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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEOUGIA Catholic U. Announces New Gifts from Benefactors Mrs. Justine Ward of New York Gives $1,000,000 for Liturgical Music School JAPANESE CONVERTS IN SEATTLE INCREASING (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) Washington.—A number of gifts to the Chicago University of America were announced at a meeting of the University’s Board of Trustees held here. The first gift announced was that of Mrs. Justine B. Ward, of New York, who, through a trust fund of $1,000,000, has provided for the es tablishment and maintenance of the University of the School of Litur gical Music. Other gifts announced were: From an anonymous donor, $100,- 000 for the general purposes of the University (with an annuity clause); from an anonymous donor, $80,000 for the general purpose of the Uni versity, and others of lessei amounts. The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore and Chan cellor of the University, has given to the University, it was also an nounced, 500 volumes of the Pastor Historical Collection. Another gift, made by “several friends,’’ was the Albani Library of 20,000 volumes, valued at $25,000. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan,- Rector Emeritus of the Catholic University reported to the Board of Trustees that the debt on the National Shrine of the Immacu late Conception, which is being erected on the University campus, had been reduced by $50,000, and that it is expected that by Christ mas the debt will be entirely cancel led. The report of the Rector, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James H. Ryan, who was seriously ill at Providence Hospital here, was held by the Board to be very gratifying, and was received with expressions of great apprecia tion. (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) Seattle.—With the last two years the Catholic Mission for Japanese in this city, conducted by the Mary- knoll Foreign Mission Society, has made potable progress. In 1926 there were only 21 Japanese Cathol ics in Seattle; today there are 136 and a large class of catechumens. The school, where Mary knoll Sis ters teach, has an attendance of 158 Japanese children and is yearly add ing more advanced grades to its cur riculum. Last August, a group of the Ja panese converts united to form the first Japanese Conference of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society in the United States. Last year, also, the Japanese con verts of Seattle founded Shinri, a monthly published in the Japanese language and already widely circu lated among the Japanese of the Pa cific coast cities. 250,000 Albanians Wish to Return to Catholic Church Jesuit Missionary Writes De sire for Union Strong FILIPINO IS BISHOP OF NEW LINGAYEN DIOCESE Baltimore Mourns Bishop Corrigan, Senior Auxiliary Archbishop Curley Pontificates at Funeral—Eight Bishops and Abbot Present Missioners Recorded China Balloon Flight of 1307 Shanghai.—Records of a French Foreign Mission Society have been found to contain an account of a hot air balloon invented by the Chinese in the year 1307. The balloon, ac cording to the account, was sent up as part of the official ceremonies at tendant upon the coronation of Tim ur Khan, in the city of Peking. The records of the Mission Socie ty contain few details of the flight beyond the fact that an ascension was made in the balloon. LANG Heating and Plumbing Co. Savannah,' Ga. Phone 2-3294 (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) Baltimore, Md.—Eight Bishops, Right Reverend Abbot, numerous monsignor, a large number of the secular clergy and representatives of virtually every religious order and society in the Archdiocese attended the funeral of the Rt. Rev. Owen B. Corrigan, Senior Auxiliary Bish op of Baltimore, here April 11. Bu rial was in the Cathedral Cemetery. The Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore, pontificat ed at the solemn Mass of requiem in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Neraly 15 years before, Bishop Corrigan, as co- consecrator, had assisted at the con secration of His Grace as the Bishop of St. Augustine. Among those attending the Mass were: The Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, Rector Emeritus of the Catholic University of America; the Rt. Rev. John G. Murray, Bishop, of Portland, Me.; the Rt. Rev. Andrew J. Brennan, Bishop of Ricnmond; the Rt. Rev. William J. Hafey, Bish op of Raleigh; the Rt. Rev. Edmond FitzMaurice, Bishop of Wilmington; the Rt. Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, Bish op of Charleston; the Rt. Rev. Thom as C. O’Reilly, Bishop of Scranton; the Rt. Rev* John M. McNamara. Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, and the Rt. Rev. Abbot Vincent Taylor, O. S. B., Abbmot-Ordinarp of Bel mont Abbey, North Carolina. The Rev. P. L. Ire ton, pastor of Saint Ann’s church, who for 19 years served as assistant pastor to Bishop Corrigan, delivered the ser mon. (By N. C. W. C. News Service.) Woodstock, Md.