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V ELECTION OF OFFICERS was the highlight of the April meeting of the Sacred Heart Parish Council of Catholic Women and the Altar Society held Tuesday evening in Mercy Hall. Mrs. Richard Z. Craig, shown left, was elected presi dent of the parish council and other officers are Miss Thelma Rogers, vice-president; Mrs. Jack Johannsen, secretary; and Miss Catherine Dennean, treasurer. Mrs. Harry A. Shurley, shown right, is president of the Altar Society and officers who will serve with her are Miss Jane Cosgrove, vice-president; Miss DellaKearney, secretary; and Miss Nan Armstrong, treasurer. QUESTION BOX (Continued from Page 4) cration of the world), that makes its contribution to the building up and perfecting of the Mysti cal Body of Christ.” Q. Is it true that there is no mention of the Blessed Trinity in the Old Testament? A. The mystery of the Blessed Trinity—that in one God there are three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit—was not formally and publicly revealed to the Jews of the Old Testament. Why the revelation was not made until 4 New Testament times is a se cret of the Divine Wisdom. In our feeble attempt to penetrate the reason we could say that the people of the Old Testament dispensation were just not ready to grasp this ineffable truth. Some early Church writers contended that there are guard ed hints as to the doctrine of the Trinity in certain Old Test ament texts. One passage often cited is Genesis 1:26: “Let us make man to our image and likeness . . .” (The use of the plural us and our is spe cifically noted.) INDIA: A CANDLE FOR INDIA OSEPH CAR0.I Louis: “Some 1 JOSEPH CARDINAL RITTER recently told an audience in St. Louis: “Some forms of unity will have to wait upon the consultations of experts, but there isn’t a person iir the world who is not qualified to be an exnert in matters of mutual respect, trust and toler ance. There is neither time n^r re a C* ^ son to curse the darkness.” . . . SIS- I , TER CELINA and her nuns at the *AV CARMELITE convent of St. Ger- I maine, in the Indian village of 4 CHENGAL, certainly are following this wise counsel. The disabled, old, blind, mentally afflicted find a haven and gentle care, as well as poor girls seeking escape from demoralizing cir cumstances . . . Those who are able work. All live in a dilapi dated old building which serves as living-room, dormitory, workshed, etc. . . . Forty-five members of SISTER CELINA’S large and ever-changing family appeal to us, not to curse the darkness threatening their lives, but to help dispel it. They need $2,000 for a new house . . . Your contributions in any amount will help. Send it now. The Holy Father’s Mission Aid for the Oriental Church M is for MARY, M is for MAY; M is for MOTHER on her SPECIAL DAY. M is for MISSIONS and for holy MASS too— M is for MEANING all this has for you. And that meaning is just this! Sunday, May 12, is Mother’s Day and it’s not too late for us to send your Mother our beautiful GIFT CARD with pressed flowers from the Holy Land and the thoughtful message that you have arranged for our missionaries to say a Mass for her ... Or perhaps you would prefer enroll ing her in our Association. You can do that for $1 annually or $20 perpetually. Or you can choose one of the following articles in her name: •. Chalice ... $40 Vestments . . $50 Tabernacle .... $25 Mass Book . . $25 Pyx $15 Sanctuary Lamp $15 For many months children of the PALESTINE REFUGEES have studied hard in catechism classes led by our devoted mis sion priests and sisters. They know the answers—at least most of them! . . . And now comes the great day of FIRST HOLY COMMUNION. Shall they go to the altar in ragged hand-me- downs, the only clothing their parents can provide? . . . No, not if you help them. For only $10 you can supply a child with a new outfit. What a lovely gift for May and Mary! One good way to make Cardinal Ritter’s suggestion a reality is to adopt a seminarian or sister in training. For $100 a year for six years, the expenses of a seminarian will be covered ... A sister’s education costs $150 a year and is for two years. We have hundreds of names of poor seminarians and sisters, names like GIUSEPPE and ALBER- ICO GHEBRESLLASIE, studying for mission work with the CISTERCIANS; SISTERS AURELIA and SIBILINA of the Sisters of the Destitute in Alwaye, India. Think of the happiness of know ing the work of grace being accomplished. Isn't it a lovely day to be caught in the rain?—so the song says, especially when it is a May shower of graces from such work, and you will know you had a hand in it. Those who wish to ADOPT A SISTER OR SEMINARIAN can send financial help at their convenience during the year. For those who would like to help but are unable to cover the larger expenses, we have our clubs: MARY’S BANK for sister training and CHRYSOSTOM CLUB for seminarians. $1 a.month and a prayer are all that is asked. Kindly remember us in your will. Our title is: THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION iMLHearfistOlissionsj^i ; FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, Preside*! M*9r. Joseph T. Ryan. Not’l Sec** Seed all cemmeekatloes la: CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION 480 Lexington Ave. at 46th St. New York 17, N. Y. