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JUNE 26, 1943 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA WINE On Mothers’ Day at St. Joseph’s Church, Athens Pictured above is a group of young Catholic man in the Armed Forces, stationed in Athens at the Pre-Flight School of the U. S. Navy, the Midland Radio School, of the Signal Corps of the U. S. Army, and the School of the U. S. Army Specialized Training Program. After approaching Holy Communion at a Mass celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church,, the young men assembled on the lawn before the church and rectory while this picture was taken. Speakers at the Holy Name Rally and Communion break fast. which followed, were the Rev. Christopher J. King, pastor of St. Columba’s Church, Schenectady, N. Y.. a brother of the Rev. James E. King, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church,, Athens, ,and Edmund M. Kirsch,, PPM Director,, from Atlanta. At U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School, Athens On the afternoon of Ascension Day, the Rev. James E. King, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Athens. Georgia, celebrated Mass, in the Fine Arts Auditori um on the campus of University of Georgia, for some 460 of the Catholic cadets who are attending the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School at the University. Father King is pictured as he was delivering the sermon.—(Official U. S. Navy Photograph.) Many Catholics in Army Signal Corps School at Athens (Special to The Bulletin) ATHENS, Ga—The 4th Service Command Signal School was estab lished in Athens during March 1942. This school is operated un der a War Department contract for the training of Radio Operators and Radio Mechanics, the person nel being selected from the 4th Service Command, Third Air Force, and the Signal Corps Un assigned. As the signal school was more or less a temporary installation, no provision was made for a Chaplain, which placed a burden, which was graciously assumed by the pastor of the Catholic Church in Athens, and the ministers of the churches of other denominations. A large percentage of the first class arriving in Athens were men of the Catholic faith, and one Mass at St. Joseph's Church was suffi cient to accommodate them, how ever, as the enrollment of the school increased, so did the per centage of Catholic students, which obliged the Rev. James E. King, pastor of St. Joseph’s, to ar range for three Masses each Sun day. In addition to the Sunday Masses, Father King has established and maintained all of the special ser vices found only among larger congregations. On Mother’s Day, several hundred men of the school approached Holy Communion in a body at St. Joseph’s Church, fur nishing an inspiring spectacle as they march from their barracks to the church and then to the hotel Where breakfast was served. Father King has made his rec tory available at all times for the men \*ho desire personal consulta tions, despite the demands upon his time for confessions, marriages, and the instruction of converts. Carrying on the work begun by the Rev. John J. Kennedy, whom he succeeded as pastor, Father King offers every Saturday a Mass for the graduating class about to leave Athens for duty in places unknown. Plans are in progress to arrange for the man of the Signal School to approach Holy Communion in a body once a month, with the Holy Name Society of St. Joseph’s par ish, which is headed by Robert Arthur, president; John J. Morris, Jr., vice-president, and Anthony J. Calarata, secretary-treasurer. ’ A Communion breakfast would fol low the Mass. Service men stationed in Athens have on several occasions been en tertained by members of the Na tional Council of Catholic Women. In appreciation of the hospitality shown them, students at the Signal Corps School have presented an American Flag and a Papal Flag to St. Joseph's Church- MAY PROCESSION AT GREENSBORO CHURCH GREENSBORO, N. C.—At a Sol emn High Mass, celebrated by the Very Rev. Hugh Dolan, V. F„ with the Rev. Gerard Murphy, C. M., of St. Mary’s Mission, and the Rev. Vincent Stokes, as deacon and sub-deacon, 15 children of St. Benedict’s parish received their first Holy Communion. Music for the Mass was render ed by a choir composed of stu dents from Women’s College, Greensboro, with the Rev. Walter Higgins, assistant pastor of St. Benedict’s, as organist and direc tor. In the afternoon the annual May Procession was held, first communicants and other children from St. Benedict’s School partici pating in a Living Rosary. Charles Kempton was the crown- bearer, and Lucetta Guard, placed the floral crown on the statue of the Blessed Virgin. The services closed with Solemn Benediction, Father Dolan being assisted by Fa ther Higgins and Father Stokes. MISS ELEANOR BULTMAN, of Columbia, S. C., a student at Ursu- line College, Louisville, Ky., was