The Washington times., 1903-08-17
CORNERSTONE LAYING
FOR HOUSE OF STUDIES
Mgr. FalcOniO PreSides at
Dominican Ceremony.
FULLY 5000 ATTENDED
Great Interest Taken in This Formal
Institution of the New House
of Learning.

The cornerstone of the new Domin-
lean House of Studies at Brookland was
laid yesterday by Monsignor Diomede
Falconio. papal delegate to the United
States, assisted by representatives of
every Catholic college in Washington.
Bishop William H O'Connen. of Port
land, Me-. preached the sermon Fully
5000 persons attended the services,
which marked the formal institution OF
another notable house of learning at the
Capital City.
The building will cost several thous-
and dollars. and adjoins property re-
Gently bought by St. Mary's Seminary.
Baltimore. The monastery will be of
Gothic style. The higher studies for
Dominican students will be transferred
from st. Joseph's House OF Studies. at
Somerset, Ohio, and the Brookland house
will be the post graduate school of the
order.
Upon the arrival of the procession at
the monastery site. and upon the con-
clusion Of a musical program by the
United States Marine Band, Mons.goor
Falconio began the ceremonies. which
consisted first Of blessing the water,
then the large wooden cross on the site
OF the altar, at the southern end of the
monastery building. and finally rhe
blessing OF the cornerstone at the
northeast corner of the building. In
laying the stone Monsignor Falconio
used silver trowel tied with q ribbon
or purple-the colors of the officiating
prelate. who is Bishop Of Larissa. as
we'll as Apostolic Delegate to the Unit
ed States.
Chanting by Friars.
feature of the occasion was the
Gregorian chanting by the friars from
The Franciscan monastery, who alter
mated with the students IRON the Marist
and Holy Cross Colleges. At the con-
eiusion of the sermon by Bishop O'Con-
nell the announcement was made by
the Dominican provincial, the Very
Rev. L. F. Kearney, of GAINESVILLE. that
tie apostolic delegate had authorized
him 10 declare that an apostolic induI-
genee of 100 days would be granted to
all present. After the cornerstone lay
ing the clergymen present were served
an informal dinner in Mcmahon Hall, at
the Catholic University. There were no
toasts.
Bishop O'Connelrs sermon was a
carefully prepared theological definition
or the religious state and an eloquent
defense of the orders, new as we'll as
old. OF the Roman Catholic church The
character of the sermon is also i'm
portant from the fact that the criticism
OF the religious orders has existed In
the Catholic University itself. as we'll
as elsewhere-not In the university as
an institution. but among some who
have been associated with its work
Among the Catholic clergy present
were the Revs. Thomas l. Harmon
Norborne, Mo-; d. OBrien, OF Buffalo
n. Y; Il. A. Cush, ST. Roses Church
Lexington, Chic: Z. NJ Tearney, Falls
Church, Va; p. J. Reding, Ammendaie
Md: Thomas S. Lee and James D.
Sterling, St Matthew's Church, Wash
ington; Eugene a. Hannah, pastor of ST
Martins Church, Washington; Andrew J.
Cary. pastor of the Holy Name of Jesus
Church, Washington: Charles Warren
Currier, pastor of st. Mary's Church,
Washington; George A. DoUgherty, as
sistant pastor of ST. Augustines Church
Washington; Joseph c. Mallon. pastor of
ST. AIMS Church. Tenleytown; Edward
l. Buckley, assistant pastor of ST. Mat
thew's Church, Washington: Father
Mari, pastor of the Immaculate Concep-
tion Church; Joseph Gallon, assistant
pastor of St Peters Church, Washing
ton. and Father Nally, OF St. Vincent's
Church Washington