Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-27
Second Day of New York
Catholic Centenary.
GREAT EVENT TOMORROW
pontifcial Mass to Be Celebrated by
Two Cardinals.
BLESSING SENT BY THE POPE
Countess Leary Will Entertain
Cardinals, Papal Delegate and
Archbishops at Dinner.

Archbishops at Dinner.
NEW YORK. April 27.-This was chill
dren's day In the celebration Of the
Catholic centenary. In all the churches
Of the diocese masses for children were
celebrated this morning. and great
throngs attended them. THESE were as a
preliminary to the big day. tomorrow
In many Of the parishes this morning
the children marched to the churches In
professions All wore the celebration
medal-the yellow medallion hung from q
miniature American flag. All were full OF
the spirit of the holiday. and were hap
py In the fact that the board OF eouca-
{ion had excused them from classes
About 1000 children attended the mass
at ST. Patrick's Cathedral. which was
celebrated at 10 o'clock: The celebrant
was Mgr. Hayes. with Father ]. Murphy
as deacon and Father ]. Bradley as sub
deacon Mgr NJ ]. Lavelle preached a
sermon. Besides the children. who nlied
the front part of the cathedral, about
1850 other persons attended.
Cardinals at Mass.
The great ecclesiastical event of the
week will be tomorrow when the pom
tifical mast will be celebrated at IL
o'clock in the cathedral. Cardinal Logue.
the primate of Ireland. will be the cele-
brant: Cardinal Gibbons will preach. and
at the close of the service Mgr. Falconio
will impart the papal blessing.
: At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening Mgr.
Falconio will be the celebrant at pom
tifical vespers in the cathedral.
Only 5000 tickets have been issued for
each of these services. and thousands OF
applicants have been disappointed.
The old rumors that Archbishop Far
ley is to be created cardinal were re-
vived yesterday. and there was much
the city. over the possibility: II was
pointed out that the elevation would
come with peculiar appropriateness at
present, when the whole country was Gel
ehrating the centenary Of Archbishop Far
ley's diocese.
Yesterdays magnificent service in St.
Patrick Cathedral, to which the pres
e&nce Of Cardinal Logue lent unusual In
terest and dignity. was merely parish
service In fact, and similar services were
held at the same time In all the churches
and chapels of the diocese. Archbishop
Farley's sermons were intended as an in
PRODUCTION to the week Of celebration.
Countess Leary's Guests.
This evening Cardinal Gibbons. Cardinal
Logue. Archbishop Farley. Archbishop
Bruchesi of Montreal and Mgr. Falconio.
tu0 R8QAl OSlCSdtCs Will OO TIC SOSSSS ~
Countess Leary at dinner at her home.
The following is the program for the
rest OF the week:
Tuesday. April 2s-Pontidcal mass. St.
Patrick's Cathedral. II am: celebrant.
his eminence. Cardinal Logue. Archbishop
of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland:
preacher, his eminence. Cardinal Gibbons,
Archbishop OF Baltimore; assistant priest.
Rt. Rev. Mgr Jno. Edwards; v. G.
deacons Of honor. the Rt. Rev. Mgr.
Yanne9 n Mclean p the RI Rev
Mgr. Charles McCready: P. r. deacon.
the Rev. John A. hellner; subdeacon the
Rev. Richard o. Hughes.
Pontifical vespers. st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral,> y pm: celebrant. his excellency.
the apostolic delegate, the Most Rev. DIR.
Diomede Falconio; assistant priests, the
Very Rev. DR.. James F. Driscoll: preach
er, his grace, the Archbishop Of St. Louis.
cons Of honor. the Very Rev. Albert A.
Lungs. VT. and the Rev. DR.. Henry A.
Brann: chanters. the Rev. John J. Kean.
p. r.. the Rev. Edwin M. Sweeney. the
Rev. Jno. e. Burke. the Rev. Joseph F.
Flanelly. the Rev. Jno. B. Young. ST.,
and the Rev. Jno ]. Hughes. c. 8. P.
Wednesday. April .: Mass for parochial
school children of the diocese. st. Pat
rick's Cathedral. IL am: celebrant. the
Rt. Rev. DR.. Thomas NJ. A. Burke. Bishop
Of Albany; assistant priest. the Rt Rev.
Mgr: DR.. j. 8. NJ. Lynch: deacon, the Rev.
: Thomas Atherton: subdeacon. the Yev.
Jos. F. Smith: preacher. the Very Rev. J.
: Raymond Meagher. o. p. Mass meeting
Of Catholic laity, Carnegie Hall, pm.
: Thursday April 30: Pontifical requiem
for deceased prelates and priests Of the
diocese. St. Patrick's Cathedral, 10 am.
celebrant. the Rt. Rev Dr. John J. O'Con-
nor. Bishop Of Newark: preacher. the Rt.
bishop of New York: assistant priest.
the Ri. Rev Mgr. John j. Swift; protho-
notary apostolic deacon, the Rev. DR.. Will
liam j. Sinnott; subdeacon, the Rev. Will
i. liam B. Martin. s. T. L. Reception to
Friday, May /: Pontifical votive ma SIS
of the sacred heart. st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral. 10 In; celebrant. the Ri. Rev. DIR.
: Charles H. Cotton. Bishop of Buffalo: as
: Thomas Taafre: deacon. the Rev. James
n. Connolly; subdeacon, the Rev. Thomas
r. Myhan; preacher. the Rev. William
OBrien Pardow. s. ].
Saturday. May ?: Parade OF Catholic
laity. 2 pm: reviewing stand, St. Pat
rick's Cathedral.
Yesterdays Celebration.
\ Every Roman Catholic Church and the
houses within the archdiocese of New
York were In festal array yesterday
while perhaps a million men. women and
children gave thanks for the progress
Catholicism had made in New York since
1t was formally established, 100 years
ago. 1t was the beginning of the week
OF rejoicing in honor of the completion
Of a century of activity.
The center Of interest was ST. Patrick
Cathedral. where. at IL o'clock yesterday
morning. Monsignor Lavelle, the rector
was celebrant Of a solemn mass of
Thanksgiving and the Archbishop of New
. York preached a sermon. The edifice
was decorated in the interior with the
papal colors and outside and between
Its tapering towers the American flag
was flung to the breeze Every seat was
filled and hundreds clamored for admis-
sion.
Cardinal Logue's Sermon.
Cardinal Logue occupied the arch
bishops throne at yesterdays service and
gave the blessing at the close. At the
end of the first gospel Archbishop Far
ley entered the pulpit and in a few
happy words welcomed Cardinal Logue
to this country.
He then delivered a sermon. in the
course of which he reviewed the history
OF Catholicity in New York, spoke Of the
numerous patriots IT had given to the
country. referred to ,he parochial school
system and its influence on the morals
OF a community and closed with a word
on the tendency of the age.
You all know, my brethren, as
know" he said, that the tendency Of the
age Is .materialistic; that even some of
our own brethren. at times have not beer
proof against this materialistic tendency.
Ah is II not true today that money even
ornp1 mon MI profeSc IN holioya In