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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA 9 ADMIRAL BENSON TO ADDRESS COMING LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION CONVENTION PRESENCE OF NOTED GEORGIAN AND IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT GATHERING FORECAST RECORD ATTENDANCE—MEMBERS URGED TO MAKE TRIP Admiral William S. Benson, one of Georgia’s most distinguished sons, and one of the leading sons of the Church in America, will deliver the principal address at the sixth annual convention of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia at Atlanta, Sunday, September 11. Admiral Benson needs no introduction to the people of Georgia. He needs no introduction to the people of any part of the United States, or of Europe, for that matter. His great services to his country during the war, and his efforts since that time to again place the United States flag on merchant ships sailing the high seas has merit ed him the love and grat itude of Americans, re gardless of creed. The convention will open with mass at 10:30 at Sacred Heart Church, Ivy Street, at which Rev. Jas. A. Horton, S. M., pastor, will deliver the sermon. The delegates and members will then assemble in the Marist Hall, where the conven tion proper opens at 11:30, with President P. H. Rice, of Augusta in the chair. At one o’clock the convention will ad journ for lunch. The Atlanta branch of the Catholic Laymen’s Association has made el aborate preparations for the entertainment of the delegates and visiting members. They will be taken in automobiles from the convention hall to the Capital City Club for luncheon. There will be no speeches at the luncheon, but at three o’clock the convention will again come to order in the Marist Hall, for the last business session and the address of the day. The Atlanta members have arranged to make the Ansley Hotel the headquarters for the visit ing delegates. Reasonable rates and every pos sible accomodation will be afforded the members and delegates who make this their headquarters during their stay in the convention city. Mr. Haverty, Mr. Jones, Mr. Magill, Mr. McCal- lum and other Atlanta members have worked zealously for the past few weeks getting every thing in shape for the convention. The events of the past year and the questions looming up at present make this the most important convention in the history of the organization. It is essential that there be a large attendance of members. A convention is not merely a gathering of dele gates to transact business. It is a get-together. One of the features of the Laymen’s Association is the number of firm friendships it has brought about since its organization. Catholic laymen in the different cities of the state, and the term lay men includes women, had been living in adjacent towns as well as in distant cities within the state for a generation, without ever meeting or know ing one another. The conventions of the Lay men’s Association brought them together in the past, made them realize the calibre of the mem bers of the Church in other Georgia towns, and thus did a work that is second to none of the many credited to our organization. The convention will be over Sunday afternoon, thus enabling the out- of-town members and delegates to get an early start for home. Besides Admiral Benson’s ad dress, there will be oth er ,out-of-state 'speakers of reputation and force, who will give short talks on the Laymen’s Asso ciation. In several of the cities of the state, delegates and members are organ izing automoblie parties for the trip to Atlanta. Reports from the vari ous cities indicate that there will be a record at tendance, and these re ports came in before it was known that the Laymen’s Association had been so fortunate as to secure Admiral Ben son for the convention. You do not have to be a delegate to be admit ted to the convention. All are welcome. Make your arrangements to day to be present at the Atlanta gathering, and thereby insure yourself against vain regrets when those who are fortunate enough to at tend come back and tell about it. Rt. Rev. Charles E. McDonnell, Bishop of the Di ocese of Brooklyn, died Monday, August 8, at Brentwood, L. I. Bishop McDonnell was one of the leading fig ures of the Catholic Church in the United States. He was born in New York in 1854, ordained in 1878, became secretary to Cardinal McCloskey and later to Archbishop Corrigan, and was consecrat ed Bishop of Brooklyn in 1892. The Catholic population of the Brooklyn Dio cese, over which he presided is 825,000, with 584 priests, 227 Churches, a seminary and prepartory seminary, three colleges and two academies for boys and twelve for young ladies, and 115 parishes with parochial schools, with 70,000 pupils. PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT To the Members of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia The Sixth Annual Convention of the Cath olic Laymen’s Association of Georgia will be held in Atlanta, September 11. It is the earnest wish of the officials of the Associ ation that each member make every effort to attend, as we consider the coming conven tion the most important meeting since our organization. Local officials are urged to get in touch with the different adult organi zations of their cities and have pastors ap point four delegates to represent each par ish, two men and two women. Mr. Richard A. Magill, 354 North Pryor Street, Atlanta, is chairman of the creden tials committee, and notice of the appoint ment of delegates should be sent to him and to the publicity bureau in Augusta as soon as possible. The automobile roads from the different parts of the state to Atlanta are in good con dition. Make up automobile parties if pos sible. Or come by train. At any rate, make arrangements to be present in Atlanta Sun day, September 11. P. H. Rice, State President.