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I i PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, April 27, 1963 Refugee Relief Project MAT ADI, The Congo, (NC)~ Five of an expected 50 refugees have arrived at a $300,000 re settlement project near here for some 5,500. refugees from Angola. The project is being run joint ly by the Congo’s Catholic cha rities, a United Nations agency and a U. S. Catholic relief agency. Father Andre Cauwe, S. J., secretary general of Caritas- Congo, said that only five of the expected 50 turned up (March 21) because “Angolese refugees are victims of politi cal propaganda aimed at per suading them that the. . .pro ject is just a ruse for turning them over to Portuguese autho rities.” Three villages for 80 families are planned at Mao, a fertile forest reserve near Matadi and just north of the Congo-Angola frontier. Angola, is a Portu guese territory just south of the Congo on Africa’s Atlantic coast. “Our first five refugees are true heros,” Father Cauwe said. * ‘They took a great risk since they were not at all re assured despite guarantees giv en by local Congolese authori ties.” Caritas-Congo is working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the project which is to resettle 860 Angolese families. Caritas-Congo has prepared dwellings for the first refugees who in turn are doing the same for those yet to come. Caritas-Congo is giving $48,000 for the project , the Office of the UN High Com missioner for Refugees is giving $72,000 and U. S. Catho lic Relief Services-National Catholic Welfare Conference is providing food through the U, S. Agricultural Assistance Act valued at $180,000. The pro gram includes housing, moving the refugees, and providing ra tions, seeds and tools. A Closed RETREAT FOR WOMEN will be held this year at the Dominican Retreat House, Our Lady of Springbank, Kings- tree, S. C., from Friday night, June 21, through Sunday noon, June 23. Plan now to make this retreat . . . The annual drill competition of Benedictine Mil itary School will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in Forsyth Park Extension (Sav’h.) according to CAPT. EDWARD J. KELLY, newly assigned Professor of Military Science and Tactics. Two officers and twonon-Com- missioned officers from the Marine Recruit Depot at Par ris Island have been invited to judge the competition. At the conclusion of the drill there will be the presentation of awards and a review by the Battle Group. The Public is in vited . . . FRATER CLEMENT (LOUIS) PORZIO, a native Savannahian, will be ordained to the priesthood on May 4th by MOST REV. PHILLIP M. HANNON, J.U.D., Auxiliary Bi ship of Washington, D. C. The newly ordained Benedictine Fa ther, a Monk of Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, will say his First Mass at Blessed Sacra ment Church, Savannah . . . New officers of St. James’ (Sav’h) Sodality are as follows: COLLETTE ANSLEY, Perfect; KAY STEPHENS, 1st assistant; PATRICIA McCarthy, 2nd as sistant; MARY ALICE HILL, Sec'y; and NORA COOK, Treas urer. Collette Ansley succeeds PAMELA PENDICINI who re cently completed two years as Prefect of the Sodality . . . Girls from each class at Pa- celli High School (Columbus) are planning skits for a field day to be presented at the end of this month. The theme chosen by each class will be kept se cret until the actual time for the judges to decide on the win ner of the skit review. BETH LAND is coordinator for the Seniors; BETH TURNER, for the Juniors; MARY MATHAIS and MYRA PHIFER for the Sophomores; and KRISTI EL- STAD for the Freshman . . . Flash! Pacellian TOMMY MELTZER, senior, will receive recognition in the AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE for his work last summer at Boys’ State . . . Chatham County Police De tective GEORGE BOUCHEAhas been promoted by the Depart ment to Detective Supervisor. Especially interested in marks manship, Bouchea has received medals and trophies with honors in this field of police work . . . NEAL SCHOU, well-known Sa vannah pianist, recently brought some of the Coastal Empire Arts Festival atmosphere into the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital with a recital for the patients. His concert included selections from Bach, Chopin, Ravel, Liszt, and music from modern-day composers. Neal is the son of MR. AND MRS. NEAL P. SCHOU of Bannon Drive, Thunderbolt . . . An nual Ladies’ Night of Savannah Council, No. 631, Knights of