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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, May 26, 1962
HERE
AND
THERE
SR. VICTORIA MARIE,
C.S.J., Aquinas High School,
Augusta, will be one of the par
ticipants in the 1962 Summer
Institute of Mathematics at Se-
ton Hall College, Greenburg,
Pa.
ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH, Au
gusta, will give away on the 8th
of July, a 1962 Ford Falcon.
Donation: $1. Mail donations to
FR. NICHOLAS QUINLAN, 2607
Lumpkin Rd., Augusta, Ga. The
Annual Parish Bazaar will be
held on the Church grounds July
1st through 8th.
Special note must be given to
GRIFFIN DOYLE, son of MR.
FRED A. DOYLE, for his superb
singing of “A Little Bit of Hea
ven” and “Daddy, Dear Old
Daddy” in the recent annual
Elks Mistrel Show (Savannah).
Griffin is in the third grade
at Blessed Sacrament School.
Special congratulations are al
so in order for endmen: JOHN
E. RODEWALT, ALEXM. BAR
BEE, L. C. “SHADOW” GRA
HAM, AND MILTON J. LITTLE.
MR. HARRY PERSSE and MR.
ALBION GRUBER composed
special music which was pre
sented at the annual meeting of
the Poetry Society of Georgia,
17 May, in the Telfair Academy
(Savannah). THE COMMUNITY
CHORALE, directed byPersse,
sang the music.
The Key of the PHI BETA
KAPPA Society will be pre
sented to FRANK ROSSITER,
JR. The society is, scholasti
cally speaking, the highest
honor society in the country.
Frank, a student at Armstrong
Junior College, Savannah, is al
most a member of Phi Beta Phi,
also a society marking scho
lastic excellence in the United
States. He is the son of FRANK
ROSSITER, SR., well known col
umnist and Associate Editor of
the SAVANNAH MORNING
NEWS.
The GEORGIA ASSOCIATED
PRESS recently awarded ROB
ERT McDonald, son of mr.
and MRS. EUGENE McDONALD
(Savannah), second place in the
state for a News-Photography
story. Robert is the nephew
of RT. REV. MSGR. ANDREW
J. McDONALD, Chancellor, and
is employed by the SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS.
G. HERBERT GRIFFIN, JR.
is Savannah’s CITIZEN OF THE
YEAR. The Citizens Awards
Committee, composed of presi
dents of 16 civic clubs, chose
Mr. Griffin as the recipient
for the highest honor for com
munity service. Among his
many activities Mr. Griffin is
athletic director of ST. VIN
CENT’S ACADEMY (Sav’h.). He
is married to the former
NOREEN O’BRIEN and they
have three children: Susan, 15;
Bert, 13; and Jimmy, 11.
TOMMY BRENNAN, a Senior
at BENEDICTINE MILITARY
SCHOOL, Savannah, and
steller all-around athlete, cap
ped one of the finest career’s
recorded by a city high school
player when he was named Wed
nesday, May 16th, as the winner
of the annual Ashley Dearing
Award. Earlier this year, Bren
nan was selected as the recip
ient of the Sears Trophy that is
given to the City of Savannah’s
outstanding athlete. Son of MR.
AND MRS. JAMES BRENNAN,
Tommy is bound through a
grant-in-aid scholarship next
fall for FLORIDA STATE UNI
VERSITY.
DR. JOHN J. DOOLAN has
been certified as a diplomate
of the AMERICAN BOARD OF
OBSTETRICS AND GYNE
COLOGY. He passed the board
of examiners’ test last month in
Chicago.
NORMAN ELMORE, a 1959
graduate of ST. PIUS X (Sav’h.)
was recently elected PRESI
DENT of the Student Council
at SAVANNAH STATE COL
LEGE. Norman, the son of MR.
AND MRS. NORMAN ELMORE,
SR., graduated from ST.
MARY’S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
(Sav’h.) in 1955.
