The bulletin (Augusta, Ga.) 1920-1957, June 27, 1942, Image 33

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■ ■ vy;-;- : mm ililils a®lll§tp ■■Ml £f§|$:§§ JUNE 27, 1942 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA ONE-B Supreme Council of Knights of Columbus to Meet in Memphis GEORGIA LAYMEN'S RETREAT IN JULY I0I-W.4OTHST. ROOF REPAIRING and PAINTING PHONE 8546 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA In the midst of desolation and min. the Catholic Church at Tobruk still stands. A pencil insorin tion on the white wall reads “Please remember this is a Catholic Church. It means aTmuch to any Catholic JBntisljer a3 it does to Italians or Catholics of any other nation. Please respect it An Ene. Jtish saUor£ British Official Photo. <N.C.W.C-‘ - ■ En£ ALL KINDS OF DELICACIES SODA FOUNTAIN—SANDWICHES—BEER FORSYTH APARTMENTS—SAVANNAH, GA. McGrath Distributing Co. Wholesale Distributors Churngold Margarine Shefford Cheese—Cains Mayonnaise. Forman’s Piccalilli—Miracle Ice Box Cookies L. F. McGRATH, JR., Prop. SAVANNAH GEORGIA Best Wishes FROM JOHN L. KENNY RBOFIRO MD SUING (Special to The Bulletin) . MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Su preme Council of the Knights of Columbus will hold its annual meeting here August 18-20, the first time it has assembled in the South in 35 years. Archbishop Stritch Council, of Memphis, will be the official host to the conven tion. ■ The Peabody Hotel will be the official headquarters and the Cath olic Club will be the social head quarters, with some of the sessions to be held in the Memphis Audi torium. Arrangements are being made to exemplify the third degree on the morning of August 16, and to hold an exemplification of the fourth degree that afternoon. Applicants for these classes will come from all over the South. On Augusta 17 the Supreme Board of Directors will meet, while visitors are being entertained by the Catholicsc of the city. On Au gust 18 a Mass will be celebrated, after which the convention will open with a public meeting at which delegates will be. welcomed by civic officials and local knights. That evening the States Dinner will be held. After adjournment the next .day the Catholics of Memphis will be ■hosts at a Southern barbecue. In addition to the Supreme of ficers, many notable visitors are expected to attend, among them being the Most Rev, William 1,. Adrian, D. D., Bishop of Nashville, and the Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch. D. D., Archbishop of Chi cago, who has been for many years a member of the council in Mem phis. The Chamber of Commerce is- extending its resources to afford every facility for the comfort and enjoyment of delegates and visitors and the K. of C. councils in the South are uniting with Memphis Council in extending a welcome. Walter B. Hudson has been chosen chairman of the local con vention committee. MT. ST. JOSEPH GRADUATING CLASS AUGUSTA: As pictured on Class Day, June 3. The class grad uated on June 4. I*eft to right, the girls are, seated, Anne Gilbert, Dorothy Kelly, Anna Mulherin Mabel Hickman, Merilyn Meyer, ^nd Margie Farrell. Standing, left to right. Marian Farris, Mary Cashin, Dorothy O Connor, Harriette Smythe Denese Smith. Margaret Blaydes, Ann Kemp and Sarah McMahon.—'Augusta Herald photo). Compliments From SCHWARZ’S BAKERY Savannah, Ga. THE WAR CRY, weekly publi cation of The Salvation Army, in its issue of June 12, had as its front coyer, a reproduction of the painting “Come Follow Me,” with the credit line “1930 Copyright, St. Anthony’s Guild,” and as a back cover a full-page picture of Our Lord, standing with arms out stretched, above and behind the figures of an American soldier and sailor. This picture, entitled “The Divine Protector,” shows a 1941 copyright of St. Anthony's Guild. An article on page 6 of the issue headed “In' Appreciation of Our War Cry Cover,” reads: “One of the most beautiful covers that has appeared on the Southern War Cry in recent months adorns the edition you are now reading. “The War Cry takes this oppor tunity to express appreciation for the use of these beautiful pictures to St. Anthony’s Guild and the Franciscan Monastery, at Pater son. New Jersey. “The pictures came to our notice in miniature and in colors and our request for them to be used on the Southern War Cry was met with prompt and generous permis sion by the Franciscan Fathers at Paterson. “We know the readers of the Southern War Cry will receive a generous blessing through these pictures and fot ourselves and our readers we are deeply grateful.