Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

Bishop Buddy Is Working With Problems of Today Ever cognizant of the -problems of the day, particularly as they concern the locality in which he is interested, Bishop Charles F. Buddy of the diocese of San Diego, Cal., now ls turning the attention of both employer and employe to the problem of the laboring man today and in the post-war period. . The former pastor of St. Joseph's Cathedral here, Bishop Buddy returned to officiate at the funeral~ service of his a'unt, Mrs. Pauline from old friends and acquaint– Goldsmith, Monday morning. He ances. He has never relinquished 1 left for San Diego yesterday: aft- his affections for his old friends I ernoon. and old associations. Bishop Buddy has been fn San "It's heart warming to come Diego since 1936 and he watched, back to St. Joseph," he com– in the past few ·years, his diocese mented.

~AN DIEGO UNION: SATURDAY MORNiNq, AUG. 12, 1944

Catholic Chapel Dedicated at Marine Depot Dedication of the mai;ine corps air depot Catholic chapel at Miramar to Our Lady of Victory was held Monday on the second anniversary of the landing on Guadalcanal by the marines. The Most Rev. Charles Francis Buddy, bishop of San Diego, cele– brated the mass at 5 p.m. for a gathering of officers and women and men of the corps headed by Maj. Gen. Batrick H. Mulcahy, U.S. M.C., commanding general of the marine fleet air force on the west coast. Comdr. Francis Regis Mac– Do;iald, U.S.N., ret., commanding officer of the Naval Auxiliary Air station, Camp Kearney, and oth~ navy and marine corps officers at– tended the dedicatory service. Facilities for services for all :faiths are provided at the new chapel. On a revolving platform that forms the rear of thet sanctuary are three altars. One is a table with cross and candlesticks for Protes– tant services. A second is a liturgical altar table with candlesticks, cruci– fix and tabernacle for Catholic serv– ices. A baldachino completes the setting. The third altar is the Ark containing the Scrolls of the La~ of the Jewish prophets. The side chapel has been built for the exclusive use of Catholics and was dedicated by the bishop after the mass. Daily masses will be of– fered by Lt. (jg) Joseph Patrick Varden (ChC), U.S.N.R., chaplain at Miramar, at 6:30 a.m.

Bishop Buddy Imparts Bless·ing At Ceremonies

of 35,000 square miles ol southern California territory become a l '·vast military camp." Keys Prog·ram to l\1ilitary. The whole diocesan program was immediately. keyed to fit into the military picture and with the acumen and energy which his St. Joseph friends well remember, the bishop took this situation in his stride, going so far as to turn the garden of his home over to a group of camping soldiers for a.' short period, and thoroughly en- 1 joying the experience. Now ft is the labor problem which is claiming a. great deal of f the prelate's attention. Believing that wages, high as they are in some places, have not kept pace with the higher co1-t of liv– ing, Bishop Buddy now is organ– izing employers' groups into clubs to study, the situation. H\! has named a labor representative from among his priests, a clergy- , man who ha:-i made a study of the '1 situation an'd who sits in at labor meetings. I I Trade Unions in Sessions. . The Catholic men of the trade , unions and also non-Catholics, if they wish to attend, hold semi- monthly meetings in both San Diego and San Bernardino to I study the famous labor encyclicals of the popes. "I believe firmly in the justice of the American people," the lJishop said y.esterday l{lOrning. "They have business acumen and a sense o! fail' play which I think will enable the country to adjust itself to the problems at hand." The prelate was high in his praise for the wen in the armed forces, particularly for the offi- I cers who are of high type, tah:mg a per:-ional and fatherly interest in the men under them. It is al– ways his great pleasure to meet boys from Missouri, particularly tho11e from his home town. RetaJns Old Affections. The bishop's brief visit home 1 was one .succession of greetings I

His Excellency, the Most Rev. Cha~les F. Buddy, bishop of San Diego diocese, imparts his blessing from the altar. of the new chapel at the marme corps air depot, Camp 1"1iramar, during Cat,holic dedicatory ceremomes there.

Following the ceremonies, a spe– cial mess arranged by Lt. Varden, was served to the enlisted personnel of the station who had received Jioly communion. The bishop, offi– ;cers and visiting friends were iguests at the mess.