Evening star., 1896-11-12
DIAMOND JUBILEE
Gonzaga College to Celebrate Its
18th Anniversary.
EXERCISES LASTING THREE DAYS
Monsignor MartineIi and Cardinal
Gibbons to Take Part.
THE ARRANGED PROGRAM

The celebration of the diamond jubilee or
seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding
of Gonzaga College will begin Sunday
morning next at ST. Aloysfus Church, ard
is expected to mark an event in the his
tory OF the venerable institution.
A program in keeping with the import
ance of the occasion has been arranged,
and it will be opened with a solemn pom
tifcal high mass at IL o'clock. The cele-
brant will be his excellency Monsignor
Martinelli. papal delegate, and the other
officers will be: Assistant priest, Rev.
Father Sabetu. S. j., professor of moral
theology in Woodstock College; Geacons of
honor, Revs. Father Gillespie, ST., and
Father Dolan, ST.; deacon of the mass.
Rev. James Beecher, ST., of Georgetown
College; subdeacon, Mr.. William Conway,
81.
The mass will be kallilnode in A. with
augmented choir anl. accompanied by the
organ and orchestra of twenty. The
offertory piece Will be Alma Virgo by Hum
mel The sermon will be delivered by Rev.
William OBJ. Pardow, ST., provincial of
the province of Maryland and New York
1t Is expected that the benediction will
be pronounced by Monsignor Martineli.
Previous TO the time for beginning the
exercises the cadets of Gcnzaga College,
headed by their field band of forty-six
pieces, will assemble at the residence of
the papdl delegate and escort Monsignor
Martiuelli to the church, and at the con-
cluSion of the exercises will perform a
similar function during his return to his
residence.
Following the dismissal of the congrega-
ton a dinner will be served at Gonzaga
College 20 MonSignor Martinelli the. clergy
who have beer invited to participate in the
celebration and are present and the Cath
olic clergy of the District of Columbia
AT pm there VIII be solemn veSpers, a
TIE Deum and benetliction of the most
blessed sacrament. to be followed at 8
o'clock by a reception to Honsignor Mar
tinelli and the benefactors and friends of
the college by the faculty 1t is expected
that several addresses will be made. among
the speakers being Fathers Pardow. Giles
pie and others. Some of the speeches
will be in English. but French, German
and Latin will also be used. 1t is under
stood that Monsignor Maitinellis reply
will be in English. as although he is a
native of Italy he became during his resi-
dence with the Irish AuSustinians in Rome
able TO speak English quite fiuently.
Much regret is felt that Cardinal Gibbons
will be unable to attend the exercises of
the first day. but he has found that his
absence is unavoidable because of engage
ments made months ago 10 visit churches
Sunday next
Mondays Exercises.
The cardinal WILL however, attend the
exercises of Monday and will be the cele-
brant Of solemn pontifical high mass, COM
n.encirS at . am. The assistant priest for
the occasion will be Rev. Michael Dolan,
S. j.; deacons of honor. Rev. Cornelius Gil
lespie, S. j., and Rev. P. J. Mckinney. 81;
deacon of the mass. Rev. p. j. O'Connell.
s. j.: subdeacon, Mr.. William OGorman.
S. ]. The mass will be of a miit tary char
acter, and il has only been sung once be-
fore in this country, and is seldom given
outside of Austria, France. Spain and some
other Catholic countries.
During tie mass the cadets will be under
arms and at the elevation of the mass will
come to present, the officers entering the
sanctuary and saluting with their swords.
At the same time the bugles and trumpets
will be blown and the drums roll. The SER
mon will he by Rev Patrick j. Quill, S. j.,
Of Loyola College, Baltimore an alumnus
OF Gonzaga College street parade by the
cadets will follow the mass but the route
to be taken has not been determined yet
AT o'clock a dinner in honor of Cardinal
Gibbons will be given at GonZaga College
Hall. and among those who are expected to
attend are MonsiSnor Martlnelli, several
clersyElen from Baltimore and most of the
Catholic clergy Of the District
The reunion and banquet of the Alumni
Association Will take place iE the college
hall at I:30. Covers will be laid for 15O.
Among the distinguished persons expected
are. .Monsigno- Martipeli, Cardinal Glib
bOnS and others. Addresses are expected
ny Rev. DE- Gillespie. president of the col
lege: Mr.. Denis O'Callaghan and Others
AT the CONCLUSION OF the ceremonies the
Gonzaga Cadets viii escort Cardinal Glib
bonS to the Baltimore and Ohio station
whence he will leave for his home in Bal
timore.
Closing Exercises.
The exercises proper will terminate Tues
day with a solemn requiem mass for de-
ceased members of the faculty, Alumni AS
sociation. benefactors and friends of the
college at am, the ceiebrant of which
Will be Rev. William ]. lyman, s. j., with
Rev P. ]. Mckinney as deacon and Mr..
George l.. Coyle. S. j., as subdeacon The
panegyric will be by Rev. John a. Chester,
S. j., OF Loyola College. Baltimore
Tuesday evening the students of the COL
lege will render the play of Guy Manner
ing, with the cast as follows: Colonel Guy
Mannering, Robert j. Green; Meg Merrilles.
gypsy queen, John A Curran; Dominic
Sampson, parson, William T. Fox: Dick
Hatteraie, a smuggler and pirate, Joseph
Healy; Daadie Dinmont, farmer William
j. Quinlan; Henry Bertram, heir of ELAN
gowan, Thomas Is. Eckloff; Lewis Bertram.
brother of the heir, Ernest E. Briscoe; JUL
an Mannering. brother of Guy. Henry A.
Hegarty; Gilbert Clcssin, an attorney
John j. Madigan; Boniface McCandlish.
fnnkeeper, Charles j. Parks Bailie Muckle-
thrift, a hardware merchant Michael ].
Driscoll, Allan, valet. William Regan: Ga
briel. Sebastian, Franco. gipsies, William
A Shreve, H. Stanislaus Lynch John
Meagher; gypsy boy. Frank Diemer; Jock
Taboo, 'ostier of the Gordon Arms Luke J.
Clancy: Farmer McGuffie, Edward H. Muir
ply; Farmer Doolittle John Turner; also
PinSieS fo