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y i PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, March 30, 1963 THE BENEDICTINE ALUM NI AUXILIARY will sponsor a SHRIMP SUPPER and GAME PARTY, Friday, March 29, 5:30 to 9 p.m. at B. C. Armory. Donation $1.00. The affair will be for the benefit of the Bene dictine Expansion Program. . . Here’s a switch for a St. Pat rick’s Day cuisine. The ladies of ST. MARY’S ALTAR SOCIE TY (Americus) served, not corned beef and cabbage, but spaghetti at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the Parish Hall. After the supper, Bingo was played. All the proceeds went to the purchase of altar linene for the new St. Martin de Porres Mission, now under construction in Americus. . . Past American Legion Com mander MATT DOOLEY re cently gave a historical report of Savannah’s Gannam Post at the 49th birthday of the Ameri can Legion. The local post was named after GEORGE GAN NAM, who was the first Savan- nahian killed in the Second World War. Memorial services are held every year in his honor. . . .THOMAS FRANCIS DALY, son of MR. AND MRS. JAMES A. DALY, SR. ofSavan- nah, has received his certifi cation as an Industrial Engineer. A senior at Georgia Tech, Thomas will receive his I. E. diploma in June from the Institute. .. .March 24th marked the 50th wedding anniversary of DR. AND MRS. GAINES EL- RIDGE SEWELL, SR. The cou ple was feted at a special cele bration and many gifts at the Golden Age Center, Savannah. This columnist had the privi lege of invoking upon the jubi- liarians special prayer s and blessings. Over one hundred friends were on hand to wish them well. . . .A Day of Recol lection is being planned for members of the NEWMAN CLUB AT GEORGIA SOUTH ERN, Statesboro. FR. JOHN LOFTUS, pastor of St. Mat thew’ s Church in that city and chaplain of the college's New man Club, is planning the event for the first part of Holy Week . . ..MRS. ELIZABETH WOLFE of Savannah will be traveling far out West to Altus, Okla homa, as of April 4 to visit her daughter, MRS. BETTY JANE EBERT. Married to CAPT. DAVID EBERT, the cou ple have four children. The en tire family is being transfer red to Tucson, Arizona. . . . FR. RAYNER DRAY, O. F. M. of Americus will be in Savan nah over the weekend to Pro fess approximately 20 persons as members of the Third Order Secular of St. Francis. The group, which holds a monthly meeting at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist will at the same time be constitutioqally recog nized as lay members of the Franciscan Province of the Most Holy Name. They engage themselves in performing cor poral works of mercy by fol lowing the Rule of St. Francis . . . .JOSEPH O. SASEEN has been appointed by the Savannah Bar Association to serve on the executive committee as presi dent of the Younger Lawyers of Savannah. Other officers of the executive committee will be MICHAEL J. GANNAM and JAMES E. McALEER, JR. Send future news items to Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree P. O. Box 180, Savannah, Georgia Obituaries Mrs. Helen Wheeler SAVANNAH—Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Helen Wheeler were held March 23rd at the Chapel of The Little Sisters of the Poor. She is survived by a son, Fred Wheeler and a grandson. M iss Margaret Bohan SAVANNAH—Funeral serv ices for Miss Margaret C. Bo han were held March 22nd at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Loretta Bohan Doyle and Mrs. Charles Edwin Feuger, Sr; a nephew, Edward A. Bo han of New York City; and a cousin. Lay men Sought For Training As Lay Theologians SAN FRANCISCO, (NC)—The Institued of Lay Theology is looking for nine qualified Catho lic laymen, college graduates, who wish to become salaried lay theologians in West Coast dio ceses. The institute, founded in 1960 at the University of San Fran cisco by Father Eugene Zim mers, S. J. , trains qualified Catholic laymen to engage in convert work as parish inquiry forum directors. “With the graduation in June of the 14 members of the class of 1963, we will have 36 men serving 68 West Coast parishes, ’’said Father Zimmers. “Our first class comprised 7 men and our second 15. We anticipated having 20 men in the class that opens in June, but we have to increase it to 30 to meet parish accepted 21 men and need 9 more. Applicants must be