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JANUARY 8, 1955.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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EDITED BY MRS. JOHN RHENEY
SAVANNAH-ATLANTA DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Family Is Not Cause Of Juvenile
Belinpeecy, Cardinal Declares
CHICAGO, 111. — Those, who
say the family is the cause of
Juvenile delinquency were cri
ticized by His Eminence Samuel
Cardinal Stritch here.
The Archbishop of Chicago
said that it is “a glib statement
to say that juvenile delinquency
stems from the family. It is true
to say that the community does
not seek Almighty God.”
"Look at the newsstands and
see what can be bought,” he con
tinued. “Removing from the com
munity the things that destroy is
what should be done,” the Car
dinal said.
He spoke to more than 400 soci
ologists from all parts of the na
tion attending the 16th annual
convention of the American
Catholic Sociological Society
here.
Cardinal 1 Stritch urged the
sociologists to be “forthright and
not to soft-pedal” social problems,
especially those affecting Chris
tian families.
“We need the family in soci- j
ety today. The family in its divine
institution gives us the common
good. Protect the family and you
protect society,” he declared.
In another address, Professor
Gordon C. Zahn of Loyola Uni
versity here said some “tense”
Protestants believe American
Catholics are preparing to estab
lish a dictatorial form of govern
ment in the United States.
This is one of several major ex
isting signs of Protestant an
tagonism toward Catholics, said
the professor. He based his con
viction on a survey of 4,000 let
ters sent to the publisher of a
book on the Catholic Church in
America.
He said the writers of many of
the letters saw a totalitarian type
of government because of what
they called the Catholic Church’s
association with current or recent
dictatorships — Peron, Salazar,
Hitler and Mussolini for example.
The letters also criticized Cath
olic educational activities, he said.
Other factors creating “tensions”
were: mixed marriages, medical
regulations, issues such as aid-to-
education, allocation of tax money
for text books and transportation
of Cathlic school children, and
the birth control referendum in
Massachusetts.
HOLY TRINITY CIRCLE
HOLDS PANTRY SHOWER
MACON, Ga.—The regular
monthly meeting of Holy Trinity
Sodality was held on Monday.
Dec. 13th, at the Convent of St.
Peter Claver School. The meeting
was planned as a pantry shower
for the Sisters of the Blessed Sac
rament, with Mrs. W. J. Cassidy,
Mrs. Fdw. T. Cassidv and Mrs. W.
J. McKenna as hostesses.
Brief committee reports were
given and the members voted to
send a $5.00 care package thru
the NCCW war relief committee.
Announcement was made of the
appointment of Mrs Carl Cain. Jr.,
as chairman of the Catholic Club
house Committee: this committee
being made, up of representatives
from every organization in the
parish. Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnes-
sey is the Holy Trinity representa
tive.
Mrs. G. A. Kennington gave a
brief review on a book about St.
Anthony. Mrs. H. W. Clark’s re
port on the November bingo party
showed a successful affair for the
benefit of the Catholic Clubhouse.
Plans were told for the Mardi
Gras and the Holy Trinity Sodali
ty’s part in this parish-wide af
fair. Method of raffle ticket dis
tribution was explained with the
following members serving as
sub-chairmen, each to be respon
sible for tickets to ten members:
Mrs. Wilmuth Greene. Mrs. Robt.
E. McCrary, Mrs. A. T. Worsham.
Carl Cain. Jr., and Mrs. P. M.
Modena, Jr. Mrs. Vincent Cani-
pelli will co-ordinate and report
to the parish chairmen, Mr. and
Mrs. John Shaheen.
Father Benanti spoke of the re
cent reception of Holy Trinity in
to the Sodality and told of the
many blessings given Sodality
members and explained the com
mittee system with all members
taking part under the guidance of
Our Blessed Lady.
Mrs. A. P. Thomas, a newcomer
from Philadelphia, was introduc
ed and Mrs. T. S. Union, former
member, was welcomed back.
Mother Raymond welcomed the
Sodality members and thanked
everyone for the gifts to the Sis
ters.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
FOR ATLANTA'S
BUSINESS CLUB
ATLANTA, Ga.—The home of
Mrs. N. L. Angier, on the Prado,
was the scene of the annual
Christmas party of the Atlanta
Catholic Club of Business and
Professional Women on Sunday
afternoon, December 12th.
This meeting is the occasion for
visiting with old friends, getting
acquainted with new members,
and all joining in a songfest of
Christmas carols. Miss Anna Bak
er accompanied the vocalists. Each
member brought a useful gift to
be distributed among the patients
at the Rhodes Home.
The Club’s president, Mrs. Mar
guerite Pickel, presided at the
coffee table, assisted by Miss Mary
Brogan, and all enjoyed the de
licious goodies prepared by the
hostess.
Mrs. John H. Vidal
Dies At Decatur
DECATUR, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. John H. Vidal were
held Dec. 21st at St. Thomas More
Church with Rev. Thomas I. Shee
han officiating.
