News Scrapbook 1969-1971

Memories Will Long Remain Archbishop' Work for 200th Cited 15th Largest City "l,.et us do well whatever we do to matk the 200th year of our existence as a city," Arch- bishop I-'urey exhorted his listeners, "a city which has grown lrom a small town to a metropolis of more than 700,000, the 151h largest city in a great and powerful nation." Th Archbishop then spoke of (Conttnued on page 5) The outhern Cross VOL. LV NO. 29 Published Weekly By The Diocese of Son Diego, Colifo,rnio THURSDAY, JULY 17. 1969 Enlered As Second Closs Motter ot the Post Office of San Diego under the Act of Morch 3, 1879 $4 Yearly As Most Rev. Francis J. Furey departs from San Diego to become Archbishop of San· Antonio memories of his unique contributions lo the observance of this city's 200th anniversary will long remain. As early as August, 1967, His Excellency was officially honored in connection with the anniversary by being named special representative of the California Bicentennial Celebration Commission by Gov. Ronald Reagan , During this anniversary year, Archbishop Furey has served as first vice president of the San Diego 200th Anniversary, Inc., the only clergyman on the committee James S. Copley, publisher -0f The San Diego Union and Evening Tribune, is honorary chairman. On July 16 of last year at ceremonies on Presidio Hill marking the 199th birthday of the city and its first while settlement, Mission San Diego de Alcala, Archbishc,p Furey gathering there tennial year would xt day - July 17 - h 1969 was set apart the celebralion. officially for A t time, and of later, he urged San Dieg ns to bee e more familiar with the e1ty s heritage and history. Antedates· Independence He observed that San Diego was founded seven years before the Declara lion of In- dependence was proclaimed because Father Junipero Serra, a frail, sickly Franciscan priest came here in 1769 to plant the fir.st ChriSllan Cross in Alta alifornia. On the stroke of midnight as the bicentennial year was born and the bells of Mission San Diego de Alcala were rung to proclaim the joyous occasion, Archbishop Furey was there to preside al the ceremonies, ad dress the crowd and read lo them an unpublished poem about "our hero," Father Serra. Said the Archbishop on that occasion, "We hope that a by- product ol our bicentennial celebra lion will be a greater knowledge of our glorious history. No doubt some of our fellow Americans will be sur- prised lo learn that this miss1 on was estabhshed seven years before the signing of the Declaration _of Independence in Philadelphia." He noted that Father Serra once said, "Whalever we do in California, let 11 ht• done well." The Archbishop emphasized that this should be "our watchword throughout 1969."

Civic Farewell Set August4 For Archbishop San Diego's religious, civic, busines , military and commun- ity leaders will join with other citizens from all walks of life to honor Most Rev. Francis J. Furey at a farewell luncheon begin- ning at noon Monday, August 4. in the Community Concourse

STATUE OF PATRON _ Most Rev . Francis J. Furey stands belore statue of San Diego at Alcala de Henares, near Madrid, during a visit to Spain. Shown with him is Alain De Lyrot, chief of the Euro, pean Bureau of Copley News Service This city and its IIrst Francis- can mission were named after St. Didacus (San Diego), who was Ecu men .IC Sendoff ate On Un ay When the official speeches are made at the farewell to Most Rev , Franc1 J . Furey on Sunday, July 20, the song will be "The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You ." At the end o the ecumenical sendoff for the new Archbishop of San Antonio, which is lo be held at the niv rsit · of San Diego campus at 4 p .m . this Sunday, the public will join e an o t e Maruietorps Recruit Uepot m rendermg the popular song, At the short official ceremony Rabbi Joel S. Goor of Temple Beth Israel will give the invocation and Dr. Looi H. E vans of La Jolla Presbyterian Church will gi\•e the benediction. Judge to Speak Superior Court Judge James Cunningham of San Bernardino will speak representing the people of the San Diego diocese. He wa ·formerly mayor of San Bernardino and State Senator Ke~ . Mother Frances Uanz will speak on behalf of the religious, and Francisco P. :'vlarty of San Diego will say farewell to the Archbishop in Spanish. representing the ,Americans of :'v1ex1can descent. The Bishop's Boys Choir in their red cassocks will sing two songs and the Marine Corps Color Guard will be on parade for the ceremony . This will be the last free occasion for the general public of the diocese to say farewell to the Archbishop before he leaves for San Antonio on August 5. The n air t of the 'niversit of San holds several t ousand persons, accor mg to Mrs. A.J.C. 1-'orsyth, chairman of the committee arranging the event, which is sponsored by the trustees of the university. born in 1400 and died in 1463. r -=:::::-~===.;.:=.:::...-========::::='...C;......;:_ _ SI d S d

