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TWO—A THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA AUGUSTA 25. 1945 BOOK REVIEWS By EILEEN HALL , A PADRE VIEWS SOUTH AMERICA, by Peter Master)- Dunne, S. J., (Bruce), $2.50. On leave from his post as Pro fessor of America.. History at the University of San Francisco, Cal., Father Dunne spent a year, from July. 1943, to July, 1944, visiting the various nations of South America. In his book he record ed practically every aspect of interest to North Americans. He describes the natural wonders, the magnificent architecture of the churches and public buildings, gi- es glimpses of high points in South American history, so little known to us, their nearest neigh bors. He tells of archaeological relics of the pre-European inhabitants of the continent, and perhaps, best of all, presents a clear picture of the peoples, their distinctive cus toms, their cultur , predominant ly Latin but blended with Indian and Negro, their almost unani mous Catholicism, too often (espe cially among the men) in name only. Father Dunne's book is a won derland of sparkling information on so many different phases of the nations to the south of us, that it will appeal alike to stu dents, travelers (even arm-chair travelers), and those of us who like simply the human interest side of the picture. Father Dunne points out that although South America is pre dominantly Catholic, the actual practice of the faith is too often slighted; too much has in the past been invested in costly churches and shrines to the neglect of edu cation of the people; that, al though South American C holies resent the intrusion of some Pro testant missionaries who behave unethically, other such workers may actually be of benefit to the Latin American nations by arous ing their la ent Catholicism. Most South Americans, he says, are unable to realize t' e amicable relations which, for the most part, prevail in the United States be tween Catholics and Protestants, looking on the latter with unwar- itrot the exf» s 5 shoes* Fi«> c .wear. style ,ch cate, omforL their shape. . point Brown Shark-Tip Oxford. Size 8Vi to 11 Vi. B. C. 1). 12 to 3, b. c. n. SECOND FLOOR 201 Peachtree St., N. E. ATLANTA ranted distrust, appa . y unable to understand that the many points of agreement between the two religious groups make it pos sible for them to work coopefa- tively and without friction side by side NO GREATER LOVE, by Arch bishop Francis J. Spellman (Scrib ner’s), $2.00. In his 1944 .tor. of the Euro pean battlefronts, Archbishop Spellman visited intimately with great men and the humblest G.I.s alike. In his new book, released last month, he presents revealing po. traits of these men, whether general, king or Pope or the boy who used to live next door to you. He listened to many of them, those youn . vet ins in hospit..ls, their leaders, their chap lains, and their doctors, because, “If you don’t talk to someone you’ll go mad,” they told him. He gives his readers warm, hu man, heart-wrenching accounts of these men’s gallantry and sheer courage . . . both the living and those who “gave their lives that other men might liv: in peace.” In his final pages he proves him self a magnificent poet, in addi tion to being the excellent report er his entire book shows him to be. He has praise for the medical men and the chaplains, both of whom have demonstrated a devo tion to their charges, which he says could have sprung only from a deep faith in God and love of their fellow-men. He gives a glimpse of the mis ery of war-wrecked nations, the homeless, starving children, which makes us devoutly thankful our soldiers fought to keep the same stark trabedy from engulfing our land; and at .he same time gives us realization that the most we can do to help those people re gard normal living will be none too much. NEW YORK, by John Mase field, (Macmillan), $2.60. England’s poet laureate and novelist par excellence, John Ma.ifield, gives a detailed picture of a brief period of his boyhood. He was just 13 when he became a “new chum” aboard a British training ship. The cruel hazing administered by older, saltier ship mates, the boy seemed to accept unresentfully, and with youth’s adaptability he took things as they came. He gazed wont erlngly at the strange new world of ships and seamen, just as ar.y 13-year-old would do; but with a remarkable naivete which, if not quite for eign to today’s youth, seems well concealed by most of them. He indulged in