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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JUNE 21, 1952
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EDITED BY MRS. MARGARET H. MULHERIN
SAVANNAH-ATLANTA DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Mothers' Club of
St. Joseph School
Meets in Macon
MACON, Ga, — The Mothers
Club of St. Joseph’s School has
brought to a close another success
ful year. Mrs. Virginia Bryan, the
president, and her staff of officers,
were untiring in their efforts to
make this a record year. The
parents assisted with the health
program of the school and served
as leaders and assistant leaders
for the Girl Scouts, Brownies and
Club Scouts. The school grounds
have been beautified and necessary
teaching equipment has been sup
plied.
Savannah Deanery Council President
Names Standing Committee Chairmen
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. William
J C. Broderick, newly elected presi-
| dent of the Savannah Deanery
j Council of Catholic Women, an
nounces the appointment of Mrs.
Joseph Winders, as corresponding
secretary, and Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly,
parliamentarian.
Standing committee chairmen
! appointed by Mrs. Broderick in
clude: Family and Parent Educa
tion, Mrs. John F. Shearouse, Jr.;
Organization and Development,
Mrs. A. J. Schano; Co-operation
with Catholic Charities, Mrs. H. A.
Stamey; Confraternity of Christian
| Doctrine, Miss Ilka Lech; Catholic
Home and School, Mrs. Louis S.
Weaver, Jr.; International Rela
tions, Mrs. Archie Mitchell; Legis
lation, Mrs. Katherine A. Huggins;
Library and Literature, Mrs.
Charles F. Barr; Public Relations,
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly and Mrs.
Anthony L. Walsh; Spiritual De
velopment, Miss Johanna Daly.;
Study Clubs, Mrs. P. D. Joines;
War Relief Services, Mrs. John E.
Buckley; Civil Defense, Mrs.
Killiam R. Johnson; St. Thomas
Boys’ School, Mrs. B. C. Guild-
Ways and Means, Mrs. James R.
Renkle; Historian, Mrs. Joseph
Ocampo.
'THE TIME HAS COME/ the Walrus Said
Open house for fathers and
mothers was held during the year.
The classrooms were visited and
the children’s work inspected. New
parents were given the. opportunity
of getting acquainted with other
fathers and mothers whose chil
dren attend St. Joseph’s.
New officers elected by the club,
to serve during the next school
year, are, Mrs. A. J. Punaro. presi
dent; Mrs. J. W. McFarlane, vice-
president; Mrs. C. C. Harrold, sec
retary, and Mrs. A. W. Yurt, trea
surer.
After the installation of the new
officers, Father Robert Bryant, S.
J., pastor of St. Joseph’s Church,
introduced the guest speaker,
Father John Hurley, Air Force
chaplain from Turner Field, Al
bany, who stressed that the re
ligious development and early edu
cation of the child are the parents’
responsibility—not the teachers’.
Emphasis was placed on the child’s
sense of obedience developed at a
tender age. If not then it will be
too late. Father Hurley urged the
parents to stress the importance of
obedience and asked the teachers
to develop in the children an un
derstanding and appreciation of
the child’s life. Children should
want to attend Mass, not go be
cause the Third Commandment
says so.
The home should be the center
of religious guidance, and family
prayer the strong link that binds
its members together, because, as
the home is, so will the children
be, and as the children are, so will
the nation be.
Two hundred parents were pres
ent at the meeting. The attendance
prize for the largest number of
parents present was awarded to
the class taught by Sister Martina
Joseph, R. S. M. Following the
close of the meeting, refreshments
were served.
Savannah Deanery
Council of Women
Adopts New Project
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Savan
nah Deanery Council of Catholic
Women has undertaken as a pro
ject the making of surgical pads
and dressings for Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Free Cancer Home
in Atlanta, and also for use in hos
pitals and nursing homes in Sa
vannah.
Instruction classes for the work
ers on the project are being con
ducted at the Cathedral rectory
under the. direction of Mrs. A. H.
Stamey.
Materials are ready and all those
interested are invited to help in
the work. The pads may be made
at home. Mrs. William C. Brod
erick, president of the Deanery
Council, hopes that workers units
from each of the local parishes will
be formed.
