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if ' II!| Member of the National jMl Catholic Welfare Con- | ofrr JQuttctm | The Only Catholic | Newspaper Between Bal- g Jfgjl ference News Service 1 Official Organ of the Catholic Laymens AssociationsfGeorgia l $ "TO BRING ABOUT A FRIENDLIER FEELING AMONG GEORGIANS, IRRESPECTIVE OF CREED" 3 ■“ -J timore and New Orleans 1 ten cents a copy. VOD. VIII. NO. 11. AUGUSTA, GA., JUNE 4, 1927. ISSUED SKM [-MONTHLY 52.00 A YEAH SAVANNAH HOST TO CATHOLIC EDITORS 'CITY GIVES VISITORS HEARTFELT WELCOME Local Committee Entertains Press Convention in Most Hospitable Fashion. Although the convention of the j Cathoiic Press association lasted I three days, Savannah entertained a lam: number of the delegates for J five days. They started to arrive j Wednesday morning of the couvcn- { tion week, when delegations from |f (Chicago and New York were wcl- j' corned as they alighted from the i train. That night, itev. Giles Strut). . O. F. M., of The Franciscan, Chi- W^cago, Rev, Lewis O’Hcrn, C. S. P., I editor of The Missionary, Washing- ; ton, D. and John J. O’Keefe, pub lisher of Truth, New' York, were guests of honor at a meeting of the i Savannah Fourth Degree Assembly i of the Knights of Columbus. The following morning the bulk of the delegates arrived, special cars ] from Cincinnati and Chicago carry- | ing the delegations from those 1 cities. Another delegation came from New York via the Ocean Steamship company, which still others trav eled by rail, the Washington contin gent included. The Thursday program was devot ed to the magazine section, Presi dent Baldus presided. Last year was the first time the magazine men had a day devoted to their problems alone and this year the magazine section program became a perma nent part of the convention sched ule. lu the evening the DeSoto was visited by many Savannahians who met the visiting editors. The convention sessions werte held in the Gold Room of the DeSoto Hotel. The spacious corridors, com fortable appointments, hospitable atmosphere and non-commercial surroundings of this old-fashioned hostelry, located in a most beauti ful and quiet part of Savannah and yet close to the business district appealed to the delegates in a spe- ciad manner; they are accustomed | to meeting in great hotels in crowd- I ed sections of noisy cities, r Mr. Kenney, resident manager of i the De Soto, and the entire person nel of the hotel organiation did , everything possible to make the visitors comfortable. '■ Friday afternoon the Catholic ' Women's club entertained the visit- 1} ing ladies at a tea at the Catholic | club Mrs. Jos. E. Kelly, president, * presiding. Guests of honor includ ed Mrs. Simon Baldus, of Chicago, Mrs. Jos. Bohnert, Cincinanti; Miss Mary Synon. Chicago, Mrs. Richard Reid, Augusta; Miss Agnes R. Mar tin, Philadelphia. Miss Stella Fisch er and Mrs. Clement Fischer, of Dayton, O. On this and_ other days Savannahians placed their time and machines at the disposal of the visi tors, a number of whom enjoyed a round or two of golf on the splen did links of the city. Col. M. J. O’Leary opened the banquet program Friday night with a few remarks expressing the pleas ure of the people of Savannah in having the editors honor them hv selecting their city for the conven tion. He then introduced President Baldus, who was toastmaster. Very Rev. T. A. Foley, V. G„ said the (Continued on Page Eleven.) Bishop Toolen Installed in His Cathedral In Historic Mobile Archbishop Shaw of New Orleans, a Native and For 19 Years a Priest of the City, Presides at Ceremony-- Clergy, Laity and Public Oficials Welcome New Bishop (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Mobile, Ala.—In the midst of his toric environment, and before a cos mopolitan assemblage of communi cants of all creeds which packed the spacious auditorium, the Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Toolen, was installed Bi shop of Mobile with solemn and im-. pressive ceremony and ritual at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con ception here May 18, bringing to a close an interregnum of more than half a year, since the death of the late Bishop Allen, last October. Archbishop John W. Shaw, of New Orleans, native Mobilian, assisted by several members of the clergy, presided. The day was filled with activity for the hundreds of visting digni taries, priests, and ^members of the laity from the time the new Bi shop and his party of friends, rela tives and clergymen arrived in two special sleepers over the Mobile and Ohio Railroad early Wednesday morning. A big civic reception was held that night on the grounds of (Continued on Page 3) 75,000 Holy Name Men Gather in Yankee Stadium For Benediction IS LOST INJHINA SAFE Word Received That Missing Priests, Brothers and Nuns Reached Haven Unharmed (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Washington— Apparently reliable information has been received here that thi American Passionist mis- sionaries and Sisters ot St.