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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, March 19, 1960
Editorial
May His Blessing Be Upon Us All
The children of Erin sat “In darkness and in the sha
dow of death” when St. Patrick sailed to'their Isle. Their
souls were as dark as the forest temples of the Druid priests.
But with Patrick came the Life of Grace and the Light of
Truth, and a heathen land became the “Isle of Saints and
Scholars.”
It is said that toward the end of his life, after his
preaching and Ministrations had brought the Isle to a know
ledge of the truth, he stood one day on a hill in Tipperary
and Blessed the “Munster People.”
“A blessing on the Munster people, Men, youths, and
women;
A blessing on the land that yields them fruit.
A blessing on every treasure that shall be produced
on their plains,
Without any one being in want of help,
God’s blessing be on Munster.
A blessing on their peaks, on their bare flagstones,
A blessing on their glens, a blessing on their ridges.
Like the sand of the sea under ships be the number of
their hearths;
On slopes, on plains, on mountains, on hills, a Bless
ing.” May his blessing be upon us all.
CATHOLIC
WOMAN’S
CLUB
SAVANNAH — The Catholic
Woman’s Club held its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday night,
March 8th, in the Club Rooms.
Rev. Andrew Doris, O.S.B.,
the Club’s Chaplain, gave a
very interesting talk with an
inspiring thought for Lent.
Mrs. Kathryn Huggins, Pro
gram Chairman, spoke on the
new Senior Citizens, Savannah,
Chatham County, Inc. Club
which is now being formed and
all the advantages in becoming
a member, if one is 60 years old
or older. She stated they are
now looking for a suitable
location.
Mrs. Rudolf Heitmann, Chair
man for the Card Party, which
was given last month, gave a re
port on the Party and it was
agreed that it was quite a suc
cess.
Mrs. E. L. Edwards won the
Membership Prize.
HISTORY
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Catholic churches and five
priests.
When Savannah became a
separate diocese in July, 1850,
its first ordinary, Bishop Fran
cis Gartland, a Philadelphia
priest, had only eight priests
serving the state’s 4,000 Catho
lics.
Bishop Gartland established
three new churches before he
died while tending the sick dur
ing a yellow fever epidemic in
1854.
His successor was Bishop John
Barry, an Irishman and a mis-
sioner in the diocese who serv
ed as diocesan administrator
from 1855 until 1857, when he
became the See’s bishop. He
founded Georgia’s first Catholic
day school, in Savannah. He
died in 1859 in Paris.
In 1861, Bishop Augustine
Verot, S.S., a French-born Suloi-
cian Father who was Vicar
Apostolic of Florida, was named
Bishop of Savannah. He also
administered the Florida vica
riate.
In 1870, he left Savannah to
become the first bishop of St.
Augustine, Fla. His special con
cern was the welfare of In
dians and Negroes.
Bishop Persico, who later be
came a cardinal, headed the
See from 1870 until 1872. He
was succeeded in 1873 by Bish
op William H. Gross, C.SSR.,
a native of Baltimore. Bishop
Gross left Georgia in 1885 to
become Archbishop of Oregon
City, Ore., now the Archdiocese
of Portland.
Bishop Thomas A. Becker, a
Pittsburgh priest who was a
convert to Catholicism, was the
next spiritual leader. He had
been transferred to Savannah
from his post as bishop of
Wilmington, Del.
Especially remembered for
his interest in temoerance
movements, Bishop Becker di
rected the diocese from 1886 to
1899. He was succeeded by Bish
op Benjamin J. Keiley, who
guided the See from 1900 until
1922.
Bishop Michael J. Keyes,
S.M., succeeded, reigning until
1935 when he retired. He lived
in retirement at Marist College,
Washington, D. C., and died
there July 31, 1959.
Bishop O'Hara, who later was
given the personal title of arch
bishop, came to the diocese in
1935. Two years after his ar
rival the See was designated
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlan-
ta, a title held until 1956.
