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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
Vol. 43, No. 7
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1962
Published By The
Catholic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
10c Per Copy — $3 A Year
BISHOP VISITS SAVANNAH SISTERS - During a recent
trip to Europe His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J.
McDonough, D. D., stopped in Paris, France, long enough
to have the above picture made with two Little Sisters
of the Poor. Both are natives of Savannah and are studying
for the Order in France. The two Sisters are (left) Sr.
Mary Benedict (Kathleen McDonough), daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph McDonough; and Sr. Mary Vincent (Joan
Sullivan), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Sullivan of
Port Wentworth.
CWV’S Ask Amendment
For School Prayer
PHILADELPHIA, (NC) - A
resolution favoring a constitu
tional amendment which would
authorize recitation of prayers
in the nation’s public schools
was adopted at the Catholic
War Veterans national conven
tion here.
The resolution pointed out
that such an amendment would
offset the June 25 decision of
the U.S. Supreme Court which
declared unconstitutional a
prayer composed by the New
York state Board of Regents
and recited voluntarily by stu
dents in the state’s public
schools.
In one of the most spirited
elections in the CWV’s 27-year-
old history Edward J. Me El
roy, Chicago radio executive,
was elected national command
er. He defeated Albert J. Sch-
wind of Clifton, N.J., who was
a candidate for reelection.
Atty. Gen Robert F. Kennedy
in an address at the conven
tion banquet called upon the
CWV to participate more fully
in the fight against commun
ism in this country. He re
minded the members that a
prime purpose for which the
CWV was founded in 1935 was
to oppose the spread of com
munism in the U.S.
The Attorney General signed
up as a member at the conven
tion. He joined the Alfred E.
Smith Post No. 4 of Washington,
D. C.
McElroy, father of three chil
dren aged 6 to 3, is aparishoner
of Little Flower church in Chi
cago. He served last year as
first vice commander and is
also Illinois department com
mander. An Air Force veteran
of World War II and former
rookie catcher for the Chi
cago White Sox, McElroy stag
ed an election campaign with
all the familiar political trim
mings and defeated Schwind by
a vote of 2,266 to 1,685. Mc
Elroy is associated with the
Plough Broadcasting Company
and is special events director
of station WJJD in Chicago.
Others elected were:Charles
F. Shelley, Brooklyn, N.Y., first
vice commander; William W.
Histon, Southington,Conn., sec
ond vice commander; Walter D.
Hyde, Baltimore, third vice
commander; Cresenzi W. Cas-
taldo, Bayonne, N. J., judge ad
vocate, and Margaret E. Leaf-
hill, East Orange, N.J., his
torian.
In another resolution, the
4,000 delegates urged Congress
to enact legislation which would
provide increase compensation
for veterans with service con
nected disabilities.
The delegates voted in favor
of continued opposition against
the admission of communist
statement by the Rev. John
Cuddy, Diocesan Superintendent
of Schools it was announced
that approximately 10,000 stu
dents of the primary and sec
ondary grade levels will be en
rolled this fall in the Cath
olic schools of the Diocese of
Savannah.
At present there are 22 gram
mar schools in the diocese and
8 high schools. Of the grammar
or primary schools St. James'
Parochial School, Savannah,
will have the largest student
body with an enrollment of ap
proximately 750 children in the
first through the eight grades.
Last year reports gave the
student enrollment in the gram
mar schools of the diocese at
7,800, while those in the high
schools numbered 1,700. Of the
combined total number ap
proximately 1,500 were non-
Catholics. This years expect -
ed enrollment shows an overall
increase of some 500 students in
schools of the Diocese of Sav
annah.
The appointment of several
new principals was also noted
by Fr. Cuddy. Boys’ Princi
pal at Aquinas High School,
Augusta, will be Bro. Alphonse
Justin, F.M.S., Sr. Mary Aga
tha, R.S.M. will be Principal of
St. Joseph’s Grammar School,
Macon; and Sr. Mary Benedict,
Ad.Pp.S. will be Principal of
St. Teresa’s Grammar School
in Albany. Sacred Heart School
Savannah, will be headed by Sr.
M. Vivian, C.S.J.
"Noteworthy in the field of
Diocesan education," said Fr.
Cuddy, “will be the first 12th
grade graduation of St. John
Vianney Minor Seminary, Sav
annah, and, also the first co-ed
graduation of Mount deSalles
High School, Macon.’’
China to the United Nations.
Another resolution commended
President Kennedy for his
"courage and foresight" in re
suming nuclear testing.
The convention also went on
record in favor of recognition
by the United States of a "re
sponsible" Cuban government-
in-exile and support of such a
regime with arms and money.
The delegates tabled a res
olution which would have sup
ported withdrawal of the United
States from the United Nations
and would have favored the
ousting of the UN from U.S.
territory.
INDEX
MARRIAGES 3
LEGION OF DECENCY 6
EDITORIALS
DORIS ANSWERS YOUTH.. . . 4
OBITUARIES 3
BOOK REVIEWS 7
BISHOPS STATEMENT. . . .5
DIOCESAN RETREAT FOR MEN - Pictured above with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J.
