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JNE 23, 1956.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE.
licliolas Kenny
Js Grand Knight
Of Savannah K. C.
Nicholas S. Kenny Jr., has
been elected grand knight of the
Savannah Knights of Colum
bus.
Other officers elected were:
riem Cliett, deputy grand
Knight; Julius C. Halligan, chan
cellor; Oscar.F. Jansson, warden;
John G. Butler, advocate; Chris
Hernandez, inner guard; Oscar C.
Burnett Jr. and Eugene P. Pow
ers, outer guards; Vestus J.
Ryan, recording 'secretary; Ed
ward P. Daly, treasurer, and
John M. Kenney, trustee.
The new grand knight steps
up to the head of the organiza
tion from the office of deputy
grand knight which he has held
the past year.
He is a native Savannahian.
He attended parochial schools
and Benedictine Military School.
He is associated in business with
his uncle, who operates the John
L. Kenny Co., sheet metal and
roofing firm.
Kenny is married to the form
er Miss Edna Steeves of Savan
nah and they have five, children.
He is a member of the Blessed
Sacrament, Holy Name Society
and a communicant of Blessed
Sacrament Church, a member of
the Irish-American Friendly So
ciety and Benedictine Athletic
Assn.
He is a Navy Sea Bee veteran
of World War II, having served
in the South Pacific.
Albany Auxiliary
Holds Heeling
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Knights of Columbus Council
3607 held it June meeting Tues
day night, the 19th, in the
Knights of Columbus Hall.
The president, Mrs. L. E.
Mock, Sr., presided and opened
the meeting with prayer.
Reports given by the Chair
men of the standing committees
showed that all are functioning
properly and that the chairmen
are enthusiastic.
The Knights are planning a
party at the KC Hall on Saturday
night, June 23rd and they have
requested the ladies to take
charge of the refreshments. Mrs.
Clarence Shoemaker accepted
this chairmanship.
The business meeting having
been concluded, Mrs. Doug Con
ner gave a very interesting and
entertaining review of Lucile
Hasley’s latest book, “The Mouse
Hunter.”
Savannah Services
For C. O. Sheahan
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Funeral
services for Charles O. Sheahan
were held June 5th at the Ca
thedral of St. John the Baptist.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Kathleen Kennedy Sheahan; one
brother, James T. Sheahan, of
Savannah; two sisters, Mrs. Frank
Butler and Miss Rose Mary Shea
han, both of Jacksonville; several
nieces and nephews, and a num
ber of cousins.
Athens Cubs
Receive Awards
ATHENS, Ga. — Cub Scout
Pack 23 of the St. Josenh’s
School, Athens, Ga., held their
final meeting of the season
Thursday May 31st, in the
school Cafeteria.
While the Assistant Cub Mas
ter, Mrs. Robert Kane had games
with the Cubs, the parents met
and discussed future plans for
the pack. Summer activities
were cancelled because of so
many of the boys leaving for
camp and various vacation spots.
Next meeting was planned for
the last of August.
Cubs of Den 1 receiving Wolf
Badges were Tommy Zweigert,
John Howard, David Dunbar
and. Jeffrey Dalton. Richard Hal
ly received a Gold and Silver
Arrow Point.
Cubs of Den 2 receiving Wolf
Badges were Billy Kane, Bran
non Scott, Buddy Vaughn, Har
ry Wright and Jack Wright.
Charles Sticher received his
Bear Badge.
The meeting was closed with
the Cubs giving the Cub Scout
promise and a rousing vote of
thanks to their Den Mothers,
Mrs. Robert Kane and Mrs. Wil
liam Dunbar, and to the Cub
Master, Mr. Guy Scott.
HIS RESPONSIBILITY
A young man can’t grow great
by basking in the shade of a fine
old family tree.
Many a man lives to - brag of
his future while trying to live
down his past.
COLONIAL
STORES
Serving the South with
Greater Food Values
AMERICAN BAKERIES
To Meet July 15th
SHRINE HOLY NAME MEETINGS
TO CONTINUE DURING SUMMER
ATLANTA, Ga.—The June Holy Name meeting at the
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was devoted almost
entirely to honoring the bowling team who recently won the
City Sunday School Bowling championship. Jack Pearce,
owner and operator of Lucky Strike Bowling Alleys, on be
half of the league, presented each member of the team a
trophy as a keepsake of the outstanding accomplishment the
past year. .The trophies consist of a 6-inch figure of a bowler
in action mounted on two-tone wood bases. Each trophy is
inscribed “Immaculate Conception—Champs 1955-56,” with
the recipient’s name engraved on his trophy. They are beauti
ful and will rib doubt be displayed prominently in the various
homes of the receivers.
