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PACE 8—THE BULLETIN, July 9, 1960
COLUMBUS K. C. AUXILIARY
INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS
FIRST COMMUNION AT DOUGLAS—Front row: Emily Sue Hunter, Christine O’Meara,
Michael O’Meara, Clarence Hunter, Lavonne Lott, Pamela Kirkland and Acolyte, Jimmy O’
Meara. Second row: Linda Sue Nugent, Judy Newburn, Patricia Hamblin, Deborah Kay Lott
and Joy Thornton, with the Rev. Sister Kathleen Rose, who taught the First Communicants,
Rev. Father Gerard Moran, OMI, and Rev. Sister Colman Francis.
COLUMBUS—The L a d i e s’
Auxiliary of the Knights of
Columbus, Bishop Gross Coun
cil No. 1019, Holy Family Par
ish, held its annual banquet,
dance and installation of new
officers on Tuesday night, June
21, at the K of C. Hall.
Mr. Herman Geerling, Grand
Knight, using the beautiful “red,
white, and blue” candlelight
ceremony, installed the follow
ing officers:
Mrs. William F. Freeman,
President; Mrs. James J. O’Shea,
Vice-President; Mrs. Phillip
Boiselle, Recording Secretary;
Mrs. Justo Gomez, Correspond
ing Secretary; Mrs. Robert C.
Lagen, Treasurer.
All the decorations were ar
ranged by Mrs. Lee Allen, and
the hall and the tables were
beautifully decorated with ivy,
gardenias and crystal candela
brum. The speaker’s table in
the center held a formal ar
rangement of gladiolas, giant
shasta, azaleas and gardenias in
terspersed with colored candles.
The banquet was arranged
and served by Mr. and Mrs. An
tonia Comeaux. Seated at the
speaker’s table were:
Monsignor Herman J. Deimel,
Mrs. Ciitford M. Green, Out
going President and Mr. Green;
Mrs. C. Max Wilson, Outgoing
Vice-President and Mr. Wilson;
■Mrs. Cosmos J. Doks, Outgoing
Recording-Secretary and Mr.
Doks; Mrs. Antonio Comeaux,
Outgoing Corresponding Secre
tary and Mr. Comeaux.
Mrs. H. W. Woodward, Treas
urer and Mr. Woodward; Mrs.
Joseph J. Spano, Speaker for the
Evening and Mr. Spano; Mr.
Herman Geerling, Grand Knight
and Mrs. Geerling.
Mrs. Green opened the pro
gram by welcoming all the
members and guests and intro
ducing the guest speaker, Mrs.
Spano, who spoke on the “Van
ishing Male.” Mrs. Green then
presented small tokens of ap
preciation to the officers and
committee chairmen who had
served with her, and Mrs.
MARK
FEAST OF
SACRED HEART
SAVANNAH—Special services
were held at the Church of the
Most Blessed Sacrament in ob
servance of the feast of the Sa
cred Heart of Jesus, Friday,
June 24.
A special Mass was offered at
7 A. M. at which promoters and
members of the League of the
Sacred Heart received Holy
Communion in a body.
Following Mass, certificates
were presented to two promot
ers, Mrs. M. E. Abernathy and
Mrs. Joseph T. Coleman, who
have completed six months’ pro
bation as promoters.
The presentation was made by
Msgr. Thomas A. Brennan, pas
tor of Blessed Sacrament and
director of the League.
K. C. installs
New Officers
At Macon
MACON—The newly elected
officers of Macon Council 925,
Knights of Columbus, were in
stalled July 5 at the regular
meeting with Ed L. Jones, Dis
trict Deputy, officiating.
Taking office were Philip F.
Powell, Grand Knight, Ed L.
Jones, Deputy Grand Knight,
Don L. Sheridan, Chancellor,
John O. Barry, Recorder,
Charles L. Schroder, Financial
Secretary, Sam Vullo, Treasurer,
R. H. Casson, Advocate, J. Tom
McGoldrick, Warden, William
Syme, Jr., Inside Guard, Frank
Hornyak, Outside Guard, and
the Rev. Msgr. Thomas I. Shee
han, pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church, Chaplain.
The trustees of the Council
are Angelo J. Punaro, Irvin F.
Imping, Jr., and Joseph H. Mc
Neil, retiring Grand Knight.
Committee appointments
made by the new Grand Knight
are Jack Kemper, general pro
gram, Joe McNeil, Catholic ac
tivity, Dewey Lamb and Forrest
Reise, council activities, R. H.
Casson, fraternal activity, John
McCreary, membership and in
surance, Jim Puster and E. L.
