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DECEMBER 21. 1937 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA SEVEN-A Convention Resolutions * CHATTANOOGA COACH Wm. H. Coughlan Honored as He Retires from Notre Dame High School Post CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.—When. William M. Coughlan, for 11 years head football coach at Notre Dame High School here retired from that post in November to devote all his time to business, he was honored with a dinner by the Laymen's Dinner Club at the Knights ot Columbus, at tended by leading college and univer sity officials and coaches from this section. Paul Jones a star on one of Coach Coughlan’s teams a few years ago, becomes head coach. Dorr’s 124 BROAD AUGUSTA “Good Taste Apparel” Crescent Laundry Company Up-to-Date Laundry Work, Dry Cleaning and Dyeing 519 Seeowd St fhww W- M MACON, GA. Owt-of-town work don m short notice. Bailie Furniture Company Ike Quality Stone Complete House Furnishings 7M-710-712 Broadway Augusta, Ga. Goodyear Tires Willard Batteries Genuine Alemiting General Tire & Supply Co. Broad at Twelfth Street Phone 2600 Augusta, Ga. A Georgia Product Made for Our Southern Climate. RESOLVED, That we express to the Very Rev. Dan J. McCarthy, pastor of the Church of the Holy Family and Vicar-General of the Di ocese of Savannah-Atlanta, to Mayor Wilson, Mr. Kunze, chairman, and the officers and members of the Colum bus Branch ^of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, to the Cath olic Club of Columbus, to the Knights of Columbus, to the man agement of the Ralston Hotel, and to all others who had a part in the ar rangements and entertainment for this convention, our heartfelt thanks for the wholehearted welcome and bountiful hospitality extended tp us. We came to Columbus believing we knew what to expect because of our two happy experiences on previous conventions, but this surpassed even those memorable occasions. RESOLVED. That we extend to our distinguished guest and princi pal lay speaker. Hon. Victor F. Rid- der, of New York, our sincerest thanks for the honor he has done us in making the long journey from New York to Columbus to grace this occasion and address the convention, and we assure him that if he could know the encouragement that his coming has meant to his brethren in the faith here everywhere, but espe cially in the smaller communities, he would feel that the great sacrifices he has made to be with us are more than worth while. RESOLVED, That the Columbus Enquirer-Sun and the Columbus News-Record for the space they have devoted to the convention in their columns, which is but an indi cation of their customary fine atti tude. RESOLVED, That we send from this convention a message of affec tion and love to our former Bishop, the Most Rev. Michael J. Keyyes, S. M. D. D., who for the first time in fifteen years is absent from our an nual gathering. We express our great joy at the news of his improv ed health, and pray that God will re- RESOLVED. That we extend our sympathy to our suffering brethren in Spain, that we pray that God in His Wisdom and Mercy will deliver that sorrowing country from the scourges of His enemies, that we warn our fellow-citizens in our own beloved country that the forces of irreligion and atheism which plotted the overthrow of religion in Spain are active in our nation and that we, impress on them the necessity of the eternal vigilance which is the price of liberty. - RESOLVED. That we commend the press of Georgia for the discern ment which prevented it as a whole from being misled by the propagan da which sought to make the situa tion in Spain a battle between the forces of “democracy and Fascism.*’ As Americans and as Catholics we are opposed to all totalitarianism, but we believe that Communism is the greatest threat to America, not only because of its underlying athe istic philosophy, but because it alone poses as democracy in an effort to mislead the people, while the other brands frankly admit their anti democratic policies and principles. RESOLVED, That this convention authorizes and that the local branches promote a campaign of ed ucation to extend the knowledge of the efforts of the Catholic Lay men's Association of Georgia, and that the Catholic organizations of the state be requested to co-operate by devoting a program to the C. L. A. movement before the launching of the annual campaign for memberships; that with the ap proval of our Most Rev. Bishop a campaign for increased membership be conducted in every section of Georgia during February, Catholic Press Month, in the manner outlined by His Excellency and the executive committee. RESOLVED. That local associa tions with the pastors of their re spective localities inaugurate clubs for the Study oi Communism and its antidote, namely the nr-nViplcs of so cial justice enunciated in the en cyclicals of the Holy Father, the Magna Cbarta of the- laboring peo ples of the world. RESOLVED, That we thank the pastors of the Diocese, the priests and the Sisters and Brothers for their interest in and assistance to the work of the Laymen’s Association; this, af ter the approval and aid of our Bishop, was the Association's first source of encouragement and strength, and we are accordingly grateful. We particularly thank them and the parish, local and state Catholic organizations for what they did to assure the success, of this splendid convention. RESOLVED, We