Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-01-14
BROTHER HERNES
LAID To REST
Impressive Funeral Services
Held at The Cathedral
This Morning
ARCHBISHOP GIVES BLESSING
Gov. Curry, Mayor Sena, Supt.
Clark are Among Pail Bearers
---AIumni's Resolutions.

l Solemn and impressive were the fun
/ eral services held at the Cathedral
this morning when the last sad rites
in honor of Brother Hermes Joseph
president Of st. Michaers College
and member of the territorial board
OF education, were performed. The
, piety, learning and genial disposition
OF the deceased brother who died af-
, ter short illness Tuesday were suf-
. hclent TO cause deep regret in this
city and throughout the country and
at his funeral Catholics. as well of
non-Catholics filled the church and fol-
lowed the hearse to the cemetery.
solemn requiem mass in the Cath
olic Cathedral is always a most i'm
presstve ceremony. The black robes
of the celebrant and his assistants:
the score of Pickering tapers remind
ing one of the Roman catacombs
where Christians worshipped for fear
Of massacre above earth: the sad
music and above all the chanting of
'nat fearful reminder of final day
OF judgment: ''Dies Irae, Dies Illa,"
all tended to make the services most
striking
The Mass.
The requiem high mass began at 9
o'clock and lasted over an hour. The
celebrant was the vicar general, the
Very Rev. A. Fourchegu. Assisting
MIN were the Rev. F. A. Bassett, pas
tor of the Church of Guadalupe.
deacon; and the Rev. J. Pugin, sub
deacon. The Most Rev. John BAPTIST
Pitaval, archbishop of the arch-dio.
cese of Santa Fe assisted at the mass.
OCCUPYING the episcopal throne. He
was attended by the Very Rev. Dean
j. q. Splinters, pastor of Bernalillo
and by the Very Rev. A. Weber, pro-
yincial of the Franciscans of st. Mich
aers, Arizona. The Rev Jules Der
aches, chaplain of st. MichaePs Col
lege and pastor of ST. Miguel. the old
est church in North America, acted as
master of ceremonies. The ushers at
L
j. V. Conway and Constant Chapman.
The Choir.
The music during the mass was
most impressive Students of the col
lege and several brothers formed the
choir and Brother Fabian accom-.
panied on the organ. The voices were
well blended and were sufficiently
rich to make effective the Gregorian
chant. Brother James directed the
choir.
Resting at the entrance to the sanct-
uary in the main aisle was the coffin
containing the body of the deceased
educator. 1t was covered by a mass
Of flowers, and wreaths sent by his
friends and admirers, including the
students and alumni of the college:
George Armijo, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Salmon, Arthur Seligman, Jas. Selig-
man and Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Sloan.
Then at the conclusion of the cere-
mony the archbishop, wearing black
cope and white mitre gave the final
absolution.
Many in the church showed their
emotion as the funeral cortege began.
The pallbearers were Governor Curry.
Mayor Sena, Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction J. E. Clark, Nathan Sal.
mon, Frank Hubbell, president of the
Alumni of st. Michael's; George Ar.
milo, Celso Lopez and C. F. Abreu.
Over 200 students marched ahead of
the hearse to the cemetery.
lnterment was made in the Rosario
cemetery. The Warner Undertaking
Establishment had charge of the fun
eral arrangements.
Of Distinguished Family.
Although known as simply Brother
Hermes, the former president of St.
Michaes's College was of distinguish
ed Irish family and one of his near
relatives has a castle in Ireland. An
other is an officer in the British army
and still another is a prominent citi-
zen of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Many messages of sympathy have
been received from all over the com.
try by the faculty of the college at the
loss sustained. for the Christian
Brothers occupy an enviable position
in the world as educators of youth.
Alumni Meeting.
A special meeting of the st. Mich
aeps College Alumni was held last
night. 1t was called to order by the
Mayor Jose D. Sena, acting as honor
ary president. Mr.. Sena was elected
president and Manuel Delgado, Sec
retary, of the meeting.
Upon motion of Mr.. Armijo that
be appointed to draft reso.
lutions the following were named:
George Armijo, Ramon Liberato Baca