declared the winner in the college division of the Catholic Student Program Essay Contest on “What Are We Fighting For?’’, open to C. S. P. S. members in high schools and colleges throughout the coun try. ON DECORATION DAY, the Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop.of New York and Mili tary Vicar of the United States Armed Forces, celebrated Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, Cairo, Egypt, in the presence of members of the diplomatic corps and of high-rank ing officers of the United Nations military forces. BISHOP ENGLAND SCHOOL HOLDS TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT (Special to The Bulletin) CHARLESTON, S. C. — Bishop England High School presented di plomas to a graduating class of sixty-seven at exercises held on June 6 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh. D. D., Bishop of Charles ton, presided and addressed the graduating class. Diplomas were presented by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph L. O’Brien, rector of Bishop England High School, and the commencement Mass was celebrat ed by the Rev. John L. Manning, D. D., chancellor of the Diocese of Charleston. The Mass was sung by the Cathedral choir, under the direction of Mrs. Thomas F. Mosi- mann. INFIRMARY AUXILIARY OFFICERS ELECTED CHALESTANf S. C.—At the an- annual. meeting of the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary Auxiliary, at which Mrs. A. D- Willis, retiring president, presided, the following new officers were elected: Mrs. Michael Groves, president; Mrs. J. E. Trouche, Jr., vice-president; Miss May Condon, treasurer; Mrs. T. J. Kenny, recording secretary; Mrs. W. Speissegger, correspond ing secretary, Mrs. Daniel Maguire, auditor. Board members are Mrs- Virgil Svendsen, Mrs. Gerald Carter, Mrs. J. A. von Dohlen, Mrs. C. P. Aimar. VATICAN CIRCLES declared to be unfounded and “fantastic” the report in the Daily Express of Lon don that His Holiness Pope Pius XII, acting in the name of Italy, presented a peace proposal to the Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York and Mil itary Vicar of the United States Armed Forces, who recently visited the Vatican. . _ _ GRADUATION EXERCISES SACRED HEART, SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, Ga. — Graduation exercises of the Sacred Heart Jun ior High School were held on June 3, with the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-At- lanta, presiding and presenting di plomas to the twenty-five mem bers of the graduating class. The Very Rev. Boniface Bauer, O. S. B., pastor of the Sacred Heart Church, announced the roll of graduates and honor students. SACRED HEART P.-T. A. AUGUSTA, ELECTS OFFICERS AUGUSTA, Ga.— At the meet ing of the Parent-Teacher Associa tion of the Sacred Heart School, held May 10, Mrs. Charles C. Stulb was elected president, succeeding Mrs. Wofford Thompson; Mrs. Paul Shuster was elected secre tary, to succeed Mrs. John M. Sikes; Mrs. Harry L. Hickson was elected treasurer, to succeed Mrs. C. C. Whilden, and Mrs. L. P. Price succeeds Mrs. Neil Callahan as chairman of the lunch com mittee. The report of the treasurer to the meeting showed an expendi ture of $586.10 for new desks, that through the Association lunches had been served daily to the pu pils, and a number of repairs and improvements had been made at the school. The amount of $225.05 was realized from the sale of scrap collected by the pupils. The Association expressed ap preciation to the Rev. J. E. O’Don ohue, S. J., pastor of Sacred Heart Church, and to Sister Annette and the teaching staff for their co operation and assistance. DECREES PROSCRIBING the rights of Jews are vigorously con demned by the Catholic Bishops of Slovakia, in a pastoral letter read in all the churches of that country on March 21, according to a report which has just appeared in Ecumenical Press Service of the Evangelical Church of Geneva. Bishop O’Hara Offers Mass Marking Jubilee of Philadelphia Pastor P H I L A D E LPHIA—With HiS Eminence Dennis Cardinal Dough- Dougherty, Archbishop of Phila delphia, presiding, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, pontificated at a Solemn Pontifical Mass cele brated in the Church of the Trans figuration of Our Lord, on June 6, which climaxed the four-day celebration of the fortieth anni versary of the ordination of the Rev. Daniel I. McGettigan, rector of the church. Bishop O’Hara, a native of this city, formerly was Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. Father McGettigan has been rector of the church since 1922. He was ordained on June 6, 1903( and in 1906 came to the parish as assistant pastor, serving 13 years, when he became pastor of St. Charles Church, Cornwell Heights. ALTAR SOCIETY SPONSORS DECATUR “PARISH PARTY” DECATUR, Ga.. — The Altar Society of St. Thomas More Church sponsored a “parish par ty” at the Women’s Club on May 25, members of the committees in charge being Mrs. D. L. Chaney, Mrs. Ray Wilmer, Mrs. W. E. Free- horn, Mrs. A. A. Baumstark, Mrs. H. A. Stockdale, Mrs. C. R. Rey nolds, Mrs. Don Joiner, Mrs. H. H. McLauchlin, Mrs. D. J. Montory, Mrs. 