St Joseph’s
Library Loans
More Books
MACON — By pursuing a
course of advertising in the par
ish bulletin, St. Joseph’s Library
now loans out more books than
ever before. Also a new policy
on the return of delinquent
books which notifies the bor
rower by a card that if the book
is returned promptly with the
card that no fines will be col
lected keeps the list of past due
books to a minimum.
Thirty-three duplicate books
were donated to St. John Vian-
ney Seminary’s library and
thirty books were donated to a
local library in Macon.
Weekly Calendar
Of Feast Days
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
SUNDAY, March 20 — Third
Sunday in Lent. Generally this
date is the feast of St. Archip-
pus, Confessor. He lived in the
first century,, and tradition,
based on the words of St. Paul,
lists him as the first Bishop of
Colossae. St. Paul referred to
him as “my fellow soldier” and
mentioned him in his epistle to
the Colossians, (chap. 4, verse
17).
MONDAY, March 21 — St.
Benedict, Abbot. He was born
of noble parents in Norcia, cen
tral Italy, and as a boy was sent
to Rome to attend public
schools. Shocked by the licen
tiousness of the students, he
fled to the mountains of Subia-
co, where he subsequently es
tablished 12 monasteries for the
many disciples who came to
him. In 529 he left Subiaco and
founded the great Abbey at
Monte Cassino. He is known as
the Patriarch of Western Monks.
He died in 543 before the altar
immediately after he had re
ceived Holy Communion.
TUESDAY, March 22 — St.
Isidore the Farmer, Confessor.
He was born in Madrid of poor
parents and spent all his life
working in the fields. He was
the husband of St. Mary de la
Cabeza. It was said of him: “In
life his hand was ever on the
plough; his heart ever blessed
with the thought of God.” He
died in 1170 and was canonized
by Pope Gregory XV. In 1947
a decree of the Sacred Congre
gation of Rites proclaimed him
the patron of farmers in the
United States. He also is vene
rated as the patron of his native
Madrid.
WEDNESDAY, March 23 —
SS. Victorian, Frumentius and
Companions, Martyrs. St. Vic
torian was pro-consul in Afri
ca. St. Frumentius and their
companions were wealthy mer
chants. They were killed in 484
at Adrumentum by order of
King Hunneric for refusing to
subscribe to the Arian heresy.
THURSDAY, March 24 — St.
Gabriel, Archangel. He is one of
the three archangels — Michael
and Raphael are the others —
in whose honor the Church has
set apart feast days. St. Gabriel
announced to the Blessed Vir
gin that she was to be the Mo
ther of God. He also was sent
to St. Zachary to herald the
birth of St. John the Baptist.
FRIDAY, March 25 — Feast
of the Annunciation which com
memorates the tidings brought
by St. Gabriel the Archangel to
the Blessed Virgin concerning
the Incarnation of the Son of
God.
SATURDAY, March 26 — St.
Castulus, Martyr. He was a pal
ace officer under Emperor Dio
cletian. About 288, he was dis
covered sheltering fellow Chris
tians, was tortured and was
buried alive.
n MARDI GRAS—Queen and King (in front): Emmaline Rice and Joe Ward. Members of Court and attendants
1 ' . ° r 'j: K * y Campbell, Renee Etheredge, Elaine Harding,. Bonnie Mulcay, Alice Powell, Pat Mahon, Charles Mulherin Jr Frank
Smith, Jim Cook and Jerry Jarrett. (Morgan Fitz Photo) muinerin, Jr., 8 rank
Aquinas Masques
And Wigs Club
Presents Play
AUGUSTA — The Aquinas
High Masques and Wigs Club
chose for its annual production
the play “Meet Me In St. Louis”
by Sally Benson. The first per
formance was held on Tuesday,
Feb. 23, in the Music Hall of
the Bell Auditorium with the
second and final showing given
the following Thursday evening.
The cast had the professional
direction of Miss Madeline Mc
Cabe. Miss McCabe, a member
of the Augusta Players, has
worked with the Catholic The
atrical Guild in Hollywood,
Calif. Tommy Wilkerson, an
alumnus of Aquinas, was assist
ant director. Sister Marie Celine,
C.S.J., was the faculty Advisor.
