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Published by the Catholic Lay men’s Association of Georgia “To Bring About a Friendlier Feeling Among Neighbors Irre spective of Creed” VOL. XXIII. No. 9 TWENTY PAGES AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 26, 1942 ISSUED MONTHLY—$2.00 A YEAR Charles Fahy, Solicitor General of U. S. to Speak at Laymen 9 s Convention (Special (o The Bulletin* MACON, Ga. — The committee In charge of the program for the annual convention of the Catholic Laymen’s Association of Georgia, which will be held in Macon on Sunday, October 25, is particularly pleased to announce that the Hon orable Charles Fahy, Solicitor Gen eral of the United States, will be the guest speaker on that occasion. Mr. Fahy, who is a native of Rome, Georgia, is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fahy, of that city. He is a member of one of Georgia’s most prominent Cath olic families, and a brother of B. S. Fahy, president of the Rome Branch of the Laymen's Associa tion. ' After studying law at the Uni versity of Notre Dame and George town University, Mr. Fahy was admitted to the bar in Washington, D. C., at the age of twenty-one, and in 1924 entered the private practice of the legal profession in Sante Fe, New Mexico. He entered the services of the Government as an attorney for the Department of the Interior in 1933, and also served as chairman of the Petroleum Administrative Board. In 1935 he became general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, and went to the Depart ment of Justice in 1940. He served as Assistant Solicitor General of the United States under the Honorable Francis Biddle, and last November, when Mr. Biddle was given a place in the Cabinet as Attorney General, President Roosevelt appointed Mr. Fahy to succeed him, the appointment be ing promptly confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Fahy is a World War veter an. having served with the United States Navy Air Corps during the stirring days of 1917 and 1918. For a time he was attached to a Brit ish bombing squadron in Northern France and was later with the American forces in the same area. He was wounded in a crash near Dunkirk, and was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished and heroic service in line of duty. MACON, Ga. — Here in Macon, where the Catholic Laymen’s As sociation of Georgia was organized twenty-six years ago, plans are be ing made for the reception and en tertainment of those, who will at tend the annual convention of the Laymen's Association, which will be held here on Sunday, October 25. All details of the convention program have not yet been com pleted. but it has been announced that His Excellency the Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, D. D., Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, will pontifi cate at the Mass which will be celebrated in St. Joseph's Church to open the convention. Honorable Charles Fahy, Solici tor General of the United States, has accepted an invitation to ’at tend the convention, and will de liver the prinicpal address at the afternoon session. Bernard J. Kane, of Atlanta, who has held the office of President of the Laymen's Association for the past two years, will preside, and other officers of the Association, as well as local branch presidents, will submit their annual reports. Because of war conditions prac tically all of the social features of former years will be eliminated Convention Speaker HONORABLE CHARLES FAHY His remarkable success in han dling administration cases in the Federal courts and before Con gressional committees attracted the attention of President Roose velt and resulted in his appoint ment as the Government’s number one trial lawyer. A well-informed Catholic lay man, Mr. Fahy spoke on “Religion in a World at War,” at the Insti tute of Human Relations, held under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, at the University of North Carolina in 1940. He was one of a group of speakers who discussed “Freedom From Want and Freedom From Fear,” at a similar institute held last year at Loyola University of the South in New Orleans, and was the principal speaker at the . nnual convention of the Georgia Bar Association, held in Atlanta this year. The Catholic Laymen’s Associa tion of Georgia, therefore, takes pride in announcing this disting uished native-Georgian as its con vention speaker. . this year, and every effort will be made to make this year’s conven tion a gathering devoted almost entirely to the transaction of busi ness. However, following the morning session, luncheon will be served at. the Dempsey Hotel, and at the conclusion of the afternoon