over 28, preferably married and with military service completed. The beginning salary, upon completion of the 10-month course and assignment to two parishes, is $7,200 a year. This rises to $12,000 a year after two-and-a-half years, with three per cent annual increases after that. In a progress report cover ing 18-months’ field work of the institute, Father Zimmers stated: Twenty-two lay theologians, functioning as forum directors in 38 parishes in the dioceses of San Francisco, Sacramento, Reno, Monterey-Fresno, Phoe nix, Tucson, Portland, and Spokane, conducted 80 forums through January 25, 1963. The forums were attended by 4,850 people. They resulted in 816 baptisms and in 421 peo ple. They resulted in 816 bap tisms and 421 people returning to the Faith. Catholic Women Hear Fr. Lucree SAVANNA H—The March meeting of the Catholic Woman’s Club, of Savannah, was held Tuesday evening, March 12th, in the Club Rooms. Mr. Joseph McDonough, Grand Marshal of the St. Pat rick’s Day Parade, was Guest Speaker and presented each member with a shamrock. He introduced his two aides, Mr. John M. Crotty and Mr. James Johnson, and he sang “St. Pat rick’s Day in Savannah’’, ac companied on the piano by Miss Margaret Murden. Father Lawrence Lucree was a Special Guest and speaker. Other Special Guests at the meeting were Mrs. E. B. Ander son, National Vice Chairman for the Committee on Family and Parent Education for the National Council of Catholic Women, who was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Clement Waldman, who is visiting her from Detroit, Michigan, and Miss Nell Gunney from Minne apolis, Minn., who is visiting St. Mary’s Home Guild SAVANNAH— The Spring meeting of St. Mary’s Home Guild was held at St. Mary’s Home Sunday afternoon March 17, with His Excellency the Most Reverend Thomas J. Mc Donough as the guest speaker. Miss Pauline Peuffier, presi dent of the Augusta Deanery Council of Catholic Women re presented the Augusta Deanery. Mrs. George Ebberwein, chair man of the nominating com mittee presented the following- slate of officers for the coming year; President Miss Johanna T. Daly, Vice-President Mrs. John M. Brennan, Secretary, Mrs. Cluese McElveen, Treasurer Mrs. Walter M. Crawford. The children of the home presented a number of Irish songs. The reception committee consisted of the ladies from the Blessed Sacrament Parish. A St. Patrick's Day motif was used in the decorations. Each member attending the meeting presented the home with a cup and saucer. Valdosta CYO Hosts Protestant Teenagers VALDOSTA—A panel discus sion of Lent and corollary subjects was presented by St. John’s CYO for guests from teenage groups from local Bap tist, Methodist, Christian and Presbyterian Churches. An informal discussion per iod followed the papers during which refreshments were serv ed. Panel groups consisted of the following members, Scotti Diehl, Greg Nichols, Michael Slack, James Halter, Louis Johnson, Susan Hoeft, Susan Stark, Ruth Ann Seyfried, San dra and Phyllis Thomas, Kitty Thrash, Elmo Thrash. Half Finished BOCA RATON, Fla.—Work on the initial phase of the con struction of Marymount Col lege, Boca Raton, Florida's first Catholic two-year liberal arts college for women, has passed the half-way mark. her sister, Mrs. Nora Smith, one of the members of the Club. Father Andrew Doris, O.S.B., the Chaplain of the club, spoke on the meaning and purpose of Lent. Mrs. John E. Buckley, Presi dent, appointed Mrs. Robert E. Stradtmann, Chairman for the Annual Corporate Communion of the Club, to be held May 5th at the Church of The Nativity of our Lord. Attention was called to the Annual Meeting of the St. Mary’s Catholic Woman’s Club. After the meeting, Irish songs were sung by Father Lucree, accompanied by Mrs. Cecil B. Delorme on the piano, after which a Sing Along was enjoyed by the members of the Club and refreshments were served carrying out the St. Patrick’s Day motif. SAVANNAH CATHOLIC GIRLS in grades 8 thru 12 attended a Vocations Seminar on Monday at St. Vincent’s Academy. Photo shows some of them as they leave Ca thedral after attending Mass and hearing talk on religious vocations by Bishop Thomas J. McDonough. Albany Entertains Warner Robins CYO WARNER ROBINS—Mem bers of the Catholic Youth Or ganization of Sacred Heart Church were guests of the