Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-31
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
BAD Weather Mars AN Interesting Even
I'm the Catholic Church. ~

BAD Weather Mars AN Interesting Event
i'm the Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The oprncr stone
Of the divinity building Of the new a,hollc
University Of America was to have been
laid yesterday afternoon. The downpour
Of rain. however, prevented. Cardinal
Gibbons arrived from Baltimore at eleven,
and was attended by q number Of distin-
guishcd prelates. The Cardinal was driven
at once TO the ,resideace Of Rev. DR.. Chap
ellie. At two o'clock he accompanied
Colonel and Mime. Bonapartc in their car
riage to the university grounds, where
about 100 people had alread assembled.
The canvas and bunting which had been
stretched over the grand stand to protect
the people from the rain but indifferently
answered its purpose. Among the dis
ttnguished prelates present were James
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishops Williams, Of
Boston; Ryan, of Philadelphia; Elder. Of
Cincinnati; Salpointe, of Santa Fe; Ire
land, of St. Paul; Bishops Spauldipg, Of
Peoria; Keane. Of Richmond; Ryan. Of
Buffalo; Northrop, of Charleston, s. c.;
Bourke, of Cheyenne: Mschebeuf, Of Dem
YER; Brondel, Of Helena; Gilmore, OF Cleve-
land; Janssens, Of Natchez; Phelan, OF
Pittsburgh; Kahn, OF Wheeling; O'Reilly.
OF SpringfeM; O'Suilivan, Of Mobile;
Moore, OF st. Augustine; Lebroeuff, Of
Washington Territory; Macs. Of Coving.
ton; McGovern, Of Harrisburg; DR.. John 8.
Foley. Bi-hop Elect of Detroit; Robert
Fulton, s. j., Provincial OF the Order of
Jesui.s OF the United Sta ties aud Mpnsig-
nor Farley, Of New York.
Il large number Of priests, scholastics
and seminar1ans were also present A few
minutes before four O'clock the President
arrived and was introduced to Cardinal
Gibbons and the other distinguished di-
vines present, who removed tn. ir scarlet
and purple berettas, and remained uncov-
cred while the President was standing.
Secretaries Bayard, Villas, Whitney and
Endicott and Postmaster-General Dickln-
son arrived soon after and took seats near
the Pre- 5ident. At four p. m. choir Of $50
voices, accompanied by the Marine band,
rendered Haydn's anthem: ''The Heavens
Are Telling" This was followed by the
chanting of Psalm So by the choristers
from st. Mary's Seminary and St Charles
College, of Baltimore. After selections
were rendered by the choir and the Ma
rine band, Right Rev. Bishop Spaulding,
Of Peoria, delivered an address.
Bishop Keane, Rector of the University,
then stepped forward, and addressing him.
self to Miss Caldwell, who was seated at
the night and in front of the platform, read
short letter from the Cardinal to Miss
Caldwell, expressing the profound graft
tude Of the Church for her gift of 1900 OOo,
which he said entities her to be considered
the 'feundress Of our Catholic University"
Accompanying the Cardinals letter was
one from the Pope to Bishop keane, cx-
pressing gratitude for Miss Caldwell's
and bestowIng upon her the
Apostolic benediction. Bishop Keane then
handed Miss Caldwell the medal sent by
the Pope. 1t is of solid gold and about two
inches in d ameter. 1t was struck by order
OF Leo Kill. at the beginning of and in
commemor.tion Of the eighth year OF his
pontlfcate. One side contains the profile
of the Pspe. On the other is the represent
alton Of the genius OF history lifted aloft by
angels, with an inscription commemorating
the opening OF the archives Of the Vatican
10 the historical researches OF the scholars
Of the world. Miss Caldwell received the
gift with bowed head
The ceremony Of blessing the site Of the |
chapel and laying the corner stone was
on account of the rain. These
will be performed at future
law