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JUNE 27, 1942
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Grotto at St. Mary’s Home, Savannah
The replica of the Grotto at Lourdes, at St. Mary’s Home, Savannah, was dedicated on the Feast
of the Immaculate Conception last year. It was given by Miss Anna McCrohan as a memorial to her
sister, the late Mother Mary Loyola, who as a Sister of Mercy devoted more than sixty years of her life
to the education of youth and the care of the sick in Georgia.—(Savannah Morning News photo de
veloped by Photocraft).
Catholic Press Association
Convenes in Birmingham
ORATORY PREPARATORY
SCHOOL AT ROCK HILL
HOLDS COMMENCEMENT
(Special to The Bulletin)
ROCK HILL, S. C. — Com
mencement exercises of the Ora
tory Preparatory School were held
on the Feast of St. Philip Neri at
St. Anne's Church. The ceremony
opening with a Solemn High Mass
celebrated by the Very Rev. Vin
cent G. Scharff, Cong. Orat., as
sisted by the Rev. Myles V. Mor
ris, Cong. Orat., and the Rev. John
Haak, Cong. Orat.
The occasion also marked the
feast of St. Philip Neri, the found
er of the Congregation of the Ora
tory, and the eighth anniversary
of the erectiofi of the Oratory, at
Rock Hill. The sermon was deliv
ered by Father Myles, the head
master of the Oratory School, his
theme being the influence of St.
Philip on Christian education.
Graduates included, Arthur Con
nelly, Miami; Harvey Geswender,
Savannah; Edward T-arleton, Co
lumbia; George Tarleton. Colum
bia; and Murphy Whisnant, Salis
bury, from the High School, and
Gerald Fitzgerald, Emmitsburg,
Md.; Richard Lowery, Orangeburg;
Sleane Oakley, Columbia, and Eu
gene Reeder, Columbia, from the
Grammar School.
In the evening at the Oratory
a new oil painting of St. Philip
was .unveiled and blessed follow
ing Solemn Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament. The painting
was a gift of Robert Reese, a
prominent artist of New York City.
Catholic University
to Conduct Summer
School in Memphis
At the request of the superin
tendents of schools in the Diocese
of the South, working through the
Catholic Committee of the South,
and with the full approval of the
Bishops of the South, the Catholic
University of America will conduct
a branch of its summer session of
the year 1942 at Siena College,
Memphis, Tennessee.
The primary purpose of this
branch will be to offer professional
training of the highest quality for
the teacher of the elementary
.grades, although strictly content
courses will also be offered in the
fields of English, General Science,
and History.
Elementary school teachers, who
have been in service for many
years without contact with the best
pedagogical thinking in the field,
may well follow many of these
courses. Effort has been made
throughout to focus instruction on
the educational problems and
needs of the South.
Information on academic mat
ters may be obtained from the Di
rector of the Summer Session,
Catholic University of America,
Washington, D. C. Information on
living accomodations may be ob
tained from the Dean of Siena Col
lege, Vance and Orleans Avenues,
Memphis, Tennessee.
Commencement Exerciess
Belmont Abbey College
(Special to The Bulletin)
BELMONT, N. C. — Marked by
simplicity, the sixty-fourth annual
commencement of Belmont Abbey
College was held on May 31, the
graduates wearing cadet uniforms
instead of the customary caps and
gowns.
The Rev. Charles Kastner, O. S.
B., chaplain of the college, was
the celebrant of the Solemn
Academic High Mass in the Abbey
Cathedral, and the sermon was de
livered by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ar
thur R. Freeman, P. A., Vicar Gen
eral of the Diocese of Raleigh, and
pastor of ■ St. Patrick’s Church,
Charlotte.
At the exercises in the college
gymnasium, Bruce Van Wagner de
livered the salutatory and Jerome
Powers was valedictorian.
The graduating class included
Louis McGhehee, Richmond; Charl
ton Howard, Key West; Tom Mc-
Sorley, Richmond, John Eck, Gas
tonia, Robert Powers, Savannah;
Hugh Noelby, Shelby; Parry
Downs, Richmond; Jack Stutz,
Chattanooga, Dale Carmody, Fol-
lensbee, W. Va., Frank Miller, Spo
kane, Wash., Henry Stalls, Char
lotte; Edward Yzenski, Wheeling;
Charles McKnight, Belmont; Jack
Sonneborn, Wheeling; Elmont Mil
ler, Spokane; William McKee, Gas
tonia, Dan Howe, Gastonia; Jack
Sherry, Norfolk; Gus Chagaris, Mt.
