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VOL. VIII. No. 10.
AUGUSTA, GA., MAY 21, 1927
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CATHOLIC EDITORS MEET IN SAVANNAH
Bishop Tooien
Consecrated
at Baltimore
Installation of New Bishop
of Mobile at Cathedral in
See City Wednesday, Arch
bishop Shaw Presiding
Mobile, Ala.—l\t. Key. Thomas
J. Tooien, D. I)., Bishop of Mo
bile will he formally installed in
his Cathedral Wednesday of this
week. May 18, Most Rev. John
W. Shaw, D. D., Archbishop of
New Orleans and a former rec
tor of I he Cathedral, presiding.
Bishop Tooien will be met at the
railroad station Wednesday
morning by the Knights of Co
lumbus and the Catholic Daugh
ters of America. Following the
vesting of the Bishop at the
Cathedral, Very Rev. .T. M.
Walsh, S. J., president of Spring
Hill College, will read the Papal
Bulls; Archbishop Shaw will
then welcome the sixth Bishop
of the Diocese to his See and es*»
cort h;'m to his throne. After
the Gospel of the Mass which
will follow, Rt. Rev. Wm. A.
Kerrigan, LL.D., Pastor of St.
Paul’s Church, Birmingham, will
deliver the welcome of the cler
gy and J. II. Glcnnon of Mobile,
stale deputy of the Knights of
Columbus, will greet and wel
come the Bishop for the laity,
Bishop Tooien then responding.
The pledging ' of the allegiance
of the priests to their Bishop
will follow the Mass, after which
dinner will be served at the
Cnwthorn Hotel. In the evening
there will he a lunch at the Caw
thorn, and a reception at the
Knights of Columbus Home.
Mayor 11. T. Hartwell will wel
come the Bishop in the name of
tile city and laymen from four
sections of the Diocese will de
liver addresses. A large delega
tion of clergy from the Arch
diocese of Baltimore is accom
panying Bishop Tooien to Mo
bile.
(By N. C. W. C. News Service)
Baltimore, Md.—The Rt. Rev.
Thomas J. Tooien was solemnly con*-
secrated the sixth Bishop of Mobile,
Alabama, in the Cathedral of Die
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Mary here May 4. Bishop Tooien
was ordained to the priesthood in
the same church 16 years before.
The newly consecrated prelate
will leave this city for Mobile on
May 16 and will he installed in his
See by the Most Rev. John W.
Shaw, Archbishop of New Orleans,
on May 18.
The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore, was the
consecrator in the ceremonies
here. He was assisted by the Bt.
Rev. Michael J. Keyes, Bishop of
Savannah, and the Rt. Rev. Richard
O. Gerow, Bishop of Natchez. Five
other bishops, the abbot ordinary of
(Gontinued on page 11)
Vatican Asserts Aloofness
From Smith Candidacy
(By X. C. W. C. News Service)
Washington.—Lest there should
be any doubt in the public mind
about the Holy See’s absolute in
difference concerning the candi
dacy of Gov. Alfred Smith of
New York, or that of any other
person, in the approaching
presidential election, Cardinal
Gasparri, Secretary of State, lias
considered it proper even though
superfluous to empHasize the
Vatican’s position of aloofness
from the politics of the United
States.
In a communication received
by Archbishop Fumasoni-Bion-
di, Apostolic Delegate in the
United States, the Cardinal Sec
retary of State notes that some
newspapers have been referring
to Governor Smith as the “can
didate of the Holy See,” while
others declare his cand dacy is
deplored by the Holy See. His
Eminence deemed it superfluous
to assert that the Holy See is not
interested or concerned in any
way in the coming presidential
campaign, and this by reason, of
her principle of remaining ab
solutely aloof from the infernal
contests in the political circles
of every country.
OR. MULHERIjl HEADS
PHYSICIANS OF GEORGIA
Elected President of Georgia
Medical Association at
Athens Meeting Last Week
August a, Ga.—Dr. Wm. A. Mu!
herin, one of the most widely known
physicians in the South and a 1‘oun-
der of the Catholic Layman’s As
sociation of Georgia, was elected
president of the Georgia Medical As
sociation at a meeting in Athens last
week. Although he refused to seel,
the office Dr. Mulherin was elect
ed on the first ballot.
