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pa6e 8—the
BULLETIN, June 9, 1962
HERE
AND
THERE
MARY McCALL elected
president, St. Mary’s Altar So
ciety (Americus), at meeting
held May 2. Other officers
elected: MRS. O. A. FRICK,
treas . . . MRS. R. JAMES
DOTSON (Savannah) unani
mously re-elected to office of
president of Chatham County
Garden Club Council . . .
GEORGE DOERNER, famous
Savannah band leader,taking his
group to N. Y. for month’s re
turn engagement at famous
Roseland Dance City in Times
Square . . . Telfair Academy
(Savannah) has set aside month
of October for display based on
theme, “Maritime Savannah,
1733-1962’’. Working with Tel
fair director, DAVID REESE
will be, among others, WALTER
C. HARTRIDGE, FRANK ROS-
SITER, SR., and EUGENE
MEREDITH . . . Former Chat
ham County Attorney JOHN J.
BOl'HAN presented silver
serving bowl on evening of
May 23, 1962, by Grand Knight
EUGENE POWERS (Savannah
Council ff 631) in recognition
of his election to Grand Knight
hood in 1912, 50 years ago . . .
FR. JOHN W'ERESZ, S.V.D.,
IN Savannah visiting sister,
MRS. JOHN F. GOOLEY. Back
in States after 26 1/2 years in
Chili. Second American Catho
lic to Chili . . . Suggestion
being made to Parade Commit
tee Chairman DANIEL J.
KEANE to lengthen St. Patrick’s
Day festivities in Savannah to a
3 - day celebration . . . FLAN
NERY O’CONNOR, former
Savannahian, receiving hono
rary degree of Doctor of Let
ters from University of Notre
Dame. The noted author re
sides with her mother, MRS.
EDWARD O’CONNOR, at their
farm near Milledgeville, Ga. . .
PICOT FLOYD, first director of
Historic Savannah Foundation ,
Inc., honored on May 29, 1962,
with a reception held in gar
dens of famous Owens-Thomas
House . . . Congratulations go
to WILLIAM M. STARRS, Little
Theatre director, for masterful
production “The Miracle Work
er", a play based on childhood
of Helen 'Keller. Billy will be a
professor at Armstrong Junior
College (Savannah) come Fall. .
. . . Officers for Sacred Heart
Home and School Association
(’62-’63): MRS. FLEMCLIETT,
pres.; MRS. PETER CZARNY,
1st v-pres.; JOHN G. BUTLER,
2nd v-pres.; MRS. LAURIE AB
BOTT, recording sec.; MRS.
JULIUS FINE, corresponding
sec.; and HAROLD EMERSON,
treasurer. BILL LAIN, outgoing
president . . . JOE DiNATALE,
Jr., and PAUL MYRICK, mem
bers of Troop 16, sponsored by
Blessed Sacrament Church
(Savannah) have become Eagle
Scouts. Both are members of
Order of the Arrow.
New Officers
Sacred Heart
Holy Name
SAVANNAH-The newly elect
ed officers of the Holy Name So
ciety of Sacred Heart Church i
have been announced by Father I
Terence Kernan, O.S.B., Pas
tor.
Elected at the monthly
Breakfast Meeting on Sunday,
May 13, they will be installed
at the June meeting.
They are: Pres. Anthony K.
Gannam, Sr.; 1st V.P. Edward
J. Brown, Jr.; 2nd V. P. Hugh
H. Grady, Sr.; Sec. Edward T.
Brennan; Treas. Paul E.
Thompson, Sr.; Marshall Mat
thew Reed.
Father Luke Bain, O. S.B.
is Spiritual Director.
Social At
St. Mary’s,
Americus
AMERICUS- The lawn of St.
Mary’s in Americus was the
scene of an ice cream social
on Sunday May 20, from 3:30
to 5:30 p.m. Heaping plates of
homemade cake, baked by la
dies of the parish were ser
ved for 25<£. As 3:30approach
ed, the lawn was a beehive
of activity - and apprehension.
Over 500 tickets had been sold
for this event, but there was
doubt as to how many would
come. Perhaps only a few would
bother to come out on such a
hot afternoon. Wouldn’t it be
awful, if so many came that
we didn’t have enough!
Chairs were grouped on the
lawn under the shade trees;
guests came to eat ice cream
and stayed to visit with their
friends and neighbors in the
cool spot blessed with an oc
casional breeze. Many out for
a Sunday afternoon ride, put
on the brakes when they saw
the large “ICE CREAM SO
CIAL" sign and the relaxed
community and stopped to join
were served, many for which
tickets had not been sold.
