Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-24

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laid to-day. Mr.. Baldwin, who is the nephew OF
Bishop Elder, was the architect OF ST. Mary's
rneol9gcai line, seminary 10 Baltimore the Johns Hop
roads central Offices and several churches in
Baltimore. The university buildings will be
grouped around central park. Though the d.
vnity building is the only one for which definite
plans have been drawn, the sites for the others
have been chosen. In the center, facing the main
avenue, Will be the grand hall OF science with It's
laboratories To the right and rear OF the hall OF
science, the observatory will be erected upon a
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large church. or university chapel will be erected
on the north, between the park and the divinity
building, with which IL will be connected by an
arcade. The high grounds adjacent TO the divinity
building will be reserved sites for colleges that
may be erected by religious orders in connection
with the University, and IL is expected that resi-
denceS for professors Will be arranged around the
front OF the park.
THE DIVINITY BUILDING,
OF which the cornerstone was laid to-day. will con-
sist OF center building SO feet front by 20 feet
Deep two wings each l05 feet by ~ feet, making
the whole frontage 266 feet, and two return wings
So by A feet, with back building to wing and
divinity chapel In the rear or the center building
for the accommodation OF the divinity students
The chapel and one OF the return wings Will be
omitted for the present, and erected when the
demands upon the institution and the state OF the
funds JUSTIFY 1t. The center building will be five
stories In height and the wings four stories
The material used Will be Georgetown blue gneiss
rock, and the style OF architecture modernized
RomaneSque, without much ornamentation or at
tempt at effect. The design provides a massive,
dignined, plain building, without tower or turret
face work, and trimmed with Amherst, Ohio
sandstone. The Jambs OF all openings lintels,
arches band-eorners, columns and all enriched or
moulded work are OF the Ohio stone
THE INTERIOR.
The arrangement OF the interior is simple
There is large central entrance hall with grand
double return staircase. A grand arcaded hall ex-
tends through the wings on the rear from end TO
end, and the front is divided into large apartments
for parlorS class and lecture rooms, prayer-hall
&C. In the return wings will be the divinity hall
and the recreatiOn-roomS. In the basement under
the chapel, and few steps below the level OF the
main floor, Will be located the divinity library
reading-roo and recreation-rooms. The chapel
floor Will be half story above the main floor and
entered from the landing of the grand staircase
The kitchen, laundry, bakery, and servants apart
mentS Will be Isolated in the back building. Two
large staircases, partly OF 1re-proof construction,
one at each END OF wings, carried up around back
shafts1nclosing the elevators and ventilating ues
lead TO the upper floors. These floors divided
Into suites OF rooms, consisting or a sitting-roo
and bedroom for each professor and student.
These rooms are arranged on both sides OF a CEN
tral corridor 10 feet wide. When completed they
will furnish accommodations for 10 professors and
90 students. A private dining-room for the pro-
feSsors is provided on the second noor and on the
fourth floor there is an infirmary. Bathrooms
and other c0nven1ences are provided on each floor
An artesian well sunk in the ground furnishes
water for the building operations, and IL is hoped
that by this means an abundant supply OF water
for all purposes will be obtained IL Is expected
that the divinity building, which Will cost about
$4,000, and will be ready for occupation by No
vember !, 1889
An Honor for Miss Caldwell.
feature OF the days ceremony VIII be the pre-
sentation to Miss Mary Gwendolen Caldwell by
the cardinal OF gold medal from the pope and the
trustees OF the university. II was Miss Caldwells
gift OF $500, 900 that started the movement that
led to to-day's ceremonies and has won for her
this special mark OF pontifical favor. Miss Cald-
well Is the granddaughter OF JAS H. Caldwell,
once an actor and arJerward successful manager
builder OF theaters and business man. He was
born In England In 1913. and coming to America
In 1916 made his nrst appearance at Charleston.
In 1917 he managed theater In this city. Subse-
Quently he built a theater In Petersburg, Va then
went to New orleans, where he built the first thea
yer ior Engnsn pertormances ever erected there
other southern cities, in the meantime acting as
stage manager and In leading parts In his own
companies In lS43 he retired from the stage. Hav-
ing seen Rembrandt Peale'seXhibitlon OF illumina-
ting gas IN Baltimore he went TO New orleans and
introduced gas In that city becoming president OF
OF a great fortune. Mr. Caldwell lived In New Or
leans until 1868, when the fortunes OF war drove
William SHAKESPEARE Caldwell the son who inner.
ited the large fortune left by Mr.. James H. Cald-
well, and increased It by his own industry and
foresight lived for time In Richmond, Va where
he became noted for his liberal benefactions TO
Catholic institutions subsequently he resided I'm
Louisville, KY. To the Little sisters OF the Poor
In Richmond he gave his residence and $4,000
He erected and furnished Sts. Mary and Eliza
beth Charity Hospital In Louisville and confided
its management TO the sisters OF Charity. He
died about ten years ago, leaving an ample fortune
to his two daughters. HIS wife, the mother OF
Miss Caldwell, was a member or the Breckinridge
family. She died some years before her husbands
death. Miss Mary Gwendolen Caldwell is about
twenty-five years old. She was educated at the
Academy OF the Sacred Heart, at Manhattanville,
hQ fray lad for
years In Europe. Since then she has made her
home in New York city, though much OF her time
has been spent here, where she is wei known In
society. When she decided to bestow her munin-
cent gilt on the Catholic University she selected
Bishop Spalding 70 acquaint the prelates OF the
Baltimore council, held In November, 1884 OF her
intention. and TO ask them to accept the gift.
Miss Caldwells sister has since added gift OF
$4,000 TO the university fund. The fortune
which Miss Caldwell and her sister inherited is
estimated at a, 100000
CHANGE OF PROGRAM.
3pm.-The procession has been abandoned, but