“Meet Me In St. Louis,” a
three act comedy, presents the
incredulous adventures of the
Smith family which lives in St.
Louis. Mr. Smith announces
that he has been transferred to
another job in New York, much
to the dismay of his whole fam
ily, and then the fun begins.
The cast members and their
respective roles were: Mary An
derson, Mrs. Smith; Pat Mahon,
Mr. Smith; Elaine Harding,
Rose; Marlene Budai. Esther;
Carole Alston, Agnes; Kitty
Curtis, Tootie; Phil Gingery,
Lon; Richard Leonard, Grandpa
Prophater.
Tommy Sullivan, John Shep
hard; Rita Coleman, Katie; Fran
Rhodes, Mrs. Waughop; Pat
Neeley, Ida; Helen Turley,
Lucille Pnetard; Jimmy Shee
han, Mr. Dodge; Jimmy Wilker
son, Mr. Duffy; Skip Shealy,
conductor.
The stage crew, under man
ager Walter Saunders, were:
Skip Shealy, Billy Findlay, and
Jimmy Tarantine. Sara Andrews
and Bill Halpin are the directors
of the ticket committee. The
auditorium staff was headed by
Mrs. Earl Moss, assisted by An
drea John, Margaret Holmes,
Emmaline Rice, Mary O’Connor,
Elinore Pollock and Glenda
Holt.
NEW BUILDINGS
RISE THROUGHOUT DIOCESE
These pictures typify the rapid expansion of the Diocese in
the past three years. Top photo shows Bishop McDonough bless
ing the new St. Francis Nursing School, Columbus. Middle photo
pictures ground breaking ceremonies for the new St. Mary’s
School, Augusta.
DIOCESAN COHVENTICH
Of CATHOLIC WOMEN
Date: Saturday, April 30th - Sunday, May 1st, 1960
Place: The DeSoto Hotel, Savannah, Georgia
Tariffs: Single Rooms, $5.50 to $9.00; Double Rooms,
$8.00 to $10.00; Twin Rooms, $9.00 to $14.00; Suites,
$15.00 to $40.00; Cots to be put in room, $3.00 each.
Write direct to the DeSoto Hotel for room reserva
tions. All reservations should be made by April 23rd.
Free Parking for Hotel Guests.
Luncheon Tickets: $2.50.
Banquet Tickets: $3.50.
Write to: Mrs. John A. Phillips, Reservation Chairman,
23 Nancy Place, Savannah, Georgia.
For Luncheon and Banquet Reservations Phone El ain
5-3266.
IKardi Gras
tail It isigusta
AUGUSTA — Beneath a can
opy of yellow crepe paper, cen
tered by a sparkling mirrored
ball, the gaiety of pre-Lenten
festivities was brought to a cli
max in the annual Mardi Gras
ball for high school boys anl
girls, of Augusta. The ball,
sponsored by the Augusta
D.C.C.W., took place at St.
Mary’s Hall.
Here in a setting of tradi
tional Mardi Gras confetti and
balloons, and against a back
ground draped in white with
yellow streamers, with a golden
coronet suspended over their
heads, the King and Queen
were crowned and presented to
their assembled subjects.
The names of the royal couple,
selected from among those
chosen by their parish Catholic
Youth Clubs, had been kept
secret until this moment, when
amid a fanfare of trumpets
Monsignor Daniel Bourke an
nounced the queen to be Emma
line Rice, and the king to be Joe
Ward. Father Kevin Boland
placed the crowns upon their
royal heads.
Their attendants and court
were also chosen by the parish
Catholic Youth Clubs. Attend
ing the queen were Alice Powell
and Bonnie Mulcay, and the
king were Charles Mulherin, Jr.,
and Pat Mahon. Members of
the court included two members
from each of the lower classes:
Juniors, Elaine Harding and
Frank Smith; Sophomores,
Renee Etheredge and Jim Cook;
and Freshmen, Kay Campbell
and Jerry Jarrett.
