The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-28
ROME AND WICHITA
POPE LEO SENDS C0NGRATULA
lions TO BISHOP HENNESSY
Papal Blessing for Guests and Con-
Sregation of Jubilee Festival
First Message Pope Has sent 10
TRANSFORMATIONS Eminent Pre-
lateS Send Greeting.

This morning the Cathedral bell Will an
aounce the Silver Jubilee OF Right rev.
John J. Hennessey, bishop OF the diocese
Of Wichita.
Twenty five years ago he was ordained
priest of the Roman Catholic church.
The event will be the greatest observed
here by Catholics aud for six hours there
will be continual stream of them going
10. and coming from, the Cathedral.
Masses will commence long before day
light and will continue every hour until
10 O'Clock when the Pontifcal high mass
will be offered.
Tue bishop at first objected to any IN
usual proceedings. His desire was to have
the fail hful assemble at the church services
rs usual, but his people insisted on treat
ing sucn an important event in the lie OF
the bishop with more concern ard hnaIiy
he granted their request only lew days
ago. -,
Four bishops and fifty-two priests will
assist at the services and the Grafton Will
be delivered by Bi-hnp Dunno OF Dallas,
Tex After the Pontifical high mass
banoret will be served and in The evening
4 public reception VIII De helu
AT the residence of Father Then on Cen
trail avenue between Lawrence aud To-
Last night Bishop Hennessy received
congratulations and blessing from Pope
L-o Kill
II Is prob bly, the first time that Kan
sas citizen received a direct cablesram
from tie head of the Catholic church aud
il is All hos or that even a bishop esteems
very highly.
The message is translated from the latin
Is follows:
Rome. Nov 27th 1894
Fight Rev. John 7. Henne-sy, Bishop of Wichita,
Kansas. United States OF america
'Coug graf ulations from the Holy Father.
He blesses you, your guests and your good
aock."
The cablegram was signed by Monsig-
more O'Conn-ll, rector of the American
college at Rome:
Bishop Meerschaert of Oklahoma, who
was to be present at Bishop Heunessy's
jubilee, telegraphed as follows:
Father Vincent of Purcell, l. T.. is
dead | must be at his funeral Neiucs-
day Receive my heartfelt congrat IA la
lions and best wishes for silver jubilee
Bishop Scannell Of Omaha. Neb, who
Tvs also 10 be here Was taken i'll with
pneumonia and could hot be pre- sent.
Congra, plutiuns were received from
Bishops Marty, Harkins, C.a-grove, Fink,
Kahn, Foley, McGorlick. Riiner. Ryan,
Wolf. and Archbishop katZer, who was "a
classmate.
Il
are decorated deliberately with flowers.
rhe altar of he cathedral is trimmed with
purple and gold ami locks very handsome.
The following Is the musical program
Voluntary Orchestral Priests March,
Kyr from d n;' third mass"obIiga;o
solo ...................M Mrs. II. 4. Smytf
"a "Gloria"-iiaydns third mass So
prano SOLO. Miss Grace Hattor
Trio-Mrs. Childe MesSrs Higgins and
81 '.oui TolIis"-Bass solo. Mr.. B. B Hui
'Ci edo'-From -Messe Solenne!le". .GounoC
1riO-Mrs. Woods. Messrs. Higgins
and Thicker.
0fertoire-Ave Maria. ............... LUZ
Miss Mathiiue Lennon.
3enedictus-Solo..-.-.... Mis- Lennon
Agnus Die-solo..-... Higglrs, ten i;
.,....:...-.,.,;:.....- Mrs. Woods, soprano
Jubilate Deo-ObligatO 500 .......-... DIaoeli
Mrs. CASTOR Boyd.
Orchestra.
The following are the members of tn
choir that will participate in he music:
SopranO-Miss Grace Hatton, Mrs. A
A. Woods. Miss Miude Allen, Miss Ann
Siberian. Mrs. Coiouel BRYANT, Miss &c
ueveve Costello. Miss DruZzie TimmonS
Alto--Miss Mathilda Lennon, Mrs. Hu
bert Childe. Mrs. b. IL Campo III, Mis-
Mab~l L,rimer. Mss II. Israel. Mis-
Hannibal
Tenor-F. j. Higgins, F. Alley, r a
Smyrh. Will Hsrton.
Bass-B B Hull, ]. Tucker, J. Sic
brandt, ii. Dunbar, 2. Tracy. p. Book
Will Russell
Mrs. r. A. Smythe will be director an
Miss Auna Z-ininger will be orgauisT.
Instrumental music: Shaw's full orches
fra under the leadership of ProfessO
Blume.