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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
MAY 22, 1943
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Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women
Holds Convention in Atlanta
Constitution Staff Photo—B. W. Callaway.
AT DIOCESAN N. C. C. IV. CONVENTION IN ATLANTA—Father Robert Brennan, O. S. B., of
Savannah, one of the speakers at the annual convention of the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan Council,
National Council of Catholic Women, held in Atlanta, discussed juvenile delinquency problems with
N. C. C. W. leaders. Standing is Mrs. Jack Leamy. president of the Atlanta Deanery Council; and seat
ed are Dr. Elizabeth Morrissy, professor of Political Economy, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore; and
Mrs. Robert Angelo, of Erie, Pa., national president of the N. C. C. W.—(Staff Photo by B. W. Callaway
—Courtesy of The Atlanta Constitution.)
(Special to The Bulletin) -
ATLANTA, Ga.—With His Ex
cellency the Most Rev. Gerald P.
O'Hara, Bishop of Savannah.At
lanta. and Mrs. Robert Angelo, Na
tional President of the National
Council of Catholic Women, in at
tendance and featured by distin
guished speakers and reports of
religious and war service activity
by Catholic women’s organizations
throughout Georgia, the fifth an
nual convention of the Savannah-
Atlanta Diocesan Council of the
National Council of. Catholic Wom
en was held at the Ansley Hotel
in Atlanta on May 4 and 5, with
Miss Anna Rice of Augusta, pre
siding.
At the opening session of the
convention, after the delegates had
been welcomed by Mrs. Jack
Leamy, president of the Atlanta
Deanery Council, an interesting
and timely address was delivered
by Alexander Harris, regional ad
ministrator of the Office of Price
Administration, on “Woman's Place
in Preventing Inflation.”
A Panel Institute on the N. C.
C. W., led by Mrs. Joseph L.
Herman, of Augusta, -followed the
address of Mr. Harris, and proved
to be one of the highlights of the
convention. Mrs. Angelo, of Erie,
Pa., national president of the N. C.
C. W., was so impressed by the
panel discussions that arrange
ments are being made to have
them printed in pamphlet form
and distributed to other N. C.
C. W. Diocesan and Deanery Coun
cils throughout the country.
Participating in this feature of
the program were Miss Elizabeth
Keiley, \tlanta, who discused “The
Duties and Responsibilities of Of
ficers”; Mrs. D. J. Colvin, Savan
nah, “The Necessity of Report
ing”; Mrs. A. W. Lucky. Augusta,
“The Value of Publicity”; Mrs. R.
H. Fleming, Columbus. “The Di
visions of the Council, Diocesan,
Deanery, Parish"; Miss Dorothy
Baumstark, Atlanta, “Study Clubs”;
Miss Helen Nugent, Savannah,
“St. Thomas Vocational School”;
and Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessy,
Macon. “The Effects of Unity.”
Speakers at the dinner, served
at the Ansley Hotel, on the eve
ning of the first day of the con
vention were Mrs. Angelo, who
spoke on “The National Council
of Catholic Women”; the Rev. Rob
ert J. Brennan, O.S.B., of Savan
nah, whose subject was “The An
swer to Juvenile Crime,” and Dr.
Elizabeth Morrissy, professor of
Political Economy at the College
of Notre Dame,” Baltimore, who
delivered a brilliant address under
the title of “Your Responsibility
and Mine.”
Bishop O’Hara, closing speaker
on the dinner program, expressed
his appreciation of the work being
done in the field of religion, edu
cation. social service, war activity
and other fields by the Catholic
women of the Diocese of Savan
nah-Atlanta.
The proceedings of the second
day of the convention were open
ed with a Pontifical Low Mass,
celebrated at the Cathedral of
Christ the King, by Bishop O’Hara.
Following the Mass, delegates to
the convention were guests of the
parish council of the Cathedral at
breakfast.
Miss Daphne Robert. Atlanta at
torney. president of the Associa
tion of Women Lawyers, spoke on
“The Legal Status of Women in
Georgia Today.” and the four vice-
presidents of the Diocesan Coun
cil. Mrs. J. Harold Mulherin. Sa
vannah; Mrs. Jack Leamy, Atlanta:
Mrs. D. J. O’Connor. Augusta, and
Mr. Floyd Harris, Macon, submit
ted their annual reports.
Reports were also submitted to
this session by the chairmen of
standing committees: Mrs. A. A.
Benedetto, Macon. Organization
and Development; Mrs. Joseph E.
