Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

Fifth and Ash USO Presents Bust Of Bishop Buddy to Cathedral USO Amateur Sculptor, Young Sailor From North Dakota, Is Not of Faith When Robert D. Haugaard, a young non-Catholic sailor who spends most of his free time creating things from clay in the arts and crafts room of the Fifth and Ash USO club, chanced to see a photograph of San Diego's Most Reverend Bishop in a recent issue of The Southern Cross, he was im-

THE SOUTHERN CROSS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1945 SCULPTURED HEAD OF BISHOP PRESENTED TO CATHEDRAL USO

pressed with the character he saw in His Excellency's face and de- cided to mold a head of the Bishop. The completed head, bronzed and mounted on a mahogany base, was presented to the Cathedral USO cltfb last Saturday afternoon in the presence of His Excellency, the Most R e v e r e n d Bishop, the Rev. Edward A. Johnson, Fifth and Ash moderator, the Rev. Le- Roy F. Fenstermaker of St. Jos- seph'a Cathedral, USO staff mem- bers, service personnel and mem- bers of the San Diego Deanery Council of Catholic Women, which organization served tea a,t the close of the program, John F. Winans, director of Fifth and Ash USO, introduced the· quiet-mannered sculptor, who unveiled his work. Mrs. Laurence S. McIntosh, director of the Ca- thedral club, accepted the bust, thanking the artist and the Fifth and Ash USO and expressing the thought that "within the walls of the Cathedral was a fitting place for this emblem of one who had devoted himself to the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of the men and women in the service of our country--our neloved Bishop". Miss Ruth Ball, the :nationally recognized woman who directs th~ activities of the arts and crafts room, was presented by Mr. Win- ans and illustrated the populari y of the artists' corner of the O with a remark made by a, tal- ented Marine in the Wqmen's Re- serve, "I don't know where I'd go if it weren't for this USO", The Most Reverend Bishop, in• troduced by Mr. Winans, humbly aclmowledged the honor bestowed on him and explained that he had tried to "sell" Seaman Haugaard another subject when 11e called on him, but Robert was determined to make this particular bust. His Excellency commended the young sculptor for l'lis broac:t-mindedness. Speaking of Miss Ball, the B' h• op told how she had helped to re- 11tore sta.tues at the Old Mission. He referred t-o Mrs. Vivia O'Toole, president of the Deanery Council of Catholic Women as "the power behind the dinners served to se:r- Vice personnel at Fifth and Ash every Sunday evening" and prais- ed Mr. Winans as a devoted friend and capa,ble director. The prelate declared that the USO club had brought out the possibilities and potentialities of Catholic leaders and voiced his regret that the club would soon be closed, To keep it open would prove ,too great a burden on the diocese, which he does not want to involve in any more debt, His Ex- cellency explained,

is not a symbol but a reality," he said. T~e Bishop . concluded with the hope that many young people, seeing the futility of war, will ac- cept the invitation of the Immacu- late Lamb of God to enter a· relig- ious vocation. Following the presentation pro- gram, punch and cookies were served by the Deanery Council of Catholic Women at a beautifully appointed table presided over by Mrs. David Ryan and Mrs. E. E. Jackson, Robert Haugaard, a 1945 grad• uate of Fargo Central high school in North Dakota, completed the bust of the Bishop In about 70 hours. His only training in sculp- ture was received as a freshman in high school when he studied Saturday afternoons for about a half year in the Museum of Arts at Toledo, Ohio, where he lived for ten years before moving to Fargo, N. D. Bob has two younger brothers. Asked if they were in- terested in art work, he said, "they are not quite that old yet."

(Photo by Gordon Swindells) At a presentation tea given by the Deanery Council of Catholic Women last Saturday after.noon in the first floor auditorium of Fifth and Ash USO club, this bronzed head of the Most Reverend Bishop of San Diego, sculptured by Robert D. Haugaard, Slc, USN, became the proud possession of the Cathedral USO club. Pictured left t,o right, are John F. Winans, director of Fifth and Ash, who introduced speakers at the presentation program; Mrs. Laurence S. McIntosh, director of Ca-- thedral USO, who accepted the bust for her club; Mrs. Vivia O'Toole, president of the Deanery Council of Catholic Women; the Most Reverend Bishop; the young scalptor named above and Miss Ruth Ball, director of the arts and crafts room of Fifth and Ash USO, where Seaman Haugaard molded the head.

THE SOUTHERN CROSS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1945

Operetta Cast Delights with Ptofessional Performance

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commente One of the colorful and dl'amatic scenes of "}'he Vagabond King," the benefit perfol'mance which pleased large audiences Tuesday and the magn \:Vednesday evening in the Russ auditorium. Joe Sullivan and Antoinette, stars .of the show, are in the foreground. All proceeds Lady of G fro_m the operetta will be used toward the building and maintaining of the Knute Rockne Academy, San Diego Foundation for Boys. declared there is nothing in this I

country to compare with It H stated ,that not a penny was ~pen: for labor Ori the beautiful sh,.;,, "The I f ·,-.e. ove o the people for Our Lady of Guadalupe and of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the people