The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-20
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY.

CORONATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN, AND
CONSIDERATION OF CHILDREN TO HER SER
VICE
The Roman Catholic Church OF St Mary OF tho In
macuiatc Conception, on the corner OF Leonard ana
Mauicr streets. Williamsburg was yesterday afternoon
the OF beautiful and touching ceremony.
The children tgirsl Of the schools attached to tho
church, Ms Is their annual custcm presented their
floral offerings to the Blessed Virgin as the Queen OF
May, and then, their ages warranted, consccrotcd
themselves to tho various sodalitcs In tho Church.
The little oncs clad IN white and decorated according
10 age with red blue purple sashos, assembled at
tho main school house and at st. Marys Academy, IN
Grand street, marched to tho church some three
hundred In number, and after making their
obcisance, took seats In the body OF the church
either SIDE OF tho centre aisle Alter n Hymn to
Mary four misses representing angels took their
station Ia front OF the altar railing whence one Of
them delivered tho opening address, ana
seu,ing Flora, stepped forward ana an
noueccd that as her subjects tue flowers had
offerings TO the Holy Mother. she was received by
the Angels and requested 10 lay her tribute GU tho
made their offerings. Tho rose, hy, voiet, mig.
noncttc. forge-nc not myrtle, hcliotropo, Star Of
bethlehem and my Of the v.e. with Terresra.
Oceana, Psyche tsou) and Christine tsalva.
tom, each represented by young mss, escorted
by Two little girls, then IA turn approached
tue altar depos ting gifts of flowers took their
assigned stations until tue garland was complete
The then most beautiful, the altar brill
iantly illuminated and halt hidden IN bright flowers
tho happy aud gayiy dressed girls IN white forming
perfect picture.
PLACING rHE CROWN
Tho youthful voices then broke out In pman OF
Joy, during which Misses Maboney and Corbey ad-
vanccd with the crown, which Father j. b. Mcdonald
received and placed on the brow Of the Virgin over
tbs altar inc music ended, aud an address de-
vcred by each OF tho messengers, ana then kneeng
TO tho angels, who invoked a blessing on their heads,
the tabeau was completed.
The organ aud choir then took up the refrain, Miss
Eva Cummings singing tho solo, and after tho angels
had deposited their hnrps and Tyres on the main altar
by counter march The children regained their
seats Again the organ peeled and the NJ
ito ones, ranging from i've to ten years OF
ago, with PINK sashcs ana garands, Knclt at
altar TO perform tho act OF consecr1tion 10 tho
sodalty OF the Infant Jesus the congregation silently
Joining Ia their concerted obligation TO lite Of purity
aud innocence. Misses OF ten to siSteon were next
by promotion consecrated TO tho Sodaiiiy OF the
Holy Angels, aud those Sill Older to that
OF tho blessed Virgin, the solcmnty OF the GER
emory eliminating IN tho obRatinR OF
the iatter-iuil grown young ladies' clad In
black. with long, White wells Each Of the obligators
received from the hands OF the clergy AZ the altar
small modal bearing she emblem OF tho society TO
winch they belong, suspended by ribbon-b Tor
the FIRST, bctokenins tnnoccnce red Tor the second
tor artyrdon Tor tho fath ana purple Tor tho thrd,
a. sIguying pcnanceior 10y latin AMI penanco only
s hoaycn reached said tho pastor 10 hrs address at
the close OF the dccoratio
Rev Fathers Mcdonald and Malo thcn spoke briefly,
and alter tho benedicticn Of ths holy sacrament the