Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-21
PAGEANTRY AND SONG
May Professions in Number of
Local Catholic Churches.
TRIBUTE TO HOLY VIRGIN
Notable Example Of Old World Cere-
monies at st. Aloysius.
OBSERVANCE AT ST. PATRICK'S
List of the Queens and of the Train
bearers and Maids Of
Honor.
TRIBUTE TO HOLY VIRGIN
OBSERVANCE AT ST. PATRICK's

In pageantry and song the Mother of
Christ was glorifed by tho children Of a
number Of local Roman Catholic churches
yesterday afternoon. The May procession
Is an annual event, and it's managers strive
each year to make 1t more notable than
the preceding one-more striking effects,
both In number of participants and display.
being sought. The professions In Rome and
throughout Italy are noted for the magnifl
cence OF dress and religious features, and
when the statue OF the Holy Virgin Is car
ried through the streets it is invested with
priceless gems.
What Is regarded as a notable example
of old-world pageantry was held yesterday
afternoon at st. Aloysius' Roman Catholic
Church. Rev. Edward X. Fink, 8. J.. pastor,
when about 1000 persons took part in a
procession in the nelghborhood of the
church. 1t the largest in the history
of the parish. and throughout the line or
march the streets were crowded. Promptly
at o'clock the procession started, headed
by platoon of mounted police. and fol-
lowing came a delegation of the St Vincent
de Paul Society of the church. Members
OF the Aloysius Club and others formed
a guard of honor for the procession. Next
TO the crossbearer and censerbearers were
elSHtS-IOuT dCOlyCeS, III white ana req cas-
socks.
The boys OF the parish school. to the
number of about five hundred. were grouped
according to size. while each detachment
wore distinctive dress.
Banners in Line.
At the head OF the line of boys marched
EdW. Yeager carrying banner inscribed
with oil painting of st. Aloysius. Other
banners and those who carried them were:
Blessed Sacrament. Francis O'Connell:
Blessed Virgin William McNicholas; Sa-
cred Heart. Edward Walton; Immaculate
Heart John Hassett: Salvador Mundi. Jo-
seph Klein. The boys marshals were Ar
thur Stelli, Carrick Searles, Daniel Breen
Bernard Nolan. Bernard Reag n, John
O'Connor, Michael Murphy and John Kane
The May queen was Miss Mary Healy.
and her encourage. marching In double file,
extended for two blocks. Misses Connolly
and Mcdonald were the maids of honor;
Master B. Hookan, crownbearer, and the
trainbearers were Rose and Mildred Healy.
The attendants were CARRIED as pages and
angels. Leading the procession were Misses
Mack. NJ Rugal and Annie O'Neu and dis
tributed throughout the line were num-
Der of beautiful banners suitably inscribed.
These banners were carried at the head of
! each section.
With the first grade was carried the in
| FAINT Jesus banner: second grade sorrowful
| mysteries banner; fourth and fifth grades,
| glorious mysteries; Frances Mccarthy was
| queen. and the Misses A. Tobin, NJ Glavin
| and A. Sheridan, marshals. Misses A.
| Burke and Hopkins were marShals of the
| sixth and seventh grades, with Miss Brady
| as the queen of this division. With the
eighth and ninth grades the Blessed Virgin
banner was carried. Miss Helen Rafferty,
| was the queen. The Sacred Heart division
was effective one. Miss N Davis was
the bannerbearer and Miss ]. Wrenn the
queen.
The Gonzaga College Cadet Band furnish
ed music for the occasion. and took up a
position midway In the procession. The line
of march was down * street to I'd, down
I'd to l. to North Capitol. and thence into
the church. Mgr. Falconio. the papal dele
gate, interested spectator of the
procession as 1t passed his residence Flow
ers wehe left at the foot oil the shrine OF
the Blessed Virgin of the children, and
| after the reading of the act of conservation
| and the browning. Rev. Father Mulry, s. j..
| addressed the children on the significance
| of the occasion. The singing in the church
| was described as most effective.
At st. Patrick's Church.
| The day was appropriately observed at
! st. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Rev.
| DR.. D. J. Stafford pastor, yesterday after
| noon at o'clock. Lead by Joseph Bling
! ham, the crossbearer. the procession
| emerged from the north door of the church
! thence south on 10th street to + street and
! then back on 10th street, to the church.
Miss Annie Connors was the May queen
| and her maids of honor were the Misses
Carrie Robinson, Iottie Waters, Edith
| Bryan, Teresa Mcdonald. Annie Lepley,
Annie Fftzhugh. Anna Smallwood, Mary
| and Rickie Johanson. Lilly Miller, Clara
| May Reickenbach, Margaret Smith, Fanny
| Sillers. Gertrude Burns. Master Joseph
Lyons was the crownbearer. and the train
bearers were Marguerite and Loretto Lyons
and Hazel Ashton. After entering the church
| the professionals marched three times
20 al oipp hvpaDs n nrQiEe
of the Virgin. after which the May queen
! advanced to the foot of the main altar
and read the act of conservation.
Rev. James Smyth. an assistant pastor
| OF the church. preached the sermon. He
| impressed upon the children the deep Sig
nificance of the ceremonies In which they
| their baptisunal vows, and. after benedic.
| ton by DIR. Stafford. the exercises closed
| with the singing OF Holy God.
| Two bus loads OF children from ST: Vim
cents Orphan Asylum at Edgewood, ID. C.,
| took part In the procession, as did the
children from st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum:
| Rev. william f. Carroll was the master OF
| ceremonies assisted by Mr.. Albert Ridge
way Charles Hosler and Paul Hynes were
| the acolytes and the censerbearers were
Charles Fisher. Daniel Sullivan and Quit
mar Beckley.
AT the o'clock mass in st. Patrick's
Church yesterday morning seventy-fye
| children made their first communion, while
| 100 more renewed communion.
A fnree-Cdy FStrtdt was lSScitsJ
| for the benefit OF the children under the
direction OF Rev. Thomas E. Michigan.
| notable part of the service was at the
! communion service. when Rev Fathers
| Carroll and Snyth of st. Patrick's sang
solos.
Five Hundred in Line.
The children of the Church OF the I'm
| maculate Conception. corner OF 9Th and N
| streets northwest. also participated in a
! May procession yesterday afternoon In
| honor OF the blessed virgin. Fully 500 chill
| dren were In line. Miss Marie Baker was
| the May queen, and read the act OF con-
! secration and Little Louise Williams
| crowned the statue of the blessed virgin.
| striking effect was realized In the pro-
| cession The children carried candles, each
| decorated with ribbons which they made
| as an offering. The various divisions OF
| the procession had distinctive colored rib
| bons. corresponding with the colors OF the
| various sodaiities OF the church. On ar
| irving at the shrine. which was within the
| sanctuary railing these candles were
| placed In sticks about the statue. and when
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