Hofstader, youth activities, and
Gregg Puster, public relations.
A picnic for the Council
members and their families has
been planned for July 17 at
Lake Sinclair.
Green was presented with a
sterling silver engraved serving
dish by the former Past Presi
dent, Mrs. Henry G. Gallman.
Mrs. Freeman appointed the
following committee chairman
to serve with her for the new
year:
Mrs. Thomas J. Kleinsmith,
Ways and Means; Mrs. H. W.
Kimbrough, Program; Mrs. A.
O. Abrain, Hospitality; Mrs.
Phillip Batastina, Membership;
Mrs. Herman Geerling, Reli
gious; Mrs. Antonio Comeaux,
Publicity; Mrs. Lee Allen,
Decorating.
Among
My
Souvenirs
(By C. Y. Cheer)
SAVANNAH—My mother is
beginning fall house-cleaning.
I think she said it was the fall
of 1945. Her excuse for this de
lay was that in ‘45, I wasn’t
much help with the house work,
being three years old. She
doesn’t seem to realize that dirt
has been piling up for the past
fifteen years, Mostly in my
room. Actually, mother said that
she’d take care of the dirt, if
I’d just get rid of the junk. The
thing is, my mother labels some
very important stuff as junk.
Take, for instance, my souve-
niors of various Sodalities of
the Blessed Mother. These are
important articles. Most parish
es have had Sodalities for years,
but in 1958, with the advent of
the C.Y.C.’s, many . of these
Sodalities were incorporated
with the C.Y.C.’s. Sodalities for
the girls and junior Holy Name
for the boys provide an excel
lent way to keep alive the spirit
ual phase of C.Y.C. work. This
part is just as important as the
social side. Without all four
phases of C.Y.C. work-spiritual,
social, cultural, and athletic, a
parish C.Y.C. is a flop.
Among my collection from
Sodalities is a small book con
taining the Little Office of the
Blessed Virgin Mary. All mem
bers of the Sacred Heart Sodal
ity have these books, and use
them at the monthly meeting
of the Sodality on the third
Sunday of the month. The girls
also attend an 8:00 Mass in a
body before the meeting. Dur
ing the Christmas season, the
Sodality made favors for the
guests at the Little Sisters of
the Poor.
On the desk is a post card list
ing the dates of the Sundays for
the St. James Sodality Mass and
Communion. The girls of the
parish meet every third Sunday
at the 8:30 Mass. Before the es
tablishment of the C.Y.C.’s, St.
James did not have a Sodality.
For the washing machine, I
have a souvenior from the
Blessed Sacrament Sodality
Mass—one coffee-stained dress.
The entire C.Y.C. attends this
Mass, held every fourth Sun
day of the month. Coffee and
doughnuts are served after the
Mass to the boys and girls.
Well, after all this time, I’ve
only hit the top layer of odds
and ends. I think I’ll hide out
until mother catches up to the
fall of 1960 with her house
cleaning.
RECEPTION
HONORS
SISTERS
DOUGLAS—A reception in
honor of the Franciscan Sisters
was held at the home of Mrs.
Mose Hanna on Bryan Street.
After refreshments were served,
Mrs. Frank Hanna, President of
the Altar Society thanked the
Sisters for the time they had
devoted to teaching the children
of the Parish their catechism,
and for conducting Summer Re
ligious Classes for the past
twelve years. A token of appre
ciation was presented to the Sis
ters from grateful parishioners.
NAME OFFICERS
FOR AUXILIARY
ALBANY—Election of officers
was the principle business at
the Knights of Columbus Auxi
liary meeting Tuesday, June 21,
at the Columbia Club in Al
bany, Ga. Mrs. Joe Blazer will
serve another year as president
and Mrs. Gustave Gotsch will
remain as vice president. Mrs.
First Communion
At Saint Faults
DOUGLAS—Eight girls and
three boys were privileged to
receive Our Lord in Holy Com
munion for the first time on
June 12th at St. Paul’s Church.
The First Communicants pre
ceded by two angels in blue
gowns, walked in procession
from the Parish Hall to the
Church where the first pew was
reserved for them.
Communion Breakfast was
served the children after Mass
at the Hall. Those seated were
the Rev. Father Gerard Moran,
O.M.I., Rev. Mother Germaine,
Rev. Sisters Kathleen Rose and
Colman Francis, Acolyte: Jim
my O’Meara, Angels: Gerry O’
Meara and Victoria Lott, and
the First Communicants: Emily
Sue Hunter, Christine O’Meara,
Michael O’Meara, Clarence Hun
ter, Lavonne Lott, Pamelia
Kirkland, Lmda Sue Nugent,
Judy Newborn, Patricia Hamb
lin, Deborah Kay Lott and Joy
Thornton.
