Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-29
ARCHBISHOP BLE|VK
AND OTHER CHURCH
NOTABLES IN CITY
High EcCIesiastics Arrived
Monday for the Consecra-
ton of Father Dunn as Bis
hop of NatChez

Archbishop Blenk. of New Orleans. and
Bishops Shaw. ven-de-ven and Lynch,
of sthe Roman Catholic church. arrived
in, Atlanta Monday morning from New
orleans for the conservation OF Father
Gum at the Sacred Heart church on
Tuesday morning as bishop of Natehez.
Miss. Bishop Allen, who viii assist
Archbishop Blenk In the conservation.
arrived later from Birmingham. and
Gum. of Dundslk. Ireland, brother of
the bishop-elect, and Father ]. T. Sollier
provincial of the Society of Mary and
notary at the conservation, reached here.
Bishop Morris. of Little Rock. who will
be Archbishop Blenk's other assistant, is
expected from New Orleans Monday at
ternoon. Bishop Kelley. of Savannah.
who will preach the sermon at the con-
secration has been IN Atlanta since Sat
urday and was among those who met
the arriving ecclesiastics Monday morn
ing.
In addition to the archbishop and the
bishops, number of priests came on the
train from New Orleans Among these
are: Father Kelley. Scranton. Miss:
Father Smith. president of Jefferson coll
lege, Louisiana; Father Prendergast. Bay
ST. Louis, Miss, and his assistant, Father
Irwin; Father Savage. Of Montgomery:
Father Larkin. of Algiers. La; Father
Gassler. of New Orleans; Father English.
Of Montgomery, and Father Rice. of
Montgomery. Among those who arrived
Sunday were Father Hume. Father
Bruno. Father Fazarkerly. Father
O'Brien, Father Maher and Father Less
ner. Others will reach here Monday af-
ternoon.
The visiting priests were taken in car
riages and automobiles to the Piedmont
hotel, where they will be guests of Father
Gum. the bishop-elect. Archbishop Blenk
went to the Sacred Heart rectory, where
he will remain with Father Gum. Bish-
ops Allen and Norris will be guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Spalding. Bishop
Shaw probably will be entertained by
Mrs. r d. Spalding. Bishops Lynch and
Ven-de-Ven will be guests of other mem
bers of the Catholic church.
Archbishop James Hubert Blenk has
authority over the states of Louisiana.
Alabama. Mississippi Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and western Florida. Bishop
Joseph p. Lynch is of Dallas, Tex:
Bishop Shaw is OF San Antonio. and
Bishop ven-de-Ven is of Alexandria, La.
Father Edward Gum, brother Of the
bIshop-elect, hofds professorship in
Dundalk. Ireland and has made the trip
to America to see and to assist in the
lconsecrations of his brother
Cards. setting forth the following pro-
gram for Tuesday have been furnished
to visiting clergy:.F
PROGRAM, FOR TUESDAY.
By the preparation of ten affairs. faciIi-
ties for saying mass at 500 o'clock Tues
day morning are offered at the Sacred
| Heart church. sts
Visiting clergy will breakfast at the
Piedmont hotel The procession OF those
who will participate in the CONSERVATION
/ will form at s:45 o'clock in the rectory
of the Sacred Heart church. The conse-
Grafton itself will begin at 9 o'clock and
will last until noon. After conservation
refreshments Will be served in the bass
ment of the Marist college Dinner al
which Father Gum will be host, will be
served for visiting prelate and clergy al
2:30 o'clock at the Piedmont hotel. Auto
mobile and carriage rides about the city
win follow the dinner A public recep-
ton will be given by Father Gum In
1 the Sodality hall. at the Sacred Hear
church. at $50 o'clock Tuesday night.