The ladies and men of the
parish were delighted with the
success of this event. All of
the workers thoroughly enjoy
ed their work, some even stay
ed after their alloted time to
help was over. . We feel that
even though a large sum of
money was not made, the whole
project was well worth the time
and the effort, in that it brought
so many of us together, and
we plan to have a bigger and
better affair the next time!
Some of our friends have al
ready asked, “When are you
going to have another one"?
The money we made was for
a definite purpose. Now when
we see our Altar Boys in their
new cassocks and surplices,
we can say. “We helped to
get them for our 'Servers of
God’’’.
Mrs. Tommy Hooks III was
publicity chairman.
. . . Two Albany residents
have been elected student of
ficers at ST. BERNARD
COLLEGE, (ullman, Ala.
JAMES WILLIAM MOCK was
elected Secretary of the Stu
dent Government Association
and MICHAEL M. KNIGHT was
elected President of the Senior
Class.
Next deadline June 14. Mail to
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree
P. O. Box 2227
Savannah, Ga.
Albany
PCCW Names
Officers
ALBANY-St. Teresa's Coun
cil of Catholic Women elected
the following officers at their
May meeting. They are, Presi
dent, Mrs. A. T. Cyganiewicz;
Vice-President, Mrs. Kenneth
Hutnick; Treasurers, Mrs.
Lawrence Mock, Jr.;Secretary,
Mrs. Gordon Whelan, Jr. The
slate of officers was presented
by Mrs. Paul Anderson, Jr.
chairman of the nominating
committee.
Mrs. L. E. Mock, Columbus
Deanery President, gave a most
interesting report of the recent
23rd Annual Convention of the
Savannah Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women held recent
ly in Augusta.
Following the business ses
sion, a delightful and amusing
skit was presented by various
“talented" members of the
Council. Also participating on
the program were members of
Maude Evelyn Murphy Dance
Studio, Cub Pack 103, Den 1
and Girl Scout Troup 296.
St. Mary’s
Home &
School
AUGUSTA - At the May meet
ing of the Home and School As
sociation of St. Mary’s on-the-
Hill Parish School, the presi
dent Mrs. Paul Herndon thank
ed Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, pas
tor, Sister Mary Gerald, princi
pal, the Sisters and Lay teach
ers, the officers and committee
chairmen for their cooperation
during the year. She read a sum
mary of the accomplishments of
the school year and called upon
each chairman for her report.
The grade count was taken
by Sister Mary Terence and the
attendance prize was won by
Sister Marguerite’s third
grade.
The nominating committee
presented the slate of officers
for the coming year. They are
President, Mrs. Alfred Battey,
Jr.; Vice-president, Mrs. A.
Joseph Green; Treasurer, Mrs.
Alfred Monsalvatge; Secretary,
Mrs. Val Hastings; Historian,
Mrs. Gould B. Hagler and audi
tor, Mrs. Frank Murray.
Mrs. Herndon was presented
a silver card tray as a token
of appreciation and was given a
hearty round of applause.
Following the meeting, a de
licious covered dish supper was
enjoyed by the parents.
Contribute $900,000
UTRECHT, The Netherlands,
(NC) - Dutch Catholics con
tributed close to $900,000 to
the Bishops' lenten campaign
to help meet the needs of the
Church throughout the world.
Jones Heads
Macon K. Of C.
WARNER ROBINS FIRST COMMUNION - First Com
munion Class of Sacred Heart Church, Warner Robins,
Mother’s Day, 1962. One of the largest classes at this
church, 58 members. Religious in back row L to R: Sister
M. Clare; Mother M. Regis; Rev. Robert Brennan; Rev.
William Ahers; Sister M. Vincent; Sister M. DeSales;
Sister M. Vienney.
PICTURED IS Rev. Paul Burkort, S.M. Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church in Bruns
wick with the First Communion Class. The group received Holy Communion on April
29th (41 children).
Albany PTA Hears Msgr. D. J. Bourke
ALBANY - St. Teresa’s PTA
held their final meeting of the
school year in the auditorium
with Mr. Robert McCormack,
Jr. president, presiding. Mr.
McCormack expressed his ap
preciation to his advisors,Sis
ter Miriam and Father Le-
Frois, and to his executive
board for the splendid coopera
tion given him during his term
of office. A gift was presented
Mr. McCormack on behalf of
the Association by Mrs. Lee
King, Vice-President. Mr.
Ralph Will will take over the
office of presidency for the
next year.
Mr. William Burgess, pro
gram chairman, announced that
this was Faculty Appreciation
night and an informal social
would be held after the meet
ing to honor Sister Miriam,
whose term of six years as
principal would expire.