Kelly, Savannah, Cooperation with
the Confraternity ot Christian Doc
trine; Mrs. Charles C. Stulb, Au
gusta. Catholic Charities; Mrs. Wil
liam McAlpin. Atlanta. Study
Clubs: Miss Kate Latham. Savan
nah. Publicity; Mrs. George Gun
ning, Atlanta. Parent-Teacher As
sociations; Mrs. Clark Davis, Ma
con. Shrines; Mrs. G. R. Connor,
Columbus, Interntional Relations;
Mrs. Frank White! Atlanta, Indus
trial Problems; Mrs. E. E. Gilbert,
Augusta, Literature and libraries;
Mrs. James F. Folliard, Savannah,
St. Thomas Vocational School;
Mrs. Grover Heyser, Atlanta. Na
tional Catholic School of Social
Service; Mrs. D. J. Colvin. Savan
nah. War Activity, and Miss
Brosnan, Albany, History Com
mittee.
The Right Rev. Monsignor Jo
seph E. Moylan. of Atlanta-, Dio-1
cesan Spiritual Director, gave an
explanation and interpretation of
parliamentary rules governing
elections and other procedure, and
a report was made to the meet
ing by Mrs. E. C. Brisbane, of At
lanta, chairman of the credentials
committeefl Mrs. John J. Mc
Creary, of Macon, as chairman of
the nominating committee present
ed a list of proposed candidates
for offices in the Diocesan Council.
Serving as members of the cre
dentials Coijimittee were Mrs. Wil
liam Lucky, Augusta; Mrs. W. D.
Jarrett, Macon, and Miss Helen
Nugent, Savannah. Members of
the nominating committee were
Mrs. Mary D. White. Atlanta;
Mrs. M. C. Stulb, Augusta; Mrs.
C. R. Gani\on, Savannah, and Mrs.
Richard Fleming, Columbus.
At the close of the morning ses
sion, luncheon was served, the
speaker at the luncheon being the
Rev. Francis Murphy, C. SS. R.,
chaplain of the U. S. Army train
ing school for paratroops at
Toccoa.
The closing session of the con
vention heard an address by Dr.
James J. Carney, a representative
of the War Manpower Commis
sion, who spoke on “The Manpower
Act as Affecting Women.”
At this session the resolutions
committee, headed by Mrs. H. T.
Wilson, of Savannah, and includ
ing Mrs. Mary D. White, Atlanta;
Mrs. M. C. Stulb, Augusta; Mrs.
C. R. Gannon, Savannah, and Mrs.
R. H. Fleming, Columbus, sub
mitted resolutions. Miss Nell Jent-
zen, of Atlanta, read the report
of Mrs. Ethel K.- Lynch, of Au
gusta, corresponding secretary.
The election -f officers follow
ed, after which the convention del
egations attended the Sacred Heart
Church where Pontifical Benedic
tion of the Blessed Sacrament was
given by Bishop O’Hara.
Much of the credit for the suc
cess of the convention is due to
the efforts of Monsignor Moylan,
Diocesan Spiritual Director, and
the various convention committees
in Atlanta, under the direction of
Mrs. Jack Leamy, Mrs. William J.
McAlpin and Mrs. Grover Heyser,
general chairman. Special com
mittees and their chairman were:
Dinner Committee. Mrs. Noah Gar
ner; Registration Committee, Mrs.
John J. McGee; Hospitality Com
mittee, Mrs. Bernard J. Kane; In
formation, Mrs. S. Duncan Peeples;
Ticket, Mrs. R. W. Bowling; Dec
orations, Mrs. Leo Sullivan: Com
munion Breakfast, Mrs. George
Gunning; Publicity, Mrs. Nedom
Angier; Exhibits, Mrs. John Ryan,
and Finance, Mrs. A. L. Winn.
Atlanta Council, K, of C.,
Initiates Large Class
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA. Ga. — On Sunday,
May 9, Atlanta Council, No. 660,
Knights of Columbus, held an ex
emplification of the first, second
and third degrees, a class of thirty-
eight candidates being initiated.
Grand Knight William McAlpin
presided, and the third degree
ceremonial was exemplified under
the supervision of District Deputy
James S. Dolan of Chattanooga.
The first and second degrees were
conferred by John McManus, past
grand knight of Savanah Council;
Grover Heyser, deputy grand
knight, Dwight Hollowell, chan
cellor. and other officer^ of At
lanta Council.
