The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-01-11

that 1t is red. The preceding steps have
been the comforting of the zuchette, or
red skull cap, and administering of the
oath. The remaining step is the con-
ferring of the red hat, which must be
done in Rome by the pope himself with
in six months from November 80, the
day upon which Satollis appointment
was made.
The old edifice in which the ceremony
took place was packed to the doors with
an audience which numbered among its
members many of the most prominent
ecclesiasts, diplomats, legislators, edu-
Gators and journalists in America.
Archbishops, bishops and eminent pro-
fessors represented the Catholic church
in the congregation. The vice president
of the United States and numerous con-
gressmen, senators, judges and minor
officials were present.
Eminent Catholics outside of the
priesthood came many miles to see the
ceremony ana to lend impressiveness
and Importance to the occasion by their
presence. Diplomats of high degree
came to represent foreign governments
and show the respect in which they hold
the church which does honor to Satolli.
AT THE CARDINALS PALACE.
The initial steps in the ceremonies of
the day took place in the palace Of the
cardinal shortly after o'clock in the
morning. Mgr. Sbaretti presented his
credentials to Cardinal Gibbons. These
credentials which came from the holy
see, authorized MS~. 5baretti to act as
ablegate OF the pope, deputize Cardinal
! Gibbons to confer the beretta. and an
nounce to Mgr. Satolli his elevation to
/ 81 it,, lafo NInxr Loo
companied by the beretta, which from
that moment were in the custody of
Cardinal Gibbons.
In presenting the documents and ber-
eta, Mgr Sbaretti said:
Monsignor Sberatti said in part:
your Eminence: In fulfilling the most
honorable duty imposed upon me by
his holiness l have to consign to your
eminence these documents. The mission
which his holiness had entrusted to me
is highly grateful to me for more rea-
sons than one. No one could be found
who might more worthily perform the
high office now entrusted to your emf
hence than the man who has made him
self so conspicuous and universally be-
| loved by his Christian Catholic work.
congratulate your eminence and have
the honor Of consigning to you these let
ters."
Cardinal Gibbons, in receiving the
documents and beretta responded brief
| ly, expressing his high appreciation of
the honor conferred upon him and con-
graduating Mgr. Sbaretti upon the
manner in which he had performed his
! duties in this country.
While this scene was in progress with
| in the palace, the procession was form
| ing in front of the Calvert hall, block
away.
THE PROCESSION.
At 10 o'clock it was to start and when
formed the participants were arranged
as follows: First came the procession
al cross-bearer with the crucifix raised
high in the air, flanked on either side
by boy in cassock and surplice. Fol
lowing him were long line of students
from various Catholic colleges, after
which came the seminarians from St
Marys, then the priests, then Fran
ciscan monks in their garb of brown
Following these came the members OF
the faculty of the Catholic university
in Washington in long robes of black
lined with many colored silks, theil
heads adorned with the shovel hats OF
the scholar.
AFTER these came half hundred
bishops and a score or more arch
bishops. the purple and gold Of theil
rich vestments glistening in the cold
clear air, their immense trains held vi
by little boys in brilliant vestments, too
In this formation they marched
through the cathedral to Charles street
and passed the palace of the cardinal
where they were Joined by mis- eminence
I xxnp III 1nc 81 In,
his head he wore the red beretta, an
exact duplicate of the one which he was
soon TO confer upon the man who will
for some time at least, share his honors
in this country. Upon his shoulders