Columbus, will be held Satur day night beginning at 9 p.m. in the K. of C. main ballroom . . . Sixth graders of ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, Savannah, recently presented puppets which they made to the orphans of ST. MARY’S HOME. . . FR. JOHN MULVEY, S.M.A., is pas tor of St. Mary’s Church . . . On Friday, May 3rd, the Student Association of St. Joseph’s Hos pital School of Nursing (Sav’h.) will sponsor a shrimp supper at Benedictine Military School Ar mory. Price: $1.25 per plate; time: 5 to 9 p.m . . . Also, “Box Supper” on May 11th at Benedictine Armory to help pay for the “Big Horn” (tuba) re cently purchased by the school for the band . . . Has anyone seen Walter? . . . Send future news items to Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree P. O. Box 180, Savannah, Ga. African Publisher DAKAR, Senegal, —The first African publisher of West Af rica’s influential Catholic weekly Afrique Nouvelle has been appointed the the Arch bishops of French-speaking West Africa. Simon Kiba from Upper Volta took over from Ernest Milcent, in the presence of Church auth orities and representatives from government, the dip lomatic corps and the press (April 2). CRS Sends 2,000 Tons Of Food LEOPOLDVILLE, The Con go, (NC)—The American Catho lic Bishops’ relief agency has sent 2,000 tons of surplus U. S. food products in the past six months to the Congo’s distress ed South Kasai province, it has been revealed here. Catholic Relief Services-Na tional Catholic Welfare Confer ence started sending food into South Kasai province last Octo ber after United Nations forces relocated 30,000 Baluba tribes men there from a strife-torn area of North Katanga. Father Andre Cauwe, S. J., secretary general of Caritas- Congo, the Country’s Catholic charities organization, said (March 25) that the province’s political upheaval in January and February wiped out the re sults of earlier efforts to give the region enough food. Food distributed by Catholic Relief Services to students throughout the Congo, Father Cauwe said, has “saved many schools and has helped prevent catastrophic undernourishment of school children.” MARRIAGES MAHANY—COONS SAVANNAH—Miss Joan Isa bel Coons, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Carol Winfield Coons and Joseph Eugene Mahany, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G, Mahany of Wilimington Island, were married April 6th at the Cathe dral of St. John the Baptist. BLACKWELDER—THORNTON THUNDERBOLT—Miss Jud ith Anne Thornton became the bride of Clarence Poe Black- welder, Jr. at the church of The Nativity of Our Lord on April 20th. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. Felix Don nelly. The bride is the daughter of C. M. Sgt. and Mrs, Milton Thornton and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Poe Blackwelder, Sr. WILLIAMSON—GARVIN VALDOSTA- Miss Nancy Mae Garvin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Garvin, became the bride of Thomas Franklin Williamson, III, son of Thomas Franklin Williamson, III, April 19th in St. John the Evangelist Church. The Rev. Thomas H, Payne performed the ceremony. SACRED HEART ATHLETIC BANQUET—Top photo shows trophy winning members of Savannah’s Sacred Heart School’s girls basketball team. They are 1 to r Elaine Rous- seay, best guard; Virginia Corish, most outstanding player; Anne Courtney, coach; Cathy Kenny, best forward. At bottom left is Mr. Herbert Griffin, Jr., basketball coach of St. Vincent’s Academy, who outlined the qualities of a good athlete and reminded the young players of the coach’s part in building their characters. Photo at bottom right shows Billy Smiley, Sacred Heart football coach (center) with two of his prize winning charges. At left of photo is Michael Evans, best back and best all around player. At right is Frank Butler, best lineman and best player on boys basketball team. The Ecumenical Council The Southern Cross is pleas ed to print the prize-winning Essays in the annual Contest sponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic women. This Essay took first honor in Group III. James R. Hester Our Lady of Lourdes Columbus What is this Ecumenical Council? It is many things. One of them is you, because you are the church! You and the church are one. What happens to the church happens to you. An Ecumenical Council is a meeting of all the Bishops with certain other leading figures of the church, it discusses and is sues decrees on problems