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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA 3 Our Association was not formed as a tempoiary, but as a permanent, organization. The better edu cated our children, especially the boys, are, the better qualified will they be to carry on the good work of the Association when we are dead and gone. The higher education they receive, the more likely will it be that they will take such standing in their respec tive communities as will command the respect and confidence of non-Catholics as well as Catholics. The higher the standing acquired by them in their various positions the more quickly will they dispel the false ideas entertained against our religion, and the more effectively will they choke out the unwarranted prej udices and the deliberate discrimination that is prac ticed in Georgia today against Catholics. In this connection, I am pleased to call your atten tion to the splendid work done by the Catholics in Savannah and Augusta on this very question during the past year. In Savannah they raised over $85,000 for the establishment of a Catholic Boys School. In Augusta they have had subscribed $100,000 for a Catholic Boys’ Free High School, and are now only waiting to get competent teachers to put this school into active operation. I, therefore, urge all Catholics to support the Parochial Schools, and to aid in estab lishing high schools in their respective communities. The report of the year’s accomplishments made today by the Publicity Committee will, I trust, meet with your approval, as well as show every Catholic in Georgia the necessity of such an organization as ours is today. It was thought and predicted that at the end of the recent World War prejudice and bigotry would be obliterated, but instead, it seems to be more rampant than ever, and as has been said by a former president of this Association, politicians are using it as a springboard to carry them into office. Accord ing to the vote in the recent primary, we have 242,000 white voters in Georgia, of which only 4,000 are Catholics, so this anti-Catholic vote-getting propa ganda is an insult to the intelligence of Georgians. I, therefore, urge upon delegates and members today to be more active and united than ever, and by our daily lives prove to all that we are both loyal Ameri can citizens and true and devoted children of Holy Mother Church. From my observations as your President for the past year, I recommend for consideration today: 1st. A State Circulating Library which will enable us to loan Catholic books on subjects not covered by our pamphlets or bulletins. 2d. That the publicity manager and such officers as may be deemed expedient be required to visit the different sections of the State during the year, giving an account of the work. 3d. That changing The Bulletin to a monthly be referred to the Finance and Publicity Committees with power to act. 4th. That local Associations be urged to place the Catholic Encyclopedia in the high schools and col leges of their respective communities. 5th. That the officers be instructed to make ap plication for the incorporation of our Association un der the laws of Georgia, under the patronage of St. Paul, the Apostle. 6th. That we approve the Laymen’s Council of the National Catholic Welfare Council, and that our Association become a member of same. 7th. That we indorse the Boy Scouts now being formed in the State by the National Catholic Welfare Council, and urge the formation of troops in every parish, for the boys of today will be the men of to morrow. 8th. That the higher education of Catholic chil dren, especially boys, be stressed and that every Catholic be urged to take such action as will provide for educational facilities second to none in the South. Conclusion. To our Right Reverend Bishop I wish to express thanks for his many acts of kindness during my term of office. I desire, also, to thank the Pastors in the different cities as well as the Priests on the Missions for their co-operation. To the Finance and Publicity Committees 1 desire to express appreciation for their promptness in assist ing during the year. Our efficient Secretary, Treas urer and Auditor, whose work will show you how faithfully they have attended to their duties, are due the thanks of every Catholic for their services. Last, but not least, this report would not be complete did I not call attention in a special manner to the mag nificent work done by our publicity manager, Mr. James J. Farrell. I have been in daily touch with him for the past twelve months and know his heart is in the work. To him and to Mr. Benedict Elder are we indebted in large part for the great success of The Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia. Respectfully submitted, P. H. RICE, State President. DR. MULHERIN HONORED. Dr. W. A. Mulherin, of Augusta, one of the origina tors of the idea that developed later into the Lay men’s Association, was recently highly honored by the American Medical Association. In speaking of the occasion The Chronicle said: Augusta has achieved a double honor in the selec tion of Dr. W. A. Mulherin, of this city, to deliver two addresses during the coming week in New Or leans, where the American Medical Association and kindred organizations have their annual convention. Dr. Mulherin left for Louisville yesterday. The American Medical Association is and has been for years the largest medical organization in the world. The selection of Dr. Mulherin to address it is an honor not only to himself and Augusta, but to the Medical College as well, and it places all three on the national medical map. Father William Hanlon, a young Atlantan, cele brated his first mass at the Sacred Heart Church in Atlanta, June 2 7th. Father Hanlon has entered the Marist Order and was ordained in Washington City, June 20th.