Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
FEAST OF ST. ALOYSIUS
CEREMONIES YESTERDAY By
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

ance at solemn high mass and listened to
an eloquent discourse on the life of the
saint. St. Aloysius was an honored men,
Der of the Jesuit order. and his feast day.
particularly in this city, is an occasion of
much devotion and ceremony.
The main altar at St. Aloysius Church
was probably never more beautiful than 1t
appeared yesterday; decked in artistically
arranged flowers. plants and lighted tapers,
surmounted by an electrical display. The
church choir, under the direction of Prof.
Kubel. rendered a fine musical program. 1t
sang Pizzi's Mass to st. Aloystus.
The observance of the feast day witnessed
the last appearance, for long time. at
least in St. Aloysius Church Of Rev.
Thomas Becker, lately professor OF rhetoric
at Fordham College. New York, who has
been named for mission to the Philippines.
Father Becker is an alumnus of Gonzaga
College. He was the celebrant of the SOL
emn high mass yesterday morning at II
o'clock. Rev. Aloysius. Brosnan, S. j., was
the deacon and Rev. Engene Del. Mac
Donpell, s. j., subdeacon.
ranegyric in st. Aloysius.
Rev. T. Gibbon Smyth, assistant pastor Of
ST. Stephens Catholic Church, was the
preacher. He delivered a panegyric on St.
Aloysius, describing his life and illustrating
the many ennobling characteristics of the
saint.
In the evening the usual vespers service
was dispensed with to permit the carrying
out of a program by the children of the
congregation who participate in the cere-
monies about the sanctuary. The altar boys
of ST Aloysius Church are banded in an
organization known as st. John Berchans'
Sanctuary Society, which has for its OBJ
ject the training of boys who cerve on the
altar in the modesty and decorum essential
to exalted a function. The boys are I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Francis A. Byrne,
S. j.
The exercises for the boys began yester-
day morning at the o'clock mass. when
the entire body went to communion. The
altar boys choir sang with splendid effect.
Beginning at T:3O o'clock in the evening
there were a reception of new members,
about fifty in number. the distribution Of
medals and diplomas and a. sermon by Rev:
Augustus ]. Duarte vice president of
Loyola College, Baltimore.
List of Awards.
Awards were made as follows:
bronze medal-In memory Of ten years
of devoted service as master of ceremonies.
Mr.. Frederick L. Devereux. A gold medal
For continued devotedness and excellence
as an altar boy, Aloysius Robert Mack.
Silver medals-For continued devotedness
as altar boys, George Elmer Dom, first;
Joseph Michael Geier, second; Martin Alloy
sius Huston, third; Francis Xavier Cava-
nagh fourth. Bronze medals-For conf nued
fidelity and devotedness as altar boys, Alloy
sius Edward Fuller, first; Robert Emmett
Holland, second; Christopher Aloysus Nc
Carthy, third; Jospeh Anthony Fennell,
fourth. A silver medal-For the greatest
excellence as a server at holy mass. Thomas
Aloysius Donoghue. A bronze medal-For
excellence as a server at holy mass, James
Aloysius Fennell. Bronze medals-For great
excellence as leaders of the High Mass
Band, Henry Donoghue. Edgar Joseph
Cavanagh. Bronze medals-For the great
est excellence as members of the Vespers
Band. Bernard Leo Gaegler, Cornelius Alloy
sius Herlihy.
Certificate of merit and premium-For
continued fidelity. first honors, Francis
Leo Brison Norris, Joseph Aloysius Genau,
Rudolph Aloysius Eichhorn. James Joseph
Becker, Thomas Aloysius Donoghue, Will
liam Robert Broderick, Francis Xavier Nor
ris, John Francis Donoghue, James Aloysius
Fennell, Stephen Francis McNamee Lertifi-
cate of merit and premium-FHr devoted
ness, second honors Ferdinand Leo Weide,
Francis Dominic OConnell special pre-
mium-FOr the greatest fidelity and de-
votedness during the past six months, Jo-
seph Aloysius Genau.
