Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-25
NEW CHURCH ENTERPRISE.
The Corner Stone of the Edifce Of st. Oyp-
rams Church Laid Yesterday.
A Lengthy Procession Of Organize
lions and SOcieties-Cardinal Glib
boas' Words of EncouraGement.


and description Of which appeared In Sat
urday's Star. is being built by Contractor
Owen Donnelly. the plans having been
drawn by Architect John X. Stack OF Bal
timore.
In the parade incident to the ceremonies
yesterday all Of the Catholic organizations
of Washington and several from Baltimore
and other cities took part. Shortly after l
o'clock the organizations began to gather
at the rendezvous In front Of the city hail.
and by O'Clock, the time appointed for
the parade to start. quite large gather
ing had assembled in that vicinity Prompt
ly on time the procession was formed and
the line of march taken up.
Chief Marshal John H. Buscher was in
charge Of the parade and he was assisted
Mcclure. Ed Castell. John Saeger. George
Dorr. John Ault. John Bfigh. Henry Rup-
pert. AL Dorr, ]. Allwine. ]. H. Rupert
John Collins Marshall Smith. c. Myers.
jr., Hugh Kane. John HALL. Philip. Deier.
George Killeen. George Ault. William Ault.
John willer. Andrew Dorr, DR.. LOTUS.
L. Baer. Michael Keane. T. T. Keane, jr..
B. Ostman. Isadore Ebert. August Houg-
man. J. H. Buscher, r.. George Maisak,
Daniel Murphy, William Muller and Willis
]. Smith.
The Route of the Parade.
The line Of march was as follows: Down
IL street to Pennsylvania avenue, to LIST
street west. along LIST street to B street
south, thence along street to LIST street
east. down LIST street to c street south
east. along street to 4th street east. to
South Carolina avenue. to 18th street. to c
street. thence along street to 18th street
east After marching around the founda-
ton of the proposed edifice the parade was
he, f,fv he,
organizations were lost in the crowd.
Throughout the entire route of march the
sidewalks were lined with people out to see
the procession. and on Capitol Hill the
population Of that section appeared to have
turned out en- masse. and the police had
their hands full in combining the specta-
tors to the sidewalk. The procession was
headed by fifteen policemen. mounted I'M
der command Of Sergt. Flattery. They were
followed by Chief Marshal Buscher and his
stan, after which came the Emmett Guards.
fifty strong. under command Of Capt. Harry
Walsh. and escorted by the Marine Band.
this division. After the soldier lads came
Knights of st. Peter Commandery. No 1884,
forty men. under command OF Capt. J. 7.
the following order: Young Catholic Friends
Society of st. Peters parish. forty men,
Commander ]. T. Boiseau; Young Mems
Catholic Club. sixty men. Commander F.
A. w. Eanlew. headed by Gonzaga Drum
and Bugle Corps; Holy Name Club. mount
ed. seventy men, Marshal, Geo. Killeen, and
members of st. Mary's parish.
Mashal Willis j. Smith was In command
Of the second division. formed Of the fol-
lowing organizations: Knights Of st. Au-
gustine. No. 1, sixty men, Commander JOS.
Davis: Knights Of st. Augustine, No. 2,
knights Of st. Augustine, No. 3, George
town. nfteen men, Commander Barney Co.
coquire; knights Of St. Augustine. No. 4.
twenty men. Commander VIM. Neal:
mander A. ]. Stewart. and Knights of st.
Thomas. twenty-five men. and St. Alloy
sius Boys Society. fifty strong. commanded
by Elias Brown.
Marshal VIM. Mullen. marched as follows:
Good Samarttans of Baltimore. sixteen men.
Commander Richard Peed: St Benedicts
Society Of Baltimore. thirty-five men. Com
mander VIM. Campbell: Centenary Society
Of Upper Marlboro. Nd. six men. Com
mander r. 8. Quander: Knights Of st. Mary.
Upper Marlboro. Nd. siNty-hye men: st.
Johns Aid Society. thirty men; st. Lower
ture Club. forty men: St. Augustine Bene-
fetal Society. thirty men; st. Augustine
Relief Society, thirty men; st. Augustine
Parish Society. $50 men; st. Josephs So
ciety, fifty men. Commander John Comtee;
members of St. Cyprfan parish seventy
five men. Commander ]. H. Briscoe. and
four Knights Of Monicas Of Baltimore In a
carriage. At the corner of 9TH street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast the MEM
augmented by the addition Of over 800 chill
dren from st. Benedict's Sunday school.
The Cardinal Oaiciates.
The procession arrived at he church site
shortly after 8 o'clock, but 1t was 4
o'clock before me ceremonies commenced.
At that hour a line of carriages drew Up in
front Of the stand. which had been erected
around the stone, AMI Cardinal Gibbons.
escorted by Father O'Brien Of st. Peters
Parish, stepped out Of the first. In the other
carriages were: Fathers Devine of st. Johns
Parish. Baltimore. Sullivan of st. Peters.
Walter of St Patrick's. Delaney Of Holy
Name. Williams Of st. Matthews, Fulcher
of Immaculate Conception, Doherty OF st.
Edwards. Baltimore Mackin of st. Paufs.
Gillespie Of st. Aloysius. Walsh OF Domini-
can Parish of St. Dominic's, Seaman of
Trinity Parish. Georgetown. and Donahoe.
chancellor Of the diocese, and Stephan. in
charge Of the Catholic Indian bureau.
The cardinal. Immediately upon his ar
rival. donned his robes. after which, ac
companied by the priests and about twenty
acolites, he repaired to the rear Of the build
ing, where a cross had been erected over
the spot where the altar will stand, and
went through the ceremony OF blessing the
altar. The litany Of the saints was then
chanted, after which the cardinal. with
trowel. marked the sign Of the cross on the
four corners Of the stone Stin accompanied
by the priests and acolites. he then marched
around the walls sprinkl,ng holy water on
them and chanting the Niserere. The stone
was then placed in position. and box
Theoretically sealed, containing a copy of
Saturdays Star. copy Of the Catholic
News. several United States coins OF this
years issue. and parchment on which
was inscribed the name Of the church and
the names Of the pope. cardinal. President
and the District Commissioners. placed
therein. The stone was placed In position
at exactly rs minutes after o'clock.
The stone Ii of Baltimore county marble
and measures1S by 30 inches. On the face
of It Is carved cross under which appear
the figures 1893"
The Addressed.
After these ceremonies had been conclud
ed Father Devine delivered a short address.
in which he alluded to the efforts of the
congregation of ST. Benedict's parish to
raise the necessary amount required to con-
struct the edifice. and spoke OF the bless
ing 1t would prove to them IN having
temple In their midst In which they could
worship the Deity according to their man
ner. He compared the proposed edifice
to the magnificent temples of like character
and called the attention of his listeners to
the fact that while not constructed on such
an elaborate scale those in Europe, God
was equally as much with them here as He
was with those who worshipad In the
grander temples. After a complimentary
allusion to the pastor of the parish, Father
Matthews, the speaker concluded his ad-
dress by an earnest appeal to all to follow
the precepts laid down by our Savior.