PAGE 8—THE SAVANNAH BULLETIN, March 8, 1958.
Chief Of Army Chaplains
Cites “Evi! Of Secularism”
In Knights Of Columbus Speech
AUGUSTA — Chaplain (Maj.
Gen.) Patrick J. Ryan, Chief of
Army Chaplains, spoke of the
“evil of secularism” and quoted
the words of George Washington
in contrast to the secularist view,
in a Washington’s Birthday ad
dress to the Knights of Columbus,
Fourth Degree, at Augusta.
"Of particular interest to the
Knights of Columbus as a Cath
olic fraternal organization and,
indeed, having a broad applica
tion lo all America in its present
climate, are Washington's ideas
on the place of religion and mo
rality in society,” Chaplain Ryan
declared. He then quoted a pas
sage from Washington's Farewell
Address referring to religion and
morality as “these great pillars
of human happiness, these firm
est props of the duties of Men
and Citizens.”
“A little later on,” Chaplain
Ryan said, “our first President
adds: ‘And let us with caution
indulge the supposition that mo
rality can be maintained without
religion. Whatever may be con
ceded to the influence of refined
education on minds of peculiar
structure, reason and experience
both forbid us to expect that na
tional morality can prevail in
exclusion of religious principle.”
“This advice of the Father of
our Country is in perfect har
mony with the annual statement
of a few years ago made by the
Catholic Bishops of the United
States. Indeed it agrees most per
fectly with the imploring appeals
of the Roman Pontiffs of recent
times. What is the evil to which
the Popes and the Bishops have
been referring and to which
Washington pointed implicitly
over one hundred and fifty years
ago? It is the evil of Secularism,
a world disease and one from
which our own beloved country
has not been immune. It is the
disease by which men dispense
with religion and God. It is the
folly by which men build their
own philosophy of life without
any reference to the wishes of
God, the Creator of this world.
It is the program which sees on
this earth the Paradise of man.”
“We find this evil of secularism
entering this temple of American
democracy to defile it,” Chaplain
Ryan stated. “It would eat into
the very heart of our American
system.”
The Army Chief of Chaplains
mentioned “the breakdown of
family life” and “the effort to
wrest religion from the hearts of
our young” as two undesirable re
sults of secularism. “A final per
nicious error of secularism,” he
said “is the endeavor to drive
God out of public life entirely.
“The secularist, in a kind of
expansive mood — with the sup
erficial generosity of a foe — will
tolerate religious life in the pri
vate sanctuary of the individual.
He will concede to it a sentiment
al value, a luxury that can be in
dulged in as by way of pleasant
day dreaming. But never will it
be allowed to pass the threshold
of the home, never to enter the
public forum to compete in the
affairs of men.
“This secularism is so wide
spread, is the philosophy of life
of so many individuals that it
tends to break down our resist
ance almost in spite of ourselves.
That is why today the frequent
reception of the Sacraments is
so necessary for us. We must
make part of our week day living
those high ideals of the Gospels
that are proposed to us every
Sunday. In this way, we will keep
pure our Catholic faith and life,
we will be developing the finest
kind of American citizenship, and
we will do honor to our God, to
our Church, and to the Father of
our Country.”
Sheila O’Connor
Augusta Queen
AUGUSTA — The Coronation
Ball held February 18 at SI.
Mary’s Parish Hall closed a three
day Mardi Gras celebration held
each year by the Augusta Dean
ery Council of Catholic Women.
Midnight saw the gay but brief
reign of “Queen” Sheila O’Con
nor and “King” Doug Wilson
come to an end.
Eight maids of honor preceded
the royal procession, and formed
a guard of honor. This court was
composed of two girls from each
class of Aquinas High School and
were Judith Ann Pinneli and
Janet Cone, senior class; Clara
Jane Toole and Sally McMahon,
junior class; Vicky Carter and
Donna Blanc, sophmore class, and
Bunnie Myhand and Judy Rich
ards from the freshman class.
Next the royal attendants, Shei
la Vaughn and Mary Lou Roberts
in white formals carrying nose
gays of pastel flowers were es
corted by Benny Dukes and Mel
vin Holley.
Following the entrance of the
court were the little crown bear
ers, Valerie Hastings and Alexan
der Von Plinsky, II, carrying the
crowns on white satin pillows.
Valerie made a lovely picture in
her white party dress.
