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PAGE SIX.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER 17, 1955.
CATHOLIC 'ICtonuthAi- PAGE
EDITED BY MRS. JOHN RHENEY
SAVANNAH-ATLAN7A DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
Atlanta Deanery Sponsors
Catholic Action Institute
ATLANTA, Ga.—The Catholic
Action Institute of the Atlanta
Deanery of the Diocesan Council
of Catholic . Women was held
(Saturday) August 27 th at the
Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
. ception Academy. Mrs. John S.
Correll, president, introduced the
Rev. Joseph Beltran, Assistant
Pastor at the Shrine of the Im
maculate Conception, who open
ed the meeting with- the: prayer
to Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Father Belran then emphasized
the last sentence of the prayer
and stressed our importance in
relationship to it.
Mrs. Sherman A. Martin (St.
Joseph parish, Marietta) presid
ed at tlje morning session — a
parliamentary clinic. Parliamen
tary procedure, Mrs. Martin
brought out, will help an organi
zation accomplish its aims with
' greater facility, harmony and
pleasure. She stressed the fact
, that each member of an organi
zation is as important as an of-
Acer; the members maintain the
..esprit de corps that is the heart
of the organization. The ladies
of St. Joseph’s parish council
. (M arietta) demonstrated a
sample installation of officers
showing the correct way to in
stall newly elected officers. A
question and answer period,
handled by Mrs. Lewis F. Gor
don, followed.
The afternoon session opened 1
with the Rev. John D. Toomev,
Spiritual Director of the Atlan-
. ta Deanery, speaking briefly
about Catholic Action Sunday
scheduled for August 28th. On
that date questionnaires were to
be distributed in each parish,
thus locating new workers and
new members for our parish
groups. Members of the vari
ous parish organizations, with
with their entree into other
J fields of society, some times have
. opportunities to spread the doc-
; trine of Catholic faith that a
i priest or nun does not have.
Father Toomey also told about
the Diocesan Council project—
; St. Thomas School for Boys at
Savannah. It was suggested that
every organization have some
kind of a benefit (home, neigh
borhood, or parochial) in order
to obtain funds to be applied
towards the building of a new
school.
The guest speaker of the after-
'noon was Mr. Clarence Walker
of The Coca Cola Company. His
subject was “Public Relations.”
The meeting continued with
the Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph G
Cassidy, pastor of the Co-Ca
thedral of Christ the King, who
spoke on Confraternity of Chris
tian Doctrine. One of the funda
mentals emphasized was to teach
and keep alive the knowledge
of our faith, The Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine and the
Catholic Laymen’s Association , of
Georgia will meet in Savannah
at the General Oglethorpe Hotel
—October 21, 22, 23.
Atlanta Deanery presented an
interesting Iristitute—and the of
ficers, i chairmen and members
went away better informed on
many subjects.
If you were unable to at
tend this year, plan to be present
at the Catholic Action Institute
next year.
LaGrange Council
Holds First Meet
Do you live in the vicinity of
Atlanta, Gainesville, Athens,
Rome, Marietta, Griffin and
LaGrange?
If you do, you are invited to
attend the next meeting of the
Atlanta Deanery of the Dio
cesan Council of Catholic Wo
men.
Start the fall season by tak
ing an active interest in your
Deanery. Plan to attend the
luncheon ($1.75) meeting on
Sunday, Sept. 18, in Gaines
ville, Ga., at the Dixie Hunt
Hotel. Reservations can be
made through the president of
your parish organization.
Four work shop periods filled
the rest of the afternoon session.
They were:
Patterns for Peace, Interna
tional . Relations, Mrs. George J.
Gunning (Christ the King), Leg
islation, Mrs. Donald Reed(Sacr-
ed Heart), Foreign Relief Serv
ices. Mrs. A. F. Campbell (St.
Anthony).
- Yoqr Role in Education, Home,
School. Mrs. Kenneth Fitzerald
(St. Thomas More, Decatur) was
moderator. Participants Were
Mrs. Owen G. Wynne (St. John
Hapeville), Mrs. F. Adrian Nor
ton (St. Anthony), Mrs. W. W.
Greene (Sacred Heart), and Mrs.
F. R. Rauton (Christ the King).
Civil Defense Guest speaker
was Mr. Elliott Jackson, direc
tor, Civil Defense, Atlanta me
tropolitan areg.
Catholic Charities, Mrs. Nell
C. Pressley (St. Anthony), chair
man, advised that activities
along this line should be record
ed and sent in to her in order to
be tabulated in the final and
complete report.
Guest speaker: Mrs. Gloria S.
Gross, boarding home super
visor, Child Service Association,
discussed various forms of carg
for children out of their own
homes — particularly regarding
foster home care, as well as in
stitutional placement. Institution
al care, Mrs. Gross said, is not
good for a tiny infant. No insti
tution, how well equipped, can
give the kind of care to a five
day old baby that can Only be,
given in a • private home with
foster parents. Although one out
of every four families moving in
to the Greater Atlanta area at
the present time is Catholic,
there is not one Catholic foster
home for infants. Mrs. Gross ex
plained why certain older chil
dren do not fit into institutions,
but do fit better into foster
homes. Currently, there is one
Catholic foster home in the state
of Georgia caring for young
teen-agers. These children are
not for adoption, but any one
who is interested in foster home
care can contact the office of
Dr. Kenneth Fitzerald at Cath
olic Social Services, 167 Walton
N. W. Atlanta.
An attractive and informative
Libraries and Literature display,
was set up by Mrs. Nell Moltz
(St. Anthony), chairman, Libra
ries & Literature ... in co-oper
ation with Mrs. N. A. O’Shea,
chairman, Study Clubs.
