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Vol. 42, No. 25
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1962
Published By The
Catholic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
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LARGE ATTENDANCE FOR D.C.C.W. CONVENTION
"MARY, QUEEN OF THE LAY APOSTOLATE"—Statue of Our Lady emphasizes the theme of the 23rd An
nual Diocesan Council Convention. Picture was taken during the Convention Banquet.—(Morgan Fitz Photo).
National President Addresses Convention
"Mary, Queen Of The Lay Apostolate”
Mrs. Arthur L Zepf, Presi
dent of the National Council of
Catholic Women, chose “Mary:
Queen of the Lay Apostolate’’
as the theme of her address
delivered at the Sunday
Luncheon meeting of the
Savannah Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women.
Mrs. Zepf told the Convention
how pleased she was to address
it on Mary’s Queenship of the
Lay Apostolate. “None of us
would ever deny her this ul
timate place: all of Us
know from the Gospel and the
wealth of Mary Literature that
it is she who most perfectly
followed the way of life her Son
preached to men.’’
“Mary, As Queen of the Lay
Apostolate and most perfect of
Christ’s disciples, is the Model
of both men and women who work
in the lay apostolate. But, to
us women, she is an especially
significant example because her
life as wife and mother of a
family is much like many of our
lives. Because our hearts can
easily understand the Suffering
she endured as mother of the
God-Redeemer. Because she is,
in all history, the finest example
of womanly woman.’’
The National President said
that, “The National Council of
Catholic Women offers to the
woman of the federation a com-
CONVENTION BANQUET - Pictured at the Head table at the Saturday banquet are
from left to right: Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, Mrs. Arthur Zepf, Bishop Thomas J. Mc
Donough, Mrs. J Edwin Mulligan, Msgr. John D. Toomey, Mrs. Charles Gartland,
Rev. George Hagmaier, C S P. and Miss Pauline Peuffier. (Morgan Fitz Photo)
CIVICS CLUBS WIN
NATIONAL HONORS
WASHINGTON, D. C. —
The St. Teresa’s Civics Club
of St. Teresa’s School, Alba
ny, and the Immaculate Con
ception Civics Club of Im
maculate Conception School,
Augusta, are among the clubs
RED ACTION INJUSTICE - - 2
RETREAT SCHEDULE . 4
BACKDROP 4
OBITUARIES 5
LEGION RATINGS 3
BOOK REVIEWS 7
CANONOZATION OF
SAINT MARTIN ... 6
accorded national recognition
by the Commission on Ameri
can Citizenship of The Cath
olic University of America.
The St. Teresa’s Civics Club
has been awarded an Honor
able Mention Citation, and
Immaculate Conception Civ
ics Club has won a National
Letter of Recognition.
Sister Miriam is moderator
of the St. Teresa’s Civics
Club, and Sister Mary Ailbe
is moderator of the Immacu
late Conception Civics Club.
The Honorable Mention Ci
tations and Letters of Recog
nition are conferred annually
in appreciation of outstand
ing achievements that distin
guish them among the more
than 4,100 Catholic Civics
Clubs active in parochial
schools throughout the na
tion. The Commission on
American Citizenship spon
sors the Clubs.
The awards were announc
ed simultaneously this week
in letters to the club modera
tors and through a story in
the current issue of Young
Catholic Messenger, the na
tional current-affairs weekly
which cooperates with the
Commission on American
Citizenship in supplying stu
dy material to the Clubs. The
great majority of Club mem
bers in the upper grades of
Catholic schools receive
Young Catholic Messenger.
The theme for the 1961-62
school year has been “Your
Family in Today’s World.”
prehensive program of prayer,
study and action suited to the
needs of the Church, the needs
of our communities, our nation
and our world. ’’
There is a place -- or area
of work and interest -- in this
braod program for every child
of Mary with a little “spare
time.’’ Not every woman will
be able to make the same contri
bution- in time, effort or depth.
Each of us however, can make
some contribution. And that
must be our “Fiat” -- to ac
cept the will of God perhaps
by doing something as apparent
ly unimportant as folding news
letters for the DCCW.”
“A woman does a woman's
work best in a womanly way,”
said Mrs. Zepf. ’Mmmmm”
“What this means is that no
matter how many things go
wrong, how many people dis
appoint her, how much provo
cation she is subjected to —
a woman, especially in this
work, whould react with love,
gentleness and patience — those
three feminine traits which our
Mother Mary, exemplified so
perfectly. ”
“The center of our lives must
be God. Mary has shown us how
all his creatures, no matter how
exalted their rands, lead lives
which can only be centered on
him. And for our lives to be
God-centered it is not enough to
say a certain number of pray
ers, attend Masses and receive
the Sacraments frequently.
These are the sources of grace
given us by God, but we must
go further and apply these
graces received to our daily
life so that we may become
true Christians -- “Other
Christs.”
Bishop
Hyland
In Hospital
The Most Rev. Francis
E. Hyland D D , J C D , for
mer Bishop of Atlanta is re
ported as, “improved but
still critical” at Mis-
ericordia Hospital, Phila
delphia, following a heart
attack last Friday.