Albany Student
Wins Scholarship
ALBANY—Paula Ann Jones,
eighth grade graduate of St.
Teresa’s School, has been noti
fied that she is eligible to re
ceive a full four year scholar
ship to Mt. De Chantal Academy
in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Out of one hundred and
twenty-five contestants from all
over the states, Paula received
the highest score, which was an
average of 98 and %.
The other girls from St.
Teresa’s also ranked high among
the contestants and have been
offered partial scholarships.
They are Grace Finnegan,
daughter of Major and Mrs.
G. R. Finnegan, and Margaret
Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Long. Paula’s parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Jones, Jr.
Bill Starr is secretary and treas
urer.
A covered dish supper will be
held on July 9 at the Columbia
Club on Gillionville Road for
the Knights and their ladies and
guests.
Fifty-Four
Graduate At
Cathedral
SAVANNAH—Fifty-four pu
pils of the Cathedral Day School
received their diplomas from
Monsignor T. J. McNamara.
The following pupils have
done outstanding work during
the year in the following sub
jects:
RELIGION: Michael Sullivan,
Sharon Marx, Loretta Dressel.
ENGLISH: Catherine Corish,
Linda Parsons, Lea Walsh, San
dra George.
U. S. HISTORY: Eileen Kearns.
MATHEMATICS: William
Mataxas, Robert Kelly.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
FOR THE YEAR: Joseph Tho
mas, Fred Sout, Diana Monahan,
Roy Banks.
A trophy for the largest num
ber of parents who attended the
Home and School Meetings dur
ing the past year was awarded
the eighth Grade.
This trophy was presented
Sister M. Martina Joseph,
R.S.M., teacher of the eighth
grade and princial of the Cathe
dral Day School
The following graduates re-
cevied diplomas:
Thomas Babin, Roy Banks,
James Barker, James Brennan,
Richard Chase, Michael Coburn,
Carmelita Colson, Ellis Cook,
Michele Cooley, Catherine Cor
ish, William Davis, Mary Cath
erine DeLoach, Mary Doll Lor
etta Dressel, James Dunigan.
Ricky Ferrell, Kathleen Lin-
chum, Sharon Forbes, Ronda
Gavin, Sandra George, James
Graves, Michael Gulick, Mary
Sharon Hammitt, Diane Harri
son, John Heitman, A1 Hernan
dez, Jo Ann Jarrell, Robert
Jerde, Eileen Kearns, Robert
Kelly.
Ray Larson, Louise Le May,
Veronica Loncon, Sharon Marx,
William Mataxas, Gilbert Mc-
Aleer, Patrick McGarl, Diane
Monahan, Alfred Mosley Linda
Parsons, Candace Pitman, Wil
liam Pye, Mary Reid.
Ann Sauers, Stephen Saun
ders, Tommy Smith, Robert
Shippen, Fred South, Tonn
Stephens, Michael Sullivan Jos
eph Thomas, Janice Traywick,
Marjorie Tuten, Lea Walsh.
First nuns to become doctors of medicine at St. Louis Uni
versity, School of Medicine are Medical Missionary Sister M.
Augustina Dolan (left) and Maryknoll Sister Jane de Chan-
tel Buellesbach. Sister Augustina, who is the 40th doctor in
her community will intern at St. John’s Hospital in St. Louis.
Sister Jane, 16th Maryknoll Sister to become an MD will
intern at St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York. (NC Photos)
FEEDING THE MULTITUDE—AT OBERAMMERGAU
During the two-hour noonday intermission in the day-long Passion Play performance in
Oberammergau, West Germany, visitors crowd every available table for lunch. These
sidewalk tables appear outside the hotel owned by Anton Preisinger, who portrays Christ
in the 1960 production of the huge spectacle presented every ten years. Tourists at
tending the daily performances must order meals together with the tickets for the play,
to insure that everyone is feci without confusion. (NC Photos)
COULD A CATHOLIC
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and State is fundamental to our
American concept and heritage
and should remain so.
The First Amendment to the
Constitution is an infinitely
wise one.
“As for such fringe benefits,”
continued the senator, “as , bus
es, lunches and other services,
the issue is primarily social and
economic and not religious.
Each case must be judged on its
merits within the law as in
terpreted by the courts.” Here
many Catholics would point out
that the issue is not MERELY
social and economic since it in
volves justice and rights: jus
tice to taxpayers and the rights
of their children to “equal pro
tection under the law.” Catho
lics have supreme confidence
in the fairness not only of our
courts but also of the general
public, regardless of creed,
when in possession of all the
facts.
