The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-06
TO RECEIVE THE BISHOP.
MEETING CALLED AT THE LIBRA
ny HALL TONIGHT.

Catholics Will Express Their Pleas
ure at the Elevation of Bishop
KeiIey-A Reception to BE Held
at the Cathedral Friday Evening
When N Handsome Purse VIII BE
Prcsented-The savannah Party
Returned From Richmond Yester-
day-Its Members Greatly Pleased
With Their Trip and the Manner
I'm Which the Conservation Was
Conducted.
A meeting of the friends of Bishop
Kelley has betn called at Catholic Library
Hall tonight for the purpose of making
arrangements for reception on his re-
turn here Friday. and of testifying in a
substantial manner to the pleasure which
his people here fsel in his elevation to the
Bishcpric. The call is issued by the gem
tlemen who accompanied the Bishop to
Richmond, and who have just returned.
Although the notice is short. 1t Is be-
lieved that there win be a large attend
ance Of the Catholics of the city. and
doubtless some few of those not included
in the Bishops fold. 1t is proposed to
have committee meet the Bishop at the
depot on his arrival Friday afternoon,
, which will escort him to the episcopal res
idence. A reception to all the Catholics of
the city and the frisnds OF the Bishop
generally will be held at the Cathedral
during the aft rnocn and evening. During
the reception the Bishop will be present
ed with a purse containing a handsome
donation.
The ladies Of the Cathedral congrega-
tion are engaged in reattins the Bishops
rooms at the episcopal residence, and put
tiGg them In shape for occupancy. These
rooms were occupied by the late Bishop
Becker. AS under the will of the late
Bishop his successor was to inherit all
of his personal belong ngs the new Bish-
op will find himself. quite handsomely
equipped. Besides large amount of
| household goods tire late Bishop left a
numb r of handsome and valuable jeweled
| ornaments and splendid library.
The Savannahians who accompanied
Bishop Kelley to Richmond for
the purpose of attending his con-
secration returned yesterday. Those
| in the party were Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Nc
Donough, Mr.. M. A. 0'Byrne, Mr.. ]. w.
Golden, Mr.. 7. f. Gleason and Mr.. Arthur
j. O'Hara. The party returned in the
private car of Vice President Cannon of
the Southern Railway. which had been
/ placed at the disposition of the Bishop
\ for the trip. Bishop Kelley remained
with friends in Richmond, but 1t is ex-
| pected he will be here Friday.
| The Savaunahians are. enthusiastic over
| the treatment they received in Richmond
| and the manner in which the exercises
| were conducted. Every detail had been
| arranged beforehand, and the entire SER
| vice was conducted with the most per-
| feet order. The conservation was a beau
| tiful and impressive ceremony and one
/ which those who witnessed 1t will not
| soon forget. There was quite a good
representation of Georgians, there being
| parties from Atlanta. Augusta and Ma
| con- as well as Savannah.
THE ceremony was a very impressive
| one" said Mr.. P. F. Gleason. "Admis-
sion to the Cathedral was by ticket only,
and these were in decided demand. The
Cathedral is not $50 large as the one In
Savannah. and is much older structure
| Besides the Cardinal the assistant conso-
| orators and the Bishop -elect, there were
four other bishops who took part. In ad-
| dillon TO these, there were twenty-five
priests and forty altar boys, and the
| grouping of this large number of clergy
and assistants around the altar was very
| effective. .
| Bishop Kelley was attired in The vest.
ments of the late Bishop Becker, except
that he did not wear at the beginning Of
| the service the large emerald ring LETT by
the late Bishop. Instead he wore
handsome amethyst ring, set with d.a
monds, presented to him by a friend. q
Mr.. Brennan of Richmond. Another
beautiful amethyst ring was presented
him by Mr. Farrell OF Baltimore.
Bishop Kelley did not fail to extend
an invitation to Cardinal Gibbons to be
present and take charge of the dedication
of the new Cathedral this fall. 1t is ex.
| pected THAI The dedication will take nIact
some time in October. The Cardinal die
not give a positive answer, but it is be-
lieved that he will accept. The dedica
| ton of the Cathedral will be made quite
an event with the Catholics of the city
and the presence of the Cardinal will ado
greatly to the eclat of the occasion.
The Savannahians were somewhat sur
priscd to find that In city the size OF
Richmond no Monday morning papers arc
published. Because of this fact they were
unable TO bring back papers containing
accounts of the conservation.