Mrs. Aubrey Wilder
Re-Elected President of
Parish Council in Athens
ATHENS, Ga. —- At the June
meeting of St. Joseph’s Parish
Council of Catholic Women, Mrs.
Aubrey Wilder was re-elected
president for the coming year, and
Mrs. Josef Karl was re-elected
secretary. Mrs. William Kiene is
the new vice-president of the coun
cil, and Mrs. Anthony Camarata,
Hie new treasurer.
The couniel recently sponsored a
successful sq>’ n re danc-e at the
American L< i Cabin. Delicious
home-made caxc> were awarded as
prizes to the winners in the cake
walk contests a .. :! u;: usw i-
Mr. Walrus, of “Alice in Won
derland,” approved travel—ships
particularly. His advice wasn’t con
sidered when the Burlington
Route-Northern Pacific railroad
experts painstakingly shaped up
an official and delightful conven
tion travel program for the Na
tional Council of Catholic Women.
But by design, not accident—ships
do enter in—two of them, in fact,
the “Chinook”—Seatie to Victoria,
and the ‘ Princess Elizabeth”—Vic
toria to Vancouver. These cruises
plus Yellowstone Park, Banff, Lake
Mount St. Joseph
Mothers' Club Holds
Meeting in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — New officers
were installed at the May meeting
of the Mount St. Joseph Mothers’
Club, at which Mrs. Charles
Thompson, the retiring president,
presided.
The new officers are Mrs. J. J.
O’Connell, president; Mrs. Neil
Callahan, vice-president; Mrs.
Timothy Kearns, Jr., secretary,
and Mrs. Eugene Long, treasurer.
Mrs. O’Connell announced the
appointment of the following com
mittee chairmen: Parliamentarian,
Mrs. E. J. Cashin; Ways and
Means, Mrs. Thomas Saul; Mrs. E.
J. McMahon; Publicity, Mrs. J. H.
Roberts; Program, Mrs. William
Findlay; Films, Books and Records,
Mrs. Joseph Mannelly; Hanger
Sale, Mrs. Harold Girardot; Paper
Sale, Mrs. W. H. Faughnan, Mrs.
William O’Dowd; Grade Represen
tative, Mrs. Neil Vaughan; High
School Representative, Mrs. Lee
Etheredge, Jr.; Council Represent-
tive, Mrs. Edward Rhodes.
Mrs. R. H. Klett, representative
of the National Council of Catho
lic Women, thanked all who had
assisted in making the first Fri
day breakfasts for the children a
success.
Following the business sesion,
Mrs. J. Lee Etheredge, Jr., and
Mrs. J. D. Thurston were hostesses
at a social hour.
Holy Family Parish
Groups in Columbus
Elect New Officers
COLUMBUS, Ga.—New officers
were elected at the annual joint
meeting of the Altar Society,
Our Lady’s Aid Society and the
Missionary Society of the Holy
Family Church, held at the rec
tory.
Mrs. Arthur N. Berry will be the
new president of the Altar Society,
with Mrs. Leroy Burnham, Jr., as
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. Warren Purks was elected
pesident of Our Lady’s Aid So
ciety, with Mrs. Joseph Connolly
as secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. John Willis has been named
president of the Missionary So
ciety, and Mrs. Keegan Federal has
been re-elected as secretary-treas
urer.
A discussion of the type of
Christmas cards to sell this year
was held during the meeting of
the Missionary Society which spon
sors the sale of religious cards
each year. Mrs. Willis announced
that the society would serve as the
Spiritual Development Committee
of the Council of Catholic Wom
en, and outlined the responsibility
entailed.
Programs of activity for the
isuipnjer,, ropntha.-were outlined, by
Louise, make the National Council
trip so perfect that you can hard
ly imagine a more delightful con
vention-vacation combination.
You are invited to send for our
free folder, describing this trip to
Seattle next September. You’ll
surely want to go with congenial
friends—with our special party'.
For folder, please write:
Miss Margaret Mealey, Conven
tion Tour—National Council of
Catholic Women, 1312 Massa
chusetts Avenue, Washington 5, D.
