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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Neighbors Irre
spective of- Creed”
Vol. XXXVI, No. 1
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1955.
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
Henry Taylor
Re-elected At
K. C. Convention
ATLANTA, Ga. Henry C.
Taylor, financal secretary of At
lanta Council No. 660, Knights
of Columbus, and manager of the
Knights of Columbus club in
Atlanta, Sunday May 29 was re
elected state deputy of the Geor
gia Knights of Columbus.
Election of officers conclud
ed the two-day 53rd annual
state convention at which hosts
were the Atlanta Council and its
Grand Knight Louis C. Baugnon.
The 1956 convention will be
held in Albany next April or
May.
Other officers chosen were Jos
eph F. Kunze, of Columbus,
past state deputy; George W.
Hughey, of Albany, state secre
tary; Williams M. O’Dowd, of
Augusta, state treasurer; R. H.
Casson, of Macon, state advocate,
and V. J. Ryan, of Savannah,
state warden.
Among honor guests at the an
nual banquet Saturday night
were two national officers, Luke
E. Hart, of New Haven, Conn.,
supreme knight; Francis Haezel,
of Ashville, N. C., supreme treas
urer; His Excellency, Francis E.
Hyland, auxiliary Bishop of Sav-
annah-Atlanta, and the Honor
able William B. Hartsfield, May
or of Atlanta, Ga.
During the course of his ad
dress of greetings to the as
sembled Knights and their la
dies, Mayor Hartsfield present
ed to Supreme knight Hart a
flag of the Confederacy and a
flag of the State of Georgia. He
He also admonished the Supreme
Knight to retain any Confederate
Money that he might have since
the South was on the rise again.
LAST DAYS AT HAIPHONG
Just before the Red Vietminh soldiers took over Haiphong,
May 13, (upper photo) French Army Chaplain, Father Paul Beraud,
says a Requiem Mass for the Indochina war dead. Catholics of the
Senegalese regiment, French and African attended the Mass on the
dock just before embarking. Shopkeepers hang out the yellow-
starred red flag of the Vietminh “Democratic Republic,” as ordered.
On the Rue de la Mission (lower photo), where the Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Rosary and Dominican Monastery stand, a flag
has been placed at the church gate.—(NC Photos).
SAVANNAH EDITORIAL PAYS
TRIBUTE TO BENEDICTINE
Silver Jubilee
Observed By
Father Sheehan
Rev. John J. Kennedy, Augusta,
To Mark Golden Jubilee June 18
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Golden
Jubilee of his ordination to the
priesthood will be observed by
the Very Rev. John J. Kennedy,
V. F. on June 18th.
The Jubillee will be observ
ed with a special Dinner for
clergy on the 15th at 1 p.m. at
the Town Tavern. Father Ken
nedy will offer a special Misa
Cantata at 7 a.m. on the Jubilee
morning. Father will be assisted
at the mass by the Rev. Nicholas
J. Quinlin assistant at St. Mary’s.
Father requests that the mem
bers of his parish offer their
Communions on that day for
his special intention.
The Rev. Kennedy was or
dained June 18th. 1905 at All
Hallows Seminary, Dublin, Ire
land Ordaining Prelate was the
Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Bishop of
Ross. County Cork.
Volunteering for duty in Aus
tralia, he was assigned to the
Diocese of Sandhurst in the
State of Victoria. He remained
there until 1914 when he was
sent overseas with the first ex
peditionary Force from Australia
to serve in World War I.
Awarded the Distinguished
Service Order after the Battle
of Fromelle, he was decorated
by Field Marshall Plumer. Later
he was decorated by George V
at ceremonies taking place in
Buckingham Palace, London.
Returning to Australia in 1919
he was attached to the Cathedral
until 1922, when he was appoint
ed pastor of Myrtleford where
he remained until 1927. In 1927
a serious break in health forced
him to secure a years absence
during which time he met his
Rev. John J. Kennedy
old friend The Most Rev. Micha
el J. Keyes, who persuaded him
to come to the Diocese of Sav-
annah-Atlanta.
Arriving in Georgia in March
of 1929, he served as assistant
pastor at the Cathedral in Sav
annah until 1933 when he was
assigned to Saint Mary’s, His
present parish, as assistant to the
late Monsignor Kane.
Following his assignment in
Augusta, Father Kennedy was
assigned to St. Joseph’s, Ath
ens, where he organized the
Newman Club of the University
of Georgia, which is still active
today.
Appointed pastor at Valdosta
in 1942 he served there until
December 1952 when he was ap
pointed pastor of St. Mary’s and
Vicar Forane of the Augusta
Deanery.
