The San Francisco call., 1908-03-02
HOLD REQUIEM MASS
FOR SLAIN RULERS
Death of King Carlos and Crown
Prince MOurned at Cere=
monies in Oakland
Representatives of Foreign Pow
ers, State and City Officials
Attend in Tribute

OAKLAND, March Member of the
Portuguese colony and societies OF Cal
ifornia, representatives Of foreign ma
tions and local officials took part in
memorial services today for King Car
los and his son. Don Luis. Bishop Hen
rioue "a Silva celebrated pontihcal hig
requiem mass at the Portuguese Cath
Ole church, Chestnut street near Sew
euth. The structure was drsped in
mourning. as were the affairs and sta
tions OF the cross within the building
The black hangings were dotted with
white roses and carnations and banks
of flowers surrounded the affairs. At the
head OF the center aisle of the church
stood q stately cetafalQue, draped with
hanging greens and white flowers and
surrounded by golden candlesticks
bearing lighted candles With Bishop
da Silva were u priests Of local
churches. who assisted him at mass.
The bishop with heavy black beard
and stately figure. made an imposing
center for the picture. as in deep tones
he told the people OF the king he had
known personally. and into whose real
nature he said few Of his subjects ever
had a glimpse He related incidents
OF the kindly nature of the dead mon
arch, telling Of his home life, and the
sons he had raised with the aid of the
beresved queen and mother
The assisting priests removed the
white robes and mitre, and robed the
bishop IN purple when the time for the
requiem and eulogy came. Prayers for
the repoSe OF the souls Of the king and
his son were said and the bishop urged
his hearers to pray daily.
Dressed in somber black many con-
suls general and vice consuls represent
ing friendly powers were in attendance
They were II. II. Berkholm for Den
mark. F. Bopp for Germany, George
j. 9. Marsily for the Netherlands, Mau-
rice Z. Hail for Turkey. D. E. Kund
for Norway, NJ. Kosakivitch for Russia
Walter r. Hearn for Great Britain, c.
de Cozotte for France, Archibald Bar
nard for Brazil. Ecuador and Bolivia,
Chozo Koike and x. Matsuheira FOR
Japan. J. Freuler for Switzerland. NJ
R. Laesrra. secretary to the consul for
Mexico, and Wellesley Moore, vice con-
SUI for Great Britain.
Secretary of State Charles F. Curry
was in attendance, as were also Judges
7. ". Harris and Henry A. Melvin OF
The superior court of Alameda county
Sheriff Frank Barnet and Mayor E. K.
Taylor Of Alameda.
Portugal was represented by DR.. T.
oa Costa Duarte, consul at San Fran
cisco, and by Dr. J. de Sousa Betten-
court vice consul The Portuguese So
cieties were represented by their on
Gals and the Z. P. E. c. attended in 9
body in full uniform
Among the officials of the society who
We're also members Of the executive
committee in charge Of the program
were:
A A ssrmientO; supreme president Of tbs
q L, r. c OF California; c. MendoBca, 81
Iireme president Of l. D. l. s.; DR.. J. l.
t=eyedo- supreme inedico for the 2. P. 3. G.
u siraus read Of the San Lesndro brsnel
y TIE order 81 Queen Saint Elizabeth Isabella
- l. siVaa Lulz supreme hesa q me order
y. =. > Enearnaeao and A. ~ Martins su
rreme directors Of the T. P. E. c. Othei
membefs ot the executive committee were NJ
Beftencourt dn Camars, J. Chrysostomo da sill
veira and J. T. Renas. The auxiliary com
initiee was composed Of Rev Father Berger
ETH. Rev. Fasaer G. Cali. Rev. Father Fer
rFira. Airs Euearundedo, Mrs. J. l. Azeveds
and Miss Therezs Rodrigues
Assisting priests were; Father Peter Yorke
church. Father 7. J. O,connell Of st. Josebh1
oi'Iicn in Alameda. Father Thomas Kenped,
Sarys college. Rev. John Rose Of the chureI
et 1000 Dupont street San Franeisco; Rev
rAiiumeaa Fefrera of the same institution; Rev
s"sepn X slmeonl OF the church az so Crok.
sfneet. San Franciscol Brother F. Cornelius Of
81 Mary's college. Rev Michael P. Kearns o.
ST. Marr's academy. Berkeley
Father G. CALI of the Portuguese
Catholic church was deacon at the serv.
ices. with Father II. Ferreira, subdea-
con, and Father Michael B. Borghino
provincial for st. Salician at San Fran
cisco. assisting.
Soloists for the occasion were: Miss
Clara Atkins. soprano; Miss Laura
Kline Won Kisielnicka. contraito; R. A
Encarnacao, basso; J. l. de Freitas, or
ganist. and n da Camara, director.
Military bands furnished by the So
cieties rendered dirges Chopin's funeral
z he r.
It's mournful strains the people left the
sacred edifce.
Bishop da Silva has not yet fully
formulated his plans for the future
Returning from Honolulu, where he re-
ceived the news of the assassination OF
the king and the crown prince, he con-
templated an immediate return to Lis
bon for a time At present he is con-
sidering entering upon mission work
among the Portuguese residents of the
diocese of Los Angeles.