Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-24
CORNER STONE LAID
CEREMONIES ON CAMPUS OF
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Foundation Of Apostolic Mission House
Ground Broken for Dominican
House Of Studies.

Two ceremonies. which are considered as
distinctly notable in Catholic circles Of the
country were performed yesterday after
noon on the campus of the Catholic Univer-
sity of America in the presence of a large
and distinguished gathering, including the
archbishops. the most important ecclesias-
teal body in the Catholic Church in this
country; large number of bishops and
prominent clergymen and laymen from this
city and abroad. The occasion was the
laying of the corner stone of the proposed
apostolic mission house. and the breaking
Of the ground for the foundation Of the
new Dominican House Of Studies. These
ceremonies were incidental to the annual
meeting Of the board Of archbishops, which
was held in Mcmahon Hall yesterday.
The first public ceremony of the day Oc-
CURED at $3.50 o'clock. 1t consisted of the
breaking Of ground for the proposed Do
mtn1can house Of studies. which has been
located Immediately across Bunker Hill
road from the university campus. The
ceremony was simple. but impressive. An
informal procession of prelates, headed by
Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Conaty, pro-
ceeded from Divinity Hall to the site Of
the Dominican House. There Cardinal Glib
bons. surrounded by scores of church dig
nitaries and laymen. with q new spade
handsomely bound with ribbons, turned the
first earth which marked the beginning of
liiC piOpOoCO oil uCluIo EIdCH VI lu0 dICU-
bishops and bishops present in turn drove
the spade into the ground and turned over
the fresh earth. At the conclusion of the
ceremony Cardinal Gibbons and the other
church dignitaries present were photo
graphed.
Imposing Granite Structure.
The Dominican House of Studies will be
an imposing structure of granite in the
Gothic style of architecture. and will cost
about $250.OO0. 1t will be the mother house
Of the Dominican order in this country.
The present mother house is at Somerset,
Ohio, but, 1t is stated. the establishment
will be removed here on the completion Of
the new building.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony on the
site of the Dominican House, the procession
of prelateS proceeded to the site of the
proposed Apostolic Mission House. led by
the band of Gonzaga College. There, in
the presence of a deeply interested throng
Of church officials students and laymen,
Cardinal Gibbons, in the full robes of his
high Office, conducted the beautiful and
impressive ceremonial Of blessing the
ground and laying the corner stone of the
proposed edifice. When the two-ton stone
had been lowered into position and the car
dinal had pronounced his fervent blessing.
the Rev. A. P. Doyle of New York, secre-
tary of the Catholic Missionary Union, ex-
planned briefly the purposes of the work
which had just been begun SO auspiciously.
1t was hoped. he said, that the Apostolic
Mission House would be the center of
Catholic missionary effort n,'this country.
The purpose Of the institution, he said. Is
to train diocesan priests to be missionaries,
particularly to that large part of every
community which has no church affiliation.
They will preach to Catholics and nom
Catholics alike, without being attached as
priests to any particular house of wor-
ship.
Archbishop Keane's Address.
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque, Iowa, the
first rector Of the Catholic University. de-
livered an eloquent discourse on the useful
ness of the institution as coordinate fea-
ture Of the work of the Catholic Church in
America He urged the students to fit them
selves to do the noblest work for America,
for by doing so they would embody in
themselves the highest ideals of the uni
versity, of its founders and of the church.
The proposed apostolic mission house.
which is to be located on the university
campus, will cost about $50, 900, and will be
ready for occupancy next October The