The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-06-05
With Simple But Solemn and
Impressive Ceremonies
STREETS WERE CROWDED
AROUND SITE WHERE $4,000 PA
ROcHlAL SCHOOL Is BEING
ERECTED-THREE HUN
DRED IN PROCESS
SION.


sive were the ceremonies connected
with the laying of the corner stone Of
st. Joseph's new $4,000 school yes
terday afternoon at the corner Of
Cross and Walnut streets.
The services We're attended by al +
most the entire congregation and the |
streets On all sides were lined with |
spectators. The day was an ideal enc
and despite the hot .un the crowd
waited patiently and 5 lently while the
procession filed out of st. Joscph's
church and marched to the new school
site where the ceremonies took place.
In the procession there we're about
three hundred men, wcmn and chill
dren. Lead by the cross and candle
bearers, they left the church at }
O'clock. BehiEd the candle bearers
came one hundred and fifty school
| children, the members Of the Junior
| ,odality, the Catholic knights and La
lies. the Ladies' auxiliary to the
Ancient OrGer Of II bernians, tae
Dung men OF the pnrish. members OF
he Ancient Order of Hibernlans, in
inifcrm, the building committee &. m
1osed OF NJ. J H0wley, James II Gall.
gan. r T. Langan, William Oil r,
IAN Kelley and Charles Iiessian. Fol
owing the building COMMITTEES cains
ihe aeolytes and the menlhers uf the
clergy.
Arr wing at the grounds. the male
choir ol the church arg 1Neni rga
;or. and the ysry Reverend William
9Sruss G. administrator os fast.s ssiiiSt
.saes blessed tho corner ~ u6 Aiid ast
er the official church dHcufaeni
shlch Is printed below was placed Il
tlle stone together with the names q
all OF the subscribers to the schno
fund and copies OF all OF the G.iifl
papers containing articles about IN
new schocl, the stone was moved int
place and the opening sealed.
The choir then rendered another sc
lection and the address by Fathe
Pepper OF Grand Chain, followed Til
address was a very eloquent one an
was listened to with rapt attention
This was followed by Father Klus,
who congratulated the people III th
! pari ana the city n the school an
" commented on what the St Joseph
y parochiaI school had done and what
: would do.
Following the ceremonies at the 60
Y ner stone laying. the process on w
again formed and returned 10 II
church, where the 'benedictiCn Of ii
Jlessed sacrament was administerC
by Father Kruse
y II had been planned to have Re
Father j. H. Hagan, chancellor Of II
diocese and pastor OF the Belleville Q
! thedral, TO offciate, but he was ii
able to attend.
Father Z. J, Keef acted as deact
at the ceremonies and Father r, Il
y gle Of Mound City, as subdeaeo
= Fathers Gillen Of st. Joseph's churc
= md Downey CT st. Patrick's churc
y we're the master Of ceremonies.
The following Is copy of the doc
ment sealed up In the corner stone:
On Sunday, June attn. N the year
Salvation. 1905, the II year Of {
y pontificate Of Pope Plus x, the eil
~ teenth year of the episccpade OF
N Rev, j. Jan ca bishop OF Belevl
! Rev. James Gillen being pastor OF
- Josephs church and Theodore Roo
~ Welt president Of the United States
= America, Chas. Deneen, governor
the state of Illinois, and Ge-rge p
sons, mayorsof the city Of Cairo.
the presence Of an immense multitu
Of faithful and of citizens OF Cal
10 this corner stone Of St Joseph's
ba rochial school was blessed in
name Of the triune God the Faith
,at the Son, and Holy Ghost under invo
ms ton OF st. Joseph, patron Of this ct
IL gregation and the universal church
the Very Rev VIM. Cluse, V. g.,
ministrator of the diocese Of Be
Vile.
- Names OF all subscribers TO
for chool fund, copies of all Cairo da
papers