Winner in the Chatham County
area of the GOLDEN AGERS
CLUB for her ensemble of ar-
tifically decorated umbrella and
hat was MRS. LUDWIG SCH
MIDT. The award of first place
was presented to Mrs. Schmidt
at a recent gathering of Golden
Agers in the Grand Ballroom of
the DeSoto Hotel (Sav’h.). The
umbrella alone was adorned
with more than 500 artificial
carnations made from blue and
white Kleenex tissues.
Next deadline May 31.
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree
P. 0. Box 2227
Savannah, Georgia
Elect Officers
At Valdosta
VALDOSTA - The following
officers were elected a t the
May meeting of St. John’s Ca
tholic Women’s Club:
President Mrs. Jean George;
Vice-President: Miss Helen
Pollard; Treasurer - Mrs. Ray-
mand Garrett; Recording Sec
retary Mrs. P. J. Seyfried;
Corresponding Secretary: Mrs,-
Joseph Stark. Miss Nashli
George was chairman of the
nominating committe.
The business metting was
presided over by Mrs. Kenneth
Williams, and was opened with
the Rosary led by the Rev.
Thomas Payne.
A report of a successful rum
mage sale was given by Mrs.
Tom Jenkins. Delegates Mrs.
Jean George and Mrs. P. J.
Seyfried reported on the An
nual Diocesan Council Conven
tion held recently at Augusta.
Father Payne addressed the
Women on the fine work of The
Legion Of Mary, urging more
members to join this fine work.
Circles 7 and 8 were hostes
ses at a social hour following
the meeting.
Blessed
Sacrament
PCCW Meets
SAVANNAH - The Parish
Council of the Church of the
Most Blessed Sacrament held
its Meeting Monday, May, the
7th, at 7:30 P.M., with the Presi
dent, Mrs. William P. Sch
neider, presiding. A covered
dish supper was highlight of the
evening after which the business
meeting was conducted. Annual
reports were presented by the
Committee Chairmen and the
President. The election of of
ficers was held and the follow
ing were elected:
President, Mrs. Leon Black
burn.
Vice-President, Mrs. W. P.
Cetti.
Secretary - Treasurer, Mrs.
Harry Downs.
The Right Reverend Mon-
signor Thomas Brennan then in
stalled the officers for the com
ing year.
ST. Ann’s
Altar Society
Meeting
ALAPAHA - St. Ann's Altar
Society held its monthly meet
ing May 4th, immediately
following the First Friday
Mass, with Mrs. Virginia Boy-
ett presiding.
A communion breakfast was
held May 20th for the parish’s
First Communicants.
A benefit party is scheduled
for May 31st. All are invited
to attend.
CATHEDRAL FIRST COMMUNION - Pictured above is the First Holy Communion
Class of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Communicants received the Sacra
ment for the first time on Sunday, May 13th, at the 9 o'clock Mass. Celebrant of the
Mass was Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., and pictured with him is Rt.
Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, Vicar General and Rector of the Cathedral. In the
far left is Sr. Mary Owens, R.S.M. - (Carroll Burke Photo)
Cuban War On Church
Has Spurred New Life,
20% Increase At Mass
(The author of the following
article, a prominent Cuban exile
leader, is a journalist who for
merly served as assistant
director of El Mundo, Havana
daily)
By Jose Monto
(N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE)
The relentless war of attri
tion being waged by the Castro
regime against the Catholic
Church in Cuba has brought
about ever greater unity among
the Catholics themselves.
The ouster of the foreign
clergy and many Cuban priests
as well has reduced the total
number of priests in Cuba from
over 700 to a scant 123. But
Mass attendance has risen by
20 per cent, even though there
are many churches where the
Holy Sacrifice can no longer
be offered every Sunday. At
the same time, there have been
substantial increases in the
number of persons receiving the
Sacraments of Baptism, Con
firmation and Marriage.
Parish work is continuing.
