The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-06-04
The Grand Demonstration In Honor of
the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the
Election of Pope Plus TX.
THE PROCESSION, ILLUMINATION, AND OTHER
FEATURES.

to resound on every side for this demon
stration of joy and sympathy, which will
take place on the 18th inst, and which the
Catholics of this city are determined shsl
be worthy of 30 memorable an event.
Though the official programme will moi
be ready for publication till next Sunday
we can give our readers clear idea Of
what will constitute the leading features oi
the demonstration.
1t is, in tho first place, the intention OF
His Grace, our Most Rev. Archbishop, to
recommend to all the faithful the Offering
up of Holy Communion, on that morning,
for the intentions of the Holy Father.
THE PROCESSION,
which will be one of the finest ever seen in
this city, and is expected to exhibit in its
fullest strength, the male Catholic popula-
ton of New Orleans, is to assemble on
Esplanade street. Mr.. John McCaffrey has
been chosen grand marshal, and will be
assisted by Eve efficient division mar
shals. The procession will be formed by
each parish section, composed of all it's
practitioners, benevolent associations and
branch of the Hibernian Benevolent and
Mutual Aid Association, marching to the
place designated by the division marshal
to whose division it may be attached, and
then, under his command, proceeding to
Esplanade street, where it will take the
position in the line designated by the grand
marshal. 1t will then move, precisely at
o'clock, up Chartres street to the archi
episcopal residence, where it will be- Joined
by the Most Rev. Archbishop and the Rev.
Clergy, and will proceed to st. Philip street,
thence to Royal, up Royal to Julia, thence
to Camp, down Camp and Charities to the
Cathedral, where the column will halt and
open ranks to allow the Archbishop and
clergy to march to the stand, which will
have been erected in front of it. After
the Most Rev. Archbishop reaches the
stand, Hon. T. w. Collins will deliver
an English address and Hon. P. E. Theard
one in French, after which the Arch
bishop will give the Papal Benediction,
which will be followed by the Benediction
of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Arch
bishop will then be escorted to his resi-
dence, when the procession will be dis
missed. The military, who have kindly
volunteered to tuIn out on the occasion,
will be assigned the place of honor on the
right of the column.
THE ILLUMINATION
will take place Immediately after the dis
persion Of the procession. All the Catho-
lies of the city, and all persons of any
creed, Whatsoever, who are disposed to
honor the man of the greatest personal ex-
cellence of the age, are invited to termi-
nate the.celebration by q general illumina-
ton of private dwellings. 1t is also the
intention of the Most Rev. Archbishop to
have the Cathedral, the Archiepiscopal
residence and Seminary and all the
Churches illuminated.
THE OFFERING TO THE HOLY FATHER
will consist of purse of SIC, 900 made up
by 100 individual subscriptions of 800 a
piece, to which will be added the proceeds
of the sale of badges, commemorative OF
this glorious event. The Committee, OF
which our well-known fellow citizen, MI.
J. c. Dinnies is chairman, appointed for
the purpose of raising the $4,000, enter
tain the most sanguine hopes of success,
and, judging from the well-known liberali-
| ty of our citizens, to whom fair proportion
of this worlds goods has been allotted, we
do not think that they will be disappointed.
The Committee on badges, of which our
ever jealous and energetic friend, r. A.
Bourk, Esq, is the chairman, are now
making all necessary arrangements for fnr-
nishing them to aU-and we doubt if
there be one who will not-who desire to
wear them. The badges will be of yellow,
green or white silk, with an appropriate
inscription, and will be of two sizes, the
larger ones, for adults, at twenty five
cents apiece, and the smaller ones for chill
dren, at ten cents. 1t is expected that
these badges will be worn from early morn
till nightfall; at church, at home, ealong
the streets, and wherever Catholic ap-
pears in public, independent Of the pro-
cession. It will be q profession of faith
throughout the entire day, and at the same