Dr. Mulherin is a native of Au
gusta, wheie he was horn July 3,
1872, the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William Mulherin. He was edu
cated at the local parochial schools
and made Ills high school and col
lege studies at Spring Hill, receiv
ing his A. B. degree there in 1831.
In 1900 Spring Hill conferred the
Master of Arts degree on him. He
studied medicine at Harvard Univer
sity, where lie was graduated in
1901. and served as an interne at
St. Vincent’s Hospital. Worcester.
Mass., for two years, then returning
to Georgia to practice medicine.
Dr. Mulherin is one of the lead
ing children's disease specialists in
the United States. He was made as
sociate professor of pediatrics in the
Medical College of the University of
Georgia in 1904, and he is now the
head of the pediatries department
of the Medical College. He was one
of the five physicians who organ
ized the pediatric section of the
Southern Medical Association in 1916,
(Continued on Page Sixteen)
Pope Pius Expresses to President
His Sympathy for Flood Sufferers
(By N. C. W. C. New's Service)
Washington, D. C.—A message of
sympathy from His Holiness Pope
Pius XI. for the Mississippi flood
sufferers was conveyed to President
Coolidgc here in a message de
livered by the Most. Rev. Archbishop
Fumasoni-Biondi, Apostolic Dele
gate. The message assured the
president of the Pope's “continued
prayers for the unfortunate suffer
ers.” President (ioolidge acknowl
edged his appreciation of the Holy
Father’s concern in a message to
the Apostol’c Delegate from Secre-
of State Kellogg.
The text of the apostolic delegate’s
letter to the President follows:
H Your Excellency: I have the honor
to inform you that His Holiness,
Pope Pius XI., directs me to convey
to you the expression of his deep
sympathy in the great calamity
•which has fallen upon the good peo
ple of the Mississippi valley, and to
assure your excellency of his con
tinued prayers for the unfortunate
•offerers.
“In complying with the instruc
tions of His Holiness, I take the oc
casion to offer my own profound
sympathy.
“Renewing my expression of high
est esteem, I have the honor to re
main,
“Most respectfully yours, Peter
I'umasoni-Biondi, Artlibishon of Dio-
eles, Apostolic Delegate.”
Boplying, Secretary Kellogg wrote:
My dear Msgr. Fumasoni-Biondi:
Your kind note of May 6. 1927, to
the t resident, in which you convey
to turn the expression of th e deep
sympathy of His Holiness, Pope
1 ius XL, £°r the sufferers in the
Mississippi valley disaster, and to
which you also add your personal
sympathy, has been sent to m c for
acknowledgement.
“The President (rusts that you will
convey to His Holiness his deep and
sincere appreciation for this kind
message, and charges me to express
to you likewise his anpreciation for
your personal sympathy.
“I am, my dear monsignor,
“Very sincerely jours, Frank B.
Kellogg.”
Archbishop Fumasoni-Biondi,
Apostolic Delegate, Commends
Laymen’s Association’s Work
Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, D.D,
A few weeks ago the Catholic Laymen’s Association
of Georgia was signally honored by a visit to its office
from Most Rev. Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi, D.D., Archbishop
of Dioclea, Apostolic Delegate to the United States. His
Excellency now increases the indebtedness of the Lay
men’s Association to him and enlarges its responsibilities
by a most gratifying and encouraging letter commending
and blessing its work. The letter of commendation, con
gratulation and blessing, which belongs to all officers and
members of the Laymen’s Association since they are re
sponsible for the organization’s work, follows:
1811 Biltmore Street,
Washington, D. C., May 10, 1827.
My dear Mr. Reid: r
It was a distinct gratification to me, during my
recent official visit to the Diocese of Savannah, to
have seen for myself the purpose and the methods of
the Catholic Laymen’s Association and its notable
achievements.
The-devoted service you have rendered to the
cause of Truth, and the light you have borne to so
many of our brethren outside the fold are attested by
the Bishop of Savannah and are quite apparent to
anyone who has seen the improved condition of the
Church in Georgia.
I find it a pleasing duty to congratulate you and
your zealous associates, and to invoke the Divine
Blessing upon your holy enterprise.
With sentiments of deep esteem and good wishes,
I remain, my dear Mr. Reid,
Sincerely yours in Christ,
-|- P. FUMASONI-BIONDI.
Abp. of Dioclea, Ap. Delegate.