—Nearly all of the 250,000 schismatics in Albania fer vently desire union with the Cath olic Church and throughout the Kingdom they assist at Catholic cer emonies and beg leave to confess to the Catholic missionaries there, a letter just received at Woodstock College from the Rev. Paskal Gia- dri, S. J., missionary in Albania, discloses. Father Giadri’s letter reviews con ditions in Albania and says the de sire to return to the Catholic Church has been widely expressed by schis matics in every station of life. “Many professors, members of Parliament and other persons of high rank,’’ writes Father Giadri, “often converse with us in the fol lowing tenor: - We are quite con vinced that the cause of the unfor tunate separation was not a matter of dogma or faith, but exclusively the ambition of the Byzantine Em perors to interfere ana dominate in Church matters, together with the greed of some persons and the ig norance of others, and political and State reasons.’ “They continue in this manner: We are persuaded that Jesus Christ did not found a thousand diverse national churches—slaves of rulers and blind instruments of human powers—but one" Church, unique and universal, and that this Church is founded ori Peter, to whom Christ gave the keys to heaven. We be lieve all that Jesus Christ has taught us in the Gospels, especially that which regards the constitu tion of the Church and the primacy of jurisdiction of the successors of St. Peter over the whole Church, as all the Fathers believe and taught in all the centuries until the fatal separation.” Manila.—A Filipino, Msgr. Ce sar Guerrero, has been selected as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Lingayen. The news of his appointment was received with much pleasure in Manila, his home town. Msgr. Guerrero is well known at Rome, having pursued his studies in theology and canon law there. J. G, Lester Elected Head of Rotarians at Key West Key West, Fla Joseph L. G. Les ter, widely-known citizen of Key West and member of the local coun cil of the Knights of Columbus, has been elected president of the Key West Rotary club for the coming year. Mr. Lester has been active in the Rotary club and civic affairs for some time and is one of the most popular Rotarians in South Florida. About 100 members of the Alum nae of the Convent of Mary Immac ulate gathered at the convent early in April for the twentieth annual re union and to honor Mrs. Lopez John son on her golden jubilee. A pro gram of entertainment was render ed, and a business meeting held; the officers of last year were re-elect ed. A luncheon was served in the senior room by the juniors. Several beautiful gifts were presented .to Mrs. Johnson. An interesting visitor to Key West recently was Samuel Feltman, of Brooklyn, said to be the first Amer ican wounded in action in the Span- ish-American war; Mr. Feltman was nursed back to health by the Sis ters in the Convent of Mary Immac ulate, which had been converted into a military hospital. He called at the convent to thank the sisters again for their care of him a gen eration ago. El Mundo at San Juan, P. R., recently carried a story about the wounding of Mr. Feltman and his subsequent recovery. Msgr. Seipel Resigns as Austrian Prime Minister Opposition to Him as Priest Partly Responsible He Says Vienna.—Monsignor Ignaz Seipel, Catholic Chancellor of the Austrian Republic, has resigned his post. The priest-statesman, who has controll ed the destinies of the republic dur ing more than half of the years of its existence, delivered his resigna tion in a speech to the Cabinet Council in which he referred to at tacks “on my priestly office and my Church.” “Austria’s progress,” the Chancel lor said, “is blocked by political ten sion, for a great deal of which, though unjustly, the present govern ment is held responsible. Long-con tinued agitation and accumulated ha tred, which so far as concerns my- »person would be bearable, have also without reason been cast on my priestly office and my Churcch. “I therefore think it right, after I have been five years as head of the government, to give the political parties a chance to find another way to find our political future.” • Msgr. Seipel also was Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of For eign Affairs and he is to. continue provisionally in office to dispose of current business. The Ministry of Monsignor Siepel was a coalition of the Christian-SQ- cial Pan-German and Agrarian par ties. Dr. Siepel belongs to the first named. He first became Chancellor of the Austrian Republic in 1922. In 1924 he resigned, only to return to power in 1927, when the Ramek gov ernment, which succeeded his, dis appeared in a cloud of scandals. In 1924, while serving as Chancel lor, he was shot by a Socialist and for a time his life was despaired of. There was rejoicing throughout Austria when it was announced that he was out of danger. Irf August of the same year, on the occasion of his sacerdotal jubilee, Msgr. Seipel received an autographed letter of congratulation from the Pope. THE BULLETIN Urges its readers to pat ronize its advertisers. A Georgia Product ee YQgn Made for uur southern Climate Communion of K. of C. and Holy Name in St Augustine Bishop Barry Says Mass and Speaks at Breakfast St. Augustine, Fla.