Queen Sheila O’Connor wore
a gown of white and with a bouf
fant skirt and carried an old
fashioned bouquet of white flow
ers tied with white satin ribbons
and tulle. Mary Lou Roberts and
Sheila Vaughn were also dressed
in lovely white formals carrying
nosegays of pastel flowers.
THE CATHOLIC YOUTH CLUB of St. Teresa’s Parish, Albany, held a Day of Recollection Sunday, February 23. The group is
pictured above listening to Father Sebastian Hill, M.S.SS.T., who gave instructions and conducted the Holy Hour. After the Holy
Hour a buffet supper was served in the Youth Hall.—(Photo “Skip” Vierling).
"Host Family" Heeded
For Student Program
AUGUSTA — The Savannah
Diocesan Council of Catholic Wo
men is making an urgent appeal
for a “host family” so as to parti
cipate in the N.C.W.C. Interna
tional High School Student Pro
gram.
Your family is invited to be a
“host family” for a Catholic stu
dent from Europe or Latin Ameri
ca. -
.This is an opportunity to share
your home with a sixt.een-year-
old boy or girl whom the
N.C.W.C. and a Catholic high
school have invited to the United
States for the 1958-59 school year.
The students have been care
fully selected by our own com
mittees overseas. They are good
Catholics, t o p-flight students,
well-adjusted personalities from
good Catholic homes. They have
a good command of English bas
ed upon at least three years of
study. All students give evidence
of a potential for leadership in
their native lands. At the end of
the school year all must return
home and may not return to the
United States for at least two
years.
Now you are asked to accept
one of these students into your
home not as a guest in the strict
sense, but more as a temporary
member’ of your family circle.
You would be expected to treat
your student exactly as you do
or would treat your own children.
This is our basic rule for host
families. Our rule for students is
its counterpart. They must show
their host parents the same rev
erence and respect that they give
to their parents at home.
This is a truly effective way
to develop friendship between
people in different parts of the
world; such friendship is an in-
dispensible condition of interna
1SS8 CONVENTION OF
Savanna!) Diocesan Council
Of Catholic Women
BOH AIR HOTEL
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
APRIL 19th 8t 20th, 1958
Registration begins at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, April 19th.
Schedule for Saturday:
Opening Session 2:30 P. M.
Banquet 7:30 P. M.
Schedule for Sunday:
MASS at St. Mary's on the Hill 8:00 A. M.
Morning Session 10:30 A. M.
Luncheon 1:00 P. M.
Banquet Tickets $3,50
Luncheon Tickets $2.50
Registration Fee $1.00
Total $7.00
HOTEL RATES
Singles $5.00 $5.50 $6.00
Twin $8.00 $9.00 $9.50
Everyone aiiending Ihe Convention is invited to meet Mrs. Robert
H. Mahoney, our National President, at a Tea given in her honor at the
home of Mrs. Alfred Battey, immediately following the afternoon session
on Saturday.
Breakfast may bs had
Church, if desired.
on Sunday at restaurant across from the
For Hctel Reservations, write RESERVATION MGR.. BON AIR.
HOTEL. WALTON WAY & HICKMAN ROAD, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
For p>.1 rifjnet and Luncheon Rnsorvations, write MRS. EDWIN DORR,
2280 CENTRAL AVENUE, AUGUSTA. GEORGIA.
tional peace.
Bringing these young people to
the United States will help them
understand and appreciate our
nation’s ideals and aspirations.
When they return home, they will
be in a. position to explain and
interpret; the United;. States to
their fellow citizens. '
Sharing one’s home with a fel
low Catholic is an extraordinary
practice of fraternal charity.
•When Our Lord said, “I was: :
stranger, and you look me in,
He taught us that hospitality is
pure, unselfish charity, love of
neighbor for the love of God.
This invitation is really a sug
gestion that you might wish to
thank God for His blessings upon
.your-family, by sharing them with
Sa guest from abroad. If you have
a happy family, good health,
comfortable home, and a reason
able degree of economic security
you are indeed blessed and have
reason to be grateful to Almighty
God. The question is-—^Would you
like to share these blessings with
one of our students?
; If any family in the diocese
can participate in this most
worthwhile program, they are re
quested to contact Mrs. Norman
Boatwright, president of the Sav
annah Diocesan Council of Cath
olic Women, at 2640 Belleview
Avenue, Augusta, Georgia, Tele
phone 3-6303, without delay, as
the deadline for applications is
March 15, 1958.
