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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 24, 1940
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CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION NEWS
(Incorporating The Georgia Federation of Junior Catholic Clubs)
SPIRITUAL
CULTURAL
RECREATIONAL
SOCIAL
REVEREND JOSEPH W. KAVANAUGH
Savannah Regional Director
REVEREND JAMES J. GRADY
Diocesan Director
REVEREND THOMAS L FINN
Atlanta Regional Director
Patronage of His Excellency, The Most Reverend Gerald P. O'Hara, D.D., J. U. D
ATLANTA PLANS GALA
ST, PATRICK’S DAY
Four Atlanta Clubs Will
Combine for Celebration of
Seventeenth of March
On Sunday afternoon, March 17, the
four Atlanta Clubs will hold a St.
Patrick’s Day celebration. The fes
tivities will start with a basketball
game between the St. Anthony
“Micks” and the Blessed Chanel
‘ Mulligans.” Following. this game,
the Cathedral “Pats” will meet the I.
C. “Macks.”
When the players have had enough
of basketball both they and the mem
bers of the four clubs will sojourn
to the assembly hall of the Blessed
Chanel Club and a dance and social
will follow.
The four clubs have created much
interest in this social and it is hoped
that a large turnout will be on hand.
With four Irish captains to lead
the teams it is certain that the teams
will have many of the sons of the
Auld Sod in the line-ups. Joe Mc
Gowan will elad the Chanelites; Tom
Lannon will be at the helm of the
Antonians; Joe Conley will pace the
Cathedral Big Five, while Tommy
Clark will call the signals for the I.
C.
With this, the first joint athletic
contest and social planned, if the in
terest warrants other similar get-to
gethers. a committee will be ap
pointed to keep them going through
the summer and fall.
BLESSED CHANEL
Atlanta
The Study Club under the direction
of Father Maguire has been very ac
tive during the present year. Abiding
by the wishes of Holy Mother Church
and Most Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara,
the Chanelites have built the study
club into a live, prosperous and ac
tive group.
The club is now studying the Mass,
Father Maguire has been taking the
club on tour of the Sacristy and Altar
explaining the .vestments and sacred
vessels. Along with this a member
has been reading a paper. Lawrence
Baurshell explained the prayers from
the start of the. Mass until the ele
vation of the Mass.
A rummage sale will be held short
ly to raise funds for the coming con
vention in May.
Our president, Joe McGowan, is as
sisting the Holy Name Society who
are working in conjunction with the
St. Anthony’s Holy Name in securing
ads. for the anniversary edition of
the Parish News.
Communion Breakfast
The big event of the month was the
quarterly Communion breakfast at
which the Blessed Chanel Club was
host. About one hundred and fifty
members were present. These quar
terly Communions are growing more
popular each time. It is a great tribute
to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament
.and a fine example to the members of
the Parish to witness a group of
young men and women receiving Our
Savior at an early hour of a cold Sun
day. Many of the members come from
a great distance and it is a great sac
rifice on their part to lose , the sleep
that feels so good on a cold morning
to be present. To the committee un
der, , the direction of Clem and Joe
McGowan goes a vote of thanks for
their efforts in making the breakfast
which followed the Communion a
success.
To the members of the St. An
thony's, Immaculate Conception and
Cathedral Clubs, the Chanelites ex
pend a vote of thanks. To Fathers
Finn. Frizelle, Quinlan and Maguire
the club is grateful.
Tlie Chanelite Chatter is now being
edited by the Sacred Heart girls. The
very able editor, Clayton Burke, due
to his law studies is not able to con
tinue the issue.To Clayton goes a
vote of thanks for his splendid work
in preparing this issue.
“Green Bantam”
The “Green Bantam” is on the move
again. Each Sunday morning this
small mysterious car known as the
“Green Bantam” leaves for the Tal
lapoosa Mission. The occupants are
Father Healy and Joe Keiley and may
they continue their good work in
bringing a knowledge of God and
Catholicism to these people at Talla
poosa and surrounding towns.
The club extends their thanks to the
C. Y. P. A. of Savannah for the very
successful convention. Each and every
Catholic Youth Organization
The first Catholic Youth Organization popularly known as the CYO)
was founded in October, 1930 in the Archdiocese of Chicago by His Ex
cellency, the Most Reverend Bernard J. Sheil, D. D., V. G., Auxiliary
Bishop of Chicago. This movement has seen rapid growth in many other
Archdioceses and Dioceses throughout the Country. It was established in
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta by direction of His Excellency, the Most
Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. D., in May, 1939.
