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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, February 3, 1962 AUGUSTA DEANERY LUNCHEON—Pictured at the Augusta Mid-Winter Deanery Luncheon held January 17th at the Augusta Country Club are (l.-r.) Miss Peuffier, Mrs. Mulligan, Mrs. Lynch, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey and Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough, Bishop of Savannah.—(Breault Newsfoto). bishop McDonough featured speaker Augusta Deanery Holds Mid-Winter Meeting I. S. Senator Calls For More Concern For Society Juvenile Decency YOUTH CLUB PROJECT HELPS YOUNG MOTHER. 5 CHILDREN THE EDITOR AUGUSTA — The mid-win ter meeting of the Augusta Deanery, Council of Catholic Women, met recently at the Augusta Country Club. Miss Pauline Peuffier, council pres ident, presiding. The meeting was preceded by mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Fleming Heights. The cele brant was the Rt. Rev. John D. Toomey of Savannah. Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough, D.D., J.C.D., was the principal speaker. His top ic was “The Catholic Woman in a Changing World.” His Excellency told his au dience that “although the World is changing and the problems facing the Catholic woman are grave and differ ent than in the past, the Cath olic Faith and the role of wo men remains unchanged. SAVANNAH—The mid-win ter luncheon meeting of the Savannah Deanery Council of Catholic women was held in Waycross, Ga., at the Hotel Ware on Sunday, January 14, with Mrs. Cecile R. Fitzpatrick, president, presiding. Following the opening pray er to Our Lady of Good Coun sel by His Excellency the Most VILLA MARIE- (Continued from Page 1) and girls of all ages and from any diocese are welcomed. A lively program of swimming, craft, athletics, boating, camp fires, and special activities awaits the children who attend this session. Georgia has hun dreds of happy Villa Marie alumni who still sing the praises of the camp years after they attended. The summer’s program will be rounded out with a special school for leadership conduct ed by the Sisters of Mercy for high school girls, and a retreat. Summer Schedule for Camp Villa Marie June 2—Seminary closes. June 4—Priests’ retreat begins. June 8—Priests’ retreat ends. June 11—Day School of Religion opens (classes on the intervening Saturday). June 22—Day School of Religion ends. Staff Training Session begins. June 27—Camping Session for Religious Education opens. July 14—Camping Session for Religious Education closes. July 15-21—Rest Week for camp staff. July 22-28—First week of Recreation Camp. July 29-August 4—Second Week, Recreation Camp. August 5-11—Third week of Recreation Camp. August 12-25—Sisters of Mercy Leadership Camp. Sept. 4—Seminary Reopens. Vacation and Summer Assignments Father Coleman, August 12- September 2. Father Cuddy, School and Vacation, June 8th-August 20th. Father Stranc, School and Vacation, June 8th- August 12th. Father Boland, July 1st, Summer School. “Woman’s role, first and foremost, is still that of wife and mother. In community ac tivities, social and political, the Catholic woman must maintain her dignity by good example. The strength of the nation is no stronger than the homes of its citizens,” said Bishop McDonough. The Bishop said that the Catholic woman can stem the tide of communism “by her prayers and faithful attend ance to religious duties by herself and those in her care.” Mrs. J. Edwin Mulligan, Sav annah Diocesan President, asked each Catholic woman to become a member of St. Ma ry’s Home Guild. Guests at the meeting and luncheon were Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew McDonald, Savannah; Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D. D., J.U.D., Mrs. Charles Boyle, President of St. Joseph’s Parish Council, Waycross, ex tended to all a cordial wel come. Mrs. E. B. Anderson of Savannah, Diocesan Chairman of Family and Parent Educa tion, delivered the response. The business portion of the meeting followed with out lines from all committee chair men. His Excellency Bishop Mc Donough spoke of his three loves in the Diocese, St. Mary’s Home, St. John Vianney Semi nary and the Carmelites. He advised that he was most in spired by reports and appreci ative of St; Mary’s Guild Com mittee, and asked that every one make a visit to the Home and talk with the children and Sisters. St. John Vianney Sem inary, was making headway he never expected and the Car melites — “They are a Power House of Grace, and must have a pipe line to Heaven,” so many prayers have been an swered — almost like a mira cle.” Bishop McDonough also told of a Catholic woman’s place in a changing world and stress ed duty is to family first. God gave women a special role in life, woman’s place is in the home, he said. Mrs. J. Edwin Mulligan, Dio cesan President, gave an out line of the annual Diocesan Convention which will be held in Augusta May 5 and 6. Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey, Diocesan Spiritual Moderator, recommended the reading of two books entitled “The Lady in the Law” and “Women at Work.” The President appointed a nominating committee com posed of the following: Mrs. E. B. Anderson, Chairman; Mrs. Robert Stradtman, Mrs. Julian Halligan, Mrs. James Miller and Miss Cassie White. Guests for this meeting were Mrs. J. Edwin Mulligan, Dio cesan President; Mrs. L. E. Mock, Columbus Deanery President; Mrs. Martin Austin, Perry, Ga.; Rev. J. A. Kelly; Pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Waycross; Rev. Paul Burkort, S.M., Pastor St. Francis Xavier Church, Brunswick, and Fa ther McDonickle, Camp Stew art, Ga., chaplain. Don’t depend too much on helping ^others — you can al ways find a helping hand at tached to your own arm. Fr. Cajetan McDyre, Dublin; Fr. John Barry, Sylvania; Fr. William P. Donnelly, S.J., Tampa, Fla., Fr. John Cuddy, Savannah; Mrs. Cecile Fitzpat rick, Savannah Deanery pres ident; Mrs. J. Edwin Mulli gan, Savannah Diocesan presi dent and Mrs. Ethel K. Lynch, Savannah Diocesan treasurer. The speaker’s table held a central arrangement of pink and deep purple chrysanthe mums and snapdragons in a silver container. Silver can delabra with pink tapers flanked the arrangement. Other tables held pink chry santhemums interlaced with ivy. Mrs. Ray Campbell of St. Patrick’s Parish was in charge of decorations and the pro grams were designed by Miss Mary Hallinan. Sacred Heart Parish Council SAVANNAH — The winter meeting of Sacred Heart Par ish Council was held on Sun day, January 21st, at Sacred Heart School with Miss Cassie White, president, presiding. Rev. Terence Kernan, O.S.B., opened the meeting with the prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel, fob owed by the Pledge to the Flag. Sister Mary Cornile, R.S.M., Administrator of St. Joseph’s Hosiptal, gave a most interest ing and informative talk on the history of the hospital and its status in the community. The Diocesan president, Mrs. J. Edwin Mulligan, was a spe cial guest at the meeting and gave an outline of the Dioces an Convention to be held in Augusta on May 5th and 6th and asked that each Deanery send three delegates to the convention. Mrs. Joseph M. McDonough announced the Annual Day of Recollection for the women of the parish would be held in February. Mrs. Harry Conneff was hostess for the social hour held at the close of the business meeting. ft , Comic Builds Hew Hospital MEMPHIS, Tenn. (NC) — Comedian Danny Thomas’ pet project, the four-million-dol- lar St. Jude Hospital here, will be dedicated on February 4. Thomas for years played the leading role in collecting funds for establishment of the hos pital, which is primarily for underprivileged children who suffer from leukemia. The hos pital accepted its first patients in October, 1961. Thomas, a Catholic, pledged some 20 years ago that he would build the institution as a shrine to St. Jude. Through out the years he has played a series of engagements to ac quire funds for establishment of the hospital. In addition, he has been given many gifts for its construction by people throughout the country. Thomas himself has organiz ed 226 chapters of a group known as Aid to Leukemia Stricken American Children. Its members, chiefly Ameri cans of Lebanese descent, have promised to raise one million dollars annually to meet the hospital’s cost of operation, TRENTON, N. J. (NC) — Every good citizen must have concern for the well-being of temporal society and for the political institutions and pro cedures by which the dignity of each person is protected; a U. S. Senator said here. “The Christian shares this responsibility with all other citizens, but in addition he has a higher obligation to promote the common good,” Sen. Eu gene J. McCarthy of Minneso ta declared at a Knights of Columbus dinner honoring New Jersey’s new Governor, Richard J. Hughes. Some 500 persons heard Mc Carthy contend that religious beliefs “significantly affect our lives and bear upon social and political problems today.” Religious faith, he said (Jan. 21), is not a substitute for knowledge of facts or of the procedures by which social and political problems are met. The layman, he insisted, must strive for professional competence and bring all the skill within" his capacity to the performance of his work. “But he has available to him revealed truths,” he said, “to gether with a great study of teaching of human problems drawn from his study and ex perience of religious leaders through the centuries.” McCarthy asserted that what is expected of a Catholic in the uncertain areas of poli tical decision is that he reflect Christian virtues in his atti tude toward others and toward Breakthroughs In Eastern Nations Forecast By Priest (NCWC News Service) NEW YORK — Father John J. Considine, M.M., predicted here that the Church will achieve significant “break- through s” in non-western countries during the next half- century. Father Considine, director