The Diocesan Council hopes
that there will be several fam
ilies from the Diocese of Savan
nah who will avail themselves of
this opportunity to perform this
spiritual and corporal work of
mercy.
Hears Plea For
Vocations
(Continued From Page 1)
Macon; Cooperating with Confra
ternity of Christian Doctrine, Mrs
Frank Hanna, of Douglas; Home
and School, Mrs.' John E. White,
of Columbus; Libraries and Lit
erature; Mrs. Wm. Schroer, of
Valdosta; Legislation, Mrs. E. B.
Whitman, of Thomasville; Fam
ily and Parent Education, Mrs
John E. White, of Amerieus; Spi
ritual Development, Mrs. T. S.
Dvorak, of Valdosta; Civil De
fense, Mrs. Richard Bettinger, of
Warner Robins; Public Relatipns,
Mrs. Matthew McCoy, of Albany;
Youth, Mrs. Mitchell Moses, of
Valdosta; and Foreign Relief,
Mrs. George W. Hughey, of Al
bany.
It vvas unanimously voted to
renew the “salt box penny-a-day”
plan to raise the funds for the
Columbus Deanery Council’s
share in the program for the or
phans of the diocese.
Roll call showed eighty ladies-
present, which included a repre
sentation from the council’s most
recent affiliate, the Mission Coun
cil of Bainbridge.
Col. Agnes Hoffman, of Warner
Robins, gave the secretary’s re
port, and Miss Mary McCall, of
Amerieus, gave the treasurer’s re
port.
The following slate of officers
were installed at this meeting:
President, Mrs. Clark Davis of
Macon; Vice President, Mrs. Jos
eph Dembowski, of Warner Rob
ins; Secretary, Mrs. Agnes Rau, of
Albany; and Treasurer, Mrs,
Ralp Collins of Columbus.
Mrs. Elmore Thrash, of Val
dosta, presided during the busi
ness session. A rising vote of
thanks was given to the outgoing
prseident for the outstanding
work accomplished during her
two terms of office, and she ex
pressed her gratitude for the
splendid cooperation given to her.
The Fab Meeting of the Colum
bus Deanery C.C.W. will be held
ip Amerieus.
ANNOUNCE
CONTEST
WINNERS
COLUMBUS — Mrs. W. W
Purks, Diocesan Chairman of the
Spiritual Development Commit
tee, has announced Diocesan and
Deanery winners of the Savannah
Diocesan Council pf Catholic Wo
men’s Fourteenth Annual Essay
Contest as follows: Diocesan Whi
ners: Group I, Rosemary Joe, of
Aquinas High School, Augusta;
Group PI, Patricia Ann Spikes, Of
St. Anthony’s School, Savannah;
Group II, Richard Dunstan, of
Mount St. Joseph, Augusta.
“The' Mass, 'the Copter of Cath
olic Action,” was the essay topic:
The contest, held-.annually, and
open to all Catholic students of
the Diocese of Savannah, is divid
ed into three groups: Grades 10-
11-12, 7-3-9, and 4-5-6. Twelve
hundred children submitted es
says’ this year.
. Winners in the three deanery
councils are as follows: Savannah
Deanery: Group I, Mary Sack,
Statesboro . High School, States
boro; Group TI, Patricia Ann
Spikes:, ' St. . Anthony's School,
Savannah; Group III, Theresa
Winders, Cathedral Day School,
Savannah. Columbus Deanery;
Group I, Patricia O’Hanlon,
Mount de Sales Academy, Macon;
Group II, Earth a Turnberg. Al
bany High School, Albany; Group
III, John Morrissey, Holy Family
School, Columbus. Augusta Dean
ery: Group I, Rosemary Joe, of
Aquinas High School, Augusta;
Group If, Brenda Gale Garrick,
of Sacred Heart School, Aiigusta;
Group III, Richard Dunstan,
Mount St. Joseph, Augusta.
Pictures and essays of the dio
cesan winners will be published
in the SAVANNAH BULLETIN
at a later date.
St Patrick’s
Pay Dance $
Brunswick IViar, 15
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick
Knights of Columbus. Council
Number 1939 will sponsor a St.
Patrick’s Day Dance on Saturday,
March 15th,
The dance, scheduled for the
National Guard Armory, will be
gin at 9 p. m. Music for dancing
will be furnished by the Emma
Kelly Orchestra.
COST PLUS
Prosperity has its drawbacks—
it costs people more and more to
live beyond their incomes.