A native of Dingle, County
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CHURCH SCHOOLS VITAL TO
AMERICA, N. A. M. SAYS IN
BOOKLET ON U. S. EDUCATION
SAVANNAH, Ga.—A recent
editorial appearing in the Savan
nah Morning News pays tribute
to the prominent Role Bene
dictine Military School plays in
the life of the City of Savannah.
Desiring to share this tribute to
one of our fine Catholic Schools,
The Bulletin is reproducing this
editorial below.
Benedictine Military School to
night will graduate 64 of its sen
ior cadets, the largest class in the
history of this fine institution.
Benedictine, or B. C., as it is af
fectionately termed by its friends,
was established 53 years ago by
priests of the Order of St. Bene
dict. Although Benedictine is a
church-sponsored school, it has
provided excellent education for
Roman Catholics, Jews and Prot
estants alike. There has hardly
been a facet of the community’s
business or professional life which
has not been touched by the
hands of the B. C. teachers who
have educated generations of
young men and sent them out to
take important places in the
world.
The large class being graduated
this year is indicative of the
growth of Benedictine which has
rendered a service of the highest
order to the city, state and Nation.
The curriculum provides the stu
dent a first-rate, well-rounded
education. The Benedictine fath
ers are justly proud of their in
stitution and its graduates. The
Morning News, with admiration
and esteem, salutes B. C. and
wishes for it many more years of
exceptional service in the field
of education.—(Savannah Morn
ing News).
Dinner Honors
Msgr. Cassidy
ATLANTA, Ga.—A special din
ner at the Dinkier Plaza Hotel
marked the 10th anniversary of
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cas
sidy’s pastorage of the Co-Cathe
dral of Christ the King.
The event also marked the 32nd
anniversary of Msgr.’s ordination.
During Msgr.’s thirty-two years
in the priesthood he has served
at Savannah, Rome, Albany, Mil-
ledgeville and Atlanta.
DECATUR, Ga. — The Rev.
Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of St.
Thomas More’s Church in' Deca
tur, celebrated the 25th anni
versary of his ordination on Sun
day, May 29, with a solemn high
mass in Decatur.
Father Sheehan, a native of
Savannah, and the son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sheehan,
attended' St. Charles College,
Catonsville, Mr., and St. Joseph’s
Seminary, Dunwoodie, N. Y. He
was ordained in the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist in Sav
annah on May 29, 1930 by the Rt.
Rev. Michael J. Keyes, then
bishop of Savannah.
Following his ordination, Fath
er Sheehan spent five years in
the Southwest Georgia Missions,
with headquarters in Albany. He
next served as chaplain of St.
Joseph’s Orphanage, Washing
ton, afterwards becoming pastor
of St. Augustine’s Church,
Thomasville, Georgia.
Father Sheehan returned to
Savannah in 1938 as pastor of
St. Patrick’s Church. Following
the destruction of St. Patrick’s
by the hurricane of 1940, he be
came pastor of the Church of
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NEW YORK, (NC) — Church
schools are vital because they
serve the needs of substantial
groups in our population, pro
viding sound traditions, stabili
ty, spiritual strength and edu
cational progress.
So says the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers in a brief
booklet on the financial needs
of private elementary and sec
ondary schools. It is the third
and final in a series, the previous
two booklets dealing with public
schools and colleges and univer
sities.
The 11-page publication
praises private schools for as
suring diversity and initiative
and for acting as “a vigorous
complement to public schools.”
“American education is per
fect proof of the freedom which
we enjoy in these United States.
Our educational institutions are
as diverse as educational theo
ry,” said the booklet.
Saying the Association" hearti
ly subscribes” to the theory of
dual educational institutions,
public and private, Henry G.
Riter III, president, comments:
“It is my hope that the Amer
ican people will increase their
financial support for education
and that the private elementary
and secondary schools will come
in for their share of that increas
ed support. Industry is urged to
do its part.”
Catholic schools educate al-
m o s t 85 per cent of private
school students, the booklet
said. In some 3,000 Protestant
Day schools there are about 200,-
000 youngsters, and some 32,000
pupils attend 150 Jewish Day
schools, it added. There are
about 1,000 schools with no for
mal religious affiliation, it said.
The financial plight of private
schools, says the booklet, stems
from three factors: swelling en
rollments, increased cost of liv
ing which hasn’t been matched
by salary increases, and gradual
hikes in the costs of providing
each student’s education.
Industry has already recogniz
ed its responsibilities to the pri
vate college and university and
is continually increasing its sup
port of these institutions, but
their needs have not always been
clearly indicated, the booklet
said. It added that industry rec
ognizes the need as it is made
aware of the need.