McDonald, Chancellor, are 52 retreatants who gathered together over the weekend of
August 24th at Camp Villa Marie, Savannah. The men, from Savannah and Fort Stewart
(Hinesville), joined in the diocesan retreat which is sponsored annually for men by
His Excellency Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D. D. Monsignor McDonald was the
retreat master.
bishop McDonough speaker
First Class Graduates At
St. Francis Nursing School
COLUMBUS - The Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough, D.D.J.
C.D., Bishop of Savannah was
the principal speaker at the
first graduation exercises for
St. Francis School of Nursing.
The eleven graduates were
presented their diplomas by Dr.
C. C. Butler, vice chairman of
the hospital medical staff.
Greetings to the class and
guests were extended by Dr.
Robert Vaughan, adviser and
sponsor for the class. Jack
B. Key, vice president of the
St. Francis Hospital advisory
board, presided at the cere
mony.
The Sister M. Laurentine
Award, which was established
in honor of the first adminis
trator, was presented to Miss
Linda Warner of Columbus. The
award is to be presented an
nually to the graduating nurse
who "best reflects the spirit
of St. Francis in every phase
of her student life."
Miss Warner was also se
lected to receive the Achieve
ment which recognizes abili
ty in bedside patient care.
Miss Ellen Elizabeth Rush
of Columbus received the high
est Honor Award for acacemic
achievement. Miss Ann James
of West Point received the Merit
Award, made by the student
body to the member who "best
portrays school spirit.’’
Other members of the grad
uating class were:
Susan Mooar and Susan Jane
UpDeGraff of Columbus; Diane
Gloria Dale of West Point, Ga.’
Mable Danner of Buford, S.C.;
Kay Kelly of Phenix City, Ala.’
Patricia Mullane of Long Is
land, N.Y.; Sara Ann Taylor
Rosengrant of Manchester;
and Marian Elizabeth Sanders
of Langsdale, Ala.
Vatican Radio
Says Abortion
Was Crime
VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC)
—"A crime has been com
mitted," said Vatican Radio of
the surgical abortion performed
in Sweden at the request of an
Arizona woman who was afraid
her baby would be deformed.
"Morally and objectively it
was a crime, all the more ser
ious in that it was performed
legally," the radio commented
(Aug. 19) the day after Mrs.
Sherri Finkbine’s abortion. "No
one doubts that what happened
yesterday .in Stockholm was
suggested humanitarian senti
ments, but only an aberration
can suggest killing out of
humanitarianism," the broad
cast added.
Sisters Of Mercy
Protector Named
VATICAN CITY, (NC) - His
Holiness Pope John XXIII has
appointed Amleto Cardinal
Cicognani protector of the Sis
ters of Mercy of the Union,
whose general motherhouse is
in Bethesda, Md.
The Papal Secretary of State
and former Apostolic Delegate
to the United States succeeds
the late Aloisius Cardinal Mu-
ench as protector of the congre
gation which numbers close to
7,000 Sisters.
Expect Record Enrollment
For Schools In Diocese
FIRST GRADUATES - The First graduates of St. Francis
School of Nursing are pictured with the Most Rev. Thomas
J. McDonough, D.D. J.C.D., Bishop of Savannah. The Bishop
delivered the graduation address. The graduates are left
to right, first row, Susan UpDegraff, Mable Roxana Danner,
Mary Ann James, Susan Kathleen Mooar, and Sara Ann Tay
lor Rosengrant; second row, Bishop McDonough, Diane Gloria
Dale, Ellen Elizabeth Rush, Patricia Rita Mullane, Marian
Elizabeth Sanders, Linda Jean Warner, and Kay Annette Kelly.
(Ledger-Enquirer Photo)
To Work In Africa
Deanery
Meetings
Set For Men
SAVANNAH - Organizational
meetings have been set in the
three deaneries of the Diocese
for The Bishop's Council of
Men. The men of the Columbus
Deanery will meet in St. Jo
seph's Hall, Macon, on Sunday,
Sept. 9, at 3 p.m. Monsignor
Thomas I. Sheehan, Pastor of
St. Joseph’s , will be host to
this meeting which will bring
together representatives of
every parish in the deanery.
His Excellency, the Most Rev
erend Thomas J. McDonough,
Bishop of Savannah, will be the
speaker.
The men of the Savannah
Deanery will meet at the Gen
eral Oglethorpe Hotel at 3 p.m.
on Sunday, Sept. 23. The Rev
erend Dennis McCarthy, O.P.,
National Director of the Holy
Name Society, will speak at this
meeting. Bishop McDonough
will preside.
The Augusta Deanery meet
ing will be held on Sunday after
noon, November 25, at St.
Mary’s Parish Hall, Augusta.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J.
Bourke, pastor of St. Mary’s,
and his Holy Name Society will
be hosts for this meeting.
