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JULY 30, 1949
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NINE—A
Boys From St. Joseph's Home
Guests of K. ofC. in Augusta
Miss Rosemary Sheehan, of Savannah
Describes Audience With Holy Father
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Some forty
boys from St. Joseph’s Home, con
ducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph
of Carondelet at Washington, Ga.,
were entertained on July 10 by
Patrick Walsh Council, Knights of
Columbus with a spend-the-day
party in Augusta.
Arriving here about noon on a
chartered bus, with Mother M.
Aurelia and Sister David Joseph,
the boys were taken on a tour of
the city, the most exciting feature
of which being a visit to fire de
partment headquarters, where the
youngsters inspected the fire
fighting equipment, slid down
poles, and had a wonderful time
in many ways.
After being served lunch at the
K. of C. Home, the young visitors
were guests of the management of
the Augusta Tigers at a baseball
game between the Augusta and Co
lumbus teams of the South Atlan
tic League. '
Returning to the K. of C. Home
after the ball game, the boys en
joyed a program of music offered
by Sam Forsmark and his orches
tra, and having had supper, left
for the trip back to Washington.
Arrangements for the day’s out
ing for the boys were made by
Grand Knight John Chesser and
Lecturer Ray Odum, of Patrick
Walsh Council, with State Dep
uty J, P. Price and other members
of the council and Alvin M. Mc-
Auliffe, local member of the board
of trustees of St. Joseph’s Home,
assisting.
The luncheon and supper for the
boys wag prepared and served un
der the direction of Mrs. Owen
Schweers, Mrs. John Chesser, Mrs.
J. P. Price, Mrs. Gerald O’Connor,
Mrs. Jerry Scully and Mrs. Edna
Hearn.
Paul E. Thompson
Heads 4th Degree
K. of C. in Savannah
PAUL E. THOMPSON
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Paul E.
Thompson has been elected faith
ful navigator of the Savannah As
sembly, Fourth Degree Knights of
Columbus, to succeed Joseph
O’Loughlin, who has been elected
faithful admiral.
Other officers elected by the as
sembly are Lawrence J. Steiber,
faithful captain; Jonn J. Stafford,
faithful pilot; John A. Anderson,
faithful comptroller; Joseph Myatt,
inner sentinel, and William Kear
ney, outer sentinel.
The new officers were nominat
ed by a committee, headed by J. D.
Sheehan, which included Eugene
G. Butler, P. J. Buttimer, C. L,
Fox, Hugh H. Grady, and J. P. Mc
Donough.
On June 26, members of the as
sembly participated in the dedica
tion of the new organ which was
provided for the chapel of the Lit
tle Sisters of the Poor through the
efforts of both fourth degree and
third degree Knights of Columbus.
The new officers will be formal
ly installed in September by
Thomas J. Canty, master of the
De Soto Province of the Fourth
Degree.
Excavations in Rome
Support Tradition of
Tomb of St. Peter
VATICAN CITY.—(Radio, NCI-
Further evidence tending to show
that St.Jeter is buried beneath the
basilica named after him, and indi
cating the circus of Gaius and
Nero was located in the same area,
is revealed in an article, written
by the basilica architect Giuseppe
Nicolosi, which will appear in the.
next issue of “Ecclasia.”
One of the monuments excavat
ed in the ancient Roman burial
ground that was located on the site
beneath th4 Constantinian basilica
which preceded the present one,
reveals a burial stone with an in
scription clearly indicating the
nearness of the circus, says the ar
ticle, according to a Vatican press
office bulletin.
It has furthermore been estab
lished, the bulletin declares, that
Constantine did not build the bas
ilica by making use of the circus
walls, but by cutting away parts of
the old Vatican Hill and filling in
the ancient burial ground, where
the Hill sloped toward the Tiber.
In this manner a level ground was
made, large enough for the great
edifice. According to the article,
such a gigantic task would never
have been undertaken, except for
the most valid reason, namely that
of building the basilica above the
most venerated tomb, that of St.
Peter.
The article declares it now to be
certain that from the earliest times
the so-called Altars of Confession,
or the Altars of the Tomb of St.
Peter, have been placed along the
same vertical line above the same
point, which indicates that the
tomb has not been moved or trans-
fc red.