After the impressive corona
tion, the king and queen step
ped down from their thrones
and began to waltz to the strains
of “Stardust.” Then they were
joined on the dance floor by
their attendants and court. The
rest of the evening was devoted
to dancing by all the young
people present.
Chairman of the Ball was Mrs.
Frank T. Morano, while Mrs.
Richard Bowles was in charge
of decorations. Mrs. Albert Rice
was over-all chairman of Mardi
Gras.
Recollection Day
For Augusta Women
AUGUSTA — Tuesday, March
15th, was a Day of Recollection
for the Catholic women of the
Augusta Deanery. This day of
study, meditation, and prayer
opened with Mass at St. Mary’s
Church at 10:30 A.M., which was
said by Rev. Adelard B. Dionne,
O.P., who also gave a series of
talks during the day.
. Father Dionne, now making
his residence at St. Raymond’s
Rectory, 'Providence, R.I., was
assigned to preach the week
end retreats at Our Lady of
Springbank in Kingstreej S. C.,
from Ocober until this May. He
has led a varied life as a priest,
and has lived in many different
locations.
After ordination he taught
college 'French in Ohio, then
was sent to New Jersey to do
parish work. Next Father Dion
ne was assigned to give retreats
to nuns and priests on the West
Coast. He served during the war
years as Chaplain in the Army
in France, Belgium, and Ger
many. Since the war he has
been assigned to the Eastern
Mission Band.
Father Dionne’s broad experi
ence made him a well qualified
and interesting leader for the
Day of Recollection in Augusta.
FOHTBOHNE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR ARHUS STUDENTS
AUGUSTA — Announcement
has just been made to the fac
ulty of Aquinas High School
that Anne Smith and Mary Pa
tricia Neeley have been award
ed honor scholarships to Font-
ANNE SMITH
bonne College, St. Louis, Mis
souri. These scholarships are
valued at $1600 for the four-
year period. The recipients of
the scholarships are seniors at
Aquinas High School and will
be graduated in May, 1960.
Sister Mary Marguerite,
C.S.J., President of Fontbonne,
stated in her letter that the
scholarships were awarded to
these students on the basis of
MARY PATRICIA NEELEY
the students’ achievements dur
ing high school.
Fontbonne College is a four-
year Liberal Arts College con
ducted by the Sisters of St. Jos
eph of Corondelet in St. Louis,
Missouri.
Meeting 0!
Aquinas P.T.O.
AUGUSTA—Members of the
Aquinas P.T.O. were privileged
to hear Dr. Gerald Robins, ad
ministrator of the Augusta Col
lege. Dr. Robins was speaker
at their monthly meeting. His
subject was “Progress Report
on Augusta College. Dr. Robins
was introduced by the Rev.
Ralph Seikel, school moderator.
Mrs. Joseph J. O’Connell,-
president, presided at the meet
ing. Mrs. Jack Johannsen, dean
ery chairman of the Home and
School association presented a
prize to Mary Anderson,
Aquinas senior whose essay
won first place in the Augusta
Deanery.
Mrs. Dennis Kearns and Mrs.
Henry Rinker co-chairmen' of
the finance and budget com
mittee, announced plans for a
raffle and urged members to
support this spring ways and
means project.
The president announced,
with regret, the resignation of
Mrs. Robert Henry as secretary.
The Right Rev. Msgr. D. J.
Bourke, pastor of St. Mary’s
urged the ladies of all parishes
to meet each Thursday during
Lent at St. Anne’s Hall at 10:30
to hear a discussion on great
books. The first discussion was
on the Bible and was given by
the Rev. Arthur Weltzer, pastor
of St. Patrick’s.
Following the meeting re
freshments were served by the
hospitality chairman.
Savannah Deanery
C. Y. C. Established
SAVANNAH — The first
meeting of the Savannah Dean
ery C.Y.C.’s was held on Sun
day, February 28, at the Nativi
ty Parish Hall. Delegates from
many of the parishes in this
deanery were present at this
meeting which Was held to es
tablish the deanery level of the
C.Y.C.’s in this area.
