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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, October 13, 1962
Fr. Cuddy Addresses
St. Vincent’s Alumnae
HERE
AND
THERE
On the 13th, 14th, and 15th
of this month the Carmelite
Nuns at Coffee Bluff, Savannah,
will hold a SOLEMN TRIDUUM
commemorating the 4th Centen
ary of the Restoration of the
Primitive Rule of Carmel. Ser
mons and Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament will be held
every evening at 8 p.m. A
Solemn High Mass will be offer
ed on the 15th at 9:30 a.m. All
services will be conducted by
REVEREND FATHER SEBAS
TIAN of the Discalced Carme
lite Fathers. SR. MAGDALEN
OF JESUS, O.C.D. is Prioress
of the Community. . . .A re
lease from ST. BERNARD COL
LEGE, Cullman, Alabama, tells
us that Student Government
Elections were held Oct. 1, at
the college. THE STUDENT
GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
(SGA) is composed of class of
ficers and special elected offi
cers. The purpose of the or
ganization is to enhance parti
cipation of the student body
in as many College functions
as possible. SYLVESTER
(BYDDY) THOMAS, JR., vice-
president of the freshman class
was elected an officer of S GA.
A Savannahian, Buddy is the
son of MR. AND MRS. S. J.
THOMAS, SR., of Savannah
Beach. To become an officer
in the SGA a student must file
for nomination and be screen
ed by a special nominating com
mittee. Upon being cleared by
the nominating committee he
is then declared a candidate.
A vigorous campaign follows,
and on election day the entire
student body elects officers on
a plurality basis. St. Bernard
is a fully accredited liberal
arts college operated by the
Benedictine Fathers. VERY
REVEREND BRIAN EGAN, O.
S. B. is President. . . .FR.
LAWRENCE A. LUCREE has
been appointed as NEWMAN
CLUB Chaplain at ARMSTRONG
JUNIOR COLLEGE, Savannah.
He succeeds FR. ROBERT TEO-
LI, Pastor of ST. MICHAEL'S
CHURCH, Savannah Beach. . . .
CMMDR. HARRY POWERS has
been elected chairman and pa
rade chairman for this year’s
Christmas Parade to be held
in Savannah on Nov. 23rd. On
his committee will be AL L’
HEUREUX, puclicity, and
CAPT. LEO RYAN, traffic. . ..
BELMONT ABBEY, Belmont,
North Carolina, Motherhouse
of Savannah’s SACRED HEART
PRIORY, has registered 13 stu
dents from Savannah. Beginning
their college careers as fresh
men are WILLIAM O. MAN-
GAN, ROBERT N. SIGMON, and
MICHAEL E. SMITH. Upper
classmen are CHARLES F.
BUNTON, THOMAS C. JAMES,
'MICHAEL B. KEENAN, WIL
LIAM A. MULLER III, EDWARD
M. BUTTIMER, NANCY SUE
CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT M.
KELLEHER and JOSEPH M.
McDONOUGH. Seniors THO
MAS G. BRANCH and RICHARD
J. BUTTIMER will be candi
dates in June for the Bachelor
of Arts Degree. Columbus’
WILLS (BILL) DOUCET and
Fort Benning’s ROGER WEIN
are also enrolled as freshmen..
Beginning her postulancy in the
Carmelite Monastery of Our
Lady of Confidence, Savannah,
is MISS MARGARET KAVAN-
AUGH. Margaret, a member
of the 1961 graduating class at
St. Vincent’s Academy, is the
daughter of MRS. CELESTE
MICHEL KAVANAUGH and the
late PATRICK B. KAVANAUGH
of Savannah. In town for her
entrance into the monastic com
munity was Margaret’s uncle,
BR. RICHARD ALOYSIUS MI
CHEL, F.M.S., a Marist Bro
ther and faculty member of
Aquinas High School, Au
gusta. . . .THE ANNUAL TUR
KEY SUPPER - BAZARR,
sponsored by the Benedictine
Auxiliary will be held this year
on the 6th and 7th of November,
at the Benedictine Military
SchoolvArmory. Booths, each of
which will carry out a different
theme, will be sponsored by the
individual classes and managed
by the students and members of
the Auxiliary. A diamond brooch
will be raffled on the evening
of the 7th. Cost of the Turkey
dinner is $1.50, and tickets can
be purchased from the Cadets
and members of the Associa
tion . . . .Joining with the
MISSIONARY FRANCISCAN
SISTERS OF THE IMMA
CULATE CONCEPTION (Sav
annah) in their celebrating the
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
(Oct. 4) were members of the
THIRD ORDER SECULAR OF
ST. FRANCIS from Savannah.