Candidates and visiting members
of the order were guests of Atlanta
Council at a luncheon served at
Columbia Hall between the second
and third degree ceremonials.
Since Grand night McAlpin was
installed as head of Atlanta Coun
cil less than a year ago, there has
been a net increase of 172 in the
membership of the council, with
an extension of its every activity.
Atlanta Council at a recent
meeting voted to attend • the clos
ing exercises of Forty Hours de
votions held in the Atlanta church
es, and on May 11. nearly a hun
dred members of the Council at
tended, marched in the closing pro
cession of the devotions at St.
Anthony’s Church. On May 18,
and even greater number of
Knights were in the procession
held at the close of Forty Hours
devotion at the Immaculate Con-
ATLANTA COUNCIL
SELLS $1,038,550
WORTH OF WAR BONDS
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Sensational
success is reported by Atlanta
Council, No. 660, Knights of Co
lumbus in its campaign to sell
War Bonds during Founders’
Month, from March 29 to April 28,
in participation with other Coun
cils of the Order all over the
United States.
Grand Knight William J. Mc
Alpin, of Atlanta Council, reports
that Atlanta Council sold, or was
instrumental in selling, $1,038,550
worth of United States War
Bonds, which will place that Coun
cil among the leaders, since the
latest figures released by the Su
preme Council show but four
Councils reporting sales in excess
of the amount sold in Atlanta.
George T. Flynt was chairman
of the War Bond campaign com
mittee of Atlanta Council, mem
bers of the committee being Lew
is F. Gordon, Ernest Trotti, Dan
Sutter. Grover Heyser and Pat
rick McGuire.
Announce Dates for
Vacation Schools,
Camp Villa Marie
(Special to The Bulletin)
ALBANY. Ga. — The Very Rev.
Joseph G. Cassidy, Director of the
Confraternity of Christian Doc
trine for the Diocese of Savannah-
Atlanta, has announced that the
Religious Vacation Schools, which
are conducted each year in the
Diocese, will be held this year
from June 27 to July 33.
Each parish in the Diocese of Sa
vannah-Atlanta having at least ten
children attending public schools
is expected to have a parish vaca
tion school in which instruction
will be given in Christian Doctrine.
In parishes where there are few
er than ten children attending pub
lic schools, no Religious Vacation
Schools are to be conducted, but
the children are enrolled for the
session of religious vacation camp
at Villa Marie near Savannah,
which will be operated from July
1 to July 28.
Monsignor Cassidy also announc
ed that in addition to the session
at Camp Villa Marie for the pur
pose of providing instruction in re
ligion and supervised recreation
for children living in the rural
areas of Georgia, there will be a
second session at Villa Marie,
which will be for recreational pur
poses only. Any child in the Dio
cese from the age of 8 to the age
of 15 can be enrolled for this ses
sion, which will be conducted from
August 1 to August 21. The cost
of the latter sesison will be $12 50
per week.
Applications for reservations
should be made promptly and a
preference of sessions expressed at
the time.
Bishop O’Hara Sends News
of Soldier Son Held in
Italy to Parents in Wrens
AUGUSTA, Ga. — News that
their son. Private James E. War
ren. is now a prisoner of war in
Italy, came to Mr. and Mrs. John
S. Warren, of Wrens, in Jefferson
county, about thirty miles from
Augusta, in a letter from the Most
Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of
Sa vannah-Atlan ta.
Upon receipt of information
transmitted by radiogram from the
Papal Secretariate of State, through
the Apostolic Delegation in Wash
ington, Bishop O’Hara addressed
the following letter to Px-ivate War
ren's parents:
“By radiogram from His Excel
lency the Cardinal Secretary of
State of His Holiness Pope Pius
XII, I have just received word that
Private James Warren. 6,966,775, is
safe and well in a transient camp
for prisoners of war in Italy.
“As soon as an indication of his
permanent, camp address is receiv
ed, it will be forwarded to you
and you will be given forms by
which you may communicate with
Private Warren.”
Bishop O’Hara has written a
number of similar letters to other
Georgians to give them news of
relatives who are being held pris-
oners-of-war by the Axis. Thous
ands of such messages are being
received at the Apostolic Delega
tion in Washington every day, and
their number is growing daily. This
is a part of the vast world-wide
work of mercy put in motion by
Pope Pius XII on behalf of war
victims. Promptly on the outbreak
of the war, the Holy Father set
up an office for war prisoner in
formation and the interchange of
messages by families separated by
war. Messages are received at the
Vatican and sent to every country,
except those very few where the
governments forbid it. The mess
ages are then transmuted to the
prisoners’ relatives through the
Bishop in whose territory they may
reside.