But the organizational frame
work of the lay apostolate is
practically destroyed. The
priests still in Cuba follow
faithfully the norms set by the
bishops, and the bishops in
their integrity and devotion are
exemplary.
The Red-controlled press of
Cuba seeks to hide the upsurge
of religion. It distorts the pic
ture in general, and in par
ticular tries to convey the im
pression that the clergy and the
Catholic lay leaders are “aban
doning” the country.
Early last year, the regime
was championing two or three
priests who were outspoken
supporters of its every move.
Today these priests keep silent;
the campaign’s only effect, ap
parently, was to unite the Cu
ban Catholics, not scatter them.
From late 1959 onward, the
Church in Cuba was subjected
to increasingly virulent verbal
attacks. In 1960 Fidel Castro
himself was berating the
foreign-born clergy as “fas
cist” and telling Spanish priests
and Religious there was no
place for them in the new Cuba.
The Church and the Catholic
religion became open prey.
Late in March of 1961, Cas
tro declared that the minds of
Cuban young people were being
“poisoned by the plague ofcas-
socked thugs and mercenary
professors” in the Catholic high
schools and Universities. He set
the stage for obliteration of the
Catholic school system then by
stating that ‘ ’the revolution will
not hesitate to take whatever
measures it deems proper”
to erase this evil influence in
the schools and the ‘ counter
revolutionary activity. ..carried
out in the churches.”
The ill-fated invasion at the
Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961,
gave the Castro regime the pre
text to vent its full spleen
against the Church. A wave of
arrests, obviously well plan
ned lashed the ranks of Catho
lic clerical and lay leadership
over the following two or three
weeks. Archbishops, priests
and active laymen were jailed.
Archbishop Evelio Diaz,
Apostolic Administrator of the
Havana archdiocese, and Auxil
iary Bishop Eduardo Boza Mas-
vidal of Havana both were im
prisoned at the headquarters of
G-2, the political police, and
had to sleep on the floor for
days. Castro Militiamen in
vaded all bishops’ residences,
churches and convents on the
island. Buildings occupied by
Catholic lay organizations were
in effect confiscated.
Havana’s Catholic University
is Villaneuva, once an ascending
star in the Cuban educational
realm, is long since reduced
to a communist training center.
Bishop Boza Masvidal, who as
its rector had been outspoken
in his denunciation of com
munist infiltration in Cuba, was
expelled from his country last
September along with 135
priests.
Since that time the voice of
the Church has been stifled.
Open Catholic Action is a thing
of the past, and institutions for
formal Catholic education are
no more.
But the Church is not a church
of the catacombs. Most
churches remain open, and the
sacraments are more sought
after than before.
But the serene valor of the
Cuban Catholics infuriates
those who hold the island as
a satellite of the Soviet Union,
and there is no telling when
the present passive stage of
persecution will be succeeded
by a new frontal assault.”
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Catholics, Protestants, and
Jews, he said.
He asserted that existing
legislation recognized that the
public purpose is fulfilled by
private non-profit schools and
that there are at least “forty-
one programs in effect in which
such schools participate.” He
named the School Lunch Act;
the Surplus Property Act; the
G. I. Bill of Rights; and the
National Defense Education Act.
Referring to fears that “Gov
ernment aid means government
control” Mon signor Toomey
said, “The tradition of law
states that when a private or
ganization accepts federal
funds, it does not lose its own
rights. If the government puts
up only one-half classroom, it
is entitled to only one half its
use.”
He reviewed four U.S. Su
preme Court decisions, The
Oregon School Case; The Ever
son Case; The McCollum Case;
and The Zorach Case.
He cited the court’s decision
in Oregon that the State law
which made it mandatory for
FIRST COMMUNION AT COLUMBUS - Pictured above
are the 90 children who received their First Holy Com
munion April 29th, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. (Ledger-
Enquirer Photo)
Greater Knowledge
all children to attend public
schools was unconstitutional,
and quoted the court’s finding
that “The child is not a mere
creature of the state; those who
nurture him and direct his des
tiny have the right, coupled with
the high duty, to recognize and
prepare him for additional obli
gations.'