Priests Describe Ravages of Flood
The latest reports from the Mis
sissippi Valley flood area bring sto
ries of heart-rending suffering. De
struction, privation and death ride
on the crest of the maddened waters
and the surveys of relief organiza
tions indicate that the catastrophe
is the greatest that has ever visited
America and one of the most appall
ing in history. From Arkansas and
Tennessee to the Gulf of Mexico th*
raging torrent is leaving a trail o(
death and damage. The daily press
is carrying accounts of the damage
wrought: no comprehensive report
of the damage to church property
is yet available, but facts from let
ters to The Bulletin indicate the na
ture of the damage that lias over
whelmed tho stricken territory.
(Continued on page 14)
Convention Brings
Them From U. S.
and Canada
City Arranges Splendid En
tertainment For Guests—
Sessions Start Thursday,
End Saturday Afternoon
(By N. C. W. G. News Service)
Savannah, Ga., — Savannah iias
made elaborate preparations for the
entertainment of the Catholic Press
Association convention, tiie program
including a banquet Friday night, a
luncheon Saturday and automobile
rides to points of interest in Savan
nah and its vicinity. The banquet
and luncheon will he served at the
De Soto Hotel, and the arrangements
are in charge of a committee of Sa-
vanah Catholics headed by Col. M. J.
0 Leary, chairman. Plans arc also
being made for an informal recep
tion Thursday night at the De Soto
Hotel.
The convention will be welcomed
by Bt. Rev. Michael J. Keyes, D. !).,
Bishop of Savannah, in the name ol
the diocese; by Hon. Robert Hull,
Mayor of Savannah, in the name of
the city, and by Hon. Pleasant A.
Stovall, editor of the “Savannah
Press’ and former United States
Minister to Switzerland, in the name
of the Georgia Press Association. Mr.
Stovall was appointed to represent
Tic Georgia editors by President
Ernest Gamp of the Georgia Press
Association, who at the time of the
onvention, will he heading the an
nual cruise of the editors of the
state, Boston being the destination
this year.
'Hie Bulletin of the Catholic Lay
men's Association of Georgia, at
whose invitation the Catholic Press
Association meets in Savannah this
year, in its current issue asserts
that the Catholic editors will he on
congenial soil in Georgia. The first
Catholic missions in the United
States, with the single exception of
St. Augustine, settled a few months
before, were in Georgia. The Bishop
of Cuba confirmed 1,070 Indians wit ti
ll the present confines of the state
as long ago as 1606. There have been
Catholics in the state almost con
tinuously since 1566. In the neigh
boring Diocese- of Charleston the
first Catholic newspaper in the United
States, Bishop England’s ‘Miscella
ny,” was established a century ago,
and in the neighboring city of Augusta
;a, now the home of the only Catho
lic newspaper between Baltimore and
New Orleans, Father Abram Ryan
“The Poet-Priest of I he Confeder
acy” edited his “Banner of the
South” a half century ago. Among
other Catholic names adding lustre
to the Catholic and secular history
of Georgia are those of Pulaski, the
hero of the Revolution, who gave his
life for liberty near Savannah in
1779, and countless others down to
(lie late United States Senator Pat
rick Walsh, editor of the “Augusta
hronicle,” and Adm ral Wm. S. Ben
son, U. S. N , of World war fame,
a native of Macon apd still a citizen
of Georgia.
I he morning sessions of the con
vention will open at ten and the af
ternoon sessions at two. lit. Rev.
Michael J. Keyes, D. D.. Bishop of
Savannah, Hon. Robert Hull, Mayor
ot Savannah, and Hon. Pleasant Sto
vall. representing the Georgia Press
Association .will deliver addresses of
welcome at the.Friday morning ses
sion, the first joint meeting of the
magazine and newspaper sections of
the Catholic Press convention.
Reservations have been received
from all parts of the country and
there is every prospect that the first
convention to lie held in the South
will be one of the most successful
ones. I he editors started to arrive
Wednesday morning, a delegation
Irom Chicago being due to arrive
I hen: a number of the editors will
remain over Sunday and some will
visit neighboring cities and states.
II is anticipated that the annual
Mass for deceased members will he
celebrated at the Cathedral Satur
day morning.
In addition to the entertainment
outlined, the committee has other
plans, arid it is the intention of its
members to make that feature the
best in the history of th e C. P. A.
and worthy of Savannah’s reputation
for hospitality.