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JULY 6. 1957.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Catholic page
EDITED BY MRS. ERNEST DINKINS
DIOCESAN COUNCILS OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
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LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE—Pictured with Bishop Vincent J. Waters of Raleigh, Rev.
Father Thos. F. Kerin, Director of Our Lady of the Hills Camp, and Mrs. Sargent White, N. C.
C. W: treasurer, are five of the ladies of the Atlanta Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, who
attended the recent N. C. C. W. Leadership Institute, which was’held in Hendersonville, N. C.
Reading from left to right—Mrs. Myles Boothe, of St. Joseph’s Parish, Marietta, Mrs. Chas. Flesh,
St. John’s Parish, Hapeville, Father Kerin, Mrs. Louis Gordon, Parliamentarian, Atlanta D. C.
C. W., Bishop Waters, Mrs. John S. Correll, National Vice Chairman of Legislation, and Mrs.
Geo. Boerner, St. John’s Parish, in Hapeville.
Catholic Women
Are Eager For
Role In Church
UNION CITY, N. J.—Margaret
Mealey, executive secretary of
the National Council of Catholic
Women, finds that American
Catholic women are “ready, eag
er, and willing to play a more
active role in the work of the
Church, according to an article
in the June issue of The Sign,
national Catholic magazine pub
1957
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Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D.D., J.U.D.
Archbishop-Bishop, Savannah
222 E. Harris St.
Savannah
Most Rev. Thomas Joseph McDonough, D.D., J.C.D.
Auxiliary Bishop, Savannah
222 E. Harris St.
Savannah
Rev. John D. Toomey, M.A., S.T.L.
Spiritual Moderator
Rt. 3, Box 485
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Savannah
President
Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright
2640 Bellevue Ave.
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Past President
Mrs. R. E. McCormack
1304 Dawson Road
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Past President
Mrs. A. J. Schano
313 E. 53rd St.
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First Vice President
Mrs. Owen Porter
215 E. Charlton
Savannah
Second Vice President
Mrs. Elmore Thrash
2300 Dukes Ave.
Valdosta
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Third Vice President
Mrs. H. S. Buckley
443 Ellis St.
Augusta
Recording Secretary
Mrs. James W. Head
c/o Chamber of Commerce
Savannah
Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Emerson Bussey, Jr.
2639 Bellevue Ave.
Augusta
Treasurer
Mrs. J. T. Webb
526 Forest Ave.
Macon
Parliamentarian
Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly, Sr.
113 E. Gordon St.
Savannah
Bulletin
Mrs. Ernest Dinkins
1834 Jenkins St.
Augusta
Catholic Charities
Mrs. John Phillips
Wymberly
Savannah
Civil Defense
Mrs. Katherine Huggins
Savannah Beach, Ga.
Savannah Beach
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Miss Sophia Benchina
110 Smith St.
Dublin
Family and Parent Education
Mrs. Harry A. Sack
204 Donaldson St.
Statesboro
Foreign Relief
Mrs. L. E. Mock
P. O. Box 595
Albany
Historian
Mrs. John T. Buckley
Colonial Court Apts.
Augusta
Home and School Associations
Mrs. Wm. C. Reiterbusb
1101 N. Alden
Valdosta
International Relations
Mrs. Bush Perry
305 Mimosa St.
Dublin
Legislation
Mrs. Leslie E. Schon
648 Maupas Ave.
Savannah
Libraries and Literature
Mrs. George Landry
3663 Vineville Ave.
Macon
Organization and Development
Mrs. L. J. Ward
2806 Lombardy Court
Augusta
Public Relations
Mrs. Jack Johannsen
2316 Woodbine Road
Augusta
Spiritual Development
Mrs. Warren Purks
825 Peachtree Road
Columbus
Youth Committee
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Mrs. W. C. Broderick
2408 Atlantic Ave.
Savannah
lished here.
“When a bishop gives us au
thority to set up a council in his
diocese, we find that the women
are waiting for us,” Miss Mealey
is quoted in the article, written
by Carol Rueckel, public rela
tions secretary for the National
Council.
According to the article, “Miss
Mealey is impressed that young
Catholic women, despite their
heavy family responsibilities, are
increasingly attracted to the 'Mr.
and Mrs. Clubs,’ the Cana con
ferences, and the other Catholic
group and service activity avail
able.”
Asked for an explanation of
this increased interest, Miss
Mealy asserts: “I attribute it to
:an Catholic womanhood’s
ig awareness of the re-
She adds: “It is the role of
The Catholic
The article declares: “A great
women. Not
After seven years as executive
she
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