According to the press bulletin,
the excavations continue and at the
same time work is progressing in
improving the Vaitcan grottos, re
arranging several tombs that have
been temporarily moved, and pre
paring facilities to permit public
visits to the site of the new exca
vations. Wiring is also being install
ed in preparation for broadcasting
functions taking place there in the
future. y
The bulletin says it is now appar
ent that the whple work will not be
entirely - finished in time for the
1950 Holy Year, but everything
possible is being done and it is
hoped to complete the task soon
thereafter.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Miss Rose
mary Sheehan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan J. Sheehan, of this
city, and a niece of Father Thomas
I. Sheehan, of Decatur, has writ
ten an interesting letter to her par
ents to describe her recent expe
riences in Rome, where with fel
low-students from Marymount
College, conducted by the Reli
gious of the Sacred Heart of Mary,
at Tarrytown, N. Y., she was re
ceived in audience by His Holiness
Pope Pius XII.
Miss Sheehan writes that they
had their audience with the Holy
Father in his private apartments at
the Vatican and that it was a most
informal gathering.
Giving details of the audience,
Miss Sheehan related that as one
of a group of five Marymount stu
dents, she attended an early Mass
at the Convent of the Sacred
Heart of Mary, and later the group
was joined by others of the party,
after which they drove to the
Vatican which they reached short
ly before 9 o’clock, and after pass
ing through several anterooms,
were admitted to the Holy Father’s
private office promptly at 9:00
o'clock.
"We were told not to be ner
vous,” wrote Miss Sheehan, “but I
believe I would have backed out
gladly had the opportunity arisen.
Not only was I nervous, but tears
poured down my face at regular in
tervals, that is, until I saw His
Holiness. He was robed in all white
and was seated, turned sideways,
at his desk. We were told to make
court bows twice at about three
feet part upon entering, but there
was no room as we were so close
to him. I must have been eighth in
line (we went according to height),
and although standing not four
feet away the distance seemed
endless. I just can’t describe the
feeling when I took the Holy Fa
ther’s hand and kissed his ring. I
just sort of went limp all over! His
hands were so fragile they seemed
like china, and I never once look
ed down from his face. I couldn't
if I had tried. His eyes were soft
and kind. Mother Joseph and
Mother Brenden knelt slightly to
the side at his feet, and I was in
troduced to him by Mother Jos
eph.
“This is exactly what happened.
Mother Joseph said, ‘Your Holi
ness, this is Rosemary Sheehan
from Savannah, Georgia.’ He ask
ed me again where I was from. I
said,' ‘Savannah, Georgia, Your
Holiness,’ an,d he said, ‘That is in
the South.’ 'Yes, Your Holiness.’
‘You go to school 4h New York?’
‘Yes, Your Holiness.’ ‘You have
finished one year and have three
more?’ ‘Yes, Your Holiness.’ Then
I said ‘If it pleases Your Holiness,
may I have a special blessing for
a priest who is celebrating his sil
ver jubilee, and for my uncle who
is also celebrating the anniversary
of his ordination.’
“Mother Joseph then asked him
to give me a blessing for Jane
Joyce Gilbert, and he said, ‘Yes,
my child, and for your relatives
and dear ones.’ I knelt at his feet
for four minutes and the whole
world was gone. I just wished the
time would.never end.
“He gave us all white prayer
books, and after everyone had
spoken, he looked around the cir
cle we formed and asked about
our caps and gowns. They seemed
to puzzle him, and then he thanked
us for our visit. He consented to
have his picture taken with us,
and himself, rang for the photog
rapher.
“After the Holy Father left us,
he directed the Monsignor, his sec
retary, to take us to rooms of the
Vatican which the Nuns, who had
been in Rome for thirty years, had
never had the privilege of seeing.
We were most impressed by the
room of relics. The head of St.
Laurence was astounding. 'He was
burned and his nead has never de
teriorated. The look of agony is
something I’ll never forget.
“I could go on forever. We left
the Vatican at 11:30 that morning.
Everyone was truly physically ex
hausted, but oh, so very happy.”
Augustans Celebrate
Golden Wedding
AUGUSTA, Ga—Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Scarborough, members
of the Sacred Heart parish, cele
brated the fiftieth anniversary of
their marriage on June 27, more
than a hundred relatives and
friends gathering at the Scarbor
ough home to extend congratula
tions.
Little Anne Elizabeth Mangle,
their youngest grandchild, pre
sented Mr. and Mrs. Scarborough
with a pair of golden slippers
which contained gifts from their
grandchildren.
Among those attending the gold
en wedding celebration were Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Giblyn, of Maywood,
N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Wood
ward, ' Leroy Woodward and
Charles Woodward, of New York;
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mangels, Rob
ert Mangels and Anne Mangels, of
Silver Springs, Md.; Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Scarborough, of Washington,
D. C., and Mrs. Thelma S. Dixon,
of Augusta.
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