Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-30
ST FRANCIS xAvRR's CHURCH
Cornerstone Will Be Laid Sunday
 With Father Slocum as Sneaker.

With rather Slocum as Speaker.
 The indications are bright for T good day next Sunday. when Bishop llerney will lay the cornerstone of lne new St Francis Xavier's church at the coraer Of Washington and Baldwin streets. The ceremony will take place at o'clock in the afternoon and a monster crowd is expected to be pres ent, including priests from every par 1sh in the diocese. Several organiza- Hons, including Company c, c. \. G., Company B, Hibernian Rifles, the diff ferent divisions of Hibernians. St Jos eph's T. A. society. the K. of C., Holy Name and Rose Hill company, No 5, nave accepted invitations to take part In the parade. Captain Fitzpatrick will be grand marshal and requests all other societies who intend to take part In the procession to report to him as soon as possible so that he. may have ample time to assign them a place In the line. Company G will form at the armory and the Hibernians will assem- Die on North Main street, right resting on Phoenix avenue. The Knights of Columbus will form on the north side or East Main street, right resting on Fnoenix avenue. The Holy Name so- cletles will form on the east side of mast Main street. right resting at St fatrlck's hall The Rose Hills will Join the procession at their house on baidWin street. The procession will start at o'clock. The line of nnarct Will be along Phoenix avenue to North Main street, thence to East Main street and along Cole street. Union square and Baldwin street to the church.
 Besides these societies and others that may report between now and Sun uay there will be several men on horse pack, and the marshal requests these to report at the arrnory wearing black Prince Albert coats, black soft hats and tan gloves.
 St Francis xavier's, St Cecilia's and the Sacred Heart drum corps will fur nish music.
 The sermon will be delivered by the Rev William J. Slocum, pastor of ti Immaculate Conception parish.
 The parish of St Francis Xavier was founded eight years ago with Father Curtin as pastor They held service at the auditorium on South Main street while the frame structure was being built Ground was broken for the new church on the morning of April IT, 1908, Father Curtin turning the first sod. In the afternoon Bishop Iierney and Father Curtin visited the premises. It was big undertaking. nearly all the excayating being through solid rock; but it was pushed and at tho present time the south wall has been raised to a point above the water table and the foundation walls clear around the structure. The auditorium will be efghty-six feet long and sixty eight feet wide and will seat about 1,l0O persons. There will be double vestry thirty feet deep, extending the entire width. The vestibule will ha sixteen feet deep and will also extend the full width Of the church The will be two towers fronting on Baldwin street, one extending 14O feet above the ground elevation. There will also be bell tower, and the main windo~- will contain a handsome statue of St Francis Xavier. The church proper will be 13S feet long and seventy-s feet wide. It will be built of brick. with trimmings of Long Meadow l brownstone. The rectory. which stands at the north side of the church, is now near.
 Ing completion. When both structures
 are finished they will have few if any equals in the state.
 Bishop Terney will arrive in Water I bury on Saturday and will say tho l first mass in the morning at o'clock. l At o'clock mass. which will be ex-
 clusivelv for the children, the Right l Rev Bishop will confirm a class of
 some 300 boys and girls, who have been under the instruction of the Rev | nl~x1
 assistant. There will be four masses
 next Sunday, the other two beinf celebrated at 8 and 10:3o o'clock.