Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1907-12-28
The Entire City of Detroit Was
Interested In Golden
Jubilee.
Bishop Foley Makes Generous
Gift to Home For
Boys.
ALL CREEDS ACCORDED HONOR

Citizens of Detroit, irrespective of
race or creed, turned out Thursday
to do honor to the Right Rev. Bishop
John S. Foley. The occasion was the
celebration of his fiftieth anniversary
as a priest. Bishop Foley was or
dained December 10, 1856, and his
golden jubilee was to have been
celebrated last year. On account of
i'll health it was postponed a year
and a day.
Bishop Foley is much improved,
but still undertakes many onerous
episcopal duties despite the advice
of his physician. He is well on in
his seventies, but his mind is as clear
as ever and his capacity for work is
enormous. Archbishop Moeller, of
Cincinnati; Bishop Richter, of Grand
Rapids; Bishop Bryne, of Nashville,
Bishops Chatard and O'Donoghue, of
Indianapolis; Bishop Gabriels, of
Ogdensburg and Bishop Macs, of
Covington, represented the American
hierarchy at the jubilee celebration.
The celebration began with a
pontifical mass at o'clock, and all
through the afternoon and until late
at night did the festivities continue.
Many business houses and hotels as
we'll as the homes of Catholics in De-
troit were decorated with bunting in
honor of the festive occasion. The
venerable Bishop was the recipient
of many gifts from the laity, the
clergy and religious institutions,
but he reserved little for himself.
Anything that could be converted
into cash he turned over to charity.
Bishop Foley officiated at the
pontifical mass, while Archbishop
Moeller occupied a throne in the
sanctuary. The Detroit Cathedral
was crowded and thousands wee
unable to gain admittance. At the
close of the mass the jubilarian
made a brief address of thanks to
his Archbishop and the other
prelates and priests who had shown
so much interest in him.
Immediately after mass recep-
ton for the clergy was held in the
Cathedral school hall, where an
elegant breakfast had been arranged.
The school hall was decorated with
American flags, white and yellow
)unting, the Papal colors, and gold
md silver candelabra. At the close
of the feast the Very Rev. M. j. p.
Dempsey, Vicar General, introduced
Rev. Father f. D. Kelly, of Ann
Arbor, who delivered brief address
to the Bishop on behalf of the clergy.
In closing his remarks Father Kelly
said:
"To dole out a measure of money
to the public brings a commensurate
reward to the benefactor, but to give
a measure of moral and ethical worth
each day through a span of half
century is to stagger computation"
Father Kelly handed Bishop Foley
a purse containing check for
$4,000, a gift from the clergy of the
diocese. Bishop Foley made a very
brief speech of acknowledgement
and announced that the entire sum
would be Immediately turned over
to st. Francis Boy Orphans Home.
Archbishop Moeller also made a brief
address and expressed the wish that
Bishop Foley might be spared many
years.
In the evening the laymen held
reception in the Bishops honor at
the Hotel Ponchartrain and the af-
fair took on more the air of a civic
than of a church event. Not only
did Catholic laymen turn out in
large numbers, but the Bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal church, the
pastor of the Unitarian congregation
and men from every walk in life as
sembled to congratulate the ven
cradle prelate. Even the secular
press of Detroit paid him high
tribute and declared that many
years will elapse before the extent
of Bishop Foley's benefactions to
CHARITY will be known.