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PAGE 6 — The Southern Cross, January 2,1969
BY GUEST COLUMINIST ELLA BUCKLEY
HISTORIAN, SAVANNAH DCCW
(NOTE: Hum a few bars
of “Auld Lang Syne” as you
read these completely
delightful articles by Ella
Buckley. What more fitting
tribute to the end of another
year than these backward
glances filled with charm,
nostalgia, and great dollops of
gay humor! Read and enjoy!
A.S.)
* * *
Girls! Do you cringe at
quiz programs? Are you filled
with dismay when you hear
the question, “Who was the
seventh president of the
United States?” Do you
wince at the query, “Who
followed Millard Fillmore
into office?” Do you start
mumbling into your tea,
“Millard Fillmore . .. Millard
Fillmore-I knew a Millard
Fillmore at Erasmus Hall
High School; he was captain
of the football team and I
followed him all over the
place!”
* * *
Now to allay all your fears
and qualms as to who all the
early presidents of our
Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women were, we have
compiled a list of these
outstanding beloved
personalities according to the
years they served--to wit:
1938, Mrs. Joseph Kelly,
Savannah Deanery; 1939 &
40, Mrs. R. L. Watkins,
Atlanta Deanery; 1941 & 42,
Miss Anna M. Rice, Augusta
Deanery; 1943 & 44, Mrs.
Wm. McAlpin, Atlanta
Deanery; 1945 & 46, Miss
Helen Nugent, Savannah
Deanery; 1947 & 48, Mrs.
Wm. 0’Shaughnessy,
Columbus Deanery; 1949 &
50, Mrs. D. J. O’Conner,
Augusta Deanery; 1951 & 52,
Mrs. George Gunning, Atlanta
FINE FOODS SINCE 1937
AT THE LEVEE
Deanery; 1953 & 54, Mrs. A.
J. Schano, Savannah Deanery;
1955 & 56, Mrs. Robert
McCormack, Columbus
Deanery; 1957 & 58, Mrs.
Norman Boatwright, Augusta
Deanery.
* * *
REMINISCING. It was
during Ann Watkins’ regime
you were appointed to the
Board of Directors as
publicity chairman and were
invited to the Atlanta
Athletic Club for the meeting
of the board one Autumn
evening. You were
completely awed by the
appointment and persuaded
your husband to buy you a
little fur jacket, to lend you
an air of confidence for the
ordeal. Your family was never
quite sure the jacket was real
beaver so it was always
referred to as the Alaskan
Salmon. You could hardly
wait for the waiter to drape it
over the back of your chair at
the board dinner. The jacket
was so brief it didn’t drape; it
just perched! Your dinner
partner had a sable wrap that
hung in soft folds to the floor
and lay there in elegant
abandon.
Despite the far-flung
differences of the fur wrap,
the owners discovered that
they themselves were attuned
in heart and spirit in council
work.
The board meeting was
memorable; so much had
been accomplished in the few
short months of the council.
Many members were arising
and making motions, wise
and helpful, for the good of
the council program. You felt
you should make a motion, if
not momentous, at least
nutritious! You arose and
made the motion that at all
board meetings delectable
cinnamon buns, such as being
served at this dinner, should
be on all board menus.
And then--the most
surprising delightful thing
happened! His Excellency,
Bishop O’Hara, arose and
seconded the motion and
said, “As an addenda, I
suggest the waiters serve more
of these delicious buns at
once.” They did!
New Mailing
Addresses
Effective immediately all Departments of the
Diocese of Savannah have new mailing addresses.
Communications to the Bishop’s Office, Chancery,
Vicar General, Diocesan Comptroller, Superintendent
of Schools and Matrimonial Tribunal should be sent
to P. O. Box 8789, Savannah, Ga. 31402.
New mailing address for The Southern Cross is
P.O. Box 10027, Savannah, Ga. 31402.
Mail for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
should be sent to P.O. Box 8307, Savannah, Georgia
31402.