of the Latin America Bureau, Na tional Catholic Welfare Con ference, foresaw the possibili ty that “modest islands” of Christianity which have be come an integral part of the society around them will come into existence in some parts of Asia and Africa. He contrasted this with the past history of the Church, during which an “authentical ly coalesced” Christianity has existed only in the West. Among the Christian com munities capable of achieving such a development he cited those in the Philippines, Viet nam, the Suda Islands in In donesia, the Chota-Nagpore area in India, and parts of East, Central and West Africa. Father Considine, speaking (Jan. 20) at the Institute of Mission Studies sponsored by Forham University, offered a panoramic forecast of world wide Church development by the year 2000. He predicted that the growth of non-western Christian com munities would be accompa nied by “mutual enrichment” of Christianity and the non- western culture. He said this would come about in religious literature, folkways, art and architecture, as “native sons will little by little begin to make contribu tions that will be more akin to the genius of their people.” “It is through this process that the Church will become completely at home,” he said. Father Considine said that in the next half-century a “re juvenated” Latin America will make a greater contribution to “the world strength of the Church.” the task of trying to achieve the highest degree of perfec tion possible in the temporal order. Bishop George W. Ahr of Trenton, who also addressed the dinner sponsored by Tren ton Council of the Knights of Columbus, urged Catholic lay men to become interested in politics and in civic affairs. Catholic laymen, he said, must recognize their responsibilities to do all they possibly can to advance the common good. Hughes, a past grand Knight of the Trenton council, took office five days before the din ner. Grand Kngiht Coleman T. Brennan presented a reproduc tion of Hans Holbein’s paint ing of St. Thomas More to the new governor. "Roots Of Freedom: Faith, Knowledge" Book Week Theme Catholic Book Week will be observed February 18 through 24, 1962. The theme this year is “Roots of Freedom: Faith and Knowledge.” The purpose of Catholic Book Week is to increase ap preciation of reading and the use of library services as an essential community resource. Reading can contribute to in dividual and social welfare only as most adults engage in wide personal reading that is directed toward constructive ends. The Catholic Press exists in order to interest its readers in the larger issues of life. Through National Council of Catholic Women, all the wom en of the diocese are invited to participate in Catholic Book Week activities; to visit their public and parish libraries; volunteer their services to their parish and school library; subscribe to their diocesan newspaper; pass along Cath olic magazines; include Cath olic books in their gift lists. “There is great potential for expansion in the apostolate of disseminating the truth. Read ing for enjoyment is only the beginning of reading. Make the next step reading to increase and deepen your knowledge of the Faith,” says the council. Sf. Joseph’s Sodality Names Committee FLEMING HEIGHTS — At the January meeting of Saint Joseph’s Sodality, Mrs. Paul Graham was named chairman of the nominating committee. She will be assisted by Mrs. Denijis Deas and Mrs. Eugene Murdock. Parish co-chairmen assisting in preparations for the Au gusta Deanery Mardi-Gras are Mrs. William Linenberg and Mrs. Robert Afeld. Mrs. O’Neil, Mrs. Closter- man, Mrs. McCoy, Mrs, Jeanie Dukes, Mrs. Christine. Dukes and Mrs. Maurie were wel comed as now members. Presiding at the meeting refreshments were s,erved by Mrs. William Linenberg and Mrs. James Palmer. CANCER PADS The ladies of St v Joseph’s parish gather twice monthly to sew cancer pads for the pa tients of Our Lady of Perpet ual Help Home in Atlanta. The sewing group meets at the home of Mrs. Charles Parsons on Blueberry Drive on the Tuesday following the month ly meeting, at 8 p. m. and again the folowing morning, at Lourdes Hall. Chairman of this group is Mrs. Steven Boskavich. Some of the most discourag ing news in any newspaper is to be found in the day to day accounts of juvenile delinquen cy and crime. It’s easy for newspapers to gather such stories. All they have to do is station reporters in juvenile and criminal courts. Unfortunately, it’s not so easy to find out about the wonderful things that other teen-agers do. Many of these things go unnoticed and un heralded because teen-agers, no less than their adult coun terparts, don’t like to “toot their own horn,” telling all the world about their good deeds. We are convinced that if it were as easy for a newspaper to uncover and publish all the activities of young people, il lustrating the extent of Juve nile Decency as it is to find out and print stories of Juve nile Delinquency, readers would have to ‘‘plough through” an awful lot of news print to read about teen-age crime. For, while we certainly do not minimize the danger of the increasing rate of crime among our young people, and while we don’t have any statistics to “back us up” aVe would be willing to wager that a com parison of the sum total of teen-age acts of kindness and generosity with teen-age acts of violence and crime would reveal a growing rate of Juve nile Decency. The following story about one project of a group of Sa vannah teen-agers was re cently brought to our atten tion. We are sure there are many similar ones, of which we are not aware. The Bulletin is happy to “toot the horn” for these young people. We hope our convic tions and this story will not only encourage them and the countless others like them, but will also help their elders to view America’s “teen-age prob lem” in proper perspective, and to see that with a com paratively few and well pub licized exceptions, our young people are, after all, not “teen age nuisances” but Young Men and Young Women. Early in December mem bers of the Catholic Youth Or ganization (CYO) decided to “adopt” a family for Christ mas. The family selected was composed of a young mother and four little girls. For them, Christmas would be just an other day. It would be Mon day, December 25th—no dif ferent than Sunday, Decem ber 24th. The clothes they donned would be no different, the food they ate would be no more plentiful or more palat able. If the children wanted to see a gaily decorated Christ mas tree and glittering new toys they would have to visit someone else’s home. When the C.Y.O. was formed at Cathedral members were told that their monthly proj ects were to be of their own choosing. There was only one stipulation. They had to plan and carry out their projects themselves. They could de pend on advice from their spiritual moderator and adult advisors, but their activities were their own and they would receive adult help only when some detail absolutely required it. Together with an adult ad visor, a committee of five members visited the family, outlined their “adoption” plan, and obtained the mother’s per mission to help her “give Christmas” to her four little girls. Next, the work to be done was parcelled out among the membership. Committees were formed and chairmen named. “Sandy” George would be in charge of providing much needed clothing. Paula George would be responsible for plans to provide a traditional turkey dinner, and food to last for a month. Toys that would delight the heart of any little girl—There sa Kearney’s committee would provide them. But Christmas is Christ’s birthday. There must be a creche. And for the dolls there must be a doll house, and for the tree a stand that would keep it upright when four chil dren became curious about the decorations. Billy Giles was named to head a Carpentry Committee. The work of decorating the house and the tree was turned over to Lucile Porter’s Com mittee. But creche, clothes, food, toys, tree and decorations— these things required money. Members decided to raise the necessary funds through dona tions from their allowances, collection of trading stamps, and such chores as babysitting. Under the leadership of their chairmen, the committees fin ally set themselves to the many hours of work that would be necessary to bring a happy Christmas to their “adopted” family. The girls made dresses for the children; repaired and dressed dolls; made mattresses, pillows and bed clothing for the doll cradles and beds. The boys built a stable for the Nativity scene and a stand for the Christmas tree. They built doll houses and cradles for the dolls, and a hobby horse. A few days before Christ mas, at a time agreed to by the mother, five members, to gether with an adult advisor, brought a Christmas tree and all the decorations. They in troduced themselves to the four children as “Santa’s Little Helpers” and set about dec orating the tree with the eager help of four excited little girls. ALBANY — The monthly meeting of St. Teresa’s P.T.A. was held on January 11th in the school auditorium with the president, Mr. Bob McCor mack, Jr. presiding. Mr. Mc Cormack expressed his grati tude to all who had made the Christmas party for the chil dren such a success, with spe cial thanks being paid to Mrs. Ralph Hill, chairman of the room mothers and to Mr. Joe Davis. Mr. Bill Burgess, Mrs. Leo King and Mrs. S. Welch, ap pointed to our safety commit tee, submitted to the city various needs for additional safety at the school, and were assured that work would be gin at once on improvement to the present system. The room count was won by Sister Mary Benedict, grade I. Sister Mariam announced the semi-final examinations will be given on January 16, 17 and 18 and parents were urged to assist their children with their review work. Father LeFrois thanked the Sisters and teachers for their splendid cooperation in train ing the children for the 40 Hour Devotion recently held at