Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1909-07-03
Archbishop Farley Granted
Many FavOrs by the Holy
Father.
Pope Gives Special Blessing to
Members of American
Society.
GOSSIP FROM The VATICAN

The Roman correspondent of the
big American dailies are full of COM
ment on the aftermath of the great
jubilee OF the American College. Much
OF the gossip bears the ear-marks
OF truth, but there are other notes
that are open for the postponement
OF Judgment. One correspondent
tells us that Archbishop Farley, of
New York, sailed for home on Mon
DAY. What seems to be more reliable
is that he left Rome on Monday to
spend week or ten days in
Munich before sailing 1t is def
initely settled that he had his final
audience with Pope Plus Y. last
Saturday, and that the Pope pre-
sented him with a handsome pastoral
ring composed of a large amethyst
surrounded with twenty-five dia-
monds and all set in gold leaves.
His Holiness also granted several
special requests made by the Arch
bishop One of these favors was to
confer the order of the Knighthood
of st. Gregory on DR.. Charles G.
Herberman, Chairman of the Board
of Editors of the Catholic EncycIo-
pedia. Two other New Workers.
similarly honored are DIR. Francis j.
Quinlan, ex-President of the Cath
Ollie Club, and DR.. Hurley, composer
of liturgical music. 1t is understood
that Archbishop Farley has pur-
chased the old homestead of Plus X.
at Senigallia, and that it will be used
as seashore residence connection
with the American College.
The Right Rev. Charles L. McDon-
nell, of Brooklyn, was also received
by Pope Plus X. last Saturday. His
Holiness expressed his qualification
with the growth of the diocese OF
Brooklyn. Bishop Mcdonnell present.
ed Arthur 5. Colborne, of Brooklyn.
who is at the head of the Anti-Pro-
family League of the United States,
The Pope showed deep interest in
the movement. Mr.. Colborne has
been the means of distributing
throughout the United States mill
ions of cards with the simple device.
please do not use profane lam
guage." He is now endeavoring to
introduce the plan in other coun~
tries. Cardinal MartineIli mas prom
Used to interest himself in promoting
it in Italy.
Mr.. Colborne presented to the
Pope a beautifully embroidered
American flag, which Plus y. de-
clared would always be kept IN his
study, and an address, richly illumin-
ated on parchment, from the Anti
Profanity League. The Pope re-
stored the latter to the donor after
adding the following autograph:
with warmest thanks for the dear
gift we renew our wishes for the
best prosperity for all members of
the league, and we give our apostolic
blessing to them and to all our be-
loved children of the United States
of America"
1t is generally believed that Mon
signor Aversa. for the last four
years Apostolic Delegate to Cuba,
and who in this capacity passed
much time at Washington for the
settlement of questions arising out
of church property, will soon be
transferred to Vienna as Nuncio. In
that case the present Nuncio, Mon
signor Granite di Bermonte, prob
ably will be elevated to the Sacred
College.
Monsignor Kennedy, Rector of the
American College, handed Monsignor
Farley, as Treasurer of the Alumni
Association, 100000 to be invested
as a fund to be known as the Ken
nedy building fund for building
new college if the present building
becomes too small to house it's
students.