Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-18
MERRY WELCOME TOPRELATE
Comes to Look Over Local Field to
See Conditions Here.
pAPAL CoLoRs ARE TO FLY
Paxton I:0teT Rnd streets Nearby
VIII FIsunt Familiar Hue 60 His
Eminence Nincenko Vannu-
tell from Rome.

Cardinal Vincenzo Vannuteln who will
arrive In Omaha on September p. will in
his brief stay here look over the local
held with view OF ascertainng the ad-
visibility OF establishing here an arch
bishopric. This elevation Of Importance
for the Omaha diocese is said to have been
tentatively decided upon. the final verdict
depending on the cardinals report to the
Vatican Information that this Is the real
object OF the visit was secured yesterday
from an absolutely trustworthy source
More than 1900 men. women and chill.
dren, and probably 1900 will welcome
the cardinal Thursday. At the station
when he comes from st Paul there will
be gathered more than thirty automobiles
which will proceed through the heart Of
the city in taking the distinguished guest
to his destination.
He win probably be taken TO the resi-
dence OF TT. Rev. Richard Scannen. bishop
OF Omaha, where 1t is possible that the
cardinal will celebrate mass although that
service If held may be at the Sacred
Heart convent
Reception at Hotel.
The people OF Omaha will pay tribute
TO the prelate at the Hotel Paxton, where
the popular reception will he held Thurs
day evening, after the banquet. At the
latter will be present 80 OF the most dis
ungulshed priests ana laymen Of Omaha
and the vicinity.
The hotel and the streets about 1t viii
be decorated with papal colors. the colors
Of the knights OF Columbus, and the
American flag. The public will form on
the streets, as it viii be impossible, ac.
cording to the present plans, to accomo-
date all within the hotel at one time.
The reception will be held in the large
parlor which extends across one side of
the hotel on the second floor.
The throng will pass in file up one side
OF the grand stairs, through the parlor
and down the other side of the stairs. AS
they pass. Catholics will kiss the cardinal 5
ring and receive his blessing. Protestants
will merely bow.
Special police arrangements are being
made to prevent disaster in the crush
1t is expected that platoon Of crack po-
licemen in dress uniform will be given
the detail.
Twenty Thousand May Attend.
Church authorities estimate that there
are 5000 Catholics in Omaha and South
Omaha. The committee arranging the re-
ception expect IS per cent of these to APP
pear at the hotel, and besides, IL is GER
tain that hundreds will come from the
surrounding country.
The Paxton will be the temporary home
of the members of the cardinals suite,
who are not Accommodated at the residence
Of Bishop Scannell.
Cardinals Nephew In Party.
Count Calico Vannutell nephew of the
cardinal, will be a guest of the bishop
Count Calico is no stranger to Omaha, hay
ing been here for week in 1907, when he
toured America, lie is one of the foremost
students and journalists in Catholic Italy
and has made reputation for himself
aside from the fame given him as a mem
Der of one of the historic ecclesiastic
families of the peninsula.
The count ranks as one of his uncle's
personal secretaries, the other members OF
the suite being RI. Rev. Monsignor Prince
de Croy, prothonotary apostolic; Very Rev
Monsignor Tampieri, camerier surnumer-
aire; Thomas Hughes Kelly, grand cross
of the Holy Sepulchre and private chamber
laine of the cape and sword; Charles LIE
moyne de Montigny, private chamberlain
OF the cape and sword; Father Galez Ugi
net personal secretary, and DomenicS
Gagiati. honorary gentleman in waiting
Since the news. that Cardinal Vannutell
was coming to Omaha was first received
the committees named by the knights o
Columbus and the other organizations pre-
pairing for the reception have been bus!
rushing the arrangements which are near
ing completion
The committee on invitations. which ha
sent out 500 invitations to the banquet, i
composed OF John Il. OHern. T. j. Nolan
John A. Bennewitz. f. A. Cudahy +. J
Burnley, T. Z. Bryne. f. A. Nash and +
Keogh.
Entertainment Committee.
The entertainment committee includes I
]. Mahoney, f. j. McShane, f. A. Mash
+. A. Furay. Z. A. Cudahy, D. ]. O'Bre
and the Rev. e. M. Gleason. The member
OF the banquet committee are w. A. Schal
Il. d, Geoghagen and Leo A. Hoffman.
Mrs. E. A. Cudahy, who will entertai
the cardinal at luncheon on Thursday, ha
invited some of the foremost members @
Omaha society TO meet his eminence