The Washington times., 1910-09-09
Crowds Increase for Euchar-
? iStic Parade and Caterers
Are Worried.
STORM PREVENTS
MASS IN OPEN AIR
American PTelateS Work to Bring
Next Congress to United
States.

MONTREAL Sept 9-The influx Of
visitors for the Sunday parade Of the
catholic EuchaTistic Congress threatens
Montreal with a food famine.
Already the number Of strangers here
IL so great that hotels and restaurants
are hardly able To provide for them
Prices have risen 100 2o0. and even
so per cent
Even in the best hotels guests are
crowded four and FIVE in a room and
charged more than the regular accom-
modatlon price for one in a room Res
Idurant men and hotel keepers say they
VIII DO their best 10 take care of sun
Gays crowds but they fear some viii
nave TO so hungry
Rain Prevents Mass.
A sudden heavy dowppour OF rain
necessitated a POsJponement of the open
air mass and sermon by Archbishop
O'COnnell Of Boston.
The hour for the mass mad been hxed
at so O'Clock AT s the rain stoned
ana me sun broke through the clouds
W olshlpers from all parts OF the city
haStened to the mUUuUaiUside and thou
sands had arrived there before il had
become generally known that the func-
lion had been postponed There vas
BteaJ disappointment IN consequence
II was announced that the oDen-afr
mass and sermon viii take place on sat
uFuay morning
Children To March.
The only other public event set for To-
day was the parade at 30 O'Clock this
afternoon II was expected that from
l7,leo TO ao,oo0 children would participate
IN the parade and pay their respects to
Cardinal FannuteIH.
cardinal Gibbons. of Baltimore who
mace MS first public appearance al the
in
laSL night. was accompanied 10 the CITY
hs'Ii by Sir Thomas ShauEhnesSev- He
received an ovation second only To that
accorded the papal leEate-
A temporary grand stand on which
I7,V0 children were seated near St Pa
TICK 5 Church gave way yesterday let
ing the little ones fan to the ground.
NO one was seriously injured.
May Choose United States.
The likelihood that the next Roman
Catholic EUCharistic Congress Will Fs
held IN the United States was strength
ened today when other American preI-
ates, following the lead Of Cardinal Glib
bons. expressed the hope that The
congress would select an American cftv
as the next meeJia-- 4sSce-
cardinal Gibbons Is the recipient of
many nigh marks of honor and respect
Inc auecTlOnate greeting accorded hir7
by Cardinal NanuuteIli who brought
the papal welcome, bespoke the regarI
n which the American Is held by the
Cardinal Gibbons win preach on Sun
day at the cathedral I.avrnen AMI
chuTchmen alike are looking forward 10
the cardinals sermon, end II = felt sure
that he VIII touch upon those pprtIent {
reforms which the Vatican Is ur-.u- I
throughout the world
Big Audience Expected.
The universal interest in the crusade
Of the church and the weIl-knovn eI0-
QUence Of the American dfgnitarv are
more than sufficient to bring together
one Of the greatest audiences IN history
Many out-of-tCTgn people viii come To q
montreal especially for this sermon
interest however, Is divided between
the location Of the next congress and /
the difficulties which have arisen over
the possible appearance of the military
on Sunday when the Sixty-ffth Rel
ment- Mt Royal Rifles. may defy ON 4
Clal regulations and march as a guar3 /
Of honor to the Host
EcclesiaSriC diEuiJaTies are not men
uoned IN the military regulations which 4
govern the turning out OF the militia in 4
the capacity OF honorary guard i is 4
strictly set forth that the soldiers shall \
only officially march as the honorary
guard to representative Of the King 4
or Queen
For the last twenty-five years Can
sda's sOldier-CitizenS have turned out IS \
guard for the Host. which IS carried I
through the streets IN annual Corpus
Christi professions.
Friction Expected.
IT became evident today that friction
would follow an attempt Of militia head
quarters to prevent the troops from (
taking part In the-services on Sunday
Montreal today took on the appear
ance OF a very cosmopolitan city After L
representa- iVes Of the French Canadians
secured the right 30 place the tri-CuIor Z
Of France upon the city han. this morn
ing found the tri-COlOr banner in the 4
breeze along with the Union Jack. the n
green flag OF Erin, and the Papai stand /
ard
Early morning found the city aStir \
with pTeIaJes OF higher and lesser dig
nifty moving toward the gentle slope Of n
Mt hOLsli lot Iue pOLtllLCdI LlSl mass.
the celebTant OF which was Archbishop
Farley, of New York