The Washington herald., 1907-01-14
Vice President and Other
Noted Men Pay Tribute.
CROWD AT ST. PATRICKS
His Eminence Confirms a Large
CIass-SOIemn High Mass l. Sung.
Eloquent Sermon Delivered by the
Rev. }. ID. O'ConneII, of Toledo.
Reception and Dinner Followed.

yesterday. II was the most important
event in the history of that parish, save,
only. the celebration of its Tooth an
niyersary. at which President Roosevelt
attended.
That noted prelate of the church. Cardi-
nal Gibbons. was there to celebrate the
mass. and the church was crowded to
the doors with the distinguished men Of
Washington. prominent among whom
were the Vice President. ministers from
various countries, Senator's, District Su-
preme judges. government officials and
high dignitaries Of the church.
Catholic and non-Cathoiic alike assem-
bled 20 do honor 10 the occasion and
participated in one of the most moving
and impressive religious ceremonies Of tho
Roman Catholic religion.
Cardinal Red Everywhere.
To do honor to the occasion the in
terror of St Patricks was draped in
cardinal red the same color as the mas
sive throne. where. in his gorgeous ponti-
fical robes. the cardinal sat. the center
of the impressive scene About the altar
rose graceful palms. while here and there
were red blossoms. and amid the mass
of beautiful foliage nestled myriads of
red incandescent lights. the whole MAX
ing a harmonious and wonderful picture.
fun of the deepest and truest signif-
CanCe.
At Il O'Clock mass. at which his emil
nence. Cardinal Gibbons, was the honor
airy ceIebrant. was conducted. and sell
dom indeed, has this great ceremony Of
the church been more solemnly rendered
or with greater impressiveness, beauty,
and dignity. His eminence was assisted
by the Rev. David Hillhouse Buell.. s. j.,
with James s Burns. G. :. c.. as deacon
of honor, and the Rev. Or Hyvernat Of
the Catholic University, as subdeacon of
honor. At the high altar the Rev W A.
Fallou officiated, with the Rev. DR.. For
tier. s. J., and the Rev. J. J. O'Connor as
assistants. The masters of ceremonies
were the Rev George Daugherty, the
Rev. W. J. Carroll. and Mr.. Ridgeway
Music Burst of Melody.
And before the mass. the big church.
with lis distinguished guests and its hun
dreds of devout worshipers, who nlIed
every foot Of space in St Patrick's
Church. was filled with such melody as is
seldom heard within church walls The
choir, under the direction of Prot
Armand Gumprecht. fairly outdid itself.
and the swelling tones of the sacred music
seemed like rhythmic benediction en-
phasizing the sacredness of the occasion
and aWing the vast throng with the
majesty of its beauty.
The choir sang Hadyn's mass No. IS.
and it was sung and played as it has
rarely, if ever been in Washington be
fore; the ensemble was perfect in its
harmony, and TIE solos were striking in
their beauty.
The choir was supplemented by
stringed orchestra Of twenty pieces. and
the tones of these instruments blended
with the richer tones of the big organ
filling the church with melody that
seemed divine and that seemed to bring
20 the vast congregation the peace Of
God that passeth understanding"
Tribute to His Eminence.
1t was a wonderful service in its rich
ness and glory. and as the distinguished
cardinal sat there, the central figure Of a
scene that will linger long in the memo
ries of those who enjoyed il. il seemed
as If from the vast thrOng a great wave
of love and respect went out to him and
the homage that was his came from the
hearts of the people.
Earlier in the morning his enlinence
had administered the rites Of confirmation
to 80 persons, most Of whom were
adults. and these with the rest Of the
congregation, gathered after the service
to greet him at the reception which fol-
lowed, and to touch his hand
With him stood Father Stafford, the
rector OF the parish, who introduced sew
eral of the members Of his congregation
10 the cardinal
Distinguished Guests Present.
After the service and the reception,
Cardinal Gibbons was the guest Of honor
at a luncheon given by the Rev. Dr.
Stafford at the rectory, and here the
other guests 10 meet his eminence were:
Vice President Fairbanks, Mr. Felipe
Pardo. Peruvian Minister; Senior ObaI-
ola, Minister from Panama: Senators
Aldrich, Beveridge, EIkins. Gearin, and
Scott, Judge Clabaugh. Judge Stafford
Judge De Lacy, Hon. Lawrence o. Muir
ray. Judge O'Connell, Monsignor D. J.
OConnell, Rev. David HillhOuse Buell.
s J., Rev. james Burns. c. S. C., Rev.
Charles Bart. Rev George Daugherty,
Rev, ". A FaHon, Rev Dr Fortier
Rev, Or. Hyvernat, James O'Connor
Rev. J. T. O'Conneu Rev John T.
Whelan, Rev. Thomas McGuigan, Rev.
William J. Carroll. Rev. James A.
Smyth. Surgeon General OReilly. John
JOY Edison Howard Gait, ". Gwynn
Gardiner Armand Gumprecht Ed J
Hannah. John s. Larcombe. William T.
QuicksaIl, Joseph Z. Ralph, Frank Rich
ardson NJ. E. Ruddy, James F. Shea
Ainsworth Spofford, p. c. J. Treanor
Alfred c. Whitton. J. D. Mankin. H w
Sohon. and Scott c. Bone.
The sermon before the mass was de
livered by Rev. D. J. O'ConneH, and
was a mastery effort. Rev. Dr. Stafford
ascended TO the pulpit a few moments
before the sermon and thanked the
cardinal i'm the name of the congregation
for his presence. % Because of his recent
announcements on the French crisis, Dr.
stafford compared the cardinal to the
great prelates of the church I'm its earlier
days, and TO HiIIeary of Poitiers and
John of AnjCu In conclusion. he prayed
that the cardinal his people. and the
country would have as much reason to
be grateful on his next visit to St.
Patrick'S.
Receives in RectOry.
After the mass the cardinal proceeded
to the rectory. escorted by a guard of
honor composed Of the men Of the parish.
In the main drawing-room of the resi-
denee he received nearly 1.000 people.
most Of whom evinced their respect by
kissing the apostolic ring DR. Stafford
and Mr.. Edward J. Hannah assisted the
dignitary by introducing the congregation
and the visitors For more than two