Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Chimes Played "star Spangled Ban
ner"

Chimes Played "star spangled Ban
ner."
It was exactly a quarter to 9 o'clock
this afternoon when the mounted police,
escorting the marching host. were seen
from the grandstapd at the cathedral.
and at that moment the chimes on the
gothic pile pealed out 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" and a mighty cheer went up
from the thousands congregated on the
stand and damned in the avenue and side
streets.
Brig Gen. Thomas A. Barry was the
grand marshal. and his only adornment
was a white silk sash. Except the grand
marshal and his staff and the marshals
men had been trained less than ten days.
but marched with remarkable CELEBRITY
and precision from Washington Square
up 9Th avenue thence to 57th street and
Central Park west. where the parade
disbanded.
In fact, 1t was observed by experienced
men that seldom has a body of 10000
laymen, unaccustomed to military prac-
tice. paraded three miles and disbanded
In less than five and half hours. 1t
was about $40 when the last company
passed the grandstand.
400 in the Escort.
The escort of the procession was body
of men from the Catholic Club. about 4OO
in all, that included Thomas F. Ryan.
former Justice Morgan ]. O'Brien. JUS
tices Giegerich and Golf. Judge O'Sulli-
van, Eugene Philbin, John D. Crimmins.
David Mcclure and other well known
men.
The Knights Of Columbus was repre-
scented by its uniformed body. and 1O.UOO
picked men from the numerous councils
in Manhattan, Richmond and the Bronx.
Thousands Of members Of other Catholic
organizations were In line.
It was announced tonight that the Irish
cardinal will remain here for few days
more before beginning his visit to other
cities.
President Rooseve1t's Letter.
Archbishop Farley tonight made public
the letter which he received today from
President Roosevelt. The letter read:
Now that the celebration of the ami
versary is over want in the first place to
congratulate you on its great success. In
the next place I want to congratulate all
our people on the impulse to higher pa
triotism given by the way In which the
celebration was conducted, and finally, in
what is much the least Importance. l
want to thank you personally for your
very kind and courteous allusfon to my
self last Tuesday"
Cardinal Logue said tonight that he
hoped to visit President Roosevelt while
In Washington. In an interview Cardinal
Logue, speaking of the divorce question,
said:
cardinal on Divorce Problem.
II have watched and studied the divorce
problem here with good deal OF inter-
est and the time has come for all religious
bodies to- unite upon this subject. 1t has
been a great pleasure to me to note that
the ministers of all the sects are united
in preaching against it. 1t is not entirely
a matter of religion. The welfare Of the
state demands that something should be
done in this country to check this evil.
"A continuation of the divorce evil
means the degradation of the race. The
reason for this Is very evident-the well
the race.
Another evil which one cannot freely
speak of has been referred to number of
times by your President. 1t appears that
should be. There is no excuse for this.
for this is not poor country. This mat
ter of small families is directly opposed
to the welfare and glory Of your country.
Roosevelt Popular in ireland.
Your President has said these things.
and is popular among us in Ireland and in
other countries for that very reason. He
does not confine himself to politics. but
attends to the moral matters Of the ma
ton. He Is man OF good, sterling,
honest principles"
Cardinal Logue declared that socialism
was making great advances in England.
and that he believed socialism could be
remedied by Christianity in relieving the
DOOR, The cardinal said:
IT know that there are systems en-
ployed in some of the great factories and
manufacturing centers Of Europe which.
conducted by the rich owners and manu-
facturers. make for the welfare Of the
employees. through education and other
means That Is Christian socialism. 1t
can be done without interfering with the
material advantages of the employer. But
there is another kind of socialism. and
that kind Is against religion. When it
comes in all other socialism goes out !
really think that there are some men
with great wealth who are trying to do
their best with it. I think that Mr.. Car
negie whom met the other night at din
ner, Is spending freely for what he be-
lieves to be the welfare Of the people, and
I think that Mr.. Rockefeller is doing q
great deal of good in founding a univer-