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PALMISANO '55, ROX VOMERO '63 and DAN
O'BRIEN, JR., one of the incoming freshmen.
— LEO BRUGGER JR. '61, sccrctar>-
Evansville
Tlic Evansville Club met at the Eransvillc Countr>*
Chib for celebration of Universal Notre Dame
Night April 27. Special recognition was given to
Marie and JIM McQUAID of Vincennes, Ind., for
their faithful attendance at all Chib events.
Other out-of-town guests included the JOHN
HENNEBURGERs of Mt. Carracl, 111.; the JOHN
HUBERs of Henderson, Ky.; and the HOMER
BARTONs of Owcnsboro, Ky.
AL HARDING, past secretary, read a humorous
and nostalgic letter about campus personalities and
events that had been written by Prof. Paul Conwav.
Fr. TERRENCE GERKEN OSB, chaplain of the
Ex-ansvillc College Newman Club in formation, was
the principal speaker of the evening. He cited the
needs for and problems of such an organization.
Retiring president Patrick O'DanJcI announced the
new chib officers for the coming Club year. They
are: JOE HARRISON, president; AL HARDING,
vice-president and treasurer; and DON HALLER,
secretary. A stag party will lead off a long list of
events scheduled for the coming year.
— DON HALLER, secretary
Fairfield County (Conn.)
Notre Dame .\lumni of Fairfield County, Conn.,
commemorated Universal Notre Dame Night with a
late afternoon cocktail party at the Red Coach Grill
in Darien on Sunday, .-Xpril 25th.
Our campus representative and guest speaker for
liic program was JIM ARMSTRONG '25, national
alumni secretar\', who gave an enlightening and
entertaining resume of the 1965 campus scene. BILL
CUDDY '52 of the national alumni board was a
special guest and assisted in our arrangements.
Among those who were in charge of preparations
for this affair were: ED BARRETT '56, JOHN
C.\S.\GRANDE '59, ED CROTTY '37, GORDON
DiRENZO »56, JACK LAMBERT '52, LLOYD
FORRESTAL '52, and BOB GRIFFIN '48.
Others in attendance, along with their happy
counterparts, were: BILL GRIFFIN '48, LLOYD
ST.\UDER '57, NICK L.\NESE '37, FRANK
McGEE '33. HARRY NORRIS '40, D.-^NHAN
VACC.\RELLA '57, BILL HARRINGTON '48,
JOHN FL.VVEY '52, ROY JANN '48, DICK
SC.\NNELL '38, PETE HEARDEN '37, J.\CK
L.\.MBERT '52, GENE SCHAFFER '49, ANDY
McELROY '44, BOB MORRILL '43, JOHN
SCHUMACHER '51, REDMOND TONER '45, and
JOHN \VALSH '38.
Plans arc now in the works for a smoker and
sports night to be held in late September. This
event will provide an opportunity for an election of
officers and the re-organization of the Fairfield
County Club. Newcomers to the area who arc interested
in these future developments are asked to
contact: Dr. Gordon J. DiRcnzo, 1971 Bronson
Road, Fairfield, Conn.
Flint
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. HENRY M. MAYOTTE, a
Roman Catholic priest for 40 years, was honored
Tuesday night as Flint's Man of the Year by the
Notre Dame Club of Flint.
He was given a plaque before 170 persons at the
Club's 10th dinner dance at the Flint Golf Club.
Msgr. Mayottc, pastor of St. John Vianney
Church, admitted he was told in advance that he
would be presented the "surprise" a^vard.
"I'm surprised it took you so long to bestow it
on me—," he started, and the rest of the sentence
was lost in laughter and applause, as he received
the award from the event's co-chairmen, RAY­
MOND J. KELLY JR. and VICTOR E. GEORGE.
He said Kelly and George told him of plans for
the award and "in these days of emerging laymen,
no one dares to contradict laymen."
Kelly called Msgr. Mayotte "a builder and great
leader, but before being a great leader, he is also
a great priest."
A native of Menominee, Msgr. Mayotte grew up in
Detroit, where he was ordained February 15, 1925.
He was assistant at St. Michael Catholic Church
from 1925 to 1928, pastor at St. John's in Davison
from 1928 to 1939 and was then assigned to St.
Agnes as pastor.
• -Ho-succecdcd St. John Vianney's first pastor, the
Rev. William J. Flanagan, in liM4 and ^\'as named
a monsignor in June 1954. Several moths earlier
he had been appointed dean of the Flint area
Catholic clergy.
TIic Notre Dame Club of Flint has selected a
Man of the Year since 1954, with the exception of
1962, and last year named two men. PAUL C.
HUGHES, a real estate broker, and ROBERT J.
MasDONALD, an attorney.
The others, starting in 1954, arc DR. DAN H.
