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TWELVE THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA OCTOBER 1, 1955.. JOSEPH HALL CIRCLE Father KSeruaa— (Continued from Page One) men for the priesthood. 2. To further Catholicism through enduring friendships among Catholic men. In addition to its work in the field of vocations, Serra assists in the formation of Catholic lay leaders by means of the programs carried on in local clubs. These programs help the carefully se lected members to understand in some detail the present intel lectual, cultural and spiritual si tuation, how to judge civic, economic and social problems jn the light of Catholic teaching, and the importance of assuming Christian responsibilities in then- respective fields of activity. The Serra organization has 120 clubs in 72 diocese and arch diocese in 37 states in the U. S., in Canada, and Puerto Rico, with .Lima, Peru, the first chartered South American group. There are over 6,000 members in Serra International. The Serra Club of Metropo litan Atlanta, though chartered in May of this year, began at a meeting of the following men, who met in the Fall of 1954 to determine if there was sufficient interest in Serra to organize a club: Messrs. William ,E Beck- ley, Richard Kane, Hughes Spalding, Jr., Edward H. Robert son, Damon J. Swann, Lawrence LaBonte, William Q. Egan, Wal ter Taylor, Thomas Hurley, and Dr. Kenneth Fitzgerald. Mr. Har ry O’Haire, Executive Secretary of Serra International, attended •one of the initial organization meetings. Before the final organization plans were complete, the enthu siastic approval of the organiza tion of The Serra Club of Metro politan Atlanta was granted by His Excellency Archbishop Ger ald P. O’Hara. The Serra Club of Metropoli tan Atlanta will soon be one year of age. Its trustees and officers are: Hughes Spalding, Jr., Wil liam Q. Egan, Thomas Hurley, Trustees; Richard Kane, Presi dent, Lawrence LaBonte, 1st Vice-President, William E. Beck- ley, 2nd Vice-President, Damon J. Swann, Treasurer, and Edward H. Robertson, Secretary. The club has 36 members at Squire Circle For Columbus COLUMBUS, Ga.—'The second Columbian Squire Circle to be or ganized in Georgia was instituted September 11. The new unit, to be known as the Joseph Hall Circle in memory of the late Joseph Hall, of Columbus, is sponsored by Bishop Gross Council. The initiation program was con ducted by the staff of Msgr. Grady Circle of Atlatna under the direc tion of Eugene Lorenz, chief counsellor. The charter class was made up of the following boys be tween the ages of 14 and 18: Robert Me Waters, John Dupree, William Fortson, Jr., William Gig- ilo, Robert Gigilo, Eugene Burch, Phillip Fannin, Joseph Batastini, Jr., Billy Baird, Billy Wright, Jim Naehr, Jerry Naehr, Robert Crane, Michael Dreyer, Ernest Garcia, Charles Hurst, Frank Craine,, Jr., David Allen, Paul Roy, Ted Glass. Present at the affair and speak ing to the' group following invest iture was State Deputy Henry Taylor. Present also was Maurice Maguire of the Atlanta K. C. Council. Grand Knight Phillip J. Batas tini announced the following ap pointments to the counselling staff: Rev. Herman J. Deimel, Father Prior; Brother James Mc Gee, Chief Counsellor; Brothers Norman Allen, Walter Brent, James Blackford and William Al len Counsellors. The following oficers were elected at the Council’s first meet ing: The following officers were elected at the Council’s first meet ing: Robert McWaters, Chief Squire, John Dupree, Deputy Chief Squire; William Fortson, Jr., Notary; William Giglio, Burser; and Robert Giglio, Marshall. Walton Hannah, well-known Anglican clergyman who became a Catholic a few weeks ago, has received the Sacrament of Con firmation from His Eminence Bernard Cardinal Griffin, Arch bishop of Westminster. present, with almost every parish in Metropolitan Atlanta repre sented. Colonial SPHi HI CM Bread at Kom Gmocjejvs/ COLONIAL BAKING CO. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA GREETINGS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC WALTON TRIBUNE, MONROE