Purposes of the deanery were
explained, duties of the officers
were interpreted, and officers
were elected for the present
year. A Constitution Committee
was appointed to draw 'up the
guiding rules for the deanery.
A tentative date in May was
set for the next meeting of this
group.
Editorial
Savannah
Mo rising' News
BISHOP IS NAMED
SAVANNAH Catholics—their
foreheads bearing the ashen
mark of one of the most sorrow
ful days of the Catholic Church
calendar—received news Wed
nesday of the appointment of a
bishop to head the Diocese of
Savannah.
The Cathedral bell tolled the
joyous tidings that Pope John
XXIII had named Bishop Tho
mas J. McDonough to head the
diocese embracing the cities of
Savannah, Augusta, Macon, Co
lumbus, Albany, Thomasville,
Valdosta, Way cross and Bruns
wick.
It was difficult to visualize
any other action by the Vatican
except to appoint Bishop Mc
Donough to a See made vacant
last November by the resigna
tion of Archbishop Gerald P.
O’Hara. For the three years he
has served the diocese as auxi
liary bishop and more recently
as administrator, Bishop Mc
Donough has proved himself an
able administrator and exem
plary spiritual leader. The great
expanse of the Savannah dio
cese is dotted with new church
es, schools, and other structures
—either completed or under
construction—evidence of the
progress of the Church.
Bishop McDonough, a native
of Philadelphia, is the 10 th
bishop of this diocese, and the
third son • of Philadelphia to
head the See of Savannah. - •
RECEIVING the appointment
with humility, Bishop Mc
Donough stated: “My ony an
nounced program is the same
which I voiced three years ago
when I came among you. This
program is to preach the love
of God which must be manifest
among all people if we are to
attain peace of heart and unity
among nations.”
The Morning News extends
congratulations to the new bish
op of the Diocese of Savannah
and wishes for him a long hap
py and fruitful tenure.
(Savannah Morning News)
BLESSED
SACRAMENT
PCCW MEETS
SAVANNAH — The Blessed
Sacrament Parish Council of
Catholic Women held its month
ly meeting on Monday evening,
March 7 in the School Audi
torium.
A suggested Constitution and
By laws were read by the chair
man, Mrs. Win. C. Broderick.
These will be voted on at the
next meeting.
Plans were completed for the
Fish Supper which was held at
the Neptunalia Restaurant on
Wednesday, March 16 with pro
ceeds going to St. Mary’s Home.
Mrs. Wm. P. Schneider, chair
man, was. assisted by the fol
lowing committees: Tickets, Mrs.
E. F. Hartnett; Servers, Mrs.
Eleanor Gazan;-Pies, Mrs. C. H.
Laird and Mrs. R. S. Parrish.
The president, Mrs. Wm. J.
Lynch, announced that the Sa
vannah Deanery, D.C.C.W., of
which the Parish Council is an
affiliate, will hold its annual
meeting on Wednesday, March
23 at the Skyline Club at Hun
ter Air Force Base. This will be
preceded by a Dialogue Mass
and luncheon.
Mrs. Lynch appointed the fol
lowing delegates to the Dio
cesan Convention which will be
held in Savannah on April 30-
May 1; Miss Ilka Leche, Mrs.
Wm. P. Schneider and Mrs. Wm.
J. Lynch.
An interesting program was
given by the Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine explaining
its aims and work. This panel
consisted of John Kelleher,
Martin J. Koncul and C. J.
Dulohery with Mrs. Samuel F.
Ledlie as moderator. A sum
mation was given by Rev. Ed
ward R. Frank, its spiritual
director.
DOUGLAS
CAKE SALE
DOUGLAS—Members of the
Altar Society of St. Paul’s Ca
tholic Church sponsored a cake
and pie sale Friday morning,
March 4, inside Harvey’s Super
market.
The sale began at nine a. m.
and continued until both cakes
and pies were sold. All sale
items were home made.