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Legion Of Mary Members
Took Command Seriously
NEW YORK—Exploding onto
the sidewalks of New York for
the final day of their Regional
Conference more than 400
members of the Legion of Mary
sought to take seriously
Christ’s command to “Preach
the Gospel to Every Creature.”
Early Sunday morning, Leg
ionaries gathered at St. Ann’s
Church, E. 110th St. and at St.
Columba’s Church, W. 25th St.,
contacting the parishioners as
they left the Churches after
each Mass about joining the Le
gion of Mary. Some 500 names
were obtained, and that same
afternoon the Legionaries vis
ited those people in their homes
and invited them to a Legion
meeting.
In St. Elizabeth's Parish
187th St. and Wadsworth Ave
nue, a group of Legionaries
conducted a Patrician meeting
aimed at making Catholics more
proficient in discussing their
religion.
Other Legionaries went to
Times Square to set up two
pamphlet racks, and to Har
lem to set up another, on the
street.
Still other Legionaries, in
teams of two, patrolled the
Times Square area all day talk
ing to the many people stand
ing there. It was an attempt
on the part of the Legionaires
to imitate, even in a small way,
the intense zeal of the early
Christians who went about
spreading the “good news.”
After the days activities were
finished, and the Legionaires
regathered at Holy Cross. Club
house at West 43rd St. for a
buffet supper, some of them re
counted their experiences be
fore the whole group. Most of
them had done the work for
the first time, they held the
rest spellbound with their stor
ies. A male Legionary from
Buffalo, who worked at Times
Square, exclaimed; “A week
ago I would have thought it
impossible for me to do this,
but now I must say that it is
fabulous.”
One of the Sister Legionar
ies told how she and her part
ner had struck up a conversa
tion in Times Square with a man
from Alaska. Amazed at the
crowd and the glitter of the
area, he thanked the Legion
aries for being the first to
talk to him.
In another instance at Times
Square, a Brother Legionary
from Baltimore and his fellow
worker met a man who had only
recently come to town and was
badly in need of a rest, clean
ing up and a place to stay.
He was brought to the Legion
ary’s hotel room where he
showered and slept, and was
then brought back to Times
Square where arrangements
were made for him to spend
the night in a Catholic shelter.
“Wonderful,” was the way a
Sister Legionary described her
feelings toward the work she
had done in Harlem. She and
her partner had interested Ca
tholics they spoke to in Active
and Auxiliary Membership in
the Legion of Mary, and had
gotten three non-Catholics will
ing to take a correspondence
course in Catholicism. Also at
Harlem, two Legionaries ap
proached a man waiting for
a bus. Knowing their time might
be very limited, they soon found
out he was not a Catholic. As
they saw the bus approaching,
they explained to him the cor
respondence course in Cath
olicism which he said he would
like to take, and as he stepped
onto the bus he finished giving
them his name and address.
Another viewpoint was provided
by a Legionary Seminarian from
Maryknoll who worked at Times
Square. He was “edified” by
what he had seen and done,
and expressed the fervent hope
that he and his fellow Semin
arians will have a zealous group
of Legionaries behind them af
ter they are ordained.
The first Regional Confer
ence of the New YorkSenatus,
covered New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
Representatives came from
Canada, Ohio, Louisiana, Mi
chigan, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land, Maine, and Maryland as
well as from the three-state
Senatus area of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and New York.
St. Augustine’s
PCCW Meets
At Thomasville
THOMASVILLE—St. Augus
tine’s Council of Catholic Wo
men held their monthly business
meeting at the home of Mrs.
George Herring. Sixteen mem
bers were present.
Halloween At Saint Michael’s
The “Saints”
SAVANNAH BEACH — The
celebration of Halloween at
Saint Michael’s School, Sa
vannah Beach centered around
the Church’s Liturgy, so that
the school children and their
parents became more conscious
of the true meaning of Hallo
ween.
Each child came to school
dressed as his patron saint or
a saint of his choice. The school
day began with a colorful pro
cession of these “saints.” La
ter in the morning before a pan
el of four judges the children
shared with their classmates
information concerning the life
of their saint.
A winner was chosen from
each grade on the basis of cos
tume preparation, and pre
sentation of facts on the Saint’s
life. They were:
Grade One; Deborah Weaver,
(Saint Bernadette); Grade Two,
Robert Byrnes (Saint Vincent
de Paul); Grade Three, James
Keane (Saint Michael); Grade
Four, Sally Welsh (Saint Cathe
rine of Siena); Grade Five,
Susan Owens (Saint Joan of
Arc); Grade Six, Mary Barry,
(Saint Veronica); Grade Seven,
Anne Price (Saint Helen); Grade
Eight, Barbara Dowell, (Saint
Barbara).
