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JUNE 27, 1942 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA nVE 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. i