New Program
At Columbus
COLUMBUS — The Columbus
Branch of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association has embarked on a
new project. In response to a re
quest from Father Wm. Dowling,
assistant pastor of the Church of
the Holy Family, who is in charge
of Sunday evening religion class
es for young people attending the
local high schools,, the Branch is
putting on a program each Sun
day evening for the parents, or
other adults, accompanying the
young people.
While the students attend class
es in the various rooms, the pro
gram is presented in the auditori
um of Holy Family School.
The programs began on Decem
ber first, a n d will continue
throughout the school year. The
first several programs offered
dealt with various timely re
ligious topics. The current series
of film strips in color is prepared
by St. John’s University, on THE
CREED and THE SACRAMENTS,
and is proving a means of valu-
uable instruction both for the
members of. the Columbus: Branch
and for adults a Rending■■ the ses
sions.
South Americans
Grateful To City
For 'Open Heart'
ALBANY — A tragedy-stricken
mother and son from South
America recently expressed their
“deepest appreciation” to Albany
for opening its heart to them in
time of trouble.
Mrs. Barbara de Norena, of
Bogota, Columbia, South. Ameri
ca, and her son Edward, of Ft.
Wayne. Ihd., said “We can never
(express our full appreciation and
gratitude to the wonderful people
.of Albany,” .. J
; They referred to the rallying
bf local citizens to their aid when
-the husband .and father, Faustino
Norena, died in Phoebe. Putney
‘Hospital 'here. . • '
Y The trio was en route from Ft.
Wayne to Miami, where Mr. and
•Mrs. Norena were to habe taken
% plane back to their homeland,
when Mr. Norena became seri
ously ill.
1 Complete strangers to Albany,
the Norenas said they were “over
whelmed” when’ Albanians step
ped in after the death of Mr.
Norena and arranged for rosary
services, funeral rites and burial
in Crown Till Cemetery, and at
tended to other necessary de
tails.
“We will always be glad that
since this had to happen it hap
pened in Albany,” they said. “We
owe a tremendous debt of grati
tude to the people of St. Teresa’s
Church, the Knights of Columbus,
the funeral home, and many,
many others. We will never forget
it.”
The mother and son left to
day for Ft. Wayne, where she will
reside with him.
C. C, D. MEETS
BRUNSWICK — Topic of the
February meting of St. Francis
Xavier C.C.D. was sanctifying
grace. The C.C.D. text, The Holy
Spirit and His Work being fol
lowed.
Among reports given at the
meeting were those of Parent-
Educator work on books recently
processed for the parish libraries
an on the Auto-drivers Helpers’
committee.
Officers of the Confraternity
are: Cmdr. Duncan Wallace, U.
S. N., president; Mrs. J. F. O’
Brien, vice president; Mr. Ralph
Peck, treasurer; and Miss Mary
Parker, secretary.
Its’ a waste of time to try to
kill two birds with one stone—
stones are more plentiful than
birds.
Annual Meeting Of
Notre Dame Book Shop
SAVANNAH — At the Annual
Meeting of the Notre Dame Book
Shop Association committee re
ports showed that a great deal
had been accomplished during the
past year.
The president, Mrs. John E.
Porter, announced that a book
review. would be given by Mrs.
Peter Scardino on March 25 and
a night review will be scheduled
for April when Christopher Mur
phy wi.l discuss “Catholic Art”.
At the meeting of the Board of
Directors which followed, the fol
lowing officers were elected:
President, Mrs. John E. Porter;
Vice-President, Julian Sipple, Re
cording Secretary, Miss Mary Roe
Nugent; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. John E. Buckley; Treasurer,
Mrs. Frank Winder. Elected to fill
vacancies on the Board due to
expiration of terms were Mrs,
Walter Smith and Roy Anderson.
Thomas Corcoran, newly elected
president of the Catholic Com
munity Center, will replace M. C.
McCarthy as the representative
from that organization. The slate
was presented by Miss Helen
Dunn.
Other members ‘ of the Board
who will continue /to serve are:
(Mrs. Janie.-' J. Collins, Mrs. James
W. How::, Hugh H. Grady, Miss
.Dunn. IJarry-Haslam, ‘Mrs. Wil
liam R. Johnson, /William B. Lain.
(Jr., Mrs!. Owarf Porter, F. G.
jCliett, Jrl. Rt. HeV'Msgrl TV J(ames
McNamara and Mrs. William C.