Approximately 20 professed and
unprofessed members of the
SAVANNAH - The Rev. John
Cuddy, Diocesan Superintendent
of Schools and Vice Rector of
Savannah’s Minor Seminary of
St. John Vianney was the guest
speaker at the monthly meeting
of the St. Vincent’s Alumnae
Association. Father Cuddy
spoke on the 21st Ecumenical
Council.
Mrs. C. L. McKenzie, Jr.,
newly elected president, intro
duced the following officers who
will serve with her during the
coming year: Vice-President,
Mrs. Carol Kelly; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. John E. Cor
coran; Corresponding Secre
tary, Mrs. John Dillon; Trea
surer, Mrs. Bart Shea.
It was decided at this meeting
that a homemade cake sale
SAVANNAH - A large num
ber of parents attended the first
meeting of the Sacred Heart
Home and School Association.
Father Terence Kernan, O.S.
B. welcomed all to the associa
tion and urged continued attend
ance and cooperation during the
coming year.
Teachers were introduced
lay organization gathered with
the Sisters for Benediction of
the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Afterwards the Sisters enter
tained the Third Order
members in the reception room
of the Convent. . . .Another
plug for the ANNUAL BARBE
CUE DINNER AND FALL FES
TIVAL to be sponsored by ST.
JAMES CHURCH to be held on
Saturday, Oct. 13th. Dinners
will be served from 2 to 7
p.m. This year the patrons"will
be offered either Barbecued
Chicken or Barbecued Spare-
ribs. RT. REV. MSGR. JOHN
TOOMEY is pastor of St. James
Church, Savannah.
Next deadline: Oct. 18, 1962
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree,
P. O. Box 2227,
Savannah, Georgia
would take place in November
for the benefit of the Building
Fund, and committees for this
event will be announced at a
later date.
Sister M. Fidelis, R. S. M.
Principal of the Academy, ex
tended an invitation, on behalf
of the Student Council, to the
Alumnae members to attend the
Senior Class Ring Dance at the
General Oglethorpe Hotel on
November 3rd.
Sister M. Jean, R. S. M.
alumnae advisor, welcomed the
members and offered the assis
tance of all the Sisters at any
time it was needed by the mem
bers of the Association.
A social hour was enjoyed
with Mrs. Margaret Horne
acting as hostess.
and following this Sister Mary
Vivian, principal, gave an en
lightening and informative talk
on the curriculum and aims for
the coming year.
Plans were discussed to hold
the annual Halloween Party with
Mrs. W. J. Crump and Mrs. J.E.
Brooks as Co-Chairman.
Deanery Holds
Board Meeting
SAVANNAH - The Executive
Board of the Savannah Deanery
held a dinner meeting in the
Rebel Room at Johnny Ganem’s
with Mrs. Cecile Fitzpatrick,
President, presiding.
Each of the Committee Chair
men gave a brief summary of
their plans for the ensuing year.
The Annual Convention of the
National Council of Catholic
Women will be held in De
troit November 3rd through
November 7th, 1962. Mrs. Fitz
patrick will attend as a dele
gate from the Savanneh Deanery.
Monsignor John D. Toomey,
Spiritual Moderator, spoke in
terestingly on the Ecumenical
Council which convenes in Rome
in October.
SACRED HEART HOME AND SCHOOL - Father Terence,
O. S. B., pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Savannah, poses
with Sister Mary Vivian, C. S. J., principal of the school
and with Mrs. F. G. Cliett, President of the Home and School
Association.
Sacred Heart Home
& School Association
CONSTITUTION WEEK - With feelings of pride and patrio
tism these students of Nativity of Our Lord School, Thunder
bolt, display their copy of the Constitution of the United
States. The interested onlooker is Mr. Bart Shea, at a school
assembly prepared by the seventh and eighth graders in
observance of Constitution Week. On the right of Mr. Shea are
Gale Clutts, Donna Boykin, and Michael Mahany, the Civics
Club President. One of the highlights of the assembly was
a panel discussion prepared by a group of eighth grade
girls. Thrbughout the school during the week were seen
patriotic posters done by the students of the various grades.
As an outcome of this Constitution Week the children had
become better acquainted with the Constitution, its worth,
and its meaning. They thanked God for inspiring our fore
fathers to write this protection of our freedom for all time.