‘ Joseph who for many days were believed lost iu western Hunan, China, or perhaps the victims of radicals, are safe. According to this information, the group have made their way over land out of the province of Hunan into the .province of Kweichow, which adjoins it on the west. They are now said to be at Chcnyuan in eastern Kweichow, at a French Cath olic mission where conditions for the time being are peaceful. R is further stated that they in tend to remain in Chcnyuan at the present, and that no fears are now held for their safety. The information was sent by mail from Kweichow to Yunnan, in the province of Yunnan, still farther to th e west, whence it was relayed to Hongkong and thence to America. No numbers are given, the expres sion “(he American Catholic mis sionaries from western Hunan” he rn" used. Nineteen missionaries in all" fled for their lives when the mFsions in western Hunan were sacked. It ha s been reported that the three Sisters among the num ber, accompanied by two or more priests, were making their way to ward Iiulo-China, and the province of Kweichow* lies in that direction. However, from the information re ceived here it would seem that the entire 19 are included in those who have reached safety, although that fact cau not he verified as yet. Editors Re-elect President Baldus Of Chicago- Other Officers Named As a tribute to his last year’s | of the Franciscan Herald of Chica- record of service and that he might j tu. rccoiu A news bureau, which is also to have the opportunity to work out I function as a Press Welfare. Com- thc Catholic Literary Awards Foun dation which he has labored so earn estly to bring into being, the con vention reelected Mr. Baldus presi- 1 dent of the C. P. A. for another i year. The Rt. Rev. James J. Hart- lye, Bishop of Columbus, was re elected honorary president, and other officers chosen were: Vice-pre- 1 sklent, the Rev. Edward J. Ferger, I editor of the Catholic Union and Times of Buffalo; secretary, Joseph H. Meier of Chicago, publisher of the “Catholic Press Directory”; 1 treasurer, Charles H. Bidder, pub lisher of the Catholic News of New York; and directors, Benedict Elder r »lditor of the Becord of Louisville; gl)r. Thomas P. Hart, editor of the il Catholic Telegraph of Cincinnati, .ijjamd the Rev. Giles Strub, O. F. M, mittee, is to be made lip of a com mittee peisonncl of the past year. The members of this committee are the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas V. Shan non, editor of the New World of Chicago; Patrick F. Seanlan, editor of the Tablet of Brooklyn; and the Rev. H. F. Cassidy of the Catholic Transcript of Hartford. Members of the Literature Bureau chosen are; the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S. J., edi tor of America; Richard Reid, editor of the Augusta Bulletin, and John F. McCormick of the Commonweal. The Advertising Bureau personnel will he: James J. Brady of the New World, Chicago; the Rev. Charles J. Mullaly, S. J., of the Messenger of the Sacred Heart, New York, and John J. Kelly of the Catholic Trans script of Hartford, Conn. Roar of Baseball Crowds Succeeded by Boom of 75,- 000 Voices Praising God (Bv N, C. W. C. News Service). New York—Yankee Stadium which has rocked to the roar of the city’s greatest baseball crowds, on May 23 witnessed a greater and more striking spectacle. It saw 75,000 men file into its con fines in reverence and (lie Consecrat ed Host raised aloft amid a great liusb, and then heard the mighty hymn, “Holy God We Praise Thy Name!’ soar to the skies from thou sands of threats, drowning out every other sound in its exultanec. A Holy Name rally, with masses of men from ten New York counties, brought the unusual spectacle to the stadium. It likewise filled it with fluttering banners and placed in its center a lofty altar platform where Cardinal Hayes gave Pontilical Ben ediction. Besides Cardinal Hayes. Bishop Dunn, Auxiliary of New York, and Bishop Mittv of Salt Lake City, add ed episcopal color to the event. A procession picturesque with all man- nner of religious garb varied the scene, and there were other splotch es of .more somber hue where 3.000 policemen, 1,500 firemen and 1,000 Post Office employes, all members of the Holy Name, attended. A band and glee club were on the field. Speakers told of the Holy Name Society and its ideals and service to the country, amplifiers carrying their voices to all parts of the stadium. Peter J. Maloney, archdiocesan pres ident, welcomed the thousands; John P. O’ilrien declared that today, as in centuries past, the Holy Name is the great answer to social evils, and William D. Cunningham held the so ciety up as a bulwark of Govern ment, asserting: “There never was a ‘red’ Holv Name man and there nev er will be.” Cardinal Hayes then declared: “This is a supreme, sublime hour in the already marvelous history ol the archdiocese of New York. Bless ed lie God that we Save been spared to witness the magnificent, unparal lelled outpouring of our men for the single purpose of paying homage and reverence lo the holy name ol Jesus. “May I publicly and solemnly ex press to all here assembled, not my own appreciation, which is of little value, hut the gratitude of the heart of Christ Himself, Whose presence overshadows, hallows and blesses this vast host of His believers and followers dedicated to His holy name. ‘New York, great and mighty as it is, witnesses, at this hour, an un precedented religious demonstration, profoundly sincere, sublimely sim ple.” Following the addresses Bishop Dunn,'in the midst of a great hush repeated the Holy Name pledge line by line and the 75,000 voices look up each word and boomed it hack. There followed the most solemn mo ment, when Cardinal Hayes gave the Benediction with the raised mon strance. In all its elements, the great dem onstration was a miniature, if huge, replica of the memorable Chicago Eucharist Congress of • year ago. PRESIDENT BALDUS Mr. Baldus, managing editor of the Extension Magazine, Chi cago, was re-elected president of the Catholic* Press Associa tion of the United States and Canada at the Savannah conven tion. Mr. Baldus is responsible for the Literary Awards Founda tion plan endorsed by the con vention. In his address to the convention he commended the spirit of cooperation existing among Catholic editors, referred to the splendid spirit existing among them, complimented the N. C. W. C. News Service as “a Godsend to the Catholic editors of the^ United States and other countries" and pointed out the various directions in which the Catholic Press has made prog ress in recent years. SAVANNAH PAPERS GREET c. p. fl.jp™ N. C, W. C. News Service Reports Cordial Welcome Extended by Editors (By N. C. W. C. News Service) Savannah, Ga.