Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
Visit of Cardinal vannuteIIi to
Washington Ended. -
GIVEN NOTABLE RECEPTION
Two Monster Demonstrations in
Honor of Pope's Envoy.
TEN THOUSAND ARE BLESSED
Papal Benediction Bestowed as They
Kneel in Street in Front Of
st. Patrick's Church.

st. PatrlckS Church.
His Eminence Cardinal Vannutelli. per-
sonal representative OF Pope Plus at
the recent eucharistic congress In Mon
treal. who spent the past two days in
Washington, left for Baltimore on his
special car at 10 o'clock this morning.
having been the center OF two monster
demonstrations in his honor. either OF
which surpassed anything OF its kind seen
in Washington in many years.
The mammoth greeting at the Union
station by 5000 children and as many
elders on his arrival Thursday was out
done by the demonstration and ceremonies
contingent on the bestowal OF the papal
blessing on 10000 kneeling men, women
and children. Catholic and non-Catholic.
by the prelate in front of St Patricks
Church last night.
Knelt in the Street.
AS the church could accommodate only
o,ef0 of the throng Cardinal VannuteiIi
bestowed the benediction and blessing on
the remainder while they knelt, the men
hareheaded. In the street. his eminence
standing on a balcony of the rectory
overlooking 10th street.
Mgr. Falconio, Mgr. Cerretti. Arch
bishop Ireland Father Russell and a num-
Der of Washington clergy. bade the cardi-
nal farewell at the train. taking part In
an informal reception before the train
pulled out. His eminence was i'm excel.
lent spirits, talking and laughing with
che after another of the group and wav-
ing a last goodbye as the train started
0lt
Last nights ceremony followed a din
rer in the rectory rendered Cardinal Van
Euteli by DIR. Russell, at which his emil
neace received welcome from the civil
authorities Of the District, presented by
Commissioner Rudolph, and replied TO q
toast 10 the Pope by proposing a health
to the PRESIDENT of the United States. DR..
Russell III welcoming the cardinal In be-
half of Cardinal Gibbons. whose jul lis
dictior includes Washington, but who was
unable TO be present said he had been
commissioned to represent the Baltimore
churchmen and extend greetings by the
devoted clergy and loyal Catholics OF
Washington.
Welcomed to Capital.
Il bid you" DR.. Russell continued. -
most hearty welcome to the city beauti-
full. While we should consider II q gpeat
privilege to offer to our holy father our
filial devotion through the hands OF any
member of the scored college at Rome.
1t affords us especial pleasure to do %
through Cardinal Vannutelli. for from
the earliest days of our ecclesiastical life
we have learned to associate the name
of Cardinal Vannutelli with the welfare
of the church in the United States. While
every religious order has Its cardinal
protector to further it's interests and safe
guard it's welfare, We have been accus-
toned to believe that the church In
America had by Divine Providence its
protector in Vannutelli.
with grateful joy, therefore. we COM
mend to the care Of your eminenco the
affection, devotion and veneratioh which
we owe to our holy father, and we beg
your eminence to assure his holiness that
the American church. although the young
est of his children, yields to mono other.
however old, in obedience, generation and
love-"
Prelate Responds in italian.
Speaking in Italian, with Bishop OCou-
nell Of San Francisco acting as inter-
prefer. the cardinal replied that The
handsome welcome in Washington had
touched him deeply. both because OF its
warmth and the presence OF SO many
prominent citizens, lay and clergy. and
because 1t conveyed another expression
Of kindness on the part Of Cardinal Glib
bons, in whose jurisdiction he was. He
declared that DR.. Russell, as representa-
ted himself nobly, and he thanked the
pastor Of st. Patrick's for the senti-
ments contained in the address he had
delivered. He ended by proposing toast
to DIR. Russell.
Those present at the dinner were Cardi-
nal Vannutelli. with the apostolic dele
gate. Archbishop Falconio. on his right
and Archbishop Ireland of st. Paul on
cisco. Mgr. Prince De Croy. prothonotary
apostolic; Mgr. Tampieri, private cham
berlain to the Pore; Mgr. Shahan, rector
of the Catholic University: Mgr Ligot.
dean Of the Rota: Rev. Father Quirk,
S J.. vice rector of Georgetown College;
Very Rev. George A. Dougherty, vice rec
tor Of the Catholic University; DR.. Rus
sell. rector Of ST. Patrick's; Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph Mgr. Cerretti. chan
cellor of the apostolic legation; Mgr.
Father Uginet, Cardinal Vannutell's
secretary: Rev. Father Devir. Sec
rotary to the apostolic legation: Mr..
O'Gorman. private chamberlain to Cardi-
to the Pope and grand cross Of the Order
of Sepulcher; Chevalier Domenico Cagiat-
II, honorary gentleman In waiting to the
papal envoy: Signor Vannutelli. the en-
of Washington Catholic churches: The
Rev. J. D. MARI Of Immaculate Concep-
ton. the Rev. Paul Griffith OF st. Angus
tines, the Rev Father Meagher OF st.
Dominic's. the Rev. Edward Corbett, 8:
J, of Trinity, the Rev. E. A. Hannah OF
st. Martins, the Rev. e. L. Mcdonnell.
S. j, of St. Aloysius. the Rev. Clarence
Wheeler of Holy Comforter. the Rev. 10
seph MCGEE of Sacred Heart. the Rev.
p. J. O'Connel of st. Vincent de Paul's.
the Rev Joseph Cassidy OF st. Stephens.
the Rev. Charles Bart OF st. Teresa's.
Anacostia: the Revs. T. Z. Michigan, J.
A. Smyth. w. j. Carroll and Nicholas ia
sellf of st. Patrick's.
Reception by Cardinal. (
The dinner guests together with a lara