The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15
THOUSANDS At
RECEPTION OF
THE CARDINAL
Every Creed Was Represented
in Great ThrOng That
Kissed Seal Ring.
EVENT MARKS AN EPOCH
IN HISTORY OF CHURCH
JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS EX-
TENDS BLESSING TO PROTEST
ANTS AND CATHOLICS ALIKE.

More than 5000 persons of every creed
and Of no creed knelt yesterday before
James Cardinal Gibbons, the ranking
Roman Catholic preIate Of the western
! hemisphere. and the only American
member Of the college Of cardinals, and
pressed their lips to the great seal ring,
! the insignia Of his priestly Office, on the
| occasion Oh MS formal public reception
at the residence of Right Rev Lau-
renee Seaman, bishop Of Salt Lake.
The affair marks an epoch in the his
tory Of the west, as well as an epoch
in the history Of the Roman Catholic
history Of the world. For the first time
a Roman Catholic cardinal has paid an
official visit to the west. For many
of those, in fact for nearly al, it was
/ the first time they had ever seen a
Roman Catholic cardinal To be pre-
sented officially to a member Of the col
lege Of cardinals was the privilege Of a
lifetime, and thousands eagerly en-
braced the opportunity.
From 4 o'clock until yesterday aft
ernoOn Cardinal Gibbons received an
apparently endless stream Of people.
Some Of these were communicates of
the Roman Catholic church in the Unit
ed States. Others, perhaps, came out of
| curiosity. But more attended the re-
ceptiOn because it gave them the priv
llege Of meeting man whose religious
influence is extended over one Of the
! largest churches Of the world. a man
whose vote helps to sefect the prelate
who occupies the throne Of st. Peter in
/ Rome, the pope, the absolute head of
all the Catholics in the world, and who
exercises a power greater than any
[ limo no
hold.
Many Arrive Early.
Before the hour set for the formal re-
ceptiOn carriages and automobiles had
brought to Bishop ScanIan's residence
hundreds of people waiting to be pre-
/ scented TO the cardinal. Shortly after 4
/ O'Clock these people were ushered into
/ the reception room BY d dozen pretty
/ little girls.
! The austere dignity of the plainuess in
/ furnishings and decorations that is al
ways to be found in the residence Of a
/ Roman Catholic prelate was pleasantly
/ relieved by festOOns of American flags
| and great clusters Of beautiful flowers
| Back Of the cardinals throne the green
| and gold, with the harp Of Erin. was
! entwined with the flags Of America. On
| a background Of flaming scarlet the coat
| at his throne.
/ As the people entered the reception
room they were met by joseph GeOghe-
/ gan and by him presented to Right Rev
Laurence Seaman, bishop Of Salt lake.
/ Then they were presented to his emf
nence, James Cardinal Gibbons. arch
| bishop of Baltimore. After meeting the
! cardinal the guests were presented in
! turn to Right Rev. Dennis J. O'ConneIL
| coadjutOr archbishop of San Francisco,
/ Right Rev. AlphOnsus J. ClOrieux, bish-
/ op of Idaho; His Grace John s. Foley.
archbishop of Detroit. and His Grace
/ John J. Glennon. archbishop Of Detroit
Mrs. W. A. McCaskeli was the hostess
| Of the occasion. With her in the re-
ceiving line were Mrs. o. J. Salisbury.
/ Mrs. Frank Judge, Mrs. Jasper A. Nc
| Caskell, Miss Mccormick and Miss
Genevieve Mccormick.
Has Wonderful Memory.
One Of the pretty incidents Of the re-
/ ceptiOn was the reception of Mrs. p. L.
Hannifan of POcatellO, one OF the So
| pranO soloists of st. Mary's dedication
choir. As the sOioist knelt before the
| cardinal the prelate smiled and said:
My dear, I have met you before. "
yes, Your Emineuce," replied the
| singer.
The cardinal would not let her tell
him where they had met before. lie
waited until he recaiei from the depths
of his wonderful memory the occasion
Of their previous meeting. It was
twelve years previous when Mrs. Han
nifan. then Miss Mary Burke, was a
resident Of Boston. On the occasion Of
meeting the cardinal she was the lead
ing soprano sOlOjst of the dedicatOry
choir Of the cathedral Of St Mary Of the
Assumption at Bar Harbor. Mich.
The coteTie of Roman Catholic pre-