The Washington herald., 1910-05-16

NdInonc CnuIcheS yesterday. Following
an old-time custom, thousands OF chill
dren marched through the streets and
around the churches 70 make public pro-
fession of their devotion 10 Mother Mary.
in the month dedicated by the church
especially 10 her.
At ST. Aloysius' Church l.5OO children
formed in line at the schools. the boys
at Gonzaga College and the girls at
Notre Dame Convent. marching up North
Capitol street 10 X. through X 20 First
street, down First TO / street, and
through 1 street 10 North Capitol and
into the church. Mounted police cleared
the way. Led by a brass band. the pro-
cesslon moved slowly through the crowd.
Members Of ST. Vincent de Paul Society,
Aloysius' Society. and Third Sunday Bri-
gade formed a guard OF honor
Attired ~ Angels.
Miss Ella Wolf, Kathleen Sullivan. and
Virginia Hunter led the little tots and
were followed by group attired as an
gels Boys and girls We're divided into
bands. each band wearing sashes OF diff
ferent coloTs, the order being as fol-
lows:
Infant Jesus sodality Holy Angels
Sodalty; First Communion band. Miss
Regina Watkins; Our Lady OF Lourdes'
band. Our Lady OF the Rosary. Miss
Mary Gainey; St Cecilia. Miss Katharine
Babbiugton; Sacred Heart band. Miss
Nora Fitzgerald; Children Of Mary band,
May Queen, Miss Frances McEnaney,
and attendants. Miss Mary OLeary and
Miss Anna Tobin.
The boys division was headed by
Frank Doud. who carried the Blessed
Virgins banner. With. Aloysius McGowen
and Patrick dalton as attepdants. The
banners representing the different mys-
teries Of the Rosary were carried by the
boys as follows:
First mystery. William Oriana: attend
ants Vernon Graves and owen Madigan.
Second, Daniel Costello; attendants,
George Lehman and Charles Berry
Third, Robert Mawhinney: attendants.
George O'Connor and Dennis Shea
Fourth. Wellington George; attendants,
Thomas Quill and Paul Collins. Fifth,
Francis Kelly; attendants, Francis Ferry
y 7.
Donald King, attendants. Dennis Long
and Leo Madigau. SorrowfuI mysteries
First, Edward Halloran; attendants,
Thomas Brown and Joseph Healy. Sec
ond, William Creveliug; attendants, Neal
OBrien and Reeves Hilton. Third. John
Costello: attendants. Bernard Mcdonnell
and Andrew Robertson. Fourth Jennings
Doud; attendants, James Harmon and
Maurice Sheehan. Fifth Robert Fol-
lard: attendants, John Cannon and
Aloysius O'Donoghue. Banner bearers.
James McProuty, Joseph Weiss. Martin
Cook Harry Stouffer, and Arthur Brodle.
Others taking prominent parts in the
procession were John Cannon, Aloysius
O'Donoghue. Burke Walsh, William Rior-
dan, Kurt Blatzheim, Thomas Kelly.
Francis Redmond. Paul Pyne. John Bar
rett. Rudolph Sauer. jeremiah Riordan.
Alphonsus Foliard. David AIuIouinn
Adolph Miller, Albert KirChner. Ray-
mOnd Black, Raymond Madigan. Rob-
ert Doud. John Mawhinney. Patrick
Ganey. Thomas Folliard. Milton Johnson.
Robert Wildman, Bernard Dietz. Law
renee Bowles. Thomas Hurney, jeremiah
O'ConneI. Robert Gallery. Joseph Nc
Gowan, Markham Flannery. Joseph Sha-
fer, Daniel Burke. Thomas Fitzgerald.
Joseph Garvey, Samuel Murphy. John
Slingland. Donald Gardiner, James
Brown. Thomas Emerson, and Raymond
Eichhorn.
Closes with BenedictiOn.
On reaching the church Bernard Dietz
crowned the statue OF the Blessed Virgin
Queen of the May. and an address was
made 10 the children on devotion to the
Blessed Virgin by Rev. Aloysius Bros
nan. Of Georgetown University. The
service closed with solemn benodirtl1n OF
the blessed sacrament. Father Fittar Off
ciating, with Fathers Duarte and Brady
as deacon and subdeacon, respectively.
An impressive scene marked the OPEN
ing Of yesterdays services at st. Pat
rick's Church, when a large class Of boys
and girls received their first holy COM
munion al the o'clock mass. Rev. DR..
Russell was the celebrant. and preached
a brief sermon. The boys wore badges Of
white ribbon and the girls were attired
in white dresses and wells. held with
wreaths Of white flowers. These were
followed TO the altar rail by the Children
OF Mary, the teachers. and other pupils
of the Sunday school, parents and rela-
tives OF the first communicates. and other
members Of the congregation.
DR.. Russell was assisted I'm administer
ing communion by Rev. Thomas E. Nc
Guigan. Rev. William j. Carroll and
Rev. James T. Smyth sang hymns TO the
blessed sacrament during the commun-
ion, and the junior choir furnished the
music during the mass. The annual MAY
procession took place in the afternoon at
( o'clock. Miss Helen McGlI was the
May Queen and was attended by the fol-
lowing maids Of honor:
Maids Of Honor.
Miss Annie Connors. Miss Margaret
Harbin, Miss Helen Gantley. Miss Annie
Dixon, Eunice White, Allne Carusl. Paul-
inc Macdonald. Elizabeth Ritz. Mildred
Cain. Mary McKenny, Katherine Sulli-
van. Maize Lyons. Pauline Iseman, Helen
Sheckles. Gertrude Richards. Edith ORR
ami, May Jacques, Mollie Schwlng. Hilda
Gloetzner, Mary White, Irene MacDon-
old, Mary Snow, Clara Johnson. Beatrice
Deeds. Eloise Waggaman, Lucille Gas
kins Marjorie Lucas. Jessie McKenny.
Joy. Helen Thornette, Genevieve
Sullivan. Riccie Johansen.. Annie Lepley.
Irene Cusick. Marguerite Smith, Olga
Monroe, Katherine Hoover. Ella Corco-
ran, Marie Osborn, Gretchen Baden. Mar
guerite Weaver. Ruth Kiernan, Julia
May Sullivan, Katheryn Han
non, Geneviee Gaskins.
Page-Master Thomas Herman.
Train bearers-Helen Ryan, Louise La
hey, and Helen Reed.