AIMS
The purpose of the CYO is to maintain a program of religious, cultural,
and social activities among the youth of the Diocese, by providing Christian
and Democratic means for the proper expression of creative faculties and
wholesome interests on the part of its adolescent members. Expressed in
more fundamental terms, the CYO aims at the salvation of the individual
soul of every boy and girl interested in its program.
PHILOSOPHY
“The philosophy of the CYO provides its members with a positive and
living philosophy, a philosophy of action as well as contemplation, by
fostering concepts of moral virtue and personal honor, of self respect and
fair play, of tolerance and Christian caritableness, and by inculcating, at
the same time, in the mind of the growing boy and girl a deep and genuine
appreciation of those Catholic precepts which every faithful lover of God
endeavors to exemplify in his daily existence.
ORGANIZATION
Under the guidance and leadership of the Most Reverend Bishop, the
following is the general outline of the organization of the CYO in this
Diocese: Diocesan Director, Savannah Regional Director, Atlanta Regional
Director whose purpose is to assist in any way possible the various
parochial CYO organizations under the direct guidance of pastors, priests,
and lay-leaders of the respective parishes.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership consists of three divisions: (1) Children of Grammar
School age; (2) Boys and Girls attending High School; (3) Boys and girls
of the age of eighteen not in High School, to the age of thirty-five.
PAROCHIAL ACTIVITIES
The CYO sponsors such activities as sodalities, Junior Holy Name So
cieties, Georgia Federation of Junior Catholic Clubs, Boy Scouts, study-
clubs, softball, basketball, track, dances, outings, and any other activities
which pastors might deem beneficial to their own respective parishes.
DIOCESAN ACTIVITIES
(1) Semi-annual conferences of the Georgia Federation of Junior Catho
lic Clubs.
(2) Annual observance of Boy Scout Week, under Catholic auspices.
(3) Annual athletic meet.
EMBLEMS
The official emblem of the CYO is that found at the head of this page,
consisting of a white backgreen with green lettering, lines, and circle.
It may be used alone, or used with the name of the respective parish,
school, parochial organization or society, Emblems may be purchased
through the Diocesan Office.
The Diocesan Office anxiously awaits the opportunity of cooperating
with every parochial organization in any way possible by offering any in
formation or suggestions desired for the establishment and development
of the CYO in every parish. This assistance may be had by writing to
either the Very Reverend James J. Grady, Diocesan Director, or to the
Reverend Joseph W. Kavanagh, Savannah Regional Director, or to the
Reverend Thomas L. Finn, Atlanta Regional Director.
By June, it is hoped that a report showing the progress of CYO
towards the ultimate aim and goal set down by His Excellency, may be
made.
So. let us begin now not only to talk, but to live “CYO" and to co
operate wholeheartedly with our respective pastors in assisting them to
accomplish this great phase of priestly life—the care of youth,
ATLANTA
St. Anthony's Club
Due to the ice and snow the pre-
Lenteii social was postponed. The
Study Club under the direction of its
leader Byrd Keith has been making
great strides. The Mass is being
studied and several of the members
prepare a paper for each session.
Father Quinlan, moderator, explains
the Mass in detail and also answers
all questions that come before ihe
leader if a member cannot answer
them. The next session will be held
on March 14 at the home of Rose
mary and Rita Guldenschuh.
Thirty members attended the quar
terly Communion and breakfast as
guests of the Blessed Chanel Club.
A joint skating party with the Im
maculate Conception Club was held
at Lakewood and a good crowd was
present.
The basketball team has been prac
ticing at the Marist court and about
fifteen members take part in this
popular sport.
A play has been planned for the lat
ter part of April. The Junior Choir,
composed of the club members has
been singing at the perpetual No-
vena services on Monday evenings. A
note of praise has been uttered for
their fine work.
A committee of the girls aided the
Guild in their annual spaghetti sup
per.
Many of the members are attend
ing the Lenten devotions held on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights, but there are still quite a few
who do not attend. To these who
are lax we ask that you make a spec
ial effort to attend. Lent is approach
ing the halfway mark and you are
asked to make this sacrifice for Our
Savior.
member who made the trip to Sa
vannah. returned thrilled over the
successful meeting and good time en
joyed by all the crowd.