He accused opponents of aid
to church-related schools of
quoting the ‘ No Establishment
Clause” in the Everson Case,
but excluding that part of the
court opinion ‘'which gives an
excellent explanation of the
Free Exercise Clause.”
The McCollum decision which
is frequently referred to in dis
cussions of aid to Catholic
schools ‘ 'dealt exclusively with
the teaching of religion” in pub
lic schools, he said, ‘ and
actually should have no bearing
on this question of federal aid.'
Maintaining that the weight
of Supreme Court Decisions in
dicates that some forms of
government aid to church-re
lated institutions are con
stitutional, he referred to part
of the Zorach decision that” . .
the First Amendment . . . does
not say that in every and all
respects there shall be a sepa-
tion of Church and State . . .
“We are a religious people
whose institutions presuppose a
Supreme Being. When the State
encourages religious instruc
tion ... it follows the best of
our traditions.”
Monsignor Toomey concluded
his remarks with the declara
tion that “History, the relevant
Supreme Court Decisions, and
existing legislation all support:
1. The public function of pri
vate non-profit schools. 2. Thet
primacy of the parental right
in education. 3. The permiss-
ability of various forms of aid
to education in private non
profit, as well as public schools,
whether they are church-re
lated or not. 4. Parental, re
ligious, and educational free
doms are more fully enjoyed
by the inclusion, than by the ex
clusion of private non-profit
schools.
Destructive criticism
is comparatively easy - the
constructive kind requires lots
of thought.
ST. THERESE CLUB, SAVANNAH BEACH - Members of the St. Therese Club of St.
Michael’s Church are pictured with their pastor the Rev. Robert J. Teoli. Memebers
pledge to receive Holy Communion at least once a week, and to make a visit each day
to the Blessed Sacrament. Members are: President, Eleanor Rimedio, V. P. Anne Me
Donough, Mary Ann Chandler, Anne Price, Marianna Luttge, Terry Rossiter, Barbara
Dowell, Sharon Dowell, Mary Barry, Paulette Hosti, Sharon Ann Hosti, Cheryl Lynn
Rich, Peggy Price, Betty Jane Hosti, Barbara Allman, Mary DuFour, Catherine Burns,
(not in picture Vincent DeBorde). - (Tybee Beach Photo Service.)
Notre Dame
Book Shop
Names Officers
The Notre Dame Book Shop
Association installed the fol
lowing officers at its quarterly
meeting held on May 10th.
Mrs. W. H. MacKrell, Presi
dent; Mr. Julian C. Halligan,
Vice-President; Mrs. Julian C.
Halligan, Secretary and Mrs.
F. A. Winders, Treasurer. The
appointees to the Board of
Directors are Mrs. J. C. Mul
ler and Mrs. E. W. Steinhauser.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James
McNamara expressed appre
ciation, on behalf of the As
sociation, to the retiring presi
dent, Mr. Roy L. Anderson, and
presented Mr. Anderson with a
gift.
A committee composed of Mr.
Julian Sipple, Chairman, Mrs.
Jas! J. Collins, Mrs. Jas. W.
Howe and Mrs. F. A. Winders
was appointed to make a study
of the By-Laws of the Asso
ciation.
New Journal
Of Letters
MENLO PARK, Calif.,-Pub
lication of a national Catholic
journal entitled Ramparts,
edited by laymen, has been an
nounced here. It will contain
essays, fiction, poetry, cri
ticism and humor, and will be
issued in January, March, May,
September and November. Its
editor-in-chief is Edward M.
Keating. The first issue came
out this month.
Treat others as you wish to
be treated - lend a hand, not
advice.
BLESSED SACRAMENT FIRST COMMUNION - The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thos.