(Broderick.
/ Mrs. Porter expressed apprecia
tion to the retiring members of the
Board for their fine cooperation
and thanked the Board for their
.help in the successful operation of
the Shop during the past year.
Mr. Sipple was appointed to
head a committee to make any
necessary revision in the By-laws.
(Serving with him will be the past
presidents: Miss Dunn, Mrs. Col
lins and Mrs. Broderick.
The Board went on record as
expressing great pleasure after
viewing the series “Rome Eternal”
on the Sundays in January on
Channel 3, WSAV-TV and letters
of appreciation will be sent to the
program director of that station,
as well as to the National Broad
casting Corporation and the Na-
ional Council of Catholic Men.
ALBANY PTA
MEETING
ALBANY — “The Magic Bar
rel” was the topic of an enlighten
ing and entertaining talk made
by Mr. Frank Jones, of the pe
troleum industry, at the February
meeting of the St. Teresa’s P-T.A.
Mi-. Jones told of the many pro
ducts made from crude oil, and
their varied uses.
It was reported that a recent
Barbecue Chicken Supper had
been a social and financial suc
cess.
Mrs. John Wolfe, president,
urged all to support the Girl
Scouts by purchases of cookies
during the cookie sale.
Sister Miriam reported that
grades on the mid-term diocesan
exams were above average,
Father Marvin Le Frois an
nounced that the children of the
school would receive their First
Holy Communion when they are
in the second grade.
A social hour was held after
the business session.
Not much use of saving for a
rainy day if you don’t have
enough to spend to enjoy the
sunny ones.
Meeting Of
St. Vincent’s
Alumnae Ass’n
SAVANNAH — The February
meeting of the St. Vincent’s
Alumnae. Association was held re
cently at St. Vincent’s Academy,
Mrs. Joseph Winders, president,
informed the members of the
Open House to be held at St.
Mary’s Home on Sunday, March
9,: from 2 until 3:30 p. m. Bishop
Thomas McDonough will be guest
of honor.
Tentative plans were discussed
for the Mass and Communion
Breakfast on Sunday, March 23.
Members will attend the 9 o’clock
Mass at the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist, and a Communion
Breakfast immediately following.
Also under discussion was the
proposed excursion boat trip on
the Savannah River and to sur
rounding places of interest. This
project is set for Saturday, April
26.
Mrs. Essie Schreck and her
committee served refreshments
after the meeting had been ad
journed;
Mirniation At
little Sisters
SAVANNAH — Thirteen resi
dents of the home operated by
the Little Sisters of the Poor in
Savannah were confirmed by the
Most. Rev. Thomas J. McDon
ough, Auxiliary Bishop of Sav
annah on Sunday, February 23rd.
Members of the class ranged from
63 years of age to 82.
Present at the Confirmation
ceremony were Father Norbert,
O.S.B., Chaplain of the Little
Sisters’ Home and Father Bede,
Timothy, Terrence and Damien,
Benedictine Priests from Sacred
Heart Priory.
The Very Reverend Monsignor
Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor,
assisted Bishop McDonough, who
officiated at Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament, following the
Confirmations.
Confirmed were Joseph Norris,
George Fowler, John Thrasher,
William Hobbs, Joseph Saunders,
Joseph Clark, Norbert Schumann,
Pierre Thaxton, Matthew Hilgen-
dorf, Victoria Fox, Emma Harri
son, Martha Morris and Anna
Anahen.
IVSsgr, McNamara
To Be
SAVANNAH — The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. T. James McNamara, mem
ber of the board of the National
U.S.O. Council, will act as mode
rator for one of the five work
shop sessions of the Council in
Washington, March 5-6.
Appearing on the panel for
the workshop will be Chaplain
Carpenter, Air Force chief of
chaplains, who will speak on the
subject, “Status of Religion in the
Armed Forces,” and General Hall
from the office of manpower and
personnel, who will present the
development of the topic, “Sig
nificant Changes in the Military
Structure.”
Msgr. McNamara lias been a
member of the National Council
for the past three years.
COLUMBUS T >HOG'HM-Mr. Paul We.isenberger, Mrs. John B.
1 limbus Branch, who presented the program, Miss Marilyn Fleming,
L. Wells, and Mrs. A/ Comeaux.
Byrne, secretary of the Co-
Ivlrs. Adelina Latirn, Mrs. J.
