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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NOVEMBER 25, 1944
CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION
CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS
The following; resolutions pre
sented by a committee composed
of Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, Savan
nah; Miss Anna Rice, Augusta;
Mrs. John B. Byrne, Columbus;
A. A. Benedetto, Macon; E. M.
Hcagarty, Waycross; Joseph
Carrasco, Ncwnan; John L. Ryan,
Atlanta, and Col. T. H. McIIat-
ton, Athens, under the chair
manship of Fred Wiggins, of Al
bany, were unanimously adopt
ed by the Catholic Laymen’s
Association of Georgia at its
twenty-ninth annual convention,
held in Atlanta, on October 29,
1944:
RESOLVED: That we express
our filial devotion to the Holy
Father, the beloved Pope Pius XII,
as we join with His Holiness in re
turning to God the most profound
and fervent thanks that the Eter
nal City was spared from the rav
ages of war and liberated from the
domination of the totalitarian in
vaders, and that the person of His
Holiness, and Vatican City have
been released from what has been
termed "protective custody,” as we
rejoice that the freedom of the
Sovereign Pontiff is no longer im
paired by those who, justly, fear
ed him as leader of the forces of
Christianity against the might of
the armed forces of the powers of
darkness.
RESOLVED: That we express
our grateful appreciation to His
Excellency the Most Reverend
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, the
Apostolic Delegate to the United
States for his cordial interest in
our Association. We seek his con
tinued approval, an approval,
which he demonstrated by honor
ing our Silver Jubilee Convention
with his presence.
RESOLVED: That we express
our fervent thanks to Our Most
Reverend Bishop, whose leader
ship has been an inspiration to the
Catholic laity of Georgia, and
whose gracious and paternal assist
ance to the Catholic Laymen’s As
sociation has been its first source
of strength. We pledge our un
qualified support to His Excellen
cy in all his efforts and assure him
that the Catholic Laymen’s Asso
ciation of Georgia and all its*offi
cers and members arc his to com
mand.
RESOLVED: That in remem
brance of the inspiration which he
gave to us during the years when
lie was in Georgia as the Bishop of
this Diocese, and from the affec
tion with which we hold him in
our hearts, we extend our felicita
tions and best wishes to His, Ex
cellency the Most Reverend Mich
ael J. Keyes, S. M„ D. D.
RESOLVED: That we most sin
cerely extend to his Excellency
the Most Reverend Bishop of
Charleston, His Excellency the
Most Reverend Bishop of Raleigh,
and to the Right Reverend Abbot-
Ordinary of Belmont, our appre
ciation ol their approbation and
support of The Bulletin in their
jurisdictions.
RESOLVED: That we extend
our gratitude to the priests of the
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta; the
Diocese of Charlc'ton, the Diocese
of Raleigh, and the Abbatio Nul-
lius of Belmont, for their help and
co-operation in the work of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia, and for the assistance
they have rendered in connection
with the publication and circula
tion of The Bulletin.
RESOLVED: That we express
our grateful appreciation to the
officers and staff of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia,
especially to President Bernard
Fahy, whose year of service, has
been most fruitful.
We thank him for his self-sacri
ficing service and know that he
must experience the consolation
which comes from assurance that
he has done well in the service of
his God, his church and his state.
RESOLVED: That we extend
greetings too our good friend, Ben
edict Elder, whose wealth of know
ledge and wisdom of counsel lias
ever been at the disposal of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association of
Georgia. We regret that lie lias
nibeen able to be with us for
several years, and we pray that
his health may soon be fully re
stored and that he will once more
be able to be a regular and wel
come guest at our conventions.
RESOLVED: That we send frat
ernal greetings and good wishes to
former President A. J. Long, as
suring him of our continued
prayers.
RESOLVED: That we gratefully
acknowledge to Richard Reid our
indebtedness for his continued in
terest in the work in which he was
a leading spirit for many years,
as we welcome him today, not as
a stranger from New York, but as
one of our own.