St. Teresa Catholic Youth Club in Albany Sunday, March 17. Basketball games between the Albany girls and Warner Robins girls resulted in victory for the Warner Robins girls with a final score of 10-9; and the Warner Robins boys scored a victory over the Albany boys 43-33. The games were played in the Turner AFB gymnasium. Supper was served in St. Teresa’s School cafeteria. A social was held following the supper. A surprise birthday greeting was extended to Ronald Barnes. Pete Lamendola and his Albany partner were win ners of a twist contest. Re freshments were served during the social. Those making the trip were: Bonnie Burke, Patty, Bill and Richie Burrett, Roby Hicks, Sarah and Danny Doyle, Donna and “Chickie’’ Linder, Vaughn Crenshaw, Mary Moriety, Jim Pike, Gary Lotti, Vicki Shil- kaitis, Mike and Diane Long, “Sharpie’’ Sharpe, Pete Lam endola, Pat O’Lear, Don Ward, Mary Clements, Arthur Gavin, Sandy Odom, Bruce Coburn Joan and Rosalie Dembowski, Mike Baker, Jim Clark, Ber nard Splichal, Alice Wagner Dick Forman, Bill Cole, Fran ces Marshall, Sharon Sloan, Joan Giglietta, David Rudick, Harold Pritchett, Jeannie Bak er, Margie Egolf, Betsy O’Bri an, Johnny McNeely and John Hancock. Adults providing transportation were: Ronald Barnes, Elmer Whitaker, Miss Denise Dwyer, Mrs. V. J. Shil- kaitis, A. B. Wagner, Charles T. Egolf, Mr. and Mrs. E. J Burke, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Drennon, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Ciambro. COLUMBUS VOCATION DISPLAY—The Eighth Grade of St. Anne School of Columbus, Georgia, celebrated Vocation Month with a display of dolls, representing the steps taken by the Sisters of Mercy from Postulancy to Final Profession of Vows. The dispaly, consist ing of dolls and several photographs of the Novitate at Baltimore, Maryland, was set up and arranged by (left to right) Mary Spano, Mary Stephens, Daphne South, and Dee Young, all students of the Eighth Grade. A Vocation program was also presented by the Eighth Grade to the members of the P. T. A. of St. Anne School on Thursday evening, March 15, This program portrayed the numerous paths- taken during life, including the priest hood, the religious life, the married state, and the various professions.--(Ledger-En- quirer Photo) Savannah Religious Vocations Program Shown above are sisters from ten of the communities presently working in the Diocese of Savannah. Orders represented are L. to R. Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement; Glenmary Home Mission Sisters; Order of St. Ursula; two Franciscan Sisters of the Im maculate Virgin Mary; two Little Sisters of the Poor; a sister of St. Joseph of Caronde- let (speaking); Sisters of Mercy of the Union; Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Im maculate Conception; Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Last two sisters wear hospital habit of Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of St. Joseph, respectively. Irish Program Highlight At Albany PTA ALBANY—A delight to all was the St. Patrick’s Day Pro gram presented by the children at the March 14 meeting of St. Teresa’s PTA. The program opened with songs by grades 6, 7, and 8 under the direction of Sister Benedict and accompanied by Mr. G. C. Gotsch. Grade 5 presented a skit called “Phys ical Fitness—a Family Affair.’’ The fourth grade girls now did two dance numbers, “Waltzing in the Spring’’ and “Spring Fes tival.’’ Two exercises, St. Teresa’s Future Football Team and St. Patrick’s Day Parade were done by the fourth grade boys. Grade five sang two amus ing songs. The eighth grade girls did a square dance and to conclude the program the eighth grade boys presented a very humorous fashion show, “Style- is the Man. This well contrived program was accomplished with the help of the teachers, Maude Evelyn Murphy who coached the dance numbers and Mrs. G. C. Gotsch the accompanist. Following the program a brief business meeting was held with Mr. Ralph Will presiding. He named the nominating com mittee, Mr. Bob McCormack Jr., past president of the PTA as chairman with Mrs. Gerard Finnegan, Capt. Sal Giovingo, and Mrs. Ray Dwornik. They will select a slate of nomin ees to be presented at the next meeting. There will be nomina tions from the floor at the next meeting also. Sister Benedict read some