ses-' sion. during which the annual election of officers will be held, the members of the Macon Branch will entertain the visitors at a buf fet supper. The gratifying attendance of young Catholic men and women at the convention held in Rome last year was an inspiring feature of that gathering, and it is hoped that many of the younger generation will attend again this year. For their entertainment there will be a dance on the Saturday evening before the convention. Martin J. Callrghan, vice-presi dent of the Laymen s Association, heads the local branch of the As sociation in Macon, other officers of the Macon Branch include: Herman R. Huhn, Mrs. Charles Le H. Adams, Edward Lackey, vice- presidents; Charles E. Smith, cor- (Continued on Eight-A) ARGENTINE PRELATE ATTENDING SEMINAR VISITS PRESIDENT (By N. C. W. C. News Service) WASHINGTON. — Emerging from the White House after a half- hour’s conversation with President Roosevelt, the Most Rev. Miguel de Andrea, Titular Bishop of Tem- nus and Director of the Catholic Workers’ Center, Buenos Aix-es, said he had been accorded a “most cordial welcome,” and that he had brought to the Chief Executive of the United States the warm greet ings of President Castillo of Ar gentina. Bishop de Andrea was in the United States as a member of the Inter-American Seminar on Social studies held under the auspices of the National Catholic Welfare Con ference. Accompanying him to the White House were Don Rodolfo Garcia Arias, Minister, Charges d’Affaires of Argentina, and the Rev. Leo Harkins, C. SS. R a priest whose home is in Boston but who has been stationed in Ar gentina for some 17 years. Father Harkins accompanied Bishop de Andrea to the United States for the Seminar. Bishop de Andrea was known to President Roosevelt before this meeting. The President sent the Bishop a mesasge of praise and felicitation after reading an ad dress which the distinguished pre late gave at the . University of Buenos Aires. The Bishop respond ed to this mesage by declaring that the President's praise “is for many reasons one of the most es teemed marks of approval in the world.” Following the visit to the White House, the Argentina Minister was host at a luncheon in Bishop de Andrea’s honor. Among the guests were His Excellency the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apos tolic Delegate to the United States; Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles, the Most Rev. John M. Mc Namara, Auxiliary Bishop of Bal timore and of Washington; Norm an Armour, United States Ambas sador to Argentina; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Ready, General Secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference; the Very Rev. Arthur A. O’Leary, S. J., Presi dent of Georgetown University; Ray Atherton, United States Min ister to Denmark and Chief of the European Affairs Division of the State Department; Dr. Leo S. Rowe. Director General of the Pan American Union, and Father Harkins. Haldeman-Julius Will Discontinue Publishing Anti-Catholic Booklets (By N. C. W. S. News Service) NEW YORK—The Haldeman- Julius Publishing Company, of Girard, Kans., will discontinue publication and advertising of anti-Catholic booklets, according to a letter from the president of the publishing house which has reached Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, President of the National Confer ence of Christians and Jews. The promise was in response to a request from Dr. Clinchy urg ing the publishing house to dis continue anti-religious and anti- Catholic booklets because of “the consequences, in a war time like this, of intolerance, hate, suspic ious, disunity, developing from these pamphlets.” Dr. Clinchy’s request was made after the matter was brought to the attention of the National Con ference of Christians and Jews by the Press Relations Committee of the United Catholic Organizations, which has its headquarters here. Annual Convention of Catholic Layman s Association of Georgia Assembles in Macon, October 25 Myron C. Taylor, President Roosevelt’s Representative, Received by Pope Pius XII (Radio, N. C. W. C. News Service) * ; —r VATICAN CITY, Sept. 19—His Holiness Pope Pius XII this moni- ing received Myron C. Taylor, per sonal representative of President Roosevelt in a private audience which lasted 90 minutes. Mr. Taylor, who has taken up residence in the apartment in Vati can City of Harold Tittman, who had been Charge d’Affaires in Mr. Taylor’s absence, was accompanied to the Vatican Palace by the mem bers of his secretariat. (Mr. Tittman moved from Rome into Vatican City following the outbreak of war between the United States and Italy). As the American party