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JUNE 20, 1953
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOUC LAYMENS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVENTEEN
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WARD
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Atlanta, Ga.
AT ALBANY RECEPTION—-His Excellency the Mos. Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, Archbishop of
Savannah-Atlanta, is pictured as he was honored recently at a reception in Albany. Standing
next to the archbishop is the Rev. Daniel J. Bourke and at the left in the picture is R. E. McCor-
mack. Knight of St. Sylvester.—(Photo courtesy Albany Herald).
Despite Persecution
Church Still Able to
By J. M. MONSUM ' I
BERLIN—In the fight now going ;
on against the two Christian
Churches in the German Soviet
Zhrie, certain differences can be
discerned despite the single origin:
of this fight. This is above all due
to the fact that the Catholics num
ber only some 21‘a millions among
the approximately 18 million in
habitants of the Soviet Zone. They
are largely people whose original
homes were in the Gorman terri
tories east of the Oder-Neisse line
arid! who live in dispersion, religi
ously speaking, in their new home-
country.
Many of the Catholic communi
ties existing today in the Soviet
Zone owe their origin to this post
war immigration. Thus it is natural
that the Organizational cohesion of
this relaitvely small number of
Catholics is less close than is the
case in the Protestant Church.
Moreover, a large part of the Cath
olic expellees have now' been swept
along into Western Germany in the
present westward current of Soviet
Zone refugees. Nevertheless, so
far four local priests have been ar
rested and sentenced to consider
able prison terms in the German
Soviet Zone, as . against some 80
Protestant clergymen.
From among the five Catholic
bishoprics in the Soviet Zone, only
those of Berlin and Meissen are
completely autonomous, whereas
the three others have long been
Subordinated to West German arch
bishoprics. Since the Church re
gards the cession of the German
Eastern territories as provisional
only, it does not envisage a terri
torial reorganization of its bishop
rics. It has, however, taken the
existing situation into account by
installing Vicars-General as com
missioners, as it were, in the bis
hoprics dependent on West Ger
many, and vesting them -"with full
episcopal powers. This is all the
more necessary since the communi
ties of both churches in the Soviet
Zone have been cut off from all fi
nancial and personal connections
with the Federal Republic by So
viet-zonal Government measures.
Since the beginning of this year,
the Soviet-zonal Government has
failed to remit to either Church
the State subsidies due by virtue
of agreements which are partly
centuries old, and for some months
past, the revenue offices have been
forbidden to collect church taxes.
The material loss thus caused in
volves approximately half the for
mer Church revenue.
Nevertheless, the Catholic
Church has been able so far, in con
trast to the Protestant Church, to
staff its rectories in the Soviet
Zone adequately, and vacancies can
also probably be filled for the time
being by graduates from tw'o semi
naries existing in the Soviet Zone,
even though the transfer of priests
from the Federal Republic or West
Berlin into Soviet-occupied terri
tory has been prohibited by the
Grotewohl Government. The nu
merous relief parcels from the West
German sponsoring parishes have
so far reached their destinations
unhampered. One of the four
priejjs recently arrested was sen
tenced to four years’ imprisonment
for having accepted money offered
him by members of his community
in grateful recognition of a gift of
prayer-books by sponsors in the
Federal Republic, which money he
had used—as was proved—for cari-
tative purposes. This action on his
part was deemed by the court to
constitute an infringement of the
“statute for, the protection of Ger
man internal trade”.
Quite recently arid in conformity
with, actions undertaken against
the Protestant Church, tw'o Cath
olic youth, homes have been confis-:
eated without compensation. The
attempt to, confiscate a retreat
house which is part of a home for
aged people in East Berlin, has so
far failed thanks to the steadfast
in East Germany
Provide Priests
resistance put up by Bishop Wes-
kamm of Berlin who has refused,
in the face of repeated summons,
by appealing to recognized legal
stiuplation, to permit the premises
to be evacuated. The chances are
that the Catholics in the German
Soviet Zone, though proportion
ally small In numbers, will be sim
ilarly persecuted by the eommun-
i-ts as arc the Protestant 90 per
cent of the population,
Mt. St. Joseph's
Graduates Nineteen
AUGUSTA, Ga.—On May 29th
diplomas were awarded the grad
uation class of Mount St. Joseph’s
Academy -by the Very Reverend J.
J. Kennedy, V. F.. pastor of St.
Mary’s-on-the-Hill church.
Speaker at the exercises was the
Rev. John Toomey, pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church, Milledge-
ville, and Spiritual director of the
Diocesan Council of ‘ Catholic
Women.
The salutatory address was given
by Kathleen Madigan, and the val
edictory address by Shirley Daniel.
Those receiving diplomas were:
Annette Adams: Melvis Bailey,
Jean Bennett, Martha Carpenter,
Shirley Daniel, Vola Daniel, Mar
tha Hargrove, Margolese Jones,
Mildred Kelly, Angela Lyons,
Kathleen Madigan, Louise May,
Barbara Pearre, Patricia Spears,
Patricia Thurston, Barbara Var-
num, Patricia Weigle, Sandra Wil
helm and Mary Wilkins.