A. Brennan, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah, is shown
above with 80 boys- and girls who received their First Holy Communion on
Mothers’ Day, May 13th, at the 8 o'clock Mass. The two leaders are Ruth
Fogarty and Camille Koncul. - (Carroll Burke Photo)
Blessed
Sacrament
Home & School
SAVANNAH - The Blessed
Sacrament Home and School
Association held the last meet
ing of the school year in the
auditorium with the out-going
President, Mrs. L. J. Hubbard
presiding.
After the opening prayer by
Msgr. Brennan, Pastor, a re
port on the May Fes
tival and the organization’s an
nual reports were given. Mrs.
Lois Haslam gave a brief sum
mary of her enlightening and
enjoyable trip to the Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women’s
Convention in Augusta. Sis
ter M. Jude thanked all for
their cooperation during the
year. She also mentioned the
high rating obtained by the
eighth grade girls of Biassed
Sacrament on their entrance
exams to St. Vincent’s.
Msgr. Brennan reminded
all parents that it was their
duty to continue their children’s
intelectual and spiritual gui
dance during the summer
months. He also gave a brief
summary of the various activi
ties for the month of May. First
Holy Communion - May 13th;
Vaudeville Show presented by
Eighth Grade - May 16th; May
Procession - May 20th;
Seventh - Eight Grade Banquet-
May 23rd; Kindergarten Gradu
ation - May 25th; School Picnic -
May 28th; Graduation - May
29th and school will be dis
missed the 30th of May.
Guest speaker was Sr. M.
Cornile, R.S.M., Administrator
of St. Joseph’s Hospital. With
the aid of slides she briefly out
lined the past, present and fu
ture of St. Joseph's Hospital.
New officers were in
stalled for the coming year.
They are: Pres., Mrs. George
Abelson; Vice-Pres. Mrs.
Joseph M. Byrnes; Treasurer
Mrs. Wm Robertson; Secretary
Mrs. Thomas O’Brien. Gifts
of appreciation were presented
to Mrs. Hubbard and all mem
bers of the faculty for a job
well done this past year. Sister
M. Kenvin's second grade won
the attendance prize and Mr.
Harry Haslam won the door
prize.
Mrs. Craig
Sacred Heart
President
AUGUSTA - Mrs. Richard
Craig was installed as president
of the Sacred Heart Parish
Council of Catholic Women at
the May meeting held in Mercy
Hall. Other officers who will
serve with
Mrs. Craig
are Miss
Thelma Rog
ers, vice -
p r e s i -
dent; Mrs.
Jack Johann-
sen, secre-
t a r y; and
Miss Cather
ine Dennean, treasurer.
Miss Pauline Peuffier, presi
dent of the Augusta Deanery
Council of Catholic Women, was
named official delegate from the
council to attend the convention
of the National Council of Catho
lic Women which will be held
in Detroit, November 3rd
through 7th.
Mrs. Gardiner Byrd, chair
man cooperating with Catholic
Charities asked that clean white
worn linens be brought to Sacred
Heart Rectory to be used to
make outer dressings for ter
minal cancer patients at Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Free
Cancer Home in Atlanta. The
next sewing session will be held
on the evening of May 24th in
Mercy Hall.
Miss Mary Dimmock, presi
dent of the Legion of Mary of
Sacred Heart Parish, and Mrs.
Agnes Manley gave a brief re
port of the work of the Legion
and invited the ladies of the
parish to become members of
their group.
The proposed by-laws of the
council were unanimously ac
cepted and Mrs. Ernest Dinkins
thanked the members of the by
laws committee, who were Mrs.
Johannsen, Mrs. D. J. O’Connor
and Mrs. B. B. Boeckman.
Father A. B. Kearns, S.J.,
pastor of Sacred Heart Church
and council moderator, pre
sented Mrs. Dinkins, retiring
president, a National Council
emblem as a token of appre
ciation from the council for her
work during the past year.
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