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EIGHT THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA JULY 9, 1955. Catholic 'U^eman li, PAGE EDITED BY MRS. JOHN RHENEY SAYAN NAH-ATLANTA DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN At a recent convention of the Portland Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Mrs. August G. Desch, of Evanston, 111., National President, N.C.C.W., is shown with the young chief and four young women of the Passamaquoddy Indian tribe at Pleasant Point, Perry, Maine. Joseph Nicholas, chief, standing; Joan Bassett, Anne Nicholas, seated, Priscilla Socoby and Julia Francis:—Photo bv Verrill. (NC Photos). PHONE HE 2-0021 Res. Phone HE 6-1086 ADVANCE REFRIGERATION SERVICE G. E. HEATING AND COOLING Installation -- Design « Service FRANKLIN RHODES, Owner 1704 N. JEFFERSON ST. ALBANY, GA. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE PLANS FOR COMING YEAR Augusta Deanery Executive Board Flans Activities AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Augusta Deanery Executive Board held their first meeting of the year, Tuesday night, June 21, at the home of the president. Miss Anna Rice, president opened the meeting with the prayer of Our Lady of Good Counsel. Roll was called with about twenty members present. The Officers of the Augusta Deanery are as follows: Rev. John Toomey, Spiritual Director; Miss Anna Rice, President; Mrs. L. J. Ward, Vice-President; Mrs. Gardner Byrd, Vice-President; Mrs. H. S. Buckley, Vice-Presi dent; Mrs. George C. Daniel, V i c e-President; Mrs. J. R. Uhler, Vice President; Mrs. Frances Casey, Treasurer; Mrs. E. K.* Lynch, Corresponding Sec retary; Mrs. Joseph Manley, Re cording Secretary; Mrs. F. X. M u 1 h e r i n , Parliamentarian; Deanery Chairmen; Organization and Development, Mrs, D. J. O’ Connor; Co-operating with Con fraternity of Christian Doctrine, Mrs. Neil Callahan; Co-operating with Catholic Charities, Mrs. James B. Mulherin; Home and School Assn., Mrs. Wm. A. Her man, Jr.; Spiritual Development, Mrs. Ernest Dinkins; Family and Parent Education, Mrs. Wm. H. Barrett; Library and Literature, Mrs. William Findlay; Public Re lations, Mrs. R. J. McMahon; In ternational Relations, Miss Mary Sullivan; War Relief, Mrs. H. F. Daniel; Civil Defense, Mrs. James Young; Legislations, Mrs. Henry Matthews; Study Clubs, Dr. Eli zabeth Holmes; St. Thomas Voca tional School, Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright; Hospital, Mrs. M. C. Stulb; U.S.O., Mrs. E. A. Mark- waiter. Miss Rice asked the Vice-Pres ident and the Committee Chair men for their plans for the com ing year. Mrs. Findlay, Library and Literature Chairman, sug gested that any one who has any magazines that they would like Mrs. McLaughlin Elected Regional Vice-President WASHINGTON, D. C.— (Special) — Mrs. Eugene Joseph McLaughlin, 2672 Peachtree Road, N. W., Atlanta, was elect ed Regional Vice-President of the Georgetown Visitation Con vent Alumnae Association at the annual meeting of the associa tion held here today (June 9). Mrs. McLaughlin, who received (Continued on Page Nine) RETREATS Two Retreats will be con ducted at Mt. DeSales during the month of August. A Mid week retreat from Tuesday, August 16 to Thursday, August 18. A week end retreat starling Friday, August 19, running through August 21. Reservations should be made by writing Sister Superior, Mi, DeSales Academy, Macon, Ga. (By Mrs. Wm. J. Sullivan) Our principle interest last year was urging voters to go to the polls. Our aim this year is 100% registration of our informed—and we do mean INFORMED—Geor gia Catholic women. We also aim to encourage our deanery workers to assist in the to send to the hospitals to leave them in the lobby of the Oliver General and the Lenwopd Hos pitals, tieing the Catholic maga zines separate. It was voted that the Resolu tions of the Augusta Deanery be revised by Mrs. Frank X. Mul herin, Parliamentarian, Mrs. Dan O’Connor and Mrs. Norman Boatwi'ight and Miss Mary Sul livan. The Resolutions will be read in all parish councils meet ings in September and if cor rect they will be accepted at the October Augusta Deanery meet ing, the tentative date being Oc tober 2. Mrs. James B. Mulherin, chairman for Co-operating with Catholic Charities, asked the ladies to help make pads for the Cancer Home in Atlanta. After the close of the meeting, delicious refreshments were served. SAVE SAVE teaching of others in the use of the voting machines when they are requested to do so. A number of women in the state took this training course. We will ask an awakening of interest in the affairs of the Gov ernment and urge our ladies to join and take an active part, where possible, in the League of Women Voters program. We are hoping for better at tendance at the sessions of the. Georgia Legislature and ask that. our ladies conscientiously attend their LOCAL city council meet ings. One of our Deanery Legislation Committees is planning to organ ize a study group to follow the National Programme as outlined by the National Committee on. Legislation. Efforts are being made to secure the assistance of a Catholic lawyer in guiding this group’s study of Georgia Legisla-. tion. It is rewarding to feel the in creasing interest being taken in Government at all levels by Cath olic women in Georgia. We def initely must work for laws which promote and defend the Christian way of life. TIME STEPS SAVE MONEY