Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
BEDECKED IN PAPAL COLORS
Altar Decoration Was Made by
Daughters of St. Agnes.
TAKEN TO THE APOSTLES TOMB
There It Was Blessed by the Sovereign
Pontiff and Forwarded From
the Shrine.

NEW ORLEANS. La, April 24.-Before
| a distinguished representation Of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy of the United
States. including Cardinal Gibbons, two
archbishops and sixteen bishops the pal
lium was today invested upon Arch
bishop Blenk of New Orleans. This in
sigma is the official recognition by the
church of the archbishop's succession to
the functions and authority of the late
Archbishop Chapelle. whose archepisco-
pal province comprised Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama. Arkansas. Texas and
Oklahoma. and who died during the yell
low fever epidemic here two years ago.
The ceremony took place in the old
St Louis Cathedral. where various i'm
portant events in Archbishop Blenks life
have transpired since he lived in this
city as boy. The edifce was bedecked
in the papal colors. yellow and white
interspersed with the American colors
and the archbishop's purple About IL
o'clock n solemn procession of 80 of the
clergy wendell its way to the thronged
cathedral where. following a celebration
of high mass, the pallium was placed
upon the altar.
Has Sacred Import.
1t is a band of white wool. kith two pen
dants Of the same material and bears four
black crosses. 1t was brought here from
Rome and its sacred import was described
| as follows by Archbishop Glennon OF St.
Louis who delivered the sermon:
Before its being brought to St Peters
tomb there was the simple history OF the
making of this pallium at the hands OF the
daughters of st. Agnes from the wool of
the lambs which were dedicated to St
Agnes the virgin and martyr. the snow
drop of the. sprIngtime in the Christian
Rome In the days of old. So woven. and
surmounted with the cross OF her martyr
dom, the pallium was carried to the tomb
of the apostle, guarded there on his feast
day. blessed by the sovereign pontff aud
forwarded from that shrine here.
Had Three Jewels
With the pallium were three jewels
amethyst, topaz and ruby-each set In
pin for fastening the insignia upon the
archbshop's garments. Contrary to Gus
tom these jewels were not sent from Rome
but We're with the pope's permission, gifts
of an old New Orleans family, friends of
Archbishop Blenk of many years standing
The jewels are heirlooms.
After the Archbishop Blenk re-
newed his oath of allegiance and fidelity to
the holy see. and then Cardinal Gibbons
placed the pallum upon the most reverend
prelates shoulders.
Among Those Present.
In addition to Cardinal Gibbons and Arch
bishops Glennon and Blenk, the following
were present: Archbishop Moeler OF CHI
cinnati and Bishops Estrada of Havana.
Cuba; Scannel of Omaha, Neb.: Hennessy
of Wichita. Kan; Jansen OF Belleville,
H.: O'Reilly auxiliary of Peoria Ill:
Morris (coadjutorD of Little Rock. Ark:
Byrne of Nashville, Tenn; Carrgan of
Sioux City. Iowa; Kenny of St. Augustine.
Fla; Verdaguer of Brownsville. Texas.
Dunno of Dallas, Texas; Gallagher of Gal
weston. Texas: Meerschaert of Guthrie.
Okla. Hesin of Natchez. Miss; Allen OF
Mobile. Ala, and Van de Ven of Nach-