“Our Catholic people have more than an entertainment investment when they buy their tickets for the Fourth of July Ball-game. They are investing, along with others of our community, in projects that are works of mercy -- to care for the needy. Half of the proceeds goes, as fitting, to certain actors’ charities. The other half goes to the Village of St. Joseph.” “A word about the Village is in order. Months of planning, by our Department of Welfare, our lay advisory board at St. Joseph’s, architects and social work specialists have created a dream that must soon be a reality. We have about 50 boys (ages 6-14) in the present, old home up at Washington, GA. Although the townspeople there have always been most cooperative, there are many advantages to an Atlanta location: medical, educational and social. It is also planned to reunite families by bringing back our dependent girls (about 25) from Savannah. Accordingly, an attractive and practical Village -- with cottages for groups of eight to ten -- has been planned.”

“This is the beginning of a series of well-planned centers for those in need: dependent children, the aged, other groups suffering from the inequalities of today’s society. It was planned to announce the full plan for the Village, and the details, late this year.” “Two events - one bad, one good, - changed the timing of the announcement. Last January, after the building of the Village had been approved by the Fulton Co. Planning Commission and State Dept. of Family and Child Service, our application for a special use permit was approved by the Zoning Commission but it was suddenly denied by the Board of Aldermen. This required getting a new site. But the other event -- the benefit Fourth of July Ball-game is good news.”

“It is a pleasure now to thank all those who are putting it across, public minded citizens, the radio and television media, and especially Fr. Daniel McCormick who has been the inspiration of much of the community spirit promoting the event. May it help some more boys and girls who have less of life’s good things to know that Atlanta and the Archdiocese are really concerned.”