RESOLVED: That we proclaim
our pride in The Bulletin and the
good which it is doing. It com
mands the respect and admiration
of both Catholics and non-Cath-
olics, wherever it is read. We
urge all members of the Associa
tion to aid in increasing its sub
scription list and by mentioning
The Bulletin when extending pat
ronage to those who advertise in
its columns.
RESOLVED: That this conven
tion authorize the appointment by
the President of a committee which
would be charged with the duty of
co-operating with the state and
local officers in campaigns for
contributing members.
RESOLVED: That we express
our gratification at the coining of
the Trappists, the Home Mission-
ers of America, and the Medical
Missions Sisters to Georgia. Know
ing so well that the members of
the other Religious Orders of men
and women that are already serv
ing in the Diocese of Savannah-At-
lanta have done for the cause of
the Catholic Church in this State,
we welcome these new communi
ties, which we know will rendeV
real and fruitful service to the
Church in Georgia.
Further, that we express our
appreciation to our Most Reverend
Bishop for bringing these com
munities to Georgia, and assure
him also, at this time, of our best
efforts in promoting the program
of the Diocesan Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine which has just
been inaugurated.
RESOLVED: That we learn with
regret of the serious illness of
Father Henry A. Schonhardt, who
as a priest of the Diocese of Sa-
nannah-Atlanta, has always given
the utmost in priestly support to
every Catholic lay activity in (he
Diocese.
Remembering Father Schon-
liardt in our prayers, we also hope
and pray that our other good
friend, Father James King, will
soon regain his health.
RESOLVED: That the recom
mendation made heretofore by the
executive secretary in reference to
meetings of local branchs, Ihe es
tablishment of new branches, ap
pointment of news correspond
ents for The Bulletin, where
none is now functioning;
promotion of the circulating li
brary, and efforts to increase the
interest of Hie Catholic youth of
Georgia in our work, be adopted.
RESOLVED: That we note witii
pleasure the fostering, by His Ex
cellency Our Bishop, of the Cath
olic Youth Organization in the
Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta, un
der the capable direction of Mon
signor James J. Grady, and that
we extend to the groups of our
young people every possible assist
ance, especially through the co
operation of The Bulletin.
RESOLVED: That we express
our wannest approval to the Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Women
for their worthwhile efforts, and
that wc indicate this approval by
our co-operation in every way pos
sible.
RESOLVED: That we endorse
heartily ! '• d work of the National
Catholic Community Service, as
a member agency of the United
Service Organizations, and pledge
to it the support of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia
in tlie great work which it is do
ing for the men and women of our
armed forces and ihose engaged in
war industry. We recommend
that our members and our Cath
olic people throughout the State
avail themselves ot every proper
opportunity to advance the welfare
of our men and women in the ser
vices through the NCCS-USO or
ganization
RESOLVED: That we thank our
distinguished guest speaker, the
Hon. James P. McGranery, assist
ant to the Attorney General of the
United States, for his invaluable
contribution to the success of this
convention.
RESOLVED: That we extend
our grateful appreciation to the
members of the Atlanta Branch for
their most gracious hospitality; to
His Excellency the Governor of
the State of Georgia, for his graci
ous words of greetings; to his
Honor, the Mayor of the City of
Atlanta, for his words of cordial
welcome; to those who as members
of the various committees have
contributed to the success of the
twenty-ninth annual convention of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia; to the management of
the Ansley Hotel for its courtesy; to
the priests of the Diocese for their
encouraging the members of their
parishes to attend this gathering,
and to all w'ho have in any way aid
ed in making this convention an
enjoyable and memorable event in
the history of our Association.