educational pointers to the par ents for the good of their chil dren. She also announced Easter vacation will begin April 11 at noon and classes will resume April 16. Father LeFrois, Pastor, commented on the wonderful program and thanked “all who co-operated so well to make it so enjoyable. He also said stud ies are still in progress re garding the athletic facilities. Kennedy To Speak At Boston College BOSTON, (NC) — Address es by President Kennedy and Augustin Cardinal Bea, S. J., ligious , academic, social and cultural events marking the centennial of Boston College this spring. President Kennedy is sched uled to give an address at a convocation on April 20. Cathedral— (Continued from Page 1) ing that “the beauty of this venerable old Cathedral and the beauty of this evening are attri butable directly to the fore sight, desire, and even daring of its devoted rector.’’ Speaking for Monsignor Mc Namara, Bishop McDonough also expressed “deep and grateful appreciation to all who have contributed in any way to the restoration and renovation of this lovely Cathedral, one of the most treasured landmarks of a great and loyely city.” Civic officials attending in cluded Savannah Mayor Malcom Maclean; Judge William F. Lynes, chairman of the Chat ham County Commissioners; Judge B. B. Heery of Chatham Superior Court; and JudgeShel- by Myrick, Jr., Chatham County Ordinary. Vietnam— (Continued from Page 4) With a defenseless south be fore them, and the Chinese communists literally and fig uratively behind them, and Laos turning Rek beside them, they would bring communism a long way in southeast Asia. And they would have a solution for their own food problems (Later on, of course, the Chi nese Reds would use all Vietnam to solve some of their problems.) Every degree of progress made by President Ngo dinh Diem’s government weakens the communists inside Vietnam and lessens in the plausibility of their proposals. Every failing is likely to help them. Unfortunately the wearing down of patience, which the communists want to happen, is sometimes done at no cost to them. An American newspaper man or official may feel entitl ed, in view of the American in volvement here, to make a com ment that the government in Saigon resents. The comment or report is published, and then somebody from the government takes off in hot verbal pursuit. If any real harm was done by the original statement, it is now compounded. Each ally has lost patience again with the other, and the communists chalk up a new gain. Vietnam has the largest pro portion of Christians of any country on the east Asian main land. Two-thirds of them are in the south. They and their suf fering brethren in the north look to their fellow Catholics around the world to join them in prayer for all who bear the re sponsibilities of leadership and all who face the dangers of war More than Vietnam is at stake in Vietnam. Death— (Continued from Page 1) branded the Moore-Ramos fight “a crime which dishonors our ‘civilization.’ ” Raimondo Manzini said in an editorial that “another crime has been committed in the name of the idol of boxing.” The editorial continued: “This is another moral dis grace for our 'civilization', which refuses to admit that a ban is necessary and instead pampers the infantile myths of crowds, which are to some ex tent instinctively and often un consciously savage.” Referring to press agency statistics that 14 boxers died in the last year of injuries suf fered in the ring, the editorial stated: “The statistics provided by the press agencies. . .are abun dantly eloquent to persuade us that a limit has been reached and that preventive or medical regulations are not enough to avert the risk of a deadly re sult.” The Vatican Ciry newspaper has assailed prizefighting on moral grounds several times before. Only last April it condemned professional boxing as a “homi cidal career.” That condemna tion was prompted by the death on April 3, 1962, of Cuban box er Benny “Kid” Paret of brain injuries suffered in a March 24 welterweight title fight. Discussing the same incident, Father Francis J. Connell, C. SS. R., former dean of the School of Sacred Theology at the Catholic University of America, said it is “difficult to reconcile prizefighting as we have it today with Catholic prin ciples of morality.” Father Connell called