Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

official or unofficial capacity. Plus x Is
anxious to crafty the Catholics of the
United States and show his respect and
esteem for the American people. and that
Will be the reason for the cardinals pres
ence at st. Louis
The latter will be very glad to go. and
will take special pleasure in renewing his
acquaintance with the American people. He
told me the other day that he never realized
how much attached he had become to
Washington and to the country until he re-
turned to Rome, and he said, of course, in
the strictest confidence, that he hoped to
, have the pleasure of bearing a cardinals
biretta to his old friend, Archbishop Ire
land. But that is secret at the Vatican.
You would be surprised to know how
many famous cardinals would like to at
, tend the exposition. If the pope should call
for volunteers there would be enough re-
sponses to fill parlor car. The etiquette
OF the church will not permit him to send
a member of the Sacred College anywhere,
so that II he were to appoint official
commissioner to the exposition it would
have to be a monsignore or priest of even
lesser rank. while the ST. Louis people
would not be satisfied with anything less
than cardinal, and the pope is very de-
sirous of gratifying them.
In all my conferences with him and other
officials of the Vatican regarding the repre-
sentation of the holy at st. Louis their
desire has been to do everything possible
to promote the success of the exposition
and to respond to the compliment of the
invitation with the same spirit in which 1t
was sent by President Francis The, pope
himself Is taking so much interest in the
matter that the other day he sent for
Father Ehrle. the project of the Vatican Ii
prary who is preparing the exhibit, and
asked him to make list of all the objects
that could be possibly spared from the IL
brary. the museum, the art galleries and
the rest of the Vatican
II mas been suggested that 1t would be a
good thing to have a squad detailed from
the famous Swiss Guards to accompany the
af n,,;r l~,,&
cannot be arranged, because the Swiss
GUARDS cannot escort a cardinal Their sole
business is to protect the sacred person of
the pope. and they cannot Re permitteu to
q" hFthing else without violating the pre-
cedents and traditions by which everything
III ne Vatican is governed
Not Fond of Display.
The pope is not fond of show himself.
He is simple, unpretentious man, vii,
abhors formality and display Leo XIII was
also simple and unostenta tious in his hab-
lts ana surroundings. He lived the life Of
{. monk, and slept upon an iron bedstead
such as army officers use in their tents
during campaigns. He had one servant,
VINO did everything for him-cooked his
meals and served them-and in every re-
spect so far as he was personally concern
ed Leo NH was an ideal of humility but
Where the church was involved, where the
dignity and the majesty of his office We're
affected, he required that every appoint
ment should be of the most formal ard
splendid character; he required the most
rigid adherence to etiquette and the OBJ
servance of every jot and title of the ira
ditions of the court of the sovereign pOntjff.
His pageants We're the most magnificent
ever witnessed in ST Peters since the time
OF Leo X, who was pope during ,be golden
age of Rome
Leo XIII was always drama lie; his fee
olene and spirituality, and the startling
fact that he was always but a step from
eternity, added intensity to the excitement
that attended all of his public Appearances.
He never permitted the people to see him
IN the robes of the pope without being t.
tended in state by a guard of honor from
the papal nobility, and the escort to which
he was entitled, but Plus x snrinks from
pomp and display and hates fornality.
When the sedfa gastatoria brought to
him on the morning OF his coronation that,
like his predecessor, he might be borne
into the Sistine Chapel upon the shoulders
OF his guard he turned to Mgr. Bisleti the
master of ceremonies, and exclaimed with
determinations:
Il shall never voluntarily get into that
box"
He declines an escort when he goes into
the Vatican garden, which has always
been the CUSTOM and insists that the men,
bers of the guard shall stay back and at
tend to their own business while 1 am TAX
ing my walk" as he remarked to their
captain soon after his coronation. The
first time he appeared in the court Of the
Vatican and the guard gave HIN the salute
to which pope is entitled he turned to
the commanding officer and said
IF they do that every time I come out
here, l shall always go the other way.
Hereafter when l pass through this court
yard l prefer that my movements should
not be noticed. They may salute me in
public as much as they like. but In private
1 prefer that these formaltics should be
omitted"
The will Of Peter B. Brigham of Boston,
who left s., 100000 toward founding hos
p1tal to bear his name is sustained by a
isin han Id Ila1xr h1r IIlSt Nnlt In