Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-07-01

Thu Investiture of the New American Cardinal

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(r,eportcd for The Alexandria GAZETrE)
The ceremony of investing Archbishop
Gibbons with the red be-c:;a, as q sign OF
his elevation TO the cardinalate, took place
at the Cathedral, in Baltimore, yesterday.
The beretta is the hat worn by the Catholic
clergy in church and at home, and IS black,
except in the case, of bishops, who common
" wear purple, and Of cardinals. From an
early hour the streets near the Cathedral
were thronged with people, but, though
large body of police was stationed in the VI
cinIty, there was no occasion for their SER
vices, the best of order being kept sponta,
neously. Everybody seemed TO be in good
humor. Soon after ten o'clock the students
of The preparatory ecclesiastical college oil
St. Charles, at Ellicott City, in their ordl-
nary dress, followed nv about $50 students
from St. Mary's Theological Seminary, IN
Baltimore, and upwards of 100 priests, all IN
cassock and surplice, marched from st. Al
phonsus Hall, by Saratoga Cathedral
Franklin and Charles streets, to the arch-
episcopal residence, where they were joined
by a large body of bishops and archbishops'
the former walking two and two, eacn WIN
his train borne by boy in red cassock ana
white surplice, the latter each attended by
Il priest and having two train bearers. All
were attired in their purple robes, but lhere
was IN entire absence of the gorgeous vest
ments which frightened the procession AT
the council of 1854 Behind the archeplsco.
nal two barred cross came the new cardinal
| in his purple archepiscopal robes. Near
him were Mgr. Straniero, the papal abel.
gnte. and Count Muscioi, the noble guard
| from the Ponies household. The latter is q
very tall handsome young man, and was
| attired in an elegant uniform oil, scarlet ana
gold, with white breeches and high black
| boots. An elegant gilt helmet was carried
| in his left hand, while with his right he held
the hilt of his long sword. He was the adj
| mired of all admirers among tbs young laalcs III
| the crowd, probably because he was the only man
| in the procession open to matrimonial proposals
thought it is said he is to be married to an Amer
lean lady before his return to Rome. Inc pro,
| ccssion moved through Charles, Mulberry ana
| Cathedral streets, entered tho front door oil inc
cathedral, already crowded, with ticket holders,
and then any one who could get in was allowed
to enter, but some of the ladies, by standing on
chairs and benches ctIectually cut oil all view Ct
tho altar from those behind them. Arehnsnol
Williams, of Boston, celebrated the Mas, when
| was accompanied by two choirs. one under tho or
| rcction of Rev. Father Graf, the choir master and
| the other composed of theological students. 1h'
music of both was very iiuc. Archbishop kySn' O
Philadelphia preached the sermon ore OF erca
power and elouucnce, and then the papal ablegatt
handed the beretta to..Archb5hops kcnrick, OF st
Louis, who placed it upon the new Cardinal
head, after the reading of the papal letters au
thorizing it, Cardinal Gibbons then made brle
addresses to the ab!cgatc and to the congregation
after which the re DEAN Laudamus was sung anf
the Cardinal having meantime retired and ass'lm
ed his new robes of rcd, the procession returned
to his residence by Cathedral, Franklin ant
Charles streets A dinner WAS given TO the Car
diual and visiting prclatcs at ST. Mays Seminar.
in the afternoon, and at night most of thcm At
tended a reception given By Miss Emily Harper
a grand daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton
who lives opposite the cathedral There was ais ais.
torchlight procession by Catholic societies an'
ings werc illuminated. President Cleveland sen
Cardinal Gibbons letter ofregrct that public bust
ness detained him in Washington. The Presidon
had been invited to the invcsttnre, and 1t IL san
he wished much TO come but could not leave tn
capital Just now.