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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah - Atlanta
PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Georgians Irre
spective of Creed”
Vol. 37, Xo. 1
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1956.
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
APPOINTMENTS
REV. JOHN D. TOOMEY
From pastor of the parish of the
Sacred .Heart, Milledgeville, to
pastor' of the newly established
parish of St. James, Montgomery
Cross Roads, Chatham County.
REV. JOSEPH F. WARE
From assistant rector of the
parish of St. John the Evangelist,
Hapeville, to Administrator pro
tempore of the parish of the Sa
cred Heart, Milledgeville, Ga.
REV. JOHN J. O'SHEA
From pastor of the parish of
St. John the Evangelist, Valdosta,
to office of Catholic Chaplain,
Federal Penitentiary, Atlanta.
REV. MARVIN J. LeFROIS
From assistant rector of the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
Savannah, to pastor of the parish
of St. John the Evangelist, Val
dosta.
REV. JAMES P. BOYCE
From assistant rector of the
parish of St. .Anthony, Atlanta, to
assistant rector of the parish of
St. John the Evangelist, Hapeville.
REV. JOSEPH DROHAN
Newly ordained, to assistant
rector of the Co-Cathedral of
Christ the King, Atlanta.
REV. JOHN LEAHY
Newly ordained, to assistant
rector of the parish of St. An
thony, Atlanta.
Athens Services
For Dr. McHatton
ATHENS, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices were held May 17th for
Prof. Thomas H. McHatton at St.
Joseph’s Church, the Rev. Wal
ter McDonald officiating.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Dr.
McHatton attended elementary
and high schools in Macon Ga.,
and later graduated from Spring
Hill College. He later received
degrees from Michigan State
College, Cornell .University and
Iowa State College of Agricul
ture.
He served with the U.S. Army
Air Corps during World War I
with the rank of captain, and in
World War II was on active du
ty with thg Chemical Depart
ment of the Army, as a lieu
tenant-colonel.
Dr. McHatton was well known
throughout the nation in the
field of horticulture, and was
the author of a number of books
and articles on subjects associat
ed with all phases of agriculture.
One of the most devoted mem
bers of. St. Joseph’s parish in
Athens, Dr. McHatton was for
years a prominent worker of the
Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia, serving for many
years as a member of the State
Executive Committee.
Dr. McHatton was listed in
“Who’s Who in America,”, the
American Catholic Who’s Who”
and “American Men of Science.”
He was a member of the Geor
gia Horticultural Society, Geor
gia Academy of Science and a
past president of the American
Society for Horticultural Sci
ence.
Besides his wife, Dr! McHat
ton is survived by one daughter
and four grandchildren.
Audiences Are Resumed As Holy
Father Recovers From Sore Throat,
Grants General Audience On June 2
(See Photo Page 3)
MILLEDGEVILLE DEDICATION—His Excellency the Most
Rev. Francis E. Hyland, Auxiliary-Bishop, is pictured as he blessed
the new Parish Hall at Sacred Heart Church, Milledgeville. The
blessing took place May 29th following Confirmation Services at
the Church.
RENEWAL OF MARRIAGE VOWS
CLOSES SRUHSmCK SERIES
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—In a beautiful ceremony, 35 couples
renewed their marriage vows May 21st, at St. Francis Xavier
Church in Brunswick. It amounted to a Post-Cana affair
concluding a series of six talks on Christian Marriage. These
talks were delivered by the Marist Fathers of St. Francis
Xavier on Monday nights, April 16th through May 21st.
Wedding Day memories
(Radio, N. C. W. C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY—His Holiness Pope Pius XII has re
sumed papal audiences after a two-day cancellation because
of a sore throat and general fatigue, but he has not yet re
turned to his practice of making short speeches to special
groups.
On his name day, June 2, thethe Pope in honor of his name
day were a mosaic and the first
copy of a book about the charit-
Feast of St. Eugene, the Holy
Father granted a general audi
ence in St. Peter’s Basilica to
thousands of pilgrims, and later
in the day he attended a choral
concert given by the St. Cecilia
Music Association.