Holly; Edward Hunsuck, Mt. Holly,
Arden Galarde, Charlotte, Ray
Geyer, Erie; Robert Thalman,
Wheeling.
The Rev. Geoffey O’Connell, Ph.
D., of Biloxi, Miss., was Retreat-
master for the annual Retreat of
the students at Belmont Abbey
College.
Ilfs Excellency the Most Rev.
Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of
Charlestoin, has offered the com
plete library of the Rt. Rev. John
England, first Bishop of Charles
ton, to Belmont Abbey College, and
the Rev. Gabriel Stupasky, O. S.
B., school librarian, is arranging to
have the -books brought to Bel
mont.
The Rev. Daniel Baran, O. S. B.,
the Rev. Patrick Donahue, O. S. B.,
the Rev. Bede Lightner, O. S. B.,
the Rev. Anselm Biggs, O. S. B.,
and Father Walter, of Belmont
Abbey, will be at the Catholic Uni
versity of America for post-gradu
ate study this summer.
The Rev. Martin Hayes, O. S. B.,
will serve as assistant pastor of St.
Augustine’s Church, Brooklyn,
during the summer.
CONDOLENCES from His Holi
ness Pope Pius XII in the death of
the Most Rev. Joseph M. Corri
gan, Titular Bishop of Bilta and
Rector of the Catholic, University
of America, were received at the
University.
By BURKE WALSH
(Staff Correspondent, N. C. W. C.
News Service)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gather
ed here to study the problems
which war conditions have raised
up for the Catholic Press, Dele
gates to the Thirty-second Annual
Convention of the Catholic Press
Association of the United States
heard themselves welcomed as
“one of the greatest and most im
portant groups in the Catholic
Church.”
The tribute was paid by the
, Most Rev. Thomas J. Toolen, Bish
op of Mobile and host to meeting,
speaking in the presence of three
other Members of Hierarchy who
had taken part in first day of the
convention, Bishop Toolen declar
ed that “after the care of the pul
pit, ,1 would put the care of the
Catholic paper and magazine.” “I
would much prefer to have the
Catholic paper going into every
home in the parish than to have
many things which the pastors
consider so essential," he said.
This laudation brought to a close
a crowded day which began with
a Pontifical High Mass which Bish
op Toolen celebrated-in St. Paul’s
Church, and at which the Most
Rev. Joseph F. Rummel, Arch
bishop of New Orleans, preached
the sermon. Present in the Sanc
tuary were the Most Rev. John
Mark Gannon, Bishop of Erie and
Episcopal Chairman of the Press
Department of the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference, and the
Most Rev. Albert L. Fletcher, Aux
iliary Bishop of Little Rock.
Archbishop Rummel, Bishop
Toolen and Bishop Fletcher were
present at a luncheon session when
Bishop Gannon spoke to the dele
gates. The prelates took part in
other sessions of the convention
throughout the day, and were all
present again at a banquet session
at which Bishop Toolen gave the
principal address.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter M. E.
Wynhoven, of New Orleans, Editor-
in-Chief of Catholic Action of the
South and President of the C. P.
A., asserted that the “Catholic
Press is the very instrument that
will preserve the Constitution of
this country.” He thanked Bishop
Toolen for his encouraging wel
come to the delegates, and hailed
him as one of the' great friends of
the Catholic Press in the United
States.
The Rev. Daniel J. Kelley, Edi
tor of The Catholic Week, Birm
ingham, was toastmaster, and
heartily welcomed delegates on be
half of the host newspaper whose
staff had devoted themselves un-
stintingly to the welfare of the
delegates and the smooth running
of the convention. He lauded Bish
op Toolen as.the inspiration of a
successful paper, and the untiring
promoter of the Catholic Press.
Bishop Gannon spoke intimately
to the editors and publishers at a
luncheon session, and his remains
were fof the record. He traversed
his six years’ experience as Episco
pal Chairman of the N. C. W. C.
Press Department, told of the high
regard in which he holds the
Catholic Press of the United States
and its editors, emphasized the
great potentialities of the Catholic
Press and outlined some objectives
and programs which he urged
Catholic editors and publishers to
have before them in the future.
