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jTIE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA VIVIEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEPTEMBER 27, 1947
^ The Catholic Woman s Page
EDITED 3Y MRS. OWEN SCHWEERS
DIOCESAN COUNCIL LEADERS CONFER IN MACON—Among the officers of the Savannah-
Atlanta Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, who attended a recent board of directors’ 'meeting in
Macon, appear in the group pictured above. Seated, left to right are: Mrs. Albert Rice, Augusta,
treasurer; Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessey, Macon, president; Mrs. Katherine McGowan, Atlanta, recording
secretary; Mrs. E. H. Buck, Macon, corresponding secretary. Standing, left to right, Father John D.
Toomey, Milledgeville, spiritual director; Mrs. D. I.. Chaney, Atlanta, vice-president; Mrs. W. J. Mul-
herin, Augusta, vice-president; Mrs. J. Harold Mulherin, Savannah, vice-president; Mrs. M. J. Carrigan,
Augusta, parliamentarian, and Mrs. Robert R. McCormack, Albany, vice-president.—(Drinnon Photo by
Charles Snider).
Diocesan Council Historical Committee
In this, one of the se
ries of articles explaining the
functions of the various stand
ing committees of the Dio
cesan Council of Catholic
Women, Mrs. John T. Buck-
ley, of Augusta, describes the
duty of the Savannah-Atlanta
Diocesan Council’s History
Committee, of which she is
chairman:
The duty of the committee on
Diocesan Council History is to
collect all news of the activities
of the various Councils and their
affiliated organizations, and sub
mit this news to the historian.
The historian takes these bright
strands of news and strives in her
humble fashion to weave some
form of historical tapestry from
them which will portray the ma
terial and spiritual achievements
of our Catholic women.
Our history, so far this season,
is just good, clean reading, mostly
about the tons of soap and towels
we are sending to children in for
eign lands.
It is very inspiring to hear that
there are children in, the world
who enjoyed washing their necks
and ears. Personally, we have
never met any. Our own offspring
have thought us gruesome and
cruel if we even suggested wash
ing face and hands.
So it is, therefore, wittt a note
of cheer that we record and al
low our Councils of Catholic Wom
en to go down in history as hav
ing been instrumental in sponsor
ing, if not bigger and better ears
—at least cleaner ones-
FIRST FALL MEETING
ST. MARY’S PARISH
COUNCIL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—St. Mary’s-on-
The-Hill Parish Council of Catho
lic Women held its first fall meet
ing on September 10, with Father
Harold J. Barr, pastor of St. Pat
rick’s Church as the guest speaker.
Father Barr’^ subject was “The
Value of the Council of Catholic
Women to the Church and to the
Community and the Value of the
Council to the Individual.” He
outlined the history of the coun
cil and said that it is through the
parish councils that the policies
and plans of the national organiza
tion are carried out.
Monsignor James J. Grady, V.
F., pastor of St. Mary’s-on-The-
Hill, spoke briefly, welcoming the
council members to the rectory,
where the meeting was held, and
presenting Father W. D. Weltzer,
the new assistant pastor at St.
Mary’s.
A social session followed the
business meeting, which was con
ducted by Mrs. Norman Boat
wright, the parish council presi
dent.
Augusta Deanery Council
Announces Appointment
of Committee Chairmen
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Mrs. William
J. Mulherin, president of the Au
gusta Deanery Council of Catholic
Women, has announced the fol
lowing appointment of chairmen
of the various standing commit
tees of the Deanery Council for
the coming year: *
Organization and Development,
Mrs. Frank X. Mulherin; Con
fraternity of Christian Doctrine,
Miss Clair Marriott and Miss Nell
Caver; Library and Literature,
Miss Anita Yarborough; Public
Relations, Miss Anna Rice; Study
Clubs, Mrs. Ben B. Boeckman;
Catholic Charities, Mrs. Marion
Deanery Council
Board Meeting
Held in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.—<■A meeting of
the board of directors of the Au
gusta Deanery Council of Catho
lic Women was held on September
7 at the Catholic Community Cen
ter, with Mrs. William J. Mul
herin, Deanery Council president,
presiding.
The program for the quarterly
meeting of the Augusta Deanery
Council, which will be held here
on October 19, at the Sheraton
Bon Air Hotel, was discussed and
plans were made to send repre
sentatives of the Deanery Coun
cil to Dublin, on September 21,
for the purpose of forming a coun
cil in the Immaculate Conception
parish there.
It was reported at the meeting
that members of the council are
engaged in making and mending
garments to be sent overseas
through War Relief Services-Na-
tional Catholic Welfare Confer
ence.
Through the kindness of the
kindness of the Georgia Carolina
Dairies in Augusta, the council
is being given empty sugar sacks
by that firm, and the material is
being used in making garments
to be sent to the people of the
vvar-improverished nations.
Among those attending the
meeting were Miss Bess Flynn,
Mrs. Joseph L. Mulherin and Mrs.
Norman Boatwright, parish coun
cil presidents; Mrs. Vincent Ca-
C. Stulb; Parent-Teacher Associa
tions, Mrs. D. J. O’Connor; Family
and Parent Education, Mrs. Wil
liam A. Lucky; Legislation, Mrs.
Eugene Howerdd; Shrines in
Homes, Mrs. William A. Cashin;
War Relief Services, Mrs. Law
rence J. Ward; St. Thomas Voca
tional School, Mrs. R. E. Pate, and
International Relations:, Mrs. John
W. McDonald.
Savannah Deanery
Council Committee
Chairmen Appointed
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. J. Har
old Mulherin, president of the
Savannah Deanery Council of
Catholic Women has announced
the following appointments of
chairmen of standing committees
of the Deanery Council:
Organization and Development
Committee, Mrs. D. J. Colvin; Co
operation with Catholic Charities,
Mrs. Walter Crawford; Coopera
tion with Confraternity of Christ
ian Doctrine, Mrs. II. T. Wilson;
Catholic Parent-Teacher Associ
ations, Mrs. I. E. Smith; Family
and Parent Education, Mrs.