Survivors are two sons; Joseph
Vidal ar.d John A. Vidal, Jr., of
Avondale Estates; a sister, Mrs.
Emma Wittkamp of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and a nephew, Miles Witt-
kemp, of Cincinnati.
AMBASSADOR OF GOOD WILL messages feature
Clare Boothe Luce, U. S. Ambassador to Italy, spreads Christmas
cheer to the orphans of Italy with food parcels sent from the
United States. She is shown here with Bruce Durbrow, son of
U. S. Minister Elbridge Durbrow, and Rita Ciarambino of Italy.
(NC Photos)
National President's
Monthly Message
MAY WE INTRODUCE
YOUR NEW PRESIDENT—
MRS. AUGUST G. DESCH
Mrs. Desch really needs no in
troduction to_ Council affiliates.
Elected to the National Board in
1952 from the Province of Chicago
and President of the Chicago
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic
Women (1951 to date) and of the
Joliet Diocesan Council (1947-
1949), she is well known through
out the country.
Mrs. Desch is a native of New
Jersey, where she was educated
at Mt. St. Dominic Academy,
Caldwell, and State Teachers Col
lege, Montclair. Her husband’s
employment took them., to the
Chicago area and they now live, in
Evanston. Three children are in
the Desch family: Charles, an in
tern at St. Francis Hospital, Evan
ston; Rose, a nurse at the same
hospital; and Claire, a secretary.
Both church and civic activities
have claimed much 'of' Mrs.
Desch’s attention throughout the
years. In this Marian year, in ad
dition to her duties as president
of the Archdiocesan Council of
Catholic Women, she was vice-
chairman of the Marian Year
Celebration of the Archdiocese of
Chicago. Community-wise, she is
chairman of the Women’s Division
of the March of Dimes for the en
tire city of Chicago. Numerous
other works, both religious and
civic, receive her gracious and
whole-hearted cooperation. Last
year, His Holiness, Pope Pius XII
honored her with the medal Pro
Ecclesia et Pontifice.
WE GIVE YOU . . . MRS. DESCH
this new year with you. I thank
you sincerely for the great honor
given me, and the confidence
placed in me, in choosing me your
president. I pledge myself to this
work. Please pray for me in the
days ahead. ...
Wonderful things have been
done by the National Council of
Catholic Women, and I know that
we will go on to even greater
achievements. But our times are
stern and call for mature accept
ance of responsibility. God is very
good to us in this country. ’ We
have great material blessings, but
more than that, we have the op
portunity of close union with Our
Blessed Lord in daily Mass and
Holy Communion. Strengthened
by His grace, we can do great
things for Him. May the new year
bring us. happiness in His service.
CLAIRE DESCH (Mrs. A. G.)
President.
COLUMBUS PARTY
COLUMBUS. Ga. — (NC) — A
message from President Eisen
hower, and greetings from Terry
Brennan, Notre Dame football
coach, and others helped liver, up
, the Christmas Eve Party and
| broadcast of the USO-NCCS Club
here.
The party ran from early in
the evening until midnight, when
it broke up for Midnight Mass,
but the entertainment features
were recorded and broadcast by
radio station WDAK on Christmas
Day. The party was arranged bj
the club, Radio Station WDAK,
the NBC network, Columbus busi
ness and civic leaders and the In
fantry Center authorities.
The 3rd Infantry Division’:!
“Showmen” staged much of the
.entertainment, including a “rays
tery Santa Claus” act which feat
ured Patsy Hett, the “Georgia
Maid of Cotton.” A soldier who
guessed “Santa’s” identity cor
rectly was rewarded. Messages
conveying seasonal greetings also
came from Maj. Gen. Joseph H
Harper, commanding general o5f
the Infantry Center; Mayor H<1
A. Sayers of ColumbuS; Jam.
Paige, Broadway star, and otic rs
Msgr. John J. Kelley, chief
chaplains of the Infantry Cei.c ■
gave his Christmas message
person and the message from
President Eisenhower was mad
by Vincent McCauley.
1
l EACH ONE. GREETINGS!
Taapy New Year. With joy I
;et you, and I ask God’s bless-
> on. you and on the work we
? doing for Him.
t is indeed a pleasui'e to start
Augusta Deanery
Entertains Patients
At County Home
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Augusta
Deanery of Catholic Women en/
tertained the patients of the Coun
ty Home with a Christmas party.
The table was covered with a
Christmas cloth of holiday decora
tions and lighted red candles
glowed during the two hours of
merriment. Christmas Carols were
played in the background and the
patients joined in the singing. Ice
cream and cakes, iced in green
and white, as well as Santa Claus
stockings filled with candy, nuts
and mints, were served.
As the committee composed of
Mrs. Eugene Rouse, Mrs. Jack
Cooney, Mrs. D. H. Whaley, Mrs.
Harry Arthur, Mrs. H. B. Roberts.
Mrs. Romie Vignati and Mrs.
Howard Daniels left the party,
they were sincerely thanked by
the patients with “God bless you, ’
“Happy Christmas” and “Come
Again.”
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