Looking Back

50 Years   
A statewide conference for all Catholic Schools was held at Holy Trinity.
New Junior High Cheerleaders for Catholic High Montgomery were Helen Schroll, Barbara Garrity, Sue Mugenast, Gale Kennedy, Liz Peterson, Laura Histon, Renee Lassonde and Mickey Edington.
Fr. William B. Friend was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Mount Saint Mary’s College, Baltimore.
General Chairman of Christ the King, Daphne, Halloween Carnival was Marvin Hopf.
Providence Hospital opened its new surgical unit.
Bishop John L. May was the principal celebrant of the 150th anniversary Mass of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at McGill’s Portier Center. The Brothers had been active educating Mobile’s youth for 124 of those 150 years.
St. Mary’s CYO members Gretta Pierce, Joyce Langan and Francia Kahalley presented Mother Marguerite Marie of the Little Sisters of the Poor a check to aid in their building fund.
Named to Providence Hospital’s Advisory Board were: Ion S. Walker, George M. Cox, Joseph H. Baker, Jr., Earl Benson, John O’C. Jackson, Manning McPhillips, W. J. O’Connor and Sidney B. Simon. Frank Lott was elected president of the Board.
Starring in the Mobile Theater Guild production “Anything Goes” were Marty Philips Brunner, Linnie Adler, Kathleen O’Rourke Kennedy, Mark Pipas and Dayton Long.
25 Years   
The majesty of Christ was illustrated for the Christ the King
Celebration by McGill-Toolen religion teacher Richard George.
The McGill-Toolen band, under the direction of Michael Foots, was rated as “excellent” at the Patriot Band Classic in Pace, Fla.
Fr. William J. Rewak, S.J, Spring Hill College president, dedicated three apartment buildings in honor of alumni Joseph N. Langan and Gerard F. Rubin and parent Kathleen W. Andrews.
Msgr. Francis Joseph Wade, former editor of  "The Catholic Week," died in his much beloved Ireland.
The new Gymnasium and School addition at Corpus Christi Parish Mobile were blessed and dedicated by Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb. Serving as pastor was Fr. James Zoghby. 
The Thomas J. Toolen Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, was honored for 50 years of service. Spokesman for the Class of 50 years was Joseph M. Powers.
Queen of Montgomery Catholic High Homecoming was Stephanie Behrens. She was escorted by Neil Bell.
Pro-life activist Frances X. Hogan was announced as the keynote speaker for the 2B, Mobile Emergency Pregnancy Service banquet.
Rev. Mr. William Dolan, Director of Planned Giving for the Archdiocese of Mobile, was re-elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Catholic Stewardship Council, Inc.
Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb was presented the annual Burse Club check for $87,150 by Mercedes Meredith, Margaret Peterson, co-chairman and chairman of the Burse for Baldwin/Escambia Deanery and President Liz Duryea at the annual ACCW convention.
— Anne Baggett compiles information for Looking Back from past issues of this newspaper. Anne is a member of St. Mary Parish in Mobile.