Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-08
CHURCH TO BE BUILT
Corner Stone to Be Laid Tomorrow
in Mt. Pleasant. o
PARISH OF TEE SACRED HEART
Knights of Columbus to Have
Charge of the Ceremonies.
FATHER NI'GEE'S WORK

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
corner stone of the Church of the Sacred
Heart, which is to be erected at the corner
laid with imposing ceremonies. The exer-
cises will be in charge of the knights Of
Columbus a committee of fifty, ten from
each council, having been appointed for
that purpose. Cardinal Martinelli will Of
ficiate and DIR. Conaty, the rector of the
Catholic University. will preach the ser
mon. Rev. John D. Whitney, S. j., rector
of Georgetown University, and Rev. l.. F.
NJ. Dumont. S. s, of the Catholic Uni
versity, will be assistants to the cardinal,
and Revs. Eugene Hannah, Charles War
rem Currier and p. ]. O'Connell will act as
masters of ceremonies.
4 mounted escort of 100 Knights of Co
lumbus, with Mr.. P. ]. Nee as marshal,
will escort the cardinal and Monsignor
COnaty to the grounds. The main body OF
the knights will assemble at 18th and Yale
streets, at which point, upon the approach
of the cardinal, they will fan into line and
march to the grounds, under the marshal
ship of Mr.. 2. ]. Haltigan and headed by
the Gonzaga College Field Band.
All the other Catholic organizations of
the city and the Fitzgerald Council, K c.,
of Alexandria have been invited to attend,
and it is expected will be largely represent
extended to all the local clergy.
\ collection for the benefit of the church
viii be taken up. Those who desire may
depOSit their donations in the corner stone.
The music will be rendered by the united
choirs of the knights of Columbus, under
the leadership of Mr. Z. J.. Cannon.
The order of exercises will be as follows
l. Hymn. Onward, Christian Soldiers.
.. Hymn, League of the Sacred Heart.
3 Collection.
4 Ceremony of laying of corner stone.
>. Sermon.
6. hymn, Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Z. America.
Following the ceremonies Father MCGEE
will entertain the cardinal and clergy at a
luncheon at the Stratford Hotel.
The Committees.
The following are the committees which
have had charge of the details of the ar
engagements:
Committees of knights of Columbus: Ex-
ecutive committee-Ten members from each
of the five councils; DIR. a. d. Wilkinson
chairman; C. j. Desmond, secretary.
1nvitations-Dr. William b. DAILY, chair
man; c. J. Carmody, Patrick Kennedy,
VIM. c. Jacques, George w. Barry.
Committee on music-Dr. f. o. Roman
chairman; William DaVern, j. T. 3. Perry
Committee mounted escort-Clarence
Nohe, chairman; John f. Rafferty,, John A.
McMahon, Charles r. kengla, p. j. Nee.
Committee on choral service-L. e. Can
non.
Marshal of mounted escort-P. ]. Nee.
Marshal of parade-P. j. Haltfgan
JOINT committees: Press-Dr. Frank T
Howe, chairman; r. Edwin Joyce. David
Moore, Charles S Lusk, DIR. William B.
DAILY, DIR. F. o. Roman, p J. Haltigan
George j. Hoffman, Thomas Howard
Brooks, James II. Johnson. jr.
CollectiOn-Henry W. Sohon. chairman
Maurice b. Alexander, John T. Coughlin
William l.. Holmead jr., John McMahon
David Moore, Kenneth O'Dwyer, Harry B.
Merritt William 7. Warthen, E. ]. Bros
nan. 2. H. O'FarreH. John A. Madlgan
John j. Fuller DR.. Joseph a. Mudd, Dr.
William b. DAILY, T. J. Trodden, NJ ].
Shea, r. NJ. Welch, George W. Barry John
NJ. Daley, Thomas J. irwin, George j.
May; Perry Miller, Walter A. Reiss, Ed
ward Tally, Richard c. Warthen, DR.. John
II. Burch, Clement Krogman, Lawrence
Mangan. John Moran, William Ryan. John
II. Rupert, Ronald Mcdonald, Thomas p.
Rooney, DIR. Albert j. Carrico, William L.
Drury, r. Edwin Joyce Arthur ]. May
William j. O'Dwyer, Benjamin Soar
William F. Thyson, Harry ]. Warthen
William H. De Lacey, T. L. McEneany
John Ebert, John Murphy, John J. Der