The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
TO BLESS THE
CORNERSTONE
The New Sacred Heart Edi-
flee to Be Consecrated
To-Day.
Archbishop Riordan Will Assist
in the Impressive Cere-
monies.
An Imposing Parade and an Inter-
esting Programme Ar
ranged.

Amid monies of the most i'm press
i've character, Archbishop Riordan will
this afternoon lay the cornerstone OF the
new Sacred Heart Church building which
is now in the course of construction at
the corner of Fillmore and Fell streets.
The arrangements for the ceremony
have been extensive and promise to sur
pass all other affairs heretofore held by
Catholic churches of this City.
parade, consisting OF the various
Catholic organizations of this City and
Oakland, will form On Van Ness avenue
and Fell street, and at 3 o'clock, headed
by the League of the Cross brass band,
will march TO the place OF cere mony.
There will be five div song, under COM
mand of Colonel w. p. Sullivan Jr..
consisting as follows: Regiment of
the League of the Cross, the Ignatian
Council, No. 35, Y. NJ. l.; the Cathedral
Council, No. So, Y. NJ l.; Councils No. 81
and 129, Y. Nj. l.; st. Roses Conference,
st. V. de P; Loyola Assembly, Y. NJ. Z.
u; Golden Gate Council, Y. M. /. !;
Knights of Tara; ST. Peters Conference; !;
Knights of the Red Branch Rifles; Phil
Sheridan Council. No. u, Y. NJ. l.; Divis-
ion No. 20, A. o. II. of America; Division
No: 10, A. o: H.. and Leo Assemb bly,. No.
4, Y. NJ. G. U.
Company ID, L. c. c., of Sacred Heart
Parish, Lieutenant Dwyer commanding
will have the honor of esoorting the arch
bishop to the church, where he will review
the parade.
The ceremonies will begin with the sing
ing OF a hymn by chorus composed of
the following lalies:
Miss Josie Ambrose. Miss Nellie Ambrose
Miss Margaret Burns, Miss Fannie Butler Miss
Iesse Byrne, MISS Carherine Casassa, Miss
Marguerite Casassa, Miss Alice Clark, Miss
Abpie Corbett, Miss Kittie Dalton, Miss Mar
garet Dunne, Miss May Dunno, Miss May
Dougherly, Miss L. Egan, Miss n. ]. Egan
Miss English, Miss Lalla Fitzgerald, Miss
Margaret Fitzgerald, Miss fitzpatrick Miss
Anna Guerin, Miss Edith Halpn, Miss Sarah
keenan,, Miss Ella Kennedy, Miss Margaret
McDermott, Miss Dora Moran, MISS Marv R.
Moran, Mss Monte Murphy, Miss Rebecka
Mulcahey, Miss May Nolan, Miss Helen Nolan
Miss Mary Ragan. Miss Mary schmitz. Miss
Rita Schmitz. Miss Anita Schmitz, Miss May
Walsh, Miss Margaret Walsh, Miss Celia Walsh,
assisted by the Young Ladies' Sodality.
Then will follow the raising of the
American flag, during which the ''Star-
spangled Banner" will be played by the
band and sung by the audience.
His Grace, Archbishop Rtorian, will
then confer his blessing on the sacred edi-
ing this last ceremony Latin hymns
Will be sung by the choir quartet.
Following this i'm pressIve ceremony a
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Father
p. r. Lynch. At the conclusion of the
sermon a hymn will be rendered py 100
ladies of the Ramona Literary Society
under the leadership OF Miss Margaret
Fitzgerald. TIE Deum will be sung by
the entire audience, which will close the
proceedings.
Ample seating arrangements have been
made for the convenience of all who may
attend. The following gentlemen will
act as reception committee during the
laying of the cornerstone:
Colonel j. C. O'Connor, chairman; Colonel
w. p. Sullivan, jeremiah Mahoney, j. c.
Queen, Lawrence Fitzgerald, Hon. Matthew
Nunan, Edward I. Donnelly, Daniel Sulli-
van. jeremiah Deasy. John Mahony, John C.
Murphy, Hon. P. ]. Harney, Hon. Thomas
Malloy, Philip Lawlor, Judge NJ. Cooney. ]. b.
Queen, Hon. II. ]. Mulcrevy, Harry T. Corbett,
George La ,3ombe, Thomas Mccormack,
Corbett, Frank ?. Hughes, T. j. McCreagn.
Captain ]. w. Gillen, Captain A, Dunleavy,
Thomas j. Coleman, James McEnnis, William
J. Exam, James S. Devlin. ID. Leahy, A. Burke,
Thomas Burke, John Mackel, Thomas Rippon,
j. J. Groom. Hon. T. F. Bonnet, James Kane,
Denis O'Neill, George Shortall, Thomas Pol
lard, John Davtt Henry Kugelberg. Hon. A.
c. Freese, George Halpin. Con Donohoe, Hugh
Keenan,, Charles Short, William Halpin, John
Hughes, Hon W. +. Ambrose, w. Gallagher, F.
Drury, j. b. Ivory. Charles Sullivan, Charles
j. l. Devlin, Dr. R J. O'Connell, Ed Franks
Thomas y. Walsh, Gregory O'Connell, Gus Ed
ner. Hon; Z. f Dundon, William Laughlin,
William Rayhill, John Sullivan, D. F. Shea
A. Harpendng, DR.. Thomas Bodkin. w. J.
Stafford. Marcus Meherin, Richard ST.
John, J. G; Nealon, James Dunn. Gus
Gerald Fiizgibbon. Hon. Thomas W. Rivers,
Hon. John Bowling, Hon. P. NJ. Delaney, R OBJ
ert Crowley, William Harrigan, John Nowlir,
Fitzpatrick, Hon. Charles 7. Conlan, John
Shannon. James Dorkery. Leon Di Nola, DR..
Belden, J. T. Hurley, + Eiward Curley, P
OConnor, Harry irbanks, Thomas Brown
James Ambrose.