AUGUSTA BREAKFAST - Bishop Thomas J. McDonough
was the speaker at a communion breakfast of St. Mary’s
Holy Name Society, October 7th. Inset shows Msgr. Bourke,
pastor of St. Mary’s, Bishop McDonough and Dr. Michael
O'Brien, president of the Augusta group. (Morgan Fitz)
AT BRUNSWICK
First Meeting For
Altar & Rosary Group
OBLATES OF LITTLE SISTERS - Two young women were
recently inducted into the Aggregated Oblates of the Little
Sisters of the Poor in Savannah. Miss Mari Jo Lynch and
Miss Victoria Wilson are pictured with Bishop McDonough
and Sister Suzanne P.S.D.P.
Augusta Women Hear
Chaplain T. F. Egan
BRUNSWICK -The
Altar and Rosary Society of
St. Francis Xavier Church
met in the school cafeteria.
Rev. Paul Burkort, S.M., pas
tor, opened the meeting with the
recitation of a decade of the ros
ary for world peace.
Miss Mary Parker presided
at the business meeting and
introduced Mrs. Herman Roth,
a new member from Detroit,
Michigan.
The members regretted to
learn that the former secre
tary, Mrs. John M. Carter, Jr.
will no longer be an active
member of th e club due to the
fact that her husband has been
transferred to Savannah. Best
wishes were extended to Mrs.
Carter by members.
It was decided that all of the
ladies of the parish would be
contacted before the next meet
ing in an effort to secure ad
ditional members for the club.
Mrs. Paul Mullins, treasurer,
announced that the Pantry
Shower recently held for the
Sisters was a great success,
and thanked the ladies for their
cooperation.
Mrs. John Fernandes stated
that she had been contacted by
one of the local Brunswick civ
ic clubs and they had indicated
that they were interested in
making cancer pads for Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Can-
Plan Fall
Festival At
Brunswick
The first meeting of the St.
Francil Xavier Home and School
Association was held in the
School Cafeteria.
Rev. Paul Burkort, S.M.,
pastor, opened the meeting with
a prayer, and asked for Divine
guidance for the group dur
ing the coming school year.
The officers for the ensuing
year are as follows: Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gordon, president;
Mrs. L. L. Ross, Vice Presi
dent; Mrs. J. M. Henderson,
Recording Secretary; Mrs.
Robert Sheahan, Treasurer;
Mrs. D. Paul Owens, Corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. Mary
Scarborough, Program Chair
man.
Grade Mothers are as fol
lows: Eighth grade, Mrs.
Loughlin; 7th grade, Mrs. B.W.
Murray; 6th grade, Mrs. Rus
sell Rose; 5th grade, Mrs. M.
M. Manning; 4th grade, Mrs.
Manuella Rocha; 3rd grade,
Mrs. John Baldwin; 2nd grade,
Mrs. Robert Bagaria; 1st grade,
Mrs. James Hayes, and kinder
garten, Mrs. Thomas Womack.
Mrs. L. L. Ross, Vice Pres
ident introduced the faculty -
Sr. Loretta Joseph, Superior
and Principal, 6th grade; Sr.
Anne, Kindergarten; Sr. Mary
Cecile, 1st grade; Sr. Mary
Manuela, 3rd grade; Sr. Ce
celia Jospeh, 5th grade; Sr.
John Cecile, 8th grade; Sr.
Bernardine, in residence; Miss
Mary Lenz, 4th grade; Mrs.
Rosemary Kick, 2nd grade; and
Mrs. Dean McCoy, 7th grade.
Tentative plans were discus
sed for the Fall Festival which
is held annually and is the main
event of the school year. The
affair will be held in October
at the Guard’s Armory. Mrs.
Rosemary Patrick is chairman
for this event. Father Burkort
expressed his appreciation for
the splendid attendance and par
ticularly noted the large num
ber of father's present. He ask
ed for the continued support of
the members during the year.
cer Home in Atlanta. Mrs.
M.E. Lenz volunteered to as
sist with this project.
Mrs. P. D. Joines, Jr. pro
gram chairman, was designated
to read several pamphlets deal
ing with catholic action and to
select the one best suited and
submit material for discussion
at the next-meeting.
A vote was taken and it was
decided to have future meetings
in the home of the members in
order to create a closer union
and a more relaxed atmos
phere. Mrs. Wright Parker, Jr.
and Miss Mary Parker volun
teered to have the October
meeting at their home.
Mrs. Van Gilder and Mrs.