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A special committee of 200 prominent civic leaders representing all sections of the community is sponsoring the event in conjunction with leading representatives of all religious faiths, county and city governments , chambers of commerce, the city 's Con- vention and Visitors Bureau and the San Diego Unified Port District. Co-chairmen of the Com- mittee of 200 are Richard L. Johnston, Lewis Lipton and William E . Quirk. Copley Participates James S. Copley , publisher of The San Diego Union and Evening Tribune, is chairman of an honorary a dvisory committee. Other members are DeGraff Austin, John Alessio, Clayton H. Brace, Ricardo de la Cruz, Vice Adm. Bernard F . Roeder, Rear Adm. Marshall E. Domin, Marine Maj . Gen. Lowell E. English, Mrs. Thomas M. Hamilton, Arthur L. Rivkin, C. Arnholt Sm ith, Leonard Zanville, and Rev. George W. Smith. A religious advisory com- mittee includes Father I. Brent Eagen, chancellor of the San Diego diocese, Rabbi Joel S Goor and Dr. Robert H. Mayo. E. J . (Buzzi) Bavasi heads the luncheon committee, with Robert Breitbard and Mrs. Sid Gillman as members. James Mulvaney will be master of ceremonies for the luncheon. Luncheon for 1800 Harutunian explarned that seating for the S5•a-plate lunch- eon will be limited to 1,800, and that there will be another 1,100 seats at no charge in the balcony for those attending the event without the luncheon. Admission tickets will be required for those wishing to be accommodated in the balcony. Reservations for the luncheon may be made by sending a check to the Bishop Furey Testimonial Luncheon Fund in care of the Trust Department, U. S. National Bank, 190 Broadway, San Diego, 92101.

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history, the event salutes the relate on the eve of his eparture on August 5 to ecome Archbishop of San the ~l:r:~f~~ 0 w~~\;i~Mjo~~~~: o "salute this great spiritual and civic leader for his remarkable demonstration of service and contribution to the improvement of our county and our social order .'' Albert T. Harutunian, general chairman, said the luncheon " is the best wa y we could think of giving the people in the county and city of S1tn Diego a cha nce to express their gratitude for the great progress we have made in this community against bigotry through the leadership of Bishop Furey. "In his six years here he focused our attention on the evils of bigotry - really for the first time. And he has been a great uniting force ." Harutunian emphasized that " the salute is not a Catholic function but one that will be supported by all denominations and will represent a cross- section of the community as a unified force ." nlonio, Texas. Honorary chairman of The city of Colton recognized Archbishop Furey's "interest in the welfare of the community and his efforts to promote cooperation and goodwill among people of all faiths." A resolution presented by the Boa rd of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino commended the Archbishop for his "Christian charity" and his "many contributions to the people of the community." A similar resolution was 1Continued on page 5)

MALLORCANS GREETED - The 25-m 'Tiber delegation from Mallor• ca, Spain, receives a warm welcome from Most Rev. Francis J. Furey on its arrival at Lindberg Field to Join in festivities for San Diego's 200th anniversary. Nearly all of the visitors are members Trek to the Cross

of the Association of Friends of Father Junipero Serra in Petra, where the famed missionary was born. Or. Antonio Bauza, Mayor ol Petra, headed the group. Archbishop Furey visited Mallorca last year to extend invitations to the bicentennial.

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Similarly honored was Mayor Frank Cun an, who with Deputy Mayor Sam Loflin, represented the city at the event. Also given to the mission by Dr. Bauza was an 18th century bronze bell brought by the visitors from Mallorca. The Mallorcans arrived in San Diego last Monday and received a warm welcome at Lindbergh Field from Arch- bishop Furey and govern- ment and civic officials. Dr. Bauza threw his arms around the archbishop who had visited Petra and Palma last October where he invi led Mallorcans to visit the city for the bicen- tennial. Alessio Reception On Monday mght, the visitors attended a farewell reception for Archbishop Furey who will leave San Diego August 5 to become Archbishop of San Antonio. The reception was held at the home of John Alessio in La Mesa. Earlier in the af- ternoon, Archbishop Furey had baptized a grandson of Mr. and

A group of 2.5 leading citizens from Mallorca, Spain, joined San Diegans yesterday in commemoratrng the founding by a fellow Mallorcan - a Franciscan friar - of the 200- year-old Mis sion San Diego de Alcala which brought Christi- anity to California. The visitors joined religious, c1v1c and government dignitaries and many other persons in participating in the annual Trek to the Serra Cross on Presidio Hill on Wednesday, symbolically reenacting the establishment of the first mission by Father Junipero Serra on July 16, 1769. Nine Trees Blessed A feature of this year's trek was the blessing of nine palm trees representing the nine missions started by Father Serra along El Camino Real in Alta California. The palms were brought to San Diego by the Mallorcan