The Little League of the Blessed Sacra-
ment-A silver medal for unparalleled fidel-
ity and devotedness as member of the
Little League. Joseph Michael Geier.
Bronze medals, blessed by Pope Plus x
especially for the Little League, to COM
memorate year of self-sacrifcng, devoted
love- Joseph Anthony FenneI, Francis
Xavier Cavanagh, George Elmer DOM,
Thomas Aloysius Donoghue, Aloysus Rob-
ert Mack. James Aloysius Fennell and
joseph Michael Geier
Certificates of membership and medals to
Francis Xavier Cavanagh, Thomas Aloyslus
Donoghue and James Aloysius Fennel.
The officers of the society are: Frederick
L. DevereuX, master of ceremonies; AGO.
lytes, P. Joseph King and Richard c. Law
lor; thurifers. John r. 8. Burns and John
]. Fitzgerald; assistants. Walter ]. Burns,
Robert E. Holland. John A. Dore and Leo
B. Norris; leaders. Clarence L. Donoghue
and Paul ]. Eichhorn; James ]. Becker,
boys master OF ceremonies.
The Little League Of the Blessed Sacra-
ment, whose duty 1t is to carry the COM
munion card at all the masses-Joseph An
thony Fennell. master; Francis Xavier Cav
anagh, George Elmer Dom, Thomas Alloy
sius Donoghue. James Aloysus Fennell,
Joseph Michael Geier and A!oysius Robert
Mack.
Names of Torch Bearers.
Torch bearers at high mass-Francis A.
Audrdge Edward ]. Brosnan, Francis A.
Connolly, G. Elmer Dom, ]. Bernard Ed
monds Rudolph ]. Eichhorn, Edward A.
Fuller, Joseph A. Genau, Edward c.
Healy, Cornelius A. Herlhy, Martin A.
Huston, Leo Cavanagh, Ignatius B. Mack,
Daniel ]. Mcmahon, Francis D. O'Connell,
Francis P. OReilly, Francis S. Quay, Ray
mond M Sneeden, Eugene B. Auldridge.
William f. Broderick, Francis x. Cava-
nagh, Ignatius ]. Degen, Henry Dono-
ghue, Edward I. Donovan, Raymond A.
Eichhorn, Joseph A. Fennell, Joseph M.
Geier, John E. Haltigan, Charles NJ. Hun
ter. Aloysius ]. B. r. Mack, c: Aloysius
Mccarthy, Francis X. Norris, Charles j.
O'Reilly, Francis ]. Purcell, Aloysius I.
Rowan Louis A. Riordan, J. Chester
Brady. Harry 1. Burns, Edgar ]. Cava-
nagh, George l.. Degen, Thomas A. Dono-
ghue, John F. Donoghue, james A. Fen
NELL Bernard L. Gaegler, F. Gwynn Gardi-
ner, Daniel G. Haltigan, William B. Healy,
]. Francis Igoe, Francis A. Lanahan, Ray
mond F. Madigan, Stephen F. McNamee,
Bernard c. O'Leary, Francis I. Peck F.
Leo Weide.
Torch bearers at vespers-Thomas ].
Costello, Aloysius B. Eichhorn, Dean c.
Gallagher Francis E. Garner, JohnaE.
Hartigan, Bernard w. Healy Francis
Kavanagh Joseph B. Lanahan, Justin Nc
Carthy Joseph E. Nolan, George A. Vieh-
mann, Joseph A. Creager, Bernard ]. Fitz-
gerald, Donald A. Gardiner, Frederick
Genau, Harry ]. Haltigan, Henry I. Heard,
Edward c. Khuen, Henry F. Miller, A.
Fenton Rupert, Philip ]. Viehmann,
George s. Warren. Francis Crowley, D.
Greth Gardiner, William MEG. Harlow,
Edward B. Hayes, Albert ]. Maschauer.
John F. Nolan, Cornelius L. Norris, d.