The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
Impressive Ceremonies Were
Carried Out at Win0na
Yesterday
Archbishop John ireland DeIiv-
cred the Sermon; Met
BY Priests
Public Reception Was rendered
Distinguished PreIate
Last Evening

Winona May 25.-Yesterday marked
as Il notable event in the history of
Winona the installation of Rt. Rev.
Patrick Richard Heffron, formerly of
st. Paufs seminary at st. Paul, as the
second bishop of WiH0na. Protestants
and Catholics alike have united to do
honor to the new bishop. The exercises
OF the morning pertained to the church
ceremonial side of the OCCASION Last
evening Winonans generally were given
the opportunity to meet and extend
greetings TO the new bishop. Several
thousand attended the public reception
at the Hotel Winona from to 9:30
o'clock and that the opera house was
packed for the subsequent exercises,
presided over by Edward Lees, and at
which addresses of welcome were
made by Rev. Frank Doran, pastor of
the Central Methodist church. speaking
for Mayor w. f. Hamilton. and by
Richard A. Randall and /. l.. Brown.
Bishop Hefiron responded and Arch
bishop John Ireland made the closing
speech Of the evening.
PfIeStS Fist TO Greet HIM.
The distinguished ecclesiastical par
ty, headed by Archbishop John Ireland
and including Bishops McGolrick, Hef-
from, O'Reilly, Corbett and Busch and
others, arrived in Winona Monday
evening from ST. Paul shortly before
eight O'Clock and We're taken in wait
ing carriages TO tie bishops residence
at the west end, where luncheon was
served. After this. the rest Of the
evening was given over To a reception
for the priests of the diocese and other
church dignit;ties in Winona at the
present time.
Winona streets presented gala APP
pearancc yesterday. Practically eyerA i
merchant in the business district had
decorated his place OF business, and
flags and bunting were quite generally
displayed throughout the city. Every
where there was evidence of the cor
dial feeling felt toward the distin-
gllished man selected by the church
of Rome to succeed the late RI Rev.
Joseph Il. Cotter as the bishop of the
diocese of Winona
Sermon By Archbishop.
The solemn services oi installation
opened at ten o'clock at the pro-cathc-
dral of ST. Thomas, which proved en-.
tirey too small for the crowd. The
service was opened with the reading
of the papal bul! announcing the ap-
pointnent of Patrick Richard HetfrOn
as bishop of Winona. The ceremony
0f installation was conducted person
ally by Archbishop ireland, and after
this an address OF welcome was made
for the priests of the Wnona diocese
by Robert Hughes of Mankato. Sol
cmn high mass was celebrated by Mon
siGnor Coyne of LancsbOro who was
vicar general of the diocese under
Bishop Cotter for number of years,
and since the bishops death has served
as administrator until Bishop Hebron
assumed the rens of office The ser
mon for the occasion was preached by
Archbishop John Ireland, and was an
eloquent discussion of the office of
bishop.
The installation ceremonies lasted
for a full two hours, and q half. At
one O'Clock luncheon was served to
the visiting clergy by the local Knights
of Columbus at Union hall. and this
was followed by an informal program
of toasts. Some of the older Catholics
of the city, who would be unable to
attend the reception this evening, were
Given he Onnortunjtv of oreetinp the
new bishop following the banquet.
The WinOna Automobile association
provided machines in which the visit
ing clergy We're given an automobile
ride about the city from three to five
o'clock.