St. Teresa’s Church. St. Francis Xavier Altar And Rosary BRUNSWICK — The Janu ary meeting of the Altar & Rosary Society of St. Francis Xavier Church was held on January 17th at the school au ditorium, with Miss Mary Par ker presiding at the business meeting. The following members were appointed to care for the sanctuary: Jan. 20th, Mrs. Nick Christ and Mrs. Ralph Carl; Jan. 27th, Mrs. Eugene Wilde and Mrs. Charles Van Gilder; Feb. 3rd, Mrs. Peter Vivenzie and Mrs. J. Almand Lloyd; Feb. 10th, Mrs. Clarise Silva and Miss Lillian Meyer. The Society sponsored a cake sale on Sunday, January 21st for the benefit of St. Ma ry’s Home for girls in Savan nah. A telephone committee, formed to secure cake dona tions, was made up of Mrs. Therese Martin, Mrs. Charles Gilder, Mrs. Leo Devine, and Mrs. Frederick W. Poulin. Altar and Rosary Society members received Holy Com munion in a body on Sunday, January 21st, The next two days were spent gathering the ingredients for the Christmas dinner, to gether with other food sup plies to last the family for a few more weeks. Clothing was gift-wrapped and each package tagged with a child’s name “From Santa’s Little Helpers.” Then, the Saturday before Christmas, after the children were asleep, the packages, the Christmas dinner and the food supplies were taken to the young mother, and the pack ages arranged under the tree. The next night, Christmas Eve, after the children were safely tucked away for the night, C.Y.O. members again visited the family, this time delivering “Santa’s toys.” The mother wasn’t forgotten, either. There were three pack ages of linens under the tree for her. That’s how a group of Sa vannah teen-agers brought Christmas to a young family —and to themselves. Said Father Herbert J. Well- meier, their spiritual modera tor, “They worked like Tro jans. Besides providing the Nativity scene, the food, toys and tree, they outfitted each of those four children from head to foot, including pa jamas and slippers. “And if Christmas was hap py for their adopted family, I’m sure it was doubly so for our C.Y.O. members. As a matter of fact, they’ve decided to make the “adoption” of a family an annual project. And I’m sure the only thing that could make them happier would be to see the idea spread through the Diocese. “I think it should be noted, too,” Father Wellmeier con tinued, “that neither the moth er of the four children, nor the father who had deserted them, were Catholics. But some where, somehow, something happened in this young moth er’s life which impressed her with the Catholic Church, and she decided to raise her four little girls as Catholics. “Who knows how far the Hand of God may have reach ed out in leading another sheep to His Fold through the Christ-like work of these young men and women?” Mr. Bill Burgess, program chairman, introduced the guest speaker, Capt. Boy Foy of the 1370th Photo Mapping Wing, who gave an informative talk and presented slides to accom- p a n y his explanation of work accomplished by the six squadrons in this “Wing.” The program scheduled for February will be by Mrs. Hirsch, explaining the work of the Junior Museum. Refreshments were served after the meeting by the third grade room mothers. St. James Home & School Association SAVANNAH — The Janu ary meeting of the St. James Home and School Association was held January 22 in the parish hall. Mr. Jack Ahern, persident, presiding. The meet ing was opened with a prayer led by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey. Mr. Ahern reported that Sis ter Corneille, R.S.M. of St. Joseph’s Hospital has extend ed an invitation to the Associ ation to attend a special meet ing Monday, February 12, at 8 p. m. in Madonna Hall at St. Joseph’s. All members desiring transportation by bus should be at St. James by 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Robert T. Rue, Ways and Means chairman, reported that the doughnut sale had netted a profit of $41.50. Mrs. John F. Buttimer, Lib rary chairman, reported that all of the new library books had been catalogued. It was announced that Fr. John Cuddy, Diocesan School Superintendent, will speak at the February meeting. The February meeting will be the annual Fathers’ Night meet ing. Mother Marie Elizabeth, I.H.M., principal, sent mes sages to the Association an nouncing that the Science Reading Library will soon ar rive. A representative from the Company from which this was purchased will come to St. James to instruct the teach ers in the use of this library. Mrs. John B. Tison was elected president-elect. A film entitled “Focus” was shown to the members. A lively discussion followed. FEBRUARY IS THE Month of Our Lady of Lourdes. This Grotto, built by men of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Port Wentworth, on U. S. Highway 17, reminds passersby of Mary’s call to prayer and penance, made at Lourdes, / _ __ ^ Savannah Deanery Women Hear Talk By Bishop McDonough St. Teresa’s P.T.A. Requests Additional Safety Measures