SHEER^VN, a physician; FRxVNK J. MANLEY,
director of the Mott Foundation; ANTHO.VY G.
DeLORENZO, a vice president of General Motors;
HUBERT L. CURTIS, AG works manager; Msgr.
EARL V. SHERID.\.V, pastor of St. Michael;
ARCHIE R. C/VMPBELL, manager of the Elks
Club; JACK PR.\TT, football-basketball coach of
St. Matthew Catholic High School, and OSMUND
*'OZZ" KELLY, former mavor of Flint.
DR. L.\U'RENCE H. BALDI.VGER, associate
dean of Notre Dame's College of Science, tiscd slides
to illustrate a talk on science at the University.
This is the centennial year of the first science
program at Notre Dame. LeROY E. SUTTON was
master of ceremonies.
The committee for the May 25 Universal Notre
Dame Night 1965, was composed of: VIC GEORGE,
DICK CRAMER, BILL MINARDO, R.\Y KELLY,
PAUL HUGHES and FRED M.\NSOUR. Cochairmen
were Vic George and Ray Kelly.
Fort Lauderdale
Tliis year's Notre Dame Club Convention in
Nassau was the usual enjoj-able w^;ekcnd It alu'a>'5
is. BOB McDONOUGH '52 and HUGH .MALONEY
deser\-e a special vote of thanks, as docs HANK
URUSKI, father of .VNDREW URUSKI '68, who
did a Trojan job for us In Nassau the day before
everj'one else arrived. Some of those In attendance
were D.VN DOWNEY '44 (winner of this year's
low gross golf score), and wife Rosemarv*, Judv and
TO.M -MAUS '57, DON DORINI '53 and wife Jcane,
GEORGE PATTERSON L-'58, another golf trophy
winner this year, Catherine and CHARLIE QUINN
'34 and Jane and BILL MAUS '53.
JIM MOTTSETT '64 is handling the arrangements
for this year's golf outing at the Oak Ridge Country
Club on June 23 and it looks like last ycar'-s trophy
winner BOB BLAIKIE '56, will have a real battle
on his hands keeping It two years in a row.
We are actively looking fonvard to seeing old
friends and classmates at the upcoming Notre Dame-
Miami game on November 27th. TOM WALKER
'42 and TOM SULLIVAN '48 arc in charge of
arrangements and will be ably assisted by CHUCK
OLWELL. This year's package will include a buffet
with cocktails at the Governors Club Hotel in Ft.
X^udcrdale, game ticket, and transportation to and
from the Orange Bowl. We are also considering
sending busses from the game to the vtctary dance
at the Shelbumc Hotel in Miami.
If any of you alumnt want to see a good game and
enjoy Southern Hospitality, and would like to go
home with a nice tan which will last until Christmas,
come on down.
Tlic Club lield their annual Freshman Send-Off
dinner August 12 at the Governors Club for five
freshmen coming to ND this year from the Ft.
Lauderdale area. The five are Steven M. Gehl,
Joseph P. Kenlry, Richard F. Ott, Michael Trombctta
and Donald A. Wich.
A "mackerel snappers' holiday" was held by the
Club on July 29, when club members fished from 7
to 11 p.m. Thursday evening off a chartered boat
to catch their Friday meals.
—ROBERT P. BLAIKIE, secretary
Indianapolis
We had our biggest turnout in years for Univcisal
Notre Dame Night with F-\THER HESBURGH as
our main speaker and guest of honor. One of the
highlights of the evening was the award of The
Man of The. Year which went to J. ALBERT
SMITH '34. Tlie winner of the Club's Scholarship
to Notre Dame for 1965 was John M. Boyle, a
Cathedral High School graduate whose father is
an ND grad.
New officers and directors -for 1965-66 were announced
at the dinner and thc>' are as follows:
President, RICH.\RD F. McN.AM.\RA; Vice President,
WILLIAM F. McGOWAN JR.; Secretary,
ROBERT E. KANE; Treasurer, RICHARD K.
OWENS; Directors, FRED L. MAHAFFEY and
LEO A. BAR.\HORST. TOM KERN and BILL
McGOWAN JR. were the chairmen for this excellent
affair.
BOB WELCH had Father PATRICK KENNY
KANSAS CITY—New officers of the Kansas City ND Club auxiliary pose after their
recent installation. They are (left to right): Mrs. Thomas J. Tobin Jr., corrcspaodins
secretary; Mrs. Thomas McKeon, recording secretary; Mrs. Joseph B. Shai^hnessy, treasurer;
Mrs. Donald Lanspa, president; Mrs. George J. McLiney, auditor; and Mrs. K, H. Martm,
vice-prcadent.
Notre Dame Alumnus, September-October, 1965 ^9