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The Linacre QuarterlyVolume 24 | Number 2 Article 8May 1957The Silver JubileeDaniel A. MulvihillFollow this and additional works at: http://epublications.marquette.edu/lnqRecommended CitationMulvihill, Daniel A. (1957) "The Silver Jubilee," The Linacre Quarterly: Vol. 24 : No. 2 , Article 8.Available at: http://epublications.marquette.edu/lnq/vol24/iss2/8A greeting from RT. REV. MSGR. DONALD A. McGowAN NATIONAL MODERATOR Greetings and prayerful congrac a-tions to the individual members , . 10. working together, make up the F edera , on of Ca tholic Physicians' Guilds. The o, a-sion for such a message is, ha ppily, ~e twenty-fifth birthday of the F edera t . ,n, The story of everyone's life is pun, u-ated by many milestones. T emporn ' y. each individual's life recounts birthd •vs. anniversaries and other no t e w o r t y events. Spiritually, life's most impor• nt milestones are the reception of the Sa l , a .. ments. The sa me chronological highlights mark the development of a Cath,•lic organization. . On this occasion of our Silver Jubilee, we combine both the tempora l a nd the spiritual. Our Mass, celebrated by His Eminence Francis Ca rdina l Spellma n at St. Patrick's Cathedrai, will emphasize the spiritual joy of the occasion . The temp,,. al establishment of this g reat milestone in our history will take place in the Gr. ,d Ballroom of the W aldorf-Astoria H otel w here our banquet will be held. So do w e pay tribute . to man's soul and body which is the dedica ted interest of every tr• te Catholic physicia n. Indeed, it symbolizes Catholic psychosomatic medicine at its very best. All of us connected with the work of the individua l Guilds and the F edera t.on can take a modest pride in the development of our " body" since its "baptism" twenty-five years ago. · Much has been accomplished and we would be remiss if w e did not p ay hi,Jh tribute to the great pioneer moderators, Father Cox, S.J., a nd Fa ther S chwita lla, S .J .. and also to the long list of splendid presidents and officers who did so much to make our first twenty-five years successful. If I were to mention one of the many importJ nt achievements of the Guilds, it would be the growing emphasis on the "White Ma,s" celebrated under the sponsorship of the Guilds throughout the nation on the F<ast Da y of St. Luke, " the Beloved Physicia n." W e would a lso like to take this occasion to express our deep gratitude for the interest and support of the Hierarchy in our work. The accomplishments of the past twenty-8ve years have been gra tifying hut the re is s till much to be done. May we a ll fervently pray that our past performance is but a promise of greater things to come. Foremost in our minds during the Silver Jubilee celebration should be the purposes of our organization : . I. To uphold the principles of Catholic faith and morality as related to the science and practice of medicine . • 2. To assist the ecclesiastical a uthorities in the diffusion of the knowledge of C athol ic medical ethics. 3. To uphold Catholic hospitals in their enforcement of Catholic moral principles in medical practice. . I can think of no better ending _ for this message tha n to reverently borrow the wo:ds of His Holiness Pope Pius XII given in a specia l broadcast to the 7th Inter· nat10nal Congress of Catholic Doctors last summer at The H ague in The Netherlands. which meeting we were privileged to attend : " It remains for Us only to wish a happy development a nd full success to your work. Certa inly you cannot attain your obj~ctives in a few days, but you should certainly approach your goa l and obtam without the least doubt the aid of the truth the knowledge and the wisdom of God.'' ' S.4 LINACRE QUARTERLY A s announced in the Februar TERLY the Silver Jubilee Comm Physicians' G uilds has been preparations for the T wenty-fi ftl Cathedral, and the Silver Jubilee Wednesday, June 5, during the A 957 issue of THE LINACRE QUAR-~ of The Federation of Catholic rd at work on all phases of the , nniversary M ass. at St. Patrick 's nquet at the Waldorf-Astoria on vl. A. Convention. The working Committee undc •he chairmanship of Dr. Daniel A . Mulvihill, president of the N ew Y.,r., Guild, is made up of representa-tives of all the Guilds in the , ,a ter N ew York area, including Brooklyn. Bronx, Westchester. (lueens, a nd Nassau-Suffolk Guilds. We are indebted to H is E m .. -?nee, Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of N ew York. H onor,1ry Chairman of the Silver Jubilee Committee. Rt. Rev. Monsignor John J. O 'Donnell, P .A .. Executive Director of the Alfred E. Smith Foundation , has generously provided very a dequate office facilities for the Committee in the quarters of the Alfred E. Smith Foundation, 453 Madison Avenue, N ew York. Some 6,000 individual invita tions have been mailed to Guild mem-bers a nd other Catholic physicians throughout the United States and Canada. More than 1,000 announcements have