At a general audience on May
29 it was announced that be
cause of his sore throat the Pope
would not be able to address the
faithful in his usual fashion. It
was revealed later that the sore
throat was caused by the Pope’s
fatigue and that his doctors had
ordered him to discontinue au
diences temporarily.
The following day the Pontiff
cancelled all audiences except
one for expediting the affairs
of the Holy See, This was held
with Msgr. Domenico Tardini,
Vatican Pro-Secretary of State
for Extraordinary Affairs.
That same afternoon he ap
peared at a window of his priv
ate apartments overlooking St.
Peter’s Square to bless the usual
noonday gathering of pilgrims
and tourists. The sound of
his voice over the loud-speakers
was strong and clear, indicating
that his recovery had been
rapid.
The Holy Father has received! the brightest pages- of glory of
a general medical examination.
able activities of the Pope and
the Holy See in World War II.
The mosaic is a gift of the
German people. It is destined
for the Church of St. Eugene in
Rome, named in honor of the
Pontiff’s patron. It was present
ed as “a token of gratitude for
the help given to the German
people in difficult times” in ac
cordance with the Pope’s wishes.
The mosaic depicts the As
sumption of the Blessed Virgin
into heaven. The design was the
work of the Munich Fine Arts
Academy, and it was executed
by the Vatican Mosaic Studios.
The book given to the Pope is
entitled “Life Against Death—
Holy See and the Victims of tha
Second World War.” It contains
a collection of official documents
and statements of witnesses.
Emphasis is given to the peri
od between 1939 and 1947, when
the Vatican Information Office
provided details on the where
abouts and the fate of the vie-
j tims of war. Reports are given
I on the operation of the Vatican
1 Information Office in answering
I almost 10 million requests. The
book refers to this as “one of
came
back as the couples marched in
to chur.ch to wedding music and
found their pews' marked by
white ribbons. The church was
decorated as for a wedding. The
ceremonies were. preceded by the
final talk of the well-attended
series on “Christian Marriage.”
It was delivered by the Rev.
Albert J. Hebert, S.M., and was,
entitled “Why Marriages Fail
and Why They Succeed.”
Mrs. Robert J. Clancey, rep
resenting all the wives present,
laid a beautiful bridal bouquet
The results have been good,
showing flb traces of a sore
throat or any other physical dis
turbance.
Among the gifts presented to
all times.’
The Pope
also received a set
of 28 volumes dealing with the
subject of his 80th birthday.
They contain documents and
publications from the press of
every country.
DONATES LAND TO DIOCESE
at the feet of the statue of the
Blessed Mother at the side altar.
Miss Edith Hensel sang an Ave
Maria during this touching-
recollection of a bridal custom in
many Catholic weddings. Rev.
James M. Cummings, S.M., the
pastor, then gave an exhortation
to the 35 couple present as be
fore a wedding and received the
renewal of their wedding vows.
The ceremonies concluded with
Solemn Benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament.
The Church ceremonies and
the social afterwards together
constituted one of the happiest
events the parish has ever ex
perienced. There was a large
wedding cake at the social and
it was cut by the most recently
married couple of the parish, Mr.
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Bona Allen, Jr., president of Bona Allen, Incorporated, of Buford, Georgia, is shown as he de
livered a deed to ten acres of land near Buford, to Auxiliary-Bishop Francis E. Hyland. From left
to right are: Father Michael J. Manning, Pastor of St. Michael’s Church in Gainesville, Georgia,
The Most Reverend Francis E. Hyland, and Mr. Bona Allen, Jr. Mr. Allen formally presented the
deed to the Bishop in the rectory of St. Michael’s Church, at a reception given in honor of the
Bishop after Confirmation held at St. Michael’s on Thursday, May 24, 1956, The generous donation
conveys choice land conveniently located close to the intersection of the Gainesville-Atlanta and
the Buford-Lawrenceville Highways. Situated next to Buford and to Lake Lanier, the site offers
excellent opportunities for development, not only for the benefit of Catholics living near Buford
and Lawrenceville, but also for the benefit of Catholics traveling to Lake Lanier.