The San Francisco call., 1908-10-15

chrysanthemums. Huge marble vases
have been set on either gospel side and
rise 10 feet high, crowned with. white
chrysanthemums.
The tabernacle is mass of red or
chids. Within the flowery group in
candescent lights have been placed, and
as the choir sounds the opening meas
ures of Guonod's s i'Sanctus" the switch
viii be turned on, revealing all the
beauty Of the holy of holies.,
MUSIC OF DOUBLE CHARACTER
The music is to be of a double char
acter. In accord with Pope Plus in
structions the proper of the mass will
be chanted in the Gregorian by the
priest and a choir of 40 voices selected
from the students of St. Patrick S
seminary. This choir will sing the
introit. the gradual, the offertory and
the communion. That the musical pro-
gram. however, will not lack in beauty
and color the regular choir, supple
mented by 20 soloists, male and female
voices, and an orchestra, will render
Gounod's -Messe Solenelle." H. ]. Har-
rlson, the organist, will preside over
the musical numbers.
AS the archbishop and the train of
bishops and clergymen accompanied
by acolytes, candle bearers, the crozier
and the miter bearer, approaches the
alter steps from the .sacristy choir
of priests under the direction of Rev
j. B. Hannigan will sing Guonod's
'Marche Pontificale' in which the
words of the hymn, ''Vivat Plus" have
been interviewer.
The vestments worn by the oficiat-
ing clergymen will be of cloth of SILL
ver- For more than a year the Ladies
of the Sacred Heart, who have converts
in this city and in Menlo Park. have
been giving their attention to this
presentation. They were assisted by
the Orphans of Mary and the Taber-
nacle society. two organizations of
Catholic ladies whose particular care
is the providing of altar linens and
vestments for the clergy The vest
ments to be worn today at the ponti-
fical mass We're made in France for
the jubilee celebration.
FORTY ACoLYTEs AT RAIL
Forty acolytes will sit at the sane
tuary rail, Cowned in new purple cas-
socks and rich lace surplices The
cassocks are the gift of the Sisters Of
the Holy Family. They are of royal
1yrian purple, with red silk cuffs and
collars.
The visiting priests will sit in the
body of the church vested In cassock
singing of the mass. Bishop T. J.
Conaty of Los Angeles will deliver
the eulogy. His address will comprise
a history of the episcopacy of Arch
bishop Riordan and a doctrinal expla-
nation of the dignity of bishop in the
Catholic church.
Archbishop Riordan will make no
reply during the mass. His address
will be made in the evening at yes
pers, after Joseph Sadoo Tobin has
presented the gifts TO the laity The
responses will >be short and will not
take more than 10 minutes to deliver.
During the week the archbishop will
hold a number of receptions. On Fri
day he will entertain the visiting
bishops at luncheon at his home at
Fell and Steiner streets. On Monday
the clergy will greet the archbishop at
St Patrick's seminary, MenIo Park. The
various colleges and converts of the
diocese will hold receptions to the
archbishop during the days Immediately
following the celebration at the ca
thedral
The archbishop was agreeably sur
prised to receive yesterday a life sized
oil painting, executed by Hans Goth,
an artist of Vienna, who is the nephew
of Nine Inez Fabbri- Mueller.
STUDENTS HONOR PRELATE
Six hundred students of the colleges
of Santa Clara and the Academy of
Notre Dame in unison yesterday antici-
pated the San Francisco celebration of
Archbishop Patrick W. Riordan's silver