News From
St. John's
The drawing for the raffle at
St. John’s took place in the ca
feteria on May 26. The winners
were as follows: car — Vickey;
Loney; freezer—Earl F. Lange;
range—James Collins; washer—
Horace F. Griffith.
Some of the Girl Scouts of St.
Johns and their Daddies joined
other troops of the Atlanta
Council on May 5 at a meeting
of the Do Dad Club to do odd
jobs to ready Camp Timber
Ridge for the summer girl scout
camp. Ladies and scouts served
lunch to the Daddies.
On May 13 First Holy Com
munion was received by 65 Chil
dren.
May Procession was held on
May 20 at St. John’s.
Graduation exercises and pro
gram for the Kindergarten was
held on May 27.
Girl Scout Fly-up Ceremony
and Court of Awards took place
on June 3 at the Church.
We wish to welcome as As
sistant Pastor Father James Pat
rick Boyce, formerly of Bayside,
Long Island, New York. Father
Boyce studied Philosophy at St.
Mary’s Seminary at Baltimore
and Theology at the North
American College in Rome. He
was ordained in Rome in the
Chapel of the North American
College on December 19, 1953.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
William T. Boyce. One of three
boys Father has two sisters in
the convent — Sister Theresa
Mary of the Maryknoll Order
who is in the Philippines and
Sister Mary Consolata of the
Daughters of Mary who is at the
Motherhouse in New York. Fath
er Boyce has been appointed
Director of the Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine, Moderator of
the Holy Name Society, Spiritu
al Director of the St. Vincent
de Paul Society, Moderator of
the Jr.-Sr. Tri-City Club, Spiri
tual Director of the Legion of
Mary, and Spiritual Director to
the Catholic boys at Georgia
Military Academy in College
Park. In connection with the
latter group, Father Boyce will
teach Religion to the Catholic
boys at GMA on Sunday eve
nings during the fall and winter
months.
The Sisters who teach at St.
John’s School left on June 8
for Philadelphia after which they
will attend summer session at
one of several colleges. They
will return sometime in Aug
ust. Father Daly, Pastor, will
attend the reception of the Sis
ters at the Motherhouse of the
Sisters of Mercy at Marion, Pen
nsylvania, on June 28.
Father Joseph Ware has been
transferred from our parish. We
enjoyed having Father Ware
with us and wish him well in his
Each member of the champi
onship team, Dick Gilleland,
Carl Baumgartner, Dan Keegan,
Bobby Weymouth, Rene Martin
and J. Alton Baumgartner were
asked by the society president,
Eddie Gasperini, also a spark
plug of the team, to say a few
words to the group assembled.
The comments were varied,
mostly on the humorous side,
highlighting some of the events
which occurred during the 33
week season.
Many of the Holy Name Soci
eties discontinue the customary
meetings during the summer
months. At the Shrine the past
several years we have continu
ed the meetings with a coffee
and doughnut breakfast. This
year the usual hot breakfast will
be served and then a short meet
ing immediately after the 8
o’clock Mass each second Sun
day on through the summer
months. The July session will be
a turn-a-bout from the other
meetings held during the year
in one respect. It will be hus
band and wife Sunday and this
time the ladies will not have to
do the cooking as plans are un
der way to have a catering serv
ice prepare and serve the food.
A special invitation is extended
to ail men in the parish to bring
the wife and, be on hand, Sun
day, July 15th at the 8 o’clock
Mass. We will be looking for you.
J. ALTON BAUMGARTNER
BREAKFAST
AT GRIFFIN
The last meeting for the sum
mer of the Sacred Heart Altar
Society was held in the church
Sunday a. m., June 3rd.
The president, Mrs. Chester
Jones, welcomed members of the
Society and the ladies of the par
ish to a communion breakfast.
new office.
There has been a change in
the Mass schedule for the sum
mer months. Masses on Sunday
are at 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, and 12:00
noon. The Miraculous Medal
Novena pikers will be, recited
before the Masses on Sunday, as
the Novena on Monday evening
will be discontinued for the
summer.
New officers for the Ladies
Guild are as follows: President,
Mrs. C. R. Gunter; Vice-Presi
dent, Mrs. Charles Flesh; Sec
retary, Mrs. Robert Seymour,
Treasurer—Mrs. J. A. McCord;
Parliamentarian, Mrs. James
Foley; Historian, Mrs. William
A. Phillips; and Publicity Chair
man, Mrs. Thomas N. Moulton.
Members of the Guild wish to
express their thanks to last
year’s officers for their fine
leadership and spirit of coopera
tion.
The Parish picnic was held
on June 17 at Adam’s Park, S.
W., Atlanta.
Sometime in August the La
dies’ Guild will have their an
nual Ice Cream Festival.—(Alice
H. Moulton)