for changes in the rules of profes sional boxing to eliminate from it “the intention of injuring the opponent.” He said prize fighting in its present form appears to be a violation of the Fifth Command ment (Thou shalt not kill), which “forbids not only murder but also the influcting of bodily in jury on a fellow man.” In 1949 L'Osservatore Ro mano denounced professional boxing twice within a week in connection with the deaths of two prizefighters, one in Detroit and one in Buffalo, N. Y., as a re sult of injuries sustained in the ring. The newspaper at that time called prizefighting "the most brutal contest which sport has ever conceived and adopted, brutal in conception and ex pression.” The religious vocation pro gram entitled AVE (a vocation endeavor) that took place at St. Vincent’s Academy on Annun- , ciation Day, March 25th, was even more successful than en visioned. This would have to be the conclusion drawn from com ments overheard on all sides by the young ladies in attendance. Such enthusiasm has seldom been witnessed. A sampling of spontaneous statements was so licited by telephone and is re printed. cou»c\ v ^ Liz Conner, St. Vincent sen ior: AVE - SVA was a once-in- a-lifetime opportunity for a girl to spend a day asking herself if she wants to serve God, or more important, if God wants her. Through this program of displays and sermons, I realize not only how the church is car ing for her people in our dio cese, but also how much more care is needed. I am grateful for this opportunity and hope this day will become an annual event. Mamie Moore, Pius X Sen ior: Although I feel I do not have a calling to the religious life, the AVE program was by no means wasted time. The day’s inspiring talks made me feel a greater respect for those whom God has chosen. Marie Souls, St. Vincent’s junior; AVE provided an advan tage to become familiar with religious orders other than the ones who teach us. All com munities share the unified pur pose of the glorification of God, but the fascinating exhibits clearly demonstrated the var iety of ways in which Sisters fulfill that calling. Kathy Rochefort, St. Vin cent’s sophomore: The program was very enlightening. It gave a clear idea of what different or ders are in our diocese, and what works they do to pro mote the Catholic faith. Monsig nor McDonald’s forceful talk made me realize more the great spirit of sacrifice necessary for a vocation to the religious life. Diane Spikes, St. Pius soph omore: Monsignor’s speech was excellent, the displays were ex traordinary, everything was in spiring and gve me a clearer view in choosing a vocation. Barbara Lynch, Blessed Sac rament, 8th grade: The exhibits brought my attention to all the orders and their different stud ies not only in this diocese, but our whole country, as well as in foreign lands. Barbara Jackson, Pure Heart of Mary, 8th grade: I was amaz ed at how many orders there are. The program en lightened me as to the steps of becoming a sister. I hope I am better spiritually for hav ing spent the day talking with all the sisters. Anne Porter, Cathedral, 8th grade: It was a sort of meeting place of all orders where each community was represented and explained. It certainly made it easier to answer questions any girl would ask about religious life and the different works each order performs. CYO NEWS St. Benedict played host to St. Anthony's and St. Mary’s CYO for a Dance, March 21st. About 80 teenagers attended. On Sunday, March 17th, St. Benedict's CYO went to Jekyll Island for a day of tennis, golf, softball and picnicing. Please send items to CYO, Box 2227, Savannah a week before publication date. Father Wellmier Hill Number One” Macon s WMAZ-TV MACON—Family Theater’s widely-acclaimed one-hour television film, HILL NUMBER ONE, will be presented on WMAZ-TV April 7th at 10 a.m. This is the story of the Cruci fixion and Resurrection of Christ, told against a modern- day background of an American artillery crew in action. Corporate Communion April 7th SAVANNAH—The Knights of Columbus will hold a city-wide Corporate Communion Sunday, April 7th, at the 8 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Bishop Thomas J. McDonough will preside at the Mass and will be speaker at the Break fast which will follow at the Ho tel De Soto. 'WAITON TRIBUNE PRESS. MONROE.