The Irish standard., 1910-09-03
ence while on board. In the grand
salon of the steamer the Cardinals
coat of arms will be emblazoned.

coat Of arms will be emblazoned.
Twelve affairs will be erected about
the vessel, as practically all the cabin
accommodation has been reserved by
clerical delegates. During the voyage
The Legate will be accompanied by
the Rev. Cannon Gauthier, the spe-
cial envoy of Archbishop Bruchesi of
Montreal.
The first welcome from Quebec
Province will be rendered the Cardinal
at Rimouski. His Eminence will re-
main a day in Quebec City, as the
guest of Archbishop Begin.
On his arrival in Montreal, the Car
dinal will rest q day at apartments
which are being fitted up for him in
the Archbishops palace before the
ence is 73 years of age, but his tall
and dignified appearance shows little
sign of this.
Cardinal Vannutelli in 1908 was the
first legate to land in England since
three hundred and fifty years before.
There is law existing in England
against the entrance of Papal Dele
gate, but despite this, he was received
with evidence of courtesy and re-
spect
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Hell
yen, Archbishop O'Connell of Boston,
and Archbishop Glennon of st. Louis
will be among the other distinguished
guests, in addition to the Duke of
Norfolk, who will probably arrive on
the Empress along with Cardinal Van
nutelli.
Archbishop OConnell of Boston has
been chosen to preach the open-air SER
mon on Fletcher's Field, where an i'm
posing altar is now being erected. AL
though a comparatively young man,
Archbishop O'Connel has become one
of the leading prelates of the United
States. Mayor Guerin will entertain him
during the congress. :. The Mayor is
having a private chapel built into his
house, a permanent. addition, but pri-
marily for the use of his family and
guests during the congress.
Pontff1cal High Mass will be cele-
brated in st. Patrick's church on Sat.
urday Sept. TO- where Archbisnup
Glennon of ST. Louis will preach. He
also is known in the larger American
cities as a forceful orator.
On Sunday morning, Sept. II, Car
Cathedral and the Cardinal Legate
himself will officiate. At the London
congress, also. Cardinal Gibbons
preached the sermon at the Legate's
mass. ....
Among the other imposing services
of the congress will be one especially
reserved for men, held on Saturday
afternoon, Sept. 10, in the Monument
National, as it is recognized that the
majority of the men of the city will
be unable to hear the distinguished
orators at the meetings in Notre Dame
An effort is being made to have the
great majority Of retail stores and
business places closed on that after
noon. The meeting will be delivered
by the Papal Legate.
It is difficult to estimate how many
| visitors there may be in Montreal dur.
| ing the congress. The general esti-
mate is that there will be a floating
population of about 100000 to accom-
modate. Hundreds Of Masses will be
celebrated by priests every morning
during the congress, and every cathed.
raj and Catholic church in the city
will be throngcd with worshipers.
Meetings which will be addressed ir
the English and French languages and
divided into sections for the ecclesi.
astics, the laymen and women. will bt
held and at these gatherings papers
dealing with the immediate subjects
of the congress will be read. There
will also be read at these meetings pa
pers dealing with the various prob.
lens, social and otherwise, which nat.
urally arise in all cities and in every
country.
A number Of eminent clergymen ant
laymen will attend and read paper.
which have been prepared. These in.
clude representatives from the ole
lands and from various places in the
United States and Canada. Apart from
the serious nature and purpose of the
congress-, arrangements have beer
made for various gatherings Of a so.
cial nature. These will include a din.
ner to be given by the Provincial Gov.
ernment to the distinguished visitors
at the Windsor Hotel on the evening
of Thursday, Sept. 8. The visitors