Since the Chanelites have selected
May 25th and 26th for the next meet
ing of the Federation it is the fond
hope of all that it will be a huge suc
cess.
A dance and social to take place
after Lent are now being planned.
THE QUEEN’S
PRIVILEGE
There is a centuries-old law wmch
forbids women to enter the monas
teries of monks who live secluded
from the world. It was recently an
nounced that this rule had been mo
mentarily suspended in a Trappist
monastery to allow some ladies to
shelter from heavy rain.
But there is one curious exception
to this law—it expressly except
queens. Thus, fifty years ago, Queen
Victoria was able to visit La Grande
Chartreuse, the ancient home of the
Carthusian monks and to spend four
hours in the monastery, visiting
chapel, refectories and cells.! Her
Britannic Majesty had a perfect legal
right to enter, but had sire abdicated
the following day 'and knocked at
the old gate of La Graryie Chartreuse,
she would not have been allowed to
cross the threshold.
It was not the first time in history
that a Protestant queen was admitted
to a monastery from which her
Catholic subjects were excluded.
Queen Christiana of Sweden, reign
ing as a Protestant sovereign, visited
La Grand Chartreuse. A few months
later, having abdicated her throne
to become a Catholic, she could no
longer have been allowed to enter
tire gate.
It is a strange law, but it is easily
explained. It was formulated in the
day when the persons of both kings
and queens were sacred. They were
then all Catholics, many of them
were saints, and the possibility that
Europe would ever see anything so
monstrous as a heretic king or queen
was not dreamed of. With the reli
gious revolution of the sixteenth cen
tury, heretic rulers became common,
and sovereignty lost its sacred char
acter, but these phenomena brought
about no change in the law. Ita
letter and its spirit have always re
mained as they were in the ages of
faith. . ,
Georgia Federation of Junior
Catholic Clubs Holds Session
Quarterly Convention Held
in Savannah Attracts Del
egates From Other Georgia
Towns
The C. Y. P. A. of Savannah was
Aost to the quarterly convention ot
(he Georgia Federation of Junior
Catholic Clubs. More than three hun
dred delegates from Atlanta, Macon,
Augusta, Rome, Douglas and Savan
nah attended the two day affair. .
A dance was held on Saturday night
at the DeSoto Hotel for the arriving
delegates who came for the meeting.
The convention opened on Sunday
morning with Mass at the Cathedral.
Father Kavanagh was the celebrant
at the Mass.. The sermon was deliv
ered by Father Bourke. formerly of
Atlanta, who stated that as future
leaders of a state where Catholics are
few and scattered it is necessary for
them to be a good example of a good
citizen as well as a good Catholic. The
ideals of the Federation should be
foremost in the minds of each and
every young Catholic in the state.
These ideals can be accomplished by
being a leader in your Parish ijid
clubs. The delegates were urged to
become active members of their study
clubs and to read Catholic books and
literature. He urged that the librar
ians in the communities of the cluhs
be asked to include Catholic books
and periodicals in their libraries.
The executive meeting followed the
Mass and was held in the C. Y. P. A.
clubhouse. This clubhouse, which was
opened about three months ago is a
home of which the C. Y. P. A. should
be very proud. It answers the needs
of the Catholic youth of the city.
Here the young people can gather on
any evening during the week and en
joy ping pong, billiards, dancing, and
cards while they can take part in
such useful arts as sewing, cooking,
shorthand, and reading.
Father Grady, C. Y. O. Diocesan
director, in his talk to the delegates
urged that the clubs continue the good
work they have been doing for the
past several years. Repeating ms
statement of “Don’t go along in the
false atmosphere that we have attain
ed the pinnacle of success because
we are far from it” in a very elo
quent manner, he exhorted the dele
gates to urge the members of their
clubs to take a more active part In
dramatics and study clubs.
He stated that there were many
Catholic young people in Georgia who
should be members of a club, but will
not join unless offered something. As
an example, he said the new club
house had increased the membership
from a low number to well over three
hundred, and concluded his talk to the
members of the executive committee
by offering the following suggestions:
That there should be a concentration
of clubs and break down of the detri
mental Parish banders; that the Fed
eration should sponsor inter-parochial
matches for the very young group;
that two columns of the Federation
News be given over to the younger
group; that a per-capita tax be lev
ied against all active members and
that the conventions be cut to two
each year in preference to the four as
now held.