thank our good friend, Mr. Benedict Elder, for again coming the long distance from Ken tucky to Georgia to assist us in our convention deliberations, and for the heartening and enlightening words of counsel he addressed to us. Mr. Elder is by universal consent the Association's greatest friend outside of Georgia, and we prize and honor him accordingly. RESOLVED: That we again ex press to our beloved Bishop, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D., J. U. D., Bishop of Savannah-At lanta, our pledge of unswerving loy alty, that we felicitate His Excel- BASQUE CHILDREN RETURN TO SPAIN English Committee Con vinced of Pacification of Territory Held by Rightists BY GEARGE BERNARD (London Correspondent. N. C. W. C. News Service) LONDON—Convinced by the re ports of the two representatives who accompanied the refugee children *o Bilbao that the city is normal, the National Joint Committee and the — a# lency on the magnificent strides the Church in the Empire State of the South is making under his inspiring leadership, that we voice the pride that is ours in having him for our shepherd, that we reassure him that we are his to command in all his la bors for the advancement of the Church in our great state, and that our most fervent prayer is that the Catholic Laymen's Association of Georgia will ever be worthy of His Excellency's approval and blessing. Basuqe Children's Committee have completely altered their policy and are in a mood to send a large group of the children home in a Franco ship. Though Bilbao fell in June last, the t\yo committees responsible for them have sk ,wn no hurry about getting the children back home. When let ters came from parents asking for the children's return, the committees hinted tha the letters had been fab ricated or signed under duress. Then the committee appointed a commis sion of lawyers to report upon the position, and the lawyers declared Bilbao was safe, that the letters came from the parents and that the chil dren should go back at the earliest opportunity. Then the committees agreed to send a group of children of the National ists would accept, to travel with them representatives appointed by the committees. This was agreed and two representatives traveled. They cabled from Bilbao to say that the place was normal and that another group should be sent. For some rea son this message was never issued to the press. The committees followed their first group of 160 children with a second group of 54. Another 50 or so soon followed- THE HOLY FATHER left the Vati can early in November to inaugurate the new Lateran Athenaeum. Georgia s Story to the World Georgia's j>ast attainments, her pres ent possessions and lier future possibili ties are being published to all quarters of the globe-—thanks to the enthusias tic interest of thousands of patriotic Georgians in all sections of the state. A short time ago we announced that we had prepared eight booklets” on Georgia. Wo offered them, first, to vou and all Georgians, for your own use — and added that we would mail them to your personal friends and business ac quaintances in other states and .coun tries as you requested it. We already have mailed the booklets by the thou sands— the demand has been so aina/.- ing we were forced to re-print them in large numbers — and tlie requests still are pouring into our ollices. Th ese booklets have been mailed, at your request, to every slate in the union. They have been sent, by individual re quests, to Canada, the Hawaiian Islands, the Philippine Islands, Canal Zone, Mexico, France, Germany, Holland, Scotland, Australia, Korea, Bolivia and Colombia. ONCE MORE—WE REPEAT THE OFFER! We waul you to see these booklets and read them — first. And we want to mail them Special Train Macon to Miiledgevilie JANUARY 3. 1338 via Central of Georgia Railway Account Opening G. S. C. W., MiHedgevilfe. Ga. On Januurv 3. 1938, a special train will ho open ted from Macon to Miiledgevilie, leaving Macon 8:05' P. M. ET. arriving Mihedseville 9:15 P. M. ET. Special coaches will be operated Atlanta to Mccon on train No. 12 leaving Atlanta 4:00^P. M. CT. January 3, arriving Macon 8:05 P. M ET. These coaches will go through to Miiledgevilie on the special train leaving Macon 8:05 P. M. ET. Ex ra equipment will also be handled Albany to Macon on The Flamingo-Dixie Limited Janu ary 3 arriving Macon 4:20 P. M. ET. also on trains from other points to Macon if required Ask Ticket Agent for any additional information desired. CFNTP^h OF »/» r/ur uuy : I to others in oilier slates as you request it. Alt you have to do is lo send us your own name or the names of people of jour acquaintance in other states; people who will he interested in what Georgia lias to offer. We will do the rest. You are put to no expense* 3'vu incur no obligation. Check tin* list of subjects below; see if you haven’t friends or business associates in other sections to whom these booklets might appeal. *(1) Interesting Facts About Georgia; (2) Sports and Recrea tion in Georgia; (3) Agriculture in Georgia; (4) Education in Georgia: (5) Paper and Pulp Manufacturing and Opportunities in Georgia; (6) Power and Industrial Growth in Georgia; (7) Textile Manufacturing in Georgia; (11) Ceramics and Mineral Re sources of Georgia. This out! ► ffer holds good — as long as our supply of booklets holds GEORGIA POWER COMPANY IT ’C rpr V t -rn pr A CFORCT AN — WE KNOW IT, LET’S TELL IT!