con cerning the church. It is direct ed by the Pope, who must approve all the decisions. Each Bishop there will strive to carry out Christ’s work, His Divine Plan for man. The Council was called to en able the church to renew its in ternal life. With nearly 2,000 years of experience and wis dom, the church knows how im portant it is to stand back and look at itself. The second major aim of the Council is to look at her outer life, of the church. Here the church looks out to the world, to the problems it must solve in its mission of salvation. The decisions of every Coun cil have affected you in both spiritual and practical ways. So will the decisions of this one, The coming Ecumenical Council will differ from all previous Councils in many im portant ways. One of the dif ferences will be the attendance Field Trip To Southeast Seminary Hosts Visiting Students SAVANNAH—St. John Vian- ney Minor Seminary was host, April 17th, to sixteen boys, ages twelve to fourteen, who are making a Field Trip to the Southeast as part of their stu dies. Students at Calasanctius Preparatory School, Buffalo, N. Y., the boys spent the night at Villa Marie. The following morning they visited the U. S. Plant Introduc tion Station on U. S. Highway 17, south of Savannah. The work of the station is largely con cerned with evaulation of intro duced bamboo, drug, and oilseed plants to determine their poten tial as new crops. Later that day they toured the U. S. D. A. Stored Product Insect Labora tories. Mr. Davis A. Roycroft, facul ty menber, is directing the trip. Two Priest faculty members are also accompanying the boys. They are the Rev. Louis Kovari, Sch. P. and the Rev. Benjamin Cobos, Sch. P. The boys will stop in Savan nah on their return trip on Wednesday, May 1, when they will spend the night at Benedic tine Military School. Calasanctius P r e p a r a- tory School, conducted by the Piarist Fathers, is for gifted boys. The school requires a minimum IQ of 130 from its entering students who come from the 4th and 5th grade level. Courses are fitted to the abilities of these students, with the number per class never al lowed to exceed twenty. Last year enrollment was 129, with a faculty of 23 single subject teachers. During his six years at Cala sanctius Prep, the student will make additional trips to New England, the Southwest, the Up per Great Lakes region, the Pacific Northwest, and parts of Canada. LATEST LEGION LISTINGS CLASS A SECTION 1 55 Days, at Peking Summer Magic CLASS A SECTION II Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory CLASS A SECTION III Police Nurse CLASS B Landru of Bishops of every race and color. Over 2,000 Bishops will come from Africa, from Asia, from Europe, from America, from Oceania. Never before has so much work been done to pre pare for an Ecumenical Coun cil. Never has there been so large a Council. Julius B. Gaudry SAVANNAH—Funeral serv ices for Julius B. Gaudry were held April 19th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice Fleetwood Gaudry; two sons, Julius B. Gaudry, Jr. of Savannah and Lawrence F. Gau dry of Kingston, N. Y,; four daughters, Mrs. Ann Boyette, Mrs. Mary Ellen Oglesby, Mrs. Christine Sanders and Mrs. Julia Hennessy; two bro thers, John R. and Brooks Gau dry; four sisters, Mrs. Victor Smith, Miss Christine Gaudry, Mrs. Catherine Helmly, all of Savannah, and Miss Elizabeth Gaudry of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren. Discuss Race Relations Problems MIAMI, Fla., (NC)—Seven teen clergy and laity, including five Negroes, were present at the first local meeting here to deal with race relations. At the meeting, called by Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami, were seven Catholics, five Baptists, two Jews, two Episcopalians and one Metho dist. They included Bishop James Duncan of the South Flo rida Episcopal diocese, Rabbi Herbert Baumgard of Temple Beth Am, Rev. Purdy S. Brown of Mount Tabor Baptist Church; and Dr. George A. Foster, dis trict superintendent of the Me thodist Church. Luther Pierce, executive secretary of the Greater Miami Council of Churches, said after the two-hour session that “many of the men present ex pressed surprise upon learning of some of the inequities that still exist in Dade County.” “There was general agree ment,” he added, “that re ligious leaders have much to say concerning what is morally right and what is morally wrong, and that they have an obligation to speak out with