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MAY F7, 1952
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
NINE
GUEST SPEAKER AT NCCW CONVENTION — Father James
Keller Maryknoll Missioner and founder of The Christophers,
is shown above as he delivered an address titled “You Can Change
the World,” at the banquet held at the Hotel DeSoto in Savannah
in connection with the annual convention of the Savannah-Atlanta
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Pictured with Father Keller
are the Most Reverend Francis E. Hyland, Auxiliary Bishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, and Mrs. George Gunning, of Atlanta, presi
dent of the Diocesan Council.—-(Andrew Bunn Photography).
Local Committees in Savannah
Contributed Toward Success of
Diocesan Council's Convention
Father James Keller, M. M.,
Guest Speaker at Convention
Delivers Inspiring Address
SAVANNAH, Ga.—“Love, pray,
go, teach,” said Father James
Keller, M. M., founder of the
Christopher movement at the ban
quet session of the annual conven
tion of the Savannah-Atlanta Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Women
held hero April 26-27.
“You can change the whole
course of history,” he said, adding
that those who are changing the
course of history right now are
not changing it for the better.
He sa ; a that the omy people who
change the course of world events
are those who love God and those
who hate God.
The only people who came out
of Nazi concentration camps whole
in spirit and body were those who
loved God and those who hated
God. Only they have the strength,
he said.
“Think, work and pray,” he told
his audience. People like you can
“run the world.”
If more “salt-of-the-earth” peo
ple get “into circulation”, said the
Maryknoll Missioner, we’ll have
peace.”
Outlining the fall of nations, he
said that people who hate God get
into “education, government, com
munications and labor relations.”
From these vantage points, he
said, “they nibble away at the gov
ernment,” the teachers teach that
“man is nothing but an animal and
he begins to act like an animal.”
“People who wreck the world,”
he added, “are shrewd, on their
toes. If they dominate those four
fields, they can wreck the home,
the church, the professions and
business.”
“We of the home, the church,
the professions and business,” he
continued, “have not yet awaken-
*ed to the fact that we are doom
ed.”
“Less than one per cent of hu
manity have caused most of the
world’s recent major troubles,”
he said. “This handful—regard
less of tneir labels—share a mili
tant hatred of the basic truth upon
which this nation and all Chris
tian civilization was founded, and
without which it cannot endure.
“Anyone driven by such hatred
seldom keeps it to himself. He
becomes a missioner of evil striv
ing to reach the many not the
few. He usually gets into a field
that touches the lives of all peo
ple, but—-
“If another one percent go as
apostolic workers—as Christophers
or Christ-bearers—into these same
fields and* strive as hard to restore
the fundamental truth the other
one per cent are working to elimi
nate, the world can be changed for
the better.
“No matter who you are, or
what you are, or where you may
be, you can do something to change
the world for the better. You, as
an individual are important. You
count!”
“Not spectacularly, but in count
less ways, tens of thousands of
Christophers are busy and never
before in history were such ef
forts needed so desperately. If
the trend toward paganism con
tinues, it is only a matter of time
before our nation will collapse
from within.
“In the home, in our personal
relationships, we must practice
love and pass on the message of a
good life.
“The one thing that terrifies the
godless the world over is the fear
that some day all those who be
lieve in Christ will wake up—and
start acting their beliefs.”
Workshop Discussions Were Important
Features of Convention in Savannah
ANNOUNCE WINNERS
IN ESSAY CONTEST
SAVANNAH, Ga.—At the an
nual convention of the Savannah-
Atlanta Diocesan Council of Catho
lic Women held'here, Mrs. J. A.
O’Leary, chairman of the spiritual
development committee, announc
ed the winners in the annual essay
contest sponsored by the Diocesan
Council.
Winner in Group I was Ann
Coggin, of the twelfth grade at
Mount de Sales Academy, Macon;
winner in Group II, Francine
Klein, eighth grade, Christ the
King School, Atlanta; Group III,
Yvette Maloof, fifth grade, St.
Anthony’s School, Atlanta.
Winners from the Colored
schools of the Diocese were; Group
I, Ann Streetman, Immaculate
Conception School, A u g u st a;
Group II, Thomas Lyons, seventh
grade, - Immaculate Conception
School, Augusta; Group III, Wil
liam Evans, fourth grade. Imma
culate Conception School, Augusta.