The activity is not restricted to
distributed news of prisoners in
Italy. In a normal working day,
the staff of the Apostolic Delega
tion in Washington: under the su
pervision of the Most Rev. Amleto
Giovanni Cocognani. Apostolic
Delegate to the United States, has
relayed messages from Germany,
France, Belgium. Yugoslavia. Rou-
raania, Egypt and Turkey.
NATIONAL HEAD OF USO
VISITS MACON NCCS CLUB
MACON, Ga.—Soldiers at the
USO Club operated here by the
National Catholic Community Ser
vice had a sux-prise on May 8
when Chester I. Barnard, national
president of the United Service
Organizations, visited the club
and helped to entertain the ser
vice men by playing the piano.
Mr. Barnard expressed his
pleasure at the work being done
at the NCCS and other USO clubs
in Macon, and after being guest
at a luncheon given in his honor,
left for Columbia. S. C., the next
stop on his tour of inspection of
USO clubs in the South.
$334,211 Bond Sale
by Savannah Council
Knight of Columbus
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH. Ga—Participating
in the nation-wide campaign of the
Knights of Columbus to celebrate
Founders’ Month by selling United
States War Bonds, Savannah
Council, No. 631. reported that
members of the Council W'ere in
strumental in selling War Bonds
totaling $334,211.27. The local
quota was $22,800.
Grand Knight A. J. Schano, of
Savannah Council, has reported
that Series E Bonds were sold in
the amount of $41,793.75, Series F
Bonds in the amount of $2,738.00,
Series G Bonds in the amount of
$46,300.00, Victory Fund Bonds in
the amount of $231,100.00. and
Tax Anticipation Notes amount to
$12,279.52.
The nation-wide campaign, m
which Savannah Council partici
pated. was conducted from March
29 to April 28.
ATLANTA ALTAR SOCIETY
SPONSORS CARD PARTY
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA. Ga. — The annual
card party sponsored by the Altar
Society of the Sacred Heart
Church was held at the Knights
of Columbus Club on April 28.
with Mrs. Robert Hansen heading
the committee on arrangements
which included Mrs. James W.
Wilson, Sr., Mrs. Mae McAlpin,
Mrs. Hugh Goldsmith, Mrs. C. F.
Porter, Mrs. Ernest Trotti, Mrs.
Viola Key and Mrs. Clement Mc
Gowan. _
Among those who reserved ta
bles were Mrs. Stephens Mitchell,
Mrs. Henry Kuhrt. Mrs. J. P. Al
len, Mrs. L. W. Robert, III, Mrs.
J. J. McConneghy, Mrs. George
Rudolph, Mrs. Sarah Brosnan,
Mrs. Charles Mion, Mrs. Vincent
Hurley. Mrs. W. J. Redmond, Mrs.
Edward Tallman, Mrs. Bernard J.
Kane, Mrs. J. P. Vallebi.ona, Mrs.
P. J. McGovern. Mrs. M. C. Mur
phy, Mrs. Fred Fista. Mrs. Marc,
Bare, Mrs. Henry Hollis, Mrs.
Jack Leamy. Mrs. Robert Hem-y,
Mrs. Fred Murphy, Mrs. J. J. Mc-
Tierrian, Mrs. Peter Dorflinger.
Mrs. Harry W. Cole, Mrs. Duncan
Peeples, Mrs. Rose Arothin, Mrs.
Harris Hurst, Mrs. John W. Tur
ner, Mrs. Patrick Dinkins. Mrs.
Raymond Bowling. Mrs. W. J.
Lynch. Mrs. Ted Minnalian, Mrs,
Gus Klob. Mrs. R. J. Martin, Mrs,
C. F. Johansen, Mrs. George
White, Mrs. Ludwig Lacher, Mrs.
M. J. Lambert, Mrs. Ed Bond,
Mrs. J. Gregory Murphy. Mrs. P.
O. Herbert, Mrs. Sadie B. Fuller,
Mrs. George Flynt, Mrs. Grover
Heyser. Mrs. Nedom Angier. Mrs.
Louis Dinkier. Mrs. Clarence Mas-
sa, Mrs. J. G. Englehart. Mrs. John
J. McManus, Mrs. Julius Bruck
ner. Miss Mary McGuire. i«s Anne
McElroy and Miss Lillie Flynt.
Mary ception Church.