James Nueslein: International Re
lations, Mrs. Joseph O’Campo;
Legislation, Miss Jeanne Holm;
Library and Literature, Miss Jo
hanna Daly; Public Relations,
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly; Shrines in
Homes, Mrs. John Z. Ryan; Study
Clubs, Mrs. Joseph OCampo; St.
Thomas Vocational School, Mrs.
J. F. Ranitz; Ways and Means, Mrs.
Hugh Helmly; War Relief (Ser
vices, Mrs. J. P. McDonough, and
Historian, Miss Kate Latham.
Officers of the Deanery Coun
cil, in addition to Mrs. Mulherin,
are: Mrs. Hugh Helmly, first vice-
president; 'Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly,
Jr., second vice-president; Mrs.
A. J. Leotis, third vice-president;
Miss Stasia Colvin, recording sec
retary; Miss Margaret Burmett,
corresponding • secretary; Miss
Kate Latham, treasurer; Miss
Helen Roe Nugent, acting treas
urer, and Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly,
parliamentarian.
An Announcement
As President of the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan Council
of Catholic Women, it is my privilege to announce that through
the generous cooperation of the Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia, one page of THE BULLETIN will be reserved each
month and devoted exclusively to news and reports of the ac
tivities of the various groups and organizations which are
affiliated with the National Council of Catholic Women.
We are pleased to announce that Mrs' Owen Schweers, of
Augusta, Chairman of the Diocesan Council Committee on
Public Relations, has graciously consented to edit this depart
ment of THE BULLETIN.
This page will take the place of the Monthly Message
which has previously been sent out to each organization affiliat
ed with the Diocesan Council. It is hoped that in this way more
women of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta will become
acquainted with the work of the Council and will take an
active part in its program.
The purpose of the National Council of Catholic Women
is to unite, to strengthen, to instruct and encourage its members
in their efforts to further the Kingdom of God. The inspiring
history of the work of the members of this organization in
the past points out the fact that the women of Georgia have
taken up devotedly the task of furthering Catholic Action. It is
the aim of the Council that each member shall become a well-
informed Catholic woman—well-informed first in the tenets of
her religion, and well-informed, secondly, of the mind of the
Church on the problems of the day which so vitally affect the
future of our children. For this reason the members of the
Diocesan Council solicit the cooperation of every Catholic
'women in the State of Georgia. In our unity there is great
strength.
Sincerely,
Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessey
Diocesan Council President
sella, secretary of the Deanery
Council, Miss Eleanor Bennett,
treasurer; Miss Anna Rice, past
president of the Savannah-Atlanta
Diocesan Council, Mrs. F. X. Mul
herin, Mrs. J. T. Buckley, Mrs.
Lawrence J. Ward, Mrs. D. J.
O’Connor, Mrs. Eugene Howerdd,
Miss Clair Marriott, Miss Nell
Caver, Mrs. James L. Grogan and
Mrs. William A. Cashin.
Organization and Development Committee of
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
In order that all members of
the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council may know better what
are the objectives and purposes
of the various standing com
mittees of the Diocesan and
Deanery Councils, a series of
articles will be presented on tiiis
page by the Diocesan chair-
maif of the several committees.
The first article in that series,
on the Organization and De
velopment Committee, prepar
ed by Mrs. Frank X. Mulherin,
of Augusta, chairman of that
committee, is presented here:
The National Council of Catho
lic Women is composed of numer
ous committees, and the one which
heads the list in both the Diocesan
and the Deanery Councils is that
of Organization and Development.
Augusta Parish Council
Installs New Officers
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The new of
ficers of the Sacred Heart Parish
Council of Catholic Women were-
installed at a meeting held at the
rectory on September 14. They
are Mrs. Joseph L. Mulherin, pres
ident; Miss Margaret Sheron, vice-
president, and .Miss Helen Ward,
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. D. J. O’Connor reported to
the meeting on the work which
was being done by the sewing
group which is engaged in making
garments to be sent overseas for
the children of war-stricken coun
tries.
The Organization and Develop
ment Committee is really the
“sales force” of a Diocesan or
Deanery Council. Its principal
work is to secure tire unity of all
Catholic Women's organizations
within a particular area through
affiliation with the Diocesan and
National Councils.
The National Council of Catho
lic Women is dedicated to the
building of strong Diocesan units;
the effectiveness of these Diocesan
units is dependent upon a well-
organized Deanery. It is within
the Deanery that the close con
tacts with the parishes can be
maintained, and activities stimu
lated through carefully planned
and well developed Deanery meet
ings.
Organization is an ensemble of
the means that will help us to
realize the indispensable condi
tions of the modern Aposlolale.
The tiniest parish council can, by
zeal and efforts be just as strong
as the council of great size if the
organization fulfills the role of
“coordinating agents”, and “stimu-
land” of action. Organization is
above all psychological, not me-
clmnical. It deals with human be
ings and must take into account
their individual talents and special
characteristics.
Catholic womanhood united, will
ever present a powerful opposi
tion to the forces that openly
undermine the stability of the
Aiherican Homes. By working,
praying, and studying together,
Catholic women bring into their
lives a spiritual enrichment that
influences every phase of their
activity, be it civic, social or re
ligious.
Best Wishes
MILLINERY AND ACCESSORIES
964 Broad Street
r- Augusta, Georgia