clarity.” Father John F. Kiernan, S.S.J., pastor of Holy Redeem er church in Miami, was named covenor of a steering com mittee that will consider a statement of principles and pos sible follow-up action by the group. WRITERS AND READERS EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER 2332 North Decatur RdL Decatur, Georgia LETTERS FROM A TRAVE LER, by Pere Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Harper, 1962, 380 pp., $4. Reviewed by Flannery O’Con nor, The American publishers of Pere Teilhard de Chardin are probably waiting with interest to see what effect the recent Monitum issued by the Holy Office on his works will have on the sale of his books in this country. It is reasonable to suppose that it will have little appreciable effect, for the pur pose of the warning is not to forbid the reading of Teilhard’s books, but to point out to the reader what to beware of when he does read them. In any case, it should not affect the sale of Letters To A Traveler, a col lection of Teilhard’s letters from China and Africa aind America, written to his cousin, various colleagues and friends. The picture these letters give is one of exile, suffering and absolute loyalty to the Church on the part of a scientist whose life’s effort was an attempt to fit his knowledge of evolution into the pattern of his faith in Christ. To do such a thing is the work of neither scientist nor theologian , but of poet and mystic. That Teilhard was to some degree these also is evi dent and that his failure was the failure of a great and saint ly man is not to be questioned. The Monitum takes a most re spectful tone toward the man himself, and these letters are further evidence that his life of faith and work can be emu lated even though his books remain incomplete and danger ous. YOUR PRESCHOOL CHILD, by Dorothy Kirk Burnett, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961, 266 pp., $4.95. Reviewed by Mary K. Towne. “What can I do now?” You may hear this question many times a day if you have even one little one around the house. They’re tired of the col oring books, and even the dolls and dump trucks have lost their fairyland quality. It’s put squarely up to you to put new zest into life. Then here is a refresher for you and the young sters. Suggestions for summer trips, such as what to take in the car in food and games; con valescent play ideas; birthday parties; and just what they can do for fun at various times of the year. This will be a handy book you can keep right at your elbow as “first aid” when you or the children are at your wits-end. There are subjects from Art to “When you need a laugh.” Even if you don’t follow its suggestions, the book provides relaxing reading and shows an author who has met and faced the problems with her children, squarely and with a keen sense of humor. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AUGUSTA—Mrs. John C. Hagler, III has been elected president of St. Mary’s-on-the- Hill Parish Council of Women and will be installed at the May meeting. Other officers-elect are Mrs. Vernon Jackson, vice president, Mrs. Stephen Mul|- herin, secretary, and Mrs. James Chafee, treasurer. Mrs. John Radeck, president, presided at the April meeting and gave a report of the Augusta Deanery meeting held in Dub lin. Mrs. Graham Deriso dis played the new kitchen equip ment purchased for the Parish Hall. Mrs. John Thorstad, Catho lic Charities Chairman, re quested used sheets to make cancer bandages for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home. Father Christopher Walsh, guest, spoke on “The Golden Years—Growing Old With Grace.” Mrs. Radeck announced that_ the May meeting will be follow ed by a covered dish luncheon. All ladies of the parish are_ urged to attend and bring their favorite dish. Camp Villa Marie SAVANNAH, GEORGIA The Ideal Catholic Camp BOYS AND GIRLS — SIX TO SEVENTEEN BOATING — SWIMMING — RED CROSS SWIMMING INSTRUCTIONS — ALL SPORTS — AIR RIFLERY — ARTS AND CRAFTS — DRAMATICS MOVIES — CAMP FIRES SISTERS — SEMINARIANS — MATURE STAFF — RESIDENT PRIEST DIRECTORS —ALL NEW FACILITIES — DISCOUNTS TO FAMILY GROUPS All Inclusive Fee $30 per Week One, two or three week registrations accepted. THREE EXCITING WEEKS July 21-27 (Visit of the King of Siam) July 28-Aug. 3 (Water Pageant Week) Aug. 4-10 (Kangaroo Court) FOR INFORMATION WRITE: FATHER COLEMAN, P. O. BOX 2227, SAVANNAH, GA. SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTER NOW!