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8 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA THE BULLETIN The Official Organ of the Catholic Laymen’s Associa tion of Georgia. Published Monthly by the Publicity Department. 409 Herald Building, Augusta, Georgia. Subscription Price $2.00 Per Year. ASSOCIATION OFFICERS FOR 1920-1921 P. H. Rice, Augusta President Col. P. H. Callahan, Louisville, Ky Hon. Vice-Pres. J. J. Haverty, Atlanta First Vice-Pres. J. B. McCallum, Atlanta Secretary Thomas S. Gray, Augusta Treasurer Richard Reid, Augusta....Editor and Publicity Director Miss Cecile C. Ferry, Augusta..Asst. Publicity Director VOL. II.JUNE, 1921 No. 7 THE 1921 CONVENTION Convention time is again rolling around, although it seems only a short time since the Catholics of Georgia gathered in Savannah for the 1920 meeting. The officials of the Laymen’s Association have se lected Atlanta as the convention city this year. The date has not been determined, but it will be . about the usual time, late in September, and the usual day. It is not too early for the members of the Asso ciation to get their plans started. It is hoped to make this the greatest gathering of Catholics in the history of Georgia, and the combined efforts of all the members will result in making this hope a reality. EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE “His private life was simple and unaffected, and was characterized by virtues which might well serve as an example for the people of America.”—President Harding. “No judge ever sat on the Supreme Bench who was more deeply patriotic, more strongly American, more anxious for the welfare of his country.”—Ex-Presi dent Taft. “His death removes one of our greatest jurists and one of the leading figures in the history of the Supreme Court. He had not only the intellectual power requisite to leadership, but also the tact and sympathy which are invaluable. He showed an unfailing kindness, and no public man of our time has been more dearly loved by all who knew him.”— Secretary of State Hughes. “He has honored his high office as much as the office has honored him. He was a lover of his coun try in every fibre of his being.”—Senator Lodge. So spoke America througth the leaders of her people when Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died within the month. Chief Justice White was the second great Ameri can son of the Church to pass away recently. The death of James Cardinal Gibbons is still fresh in our minds; so are the tributes to his undiluted Amer icanism, voiced through the secular press. Cardinal Gibbons and Chief Justice White were great Americans, not in spite of the fact that they were loyal sons of the Church, but because of it. They were both products of Catholic schools. St. Charles’ College and St. Mary’s Seminary gave to fr TO OUR READERS The notice we published last month under this head might very well have been repro duced in this issue. The printers are still on strike, and The Bulletin is still being published under difficulties. May the matter be settled before another issue is ready for the press. ->j the Republic the saintly Cardinal; Mount St. Mary’s, the Jesuit College at New Orleans and Georgetown produced the sturdy, patriotic White. There they were trained in the basic Catholic principle that to render to God the things that are God’s, it is neces sary to render to Caesar the things that are Cae sar’s. Yet there are those in our great Republic who profess to see a danger to America in the Catholic schools of the nation! TANEY A CATHOLIC The story of the death of Chief Justice White, as it appeared in most secular papers, stated that he was the first Catholic to hold that exalted position. This is an error, as John M. Graham pointed out in a letter to the Atlanta Constitution. Andrew Jack- son, the great apostle of democracy, had as his most trusted advisor the Catholic Judge Taney, whom he later honored by placing at the head of the highest tribunal in the United States. Chief Justice Taney in turn honored the position by a long and dis tinguished career. Justice McKenna, at present presiding over the United States Supreme Court by virtue of his seni ority, is also a Catholic. He was attorney-general in the cabinet of McKinley. PROFESSOR DE WOLF To the Editor of The Bulletin: In your last issue, just received, I see that you say Professor Maurice de Wolf of Louvain Univer sity, Cardinal Mercier’s successor, has been ap pointed to the special chair of philosophy at Harvard University. I know you intended to say Cardinal Mercier Lecturer—and I thought you would like to correct it. Very truly yours, (Signed) C. C. Shriver. Baltimore, Md. r. - THE APOSTOLIC DELEGATE AND OUR ASSOCIATION The Catholic Laymen’s Association of Geor gia feels proud, and justly so, at the following tribute to its work from the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, Most Rev. John Bonzano, D. D., Archbishop of Melitene: APOSTOLIC DELEGATION UNITED STATES OP AMERICA 1811 Biltmore Street April 9, 1921 Washington, D. C. Mr. P. H. Rice, President, Catholic Laymen’s Asso. of Ga., Augusta, Ga. Dear Mr. Rice: I received your letter of the fifth instant tell ing me about the organization of your Asso ciation five years ago and its growth since that time. I am delighted with the success you have had and the good you have accomplished during the short time of your existence. I congratulate you and the members of the Association and consider you all deserving of much praise for your good work. I shall be happy to have you place my name on the mailing list for your Bulletin. With assurances of my prayers and good wishes for continued success, I am Sincerely yours in Xt., (Signed) John Bonzano, Archbishop of Melitene, Apostolic Delegate.