—The Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name So ciety received Holy Communion in a body Sunday, April 14, at tne 6:30 Mass, which was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Patrick Barry, D. D., assisted by Rev. P. J. McGill. After Mass a Communion breakfast was served in the Cathedral Lyceum Hall by a committee of ladies headed by Mrs. W. M. Thompuson. Henry Hernan dez of the banquet hall committee and W. W. Waite of the Knights of Columbus. Bishop Barry graced the occasion by his presence and re marks ; other speakers included C. E. Coomes, representing Henry E. Hernandez, state president of the Holy Name Society, who was busy with the banquet arrangements, W. O. Boutwell, past grand knight, T. V. Pomar, Sr., past state deputy, Hon. Eugene Master, Rogero Mick- ler, past grand knight, and G. F. Gray, past state deputy of Vermont State .Council. G. W. Winningham led the singing, assisted by Joseph Manucy at the piano. Babe Ruth and Yankees Visit Belmont College (Special to The Bulletin) Belmont, N. C.—Babe Ruth in person, heading a delegation of the world’s champion New York Yan kees, visited Belmont Abbey Col lege April 12 and greeted the stu dent body and faculty. Accompany ing him were Lou Gehrig, Bob Heu- sel, Tony Lazzeri, Earl Combs, Mark Koenig, Mike Grabowski and George Burns. They were photographed with the Belmont Abbey baseball club, and Babe made a short talk, and afterwards the entire student body was the guest of the Yankee management at a game in Char lotte. The visit of the Yankees to Belmont was arranged through Thomas W. White, president of the Belmont Abbey College Alumni As sociation of New York City, a close friend of the Yankee owners, and the father of Luke White, ’26. Skeffington Realty Company Savannah, Qa. JUDGE CANNON TELLS OF POET RILEY IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga Judge Charles B Cannon was the principal speaker at the monthly meeting of the women’s division of the Atlanta chamber of commerce, April 15, and took for his subject the life and works of his friend, James Whitcomb Riley, who was Judge Cannon’s neighbor for years in his native Indiana. Judge Cannon is one of the most active members of the Knights of Colum bus in this city. “Snap Shots,” the publication of the Georgia Power company, an nounces in its April issue that Miss Helen Birmingham, assistant man ager of the correspondence depart ment of the power company, has been named manager. Miss Bir mingham was until her resignation recently the president of the Atlanta Catholic club of Business and Pro fessional Women, and ifl now its vice-president. . . . Rev. Nicholas Bliley, O. S. B. officiated at the marriage April 2 at the Cathedral in Richmond of his brother, Thomas Bliley, '21, and Miss Carolyn Fagan. Rt. Rev. Vin cent Taylor, O. S. B., D. D., Abbot Ordinary of Belmont, was present at the marriage. Rev. Fr. Cornelius, O. S. B., for merly dean of discipline at Belmont is now acting rector owing to the illness of Father Raphael. Father Raphael has been able to resume his classes hut not his duties as rector. Father Placid, O. &. B., has been appointed dean of discipline. Roman Settlement Favored by Present King’s Father Rome.—In connection with the re cent accord reached by the Vatican and the Italian government, Marquis Crispoliti reports the following inci dent to show that King Humbert I, assassinated at Monza in 1900 and father of the reigning king, was de sirous of solving the Roman ques tion during his reign. One day while the Sovereign was visiting an exposition of works of sacred art which had received both pontifical and royal awards, J. B Ghirardi, general secretary of the exposition, asked him whether this entente between the Pope and the King for a sacred artistic exhibition could not be looked upon as a sym bol of future and more fundamental accord between the two sovereigns The King replied: “Ah, if it only rested with me! I am not the Pope who can summon Cardinal Rampolla and say to him, ’Do this and do that,’ and have it carried out commanded. As for me I can in deed express a desire but my minis ters only do what they please.” PHONE 38 Savannah Planing Company — For — LUMBER AND SERVICE LIBERTY BANK and TRUST Co. SAVANNAH, GA. Capital .$300,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $525,000.00 Solicits Your Account DANIEL HOGAN CO. DRY GOODS, RUGS, DRAPERIES SAVANNAn, GA. The Georgia State Savings Assn. BULL AND YORK STREETS—SAVANNAH, GA. Established Resources Over 1890 $5,000,000.00 4V 2 % On Savings Deposits &k% Chartered Banking and Trust 1909 On Time Certificates Out-of-Town Checks Accepted on Deposit at Par. UNDER STATE SUPERVISION The liturgy of the Church, so in spiring to well trained souls, has its strong appeal in the Orient, and missioners who are in a position to carry out the cermonies of ecclesi astical year readly find sympathetic and appreciative congregations—The Field Afar, Morrison-Sullivan Dry Goods Company Dry Goods and Notions 23 BROUGHTON ST., W. SAVANNAH, GA.