The panel of four judges who
chose the winners from each
grade was comprised of the
pastor, Reverend Herbert J.
Wellmeier, and the presidents
of the three Parish Organiza
tions: Mrs. Beverly F. Hatch,
president of the Home and
School Association, Miss
Kathryn Flowers, President of
the Parish Council and Mr.
George L. Fitzgerald, Presi
dent of the Men’s Club.
Came Marching In!
THE “SAINTS” LINE UP FOR PROCESSION.
PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, November 7, 1963
Obituaries
Frank E.
Wright, Sr.
AUGUSTA—Funeral serv
ices for Frank Eugene Wright
Sr. were held October 30th at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
with Father Ralph E. Seikel
officiating. Survivors include
two sons, Walter C. Wright,
Anderson, S. C., and Frank E.
Wright Jr., Augusta; a stepson,
Clarence Stewart, Augusta; a
brother, Sumner Wright, Au
gusta; and a sister, Mrs. Donald
C. Osborn, Harlingen, Texas.
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Mrs. Allen
COLUMBUS—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Effie Mae David
Allen were held October 26th
at St. Benedict Catholic Church,
with the Rev. Ignatius Behr
officiating. Survivors include a
husband, Mr. Gordon Allen;
daughter, Miss Nicollett Allen;
son, Master James Allen, all of
Chicago, Ill.;mother,Mrs. Cla
ra David, Columbus, Ga.; aunt,
Mrs. Bennie David, uncle, Mr.
Harry David, both of Chicago,
Ill., and several other relatives.
Mrs. Mulherin
AUGUSTA—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Patrick M. Mul
herin were held November 5th
at Sacred Heart Church with the
Very Rev. Felix Donnelly offi
ciating.
Survivors include three
daughters, Sister Mary Jeane
Mulherin, R.S.M., Savannah,
Ga.; Mrs. Thomas M. Dennis,
Dover, N.H.; and Mrs. Owen
Schweers, Augusta; a son, Pat
rick M. Mulherin, Augusta;four
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grandchildren.
George E. Loncon
SAVANNAH—Funeral serv
ices for George Ernest Loncon
were conducted November 4th
at Our Lady of Lourdes Catho
lic Church with Reverend Fran
cis J. Donohue officiating. Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. Tera
T. Loncon; a daughter, Mrs.
W. H. Lane of Augusta; two
sons, Irving Loncon and Roy
Loncon of Port Wentworth; a
stepson, W. J. Brubacker of
New Orleans; three sisters,
Mrs. Sidney Rachou, Mrs. Inez
Masters and Mrs. A. A. Barras
of Port Wentworth; three bro
thers, Anthony Loncon and Sid
ney Loncon of Port Wentworth
and Morris Loncon of Bluffton,
S. C.; 16 grandchildren; a num
ber of great-grandchildren; and
a number of nieces and nephews.
Matthew Hillgandorf
SAVANNAH—Funeral serv
ices for Matthew Hillgandorf
were conducted November 5th
at the Little Sisters of the Poor
with The Very Reverend Bede
C. Lightner, O.S.B. officiating.
There are no known relatives
but Mr. Hillgandorf had many
friends.
Youth Week At
At Our Lady
Of Lourdes
COLUMBUS—Last week Our
Lady of Lourdes School cele
brated Catholic Youth week.
Each day a boy of a girl from
the Little Apostles Club gave a
talk over the P. A. about Catholic
Youth. The school sponsored a
Bulletin Board Contest, an Es
say Contest, and a sports Con
test for which prizes were
awarded.
Grade 6 won the Bulletin
Board Contest; the Essay Con
test was won by Stephen Scul
ly, seventh grade, and in the
sports event a prize was given
to the winner in each grade.
First grade winner was Sid
ney White, Second grade, For
est Haynes; Third grade, Pat
rick Callahan; Fourth grade,
Thomas Price; Fifth grade, Ra-
quel Padilla; Sixth grade, Peter
Swiderek, and Seventh grade,
William Bradley.
The Eighth grade were spon
sors-and were not "eligible for
prizes.
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Father Neal O’Brien opened
the meeting with * prayer.
Mrs. F. T..HunteiV.president,
who conducted the meeting wel
comed two new members, Mrs.
Willard Cook and Mrs. Joseph
Jones.
Committee reports were pre
sented by Mrs. J. H. Rowley,
Mrs. J. T. Riley, Mrs. W. G.
Cherry, Mrs. George Herring
and Mrs. J. A. Thomas.