proceed ed through the smaller halls of the Papal residence, Mr. Taylor receiv ed the salute of the Papal gen darmes and the Palatine and Swiss Guards in full-dress uniforms, Mr. Taylor was welcomed to the Pope’s apartment by His Emin ence Giovanni Battista Cardinal Nasali-Rocca and by the Monsignor Alberto Arborio-Mella di Sant ’Elia, Maestro di Camera to His Holiness, who ushered the Ameri can diplomat into 4he Holy Fath er’s library. At the conclusion of Mr. Tay lor's audience, Mr. Tittmann also was presented to the Sovereign Pontiff. As he left the Papal apart ment, Mr. Taylor said he hopes to have a second audience with His Holiness next week. Later the American party paid brief visits to Monsignor Domenico Tardini, Papal Secretary of State for Extraordinary Affairs, and Monsignor Giovanni Battista Mon- tini, Under-Seeretary of State. His Eminence -Luigi Cardinal Magli one, Papal Secretary of State, is temporarily absent from Vati can City. A brief announcemeht of Mr. Taylor’s audience with the Pope was carried, without comment, on Page One of L’Osservatore Ro mano. VATICAN CITY. Sept. 19—Ex tending their usual warm hospi tality, Vatican officials are mak ing every effort to ha' e Myron C. Taj lor as comfortable as possible during his stay within the confines of Vatican City. Mr. Taylor arrived in Lisbon last Sunday noon from the United States. He remained in the Por tuguese Capital Incognito for four days. His Excellency the Most Rev. Pietro Viriaci, Papal Nun cio to Portugal, welcomed Mr. Taylor to Lisbon and offered him every assistance during his stay there. On his journey from Lisbon to Rome, Mr. Taylor was ac companied by M o n sig n o r Egidio Vagnozzi, Counselor of the Apostolic Nunciature in Lisbon, Monsignor Vagnozzi was Counse lor of the Apostolic Delegation in Washington until this summer. First word of Mr. Taylor’s im minent arrival spread in Vatican City Wednesday, and was received with pleasure among his many friends made during his previous residence. His arrival was con fidently expected Wednesday eve ning. but when it was deferred, due to bad weather, it heightened speculation as to when he would come. When word of Mr. Taylor's ex pected arrival became known, European correspondents began to speculate as to the purpose of his mission. Mr. Taylor himself issued no statement upon his ar rival yesterday. His arrival was quiet. Among the Vatican repre sentatives who greeted him at Lit- toria Airport was the Rev. Dr. Walter S. Carroll, American priest MYRON C. TAYLOR attached to the Papal Secretarist of State. The motor escort passed through the streets of Rome. A detail of the colorful Swiss Guards presented arms as the ears entered the Vatican. Members oi the Diplomatic Corps of many nations assembled at the Tittmann 'apartment to greet Mr. Taylor. At that time President Roosevelt’s personal representative express ed his pleasure on his return to Vatican City and his appreciation of all the courtesies that had been extended him on his journey. It is expected that Mr. Taylor will remain here until September 28. The apartment house in which he is domiciled formerly was a hospice for pilgrims. In 1910 it was converted into apartments for diplomats accredited to the Holy See who had made their residence in Rome prior to the outbreak of tiie war. Earliest arrivals includ ed the representatives ol Britain, France, Poland and Jugoslavia, to gether with their families. Eaeti has a small apartment and staff oi attendants. Provisions are sup plied from the Vatican stores. When the theater of war spread and involved Latin-Amcrican countries a new problem in hous ing the diplomats was presented. A solution was found by renovat ing the Palace of Justice, just be hind the Vatican Basilica, and it was there that apartments were provided for the Latin-American diplomats. The whole provides a unique and most interesting situa tion with a large diplomatic col ony within the Vatican v ails. At almost any time one may see ambassadors, ministers, counsel ors, secretaries, strolling leisurely through the beautiful Vatican gar dens, visiting St. Peter's, studying in the Vatican Library, contesting in the tennis courts. They may leave Vatican City only with spe cial permission of the Vatican au thorities. Altogether they lead an out wardly quiet life in a world apart, * experiencing peace and tranquili ty in neutral Vatican City, physi cally removed from the turmoil of war-torn Europe. A particularly warm welcome was accorded Mr. Taylor by many friends of long standing in diplo matic affairs, who expressed themselves delighted to see him in such good health, recalling his serious illness when he was hero in 1910.