Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-01
FORMALLYA MADE KNOWN
MGR. MARTINELId's ELEVATION TO
THE CARDIyALATE.
Arrival of Pops's Messenger and Be
stOwnl of the ZughettO-Future
Official CeEemony.

Count Stanis1aus Colacicchi of the Noble
Guard of Pope Leo XIII, and messenger
OF the pope, arrived in Washington at 6:l3
pm. yesterday, bringing with him the con-
sistorial letter formally advising Mgr. Mar
tinelli of his elevation to the cardinalate
| in the Catholic Church, and also bringing
| with him the red zuchetto and the beretta
The zuchetto was presented to the pro-
ALLOCATE at the papal legation last evening,
and the beretta will be conferred with I'M
posing ceremony at the Cathedral in Bal
timore, May g.
Count Colacicchi arrived at New York
from Rome yesterday morning and at 1
| o'clock left Jersey City for Washington
The party that left New York included DR..
Rocker, Major Kelley, cheyaler of St
Gregory, by Plus TX; Joseph KELLEY, his
son. the Rev. DIR. William J. White of
Brooklyn, pastor Of St. Patrick's Church,
and Patrick Ferrelly Of New York. The
| journey was made in the private car of
the president of the Baltimore and Ohio
| Father Mccarthy. Father Fedigan, pro-
Vfnclal of the Augustinian order, and
Father Cornelius Gillespie, S. j., pastor of
the Church of Gesu, joined the party, and
boarded the train
Witnesses to Ceremony.
Arriving at the legation the papal mes
senger proceeded at once to fulfill his mis-
sion. The large parlor Of the legation was
brilliantly lighted and here Mgr.
Martinell and others had assembled. The
cardinal-elect was attired in the rich slken
| robes of an archbishop. He was attended
| by Mgr. Conaty, rector of the Catholic
| University, also in silken vestments, while
| in a circle before the group were ranged
the company invited to witness the cere-
| mony. Among the guests were: DR.. Fran
els Mar Shetti, temporary ALLOCATE of the
legation; the Very Rev. Father Bonface.
o. F. NJ, of New York; Rev DR.. Stafford
of St. Patrick's Church; Fathers Pardow
| and Conway of ST. Aloysus Church,
Father Fink of Gonzaga College, Rev.
| town University; Rev. Father Semple of
| Georgia, Father Dougherty of ST. Angus
| tines Church and Father Caughy of St.
Stevens Church.
Official Announcement.
/ The messenger from the pope handed his
t credentials to Mgr. Martinelli. He then
| produced the following letter, which, hay
ing been read by Mgr. Martinell was read
aloud by Bishop Kelley:
From the Secretary of State.
ROME, April 49, 1901.
| '"To Monsignor Sebastian Martineli:
In the secret consistory of this morning
| his holiness deigned to elevate to the sub
lime dignity of the cardinalate Monsignor
Sebastian Martinelli. This gracious and
sovereign favor is brought to the notice of
your eminence for your knowledge and
guidance. NJ CARDINAL RAMPOLLA."
When the letter had been read Count
| Colacicchi opened the small red morocco
case and took therefrom a red silken
zuchetto or cardinals skull cap. DR.. Co
naty removed the purple cap from the head
| of Mgr Martinelli, and the latter placed
| the red cap Of high office in it's stead.
The Counts Address.
Addressing Mgr. Martinelli Count Cola
| ccch said 9:
The sovereign pontiff Leo XIII, our
ruler, has bestowed upon me the honorable
duty of presenting to your eminence the
letter of your nomination and the first in
sigma of your cardinalatial dignity. Your
| eminence will permit me to express how
| especially honored l feel at having been
| chosen by the good will of the pontiff to
| bear these joyful tdings and the satiSfac
| ton l experience in witnessing the virtue
| of the cloister rewarded and the vivifying
| Influence of your eminence in behalf of
| your own order when corresponding to the
| effort of the holy father to unite and to
rejuvenate ancient institutions that they
might conform according to their end to
| modern demand.
I'm the difficult times in which we 1--we
| he has reunited into one whole the scat
| tered forces of your glorious order. And
| this spirit, so judiciouSly modern. made
| your eminence especially fitted to repre-
! sent the person and the mind of the pontif
among a people buoyant with life and en-
| ergy which progresses evermore onward to-
| ward the splendid ideal of civilization.
! The healthy influence of this calm energy
has surely added to the great gifts of the
| mind of your eminence and made you es-
! pecially worthy of the high office to which
! the sovereign pontiff has called you to
cooperate with him still more closely in
| his apostolic labors.
Il beg your eminence, therefore, to ac-
| cept my respectful congratulations and
my best wishes for long and fruitful life
! in the service of the church and the
| papacy.'
Mgr. Martinelli responded briefly, and the
| ceremony at an end.
The cardinal-elect subscribed to the oath
of his new dignity in his private chapel
this morning.
POLICY OF VETERANS UNION.