RESOLVED: That we wish to
make further thanks to the Atlan
ta Constitution and the Atlanta
Journal for the generous space
they have allotted in their columns
to give publicity to this conven
tion, and to these newspapers, and
the other daily and weekly news
papers of Georgia for the generous
manner in which they have opened
their columns to news of Catholic
interest throughout the State, and
for the fair and friendly attitude
which the secular press of Geor
gia has demonstrated in reference
to news events in which the Cath
olic Church is concerned.
RESOLVED: That in these days
of stress and trial which bring to
us so forcibly our dependence up
on Almighty God, that the Lay
men’s Association of Georgia urge
that all its members take advan
tage of the opportunity for prayer
and meditation which is offered
by the exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament every day throughout
the year, on the altar of at least
one church or chapel in the Dio
cese of Savannah-Atlanta.
RESOLVED; That in this hour
of National Emergency, when our
country is spending its blood and
its might in defense of those prin
ciples which gave it birth and the
freedom which we have always
cherished, the officers and mem
bers of the Catholic Laymen’s As
sociation of Georgia declare that
we stand firmly upon our Catholic
tradition and history, from the
very foundation of this nation,
and that we affirm in this hour of
test and trial our most sacred
and fervent loyalty and patriotic
devotion toward the Flag of the
United States, and to the Govern
ment for which it stands, and to
the Constitution, with appreciation
and respect for the directing force
of Almighty God in human affairs.
That we call upon all Ameri
cans to stand firm and steadfast
against influence which would di
vide and separate our people, and
create among us any dissension
which would impede our war effort
and give aid and comfort to the
enemy. That we offei for those
heroic men and women who have
donned our country’s uniform and
who are giving their lives and ef
fort in its defense, our prayers
that God will ever walk with them
and protect them, as we offer for
those whose full sacrifice has been
accepted, our prayers that their
noble souls may rest in peace for
all eternity.
We reaffirm our complete con
fidence in the war leadership of
our President and his Naval and
Military . aids, and pledge our
prayers for a victory which will
bring to the world a just and last
ing peace.
IN WHO’S WHO OF
AMERICAN COLLEGES
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Miss
Flannery O’Connor, daughter of
Mrs. Edward F. O’Connor, of Mil-
ledgeville, and the late Mr. O’Con
nor ,is among the twelve seniors at
Georgia State College for Women
selected for Who's Who in Ameri
can Colleges and Universities for
the 1944-1945 term.
Prominent in campus activities,
Miss O’Connor is editor of the
Corinthian, college magazine, *"■
art editor of the Colonnade, week
ly newspaper, and is a member of
the International Relations Club.
She has won wide recognition with
her woodcut cartoons which ap
pear regularly in the Colonnade.
A native of Savannah, Miss
O’Connor attended the Sacred
Heart School and St. Vincent
Academy there.
ARMY WIVES PREPARING LUNCH — Pictured above, at the USO-
NCCS Club in Macon, Georgia, are a group of Army wives who pre
pare daily luncheons with the assistance of the Women’s Division staff,
every day in the kitchen of the USO-NCCS Club. Left to right, stand
ings: Mrs. Theresa Bernard, Bridgeport, Conn.; Mrs. Alice Pretchel,
Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Dastoli, and Nancy Dastoli, New York
City; Mrs. Ann Surro, Framingham, Mass.; Mrs. Ronnie Scull, Hart,
ford, Conn., Mrs. Virginia Smith, Norwalk, Ohio, Mrs. Martha Gerry,
Los Angeles; seated, Mrs. Faye Burke, Miss Ruth Burke, Newton.
Mass.
STUDENT ACTIVITY AT
SACRED HEART, ATLANTA
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga. — Three mem
bers of the staff of The Live Wire,
ident publication of the Sacred
Heart School, attended the jour
nalism clinic-workshop sponsored
by the Henry W. Grady School of
Journalism, of the University of
Georgia, held on Uovember 3 at
the O’Keefe Junior High School in
Atlanta. Sister Mary Paul, Secre
tary General of the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet, ' and Sister
Marie Celine, faculty adviser of
The Live Wire, also attended the
journalism clinic.