This incident brings out two
facts with crystal clarity: 1. A
Catholic elected to public office
makes no mental reservation re
garding the First Amendment
or any other part of the Con
stitution when he takes the oath
to uphold the Constitution. 2.
No pope, bishop or priest is
looking over the shoulder of a
Catholic, whether in private or
public life, telling him how to
vote on political issues. The
names of candidates for politi
cal offices are never even men
tioned in a Catholic church.
Doesn't the Catholic Church
encourage its members to vote
for Catholic candidates?
No. It asks them to vote for
the candidates whom they sin
cerely believe to be best qua
lified, regardless of religious af
filiations. It conscientiously re
spects the constitutional provis
ion forbidding a religious test
for public office.
“If there were two candidates
for an office,” remarked Card
inal Stritch, “one a Catholic and
one a non-Catholic, and I was
convinced that the non-Catho-
lic was better qualified, I would
not hesitate to cast my vote for
him. My principle is simply:
The best man for the office.”
Why are Catholics seeking to
have an American ambassador
to the Vatican?
Some Catholics are; some
aren’t. President Roosevelt’s ap
pointment of Mr. Taylor as his
personal envoy and President
Truman’s nomination of Gene
ral Mark Clark were promoted
by their conviction, that such
representation was in the best
interest of America. Both Roos
evelt and Taylor were Protes
tants and 33rd degree Masons,
as are Truman and Clark. Can
anyone really believe that these
good Protestants, Masons and
patriotic Americans were en
gaged in a wiered conspiracy to
favor the Catholic Church at
the expense of Protestantism?
Comparatively few Catholics
actively promote such appoint
ments. Hence most Catholics
were dumbfounded over the
hue and cry raised by Protest
ant Churches and organizations
over Truman’s nomination of
General Clark. Charges of un
ion of Church and State filled
the air, made headlines, in news
papers, and poured in torrents
of mail upon a bewildered Con
gress. The wild charges turned
out to be sheer myth. The dan
ger signal for neurosis is a re
sponse out of all proportion to
the stimulus. Much of this out
burst was neurotic and hysteri
cal: an obvious result of the su
spicions and fears deliberately
planted by hostile propaganda.
What do Catholics believe
should be the criteria for such
an appointment?
The promotion of our nation’s
interests, the peace of the world
and the welfare of mankind. “I
am flatly opposed,” said Sena
tor Kennedy in the LOOK in
terview, “to appointment of an
ambassador to the Vatican.
Whatever advantages it might
have in Rome — and I’m not
convinced of these—they would
be more than offset by the di
visive effect at home.”
Probably most Catholics
would agree. Those who would
differ would do so, we think,
only to give more weight to the
United States government’s
judgments as to its utility or
non-utility. In other words they
would be willing to let the gov
ernment with a personnel over
whelmingly non-Catholic, de
cide.
Could a Catholic President
approve a plan to assist certain
nations in curbing population
growth through birth control?
Contrary to a widespread im
pression, Catholics do not op
pose the limitation of births
where there are just and suf
ficient reasons. For example, if
the health of the parents, eco
nomic conditions or density of
population indicates the wisdom
or the necessity of curbing pop
ulation growth, a Catholic could
approve such a step. Unfortu
nately, the term “birth control”
has commonly come to mean
control only by artificial contra
ceptives. There is a natural
method of birth control, highly
approved by medical science as
effective, which violates no law
of nature or the Author of na
ture. It is this method, in har
mony with fundamental ethics,
which Catholics believe is suit
able to attain the desired limi
tation. In view of the conflict
ing convictions on this subject,
the method to be used becomes
a personal or moral issue for
individuals, not a political one.
It is heartening to all people
that President Dwight D. Eisen
hower, former President Harry
S. Truman, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and most other prom
inent non-Cathoiics are agreed
that this issue should be kept
out of politics.
Do Catholics believe that
faith can be forced or that re
ligious error should be sup
pressed by the intervention of
ihe State?
No. While it is axiomatic that
error has no rights against
truth, men are nevertheless free
to embrace error rather than
the truth, though they pay the
inevitable penalty for so doing.
That is the lot of mortals.
“Faith,” pointed out St. Augus
tine, “is an act of the will, not
an act of constraint.” As man
possesses freedom of the will, it
cannot be corerced by erternal
means.
