The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-12
FOR DR.. CONATY
Program for the Installation One
Week From Today.
FAREWELL AT WORCESTER
Letter and Address From Cardinal
Gibbons That May Throw Some
Light Upon Catholic Administra-
tive Policy in Atnerica-New Rec
tors Speech.

The Catholic University OF America, from
its seat near Rrookland, is sending out in
vitations for the installation OF its new
rector, at 4 p. m, on January 19-one
week from today.
The man who will then take control OF
the interests of the great school, Very
Rev. Thomas J. Conaty preached his fare
well sermon Sunday at the Church or the
Sacred Heart in Worcester Mass, where he
has been pastor for number OF years.
heoccaSion wasaccompanied with many
evidences of the high esteem III which
he is held there, and of the lDve borne him
by his people The mayor OF the city and
many of the leading citizens were present
to show their respect and TO hear his part
ing words. One OF his parishioners pre-
sented him with substantial testimonial
from his people In the shape Of a check for
So 900.
DR.. Conaty will arrive here ON the even
ing of January / 8 and will 60 at once tothe
university There will be no reception or
other demonstration upon his arrival
The main audience room of Nc Mahon Hall
will be fifty decorated the next day. At
O'Clock there will be assembled the no
tables OF the church in this vicinity, NUM-
Der OF prominent men or all denominations,
and scores who love and honor the univer-
sity for the good work it is doing.
The first thing on the program will be the
reading OF the letter Of the pope making
the appointment. and Of Cardinal Gibbons
notifying Dr. Garrigan, the acting rec
tor, OF the fact.
Cardinal Gibbons letter has never yet
been made public. There has been a good
deal Of speculation as TO what it contains.
IL is said thet IL will clear up some things
not All cgether understood heretofore in re
gard To recent events. These letters will
be read by the secretary.
This Will be followed by an address 10y
Cardinal Gill ons, in the ratuTe Of charge
10 the new rector. 1t is expected that this
will he full of hope for the future deveiOp-
ment of the university, and Will outline its
Io.icy upon some important questions Also
there may tie a correction and rebuke Of
idle ossip that has been going the rounds
in regard TO the institution.
The third feature will he the formal trans
fer by Dr. Garrigan, the acting rector, Of
the office and its duties, with the book OF
the constitution, and the seal OF the univer-
sity.
The constitution of the university has
been seen by very few pers ons in this
country, and read by Still fewer. 1t is in
Latin, and there has never been an
English translation made. 1t is printed,
but there are very few copies Of il in
existence, and not many of these are TO be
folnd at the school.
The close will be the formal acceptance
Of the office hy DR.. COnaty and an address
outlining his plans and purposes in the ad-
ministration OF the executive duties. This
is expected to be the most interesting fea-
ture of the occasion.
About 1000 of the invitations will he
sent out They are addressed to leading
educators, also men prominent in politics
and business, and to the earnest friends of
the university in this vicinity. OF course,
only a part of these invited guests Will be
present, but the hall viii hold only 500 to
700 persons, and it will probably be
crowded.
Immediately after the exercises distin-
guished persons in the audience and old
friends will be presented to DR.. COnaty in
an informal reception. on the following
day at a fixed hour the members OF the
various faculties will call on him TO pay
their respects to their new head, and on a
near date the rector will hold special re-
ception for professors, students and all
connected with the university.