Two Hundred Registered;
New Officers Installed
(By Betty C. Halligan)
AUGUSTA - The Augusta Deanery Council was host to the
twenty-third annual Convention of the Savannah Diocesan Council
of Catholic Women May 5th and
ing was the Richmond Hotel.
Approximately 200 ladies
were registered and this writer
feels that all left at the close
of the meeting with the feeling
that their lives had been great
ly enriched with the inspiring
messages left by the convention
speakers; The Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough, Rev.
George Hagmaier, C.S P., and
Mrs. Arthur L Zepf, National
President.
The convention was officially
opened on Saturday by Mrs. J.
Edwin Mulligan, President. The
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toom
ey, Spiritual Moderator, led
the assembly in the prayer to
Our Lady of Good Counsel,
followed by the pledge to the
flag under the direction of Mrs.
J. J. Brittingham, leader of
Augusta’s Troup 198.
Reports of the Vice-Presi
dents, Miss Pauline Peuffier,
Augusta Deanery; Mrs. C. R.
Fitzpatrick, Savannah Deanery;
and Mrs. Lawrence E. Mock,
Columbus Deanery were pre
sented and indicated a great
deal of activity on the part of
these ladies.
Mrs. Edmund Anderson, of
the Family and Parent Edu
cation Committee, was chair
man of the Workshop “Emotions
and Marriage.” Mrs. Anderson
introduced the Moderator, Dr.
Gabriel d’Amato, Professor of
Psychiatry at the Medical Col-
DR. GABRIEL d'AMATO,
moderator of the workshop
“Emotions and Marriage.”—
(Morgan Fitz Photo).
lege of Georgia, who in turn
presented Father Hagmaier,
who spoke on the seriousness
of emotional problems and the
resulting dangerous effects to
marriage.
He also stressed the im
portance of inspiring confidence
and trust in the adolescent,
“they are constantly striving
for the love of the older per
son, even though they may not
be aware of it.”
Dr. d’Amato said, “Anger
is the most dangerous emotion”
and one that will constantly keep
love from taking its proper
place in the family.
Mrs. Alfred Battey was hos
tess at a tea on Saturday after
noon at her lovely home on Mil-
ledge Road and to her goes the
thanks and appreciation of all
the convention delegates.
The address of welcome on
Saturday evening as given by
Miss Pauline Peuffier and the
response by Mrs. C R. Fitz
patrick. Msgr. Toomey said
that this was the largest Con
vention in a number of yea££
and voiced his pride in the
Augusta Council. He then in
troduced the Rev. George Hag
maier, C S P , who chose as
his subject “Religion and Men
tal Health.”
Father Hagmaier told the
convention that the Church ac
knowledges and welcomes the
usefulness of all the major
psychiatric methods — “the
new wonder drugs, tran-
6th. Headquarters for the meet-
quilizers, electric and insulin
shock therapies, certain brain
operations in extreme cases,
and the increasingly popular
psychotherapeutic techniques.”
The well-trained psychia
trist, Father said, “be he
Catholic or non-Catholic, will
not attack or undermine the
moral and religious convic
tions of his patient but will be
quite capable of working through
emotional conflicts within his
patient’s religious framework.
The competence of a therapist
is indicated by the fact that he
is unwilling to enter into a pure
ly theological discussion in
therapy, but will rather advise
the patient to seek such in
formation from a priest.”
The Most Rev. Thomas J.
McDonough told the Banquet
audience that in attending the
Convention two words especial
ly came to his mind - ‘ 'Appre
ciation and Thanksgiving.” His
Excellency pointed out that day
by day he gives thanks to God
in appreciation of his role as
Bishop -- of thanksgiving to God
for the people of the Diocese
of Savannah and certainly the
Savannah D C C W. for their
‘constant and energetic help”
to him. “The woman member of
the S.D C.C.W. shares real
leadership and devotion and ex
emplifies her role as a Catho
lic in every sense of the world.”
the Bishop said.
His Excellency stressed that
“woman must remember her
role in life as the homemaker
by working for God and con
stantly setting a good example. .
“The woman has the special
role of bringing others into the
world in God’s image.”
Bishop McDonough expressed
ed his great appreciation for
the help of the Savannah Dio
cesan Council for St. Mary’s
Home for Girls — “an out
standing charity in the Dio
cese and one so close to God.”
Bishop McDonough was cele
brant of the Convention Mass,
Sunday, at Saint Patrick’s
Church. The Aquinas Junior
Choral Group, under the di
rection of Sister Ann Richard,
C S.J , sang the hymns at the
low pontifical Mass.
Reports of the Diocesan Com
mittee Charimen were heard at
the Sunday morning session and
the report of the Resolutions
committee was adopted.
Mrs. Mulligan outlined the
many benefits derived from at
tending a National Convention
and urged all members to plan
on being in attendance at the
Detroit convention in Novem
ber. If as many as ten members
indicate a willingness to attend,
arrangements will be made to go
by train in a group, thereby ef
fecting a savings on the regular
rate.
