The Washington herald., 1910-07-24

corner stone OF the Catholic University
In Washington. and on November Is.
1853. he delivered the last prayer ard
benediction at the opening exercises. OF
this university he is the chancellor and
has always taken a keen interest in #.
Three days before the dedication Of the
university Cardinal Gibbons took con-
spieuous part IN the celebration Of the
centennial Of the Catholic hierarchy OF
the UHited States In the same month
he called together the Catholic congress
composed OF laymen-the first OF its
kind ever convened In this country
Makes Trips to Rome.
Cardinal Gibbons has made number
of trips to Rome and In 1903. when he
went there to attend the funeral of Pope
Leo XIII and take part in the election
of Pope Plus X, il was rumored that
he stood chance Of being made Pope
at any event he made such good i'm
preston that through. his good Offices
the new Pope. on August OF that year.
received 200 American pilgrims. That was
the first reception that the new Pope had
held, and 1t was regarded as remarkable
that so many American should have been
admitted at that time.
The following day Cardinal Gibbons
was received In private by Pope Plus x
and through him was given the apostolic
benediction for the American people.
Cardinal Gibbons has aIawys leo an
active life and although the weight OF
OF his years are bearing him down, he
finds the time to attend an enormous
number of church ceremonies In all sec
tons OF Baltimore and the surrounding
country. On the first Sunday Of each
month he breaches the sermon in the
Cathedral. and each New Years Day he
holds a public reception. which is not
able because of the hundreds who shake
him by the hand, many are not Of his
faith
For many years he has spent his an
nuaI vacations at Southampton, Long
Island, and along about the time for the
carnival az New Orleans he takes trip
10 that city. He is attached 10 that city
not only because he spent his boyhood
there. but because his mother is buried
in the Materia Cemetery there.
Frequently Attends Bauquets.
The cardinal is a member Of score
or more organizations such as the Mary
land Society of New York. the North
Carolina Society Of Baltimore. &c. and
he frequently attends public banquets
where ne speaks few words. always
however. making il a point 10 retire
early.
During the past year OF two the Car
dlnal has confined his visits to his vaca-
ton place and TO New Orleans, declin-
ing 10 go even TO New York. although
repeatedly invited He has offieiated
at three great expositions. however. Of
fering the opening prayers at the Worlds
Fair and the ST. Louis Exposition. He
once attended the jamestown Exposition,
offering a prayer there.
Few men have led more regular lives
than the cardinal. and to that he at
tributes his excellent health that has
made his life long and useful one
AS the head of the Catholic Church
and as a man Cardinal Gibbons is be-
loved. He Is approachable by even the
poorest Of his Pensioners while he is
always ready to receive any one who calls.
His charity is boundless, and although
great deal OF money has been be-
queathed to him, the general impression
Is that he is a poor man, having given
away everything that has been left TO
him
Copyright. 1910, by Holmes & Bishop. BaltimOrel