'P. J. Thibodeaux, Mrs. W. L. Schmidt, and Mrs. Frank Bussey. TRIBUTE to the "great under standing charity” of the Catholic Church was paid by Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, of Los Angeles, during a public meeting and discussion held in that city on the occasion of a viist of Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, president of the National Confer ence of Christians and Jews. Vatican Radio Crushes Nazi Attempt to Blame Church for Present War (Radio, N. C. W. C. News Serviced VATICAN CITY, — Retorting sharply to the charges made over the Nazi-controlled Paris Radio that the Catholic Church is re sponsible for starting the present, war—ridiculous charges which it denounces as flatly “propaganda” —the Vatican radio station has made public a letter which Hu Holiness Pope Pius XII recently addressed to the German Hier archy, comforting them in their af flictions and encouraging them to hope for better limes. At the same time, additional proof is had here that the Catholic Hierarchy in Germany is steadfast in its implacable opposition to the secularizing influence of Nazi Statism. This comes in the declara tion of one of Germany’s most dis tinguished prelates to his people that it is a question now whether Germany will continue to have a place for Christ, or whether every thing will be geared to the tempor al and the material. KIPA reports that the Most Rev. Joseph Frings, Archbishop of Cologne, consecrating his See to the Blessed Virgin Mary, recalled past episodes in the veneration of the Blessed Mother and asserted, that rarely has a consecration tak en place in such calamitous times. The Archbishop compared the terrific air attacks on cities in his archdiocese to the devastation wrought by the Norman invasion. “Great is the exterior misery that is oppressing us,” Archbishop Frings said, “because there is no family that does not suffer from the death of a dear person, such as a husband, father or son. But it is not only an exterior misery that oppresses us; it remains to be seen whether Cologne will pre serve its ancient pride in being a Catholic city; whether our country will continue to be a place for Christ, or whether all German spiritual life will be constructed on a purely temporal basis: wheth er or not our youth will be educat ed in the Faith of Christ.” A broadcast'over the Paris Radio on May 23 said that from the be ginning Germany’s aspiration was union of all people of the same blood and race; that the Vatican waged a bitter campaign against Racism, and that these attacks con tinued despite all efforts on the part of the Nazi Government. This same broadcast added that because of. the Vatican’s fight against Racism, Georing was obliged to take measures to repress the “poli tical activity” of the clergy, and, therefore, war was declared by the Vatican. The Vatican radio on Wednesday stated the Church attitude toward National Socialism as expressed in the Papal Encyclical Mit Bren- nender Sorge. It pointed out that factually and historically the charge made over the Paris Radio was unfounded. “All know the facts today,” the speaker said. “They know how, ob jectively and actually, the present situation of the Church in Ger many came about. Further re sponse is unnecessary to the charges of the Paris Radio, which are explainable only as propagan da. “One thing is most certain. The Vatican did not declare this war, nor did the Catholic Church in Germany provoke the situation in which it finds itself. Everybody knows this.” ST. VINCENT’S GRADUATE WINS SCHOLARSHIP SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Mary Joy McGinn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McGinn, a gradu ate of St. Vincent Academy, has won a two-year scholarship at Mount St. Agnes Junior College in Baltimore. Sister Mary Pius, dean of Mount St. Agnes’, commended Miss Mc Ginn’s work highly in a letter an nouncing that she had won in scholarship in competition with pupils of high schools of the Sis ters of Mercy in the Province of Baltimore. HAILED AS PRELATE, diplo mat, friend of the great, “key figure in the world church” and parish priest and servant of God whose heart embraces all men,” . C , l° st Rev - Francis J. Spellman, Archbishop of New York, was the subject of an article entitled “The World Is His Parish,” published m the June 1 number of “LOOK” Magazine. GENERAL HIGINO MORINIGO Paraguay’s soldier-president, at tended Mass on Pentacost Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, in Washington, as he brought to an end a five-day of ficial visit during which he was the guest of President Roosevelt at the .White House.