—’’ The Editor.” CHARLESTON DEANERY N.C.C.W. HOLDS MEETING CHARLESTON. S. C. — The Charleston Deanery of (he Dioces an Council of the National Council of Catholic Women held its quar terly meeting at the rectory of St. John’s Church, North Charleston, on June 10, with Mrs. J. J. Reyn olds, deanery president, conduct ing the meeting. Guest speaker was the Rev. M. J. Reddin, pastor of St. John’s Church, who spoke on the efficacy of prayer. A welcome was extended by Mrs. L. A. Blythe and the response was made by Mrs. G. Leo Lowry. Mrs. Ernest Douglas, the secretary, read the minutes of the previous quar terly meeting, and a financial re port was made by Mrs. J. R. Wal ton, treasurer. Mrs. Lowry urged the members to register for the women’s Re treat at St. Angela Academy in Aiken, and Miss Mae Gordon re ported on the recent national con vention at Hollywood. Fla. Mrs. J. Albert Von Dohlen, chairman on courtesies and resolutions thanked the St. John’s Altar Society for its hospitality and Father Reddin for his address. A social session followed the meeting. McGrath’s Delicatessen THE REV. WILLIAM J. RUG- geri, S. J., a member of the facul ty of the Jesuit High School, New Orleans, and a member of the Mis sionary Band of the Southern Province of the Society of Jesus, conducted a retreat for the Sisters of Mercy in Savannah at St. Vin cent’s Convent, early this month. COLUMBIA DEANERY N.C.C.W. HOLDS MEETING (Special to The Bulletin) COLUMBIA, S. C.—The Colum bia Deanery of the Charleston Dio cese of the National Council of Catholic Women held , its quarter ly meeting in St. Peter’s Hall, Co lumbia, June 9th. The President, Mrs. C.^F. Buit- man announced the following ap pointments: Chairman of Organizations, Mrs. Curran L. Jones; Family and Parent Education, Mrs. L. W. In gram: Immigration ad Internation al Relations, Mrs. Robert Gerald, Sumter; Libraries, Mrs. A; A. Craig; Publicity, Mrs. W. J. Cor- mack; Religeous Education, Mrs. B. B. Bellinger, Retreat, Mrs. Alex Wiles and Miss Mary Roche; Na tional Catholic School of Social Service, Mrs. J. L. Nelson. The Columbia Deanery, com posed of organizations from the countries of central South Caro lina has been particularly active during the past three months. Re ports showed that much welfare work has been done; one small group having about seven hundred hours of Red Cross Sewing to its credit. Interesting talks were made by the Rev. John P. Clancy of Sum ter, the Very Rev. Martin C. Mur phy, pastor of St. Peter's church Columbia and the Diocesan Presi dent of the National Council of Catholic Women, Mrs. Leo Lowry of Charleston, S. C. The officers for the year are: Mrs. C. F. J. Bultman, President, Mrs. V. G. Dorr, Blackville, S. C„ vice president, Mrs. F. J. Dutton. AT WASHINGTON AUGUSTA, Ga. — James B. Mulherin, chairman of the Retreat Section of the Catholic Laymen's Association-of Georgia, has an nounced that the annual Retreat for the men of the Diocese of Sa- vannah-Atlanta, which is held at St. Joseph’s Home, in Washington, will begin on the evening of Fri day, July 17 and will close on Sun day afternoon, July 19. Those who anticipate making the Retreat are requested to make res ervations without delay, either through the Rev. John Crean, di rector of St. Joseph’s Home, in Washington, or through Mr. Mul herin at the S. F. C. Building in Augusta. If it is more convenient, prospective retreatants may make reservations through the neatest local chairmen, the local chairmen being; Martin J. Callaghan,' Ma con; Norman J. Wrigley, Atlanta; John Morris, Athens: Reginald Hatcher, Milledgeville; J. P. Horns- hy, Ivy, A. J. Opperman, Ameri- cus, and Dewey P. Johnson, Val dosta. In view of the transportation, dif ficulty this year, due to the ra tioning of tires and gasoline, pros pective retreatants in each locali ty should discuss transportation problems among themselves and with their local chairman. The Most Rev.-Gerald P. OJHara, D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, has secured, the Rev.- Joseph P. Turner, C. SS. R., of Philadelphia, as Retreatmaster. Father Turner is no stranger to lay retreatants- in Georgia, as the noted Rodem- torist conducted a laymeh’s Re treat in this Diocese some years ago. i A .second Retreat, for-the lay men in the Savannah c.rea, is be ing planned for September at Villa Marie. .■ SACRED HEART P.-T. A., SAVANNAH, ENTERTAINS SAVANNAH, Ga. — The POrent- Teacher Association of the Sacred Heart Junior High School enter tained the students with an inform al dance at the Benedictine Arm ory on the evening of June 6. Chaperones for the affair were Mrs. Morel and Mrs. Williaht Kava- naugh. Arrangements for the dance were made by a committee which included Misses Helen Ma rie Whalen, Ann Ott, Margaret Mary Langford, Mary Jane Flana gan. Mary E. Morel, Carolyn Fra zier, Mary E. Neuslein, Mary Ann Kavanaugh and Frances Desnosito. secretary, and Mrs. John V. Bult man, Treasurer, Mrs. W. J. Cor- mack. Publicity Chairman.