The Sunday luncheon featured
Mrs. Arthur L Zepf, National
President as the speaker. The
subject of Mrs. Zepf’s address
was “Mary, Queen of the Lay
Apostolate”, which also was
the theme of this year’s con
vention.
Newly elected officers were
installed by the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
John D Toomey, Spiritual Mod
erator. They are:
President, Mrs. Joseph J.
Dembowski, Columbus Dean
ery; Secretary, Mrs. H. R.
Beville, Savannah Deanery;
Treasurer, Mrs. James H
Lynch, Augusta Deanery; 1st
Vice - President - Savannah
Deanery, Mrs. Cecile Fitz
patrick; 2nd Vice-President-
Columbus Deanery, Mrs. L. E.
Mock; 3rd Vice-President-Au-
gusta Deanery, Miss Pauline
Peuffier.
Columbus was selected as the
site for the 1963 Convention.
Bishop McDonough, in his
summation, said that the high
light of the Convention was cer
tainly the address of Father
Hagmaier.
' We should pray more, then
we shall persevere more and
work a little harder each day in
our particular vocation, es
pecially during the month of
FEATURED SPEAKER
Rev. George Hagmaier, Banquet speaker and speak
er at convention workshop “Emotions and Marriage.”
—(Morgan Fitz Photo).
Archbishop Hallman
To Visit Diocese
SAVANNAH - Most Rev. Paul
J Hallinan, Archbishop of At
lanta and spiritual head of the
Atlanta Province, will visit
Savannah on May 18th.
His visit is in answer to an
invitation issued by the Most
Rev. Thomas J. McDonough,
Bishop of Savannah.
The Archbishop will arrive
by air shortly after noon and
will proceed to the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, where he
will be the guest of honor at a
reception by the Catholic School
44 World’s
Greatest
Mother”
Family Theater’s special
TV program, “The World’s
Greatest Mother,” will be
seen throughout the United
States during the week of
Mother’s Day. The half-hour
tribute to Mary, the Mother
of the Christ Child, is being
released for the seventh con
secutive year. The film has
consistently received press
reviews.
“The World’s Greatest Mo
ther” is the story of the high
lights in the life of Mary that
have been recorded in Holy
Scripture. Miss Ethel Barry
more reads these passages,
^ WSAV-TV," SAVANNAH ~
May 13 — 12:30 p. m.
and Ruth Hussey enacts the
role of Mary. Gene Lockhart
introduces the program. At
the end of the dramatic por
tion of the program, Loretta
Young appears to tell the sto
ry of her first meeting with
the producer of the film, Rev.
Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. Father
Peyton concludes the pro
gram with a brief message on
the importance of family
prayer for the preservation
of unity and harmony with
in the family circle. This is
the theme that is embodied
in his slogan, “The Family
That Prays Together . . .
Stays Together.”
“The World’s Greatest Mo
ther” was produced by Fam
ily Theater, and filmed by
Jerry Fairbanks Productions
in Hollywood. The script was
by Fred Niblo, Jr., and the
musical score was composed
by Harry Zimmerman.
May, which is dedicated to Our
Lady.” This was the parting
message from His Excellency.
Mrs. James H Lynch, treas
urer, presented a check for
$1,200.00 to Bishop McDonough
for St. Mary's Home, the special
project of the Savannah
D C C W
Children ot the city. They will
present a spiritual bouquet to
the Archbishop.
Fourth Degree Knights of
Columbus and Papal Honorees
of the Diocese have been invited
to attend the ceremony.
Archbishop Hallinan will be
the guest of Bishop McDonough
and the clergy of the Savannah
area at a luncheon. He will con
fer with Bishop McDonough for
several hours during the after
noon, leaving in the evening for
Charleston, his fromer Dio
cese, where he will ordain sev
eral men to the priesthood.
Bishop McDonough will ac
company the Archbishop to
Charleston.
Receives
Scholarship
FT. GORDON — Richard
E. Raleigh (son of Col. and
Mrs. John M. Raleigh) has
been named recipient of a
four-year, full tuition Navy
ROTC scholarship. The honor
and award comes to young
Raleigh through attainment
of eligibility in competitive
examinations and by high
scholastic achievement.
Under the scholarship, Ra
leigh will be sworn in as a
Midshipman when he starts
classes, and will be commis
sioned in the Regular Navy
upon his graduation.
Appointed from New Jer
sey (his legal address), Ra
leigh has been a student at
Aquinas High School in Au
gusta for the past two years.
His first two years of High
School were spent in Army
schools in Europe where his
father was on active duty.
A senior at Aquinas, he
now ranks fifth in his class.
PRAY FOR OUR
PRIESTLY DEAD
REV. JAMES M. O’BRIEN
May 11, 1900
VERY REV.
EDWARD CAFFERTY
May 16, 1896
REV. J.. B. GILLESPIE
May 20, 1854
REV. CHARLES C.
PENDERGAST
May 20, 1896
Ok God, Who didst give to
thy servants by their scaredotal
office, a share in the priesthood
of the Apostles, grant, we im
plore, that they may also be one
of their company forever in
heaven. Through Christ Our
Cord. A mm