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Obituaries
* Mr. Jerome P. Adamson Of Hinesville, December 18th
* Dr. John Smallbrook Howkins of Savannah, December 19th
* Mrs. Nora Ferber Buckley of Augusta, December 20th
* Mr. David Richard Paulos of Augusta, December 20th
* Mr. Maurice Henry Strippy of Savannah, December 20th
* Mrs. Ann S. Dobson, formerly of Augusta, December 21st
* Miss Julia M. Boyle of Savannah, December 21st
* Mr. John Frank Adkins of Savannah, December 23rd
* Mr. James L. O’Hagan Sr. of Augusta, December 27th
* Mr. Andrew Rodewolt of Savannah, December 28th
Marriages
* Miss Shirley Ann Might of Savannah, Ga., and Mr. Douglas
Lee Brown of Cincinnati, Ohio., November 30 in the
Church of the Holy Spirit, Cincinnati.
* Miss Suzanne Marie LaHatte and Mr. John Patrick
McMahon, both of Augusta, December 5 at St. Mary’s on
the Hill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Keither Diane Millet and Mr. George Edward Smith II,
both of Brunswick, Ga., December 14 at St. Francis Xavier
Church, Brunswick.
* Miss Mary Jane Sullivan and Mr. Richard Edward Rack Jr.
both of Savannah, Ga., December 20 in Blessed Sacrament;
Church, Savannah.
* Miss Sheron Lee Smith of Birmingham, Ala., and Mr.
William Harold Bolen of Savannah, Ga., December 21 in
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Birmingham.
* Miss Frances Gertrude Hardy of Savannah, Ga., and Mr.
Thomas Edward Johnson of Stockton, Calif., December 28
at Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah.
* Miss Mary Pamela Brannen and Mr. Gerald Robert Wagner
Jr. both of Garden City, Ga., December 28 in Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Port Wentworth, Ga.
* Miss Kathleen Frances Garry of Miami, Fla., and Mr.
William Keith McCord of Augusta, Ga., December 28 at St.
Brendan’s Church, Miami.
* Miss Judith Anne Taylor and Mr. Raymond Michael
Cavanagh Jr. both of Augusta, Ga., December 28 at Sacred
Heart Church, Augusta.
* Miss Margaret Dianne Sieber and Mr. William Ambos Tisdel,
both of Savannah, Ga., December 28 in Blessed Sacrament
Church, Savannah.
REPORT ON SA17/ MEETING
Youth Of Today ‘Just Don’t
Care For The Same Old Thing’
SAINT ANNE’S FIRST COMMUNION CLASS - The second
graders of St. Anne’s School, Columbus, received their First
Holy Communion on Sunday, December 15. They are pictured
above with their pastor, Monsignor Marvin J. LeFrois; associate
pastor, Father Barry Stanton; teacher, Mrs. Eleanor Sovia and
principal, Sister Mary Helen, R.S.M. (Brady B. Bynum Photo)
A junior parish board
composed of teen-agers and a
host of other suggestions
were made this past week by
members of the John XXIII
Fraternities meeting at Saint
John’s Center, Savannah. The
topic for discussion was how
Savannah’s Knights of
Columbus Parochial School
Basketball League has
completed the third week of
a seven week schedule.
Nativity and St. Mary’s are
tied for the lead in the boys’
division with 3 wins and no
losses. There is a three-way
tie in the girls’ division with
Blessed Sacrament, Nativity
and St. James boasting 3 and
0 records.
All the boys games are
being played at St. Pius X
Gymn and the girls are
alternating between Sacred
Heart and Blessed Sacrament.
can the local parish come
alive in the lives of teen-agers.
Among the many
suggestions adopted by the
group in small study
sessions were a more lively
liturgy in which the people
have a greater part including
League standings at the
end of the three weeks of
play are as follows:
BOYS
W L
Nativity 3 0
St. Mary 3 0
Blessed Sacrament 2 1
St. James 2 1
Cathedral 1 2
St. Benedict 1 2
Sacred Heart 0 3
St. Michael 0 3
GIRLS
W l
Blessed Sacrament 3 o
Nativity 3 0
St. James 3 o
Cathedral 1 2
St. Mary 1 2
St. Michael 1 2
Sacred Heart 0 3
St. Benedict 0 3
dialogue sermons, folk
masses, reception under both
species and Masses especially
for teens. One youngster
commented, “Many of our
classmates just hate to go to
Mass. It is dull for them. We
need a Mass with more
liveliness. Kids today just
don’t care for the same old
thing.”
