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12 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA IN CATHOLIC CIRCLES GEORGIA NOTES. The collection for the starving children in the coun tries of Central Europe, taken up in the churches of the Diocese Sunday, January 23d, amounted to $3,882.84. This splendid sum is a tribute to the generosity of the Catholics, of Georgia, who, by the way, have never been found wanting when need and suffering was brought to their attention. The amounts contributed by the different churches follow: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, $733.35; Sacred Heart Church, Augusta, $567.75; Sacred Heart, Atlanta, $565.00; Sacred Heart, Savan nah, $475.00; Immaculate Conception, Atlanta, $300.00; St. Joseph’s, Macon, $225; St. Patrick’s, Augusta, $200.95; St. Anthony’s, Atlanta, $150; St. Mary’s, Augusta, $121.25; St. Joseph’s, Washington, $120; St. Teresa’s, Albany, $110; St. Francis Xavier’s, Brunswick, $102; Holy Family, Columbus, $65.48; St. Patrick’s, Savannah, $58.06; Sacred Heart, Mil- ledgeville, $53; St. Joseph’s, Athens, $22; the Church of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sharon, $14. Rev. H. A. Schonhardt, who has been acting pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, Augusta, since the death of Very Rev. P. H. McMahon, V.G., has been appointed pastor. Rev. Jeremiah O’Hara, formerly assistant at St. Patrick’s, Savannah, goes to Augusta as assistant to Father Schonhardt. Rev. Emmett M. Walsh, formerly pastor of St. Teresa’s Church, Albany, Ga., is now pastor of St. Patrick’s, Savannah. Father Walsh is succeeded at Albany by Rev. Leo M. Keenan, formerly assistant at the Cathedral. Rev. Thomas P. Hayden, formerly chaplain at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, goes to Savannah as assistant at the Cathedral. Rev. H. F. Clark, of Athens, whose “parish” em braces 11,500 square miles in Northeast Georgia, a territory ten times as large as the state of Rhode Island, lectured on his work before the Missionary Society of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Sa vannah, January 20th. Rev. Daniel Murphy, S.J., of St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, was called to New Orleans early in January to officiate at the funeral of his twin brother, Rev. Philip T. Murphy, S.J. The interment took place at Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala. The Laymen’s As sociation extends its sympathy to Father Murphy. The Sympathy of the Laymen’s Association is also extended to Mr. Alvin McAuliffe, chairman of the auditing committee, whose mother, Mrs. Margaret Moore McAuliffe, died in Augusta January 25th, after an extended illness. Rt. Rev. William Turner, D.D., Bishop of Buffalo, N. Y., in a sermon at Sacred Heart Church, Augusta, Sunday, January 23d, lauded the Catholics of Georgia and Bishop Keiley for the work which is being done through the Laymen’s Association. He expressed himself not only as pleased, but as surprised at its success, and stated he hoped to see Catholics in other parts of the country do what Georgians were the first to attempt. Bishop Turner was in Augusta for a short rest, and was a guest at the Bon Air. He had left the city before the hotel burned, however. Another distinguished visitor to Augusta during January was Rt. Rev. Joseph G. Anderson, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, who was a guest at the Partridge Inn. Bishop Anderson officiated at ser vices at both St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart Churches, and also honored the Catholic Laymen’s Association by visiting the executive offices. Bishop Anderson is a native Bostonian, and during his yputh intoler ance was rampant there. The work that was done in Massachusetts generations ago he expects to see the Catholic Laymen’s Association do in Georgia. Mr. Richard A. Magill, now a member of the pub licity committee, of the Laymen’s Association, was re-elected president of the Associated Charities of Atlanta at a meeting February 8th. Rev. O. N. Jackson, pastor of St. Anthony’s Churfch, Atlanta, expects to have work on the upper part of the church started this summer. The basement, which has been completed for years, now serves as a place of worship for the parishioners. When com pleted the church will be one of the finest in the state. There was planted on Christmas Day in St. Pat rick’s Church yard an eight-foot memorial tree that is to bear the name “Father Mac’s Tree.” It was planted in front of the church and just to the left of the entrance gate—the church that Father P. H. Mc Mahon served practically the whole of his manhood life. This tree, Cedrus Deodara, is of beautiful pyra midal form, growing ultimately sixty to seventy feet, and is a tree that is classed as being among the im mortal trees. This memorial tree is the gift of Mr. N. L. Willet. Father McMahon and Mr. Willet came to Augusta at the same time and between these two men in all of these years there was a warm friendship. The Catholics of this city are certainly going to always remember that this tree in the churchyard, is a memorial tree. They are not going to think of it only as being an imposing evergreen cedar of shapely form, and with a history going back to the Himalayan Mountains and with a quality within it that makes it well nigh mortal. Even above and beyond these things they are going to think of it as a notable tree because it bears the name—“Father Mac’s Tree.” Since the above note appeared in T. D. M.’s column in The Augusta Chronicle, five more trees of the same family have been set in a row in St. Patrick’s Churchyard. Next to Father Mac’s is one to keep green the memory of James J. Farrell, the founder of this publication. Another will throw its branches heavenward to recall the sacrifice of Captain Louis LeGarde Battey, who died leading his company into battle on the fields of France. The memories of Fa ther James O’Brien and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCarthy will be perpetuated in the same way. Mr. Willet is the originator of the idea, and he states the trees will reach a height of 75 feet. The Farrell, Battey and O’Brien trees were made possible by friends, and children of Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy are responsible for the other two.