The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-04
Distinguished Congregation
Attends Services at St.
AloySius' Church.
MANY DIPLOMATS
VISIBLY AFFECTED
Father Lyons Prays for Alienation
of Those Who Escaped
Sudden Death.

Before a brilliant congregation of dis
Jnguished people, including members OF
the Diplomatic Corps and Government
representatives, solemn requiem mass
was celebrated i'm ST. Aloysius Church
this morning for the dead In the earth
quake and disaster that swept southern
Italy and Sicily The mass was most
solemn and impressive.
In the front of the church sat Baron
Edmondo Mayor DIES PIaucEes, Italian
ambassador and dean of the Diplomatic
Corps, Baroness III. Mayor DIES PIauches,
Marquis PaOlO Oh Monaghan, counselor
OF the embassy. and several attaches.
Also i'm the reserved space were Baron
HeugelmUuer Won Hongervar, Austrian
ambassador and the other officers OF
the embassy, Ambassador j. j. Jusser-
and OF France, and M8dade JusseranI,
Ambassador Joaquin Nabuco or Brazil
Madame Nabuc0r and the officers of
the Brazilian embassy, Minister Wa
Ting-lang, and the officers and att
taches of the Chinese embassy. Repre-
sentative Burke Cochran. the Rev DIR.
Edward Everett Hale, chaplain OF the
Senate; Charles T. B0naparte. Attorney
General of the United states and repre-
senung the United States Government,
Senior Campo ana Senior Legar55. The
Philippine Commissioners TO the United
States; Justice McEenua, of the SUI
preme Court, an6 many other diplomats
and officials.
They We're visibly effected by the sol
emuity OF the service and by the brief
but inspiring sermon OF the Rev. Fa-
Their Charles q. Lyons. S. j.. the new
rector Of ST. AI0ysius Church and Con
saga College.
Father Lyons prayed for the rep0se
OF the souls of those whose lives were
snatChed away in a second. and for the
alienation of the suffering OF those who
escaped sudden death, only 10 suffer
the fortunes that have befaueu them.
The IJ. Rev. Mgr bouaveuture
Ceretu- auditor OF the BaUal DELEGATION
celebrates the mass in the presence of
A8r, FdlcoNloI me rapaI delegate The
cnuFen was crowded TO the Iooms t.v %
cosmopolitan asSemblage, shat RANGED
from the distinguished diplomats To The
HumDlCsJ Italian Immigrants, and the
children of the Italian Christ CluI So
clety, who PRAYED IerVeutly Tor their
own cuuuJryncTt and perhaps for rel
aJlNes aud friends who had persisted
unknown. Priests and seTvitOTs even
TIE Two monslznots, wore c0pes. or
deepest black sanctuary and church
The Rev. Father William S. Cannon.
s j., III Gou-aga College, was deacon,
and the Rev. Father Nicholas JesseIN,
OF 81. Augustines Church, subdeacOn. I
Tho Rev. Father Bele OIdegeeriug o. I
j. NJ superior OF the Franciscan Mon
asterg. al ETO0klaud. was assistant
priest. The n cry Rev. IT. +. G. E8uTke.
q. P- prior OF ST. D0miniC's and the
Rev. Father George s.. DouEuertE. OF
tile catholic University, were deac1us OF
honor 10 the m0uslguoF- Bishop D'COa-
nell newly named auxiliary bishop az
san Francisco. and until recently rector
OF the Catholic University, also assisted
81 the mass.
The Rev. Father Joseph HimmeI. S.
j., president OF Georgetown University
and the Rev. Aagea. rector of the Shrine
OF the Sacred Heart. were his deacuus
OF honor In addition there were on the