Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05

Ut. <AllScfOs anu dOOul y ClOCh
with ladies and gentlemen are beginning
to pour toward st. Peters. That magni-
fieent baSilica is richly decorated for the
occasion, the affairs are freshly orna-
mented and the lights around the tomb
and figure of st. Peter are blazing after
their temporary extinction. According
to usage, the pope officlates this day at
mass in st. Peters, and he does SO with
every imposing accessory that can be
devised. From a hall in the adjoining
palace of the Vatican he is borne into
the church under circumstances of the
utmost splendor Seated in his Sedia
Gestatoria, his vestments blaze with
gold; on his head he wears the tiara,
tall round gilded cap representing trip
lie crown, which is understood to signify
spiritual power, temporal power and the
union of both. Beside him are borne the
flabeli,' or large fans, composed of os-
trich feathers, in which are set the eye
like parts of peacock's feathers to signify
the eyes or vigilance of the church.
Over him is borne a silk canopy richly
fringed. After officiating at mass at the
high altar the pope is with the same cere-
mony and to the sound of music borne
back through the crowded church to the
balcony over the central doorway. There,
rising from his chair of state and enVi-
roned by his principal officers, he pro-
nounces benediction with indulgence
and dissolution. This Is the most impos-
ing of all the ceremonies at Rome at this
season. The crowd is most dense imme-
diately under the balcony at which the
pope appears, for there papers are
thrown down containing copy of the
prayers that have been uttered, and or
dinarly there is a scramble to catch
them. On the evening of Easter Sunday
the dome and other exterior ports of st.
Peters are beautifully illumined with
lamps"
Everywhere, that is. at all available
points, such as Atlanta, Montgomery,
Nashville, New Orleans and Richmond,
vigorous efforts are being made by the
Daughters of the Confederacy to secure
the location of the Battle Abbey of the
south for their especial cities. AS is UNI
derstood, Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss
of New York, now man who reckons
his wealth by the millions, but once
poor Confederate soldier, offers to give
$780, towards erecting a museum for
the preservation of southern relics pro-
vided the women of the south raise an
other 100000. Many cities claim to be
the most suitable place for the abbey
and each one presents its reasons for
such a claim, but it remains to be seen
which one will add to the force of argu-
ment by raising first the necessary $780,
900. 1t seems pity that the abbey and
the museum at Richmond-the Jefferson
Davis residence--could not be near each
other, could not be a part of the same
monument raised by the lOydlLy anu ut-
votion of the women of the south to
cause which is enshrined in their hearts
with deathless love. In formally open
ing this museum for Confederate relics al
Richmond few weeks ago Gov. OFFER
rail- thus eloquently described the build
Ing and the tender memories which sur
round it:
at is what was the White House, the
executive mansion of the Confederacy.
Within these walls councils of state and
councils of war were held, politics dis
cussed and campaigns mapped. Be
meath this roof sta tesmen met statesmen,
and warriors met warriors, all filled with
a loyalty that knew no quenching and
zeal that knew no lessening. Through
these corridors rang voices all in har-
mony, all proclaiming allegiance to
cause about which clustered the affec-
lions of a people who had staked every
thing in It's maintenance and defense.
Yes, this was the official home of the
chief magistrate of the. new American re-
public, founded upon the eternal princi-
pies of right and justice, but whose life
was crushed out of 1t under the jugger-
naut wheels of superior numbers and
merciless power-numbers recruited from
the four corners of the earth, power Sc
cured from the combined nationalities of
the globe.
How precious are the recollections
that hang around these precincts. Every
SPOT Is SdcTeut every IOOITl Is HdllOWtQ
If these walls could but speak what tales
of joy and anxiety, happiness and woe
they would unfold. In their massiveness
they stand indeed as a memorial to the
great man who once occupied them, and
in their stateiness rs reminder of the
lofty character of the beloved chief mag
istrate of the short-lved but glorified
and immortalized Confederacy."
On Thursday, April 9, at New York, at
the Fifth Avenue theater, Joseph Jefferson
and his company will present the farce.
Lend Me Five Shillings." for the benefit
of the mortuary fund of the Confederate
Veteran camp. Besides this. every local
theater manager offered his services, and
the committee in charge will select the
most desirable talent. A handsome SOU
venir book will be presented that evening
to every one in the audience, and the
seats are selling we'll at good prices.
Yesterday at Atlanta Misses Rebie
Lowe, Emily English, Isabelle and Mar
garet Newman, Joan and Julia Clark,
liza Glenn, Mamie Goldsmith, Lucy Peel,
Gussie Grady Lillian Lochrane, Kath-
leen Jones, Mrs H. 3. Tompkins and
Mrs w b. Thomas had charge of
novel flower sale for the benefit of the
Atlanta Woman's club Mr.. Joseph
Thompson placed at the disposal of these
young women the flowers of the conser-
vatories at his beautiful suburban home,
Breokwoed, and, fearing these might not
be sufficient, he ordered an additional
supply from New York AS Atlanta is
a great flower market and large prices
are realized for all desirable blossoms,
and as the ladies in charge of the flower
sale are all prominent and popular it
goes without the saying that the Wom-
ans club has a large amount to its cred
ii this morning as a result of this unique
way of raising money.
Miss Louise Rucker will entertain the
Little Jokers next Thursday afternoon.
This will be the first meeting of this pop
ular organization since Lent began. The
game will be called promptly at 230
O'Clock.
Miss Elizs beth Sowell. after a delight
full visit TO her sister Mrs. John HI. Hines,
on the South Highlands, returned to her
home at Pulaski, Tenn. a few days ago,
leaving a large circle of friends and adj
mirers to deplore her going.
The Tuesday Afternoon Whist club will
be entertained on Tuesday afternoon at
2:S0 o'clock by Mrs. w. A. Cochran at
her home on Eleventh avenue, South