Final PTA Meeting
Held at Decatur
DECATUR, Ga. — The final
meeting of the St. Thomas More
PTA was held Tuesday evening
June 2nd with installation of of
ficers for the coming; year. The
new officers are:
Mrs. James N. Hickok, Presi
dent: Mrs. Maude. Grennor, Vice-
President; Mrs. Paul C. Farran,
Recording Secretary; Mrs. C. T.
Walsh, Corresponding Secretary;
Mrs. Frank Baumgartner, Associate
Treasurer.
MAY DAY HELD
AT WALHALLA
WALHALLA, S. C.—May Day
was held at St. Francis of Assisi
Church in Walballa, on Sunday
May 24. Prior to the procession
a short talk on the Blessed Mother
was given. During the procession,
“Bring Flowers of the Fairest” was I
sung by the choir. After the crown i
was placed on the head of the j
Blessed Virgin all knelt for the
recitation of the “Memorare.” Mrs.
Henry Wood of Westminster, sang
the “Ave Maria.”
Thirteen children participated
in the procession. They were;
Linda Rochester, Donna, Peggy
and Patricia Grobusky, Tommy
and Dotty Kinghorrie, Edward and
Verner Rutledge, Mary Lou, Henry.
Eddie and Andy Lyons and John
Craig. The girls wore veils of white
net and carried nosegays of mixed
spring flowers'. Boys wore red car
nations. The Junior Legion of
Mary arranged the occasion.
38 Cadets Receive
Diplomas at B. C.
In Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga,—Cadets of
Benedictine Military School were
presented diplomas June 4th, by
His Excellency the Most Reverend
Francis E. Hyland, D. D. J. C. D.,
auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-
Atlanta.
The address to the graduates was
delivered by John Brenrian, promi
nent local attorney.
Valedictorian of the class was
Cadet Lt. Col. James R. Logan
whose high school average was
95.9 with Cadet Capt. Adjutant
Alan Buchsbaum being saluta-
torian with an average of 94,9.
Other dignitaries present at the
exercises were the Right R-ev.
Msgr. T. James McNamara, rector
of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist: Capt. Ray McKinsey,
P. M. S. & T.’ at Benedictine; Capt.
Charles E. Whalen, newly appoint
ed P. M. S, & T at Benedictine;
Father Bede, principal; Father
Alcuin, assistant to the principal;
members of the faculty, and pastors
and assistant pastors of the
parishes of the city.
The following ' cadets received
diplomas;
Donald Joseph Barras, Alan
Buchsbaum, James Guy Burke, Jr.,
Thomas Michael Buttimer, John
Robert Giucevidi, James William
Coste—, Jr., James Anthony Daly,
Jr., John H. Daniels, Jr., Richard
Anthony Dean, Francis Joseph
DEsposito, Norman J. Dolgoff,
Joseph K. Ebberwein, Joseph Roh
nert Guild, Roy C. Gilliken.
Theodore Francis Haviland,
Charles F. Hernandez, Daniel
Joseph Keane,- Rene Raymond
j Lanier, Edward L. Linton. James
Robert Logan, William G. Logan,
Edward Cafferty McBride, Van
William McManus, Neal M. Marko
witz, Louis C. Mathews, Jr.,
George John Mavrikis, Malcolm
George Miller, Malcolm Johnston
Moody, Jr., William Duncan Pres
cott, Jr., William R. Scott, Louis
Anthony Sievers, Jr., Peyton Ray
mond Smith. Byron Anthony
Stephens, William Ray Thaggard,
Earl Franklin Titcomb Jr., Craig
C, Wetzelberger, Thomas , Wells,
Nicholas P. Cornish.
Annual Picnic
At Decatur
DECATUR, Ga.—The annual
picnic of St. Thoriias More Parish
was held at Venetian Country Club
on June 6th. The picnickers en
joyed swimming and games, after
which a delicious barbecue, pre
pared by the Men’s Club, was
served. The men were assisted by
the Altar Society and the PTA.
St. Thomas More has established
this picnic as ’ an annual affair as
a means to bringing the members
of the Parish together for the
purpose of getting acquainted. It
has beeni.highly successful for the
past three years and each year is
looked forward to by all.
Day of Recollection
Held in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A day of
recollection was sponsored by the
Parish council of the Church of
the Most Blessed Sacrament on
June 5th.
Throughout the day the Most
Blessed Sacrament was exposed,
and the rosary was recited every
hour on the hour.
The services closed at 5:30 in
the evening when Benediction of
the Most Blessed Sacrament was
conducted by the Rev. Thomas A.
' Brennan.
Mrs. Lloyd to Head
Nativity School P-TA
SAVaNNAH, Ga—At the clos
ing meeting of the year, Mrs. J.
Armand Lloyd was re-elected head
of the Nativity school PTA.
Other officers elected were:
Mrs. Alex Oppelt, vice-president;
Mrs. Edmund Flaherty, secretary,
and Mrs. E. A. Gorelington, treas
urer.
Father John A. Morris, Sister
Finbarr, Sister Kieren and Mrs.
Lloyd were presented with gifts in
appreciation for their services dur
ing the yqar.
Father Morris thanked the moth
ers for their splendid cooperation
during the year.
Following the meeting a social
hour was enjoyed.