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TWO THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA NOVEMBER 27. 1937 LOUIS C. KUNZE, general chair man at Columbus, did a magnificent piece of work. Everything was per fect, even to the weather. .Mr. Kunze presided at the luncheon, which was attended by about two hundred- There was no speaking at the lunch eon; the number who could be ac commodate was limited, and the committee wished no one to be de- (Continued on Page 11) J. C. DUGGAN Optometrist and Optkia» 221 Mitchell St., S. W. WA. 9985 Atlanta, Ga. RAYMOND BLOOMFIELD Catholic Funeral Director Secretary Sam Greenberg & Co. 95 Forres^ Avenue, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia- refreshment ATLANTA COCA-COLA CO. Atlanta, Ga. Convention Notes Established Over 60 Years Bennett Printing & Stamp Company PRINTERS and STAMP MANUFACTURERS Notary and Corporation Seals, Stencils Loose-Leaf Systems—Office Supplies 42 Pryor Street, N. E. Atlanta,- Ga. Best Wishes ADAIR REALTY & LOAN CO. REAL ESTATE—RENTING—LOAN—INSURANCE Atlanta, Georgia TRADE WITH WOOD & ALLEN BUCKHEAD Avoid Table Disappointments Phone CHerokee 2151 USE MILLER SERVICE They Serve Every Automotive Need Always Open Peachtree Road CH. 2113 Atlanta RESPESS and REPESS Certified Public Accountants FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING Atlanta, Georgia Compliments HANAN & SON “QUALITY, LIKE CHARACTER, ENDURES” Men’s and Women’s Fine Shoes and Hosiery 176 Peachtree Street, N. W. ATLANTA - ATLANTA LINEN SUPPLY CO. Atlanta, Georgia Our Best Wishes to All Members * Catholic Laymen's Association MR. and MRS. ARTHUR CONNOLLY CHRIST THE KING PARISH Atlanta, Georgia SHEET METAL WORK BUCKHEAD PLUMBING & HEATING COMPANY, Inc. 3051 Peachtree Road, N. E. CHerokee 3586 J. W. P1CKELSIMER Atlanta, Georgia tucky, increased the already over whelming debt the Association owes him. His analysis of the current sit uation and of the position that the home and family play in Christian civilization indicates why' he is held in such esteem by the laity, the clergy and the hierarchy throughout the United States. COL. JACK J. SPALDING, Geor gia’s Knight of St Gregory, Knight of Malta and Lae tare Medalist sounded the keynote in the response to the address of welcome. If every Catholic in Georgia could have heard Mr. Spalding’s ' address, the result would be an impetus to all Catholic activity, HON. L. C. WILSON, Mayor of Co lumbus, extended the .official wel come to Hie Association, and this in no formal or routine fashion; Mayor Wilson’s welcome had the warmth that distinguishes cordiality. ALFRED M. BATTEY presided at the convention for the fourth time, and was re-nominated despite his ex pressed desire to resign the distinc tion to another president- 'Hie nom inating committee drafted him, how ever, and the convention unanimous ly said heartily approved of the ac tion. SIR JAMES J. HAVESTY, K. S. G„ first vice president, presided at the afternoon session fdr the seventeenth consecutive time. He began to pre side at the afternoon session of the convention when he was a young man of 62, back in 1921; a few days before the Columbia convention he observed his J9th birthday, an occa sion on which all Atlanta rejoiced. THE COLUMBUS newspapers gave the convention splendid publicity and The Associated Press broadcast the accounts of the sessions. J. P. Fitz patrick, of The Ledger-Enquirer, who some years ago was secretary of the convention bureau of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, remained with the convention all day, and his accounts of the meeting were as fine a piece of newspaper work as any* of our conventions have ever experi enced. FATHER JOHN F- OHARA, the distinguished president fo the Uni versity of Notre Dame, who honored our convention by attending it last year, took time out to wire • mes sage which Bishop O’Hara presented to the convention as he finished his address. Father O’Hara wired: “My greetings and good wishes to the Catholic Laymen’s Association and in particular to the many fine repre sentatives of Georgia Catholicism whom I met at last year’s meet ing.” FAY3EK W. D. O’LEARY of the Jesuit Fathers at Spring Hill College, a native Augustan and formerly a practicing physician in Boston and New York, wired; “Thirty-five young Jesuit scholastics are praying for the success of the Georgia Lay men’s Association convention. I am offering my Mass for you.” Mrs. Jos. E. Kelley, of Savannah, a mem ber of the state publicity commit tee, and i. regular attendant at the convention, wired her greetings from New York; Bartlev J- Doyle, the As sociation’s good friend in Philadel phia, sent a telegram fo felicitations and good wishes, saying that only a conflicting engagement kept him away, and a number of other mes sages were received from officers and members unable to attend. WM. H. MITCHELL, general chair man of two conventions in Macon in previous years, and now a resi dent of Birmingham, made the trip over to renew acquaintances; he could not have been any more pleased to see them than they were to see him. Senator David I. Walsh thought the way in which Mr. Mitch ell managed the Macon 1927 conven tion an example for all such conven tions anywhere. Doubling the membership of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia ought not to be a difficult task after the magnificent conven tion in Columbus. If those at the convention can impart to members who did not have the good fortune of attending even a small fraction of their interest and enthusiasm, the necessary impetus for the nicrease will be more than available. BISHOP O HARA’S address at the afternoon session will ever be treas ured by those who heard it. It was the climax of the convention, and the encouragement it gave will be the association’s first source of strength during the year- BISHOP KEYES was absent for the first time in fifteen years, but he was in the minds and hearts of the convention which expressed its af fection for him through the resolu tion which appears elsewhere in this issue. celebrant, and who delivered the sermon, welcoming the convention to Columbus, sent the meeting off to a splendid start. His contrast between conditions now and what they tvere in his missionary days in the Diocese brought back stirring memories to the pioneers of the Association and was illuminating to the young mem bers; his kind comment on the work of the Association was as hearten ing and inspiring as it was generous. VICTOR F. KIDDER came down from New York to the convention heralded as an outstanding Catholic layman and a speaker of great im pressiveness and force; his address demonstrated that the advance .not ices had underestimated his ability. His first-hand knowledge of the sub versive forces at work in the coun try through his contact with them as WPA administrator in New York, and his discussion of the situation and Its remedy, alone would have made attendance at the convention more than worth while. our pioneer from Ken- Compliments of \ Friend a