—Not only did three leaders of the Savannah press— Pleasant A. Stovall, editor of the Press and former Minister to Switz erland; W. G. Sutlivc, managing editor of the Press and former pre sident of the Georgia Press Asso ciation, and Ilerschel Jenkins, pub lisher of the News—deliver cordial addresses before the Catholic Press Association convention which has just closed here, but there were other evidences of the warm wel come accorded the convention by the city’s press. Editorial attention was devoted to (Continued on page 3) CONVENTION OF C. P. A. MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS Creation of Literary Awards Foundation Feature cf 17th Annual Meeting By FRANK A. HALL. (Staff Correspondent, N. C. W. C. News Service). Savannah, Ga.—A fifiy-lhousand- dollar Catholic Literary Awards I'oundation, the first of its kind in the country, was created by tho Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada at its sev enteenth annual convention which closed here May 21. Voted unanimously amid great en thusiasm, the creation of the Foun dation was the outstanding event in a notably successful convention. Marked by the total lack of de structive criticism, the progressive actions taken and the splendid graciousness of the reception it ex perienced in this quaint southern city, the gathering of the C. P. A., was one of the finest yet held. Reports of a highly successful year, with more than $6,000 in the treasury, and membership increased from 101 to 127, started the conven tion auspiciously. Another incen tive was the warm welcome accord ed by the Savannah and Georgia sec ular press. Editors of both the Sa vannah papers addressed the conven tion, and the president of the Geor gia Press Association, Ernest Camp, sent a distinguished representative to greet the delegates and issued a letter through the Augusta Bulletin in which he said: “The creed or the Georgia editor is service and his motto is tolerance. Men and women representing every shade of religious belief and politi cal thought work together in a sin gle purpose and in the utmost har mony and accord. In sending this message of fraternal greeting and good will I assure you all that Geor gia is glad to welcome your body ot eminent journalists and takes pride in the invaluable service which they have rendered lo the citizenship of this republic.” Foundations Plan. The recruiting of 500 life mem bers of the Press Association, at a fee of $100 each, is to be the means of raising the $50,000 endowment fund, and so warmly was the whole foundation proposal received that before the sessions closed almost fifty such memberships were pledg ed personally by delegates. It is ex pected that 500 life members will be enrolled by the end of Jane. A still wider national campaign is to be waged, and the Association hopes to add more to the first 500 who will make (he foundation possible. Simon A. Baldus, editor of the Ex tension Magazine, Chicago, president of the Association, proposed the cre ation of the Foundation, which he has been planning for more than six 'months. As a fruit of much labor and thought on the project he pre sented to the convention a printed prospectus of the Catholic Literary Awards Foundation setting forth the proposal in detail; printed blanks whereon delegates to a man pledged themselves to make the Foundation a reality, and a supply of life mem bership blanks. (Continued on Page Seven.) Savannah's Gracious Hospitality Charms Catholic Press Convention By Frank A. Hall, of the N. C, W, C. News Service. The convention voted its warm est thanks to Bishop Keyes, to May or Hull, to Mr. Stovall, and the Geor gia Press Association, to the people and the press of Savannah, to Col. M. J. O’Leary and Mr. Reid, who directed the local reception commit tees, to Father F'oley of the Cathe dral for his courtesies to the priests to tlie Catholic Women’s Club, and to the Knights of Columbus. But this merely indicates the hos pitality received by the delegates in Savannah, which was splendid. Two of the most enjoyable features of the convention were the banquet Friday on the dining porch of the DeSoto Hotel, the gracious hostelry where the. gathering was held, and the luncheon Saturday when mem bers of the Georgia Press Associa- 1 tion joined the Catholic editors with great cordiality. At the latter gath ering W. G. Sutlivc, managing editor of the Savannah Press and former president of the Georgia Press As sociation, delivered an address in which he expressed the wholehearted pleasure of the Georgia newspaper men at having the Catholic editors as their guests and told of the high esteem in which Mr. Reid of the Georgia Catholic paper, who also is a vice-president of the Georgia Press Association, is held. Equally delightful was the tour of file historic palmetto-lined streets and suburbs of Savannah to which the delegate# were treated Saturday afternoon, in a fleet of private cars, with hosts assigned to each group. The tours were varied and were the finishing touches of three days of hospitality in this southern city which was every moment the sub ject of enthusiastic praise by dele gates.