The subject of the essay contest
was “Kateri Tekawitha, The Lily
of the Mohawks,” and the prizes
were framed pictures of Our Lady
of Good Counsel and $5.00 in
cash.
Delegates to Savannah
Convention Guests at
Morning Coffee Hour
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Out-of-town
visitors to the convention of the
Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan Coun
cil of Catholic Women were invited
to a morning coffee hour at the
Knights of Columbus Hall follow
ing the convention Mass at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
Welcoming the guests were Mrs.
Frank Morris, Mrs. Harry T. Wil
son, Miss Helen Roe Nugent, Mrs.
Joseph E. Kelly, Jr., Mrs. Harold
Mulherin, Mrs. Nellie T. Dowling,
Mrs. Jennie Bouhan, Mrs. H. A.
Stamey, Mrs. Thomas Payne, Mrs.
George Ebberwein, and Mrs. Mar
garet Cox.
Assisting in serving were Misses
Anne McCgrtney, Mary Louise
Webber, Mary Sulivan, Ann Payne,
Jane Marie Barker ,Joan Murphy,
Carol Hefferman, Mary Mooney,
Pauline Kenney and Kitty McKen
zie.
Soared Heart Council
Meets in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The May meet
ing of the Sacred Heart Parish
Council of Catholic Women was
held on May 5 at the parish hall.
Father James Bit, Buckley, S.J.,
opened the meeting with prayer,
and Mrs. F. B. Pope presided.
Mrs. August Hoehn, home and
school committee chairman, report
ed on the activity of the Parent-
Teacher Association during the
year. .
Miss Cornelia Morrison reported
on the annual convention of the
Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan Coun
cil held in Savannah. The council
was represented at the convention
by .Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Owen Schweers,
Mrs. Romeo A. Vignati and Miss
Morrison.
Following the business session,
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Pope, Mrs. Clarence Walker and
Mrs. C. M. Polonero. It was an
nounced that the next meeting of
the council would be held in Sep
tember.
■Auxiliary of A. O. H.
Meets in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Father An
drew McDonald, Vice-Oificialis of
the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta,
was the speaker at the May meet
ing of the Auxiliary of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. He told of
his experiences while studying in
Rome and described in detail the
four largest churches in the Eternal
. City.
Mrs. Vane C. Hester reported
on the successful collection of eggs
at Easter and announced that East
er lilies had been sent to all of
the churches in the city. A re
port on the recent convention of
the Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women was
given by Mrs. William C. Brod
erick, who also invited the mem
bers to attend the meeting of the
Savannah Deanery Council to be
held on June 8 at Savannah Beach.
Mrs. Isabelle Perry, Mrs. Mar-
garite Fitzgerald and Mrs. Alva
Scheider were welcomed as new
members and Mrs. Mary Ballantyne
and Mrs. Dewey Cromley were re
instated as members.
The attendance prize was award
ed Miss Margaret Gannon. Re
freshments'were served by Mrs. L.
H. Cooper, Mrs. Dan Sullivan and
Mrs. Eugenia Moore 1 ,” ’
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Much of the
credit for the success of the an
nual convention of the Savannah-
Atlanta Diocesan Council of Catho
lic Women, held here April 26-27
is due to the splendid manner in
which the various details of the
convention program were handled
by the local committees, under the
general chairmanship of Mrs. A. J.
Schano, with Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly
as honorary chairman.
Committee chairmen, co-chair
men and members were:
Banquet-Luncheon; Mrs. J. Har
old Mulherin, chairman; Mrs.
Frank Morris, Mrs. William Pres
cott, co-chairman, Mrs. D. J. Col
vin, Mrs. James Howe, Mrs. Peter
Nugent, Mrs. J. Reid Broderick,
Mrs. William Hines, Mrs. Dan
Sheehan; Decorations: Mrs. Joseph
E. Kelly, Jr., chairman, Mrs. Anna
E. Cooper, co-chairman, Mrs. John
J. Dillon, Mrs. J. W. Stephens;
Display: Mrs. C. W. Carver, At
lanta, chairman, Mrs. Anne E.
Cooper, co-chairman, Mrs. Henry
L. deGive, Atlanta, Miss Frances
Morton.
Hospitality: Mrs. Harry T. Wil
son, chairman, Mrs. E. Cafiero, co-
chairman, Mrs. Clarence Branch,
Mrs. Arthur Cannon, Mrs. T. J.
Dowlings, Mrs! J. B. Earnest, Mrs.