Lloyd volunteered to make
a thorough check of the altar
linens in the sacristy in an ef
fort to determine the extent
of repairs needed.
Before the close of the
meeting, Father Burkort led a
very interesting discussion
dealing with the Mass. Many
ideas were presented by the
ladies for and against the Mass
being said in English should
this change take place in the
future.
MISS SANDRA KAYE WIL
LIAMS, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Boston W. Williams, of
Savannah, graduated Sep-
tember 9th from Mercy Hos
pital School of Nursing,
Springfield, Mass.
Miss Williams graduated
from St. Benedict's Elemen
tary school and Saint Pius
X High School in Savannah.
She began work at Mercy
Hospital, in Springfield, Sept
ember 23rd.
AUGUSTA - The Augusta
Deanery, Council of Catholic
Women held their fall luncheon
meeting on Sunday, October 7
at the Elks Home on Green
St.
The luncheon was preceeded
by mass at 11 o’clock at St.
Mary’s on-the-Hill Church,
with Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D.
Toomey the celebrant.
Msgr. Toomey of Savannah
is the Spiritual Moderator for
the Diocese. Miss Pauline Peuf-
fier is the president of the Aug
usta Deanery.
The theme of the meeting was
“Christian Unity.” The ladies
were addressed by Chaplain
(Capt.) Thomas F. Egan, Cath
olic Chaplain of Ft. Gordon,
speaking on the Ecumenical
Council.
The Augusta Deanery is com
prised of Sacred Heart Church,
Mrs. Richard Z. Craig, presi
dent, St. Patrick’s, Mrs. Harry
B. Arthur, president, St.
Mary’s , Mrs. John Radeck,
President, St. Joseph’s, Mrs.
J. J. McCoy, president, all of
Augusta. Also Immaculate Con
ception Parish, Dublin, Miss
Louise Ludwig, president, St.
Matthew’s Parish, Statesboro,
Mrs. Harry Sack, president,
Our Lady of Assumption, Syl-
vania, Mrs. Joseph Johnson,
president and Sacred Heart
Parish, Waynesboro, Mrs. Rob
ert Mobley, president.
St. Patrick
PCCW Plans
Projects
AUGUSTA - At the October
meeting of St. Patrick's Par
ish Council of Catholic Wom
en, Mrs. Harry Arthur, Presi
dent, announced that the Dio
cesan Council would sponsor a
tour to the Milledgeville State
Hospital on October 25th, and
asked all making the tour to!
bring small gifts for the pat
ients. The Milledgeville Coun
cil will entertain with a tea
following the tour.
On October 24th, United Na
tions Day, the Council will join
in the prayers being said
throughout the world for peace
by having a “Round the Clock”
Rosary. The hours of 5:00 to
8:00 p.m. were assigned the
members.
It was decided again this
year to participate in the Ma-
dona and Feed a Family plans.
The former plan is for the
care of mothers and infants,
and the latter plan buys food
in their own localities for the
starving families in needy,
countries.
The members voted to join
the Birthday Club at St. Mary’s
Home in Savannah which is a
plan whereby a girl from the
home is remembered with gifts
on her birthday and other spec
ial occasions throughout the
year.
Miss Strange
On Dean’s List
MT. ST. JOSEPH, Ohio -
Miss Charlotte Strangfe has been
named to the Dean’s List of
the College of Mount St. Jo-,
seph on the Onio as a result
of grades received for the sec
ond semester of the 1961-1962
year. To be eligible a student
must have a quality point
average between 2.5 and 3.
The daughter of Colonel and
Mrs. Hubert E. Strange, 509
Baltzell Avenue, Fort Benning,
Miss Strange has just completed
her freshman year at the Ohio
college where she is majoring
in English.
The College of Mount St. Jo
seph opened its fall term on
its entirely new nine-building
campus, situated across Delhi
Road from its present site, in
suburban Cincinnati where it
overlooks the Ohio river. The-
42-year old liberal arts Col
lege is conducted by the Sis
ters of Charity of Cincinnati.
CATHEDRAL GIRLS' CHOIR
SING PONTIFICAL MASS - The Girls’ choir of the Cathedral Day School is pictured
singing the Pontifical Mass prior to the departure of the Bishop for the Ecumenical
Council.
DEDICATE AQUINAS GYM - Bishop Thom
as J. McDonough poses in front of the new
Gymnasium for Aquinas High School with
priests and Fourth Degree Knights of Colum
bus. The ceremony took place on Sunday,
October 7th. (Morgan Fitz)
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