Under the direction of Mrs.
John S. Correll, president, the
(By Mrs. John H. Kesler)
LaGRANGE, Ga. — St. Peter’s
Parish Council met on Thursday
evening, September 1st, at the
Rectory for its first meeting
sinee adjournment for the sum
mer months. Father James D.
Murphy, spiritual moderator for
the group, gave an informative
ana inspirational talk.
Miss Martha Solomon, presi
dent,. directed the business ses
sion during which the minutes of
the previous meeting were read
by Mrs. Howard Alford, secre
tary, and a financial report was
made by Mrs, Alfred Mansour,
treasurer. Plans were made to
entertain the visiting clergy who
will be in LaGrange for the
closing exercises of the Forty
Hours’ Devotion to be held at
St. Peter’s from September 18th
through September 20th.
Reports were heard from the
following committee chairmen:
Co-operating with the Confra
ternity of Christian Doctrine,
Mrs. Charlie Solomon; Libraries
and Literature, Mrs. Nasor Man-
sour, Jr; Altar, Miss Nannie
Valeri; : Activities and Finance,
Mrs. Howard Alford; Organiza
tion and Development, Mrs.
Claude Foster and Public Rela
tions, Mrs. John H. Kesler.
Father Murphy announced
that St. Peter’s Catechetical
School would resume classes on
Wednesday, September 7th, with
Mrs. James Fincher, Miss Rosalie
Joseph and Mrs. Howard Alford
acting as teachers for the en
suing year.
Present were Miss Nannie Va
leri, Mrs. James Fincher, Mrs.
Paul Fleeth, Mrs. Nasor Man-
sour, Jr., Mrs. Charlie Joseph,
Mrs. Joe Joseph, Mrs. Charlie
Solomon, Mrs. Alfred Mansour,
Miss Martha Solomon, Mrs. How
ard Alford, Mrs. George Mansour,
Mrs. Charles Jabaley, Miss Rosa
lie Joseph, Mrs. John Kesler and
Father Murphy.
WORLD FAMOUS RIO STATUE
HISTORY OF THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
SERVICES FOR
MRS. HATCHER
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Fun
eral services for Mrs. Reginald
Wethersby Hatcher were held
August 30th at the Sacred Heart
Church, Revs Father John Toom
ey officiating!
Survivors are one son, Reginald
Hatcher, Milledgeville; t h r e e
daughters, Mrs. Furman Smith,
Mrs. Cyril Breitenbaeh and Mrs.
Hal Greer, all of Atlanta; and sev
eral grandchildren.
(By Mrs. John H. Kesler)
The purpose of our Spiritual
Development Committee is to
lead our members to greater
personal sanctification; to enable
us to fulfill our destiny on earth.
This should be the most impor
tant thing in life, but in the de
mands of modern living this, is
too frequently by-passed. The
kingdom of: heaven is our goal
and everything else must be seen
in respect to that. Personal san
ctification gives greater personal
happiness, and makes one feel
that “life is worth living”. To
attain this goal we must attend
Mass and receive Holy Commu
nion daily, or at least frequently;
be faithful, to morning' and night
prayers,, especially the Morning
Offering; attend church devo
tions, such as Holy Hours, make
visits to the Blessed Sacrament,
etc.; meditate on the mysteries
of the Rosary and on the other
aspects of Christ’s life; do
spiritual reading, which is essen
tial for genuine Christian living;
and read Catholic literature for
information.
To produce “good fruits” in
the work of Catholic Action we
must first acheive personal san
ctification through PRAYER and
STUDY in order to obtain the
grace and knowledge that will
overflow into ACTION.
Prayer that unites us in inti
mate union with God; knowl
edge gained from STUDY; and
charity that proves, our love for
I our neighbors is bound to over-
(By Mrs. Robl. McCormack)
The idea originated in 1880
with a French girl, Marie Emile
Tamisier. She had in mind a
solemnity of grand proportions
which would offer to Our Lord
Jesus Christ in the Holy Euchar
ist public homage of adoration,
of reparation, of thanksgiving.
The homage not only of one city,
of one country, of one isolated
people, but of all nations, of all
peoples, of the entire world. That
He might be acknowledged ar f d
acclaimed the KING OF KINGo’.
The idea of Marie Emile, taken
up and enlivened by Blessed
Julian Eymard and Father Chev-
rier, grew and became reality in
the First International Eucharis
tic Congress at Little, in 1881.
From there dates the series of
35 International Eucharistic Con
gress which have already been
held throughout the entire
world: In France ten times, in
Belgium five tifnes, twice in
Spain, twice in England and
once each in Switzerland, Pales
tine, Canada, Austria, Malta,
Holland, the United States of
America, Australia, Cartha,,.,,
Argentina, the Philippines and
Hungary.
The Eucharistic Congresses
have steadily increased in
magnificence and splendor. The
country, and especially the city,
in which they are held become
the focus of the eyes and interest
of the whole Christian world.
The Eucharistic Congresses
have become great events in the
life of the Church and have their
mark on the people of the coun
tries where they have been held-
flow into ACTION: and qualify
lay apostles for Catholic Action,
for which personal sanctification
is a prerequisite.