The National tribune., 1910-10-13
THURSDAY IS

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| as he stood upon the balcony gazing
| down upon the assem- bled. multitude a
| blaze of red. whitei and haue electric
! lights, with which the terrace and IA
cades of the church Were decorated
played about his stately figure A re-
ception was given His Emifience in the
rectory, to which aal2the nota BILE Catho-
| lie Prelates of this section were in
vited. n
Following the dinner and reception
| the procession TO the church passed
thru the main entrance. which was
| packed to the doors, Cardinal Vannu-
| telli occupied a crimson throne on the
right of the altar After entering the
sacred edifice the Cardinal put on
| white satin robe embroidered with
gold, and the mitre was placed upon
his head. He then advanced to the
altar, bearing his pastoral staff in one
hand and standing before the high al
tar again pronounced the Papal bless
ing over the kneeling congregation. 1t
is said that the procession to and from
st. Patrick's Church was one of re-
markable magnificence.
Cardinal Vannutelli is probably one
of the tallest men in the Church of
Rome. He is six feet five inches in
stature and a magnifcently imposing
figure, and his rank is .Legate of the
Pontiff,'' and is the highest among all
those representing the Holy See abroad
He is one of the only six Cardinal Bish-
ops of the sacred college, and holds his
powers direct from.the Pope instead
of from the Secrexy of State. The
power that Cardinal Vannutelli holds
from the Pope is the same as that pos
sessed by Cardinal Campeggio in the
reign of Henry VIII, who as Legate
presided over the annulment proceed
ings of the marriage of the King to
Queen Catherine of Arragan. 1t was
his powerful objection and refusal to
concur in the wishes of Henry VIII in
that matter which precipitated the
quarrel between the King and the
Papacy and which ended in the estab-
lishment of the Church of England
For 400 years no Papal Legate visited
England, and then Cardinal Vannutelli
was sent there by the Pope to preside
over the great Eucharistic Congress
held in London some three years ago.
Rear-Admiral ScOfieId Dead.
DR.. Walter K. Scofield, Rear-Admiral,
U. s. N. (Retired), died at his home in
Stamford, Conn.,, Aug. 5, of Bright's dis
ease. He was a man of exceptional cul-
ture, and was able to speak with flu
ency nearly all of the modern Ian
guages. During his service in the Navy
he visited nearly every civilized country.
He was a quest at the palace of the
Car in st. Petersburg, and he met the
Mikado in Japan.
Walter Keeler Scofield was born in
Stamford April %, 1899. He was the
son Of Alfred and Maria ScofieId and a
grandson of DR.. Keeler, of Bedford,
one of the best known of the country's
physicians in a former generation. He
was educated at Columbia University,
and finished his course there at about
the time the civil war broke out.
When DR.. Scof1eld received his first
he was only 20 years old, |
and the war had Just begun. He was
to Farragut's feet during
many Of the most memorable engage |
ments of the war, serving off Charles |
ton and later off the coast Of Florida. |
For many months his skill was en-
ployed in caring for the sick and
wounded in the hospitals of New Or
leans. and when peace was declared he |
was on the staff of the naval hospital |
at Norfolk, Va. As a Surgeon he ranked |
very high, and it would be hard to esti- |
mate the value of his skill at a time |
when good Surgeons were sorely need |
ed. Naval veterans all over the land |
him with gratitude.
In the years following the war he |
was stationed alternately in China, ia
In 1895 he was transferred to head |
quarters at Philadelphia, and was there |
at the time of his retirement.
His two brothers, who are now living. |
were also in the Navy, and each of |
them gave good account of himself.
They are DIR. John o. Scofield, of Flor
Ida, and George A Scofield, of Stam-
ford Their two sisters still survive
Mrs. Charles H. Brown and Mrs. John
Powell The Admiral was the first of
the five children to pass away.
DR.. Scofield Is survived by three chill
dren-Dr. w. L. Scofield, a practicing
of Stamford; Edward C. Sco-
field, naval architect, of Bayonne, and
Miss Jennie e. Sccfield, of Sound View.
He was member of many patriotic
among them the Loyal Legion.
:he Society Of Army and Navy Surgeons.
the @. A. r. and the Sons of the Amer
can Revolution.
Rear-Admiral Rocker Dead.
Rear-Admiral Charles r. Rocker. a
distinguished engineer officer on the
retired list of the Navy, died at his
nome in this city last week after long
illness. Interment was in Arlington
National Cemetery. and there was not
he usual military escort, as the family
it should not be. Eight blue
Jackets served as pallbearers. and
company of marines fired salute over
he grave and bugier sounded taps
Admiral ROCKER was born IN Ger
many in September, 1S41. and entered
he United states naval service in De-
:ember, 1852, as Third Assistant En-
sneer. During the civil war he served
On the United States steamship SOnoma
ind the United States steamship Nip
SIC. For several years after the war he
served in the Bureau of Steam Engi-
leering, Navy Department. In Novem-
Der, 1890, he reached the grade of Chief
Engineer.
During the Spanish War he was a
member of the board of inspection and
survey. While holding the rank of
in March, 1902. he was trans
erred TO the retired list On account
If his services in the civil war he was
idvanced to the rank of Rear-Admiral
IN the retired list. Interment was in
Arlington.
Gen. Leonard Wood. Chief Of Staff Of
The United States Army, gave dinner
week, the guest of honor being Maj
zen. Alexandra Rodriguez, a retired
officer of the Cuban army. Gen. Rodri-
suez expresses himself as having de-
ightful time in the National Capital.
where he met Army officers who served
n Cuba, and he received very warm
welcome here. .''
Miss Helen Taft has not returned to
3ryn Mawr College, and this is taken to
mean that she will be in very truth the
laughter of the White House during
he coming Winten The social obliga-
ions of the White House have been too
much for Mrs Taft and she does not