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Priest Charges Assault By White Parent Protesting Integrated Communion Class NEW ORLEANS, (NC)—A Ca tholic priest has filed charges against a white parent who he said assaulted him during a pro test over joint religious in struction for white and Negro children. The charge was referred for study to Plaquemines Parish (county) Dist. Atty. Leander Perez, Jr., son of Plaquemines Parish segregation leader Leander Perez, Sr. The elder Perez was excommunicated last year for his opposition to paro chial school integration in the New Orleans archdiocese. The charge was filed by Fa ther Father Ecimovich, S.V.D., pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in nearby Belle Chasse, La., against Leonard Henry Mackenroth. Father Eci movich said Mackenroth black ened his eye during an argu ment over a racially mixed re treat for a First Communion class. Dist. Atty. Perez's job is to determine whether there are grounds for arresting Macken roth. Archbishop John P. Cody, Apostolic Administrator of New Orleans, said in a statement that he was “profoundly grieved that a loyal priest who was carrying out his pastoral duty was so mistreated and violent ly attacked.” “This deplorable occurrence is another evidence of the diffi culties which the Church has experienced and is experienc ing only in this section of the archdiocese in carrying out Christ’s teachings of brotherly love and respect for all men,” he said. (Plaquemines parish is the site of Buras, La., in which is located Our Lady of Good Har bor elementary school, one of the few trouble spots when Ca tholic school integration went into effect last September. The doors at the school are still opened daily, but no one shows up for classes.) Archbishop Cody urged Ca tholics to offer prayers of re paration for “this sacrilege against the priesthood.” .Father Ecimovich gave this accound of the incident. Mackenroth had a son in the class of r 36 children who re ceived First Communion April 21. Mackenroth, his wife and two other parents came to the rec tory at 5:30 p.m. the evening before. All four protested verbally because of the fact that white and Negro children had been brought together that day at Patronize Our Advertisers FATHER ECIMOVICH Our Lady of Perpetual Help church for a retreat, the final instruction before First Com munion. The retreat was hand led in exactly the same way as in the last two years at the same church. Four Negro chil dren were included in the group with the white children. All other instruction periods in preparation for First Com munion were held separately for the two races—at Belle Chasse for white children and at Scotville for Negroes. The white and Negro children re ceived Communion in different churches. It had been announced in April 14 church bulletin that the re treat would be conducted for all children at Belle Chasse. No one protested between then and the Saturday the retreat was held. Sister Thomas, one of the nuns who conduct religious in struction classes for children of the area, said a man un known to her entered the church during the retreat and walked to the middle of the church. He looked around but left when she inquired what he wanted. Father Ecimovich said three children in all were taken out of the church during the re treat. He said he sent word that children who had not comple ted the retreat would not be allowed to receive Communion the next day. Later, however, he changed his mind, he said, feeling that children should not be deprived of the Sacrament “because of the disposition of their parents.” When Mackenroth and the other parents came to the rec tory, he said, an argument on the race question developed. He said Mackenroth continued to jab his finger into his should er. Father Ecimovich said he stood up as he did so Macken roth hit him in the left eye. After the initial blow, the priest said, Mackenroth con tinued to assail him, knocking him against a filingca binet. Father Ecimovich said one of the other parents pulled Mackenroth away. The priest said he then offered to shake hands with Mackenroth, who re fused. The four parents then left, he said, with Mackenroth shout ing back that he was going to “maul” the priest so that he could not preach the next morn ing. POSTER WINNER—Maria Picciuolo, freshman at Aquinas High School, won the first prize in a city-wide poster contest sponsored by the Augusta Public Library. The key phrase of her poster was “The Library, the Key of Learning.” Cheryl Lewis, Senior, and Johnathan Picciuolo, Junior , received honorable mention. Maria, left, is pictured with second place winner, Larry Locke and Col. Kinson. Mrs. Edmund Anderson, Savannah New Deanery President Holds National Office SAVANNAH BEACH—At the meeting of the Savannah Dean ery, held at the Town Hall, 7/ OVR LADY OF THE HILLS CAMP A Catholic camp for boys and girls ages 7 to 16. 