Arthur Fleming, Mrs. Claudia Gan
non, Mrs. John Lyons, Miss Jean
Ryan, Mrs. John Z. Ryan, Mrs.
Ed Stone, Mrs. Arthur True, Mrs.
R. J. Welsh, Mrs. John L. Wil
liams; Information: Mrs. William
C. Broderick, chairman, Mrs. Kath-
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The follow
ing Resolutions, presented by a
committee headed by Miss Annie
McElroy,' of Atlanta^ and includ
ing Mrs. T. K. Joyce, Savannah:
Mrs. . Robert Bruce, Valdosta,
were unanimously adopted at the
convention of the Savannah-At
lanta Diocesan Council of Cath
olic Women held here:
We take this occasion to express
again our loyalty and affection for
our Supreme Pontiff, His Holiness
Pope Pius XII, gloriously reign
ing.
We are grateful to our beloved
Ordinary, Archbishop Gerald
O’Hara, for his thoughtful and
gracious message to the Conven
tion and we send to him our good
wishes and our pledge of devotion
to his program of Catholic Action
in the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta.
We appreciate the presence of
His Excellency Bishop Hyland, at
our convention and we are grate
fully mindful of his continued in
terest in and encouragement of the
Diocesan Council throughout the
year.
We extend our sincere thanks to
Father John D. Toomey, our
Spiritual Director, for his always
willing and able assistance.
We re-define our purpose: to pre
sent a united program of Catholic
Action to the women of the Diocese
and to extend the practice of the
erine Huggins, co-chairman, Mrs.
Walter Crawford, Miss Leonora
Browne, Mrs. William Van Trump,
Mrs. George Ebberwein.
Pages snd Scout Troop: Mrs. I.
E. Smith, chairman of Pages, Mrs.
J. T. Collins, chairman of Scout
Troop; Pages: Roxie Barras, Bet-
tu Burn, Joan Cartwright, Mary
Frances Fretwell, Mary Jane Fur
long, Celine Hiltz, Rochelle Moore,
Gloria Newell, Patty O’Neil, Mary
Jo Peters, Alice Price, Joyce Rog
ers, Lourdes Sheehan, Mary Ann
Strippy, Kathleen Sullivan, Mer
cedes Sullivan, Mary Gloria Walsh,
Mary Louise Weber.
Reception: Mrs. Joseph Ocampo,
chairman, Mrs. Joseph Mc
Donough, co-chairman; Mrs. J. J.
Collins, Mrs. B. F. Diamond, Miss
Veronica Elliott, Mrs. William
Johnson, Mrs. P. D. Joines, Mrs.
T. K. Joyce, Mrs. L. M. Kinstle,
Miss Ilka Leche, Miss Helen Roe
Nugent, Mrs. J. A. O’Leary, Mrs.
R. T. Semmes, Mrs. H. A. Stamey;
Registration: Mrs. John Buckley,
chairman, Miss Regina Lytgen,
Miss Johanna Daly, Miss Janet
Spillane co-chairmen;
Tickets; Miss Marie Ray, chair
man, Miss Mary Ann DuPont, co-
chairman, Mrs: Louise Bennett,
Mrs. E. F. Harnett. Mrs. J. E.
Keating, Miss Kittie McKenzie,
Mrs. John Shearouse, Mrs. J. E.
Sheppard, Transportation: Mrs. D.
W. DuPont, chairman, Mrs. Edna
McDonough, co-chairman, Mrs. B.
W. Cunningham, Mrs. Kenneth
Eagle, Mrs. Frank O’Donnell, Mrs.
J. B. Williams.
spiritual and corporal works of
mercy hi so far as our time and
strength permits.
We pray for peace and we com
mend all efforts, both national and
international, which will, establish
order among nations. We pray es
pecially for the success of .the pur
pose and efforts of the United Na
tions in bringing about internation
al cooperation and gpod will.
We are conscious of our duty
of citizenship. We urge all Catho
lic women to fulfill this duty by a
sound and judicious use of the bal
lot and the encouragement of those
who stand for Christian principles.
We desire good and honest.govern
ment.
We believe in the sanctity of the
family. We urge.that the next As
sembly of the Georgia Legislature
establish by law regulations re
quiring a premarital waiting period
of at least three days between ap
plication and issuance of a license.
We commend the address of
Father James Keller, delivered at
our Convention, and urge that all
become a part of the Christopher
movement. We recognize the need
of restoring Christ to society and
pray that all will bear Him and His
principles into the market place of
life.
