The Washington herald., 1909-05-24
Streets Were Crowded.


the neighborhood that mounted police
went ahead TO clear the way Thirty
men Of the Society Of St. Vincent de
Paul led the procession. followed by l0
altar boys and 10 boys from the school;
20 girls from the schools Of the parish
and the May Queen. Miss Ella Wolfe,
with her attendants. the Misses Yir
ginia Hunter and Catharine Sullivan
Both sides Of the procession were flank
ed By 800 men Of the parish and the 81.
Aloysius Club. Boys and girls were
divided into bands, each band wearing
sashes OF different colors. Twelve Of the
boys carried stats surmounted by stars.
Another band Of boys carried white lilies
Sixteen small boys carried garlands OF
roses, and the first communion band, Of
>nincty-eight boys. were distinguished by
badges Of white ribbons. Banners we're
carried representing the fifteen mysteries
OF the rosary. Among the barner bearers
were Louis RiOrdon. William Oriani.
John Bennett. Daniel Dugan, John
Robertson. Charles Kelly. Samuel KToi.
Anthony Stanley, and Thomas Riordon-
Crowned the Statue.
On reaching the church, Thomas Fol-
lard crowned the statue Of the Blessed
Virgin Queen OF the May. An address
was made to the children on devotion TO
the Blessed Virgin By Rev. John s
Heating. of Loyola College. Baltimore,
who came over especially for the occa-
sion. The services concluded with bene-
d!ction or the Blessed SacTament-Rev.
Charles W. Lyons. s J., celebrant; Rev
John Z. Plttar. s. J.. deacon, and Rev
]. y Morning. s. J.. subdeaCon-
An impressive scene marked the open
ing Of Yesterdays services at St. Patrick's
Church. when the class of sixty boys and
ffty-one girls received their first Holy
Communion at the O'clock mass. Dr..
Russell was the celebrant. and preached
a brief sermon. The boys. distinguished
BY badges Of white ribbons, approached
the altar first, and afterwar6 the girls. in
white dresses and wells held with wreaths
of white flowers Then came the Children
OF Mary. the teachers. and other pupils
Of che Sunday school, the parents and
relatives Of the first communicates. and.
/ lastly. the black-Tobed Sisters and other
members OF the congregation
DR.. Russell was assisted N administer
( ing communion by Rev. Thomas z Nc
/ Guigan. who has been in charge Of the
first communion class. and Rev James
T Smyth- Rev William J. Carroll sang
( hymns during the communion, and Father
Smyth and the junior choir sang music
during the mass
In the afternoon al 1 o'clock the annual
NAY procession took place Miss Eliza
beth AIilovich was May Queen, attended
I by Helen Quinn, Mary Hudson, and
Fseo- -E n
ME COnnors. May Jacques. Irene Nc
I Donald. Marie White. Edith Brown.
Eunice White. Olga Monroe. Edith Orlani.
/ Lillian MIOvich. Mildred Cain. Marie
/ Osborne. Mary 3TcKenny. Marjorie Dur
/ ham, Dora Simpson. Pauline Isemanu,
/ Katherine Hannah. Laura Hancock. Net
/ tie Brooke. Belle Brooke. katherine Sui
/ Ivan. Pauline Mcdonald. Regina Fisher.
I Alice Lucas. Beatrice Deeds. Gsnevieve
/ Gaskins. Lucille Gaskins. Isabelle Bontz.
! MoTie Swing. Margaret Harlan, Virginia
/ we5derburn, Lily Miller, Maize Lyons.
Mary snow, Helen Sheckles. Cecilia
/ BeckIey. and Margaret Wright as maids
/ OF honor. John Dunworth was the page
and Margaret Weaver led the procession.
Formed in Carroll Hall.
/ The procession formed in Carroll Hall.
and upon reaching the church. Miss Milo
vich read the act Of conservation and
crowned the statue OF the Blessed Virgin
/ Queen Of the May. A brief sermon ap-
propriste to the occasion was preached by
/ Father Smyth. The service closed with
solemn benedIetIon Of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. Dr. Russell, celebrant; Father
/ Smyth. deacon; Rev. Timothy O'Keefe,
] lFr-
! Namara and Ryan, Of the Catholic Uni
versity. cope bearers. and Rev. William
J. Carroll. master Of ceremonies.
AT St Martins Church a class Of
/ twenty-eight girls and fourteen boys
r-ade their first communion at the 5
/ o'clock mass. The May procession took
place in the afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
/ Sisters Of NctTe Dame, from Trinity Col
! Iege. who have charge Of the Sunday
! school, arranged the procession and IN
! t. cduced some unique features. Miss Ma
[ ric Brennan was the May Queen. attend
ed by maids Of honor among the older
girls Marie Rooney. representing Faith.
I csrTied q golden cross; Annie Franie. as
Hope, had a golden anchor, and Bessie
Dunning, with q golden heart for an en-
blem, represented Charity.
This years first communicates, thirty
7 FIVE in number. were attended by a cor
responding number Of smaller children
representing angels, the little girls with
wings and the boys wearing ssshe9 o.
silver a statue OF the Blessed Virgin
Vas carried by the Children Of Mary, and
the Junior Holy Name Society carried a
statue OF the Sacred Heart The chill
Gren sang May hymns while marching,
+ and upon reaching the church renewed
their baptisnaI vows and were invested
with the scapular, closing with the
crowning Of the May Queen and resdirg
of the act Of conservation. Rev. Eugene
E. Hannah, pastor, preached the ser
mon.
Sc. Stephens Church.
At St Stephens Church a class OF 1ot
children made their first Holy Communion
al the I O'CLOCK mass and formed 4 part
OF ths May procession which took place
IN the afternoon. Contrary TO the usus.
custom the May Queen, Teresa INLAND
was chosen from among the smaller girls
She Is only Eve years old. She was at
tended By four maids Of honor. May
hymns were sung by the children, and or
their return 20 the church The usual Ger
emony OF crovning the May Queen sLt
reading the act of conservation zoos
place. The first communicates were ther
invested with the scapulsr and renewed
their baptismsl promises. the service clos
ing with solemn b6nedictton Of the Bliss
sea Sacrament.
i At St Nary's Church. Fifth and