200 acres, 37 buildings in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Large modern pool, mountain lake, with all camping activities guided by trained counselors. Ideal accommodations for visiting par ents. Camp provides pick-up service to or from nearest rail, air, bus terminal. A camp for youngsters to grow... spirit ually, healthfully. For literature, write: Father Charles McLaughlin OUR LADY OF THE HILLS CAMP HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA COLUMBUS THIS IS A VALUABLE COUPON! (y If You Enjoy the Real Italian Pizza * Take Advantage of this Special Offer! Cooked Fresh When Ordered—No Frozen Varieties Used! Purchase one of our World Famous Pinas or Spaghetti and Meat Ball Dinners and receive ONE FREE, or a combination of both for the PRICE OF ONE. Offer not valid in Roman Room. nocero s VILLA-NOVA ITALIAN RESTAURANT VICTORY DRIVE-NEXT TO VILLA NOVA MOTEL Not Good On Any Saturday BRING THIS COUPON WITH YOU! April 21, Mrs. Edmund Ander son was elected president for the coming year. The new president stated that she accepted the honor with great humility and much zeal. Mrs. Anderson has had consid erable experience in many pha ses of Catholic action. In Feb ruary 1963, she was appointed National Vice-Chairman for the Committee on Family and Parent Education by Mrs. Joe- seph McCarthy, President of the National Council of Catholic Women. She has served as president of Our Lady of the Air Sodality at Hunter Air Force Base; as Chairman of Public Relations of the Savannah Dean ery, and is presently Diocesan Chairman for the Committee on Family and Parent Education, and Radio Chairman for the Savannah Deanery. Other officers who will serve with Mrs. Anderson are Mrs. A. K. Gannam, 1st vice presi dent; Mrs. Ira Smith, 2nd vice- president; Mrs. Edward A. Pri- esto, 3rd vice president; Mrs. Leon Blackburn, Recording Se cretary and Mrs. Wm. P. Sch neider, Treasurer. Mrs. Eugene Fitzpatrick re tired after serving a very suc cessful two-year term as presi dent, during which time she at tended meetings in every dean ery of the diocese. The meeting was preceded by Benediction of the Blessed Sa crament at St. Michael’s Church, with Reverend Robert Teoli, Pastor, officiating. Other clergy present were For Home Delivery Call FA. 3-3651 COLUMBUS, GA. Reverend Terence Kernan, O. S. B., Sacred Heart Church, and Reverend George James, Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah. Mrs. Kathryn Flowers, President of St. Michael’s Pa rish Council, gave the address of welcome. Father Teoli also extended greetings from St. Mi chael’s. Monsignor John D. Toomey Diocesan Moderator, installed the newly elected officers and very graciously thanked the out going officers for their devotion to the work of the laity. Mon signor complimented Mrs. Fitzpatrick on her untiring ef forts during her tenure of of fice, and said that the Deanery had prospered under her lead ership. Mimeographed sheets depict ing the work of the Council at the national and diocesan levels were distributed to each member attending the meeting. The ladies of St. Michael’s Parish Council were the host esses at a lovely tea immedia tely following the business meeting. Mrs. Arthur Davis and Mrs. Charles Peterson pre sided at the punch bowls. The Southern Cross, May 4, 1963—PAGE 5 t/oud S cop e School Prayer COLUMBUS, Ohio, (NC)— The Education Committee of the Ohio House of Representa tives has approved, 13-1, a resolution calling for daily prayers and Bible reading in Ohio public schools. / <0 NEW & USED 'McMillan motor co. 934 Fourth Ave. FA 2-5400 Columbus Columbus Fish Company FISH IS OUR MIDDLE NAME Retail-Wholesale Restaurant 3800 River Road Columbus, Georgia The Spanish midshipmen and sailors of the vessel Juan Se bastian de Elcano took Savannah by storm during a six-day visit. Many thrilling and heart-warm ing impressions were made on both sides. Everyone who came into contact with these finest sons of the Iberian peninsula is the better for it. Each teen ager who met these naval ca dets has his own experience to relate. Nothing could match the heav enly moment when more than 300 male voices shook the very steeples of the Cathedral in a pious salute to their patron, Our Lady of Mount Carmel.