Wherever governments,
Catholic or Protestant, have
used force in the effort to co
erce faith or to suppress relig
ious error they have done un
told harm. Only th'e inner dy
namism, magnetic attraction
and radiant beauty of truth can
win the mind and heart of man:
whenever naked force is sub
stituted for the inherent per
suasiveness of truth, that dy
namism attraction and beauy
are forever lost. Neither Catho
lic nor Protestant wants to see
repeated in America the tragic
blunders of the past.
What is the counsel given by
the president of the national
Council of Churches of Christ
in the U.S.A., the largest Pro
testant organization in this
country?
President Edwin T. Dahlberg
declares: “1960 will be a time of
special testing in the United
States. Democracy can be be
trayed by religious discrimina
tion or by dishonest and unfair
practices in political campaigns.
Every thoughtful Christian in
our nation will find himself un
der double obligation, as citi
zen and churchman, to resist
both these dangers.”
What is the advice given by
the president of the Synagogue
Council of America?
President Rabbi Max D. Dav
idson observes: “A candidate
seeking public office should be
judged by his qualifications,
character and merit, and not
on the basis of prejudice. This
precept of American democracy
has elevated men and women of
every creed and race to high
places in our society. This cri
terion accords with the Prophe
tic tradition which endows all
men with dignity and worth as
children of God.”
What does Richard Cardinal
Cushing, Archbishop of Boston,
say?
Cardinal Cushing states: “No
one in America should be ridi
culed or discriminated against
because of his race, his color,
his religion, or his place of na
tional origin. Fair-minded
Americans wish to select their
leaders on the basis of the can
didate’s abilities, his integrity,
and his loyalty to his country
—no other tests should be ap
plied.”
What did George Washington
say on this subject?
In an address to the members
of the First Baptist Church in
Baltimore, George Washington
made the following historic
statement: “We have abundant
reason to rejoice, that in this
land, the light of truth and rea
son has triumphed over the
power of bigotry and supersti
tion, and that every person here
may worship God according to
the dictates of his own heart. In
this enlightened age, and in this
land of equal liberty, it is our
boast, that a man’s religion ten
ets will not forfeit the protec
tion of attaining and holding
the highest offices that are
known in the United States.”
What counsel does President
Eisenhower offer?
President Eisenhower says:
“We deeply regret that the vi
rus of bigotry seems to be ever
present in the body politic. We
cannot ignore it nor can we al
low it to spread one inch. For
when it becomes rampant it can
cause the decline of freedom
and democracy everywhere. In
this age when so much is ex
pected and required of America
we can ill afford to waste a sin
gle day combatting bigotry or
prejudice at home. United in a
common purpose in free and
responsible teamwork between
those of all races, of all faiths
and of all nationalities, we will
continue seeking to advance the
general welfare of all our peo
ple and our neighbors abroad.”
What service should this cla
rification of the Catholic slake
in the separation of Church and
State render?
It should relieve tensions and
remove unfounded fears that
Catholics are conspiring to de
stroy the separation of Church
and State in America. When
non-Catholics really understand
that no group has a greater
stake in this separation than
Catholics, they will experience
peace of mind and serenity of
spirit. These are the atecedent
conditions not only for individ
ual happiness but also for the
civic unity and solidarity which
constitute the enduring strength
of our nation and the promise
of a brighter tomorrow.
Captain Rice
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grand knight of the Patrick
Walsh Council. “It is an expres
sion of the love and esteem we
hold for Mr; Rice,” he said.
Mr. Rice was born in Augusta
in 1857 and lived here until he
died in 1933. He was the foun
der of the Sacred Heart Cadetc,
a temperance organization of
the Church, and also a charter
member of the local chapter of
the K. of C. He was the first
grand knight of that chapter.
Mr. Rice was State Deputy
and Master of the Fourth De
gree for the Georgia, Florida,
and Carolinas K. of C. and a
member of the Supreme Board
of directors. - '
He was president of the Cath
olic Legmen’s Assn, of Georgia
for 14 years. He was made a
Knight Commander of St. Greg
ory by Pope Pius XI.
At Industrial School Blessing
A new five-wing trades building and faculty house, replac
ing a wooden structure destroyed by fire in 1956 has been
dedicated for St. Joseph’s Industrial School for Boys, at
Clayton, Delaware. One of the oldest trade schools in the
nation, it was founded in 1895 and is conducted for Negro
boys by the Josephite Fathers and Brothers. Pictured at
the dedication ceremonies are Governor J. Caleb Boggs of
Delaware (center); Bishop Michael Hyleof Wilmington, Del.,
and Father Charles P. Brown, S.S.J., rector. (NC Photos)
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