Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-03
Bishop Tierney Presided al the Solemn and
 Impressive Ceremony This Morning FATHER HUGH TREANOR PREACHED
Father Crowley Was e Cebrant of the Solemn High Mass The Church Was Filled 10 Overowing, Many Protesants Being Among (he Number Excellent Music-Sanctu ary and Altar Beautifully Decorated- Arrange
 ments Were Perfect and Not a Hitch Occurred
 to Mar the Beautiful Ceremony

The ceremony of investiture was
 conferred upon Right Rev Mons!gnor
 William J. Slocum, recently raised to
 the ohhce of domestic prelate, this
 morning at the Immaculate Concep- tion church by the Right Rev Bishop
 Tierney, D. D., in the presence of a
 congregation that taxed the building
 to its utmost capacity. including
 many of the Protestant clergy and
 other prominent non-C Catholics. There were also among those present form CT members of the Immaculate Con- ception parish who have not been in side the building in many years. The formation Of new parishes which has been going on in Waterbury during the past quarter of a century has rendered some of the pioneer Catho- lies strangers in the church where they first attended divine service in the new world, but the invitation ex- tended to them to be present on this occasion furnished them an oppor- tunity to revisit the church of their old love---1to kneel again at the altar where they were married and re- ceived many of the other sacraments and they took advantage of it. AL though it was announced that the doors would not be opened until g o'clock, almost enough people to fill the place had collected in front of the main entrances an hour before that time, their presence reminding passersby of the condition that so often prevailed there in the past dur ing rush ct mission services. Cap tain Bannon with force of ten men were on hand and while they exper- fenced no trouble in controlling the crowd, they were not idle, for the vast thr0nS kept them on the jump.
 The church committee acted as ushers and found seats for as many as possible and after the seating ca pacity gave out people contented; themselves in the aisles, both in the galleries and down stairs. 1t was estimated that at least 5000 souls were in the church when the cere-, mony commenced. The church was tastefully decorated and the musical program under the direction of Pro- lessor Hughes was of a high order.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock the process sion filed out of. the vestry into the sanctuary and the ceremony of in- xest!ture was begun. Besides the bishop the following clergymen were in attendance: Monsignor Slocum, Rev Farrell Martin. D. D.. Rev T. NJ. Crowley. Rev M. A. Karam, Rev P. C. Dunigan, Rev ]. E. Belanger Rev M. J. Traynor. Rev J. B. Derwin. Rev J. E. O'Brien, Rev James Brod- erick. Rev W. H. Flynn, Rev c. M. Brennan, Rev Peter Saurussitis. Rev J. F. Conway. Rev J. R. Mitchell. Rev T. E. Sullivan. Rev w. P. Laf- lin. Rev Nj. Plausinaitis, Waterbury; Rev Hugh Treanor. Norwich: Rev NJ. F. Higgins and Rev w. J. Tanning, Naugatuck: Rev R. J. Carroll. Hart ford; Rev Ambrose Greelis. o. F. M.. and Rev w. M. Slattery,,. 0. F. M., Winsted Rev P. F. Ramon. Lake vile: Very Rev Dean Hamel. Clean. N. r.: Rev John Neale, Terryville; Rev J. G. Murray. Hatrford: Rev l.. F. Lawlor. Hartford: Rev J. J. Nc Guane. Willimantic; Father Albert, Washington. D. C.: Rev T. H. shan ley. westport; Rev T. ]. Finn. Port chester; Rev NJ. J. Doolan, South ington: Rev M A. Sullivan. Hart ford: Rev J. A. Walsh. Thomaston.
 Very Rev Dean Hamel of Clean. \. Y.. and Rev John Neale of Terry vile acted as assistants to the bish- op. Rev L. F. Lawlor of Hartford was censor bearer and Rev Father Sulli- van and Rev Father Flynn acolytes.
 The exercises opened by the read ing of the brief of Pope Plus x ele- vating Father Slocum to the dignity of domestic prelate which was read in Latin and in English by Rev ]. c. Murray in voice which could have been heard and understood in the most remote corner of the edince. The translation in English Is as fol-