The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
In Full Uniform the Noble Guard
Presented the Cardinals
Insignia.
REPLY OF THE EX-DELEGATE
The Patriotism and Courtesy of the
American People Were Vividly
Portrayed.

quis Sacrapanti, the noble guard of Pope
Leo XII, equipped with the zucchetto and
beretta to be conferred on Mgr. Satolli, ar
rived in Washington at 4:3O O'Clock this
afternoon, accompanied by DR.. Rocker,
Mgr. Satolli's secretary, and was immedi-
ately driven to the legation building.
Major John D. Kelley, City Treasurer of
Brooklyn, and Mr.. Mcclure, Surveyor of
the Port OF New York. came over to Wash
ington as the guests of the noble guard.
Mgr. Satolli was advised by telegraph
this morning that the zucchetto would be
conferred this evening, and he sent out in
vitatlons at once to his friends to be present
at the legation this evening. Those who
responded were: M. Patenotre, Embassa-
dor of France; Senor Depuy de LONE,
Minister of Spain; Mr.. Pioda, Minister of
Switzerland; DR.. Rocker; Mgr. Sbaretti;
Mgr. Keane, rector of the Catholic Uni
versity; Mgr. Mcmahon, who founded the
McMahon hall of philosophy at the Cath
olic University; Mgr. Stephan; Father
Gillespie; Father Magnien, rector of ST.
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore; Father Or
ban of the Catholic University; Major
Kelley. Mr.. Mcclure and Mr.. Nagle.
noble guard in the reception-room of the
legation. Marquis Sacrapanti, in full
uniform of noble guard, had with him
the little red zucchetto to be conferred on
Mgr. Satolli. He presented Mgr. Satolli
with the consistorial letter, and in doing
so made brief address. He explained his
mission, and said that at the consistory of
the Goth of November last the Holy Father
had made Archbishop Satolli a cardinal
and had honored him by giving him the
mission to bring the insignia and document
to America.
Mgr. Sbaretti then opened the consis-
torial letter and read it. 1t was a brief
and official announcement that the Pope
had created Mgr. Satolli cardinal.
The latter then made a speech in Italian,
directing it to the noble guard. He said:
''In thanking you, Marquis Sacrapanti, for
the offices which you have performed in
conveying to me the official announce
ment of my creation as cardinal of the
Roman Catholic church, I can best ex-
press my feelings by explaining the three
fold sense of gratitude and surprise with
which | received the first unofficial an
nouncement of the intention of the Holy
dtllcT W DtSlOW Oh Ult ILLS ulPUlty.
at cannot fail to be matter of supreme
qualification to me that the Pope has seen
fit to put his approval on the work which
has been done in the establishment of an
apostolic delegation in the United States,
by raising the first apostolic delegate to
the dignity of cardinalate. This gratii-
cation is increased when I see that the
honor which the Holy Father has shown
to and conferred ON me is made the SUBJ
ject Of rejoicing to the whole of the people
of this great Republic irrespective of reli-
gious belief. Manifestations of this gen.
eral rejoicing have not ceased to pour in
on me since the first day it was known in
this country that had been made a car
dinal.
"You, Marquis Sacrapanti, have made a
long voyage to bring me this official an
nouncement. You have come from the
Old World to the New, and it gives me Che
sincerest pleasure to welcome you here.
You will find, as have found, that the
American people are second to none in
their generous hospitality. You will be
received with'the same kindness rs / met
with when came here stranger.
'You will find much to admire ard
wonder at in this country-much that to
you, coming from the Old World, will be
new and marvellous. I am certain, how
ever, that you will admire nothing more
than the wonderful spirit of union and
brotherly love which prevails in this great
Republic. You will see people scattered
over an enormous extent of territory, with
an infinite variety of tastes and desires,
and of material interests, but all united in
the one great object of the maintenance of
their constitutional unity and liberty"
Continuing, he made rather a pointed
reference to the Venezuelan matter.
''Y ou have arrived at particularly in
teresting moment in this regard" con-
tinued Mgr. Satolli--"at moment when
spark has been sent throughout the
length and breadth of the country. which
calls the attention of all its citizens to the
danger which is thought to menace it, and
whatever may have been up to to-day the
dividing interests of this great people
new manifestation of patriotic spirit has
responded at once to this impulse, and in
reply but one voice is heard proclaiming