Joseph Mendel Speaks
Following the banquet Mr. Joseph
Mendel as the principal speaker told
of the good that can be accomplish
ed by putting on small plays and
shows. He as director of the C. Y.
P. A. plays related their experiences
and asked the Federation to take a
great interest in plays. It can do two
things; namely bring out the charac
ter within each and every .one. and
give the members of the Parish nd
community hours of pleasure and
recreation. He asked that the cluos
submit plays to the C. Y. O. head
quarters and the best play would be
produced at the coming convention in
May.
Tom Kehoe, president of the Fed
eration, related to the general assem
bly what took place at the meeting
of the executive board held in he
morning.
Father Grady spoke to the assembly
and told of the good that could be
accomplished through unity of all.
Meet in Atlanta
The Blessed Channel Club of Atlan
ta invited the Federation to come to
Atlanta for the annual meeting and
election of officers on Saturday and
Sunday, May 25th and 26th. Amidst
cheers the invitation was accepted.
Following the general assembly «he
delegates were taken to the Shrine
Club where they were entertained
and treated to a buffet supper, , -
ATLANTA CLUB
NEWS NOTES
All members of the club who at
tended the convention of the Georgia
Federation of Junior Catholic Clubs
in Savannah on February 3 and 4
were very enthusiastic over the great
succes of such a fine job done by
the Catholic Young People’s Associa
tion of Savannah and look forward to
seeing the “bunch” again in Atlanta :n
May as guests of the Blessed Chanel
Club of the Sacred Heart parish.
The study club, which is now
known as the Immaculata Study Club
and has Saint Bonaventure as its pat
ron saint, is making great strides. Un
der the able direction of Chairman
Father Frizelle and through untiring
efforts on behalf of Scribe Margaret
Mary Weymouth, the attendance is
increasing at each weekly meeting.
Thanks are extended to the following .
members and parents of members for i
permitting us to hold meetings held ;
thus far at their particular homes «.nd ;
also for the refreshments and enter- !
ments following meetings:
Aldo Garoni
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Weymouth
Mr. and Mrs. Clibe Maloof
At the time of this writing the next
meeting is to be held at the home of
Bob Chess on Tuesday, February 29.
Club members were very sorry to
learn of the illness of Father Gri-
zelle’s mother who lives in Savannah
and extend their wishes for her
speedy recovery and well being.
Congratulations are in order for
Rosemary Cerniglia and Ray Anna
Ellis who graduated recently from
Girls High School.
Here’s another plug for our pro
gram committee. For bigger and bet
ter programs—visit us sometime.
Secretary Marie Merkling had a
birthday on February 15. How old
was she? Well, that would be tell
ing. Three guessts.
Inclement weather prevented many
from attending the quarterly joint
communion and breakfast of the tour
Atlanta clubs held on February 18 at
Sacred Heart but twenty-seven mem
bers of the I. C. Club were present.
We close with a note of interest.
Bob Harris says he’s giving up Wil-
helmina Epler’s singing for Lent.
SAVANNAH
C. Y. P. A.
The convention just held concluded
a five week campaign of hard work
to make the convention a grand sue-
eess.
Just before the convention took
place, it was decided to wax and
polish the entire club house. Vol
unteers joined the ranks and in a
short time the club house received a
thorough cleaning and polishing.
The house was open to all the
delegates and a great amount ol
praise was uttered by all who visit
ed it.
It is our belief that the three hun
dred delegates present at the conven
tion voiced the same re’nion as we
hold that the club house is the equal
of any in the country. All praise
for this new house is due Our Most
Reverend Bishop and Fathers Grady
and Kavanagh for their efforts- in
securing this club house for .the
Catholic youth of Savannah and the
Diocese. The house is open at all
times to any Catholic outside af Sa
vannah who may be visiting the city.
It is the home of the C. Y. P. A. that
all Catholics and their friends who
come to Savannah will visit the club
house across the street from the
Cathedra 1.
Clem Herman,lez and his boxii^S
team are putting on the finishing
touches for the boxing season which
is to get underway.
The club extends to Cecile Ryan
and her committee a vote of thanks
for the excellent wdty in which the
convention was conducted.
The study dub has increased Ha
roster. The question and answer
method has proved most popular.
The gatherings at the club on Sun
day evenings is proof that the Cath
olic young people will gather together
if. a place and program is prodded
for them, -