The Atlanta meeting was the
first in a series of seven such clin
ics to be conducted throughout
Georgia. “This is a new service of
the School of Journalism,” said
Dean John E. Dretvry, “and it is
designed to aid junior and senior
high school staff members and ad
visers with their publication
problems. These clinics are sup
plementary to the work of the
Georgia Scholastic Press Associa
tion, which provides a monthly
bulletin, awards annual prizes,
holds an annual convention and
has for seventeen years otherwise
been a service agency of the
School of Journalism and Sigma
Delta Chi for Georgia high school
journalism.”
L. 11. Edmonson, one of the
professors at the School of Jour
nalism, directed the panel discus
sions and introduced the principal
speakers.
Tlie Holy Name Society of the
Sacred Heart parish recently
sponsored a contest for the stu
dents of the school. Each pupil
was instructed to write a letter to
a Catholic mail or boy in the par
ish, inviting him to join the Holy
Name Society- The letter was to
contain information about and the
requirements for membership in
the Society. The best letters, chos
en for their originality, natural
ness, sincerity, were written by
Kate Harrington, 12th grade; Mar
ian Lurz, 11th grade; Kathleen
Moroy, 10th grade; Joyce Carri-
gan, 9th grade; Dolores Kennedy,
8th grade; Elise Bucklieit, 7th
grade; Marian Keiley, 6th grade;
Vola Therrel, 5th grade; Marie
Therrel, 4tli grade; Joseph McGee,
3rd grade; and Frank O'Donnell,
3rd grade.
A series of lectures on "Catho
lic Action," given by the Rev. An
drew Ansboro, a Passionist Father,
were well attended by students
from the Sacred Heart, Christ the
King, Immaculate Conception and
St. Anthony's schools.
At an assembly at Tech High
School, Theresa di Christina was
Daily Luncheon for
Wives of Servicemen
at Macon USO-NCCS
(Special to The 'Bulletin)
MACON, Ga. — Daily luncheons
lor Army wives are a new activity
at the USO-NCCS Club here. The
idea has proven popular, and many
of the wives of service men in
this area have no kitchens, ,in
their apartments, and find "eating
out” too expensive for their budg
ets.
An Army wife from Brooklyn
does the marketing and there are
always several assistants who vol
unteer each day to serve on the
‘'kitchen police” detail at the
club.
The expense ol the meals . is
prorated, with a minimum of 14
cents and a maximum of 22 cents.
The new program does not inter
fere with the regular Tuesday
luncheons given by the club, and
which are prepared and served by
volunteer workers from among the
Army wives who visit the club.
Coffee and doughnuts are serv
ed after Mass on Sunday, and a
group of women from Trinity Cir
cle, assisted by ’teen-age girls, are
o hand each Sunday morning to
care for children so that their
mothers may attend Mass without
distraction.
The Hallowe'en party at the
club featured bobbing for apples,
the telling of ghost stories, and
various games. On a recent Sun
dry afternoon, in cooperation with
the American Association of Uni
versity Women, a tea was held for
members of the Women's Army
Corps stationed in and around
Macon-
In addition to tnc regular dance,
a Hallowe’en forma) ball was giv
en, the hall being decorated with
fall flowers and foliage, jack-o-
lanterns, witches and black cats.
Navy Day was celebrated with a
special program and a dance for
the V-12 sailors, sponsored by the
Knights of Columbus and the
American Legion.
The USO window display during
the War Fund campaign was high
ly complimented. A significant
theme was carried out by a light
house, representing the USO re
ceiving its power iron the War
Chest power station. Streamers
representing rays of light from the
lighthouse, ran to pictures and
placards of USO activities.
THE CATHOLIC WOMEN'S
LEAGUE of England is opening
clubs for Allied troops at Paris
and Brussels.
been done for that organization by
the girls at the Sacred Heart
chosen to represent the Red Cross
and to present the work that lias school.
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