Underneath the apparent
irreverence was a deep
concern for the image of the
Church among teens. The
group felt that teen-agers
were left out in the parish
and were leaving the parish
out of their real life. Some
suggested a parish board of
teenagers to make suggestions
on how the parish could
better serve the youth of the
area.
The religious instruction
of youth came in for
evaluation. There was a
general agreement that it just
wasn’t what it should be if it
is to make an impact on the
young. This was true in both
the Catholic schools and in
the C.C.D. the boys felt.
Among the positive
suggestions made were more
interesting topics, more lively
and better prepared teachers,
use of magazines like Hi-Time
and more visual aids. At the
bottom of it all was the often
heard cry, “Get us more
involved.”
The C.Y.O. and other
parish youth organizations
needed an apostolic outlet, it
was felt. We need less formal
rules, said one Augustan, and
more face to face talking with
the pastor and the priests as
we have in our fraternities. In
response to the question, “In
what way do you find
yourself coming closest to
God?”, an overwhelming
majority named the work in
the Fraternity of John XXIII.
Here they felt they were
doing something for others
and had a close contact with
a local priest.
On the topic of more
vocations a key suggestion
was the reopening of Saint
John’s Seminary and the
promotion of the fraternity
program on a wider basis.
The meeting was the first
of three meetings to be held
for members of the
Fraternity throughout the
Diocese under the
sponsorship of the
Department of Christian
Formation and Father
William Simmons, the
Fraternity Director.
Representatives from
Savannah, Augusta, Macon
and Columbus made up the
bulk of the thirty boys in
attendance.
K.C. BASKETBALL
Five Teams
Undefeated
* Miss Sally Ann Lowe of Lincroft, N.J., formerly of
Savannah, Ga., and Mr. Garrett William Truskowski of
Edison, N.J., December 28 at the Church of St. Leo the
Great, Lincroft.
Necrology
* Rev. Patrick Hooke, January 2,1859.
* Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph D. Mitchell, January 2,1965.
* Rev. Joseph Reiserer, January 5, 1880.
* Rev. Michael J. Byrne, January 8,1922.
St. Mary’s Home & School
The boys and girls of the Eighth Grade presented a Christmas
Program at the December meeting of the Home and School
association of Augusta’s St. Mary’s on-the-Hill School. The
program was presented immediately following the business
session which was presided over by Mrs. Carol Kelly.
Thomasville Party
A Birthday Party for the Christ Child was held on Sunday
afternoon, Dec. 15, by the children of Thomasville’s St.
Augustine’s parish. This party supplants the usual Christmas
Party with Christmas Tree, Santa Claus and gifts and was
motivated by the desire to bring Christ into Christmas and has
been held for the past four years. Children of each family in the
parish brought a garment of a layette for an infant as their gift
to the Christ Child. These will be sent to the Holy Father’s
storeroom for distribution throughout the world. Mrs. John
Mirocha told the story of the first Christmas and the children,
after presenting their gifts, sang “Happy Birthday Dear Jesus”
around a huge Birthday cake. They were accompanied by Miss
Beth Herring on the organ. Mrs. William Stubbs, chairman and
Mrs. Sam Sanders, co-chairman were assisted by the teachers of
he catechetical classes. Mrs. George Herring served coffee to the
parents.
The league is sponsored by
Savannah Council 631
Knights of Columbus. Fred
A. Doyle is Grand Knight of
the Council. Karl A. Holmen,
a past Grand Knight of
Savannah Council, is
president of the league and J.
Rogers Templeton, youth
activities chairman for the
council, is commissioner of
the League.
A tournament will be held
following regular league play.
Details will be announced
later.
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