Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
WASHINGTON
Delegation Given Place of Honor in
Big Procession.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION
Vast Throng Lined Thoroughfares.
Ovation is Accorded Prince
Of Church.


BALTIMORE October 10.-Not as a
prince of the Roman Church: not as a
celebrated prelate. nor yet merely as a
distinguished citizen returning from a
long and important journey. but as a
dearly loved and venerated friend James
Cardinal Gibbons was today welcomed
home by host that was truly remark
able
At Mount Royal station when the car.
dinars train arrived, were Gov. Crothers
and his staff. Mayor Mahool and other city
officials and a vast number of private cit
liens Of practically every religious de-
nomination represented in Baltimore and
from the most prominent to those OF the
humblest walks Of life. Despite the low
ering clouds and the misting rain this
afternoon, a crowd OF about 1900 per-
sons lined the curbs and thronged the
streets down which the pageant passed
to the cathedral.
A Monster Escort.
The escort. composed of contingents
from every parish in the city and some
outside OF the municipal confines. ap-
proximated about 10000 men and boys.
The enormous crowd which witnessed the
parade from the sidewalks. from win
dows and from housetops was non-sec-
tartan and cosmopolitan in its compost
ton. and that rousing. cheering. applaud
ing throng united in extending to the
cardinal a reception that continually
brought a smile to the face of the prelate.
That the cardinal was deeply touched
by the reception was plainly obvious.
From the time he alighted from his car
at Mount Royal station untfl he reached
the familiar portals of the old cathedral
he was continually bowling and smiling TO
the crowds which cheered- themselves
| hoarse and applauded until hands were
| tired. Men and women. boys and girls
| Joined in the demonstration and II 10
| doubtful IL such an occasion has ever
| been witnessed before In any American
city outside of New York over any one
individual American. The demonstration
exceeded the previous welcomes to the
cardinal upon his returning from trips
abroad in past years. notably h:s return
ing from the election of the present pope.
and IT is difficult to conceive a larger af-
fair Of this kind happening in Baltimore.
A Distinguished Gathering.
The cardinals train was scheduled to
reach Mount Royal station at 2:43 o'clock
and was on time when 1t left Philadelphia.
but il lost ten minutes between that city
and Wilmington, and when IL thundered
into the station it was just 2:5s O'Clock.
Long before that hour the streets were
alive with people and the police worked
liked TroJans to keep thoroughfares open.
In the depot was a large and distinguished
assemblage. composed of the governor
and members of his staff, all in full uni
form.o
Representing the city of Baltimore were
branch city council; George n. Numsen.
Drs W. w. Cherry. president of the first
branch city council, and the members OF
both branches of the city council.
Representing the Catholic clergy were
Rev c. F. Gavin, chancellor OF the ARCH
diocese and Rev. Father Louis Stickney
OF the cardinals immediate household and
small number OF other prlests' the
major portion of the priests marching
wirh their representative parishes. Attor-
ney General Charles j. Bonaparte. rep
kresenting the Catholic laity, was also pres
ent and others noted in the crowd were
Attorney General Isaac Lobe Straus and
John Gill. member of Congress.
The Washington Contingent.
Representatives from the Catholic
Church and Catholic societies of Wash.
ingto1 were 1lso here. They numbered
fully 500 men. and were headed by Cald'
wells Military Band OF Washington. P.
]. Haltigan. deputy OF the knights OF
Columbus of the District OF Columbia
was marshal oil the Washington aggrega'
| ton, with Nj. E. J. Hannah as his CHIEF
aid. Each member OF this section. ali
Of whom were on foot. wore q buttoI
containing a photograph OF the cardinal>
to which was pinned a piece OF red rib.
bon bearing, the words Welcome to oui
cardinal" Cnderneath< <were the namei
of lie parishes or societies they repre-
sentei. Every man also carried sil1
Anne rj"an ta..
There were about twenty priests In the
line. the remain DER OF the body beint
composed OF representatives from the
knights OF Columbus. the st. Vincent d.
Paul Society and from the parishes Of
all the Catholic churches In the District
Of Columbia. Among the priests In the
line were Revs. william r. Russell. Eu
gene A. Hannah. Eugene Macdonald
ocSnne, Hs5ss j. aF Burns m l. cfSknS Tnnsry and
Martin Egan. Judge William II. De Lacy
president OF the 81. Vincent de Paul Sos
ciety OF Washington. occupied u carriage
In Position Of Honor.
The main body OF the washingtonians
arrived at Mount Royal station on spes
cial train at $50 o'clock. whore they
were met by number Of other Wash.
ington Catholics who had arrived on
earlier trains. Marshal Haitigan formed
them In line In the station, and, headeo
by their band, they marched up thy
driveway to Mount Royal avonue nna
fell In line behind tho members OF tns
| Young Friends Catholic society. anq
continued on out on the east side o>
Mount Royal avenue TO Hrrn, North ayenaa on sSa
| az her side Of the street TO the entrance q
the station asns they s. ns!'sS: sScistS sSw seS,
ttnn 20 ,o down Cathedral street for han
block, thu. leaving ia zap p In tSs Inn ihs
the driveway from the station and too9
its place In the tine the MISUNDERSTANDING
nroceeded down Cathedral street In tht
rasr OF ft. When the cardinals carrtast
stopped ct the cathedral the Capital clt3
aggregation continued down Cathedra