visitors who came to the city to participa le in the 200th An- niversary 's Historic Days festivities. Most Rev. Francis J. Furey blessed the palms and gave the benediction at the Serra Cross. Later he was principal con- celebrant of a Pontifical Mass in Old Town's Immaculate Conception Church The Mallorcan delegation was headed by Dr. Antonio Bauza, Mayor of Petra, where Father Serra was born in 1713, and president of the Centre Museum in Petra. Dr. Bauza also heads the Association of Friends of Father Junipero Serra. Nearly all the visitors are members of this association. On Tuesday, Dr. Bauza and the other guests participated with Msgr. James T. Booth, pastor of Mission San Diego de Alcala, in the unveiling of sister plaques commemorating the work of Father Serra. Hung on Wall One of the plaques. in English, was hung on an outside wall of the historic mission, and the other, in Spanish. was presented to Dr. Bauza to be hung in the Petra Centre Museum. The inscription on the plaques reads: "To the memory of Fray Junipero Serra, OFM, who on July 16, 1769, founded and established Mission San Diego de Alcala. He thus formed the link between his home city of Petra de Mallorca, Spain, with the first of the great missions in Alta California. ,Presented to the c1 tizens of Petra de Mallorca, Spain, by the citizens of San Diego, California, during their bicentennial year 1969." In behalf of the Serra association, Dr. Bauza presented Msgr. Booth with a stone plaque in Spanish from the City of Petra citing the work of its "distinguished son" in founding Mission San Diego de Alcala. Honorary Member Dr. Bauza made Msgr. Booth an honorary member of the Association of Friends of Father Junipero Serra. He pinned a special lapel pin, with a cross, on the monsignor.

chapel. On Tuesday, besides visiting Mission San Diego cie Alcala, the Mallorcans made a tour of three,other historic missions in San Diego county - San Luis Rey, Pala and Santa Ysabel. The delegation was to leave the city today

San Bernari ino Area Joins In Honoring Archbishop "A part of my heart will always be here." Bearing the inscriptlon ·'To Archbishop Furey from a

grateful community the key of the city of San Bernardino," Mayor Ballard said "This is the key lo our hearts." A resolu llon presented by the Assembly Rules Committee of the State Legislature and signed by Eugene A. Chappie, chairman, and Bob Monagan, speaker of the Assembly, commended the Archbishop for his "efforts to promote coopera lion among people of all faiths and races ."

This was Most Rev . 1-'rancis J , fo'urey's farewell to the people of the northern area of the Diocese of San Diego when he visited San Bernardino · last weekend. But clergy and laity also had message for the new rch- bishop of San Antonio, Texas. Awards, resolutions and programs were presented in his honor for "his spiritual leadership and promotion of goodwill among people of all la1ths and races . Deeply Grateful "I am very deeply grateful for the honors that have been heaped, literally heaped upon me,.. Archbishop Furey said at a dinner at Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, last Sunday, He will leave Augu t 5 to assume his new duh' as Archbishop of San Antonio. Represen ta Lives of govern- ment at every level, local, state and federal, commended the Archbishop for his ntere~t in civic as well as religious affairs and his services for the four counti in the Diocese of San Diego. Ke.i- Presented Al C. Ballard, mayor of San Bernardino, presented the Archbishop with a lengthy resolution drafted by the City Council for his dedication and unselfish efforts to promote human welfare. The mayor also gave Archbishop fo'urey a "gold key to the city." * Anniversary Thi. issue of The Southern Cros~ goes to press on the 200th anniversary of San Di ego Stories and pictures to uccent the anniversary appear on most pages of the issue n••••••

Channel J9 Plans Televised Tribute A televised farewell tribute will be paid Most Rev. Francis J , I<'urey by KCST-TV's Channel 39 when it presents from 7:30 _to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, a commentary highlighting the•Arch- bishop's role in San Diego as educator, administrator and humanitarian. The program ,s enl!Ued "A City's Farewell to Bishop Furey." It will be seen two weeks before he leaves the city on August 5 to bc(:01pe Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas. Mayor to Participate Participating in the telecast will be Mayor Frank Curran, Charles Cordell, president of the 200th Anniversary committee, of which Archbishop Furey is first vice presiden't; Rabbi Joel Goor of Temple Beth Israel and a University of San Diego faculty mem- ber, and William Quirk, vice president of Pacific 1'elephone and a director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews' San Diego Reg10n. The program 111~udes film clips on some of Archbishop Furey's recent activities as ·piritual and community leader in San Diego. Informal Conversation The last seg;nent will consist of an informal conversation be- tween Archbishop r'urey and Christopher King, commen or at Channel 39 and faculty member at Mesa College, who will host the ~~ram. · The Archbishop will speak of his "great happi s" in his associations with the people of San Diego, of the need today to follow the principles of Christ, and of his ' appreciation for the •·great privilege•· of being named an honorary member of the Marine Corps.

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ARCHBISHOP FETED - Most Rev. Francis J. Furey was honored at a dinner in San Bernardino at Norton Air Force Base last Sunday as a farewell salute. Shown at the reception are, left to right, Father Rudolph Galindo, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; Arch-

bishop Furey, Brig. Gen. Lewis Griffin, commanding general, 63rd MAC, Norton Air Base; Martin Malich, prominent layman, and Su- perior Court Judge James Cunningham. San Bernardino is one of four counties comprising the San Diego diocese.

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