Father LeFrois introduced
the former pastor of St. Tere
sa’s, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J.
Bourke, the guest speaker.
Msgr. Bourke particularly paid
tribute to Sister Miriam and
reminisced to the time when
he brought the first Sisters to
teach at St. Teresa's in 1945
to a class of 33, eleven of
which were non-Catholic child
ren. He said “it is a pleasure
to rejoice with the growth of
St. Teresa’s as it is now the
second largest school in the
diocese".
Banks Burgess, president of
the 8th grade Civics Club pre
sented Sister Miriam with a
spiritual bouquet consisting of
offered Masses and prayers on
behalf of the entire student
body.
Refreshments were served
after the meeting.
PICTURED ABOVE is the May Queen of Blessed Sacrament Church, (Savannah)
surrounded by her court. Back row (left to right) Kathleen Russell, Margaret Muller,
Queen, Natalie Walker and Ruth Owens. Bottom row (left to right) Ellen O’Connor,
Charles Sandefur, page, Stephen Brodeur, crown bearer, Robert Gegineck, page and
Deborah Ownbey. The May Procession was held on May 20,
SAVANNAH BEACH FIRST COMMUNION - First Communicants of St. Michael’s Church
are pictured with their pastor and their teacher and school principal. Standing left to
right are Carol Harper, Susannah Davis, Catherine Cooley. Second row - James Moye,
George Powers, Michael Hosti, Patrick Fahey, Thomas Mulling. Rev. Robert Teoli,
Pastor of Saint Michael’s Church, Sister Mary Angelica, Principal, Sister Mary Terence
Second Grade Teacher. - (Tybee Beach Photo)
MACON - Ed Jones was elect
ed Grand Knight of Macon Coun
cil 925, Knights of Columbus,
to succeed Phil Powell, com
pleting two terms, and who
was elected trustee for a three-
year term.
Other officers named this
week are William Syme, Jr.,
deputy grand knight, Frank
Hornyak, re-elected warden,
Hab Casson, re-elected ad
vocate, Dewey Lamb, chancel
lor, Gregg Puster, recorder,
Claude W. Spence, treasurer,
and Irvin F. Impink, Jr., trus
tee to fill the unexpired term
of the late Joseph McNeil. Ray
Powell was elected inside guard
and Jim Puster, outside guard.
Committee chairman will be
named at the first meeting in
July when the new officers are
installed.
JOURNALISM BANQUET - John Wright, Jr., assistant
editor and promotion manager of THE CATHOLIC WEEK,
Mobile-Birmingham Diocese was speaker at the annual
Journalism Banquet held recently at St. Bernard College,
Cullman, Ala. Mr. Wright is pictured with Michael Richard
son Warner Robins, Photographer for the NEWS AND
BERNARDIAN, (L), and William Mock, Jr., Albany, Co-
Editor of the BERNARDIAN.
Bulletin Editor
Addresses Serrnns
Name Officers
At Valdosta
VALDOSTA - The Home and
School Association of St.John’s
School held their final meeting
with the following officers elec
ted to serve for the coming
year:
President, Mrs. Joseph
Stark; Vice-President, Mrs.
abe Dennis; Secretary, Mrs.
Frank Birdv. and Treasurer,
Mrs. Henry Halter.
Sacred Heart
Sodality
Officers
SAVANNAH - Newly elected
officers of the Sacred Heart
School Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin Mary are:
President - Kathy Kenney;
Vice-President - Michael Kel
ley; Secretary - Virginia
Corish; Treasurer - Michael
Evans.
Moderator of the Sodality is
Sister Margaret Eugenia.
Forty - One
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Linda Hammett, Jacquelin Hel-
verson, Antoinette Hill, The-
rese Jiran, Suzanne Jodoin.
Sally Lovell, Henry Morgan,
Mary Louise Muller, Leonard
Olson, Genevieve Pigman,
Ronald Phillips, Lucille Powell,
Dorothy Puder, Christopher
Remion, Rosemary Rochefort,
Saunders, Mary Jane Shippen,
Joyce Spivey, Giblert Stacy,
Beverly Steller, Bernard Tay
lor, Terrance Thompson, Wil
liam B. Traywick, Joyce
Walker, Kathleen Woodward.
SAVANNAH- The Rev. Fran
cis J. Donohue, pastor of Our
Lady of Lourdes Church, Port
Wentworth, and editor of the
Savannah BULLETIN, was the
featured speaker at a meeting
of the Serra Club of Savannah
at its monthly meeting, held
at the DeSoto Hotel.
