The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-13
aAME CARDINALS
Pope Plus X Confers Red Hats
on Five.
MUCH INTEREST EXCITED
Several Americans Present
at the Ceremony.
MUCH INTEREST EXCITED

.home NOV. R.-JPope Plus x held his
first public consstory touay. Five car
dinals. including the papal secretary of
hats.
The holding of the first public consis-
tory under the new pontitate and the
comforting of the red hats on the papal
secretary Of state, Mary Del Val, were
circumstances so exceptional that con-
siderable excitement prevailed the whole
apostolic palace. the POPE himself being
about the only person who remained
calm
At an early hour all the thoroughfares
leading to the vatican were crowded
with cabs carrying thousands of persons
nurrying to secure good positions from
which TO witness the solemn function,
while cardinals and other prelates and
the various parsonages attached to the
papal court drove up in heavy, oil i-fa n
i9ned carriages and were received with
the usual honors by the Pap guards
I The day, despite The fact that it VS.
the middle Of November. when rain may
be expected, was beautifully clear ana
I crisp The ceremonies began at 1873
o'clock. when the nve cardinals who were
to receive the red mats, Mgr M4rry Del
Val. Mgr. CallesaIi the archbishop of
Padu, Mgr. Ajuti. the papaI Nuncio at
Lisbon. Mgr. TaIiani. The paDaI Nuncio
at Vienna, an Mgr. Katsch. haler. the
Archbishop OF Salzburg. Austria went te
the Sistine chapel to take the oath be-
fore Cardinals Oregoiia, Rampola and
Macehia, heads OF the three orders of the
Mgr. Callegari Wore their red hats fer
the first time anu all the group of pre-
hates formed a most striking picture. the
effect biting heightened by the incom-
parable singing Of the sistine choir, di-
reeted by the Able Perosi.
All present noticed ne Grmness and
determination with which Mgr. Merry
Del Val pronounced the words of the
oath
Meanwhile the corridors, through which
the Cortege hau to PASS and the Sala
regia, where the cons story was held.
were filled to overlooking even the places
IN the three tribunes, with seats set
apart respectively for the diplomats, the
Roman arlstocracy ard specially invited
persons. being uncomfortably crowd
When the audience had begun to feel II
strain OF waiting a distant mur.nur, grad
ualiy enlareing into distinct phrases Of
aclamation, advised those who occupied
the Sala regia that the pope was APP
preaching. A moment or so later the
whole gorgeous picture burst upon their
view, arous.ng a perfect storm Of APP
plause and cries of Long Live Pope
Plus and Long Live the Pontiff,' which
were continued until the pope had de-
scehded from the Sedia- Gestatoria, in
which he had been borne oy eight scar
Iet-clad Sediaria, nanked By The great
feather fans
His holiness was c,other in full pOnti-
neal robes. with the Mitre. an immense
emarld sparkling on his finger as he
RAISED his hand TO bless the assemblage
The pontiff seated himself on the throne
sat the end of the han while the car
dinals went 10 their stau on either side
with the bishops at the left
In tense silence then fell over the as
sembIage throng, and then the new car
dinals were introduced oy the master OF
ceremonies. who. whHe they knelt one
by one before the pope, held cardinals
hat over their heads.
Thereupon the pont:n. with re0l emo
tion, repeated the usual formula in La
tin, used on such occasions. after which
he embraced The five cardinals tenderly.
The newl honored prelates Than aroee
and went to each OF their brother car
dinals and gave AID srcc:ved the usual
fraternai embrace the choir in the mean
while singing softly. When the ceIe-
mony of the exchange OF embraces was
ended. the pope rosa, bestowed the papal
benediction on all present and then with
drew, the halls and iossias ochoing with
acclamations as ne passed on his way to
his apartments
After returning thanks in the Sistire
chapel. the new cardinals. w;h The other
cardinals. retired 10 the hall OF The consis-
tory to hold a supplementary. secret con
sistorty. during which the pore < anted
thernt the privilege Of part c'pa,ing in
and speaking at meet nSs of the congra-
CATIONS. placed the casdinals ring on
their fingers and made each of them a
titufar bishop OF = church in Rome.
III was only today that the po7e signed
the brief o.ficia ally appointing Cardinal
Del Val papal secretary of state. ard
making him a member OF the congrega-
tiotns of rites and OF extraordinary eccios-
iaIstical affairs
lAmong the Americans who were pres
sant at the public CO sistory We're the
students Of the American college. with
llyice Rector Murphy. Bishop LabresqUe
Sof Chicoutirni. Quebec and Father Meyer.
Assistant General of the esu Is.
The sisters Of the pope sat in the box
set aside for the family Of the pontid.
They were dressed entirely in black. with
black wells. according 20 clique te They
seemed quite overcome al seeing their
brother in the midst Of such pomo and
sdulation. and several times we've seen
10 wipe away tears. One Of the sisters
said after the ceremony:
To see how the pope s loved renays
ne for the sacrifice Of not having him
any more"