We are appreciative of the ef
forts of the Savannah Deanery
Council to make this convention a
well-spring of-inspiration and ae-
SA VANN AH, Ga.—Workshops on
public relations, legislation and
parish councils brought these
phases of the N. C. C. W. program
before the delegates attending the
annual convention of the Savan
nah-Atlanta Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women held here on April
26 and 27.
The theme of the workshop on
public relations was “Selling the
N, C. C. W. Program of Catholic
Action; that of the workshop on
legislation, ‘Government Is Your
Business,” and of the workshop on
parish councils, “Making Our
Federation Work.”
The workshop on public relations
was conducted by Mrs. Owen
Schweers, president of the Augus
ta Deanery Council, and the speak
ers were Mrs. William C. Brode
rick, of Thunderbolt, Kirk Sutlive,
public relations direction for the
Union Bag and Paper Corpohation,
Savannah, and Mrs. Norman Boat
wright, president-elect of the Au
gusta Deanery Council.
It was brought out in this work
shop that with the exception of
cloistered Nuns and Monks, every
member of society serves public
relations—in family life, business
association and other fields. Mrs.
Broderick stated that she considers
public relations one of the most,
important phases of the Diocesan
Council’s work. She stated that the
duty of the public relations com
mittee chairman is not only to re
port meetings, but that should ex
tend into every phase of Catholic
Action. Press agents in Hollywood
“sell” their stars and screen pro-,
ductions to the public, so it should
be the work of the press agents of.
the councils and the Church to
form committees to speak before
various organizations, make radio
talks, to sell Catholic Action. Mem
bers should take part in community
projects and should attend civic
meetings when invited, Mrs. Brode
rick added that all should keep a
practiced eye for misrepresenta
tions of Catholic doctrines, prac
tices and history, and applaud cor
rect presentations as well as offer
protest to misstatements.
Mrs. Boatwright said that it was
the task of the public relations
chairmen to get others interested in
Catholic Action and the Work of
the councils of women, adding that
the councils of Catholic women
should be made so interesting that
tion. We thank the management of
the Hotel DeSoto for its courtesy
and we thank the Savannah Morn
ing News and the Savannah Even
ing Press and the local Radio Sta
tions for. their excellent coverage
of the Convention,, j-r
it would be a pleasure to partici
pate in the work and the blessings
which come from it. She said that
the N. C. C. W. was unique in that
it has something to offer all ages
and classes.
Mr. Sutlive stated that the work
of a public relations chairman and
committee is a long, hard task and
consists of many “little things.” He
said that there is very little dif
ference in every segment of society
and work. That the most important
thing is to keep everyone happy
and interested. He stated that most
of us are too prone to criticism,
not only of our organizations and
its methods but also of our govern
ment and public officials. He also
warned against controversy. He ad
vised that in dealing with news
papers to prepare copy in the style
that papers use, and never make
aiticles too long. He closed by say
ing that the best representatives
are the individual members, and
advised that the members lets out
siders know that they are proud of
their organization.
In the workshop on legislation,
which was conducted by Mrs. John
S. Correll, of Atlanta, members
were urged to vote and to join civic
clubs and it was stressed that let
ters of commendation rather than
letters of criticism be addressed to
members of the City Councils, the
State Legislature or the Congress
of the ■ United *States. Miss Jean
Ryaii, Savannah, urged that each
member see to it that one new
member is registered and votes.
Monsignor T. James McNamara
spoke on the importance of the
parish council of women in any
parish, saying that the objective of
members of the council is primari
ly personal sanctification. Mrs. E.
H. Buck, of Macon, outlined the
functions Of the parish council and
gave suggestions for program plan
ning and conducting meetings. This
workshop was conducted by Mrs.
Roy Richardson, of Warner Robins.
SAVANNAH PARISH
ALTAR SOCIETY WILL
SPONSOR BENEFIT PARTY
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Eucharis
tic League Altar Society of the
Sacred Heart Church will sponsor
a benefit card party on the after
noon and evening of May 21 at the
Knights of Columbus Hall.
Mrs. Edwin A. Scanlan is general
chairman of the committee in
charge, with Mrs. George Cleary
as co-chairman, and Miss Nell
O’Donnell, Miss Helen Ramsey,
Mrs, Rudolph Heitman and Mrs.
Frank O’Donnell as sub-committee
chairmen, ■ >n
Convention Resolutions