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APRIL 28, 1956.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
SEVEN.
Albany Is Scene Of
Seventeenth Convention
(Continued from Page Six)
rope wire leading to sanctity.”
With her keynote that of bal
ance, she continued, “By laugh
ter, of course, I don’t mean that
the world is starving for bigger
and better Jackie Gleason shows.
Vjhat I mean is that Christian
laughter and spiritual gaiety that
stem from a lighthearted confi
dence in Divine Providence,
along with the ability to relax
. . . In not becoming overwhelm
ed by all the misery and anxiety
in the world, we are still leav
ing a little bit for the Holy Ghost
to handle. I always think it
rather a shame to relegate the
Holy Ghost to the position of
about fifth vice president.” “In
brief,” she continued, “the truly
joyful Christian is one who is
both disciplined and yet pliable,
zealous and yet relaxed, earnest,
without becoming grim about it
all. Humor and religion are not
a contradiction and the gift
of laughter, on the contrary, can
serve. as. a marvelous balance
wheel ... especially when it
comes to warding off that in-
siduous d isease known as
scruples.”
Above all, Mrs. Hasley urged
her listeners, in charity to
themselves, to base their faith
Oh an intelligent understanding
of doctrine,. such as found in
Frank Sheed’s “Theology and
Sanity” or Karl Adams’ “The
Spirit of Catholicism.” Neither
of these, she pointed out, come
under the heading of “light sum
mer reading” but are worth the
effort. “After all,” she warned,
“this business of spiritual gaie
ty that I’ve been talking, about
presupposes a reasonably firm
grip on the basic verities. With
out a solid foundation we’ll just
flounder around at the mercy
of our tricky and undependable
‘feelings’ when the going gets
rough.”
Perhaps her favorite doctrine,
she said, was that of Divine Pro
vidence, “Nothing happens by
chance and God doesn’t make
mistakes. The saints had a close
and personal sense of being
molded by God at every step of
the way,, even _ though many of
those steps wei'e taken in dark
ness, and they realized that ev
erything that happens, be it
trivial or staggering, happens
for a purpose and, hence, can
be an adventure in grace. This
is the sort of thinking, it seems
to me, that can catch at men’s
hearts and inspire a holy en
thusiasm for various Catholic
projects that would on just a
natural level, be highly unex
citing. It is also this sort of
thinking that can lend a certain
spiritual drama and spiritual
gaiety to our individual lives, no
matter how pedestrian they may
seem on the surface, and I, for
one, am all in favor of it. It
gives us a rough idea of the mys
tery and adventure and chal
lenge that comes with each of.
our baptisms.”.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Has-
ley’s address, Msgr. Joseph E.
Moylan made an inspiring ap
peal for support of the Diocesan
Fund Raising Campaign, which
was just about to get under way,
Msgr. Moylan outlined the prog
ress that the Church has made in
Georgia in the past three dec
ades and urged that the people
of the Diocese be generous in
their response to this appeal in
order that the work of extending
the fjhurch in Georgia be con
tinued.
In his remarks of appreciation
Bishop Hyland thanked Mrs.
Hasley for her address and com
plimented her on the humorous
presentation of some profound
truths.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blair en
tertained during the , banquet
with beautiful , organ selections.
The second day of the Seven
teenth Annual Savannah-Atlan
ta Diocesan Convention of Cath
olic Women began with the
Annual Business meeting today
at Radium Springs Casino, Mrs.
Robert E. McCormack, Sr., pre
siding. The Reverend John D.
T o o m e y, Diocesan Spiritual
Moderator, opened the meeting
with a prayer, and short resumes
of their reports were given by
the following committee chair
men: Mrs. P. D. Joines, Jr.,
Brunswick, Organization and De
velopment; Mrs. J. C.. Wyros-
dick, Macon, Catholic Charities;
Mrs. Joe Etheredge, Atlanta,
Catholic Home and School; Mrs.
Emerson Bussey, Jr. Augusta,
Civil Defense; Mrs. N. I. Boat
wright, Augusta, Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine; Mrs. J. T.
Webb, Albany, Family and Par
ent Education; Mrs. G. J. Gun
ning, Atlanta, International Re
lations; Mrs. W. J. Sullivan, At
lanta, Legislation; Mrs. E. H.
Buck, Macon, Libraries and
Literature; Mrs. Owen Schweers,
Augusta, Public Relations; Mrs.
John H. Kessler, LaGrange,
Spiritual Development; Mrs.
Roy Garrett, Valdosta, Study
Clubs; Mrs. Joseph M. Mc
Donough, Savannah, Foreign Re
lief Services; Mrs. John D. Ware,
Savannah, St. Thomas’ Home;
Mrs. Della Kearney, Augusta,
Historian.
Mrs. J. R. Pinkston, Secretary,
announced that the ' National
Convention this year would be
held in Chicago at the Conrad
Hilton Hotel, on November 7,-
10. The Resolutions submitted by
Mrs. F. V. Lewis as Committee
Chairman were passed unanim
ously, and Miss Helen Roe Nug
ent of Columbus, Parliamentari
an, gave an explanation and in
terpretation of rules governing
elections 'of officers which came
next on the agenda. Mrs. L. N.
Chappell, of Atlanta, gave the
report of the credentials com
mittee, 21 Board Members, 12
Priests, 6 Sisters, 6 Guests, 66
Delegates, 86 Visitors. Total
registered 197, and for the
nominating committee, Miss Ve
ronica Elliott of Savannah re
ported the new slate of officers..
For President, Mrs. Robert E.
