—Michael Co
burn, Robert Kelly, Ricky Fer
rell, Fred South and Stephen
Saunders were recipients of ma
jor awards at the annual Cathe
dral Football banquet, held in
the. school cafeteria on Thurs
day evening, January 21st.
Coburn was named the out
standing athlete, Kelly receiv
ed the James Ramsey Memorial
Trophy symbolic of the ideal
student-athlete, Ferrell was
chosen captain and Billy Ray,
alternate.
Charlie Moore, former Bene
dictine three-sport star and now
assistant coach at his alma ma
ter, was the featured speaker
and used as his theme,
“Champions.”
“Use the championship you
won in the Parochial League
the past season to build a foun
dation for later life,” Moore
urged the youngsters. Remem
ber, there is always someone
to replace you and there will
come a day when there is some
one better. You can learn to be
champions on the outside by
hard, study and determination
to be gentlemen.”
Awards were presented those
previously named plus Michael
Gulick, Ellis Cook, William
Mataxas, Jimmy Brennan, Bob
by Shippen, A1 Hernandez, Pat
McGarl, Joe Thomas, Arthur
Smith, Jimmy Stafford, Mich
ael Halligan, Mike Murrin, Tom
Hogan, Mike Brady, Rex Tem
pleton, Pat Brady, Glenn Sum
merlin and Tommy Moreno.
Cheerleaders presented'
awards were Loretta Dressel,
Eileen Kearns, Sandra George,
Ann Sauers, and Linda Parsons.
Catholic Women's
Club Meets
At Savannah
SAVANNAH — The Febru
ary meeting of the Catholic
Woman’s Club was held Tues
day night, February 9th, in the
Club Rooms.
The Constitution and by-laws
of the Club were read to the
members by Mrs. Schano, the
president, and an interesting
discussion took place concern
ing them.
Plans were also discussed for
the Annual Card Party of the
club, for the benefit of the Edu
cational Fund, held at Sacred
Heart School Cafeteria on
Tuesday night, February 16th,
at 8 o’clock.
workshop
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signor McNamara. The Rev.
Patrick Fleming, S.M.A., chap
lain of St. Joseph’s Hospital,
Savannah and the Very Rev.
Bede Lightner, O.S.B., Prior of .
the Benedictine community in
Savannah, served as chaplains
to the Bishop.
The combined choirs were
under the direction of Father
^oolen, accompanied by Mrs.
Schreck, Cathedral organist.
Although Saturday was a
very busy day for all workshop
participants, most delegates at
tended a buffet and reception
for Father Woolen on Saturday
evening. Music in a lighter
vein was furnished by an ex
cellent choral group under the
direction of Mr. J. Harry Perrse.
Extending thanks to Father
Woolen in the name of the Dio
cese was Bishop McDonough.
The weekend exercises came
to a close with a concert of
Sacred music and Solemn Pon-
, tifical Benediction, at Sacred
Heart Church, Savahnah.
The concert featured the Sac
red Heart Church choir, under
the direction of Mr. Persse,
Mrs. Rudolph Heitmann,
Chairman for the Card Party,
announced the following com
mittee: Mrs. Katherine Hug
gins, co-chairman; Raffle, Mrs.
John Buckley; Tickets, Mrs.
Joseph E. Kelly, Jr.; Tables,
Mrs. A. J. Schano; Table Prizes,
Mrs. Frank Hester; Door Prizes,
Miss Cassie White; Candy, Miss
Margaret Collins, Mrs. George
Ebberwein; Drinks, Miss Mar
garet Murden, Mrs. J. J. Mc
Laughlin.
singing Faure’s “Requiem.” The
choir was accompanied by Miss
Mildred Nichols, organist; Rose
Maree Kraft, soloist; Dean
Owens, harpist; and a string
quartet.
Highlight of the concert was
an organ recital by Father
Woolen which included five
midal offerings and Bach’s
“Prelude and Fugue in A. Mi
nor.”
His Excellency, Bishop Mc
Donough, was celebrant as Sol
emn Pontifical Benediction,
which brought the weekend of
instruction, study and practice
to a close. The Rev. Terence
Kernan, O.S.B., pastor of Sac
red Heart Church, was deacon
and Father Damien Muldown-
ey, O.S.B., was sub-deacon. Dea
con of Exposition was Father
Thomas Stumpf, O.S.B. Also
present in the sanctuary were
Monsignor McNamara and
Monsignor McDonald.
“A great deal of credit must
go to the committee chairmen
and their helpers, whose efforts
made this first music workshop
a notable success,” said Bishop
McDonough.
Registration was handled by
Mrs. Josephine Grevemberg,
Hospitality by Miss Mildred
Nichols and Miss Nancy Cun
ningham was in charge of dec
orations.
The buffet and reception for
Father Woolen was under the
direction of Mrs. Margaret
Mary Delorme. M r s. Patty
Schreck, general co-chairman
was also in charge of program
and display. She also served as
pianist and organist for the
demonstrations and choir prac
tice.
AUGUSTA BREAKFAST—The Rev. Joseph Murphy, pastor of Our Lady of Peace Church,
North Augusta, is pictured as he addressed the Holy Name breakfast at St. Mary’s On-the-Hill
Church. The breakfast, which took place Sunday, February 14th, was attended by more than
100 men and boys.—(Morgan Fitz photo). j