Father Donohue spoke on
“The Catholic Press". Quoting
Pope St. Piux X's admonition,
“In vain will you found miss
ions and build schools, if you
are not able to wield the of
fensive and defensive weapon
of a loyal Catholic Press",
he warned of the dangers in
volved in neglecting Catholic
reading.
“For the most part,"he said,
“the day is gone when a great
part of the work of the Catho
lic press was answering di
rect attacks upon the Church
and Catholic Doctrine.
“Today oVr Faith is endan
gered, not so much by overt
attack as by a sort of subver
sion. We Catholics, as much
as anyone else are in danger
of absorbing, by some kind of
‘osmosis’ the ideas and thought
forms of the neo-paganism re
flected in what might almost
be called a 'hunger' for news
of the sordid doings of Ameri
can actors and acresses in
Rome recently, apd the cyc-
nical disregard for traditional
Christian standards of mod
esty dress, theatre, and writ
ing.
We are bombarded with the
notion that there is no such
thing as spiritual authority. The
things of the world and the
desires of worldlings - these
things are, with great subtlety,
being placed above the things
of the spirit and the Will of
God, especially as He mani
fests it through His Teaching
Church. Evidence of this grow
ing secularism is to be seen
in the recent unhappy events
in New Orleans.
“The Catholic Press is not
merely a bulletin board for
Altar and Rosary Societies,"
he declared. “It is an im
portant organ of information,
education, and spiritual forma
tion, in a Church which Christ
commissioned to tell us, with
authority, what we must believe
and do in order to be saved."
He urged the Serrans to widen
their Catholic reading habits
and to be familiar, not only with
catechetical knowledge, but with
the "application of Christian
Doctrine in every facet of in
dividual living, family comm
unity, national and international.
The Serra Club is an organi
zation of Catholic men dedi
cated to fostering vocations to
the Priesthood.
Before closing the meeting,
newly elected President
Thomas McCarthy urged mem
bers to greater recruiting ac
tivity to bring the club mem
bership to thirty, which is a
requirement before being
chartered by the National Serra
Club.
'Citizen Of Year’
HAZLETON, Pa., (NC) - Fa
ther Jospeh J. Ferrara, pastor
of St. Nazarius church, Par-
deesville, and St. Mary church,
Lattimer, was named “Citizen
of the Year" by the Hazleton
Unico Club. He is the organizer
and director of the Philhar
monic Society, a musical group
widely acclaimed in this area.
K. OF C.
MAY BUILD
POOL
SAVANNAH - Mr. Jack K.
Stacy, member of Savannah
Council 631, Knights of Colum
bus has proposed construction
of a 30 by 30 foot swimming
pool with complete facilities
on property owned by the Coun
cil in Savannah.
The Savannah Council imme
diately named a committee
headed by Mr. Stacy and Mr.
Nicholas S. Kenney to study
the feasibility of the project
and methods of financing it.
Plans, as drawn up by Mr.
Stacy envision, in addition to
the large swimming pool, a
15 by 25 foot wading pool, a
30 car parking lot, locker rooms
and showers, and a concession
area.
In its first report, Mr. Sta
cy’s committee asked for fi
nancing through a family mem
bership plan. Member families
would pay an annual fee of
$35.00 for pool privileges.
According to Mr. Eugene Po
wers, Grand Knight of the Sa
vannah Council, “If the re
sponse of our membership to
the pool proposals is good,
then the swimming pool will be
started and it should be ready
for use before the end of the
Spanish In Mass
ASUNCION, Paraguay, (NC)-
The Sacred Congre
gation of Rites, in answer to
a request by Paraguay’s Bish
ops, has ruled that Catholics
in this South American nation
may use Spanish translations
of certain prayers at dialogue
Masses.
St. Paul’s
May Activities
DOUGLAS - St. Paul's Parish
began its annual May activities
with a Day of Retreat for the men
of the parish. The retreat was
conducted by the Rev. Raynor
Dray, O.F.M., pastor of St.
Mary’s Parish in Americus.
Twenty-two men from St. Paul’s
and its mission parishes attend
ed.
On Sunday morning, May the
13th, Father Gerard Moran,
O.M.I. pastor of St. Paul’sgave
communion to the seven mem
bers of this year’s first com
munion class. Following the
Mass, a breakfast was held
for the first communicants and
their parents in the parish hall.
In the afternoon the first com
municants joined with the other
youth of the parish in paying
special honor to our Blessed
Lady. The highlight of the cere
mony was the crowning of the
Blessed Mother at the beauti
ful Lourdes Shrine on the parish
grounds.
DOUGLAS MAY CROWNING
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