been mailed to the Catholic hospitals of the United States and Canada. In the tremendous amount of work involved the Committee has been assisted by many volunteers to whom we are most grateful for their diligent effort to effect the many details such an occasion demands. As a result of these endeavors requests for ticket and table r eserva-tions are now being received in ever increasing volume. Reservations for tables of ten and groups of tables are being made by Guilds, hos-pital staffs: and medical school alumni groups. The response on the part of Catholic hospitals throughout the country to our requests for cooperation has been splendid and most heartening. Sponsor contributions are received daily. The names of these hospitals w ill appear in the Souvenir Program. This is. a wonder-ful gesture of support and goodwill to the F ederation to which so many of their Catholic staff members belong. A s previously announced, the T w enty-fifth Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday. June 5, at 9 :00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Cathedral by H is Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York. The ser mon will be preached by Reverend .Ignatius Cox, S.J., first Moderator of the Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds. MAY, 1957 55 I I The Silv :r Jubilee Banquet will ta ke place in the Grand Ballro :n of the Waldorf-As.oria Hotel at 7 : 30 in the evening. Formal d r ;s i s required. The Banquet will be preceded by a reception at 6:30 p 1 . His E minence Cardinal Spellman w ill preside on the dais and g e the invocation. The guest speaker will be the Honorable Carlos "l Romulo, Philippine Ambassador to the United States. and Philipi: ,e D elegate to the Security Council of the United Nations. Among other program plans will be the first Thomas Linacre Aw. ·d presentation. A chalice inscribed in honor of the F ederation Moderat rs will be presented to the Foreign Missions. The General Practitioner ) f the Year - Catholic physician, Dr. Edward M. Gans of Harlow! a, M ontana .. w ill be honored. The past presidents of the Federat ,n will be p1 ;ented with honor scrolls. Music curing dinner will be provided by the Stanley Melba Cotill ,n Room Orchestra of the Hotel Pierre. This is one of the finest and m st popular musical organizations in New York. The same orchestra l 1s been engaged for after-dinner dancing which w ill continue u ii I :00 a.m. · Every effort is being exerted by the Committee to a ssure an o t-standing observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Federat, 1n of Catholic Physicians' Guilds. The Mass will denote the spiritual a i 1s of the Guilds and the evening's festivities will be an enjoyable clirr ,x to the Silver Jubilee. June 5, 1957 will be a memorable day. Acknowledgments The Chairman and members of the Silver Jubilee Committee on behalf of the entire membership of the Federation wish to make pre-liminary acknowledgment at this time, and to express sincere thanks a nd deep appreciation to those who by their expressions of support ,md goodwill are making possible and assuring the success of the celebrat ion. F irst and foremost to His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Spellma n, Archbishop of New York, Honorary Chairman of the Silver Jubilee Committee, under whose distinguished patronage the events .of June 5 will take place, our thanks and appreciation for his encouragement. . support and ever-present cooperation. To all the members of the H onorary Committee, both clergy and lay members, for their efforts in support of our objective. To Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. O'Donnell, Execu.tive D irector of the Alfred E . Smith Foundation, New York, for his unlimited personal ass istance and experienced guidance of the Committee in all of its planning and affor9ing the use of the offices, facilities and organization of the Alfred E. Smith Foundation as New York headquarters. 56 LINACRE QUARTERLY T o Mr. John Kelly and all t 1-, Nason, Inc., New York, for the printing and publicity. To Mr. Thomas Mahon, pres Board of Directors and employee, organization, Homemakers Produ-ance in the planning. early financ all the details of preparation. To Pfizer Laboratories. D ivi Brooklyn, New York - and To The Mea d-Johnson Compv" financial contributions. officers and employees of Kelly-assistance in the preparation of nt; Mr. J. B. Neun, treasurer; the · the Diaparene Co. and its parent Inc., New York, for their assist-and continued encouragement in , o f Charles · Pfizer & Co., Inc., of Evansville, Indiana, for their And, finally, to all of the Cathril.c hospitals throughout the United States and Canada who are mamfe• ung their support and goodwill to the Catholic Physicians' G uilds in many ways. as well as contributing to the Sponsors' list for the Silve1 Jubilee Celebration. MAY, 1957 DANIEL A. MULVIHILL, M.D. C hairman. Silver Jubilee Committee 57 

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