Mrs. Thomas reported that
excellent progress has been
made with St. Augustine’s Youth
Choir, consisting of boys and
girls age 10-13, recently or
ganized under her direction.
She announced that preparation
is being made to begin practice
for the special music the choir
will sing at Christmas Midnight
Mass. Plans were also sub
mitted and briefly outlined for
children’s annual Christmas
party.
Father Neal O’Brien spoke
briefly on the purpose of the
newly organized group of High
School boys and girls called the
“Catholic Youth Organization.”
Seven delegates from Thom
asville attended the Columbus
Deanery meeting and “Work
shop” in Bainbridge, Ga., Oc
tober 16. Christmas cards,
candy and other items were on
display for members selection.
WINNERS AND THEIR JUDGES—Front Row: L. to R. Deborah Weaver (Saint Berna
dette), James Keane (Saint Michael), Sally Welsh (Saint Catherine of Siena), Susan Owens
(Saint Joan of Arc), Robert Byrries! (SaintVind'e'ritde Paul), Middle Row: Mary Barry (Saint
Vernoica), Barbara Dowell (Saint Barbara), Anne Price (Saint Helen). Third Row: L. to R.
Sister Mary Angelica, O.S.F., 'Principal'; Mrs. B.'F:Hatch, F’res. ofH. & S."A:; Mr. G. L.
Fitzgerald, Pres, of Men’s Club; Miss K. Flowers, Pres, of Parish Council; Reverend
Herbert J. Wellmeier, Pastor.
Reds Do It By Starvation
How To Stamp Out Religious Life
BLOOMINGDALE, Ohio (NC)
—A Polish priest with an infor
mative pipeline back to his
homeland disclosed he had
learned Poland’s communist
regime literally is trying to
stamp out religious life by
starvation in some sections of
that country.
Father MarionS. Mazgaj, who
came to the U. S. in 1957 and
now is on the faculty at St.
John Vianney Seminary here,
said in the village of NoweMias-
to all stores were forbidden by
state authorities to sell food to
a community of Franciscan
Brothers in an effort to force
them to leave.
“Practically all food stores
belong to the state. And in many
localities the fuel offices have
been forbidden to allocate coal
to monasteries and churches,”
Father Mazgaj said in an article
^written for the Steubenville
(Ohio) Register, diocesan news
paper.
Father Mazgaj said he learn
ed government inspectors had
broken into Felician Sisters’
convent, mistreated and in
sulted the nuns, even invading
the privacy of their bedrooms.
He wrote: “The Felician Sis
ters were told if they wanted to
continue to work and make a
living, they must discard their
religious garments. They also
were ordered by communist
Honored By Queen
SAVANNAH — Eugene K.
Meredith, Savannah shipping of -
HELPED WITH MACON’S UNICEF DRIVE—Mike, left
and Mark Sheridan, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Don Sheri
dan, Macon, are pictured prior to collecting money for
UNICEF on Halloween night. The twins have been collect
ing for the drive in Macon since it started in 1958. —
(Drinnon photo by Hank Griffin)
ficial, has been appointed an
honorary member of the Most
Excellent Order of the British
Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
The British consulate in At
lanta said the honor was be
stowed on Meredith in recogni
tion of his services to British
shipping both during and since
World War II, and for his as
sistance to members of the
Royal Navy and the British
Merchant Marine.
With n o British consul resi
dent in Savannah, Meredith, vice
president of Strachan Shipping
Co., a company representing a
number of large British ship
ping lines, has also voluntar
ily acted on numerous occas
ions as British representa
tive on behalf of the welfare
of British seamen, the consul
said.
The insignia of the order will
be presented by David Ormsby
Gore, British ambassador to
the United States, at an investi
ture ceremony at the British
Embassy in Washington. The
date has not been set.
Meredith is a member of the
parish of the Most Blessed
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officials to leave the convent.
Father Mazgaj said Church
authorities have protested to
government officials and de
manded restoration of illegally
seized buildings, but the pro
tests have proven fruitless.
(The Inter-Catholic Press
Agency in New York, which spe
cializes in news of Poland, also
reported about government ef
forts in various parts of Po
land to destroy religious life.
(The agency said that Stefan
Cardinal Wyszynski, Primate
of Poland, in a sermon declared:
“Religious communities have
suffered much recently. Some
have been made homeless.
Others were expelled from their
homes with the aid of police,
as for instance the Capuchins
in Nowe Miasto. Their notitiate
was destroyed in a most bar
baric manner which recalled
the most painful methods used
not so long ago by our enemies.”
(The agency also reported the
Church buildings were seized
by government agents in Czes
tochowa, Karowice and Cracow
and added that the Czestochowa
property had been returned.)
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