The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-28
TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS
CORONATION.
Large and Enthusiastic Mass Meeting Of
Citizens.
MAGNIFICENT ADDRESS BY HON. THOMAS ].
SEMMES.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.

Last Sunday, June 2lst, the twenty-eighth
anniversary of that ever memorable day on
, which His Holiness, Pope Plus TX. was crown
ed, was celebrated in a manner worthy of the
occasion and of the people of this great Catho.
slic city. 1t had been thought by many that
the grand demonstration of the Sunday pre-
yious, when this province was consecrated to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus, would have caused
second demonstration to lose much of it's
interest to the public, but the size and enthu-
siasm of the audience which assembled in Ex-
position Hall gave most emphatic contradic-
ton to this opinion, and proved how deeply
rooted in the hearts of all is that love and
veneration for our sanity and venerable Pom
tiff which every man, be he Catholic or Pro-
testapt, only honors himself in cherishing.
Early in the morning Papal flags were thrown
to the breeze from the steeples and towers
of most of our churches, and many private resi-
dences display ed similar emblems throughout
the day. The sermons at many of the churches
were devoted principally to a review of the
great events which have made the Pontifcate
of Plus TX. the most remarkable in the history
of the church, and have proved to the world
that even in that august line of two hundred
aud sixty Popes, he is entitled, by reason of his
mdDy Nllgucbs Ills "lSuOulJ LIS SOuA dSO duu LIS
sufferings, to most exalted station.
Some three weeks ago the Catholic Militant
Union of the Cross ever active in stimulating
,the seal of Catholics and in promoting tho
welfare of the Church, decided to call mass
meeting to give expression to the feelings of
our people on this glorious anniversary. For
this purpose Exposition Hall on st. Charles
street, the largest in the city, was procured,
and general invitation to attend extended to
all Catholics through the columns of the pa
pers. As the Demonstration was gotten up
entirely by lavmen, very properly special
invitations wore sent to the Rev. Clergy.
The response to this simple cali was the
large audience, numbering no less than 1000
of our most intelligent and respected citizens
which assembled Sunday evening last. The
Societies attached to the churches of the Re-
demptorist Fathers, marched in procession,
headed by a brass band from the Fourth District,
to the hall, and inadequate a fue display. This
procession was composed of about four hun
dred men in the following societies {: Militant
Union, Section of st. Alphonsus, D. Flanery,
President; Section of St. Mary, II. Groebel
President; st. Alphonsas Total Abstinence
Society, D. II. Buckley, President !; St. Alpon
sus Benevolent Society, R. A. Bourk, President;
st. georges society, e. Huber, President and
Society from the Church of Notre Dame.
The Societies from other parishes were not
\ present, it having been understood that they
were not expected the action of the up-to wu
Societies was spontaneous.
By o'clock, the hour fixed for the meeting
the hall was densely crowded, the stage being
occupied by about twenty-five clergymen
many others having taken their seats among
the audience. Over the seat on the stage pro-
.vided for His Grace, the Most Rev. Archbishop,
who had accepted the invitation of the Com
mittee to be present, hung large and splendid
likeness of the Holy Father, the Papal and
American flags hanging gracefully on either
side. The sides and front of the stage were
festooued with evergreens, among which ap-
peared numerous notices, those of "non
licet" and mon pOssumus" standing out most
conspicuously.