- The “Salve” they sang to the accompaniment of a twelve- piece band after the High Mass sung by their deeply pious cul tured and robust chaplain, Padre Angel—was done with ob vious pride and great filial love for the Virgin Mary. This single incident was more memorable than any other and stirred a tingle of emotions in the congre gation to the point where the Cathedral plaza fairly buzzed with comments of reaction. Such devotion to Mary is worthy of imitation by us. Talking with several young men, it became evident that they are very proud of their Catholic faith and heritage. Some are so well imbued with Christian doctrine and a love of their holy faith that their apostolic zeal consumes them. They desire and intend to be lay apostles, members of the Opus Dei movement. They will influence others in their chos en profession or avocation, to make a better world. Such zeal is rearely found and greatly to be admired. Their courteous ness and polished manners, too, charmed us all. Savannah put its traditional ly warm hospitality into full play and no one out did the young ladies of St. Vincent’s Acad emy. They literally swarmed the dock and made these out standing young men members of their family for the week It would be most interesting to hear in detail the impressions made upon the sailors. I think it safe to say no city every gave a warmer welcome. Nor a more genuinely tearful farewell, as the four-masted sailing vessel turned almost under the Tal- madge sky-bridge and headed down-river for open seas and other ports. It really was a once-in-a- lifetime experience and if only the entire story of each indivi dual’ s personal encounters and reactions could be told, the re suiting volumes would be worth while reading. Samples of impressions follow. More will be carried in the next issue. Many a les son was inculated to be treas ured in fond memory. v These past 6 days have been the most interesting and en lightening of my entire life The midshipmen of the Span ish training ship, the Elcano, have made such a lasting im pression on me, that I am sure, I will never forget them. In my opinion, Americans could learn much from these mid shipmen. American boys, na turally have their good points, but 1 think that they could ben efit greatly by observing these Spaniards. I was so impressed by their courteousness, their appearance, and especially by their price in their Catholic faith, which one can see dis appearing today in America The week began for me last Wednesday when I, as a mem ber of the Academy Chorale of Saint Vincent’s Academy, went to a party for the midship men at the Knights of Colum bus. The rest of the week was extremely enjoyable. Saturday night, we were invited to the Commandant’s Dance on board the ship, where I spent the most memorable evening of my life. I would have thought that the language barrier would have been a great problem; however, it was no problem at all. French high school classes did come in handy when trying to talk to the boys but many of them did speak some English. I can truly say that I will never forget the all-too- short visit of the Juan Sebastian El cano. I have never had so much fun and I have never been more impressed by anything before in my life. ANNE v o** A *- — o. S7CL I met many Spanish boys in the past week. Their names were Carmelo, Paul, Pepi, Marion, Fernando, Julian. We had them all for supper Thurs day night at my aunt’s house. The boys sang for us and danc ed with us. Friday night we went to another girls home where her parents prepared supper with her family and friends. Saturday night we at tended the dance aboard ship. Sunday after mass we invited the boys to go to the beach and have dinner with a friend’s family. These boys were very kind and gracious. They showed very much respect for us. MARY ANNE I did not become acquainted with any of the Spaniards until Friday night when I attended a fashion show at S.V.A. That night I was privileged to meet Enaique Garcia Fernandez and his friend Raphael. These two gentlemen, both age twenty, are two of the nicest boys I have ever met. Both are Ca tholic and both are very cour teous. They explained to me how much they liked Savannah and what a beautiful city she is. I was invited by Raphael to visit the ship on Sunday af ternoon at 3:00 p.m. when both would be on duty. Some of my friends and I did so galdly and we were happy that we did for many beautiful friendships were made. As a souvenier, I was given a bottle of perfume in Raphael's name by one of his friends. I am extremely happy that I took Spanish in high- school and was therefore able to understand most of what they were saying. I will al ways consider it a privilege to have met and talked with these two wonderful boys, Raphael and Enrique and their friends Bar- tolome and Francisco. I will cherish this meeting as one of the fondest memories of my life and hope someday to be able to see them again. MARGIE NCCM President ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (NC) —Frank H. Heller, Dallas, Tex., banker and industrialist, was elected president of the National Council of Catholic Men at its biennial convention here. Heller succeeds William F. Johnson of Pompton Lakes, N. J., who held the office for the last two years. Heller is a native of Weimar, Tex., and an alumnus of the University of Texas School of Business. Contact Reeves Marble Company, Inc. 509 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta 8, Georgia