Quarterly Meeting
Held by Savannah
Deanery Council
SAVANNAH BEACH, Ga.—Dr.
William E. Barfield, chairman of
civilian defense at Savannah Beach,
was the guest speaker at the
quarterly meeting of the Savannah
Deanery Council of Catholic
Women held on June 8 at the Sa
vannah Beach Town Hall.
The visiting delegates were wel
comed by Father John J. Kehoe,
administrator of St. Michael’s
Church here.
Dr. Barfield, after relating some
of his personal experiences during
World War II, explained what
could happen at Savannah Beach
under similar conditions.
The Most Reverend Francis E.
Hyland, D. D., J. C. D., Auxiliary
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, who
honored the meeting by his at
tendance, expressed his apprecia
tion of the work of the N. C. C. W.
in Georgia. His Excellency also
discussed the Christopher Move
ment, which was founded by Fath
er James Keller, M. M., who was
guest speaker at the recent con-
cention of the Diocesan Council.
Highlighting the meeting, which
was held at the Town Hall, was
the report given by Mrs. Charles
Barr, chairman of the Library and
Literature Committee, who spoke
of the crusade to remove indecent
literature from the newsstands in
store frequented by teen-agers.
Mrs. A. H, Stamey reported on
the making of surgical pads and
dressings for Our Lady of Per
petual Help Free Cancer Home in
Atlanta, and Miss Ilka Leche told
of the nursery care being given
children at the Blessed Sacra-
men Church when their parents
are attending Mass. Mrs. P. D.
Joines, Jr., of Brunswick, first
vice-president of the Deanery
Council, explained her plans for
organizing study clubs in every I
parish.
Retreat for Women
At St. Angela's in
Aiken, June 26-29
AIKEN, S. C.—Sister Miriam, of
the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady
of Mercy, superior of St. Angela
Academy, has announced that the
annual Retreat for laywomen will
be held at the academy from the
evening of Thursday, June 26, to
the afternoon of Sunday, June 29.
Prospective retreatants are urged
to write for reservations promptly
as the number that can be accom
modated is limited.
the Altar Society and Our Lady’s
Aid Society. The opening and clos- .
ing prayers were offered by Father j
Herman Deimel, pastor of Holy i
(Family Church. I
C.
Mrs. John Kesler
Heads Council ol
Women in LaGrange
MRS. JOHN KESLER
LaGRANGE, Ga.—Mrs. John H.
Kesler has been elected president
of St. Peter’s Parish Council of
Catholic Women, other new offi
cers being Mrs. Charles E. Solo-
i mon, vice-president; Mrs. Warren
' P. Humphreys, secretary, and M r\s.
Claude F. Foster, treasurer.
Committee chairmen appointed
include Mrs. Charles Solomon,
Altar Committee; Mrs. Paul Fluth,
Hospitality; Mrs. Raymond Jabaly,
Catholic Charities; Miss Helen
Jabaly, Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine; Mrs. W. M. Robinson,
Shrines in Homes; Mrs. Joseph
Joseph. Public Relations; Mrs.
Warren Humphreys, Study Clubs;
Mrs. Fritz Wagener, Library and
Literature.
The new president of the parish
council is the former Miss Cather
ine Twickler, of New Orleans. She
graduated from Martin Behrman
High School, and was valedictorian
of her class. She later attended
Louisiana State University. Mrs.
Kesler is the immediate past presi
dent of the Auxiliary of the Vete
rans of Foreign War Post No. 4629,
and is treasurer of the Opti-Mrs
Club in LaGrange. She is also a
member of the Eleven O’clock
Club, the Georgia Elks’ Auxiliary.
She served as secretary of the
parish council last year. The
mother of two children, Mrs. Kes
ler is employed as a stenographer
with the LaGrange Bonding Com
pany.
St. Joseph's School
P-TA in Brunswick
Elects New Officers
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—Officers who
will serve during the 1952-53
school year were elected at the
May Meeting of the Parent-Teach
er Association of St. Joseph’s
School. Mrs. Leo Gentile was
chosen president; Mrs. B. W. Mur
ray, vice-president; Mrs. John
Fernandez, secretary, and Mrs.
Arthur True, treasurer.
Under the auspices of the P.-T.