The Bishop’s Council will be
a federation of the men’s so
cieties in the diocese of Savan
nah. Deanery officers will be
elected and committee chair
men will be appointed. Plans
for a broad program of Catho
lic Action in the Diocese will
be outlined at each meeting.
Special emphasis will be pla
ced on the fulfillment of this
program at the parish level.
Monsignor John D. Toomey
is diocesan moderator for the
organization.
Holy Name
Fetes Columbus
Seminarians
COLUMBUS - At a meeting
of St. Ann’s Holy Name Society
on August 12th, the following
seminarians were guests of
the Society: Michael Federal,
Mike Wilson, Randy Abrain,
Clifford Meinhardt, and Bill
Simmons.
Simmons, spokesman for the
group, expressed the apprecia
tion of the seminarians for this
gesture. He further stated,
"That with the seminarians be
ing away for the greater part
of the year, home town pari-
shoners are prone to forget
us, and invitations to such af
fairs as this do a lot to make
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Regular
Classes Begin
September 4
SAVANNAH - In a recent
Diocese Of Savannah
Official Elementary
School Calendar
1962 - 63
August 30, 31
Registration
Setp. 4
Classes Begin
Oct. 17
Report Cards
Nov. 1
All Saints Day - Holy Day
Nov. 22-23....
Thanksgiving Holidays
Nov. 28
Report Cards
Dec 21-Jan. 1.
Christmas Holidays
Jan. 2
Classes Resume
Jan. 14-17
Semester Exam Week
Jan. 18
Pre-Semester Planning Day
Jan. 21
Semester Begins
Jan. 23
Report Cards
Mar. 6
Report Cards
April 11, 12,
15 Easter Holidays
Apr. 22
Classes Resume
Apr. 24
Report Cards
May 23
Ascension Thursday - Holy Day
May 27 - 31...
Semester Exam Week
June 6
Report Cards
Approved by
The Most Reverend Thomas
J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D.
Bishop Of Savannah
F ormer Savannahian
Lay Mission Helper
The first part of October a
former Savannahian will join
21 other Lay Mission-helpers
as they depart from New York
to work in the Missions.
Hugh Brown, Jr. will sail
with twenty others to Africa.
Two additional missioners, a
married couple, will leave for
Bolivia. Hugh's destination will
be Kisla, Kenya. The Lay Mis-
sioner describes Kisla as "a
small city in the southwestern
part of the country. It is near
Lake Victoria but probably is
not listed on most atlasses."
He will work for the Most
Rev. Morris Otunga, only Af
rican bishop in Kenya and will
produce an English language
paper for the Diocese of Kisla.
Hugh will leave behind his
family, friends and native land.
He has chosen to cast aside
the comforts of home to devote
a few years to work in the
Missions. True, Hugh Brown
will do almost the same work
he has done for the past eleven
years but with one exception—
H e will do it for the love of
God and the spread of Holy
Mother church and not for
personal renumeration. While
in Africa he will receive only
his lodging and $20 per month.
A member of the Lay Mis
sion-Helpers of the Archdio
cese of Los Angeles, Hugh, in
a recent letter to THE BULLE
TIN describes the group as
follows:
"The Lay Mission-Helpers
was founded in 1956 by Msgr.
Brouwers, who is archdiocesan
director of the Society for the
"We undergo a full year’s
training in Los Angeles with
the emphasis on the spiritual
life. We take courses in the
sacraments, apologetics, the
ascetical life and the Life of
Christ. In addition, we have
lectures on African customs
and background delivered by
a White Father who himself
was in Africa for 20 years.
We also get a smattering of
language.
"We take no vows but we do
have an enrollment conducted
by Cardinal McIntyre. At that
time we pledge ourselves to
three year’s in the missions.
Later, each lay mission-helper
signs a contract with his or
her missionary bishop.
The association also has a
i rule of life. It is pretty simple
(daily Mass and Communion,
spiritual reading, weekly con
fession, spiritual direction) but
it is a rule, a guide. I don’t
think very many lay groups have
such a rule."
Savannah has another tie
with the Lay Mission-Helpers.
Dr. Tom Bain, who with his
wife and family is doing lay
mission work in Southern Rho
desia, is with the group. He
is a brother of the Rev. Luke
Bain, O.S.B.
The Lay Missioner writes
that he tells his story to our
readers in the hope that this
article "hits home with at least
one potential lay mission-help
er. As Msgr. Brouwers is fond
of saying: "I could place thou
sands of lay missionaries—if
I only had the applications."
HUGH BROWN, JR.
Propagation of the Faith. He
returned from a tour of Africa
convinced of the need of lay
people in the missions. The
first class numbered six. The
class for 1961-62 will number
45.
"Currently, I believe we have
about 70 people overseas,
mostly in Africa. There are
about four or five in Latin
America and one man is in
New Guinea.
"The association, which is-
chartered by Cardinal McIntyre
as a pious association, has as
its primary aim the sanctifi
cation of its members. Secon
darily, its aim is to provide
to. the missions competent lay
men and women who will take
over duties that can best be
handled by the laity.