James Morgan, City Commis
sioner of Birmingham, welcomed
the( delegates at the luncheon
meeting. A. J. Wey of The Catholic
Universe Bulletin, Cleveland, Vice-
President of the Association, was
chairman of the meeting.
Bishop Fletcher gave the invo
cation at the opening session of
the convention. At that time Mon
signor Wynhoven gave his presi
dential report: the Rev. Dr. Ed
ward Lodge Curran, of Brooklyn,
reported as treasurer, and the Rev,
Herbert O. H. Walker, S. J., of
The Queen’s Work, St. Louis, gave
his report as chairman of the As
sociation’s Literary Awards Com
mittee. Monsignor Wynhoven re
ported on the institution of region
al meetings in the course of his ad
ministration, and said the mem
bership is the highest in the his
tory of the asociation. And, de
spite reduction of dues, the Asso
ciations’ treasury is in a healthy
condition, he added.
The Rev. Albert R. Zuroweste,
Editor of The Messenger, East St.
Louis, 111., presided at a session
of the Newspaper Section. Joseph
J. Quinn, Editor of The Southwest
Courier, Oklahoma City, read a
paper prepared by Gordon O'Neill,
Editor of The Monitor, San Fran
cisco, in which he reviewed the
aims and purposes of the Catholic
Press. Donald T. Sheehan, of
Washington, D. C., Director of
Public Relations of the National
Catholic Community Service, read
a paper entitled “What can a Cath
olic Paper Do for the NCCS?”
Father Walker told a session of
the Magazine Section that “The
war has made the Catholic edi
torial position very strong.”
Discussing the war’s impact on
costs and circulation, respectively,
Simon Baldus, Editor of Extension
Magazine, Chicago, and the Rev.
Hyacinth Blocker, O. F. M., Editor
of the St. Anthony Messenger, Cin
cinnati, gave careful surveys of the
problems facihg the Catholic mag
azines today.
Discussions at this session were
led by the Very Rev. John J. Con-
sidine, M. M., of The .Field Afar,
Maryknoll, N. Y., and the Rev.
Dr. Edward Lodge Curran, of
Brooklyn, who presided. Dr. Cur
ran also read a paper prepared by
John Sullivan of The Young Cath
olic Messenger, Dayton, O., which
led the discussion of Father Block
er’s talk.
Children at St. Mary’s
Home Buy Defense Stamps
SAVANNAH, Ga. — For some
years the various civic clubs in Sa
vannah have been giving presents
to the children at St. Mary’s Home
on Christmas and other occasions,
each child receiving some money
in addition to other gifts.
The youngsters have been de
positing these gifts in savings ac
counts, but recently these savings
were withdrawn from the bank
and invested in War Savings
Stamps, and now each child at St.
Mary’s Home is getting the bene
fit of all cash that the young peo
ple receive from friends or rela
tives.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Female Orphan Benevolent Society
MAY 1, 1941, TO APRIL 30, 1942
Receipts
Cash on Hand May 1, 1941 $ 6.657.92
Interest on Loans 4,584.04
Rents 3,278.04
Dividends 1,140.00
Donations and Bequests 3,901.22’
Account Feeley Estate 12,500.00
Income from Flannery Trust Fund 1.000.00
Diocesan Christmas Collection 2,904.29
City of Savannah 480.00
Chatham County 540.00
Contributions Toward Support of Children 506.40
Dues from Members of Society 1,856.00
Investment Account 5,763.80
Refund Taxes, etc. 69.11 $45,180.82
Disbursements
Clothing and Shoes $ 2.251.66
Meats and Groceries 8,772.68
Fuel, Lights, Telephone 1,877.87
Bitting. Jones & Co. (Loan) 5,000.00
Interests and Costs 3,803.19
Sisters of Mercy 600.00
Investment Account 10,050.00
Taxes and Insurance 2,000.37
Improvements and Repairs - 2,258.90
Gas, Oil & Repairs Operating Station Wagon . . . 475.79
Repairs to Real Estate 465.39
Chapel 160.10
Chaplain 360.00
Labor, Grounds, Etc. ...!.! 805.00
Superior at Home 1,628.00
Furnishings. School, Kitchen, Laundry and
Drug Supplies 1,096.70
Incidentals 322.80 $41,928.45
Balance on Hand May 1, 1942 $ 3,252.:
Compliments
SAVANNAH MORNING NEVIS
DAILY AND SUNDAY
Established 1850
SAVANNAH EVENING PRESS
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Established 1891
SAVANNAH, GA.
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