A., a May festival was held in
Hanover Park, the program in
cluding a May pole dance, games,
a puppet show and a performance
by children talented in singing,
dancing and acrobatics.
The pxogram opened with a Tom
Thumb parade, the children in
costume and on floats circling the
block before entering the park
where Miss Frances Crowder was
crowned “Queen of the May” and
George Owens, “King.” Megan
True and Pat Glover were the
crown-bearers.
Decorated booths were set up in
Xavier Hall where purchases could
be made from the country store,
old toy counter, white elephant
table, cake and candy shelf and
refreshment stands. On display
were dolls, in native dress from
many lands, from the collection of
Mrs. Esther Mantia of St. Simons
Island.
Danny Reyna won first prize in
the talent show, and Margaret
Brawner the doll bed which was
given away at the conclusion of
the enjoyable affair.
Diocesan Council
President's Message
In an audience on April 24, 1952
during the Thirteenth Internation
al Congress of the World Union of
Catholic Women’s Organizations,
His Holiness Pope Pius Xli spoke
to the delegates in the interest of
peace. He termed the course of
peace a “Mission from God and
Humanity”.
Women are capable of making
a great contribution to the cause
of peace and our Holy Father
called upon them to assume the
“sublime but arduous task of la
boring for peace.” He said . that
the sentiment which induces wom
en to abhor war, would avail noth
ing if that sentiment did not lead
to action conducted according to
the essential principles of Christ
ianity.”
We call attention to our Holy
Father’s choice of words: ‘ sublime
but arduous task of laboring for
peace”. The intimation is that the
peace will not be easily won. It
must be labored for. Sentiment
must be translated into action con
ducted according to the essential
principles of Christianity-action
which builds on deep foundations.
Women must carry their work
for peace into all their spheres of
influence, translating that inate
feeling which makes them abhor
war into concrete action to impede
war.
The Christian will for peace de
scribed in our Holy Father’s
Christmas message must be deve
loped—its weapons, prayer and
love must be sharpened. There
must be constant prayer to the
Father of us all, prayer which
takes the form of works perform
ed with the proper motivation—
with dedication of purpose. Christ
ian love must be extended to in
clude all men and all nations; it
must be a love, which with pa
tience, always succeeds in being
disposed to achieve under-
standing and agreement with
everyone.
The Christian woman can con
tribute much by the formation of
public opinion in favor of inter
national co-operation based on
principles of morality, justice and
charity. This presuposses a know
ledge of facts as well as principles
and the effort to be vocal about
them. This requires an informed,
articulate laity.
The Savannah-Atlanta Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women, estab
lished at the invitation of our be
loved Archbishop O’Hara, affords
us the opportunity of using the N.
C. Cr W. program of prayer, study
and action in developing into an
informed, articulate laity. We con
tinue to function under the direc
tion of our Auxiliary Bishop, and
with the guidance of our Spiritual
Director. We urge all affiliated
parish, mission and inter-parochial
councils to use this program of
prayer, study and action. We call
upon our Catholic Women fo trans
late their sentiments into action—
to make their contribution to the
cause of peace. We call upon each
member to adopt our convention
theme as her own, to repeat it
fervently and with meaning:
“LORD, MAKE ME AN INSTRU
MENT OF YOUR PEACE!”
Gladys (Mrs. George) Gunning.
Officers Elected
By Nativity School
PTA in Thunderbolt
THUNDERBOLT. Ga. — Offi
cers were elected and annual re
ports received at the meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Association of
the Nativity School held on May
27. The new officers are: Mrs. J.
Almand Lloyd, president; Mrs. P.
A. Trost, vice-president; Mrs. T.
W. Joyner, Jr,, secretary; Mrs. Ed
mond Flaherty, treasurer. Nomi
nations were made by a committee
headed by Mrs. Arthur Cannon.
Mrs. William C. Broderick, the
retiring president .reported on the
work of the association during the
past year. The members present
ed her with a gift in appreciation
of her services.
Plans were completed at the
meeting for the school picnic to
be held June 4 at Savannah Beach.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
W. L. Salter and Mrs. J. F. Jaug-
stetter during the social hour
which followed the meeting.