Evening star., 1909-06-21
Letter TO BOYS FROM POPE
READ TO THE ACoLYTES AT ST.
ALoYSIUS CHURCH.
Gold Medals Awarded to the Mem
bers of the St John Berchmans
Sanctuary Society.

ST. John Berchmans Sanctuary So
ciety of St 1Aloysus Church of this city
received a personal letter from the pope
commencing the work of the boys dur
ing the past year. The letter was in
the pope's own handwriting and was
read to the members of the society last
night at the ceremonies attending the
award of gold mdals to the acolytes
and choristers, and the reception or new
members into the society.
The ceremonies were attended by a
large congregation. which occupied every
seat in the church, and included mem
bers of nearly every parish in the Dis
trict The society. which already num-
bered $50 acolytes and altar boys. was
augmented last evening by twenty-three
new members. and the reception OF SIX
choristers into the sanctuary society
gives TO that organization OF men and
boys a membership of more than seN-
enty
The altar. ablaze with lights, was
adorned with fragrant flowers. Only
one-half of the altar boys occupied posl-
tions within the sanctuary. The vesper
acolytes knelt beyond the altar rail- and
the candidates for membership. wearing
cassocks without surplices. approached d
the sanctuary by way Of the middle
aisle.
Profession Of Vows.
The profession of vows by the altar
bows the reception Of the choristers and
the award of medals were followed by a
sermon by the Rev. Charles w. Lyons.
S. j.. rector of st. Aloysius Church.
The medals were distributed bv Fran
els Ryrne, S. j. director of the sane
tuary society and liturgical director Of
the choir as follows:
Gold medals in order of merit: Cor
nelius A. Herlihy, Stephen A. McNamee'
Henry A. Miller. Aloysius J. Rowan. Il.
irving Heard. Francis E. de S. Garnel.
Francis j. Purcell and Francis de s.
Kavanaugh
Cold medal. for years of faithful serv-
ices: Paul 4. Winter and Thomas A; Don
oehue of the Little League of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Gold medals, in order of merit, TO the
following choristers: Leo T. l.. smith
Charles ]. Consid;ne. Edward A. Murphy.
Donald A. Gardiner, John A. Gleason and
John E. ORrien.
The following were received into the
choir: Eugene Auldridge. Francis Auld-
ridge. John Gleason, Raymond Madigan
and William Graves
Received as Acolytes.
The following were received as acolytes
Aloysius l. Rowan, Joseph z. Gravey. Jo-
semi FITZGERALD, Edward khuen. Henry
4 Miller, Francis de S. Garner. Cornelius
Norris. Thomas Shea. Lawrence Smith
Donald Gardiner. William Hughes. Joseph
Gleason Anthony MAYHEM. Paul A. Win
TER Ioseph Sullivan. ]. Berchmans Holla-
han. Isnatius Mack, Henry E,oia Hartisen, is,e, l.
George Warren John F. y. Gleason. Guth
Gardiner. Henry l.. Donoghue, Charles
Considine.
The installation service was followed by
solemn benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment which was bestowed by the Rev.
Father Lyons The Rev. Peter A. Oates
Il was deacon. and Francis A. Byrne,
S. J.. acted as subdeacon
The music. furnished, by the full sur.
pliced choir. included In Manus Tuas
1Sovello). Behold the Day" tWoodWard).
Jesus Decus Angelicum' trraditional,,;:
"Veni Creator tHimmeD. Ave Nerum
,Elgar,, "Adoramus' fBiederman) me
cantors were Messrs J; Wise Byrne ana
Francis A. Dougherty. Ernest Behme pre-
s;ded at the organ in the absence of Err
nest T Winchester, the choirmas,ea' master VINO VINO
conducted the special vesper service sung
hy the men and boys of St. Pauls sane
tnary choir last evening in Alexandria,