McCormack, Sr., of Albany,
Recording Secretary, Mrs. E. A.
Markwalter, of Augusta, and for
treasurer, Mrs. A. D. Carter of
Atlanta. As vice-presidents, the
presidents of their respective
deaneries were confirmed as fol
lows: Mrs. B. C. Guild, Mrs. L.
N. Chappell, Mrs. E. C. Thrash,
and Mrs. H. S. Buckley of the
Savannah, Atlanta, Columbus
and Augusta Deaneries, respec
tively. The officers were un
animously elected.
Following the business meet
ing, the delegates met for lunch
eon in the Radium Ball Room.
Father Daniel J. Bourke, pastor
of St. Teresa’s Church in Alba
ny, introduced the guest speaker,
the Right Reverend Monsignor
Irving A. DeBlanc, National
Director of the Family Life Bu
reau, National Catholic Welfare
Conference.
Speaking on ‘the subject,
“Woman’s True Role,” Monsignor
DeBlanc placed woman’s part in
our society as “the true heart of
the home,” and stressed that it
is the woman’s obligation to
“restore the Christian family”
in the face of distracting factors
which place the striving for
material gains and economic
security ahead . of spiritual secu
rity and religion.
Citing the distressing rise in
the rate of divorce and numbers
of broken homes in our country,
Monsignor DeBlanc placed the
greatest responsibility of main
taining unity and a happy home
on the woman, and declared that
“a competition for supremacy”
between man and wife is many
times a factor in the dislocation
of families.
“Man should always be the
head of the house,” said Monsig
nor DeBlanc, “but mutual un
derstanding and love is still the
soundest basis for a happy mar
riage.” “Frustration and disap
pointment, caused by a lack of
understanding of marriage,
brings about a -breakdown of
many marriages” he said. As to
modern woman’s part in public
life, Monsignor DeBlanc stated
that women quite properly
should participate in political or
community life, but only if the
family benefits and , not to the
detriment of the family organi
zation.
In closing, Monsignor DeBlanc
said the real woman should give
of herself to the fullest extent,
show real compassion and spiri
tual depth, exert a cultural in
fluence on her family and the
community, and develop world
vision with genuine interest in
all peoples.
The report of the President’s
office was given by Mrs. Pinks
ton, and Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly,
of Savannah, reported on new
officers for 1956-57, and the new
slate was installed. Savannah
was announced as the host city
for the 1957 convention.
The Most Reverend Francis
E. Hyland, D.D., J.C.D., Auxilia
ry Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta,
in the Convention Summation,
emphasized the importance of
the subjects of the convention
speakers, and urged the young
people of today to enter their
married lives with a., greater
spirit of sacrifice and humility,
and all people to have confi
dence in the providence of God.
Bishop Hyland closed the meet
ing with prayer.
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“BE ON GOD’S TEAM” WALTON
TELLS HOLY NAME SOCIETY
(By J. Alton Baumgartner)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Month after
month, through the years the
Holy Name Society at the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception
has been very fortunate in hav
ing outstanding speakers at their
breakfast meetings held after
the, 8 o’clock Mass, on the sec
ond Sunday of each month.
Practically of all of the talks
have been in the serious vein,
covering many fields of business,
professions and of course re
ligion. A few have been on the
humorous side, as the speaker
enjects and weaves' stories
through his principal theme.
Sunday, April 8th added an
other link in the successful chain
of outstanding speakers. One of
Atlanta’s best known humorist,
Tubby Walton, left an everlast
ing impression on the better
than average attendance at the.
breakfast meeting. Tubby, or
better known as “Cousin” a
name he has tagged on his
thousands of friends, has been a
successful restaurant operator,
semi-pro baseball player, base
ball manager, big league scout
and investment insurance ex
ecutive. Page upon page could
be wj-itten to fully outline Tub
by’s life, especially his many
performances for charity and
baseball.
Tubby was at his best Sunday,
April 8th. “Love everybody, be
kind and look for fun” said Tub
by, “you’ll get a lot more out of
life.” A simple statement, one
we all know and if put into ef
fect could solve most of the
problems of this world. As Tub
by also said, “You must love and
make your life counf to be on
God’s team, the greatest team
in the world, be a big leaguer,”
Monsignor Kirk spoke on the
forthcoming Bishop’s drive. He
requested and emphasized the
necessity of all men taking an
active interest in this worthy
project, especially since the boys
and girls of Atlanta will benefit
greatly through the proposed co
educational Catholic High School
for our city.
The recent retreat sponsored
by the joint Holy Name Societies
of the Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception and St. Anthony's
was a big success. There has
never been doubt the spiritual
benefits obtained compensates
for the sacrifices made, however,
past experience has taught us
it is difficult to get sufficient
men together for a retreat. This
particular time a good crowd
made the trip to Conyers. All
are indeed grateful to Bill Good
win for his efforts, interest and
time as chairrrfan of this project.
Already the men are talking
about another retreat soon.
On the first Sunday in April,
the Holy Name members dis
tributed circulars at all the
Masses asking this question “Are
you a member of the Holy
Name? If not, why not?” If you
can say yes to the first part of
that statement, congratulations,
keep your vows by regular at
tendance with the Society. If
you are in the “If not, why not ?”
class, do something about it. The
next session of the Holy Name
Society at the Shrine of the Im
maculate Conception is Sunday,
M,ay 13th, Rosary at 7:45, Mass
begins at 8 a.m. The doors swing
open -with the latch outside, don't
knock, come on in, we are ex
pecting you.
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