The San Francisco call., 1910-09-12
GREAT PAGEANT
ENDS CONCLAVE
At MONTREAL
Magnificent and Solemn Pro-
CessiOn Escorts the Host TO
Mountain Repository
100000 March in Spectacle of
Eucharistic Congress; Many
Sleep Outdoors

emotion as in sacred imagery. and as
distinguished as it was diverse in ma
tionality and huge in size. closed TO-
'day the twenty-frst international
Eucharistic congress, held this year for
the first time in the Dominion of Can
ada. Visitors from the United States
were especially impressed with the
magnitude. splendor and reverence of
the procession, which marched four
miles through the city streets. the host
st its head. TO Mount Royal. above the
rity.
modest estimate is that there were
100. 600 in line and that 100000 viewed
IT. The city is so crowded tonight that
100000 are sleeping on the slopes of
Mount Royal in Dominion square and
In other city parks.
LAST SEVEN HOURS
Tt took the brilliant file four and a
half hours to pass city hall. and though
lt began to move at noon from the
Cathedral of Notre Dame il was Z
o clock when the papal legate. Cardinal
vincent NannuteIi. placed the Host,
housed in a golden monstrance. on the
altar OF the repository built for it at
The foot Of the mountain
The cardinal marched at the head
or the procession himself carrying the
Host the entire distance. Slowly and
rnajestically. hymning its progress, like
pilgrims q the crusades. th@ great
pageant followed. ORGANIZED choirs
sang in Latin. French and English.
Bands scattered here and there played
devotional music. When the crowd
knew the air it joined in with swelling
tones ana mingled languages.
:. The procession had been arranged TO
demonstrate the unity and universal
'1ty of the Catholic church 1t started
IRON NOtre Dame with a preliminary
detachment of mounted officers, fire.
b men and papaI zouaves. followed by a
choir OF 200 males voices. The state,
the church and the army well repre-
scented. every rite had its demonstra-
tion and there were ENJOYS from the
missionary activities in foreign lands.
GUARD OF HONOR
A profound silence stole over the
spectators when the Sixty-fifth regi-
ment recruited from French-Cana-
dians Of Quebec province, was seen ap-
preaching in fun dress uniform. The
government had wished to give the
regiment an opportunity 10 act as
- Euardof honor 10 the Host. which il
does at each recurrence of the fete
DieU. but a technical difficulty had
.-t-- Dt reason OF the presence Oh
- mission from the papal see. The city
was surprised that il had been
smOothed over at the last moment
The official order Of the colonel was
for the regiment TO attend a church
celebration
Preceding the regiment marched the
knights Of Columbus, 1000 strong.
headed by Bishop Fallon Of London,
- ont. the Catholic club OF New York,
>vith its chaplain. Father Taylor who
was heartily cheered, and then squads
. Of Greeks. Poles. Hungarians, Lithua-
*Uiaus Ruthuanians. Chinese, Indians
from an IroqUois reservation. and the
. long hle of religious congregations.
Two priests clad in native costume
:marched among the Chinese They
'7tere greeted with special acclaim.
RELIGIOUs ORDERS FOLLOW
IAfter this gathering of the nations
followed Dominicans and Carmelites
JeSuits and Benedictines. Redemptor-
lists and Passionist fathers Of the
Blessed Sacrament. Paulists, Eudists
members Of the Holy Cross and the
Holy Ghost and a group of so Trappist
monks.
Behind the orders strode 1000 parish
priests and missionaries in the white
surplices. and behind them another
7 900 vested as if for mass
Then came the prelates. They
. walked In single file, 20 bishops in caps
md miter and 80 archbishops. their
.chaplains al their places in black cas-
socks. each holding a corner Of a voiu-
-miuOus cope.
AS the prelates drew near the multi
.-tude grew suddenly hushed, for they
knew that the sacrament was not far
behind. moment later the ponderous
hell on the east tower of Notre Dame,
known for its voice as the great Bour-
that the papal legate was leaving the
cathedral bearing the monstrance.
PEOPLE I&NEEL
-. Compan nies Of the Sixty-first regiment
--nlar rched TO the front and to the rear
. OF 2 huge canopy, which moved slowly
on rollers Holding the monstrance in
Both hands. which were hidden in
-:humeral veil. walked Cardinal Nannu-
=. telli under 2 canopy. HIS head was
: barred. and as the host passed the peo-
pie fell on their knees.
:. Behind him in scarlet robes walked
D.. Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Logue.
.9rimate Of ireland. both attended by
95isbaps. the archbishop of Montreal,
-fhe F9apal chamberlains and lay mem
-:bers OF the Catholic church. who held
% 'pontifcsI decorations. Conspicuous
s-mong them were Governor Pothier OF
Rhode Island and his staff, as well as
numerous Odlh u NdAdAiah
1aries and officials.
So long had il taken the procession
70 unfold its length that II was dusk
z5rhen the legate reached Fletcher's field,
at the foot Of Mount Royal. AS he APP
-.Droached the repository myriad lights
-' suddenly broke out on the face of the
mountain. and over the repository it
self great cross, visible for miles
around. flashed into brilliance. 1t had
been requested that no attempt should
be made by the procession to kneel
svhen The benediction of the eucharist
-=vas TO be given. but with one motion
the immense sssemblage fell TO its
knees as the bearer of the host. stand
ing on the mountain sanctuary held
oft the golden monstrance.
SING TIE DEUM
At the termination of the blessing
the multitude sang the Te Deum and
the twenty first international eucharist
conference was at an end. Tonight
100000 people are sleeping under the
skies The rush out of the city started
3D. ~ o'clock, and by o'clock the rail-
road stations were jammed. The COM
panies had not foreseen such a crush
and they had not cars enough.
The hotels were already packed to
the roof and although dra awing rooms,