hero worship toward any of the older men who showed him aiiy kit.4 f decent •eatment; yet • seemed iddly un- touened by the uncouth, disagree able manners (or rather, lack of them) displayed by other mem bers of the crew. It is an interesting tale. But a mother can be nothing else but thankful that here 12-year-old is still safe at home, rather than undergoing the varied experiences young Masefield encountered some half a century ago. "THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND FATHER SMITH,” a novel by Bruce Marshall, author of "Father Malachy’s Miracle,” and a convert to Catholicism, was a July selection of the Book-of-thc-Month Club. A story of a Scottish priest and his fellow clerics, the work has been widely and favorably re viewed. S-Sgt. Riordan, Augusta, Awarded Bronze Star AUGUSTA, Ga.—Staff Sergeant Henry S. Riordan. now stationed in Puerto Rico with the Army Air Force Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Sergeant Riordan, who served 32 months in England and France, also wears the ETO Ribbon with seven battle stars and shares in a Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation. The Caribbean Division in which Staff Sergeant Riordan is now serving, is the Air Transport Command organization engaged in transporting thousands of Ameri can troops by air each month from (he European and Mediterranean theatres of operation to the United States. In addition to this, the Di- Treasurer of C. L. A. Endowment Fund HUGHES SPALDING The Endowment Fund of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, created in 1925, repre sents special bequests and dona tions made to the Association. It is held in trust by a committee headed by the Vice-President of the Association with -Hughes fepalding, of Atlanta, as treasurer. Other members of the Endow ment Fund Committee are the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, D. D., Bishop Savannah-Atlanta; Bernard J. Kane, Atlanta; Martin J. Cal laghan, Macon; James Dickey, At lanta; Fred Doyle, Savannah; Al fred M. Battey, Augusta; B. S. Fahy, Rome and Fred Wiggins, Al bany. vision has maintained an aerial supply route to American forces in the Chiria-India-Burma theatre* Solemn Profession of Sister Mary Redemptus at Convent in Baltimore SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, rector of the Cathedral of' St. Johrt the Baptist, presided at the solemn profession of his sister ,Miss Mar garet Mary McNamara, who as Sis ter Mary Redemptus, R. S. M., made her final vows as a Sister of Mercy at Mount St. Agnes Con vent, Baltimore, Md. (Before entering the convent, Sister Mary Redemptus, the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Me Namara, of Savannah, was connect ed with the Savannah Health Cen ter for three years. She followed her nursing profession in New York City after graduating from the French Hospital Training School for Nurses. Sister Mary Redemptus attend ed Misericordia College in Dallas, Pa., after graduating from St. Vin cent Academy in Savannah. She entered the noviate of the Sisters of Mercy five and a half years ago. PAULIST MISSIONARY CONDUCTS MISSION AT CHURCH IN ABBEVILLE • Special to The Bulletin) ABBEVILLE, S. C. — The Rev. John M. Donelon, C. S. P., of the Paulist Fathers Mission ^Center at Clcmson, conducted a trailer mission on I he grounds of the Sa- crea Heart Church in Abbeville from August 6 to August 10. Fa ther Donelson was assisted in conducting the mission by the Rev. Maurice R. Daly, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Anderson, and the Sacred Heart Church here. Earl G. Dowda Optical Co. 132Mz Whitehall St., S. W. ATLANTA. GA. Duggan Optical Go. I Optometrists and Opticians D. C. Jackson, Jr., Mgr. 221 Mitchell St.. S. W. ATLANTA. GA. Crescent Laundry Company Up-to-Date laundry Work, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing IS Second St. Phoiiez 1$—H MACON. GA. Out-ot-town work done •horl notice. Goodyear Tires Prest-o-Lite Batteries Genuine Alcmiting General Tire & Supply Co. Broad at Twelfth Street Phone 2<i00 Augusta, Ga. KEEP ON BUYING VICTORY BONDS In Grateful Appreciation of Victory and In Honor of Those Who Made It Possible Our Government Urges Its Citizens to Continue to Purchase Bonds for Funds Are Needed to Pay for the Care of Veterans, to Bring Our Fighting Men Back Home and to Finance the Occupation Forces. This Space Contributed by RICHMOND WHOLESALE LIQUORS Augusta. Georgia To Salute the Brave Men Who Fought and Won This War for You