Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-06-16
RECEPTION AND PARADE FOR BISHOP
WEHRLE IS THE feature Of THE DAY
THOUSANDS PEOPLE DEPOT AND ESCORT NEWLY
BISHOP THE cHURcH-BIsHoP's CARRIAGE is 0R'V
BETWEEN WELCOMING
ARcHEs-MoRE CEREMONIES PERFORMED TODAY.
on. Many more hundreds will come

inson. Many more hundreds will come
in on the regular trains.
The hotels of the city were crowded
to their limit last night and the town
people threw open the doors OF their
residences to help shelter the multi
tude One hundred and fifty cots
were placed in the armory for the
use of members of the different fra
ternal organizations and at late hour
last night it was stated that every
stranger within the portals of the city
had been comfortably provided for.
The stores and places OF business
down town closed their doors at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and re-
manned closed during the remainder
of the day. This was done, to allow
the various employees to witness and
participate in the events OF the day.
The Parade.
At 5 o'clock Grand Marshal w. S.
Casselman formed the line of the par
ade and oil was in readiness when the
train bearing the new bishop pulled
into the upper yards.
Bishop Wehrle was greeted by
Governor Burke, President Williams
of the city commission, and the other
members of the special reception
committee. He was escorted to the
carriage, which was N waiting, and at
a signal from Grand Marshal Cassel-
man the parade started.
The line of march was east on Main
street to Third, and north to Thayer.
Turning on Thayer, it continued east
to Fourth and south to Broadway, past
the Grand Pacific hotel, where it then
turned eastward to the cathedral. At
the latter place the parade disbanded.
When the bishops carriage reached
the cathedral it halted under the arch
which had been erected at the curb
ing. and the new bishop was formally
welcomed as bishop by Father Glenn
ems.
Formation Of Parade.
The parade was headed by a pla-
toon of mounted police, followed by
Grand Marshal Casselman and Mar
shals Mcdonald, Hellstrum and
Hughes. The Bismarck band march
ed behind the marshals and was was
followed by the Catholic Order of
FOresters
There were three courts of the For.
esters represented, St. Anthony Court
No. 1856 of st. Anthony, St. Clemens
Court No. TAT of Bismarck, and Stand.
ing Rock Court No. 1914 of Fort
Yates. Each lodge carried it's banner
and the members were bedecked with
their official badges.
The German Roman Catholic Aid
society vas next in line. Four sep
arate lodges were represented. They
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nevolent Society of SITS. Peter and
Paul of Strasburg, headed by their
band; Benevolent Society of St. Ben
edict of Richardton; Benevolent So
ciety of St. Nicholas of Harvey, and
the Benevolent Society of St. Francis
Of Anamoose. Each organization bore
it's banner and the members we're
also supplied with their official
badges.
The pupils of the Bismarck Indian
school were in the line ofmarchand
each member was in uniform.
Next followed the carriage contain
ing the Bishop, Governor Burke,
President Williams of the city COM
mission and Marshal Joseph Hare Sr.
The bishops carriage was escorted
by four mounted militiamen.
Carriages containing the visiting
priests were next in line, and were
followed by the members of the Bis
narck city commission, also in car
'iages. The latter in turn were fol-
owed by large number of Catholic
aymen on foot.
The procession in it's entirety was
| magnificent spectacle. 1t would
nave been larger still had the spec
ais from the north and west arrived
Wednesday. The Thursday parade
will be augmented by these latter ar
'ivals, however, and will be another
sight.
Grand Marshal Casselman is to be
upon the excellent ap-
of the procession. He has
abored Lard and diligently to make it
huge success and reaped the re-
ward of lis labors in the brilliant spec
acle whichh paraded through the
itys streets Wednesday afternoon.
1arshal Mcdonald also devoted con-
iderable time toward making the par
de a success, and he and many 9TH
RS are to be given their share of
raise for the achievement of such
plendid results.
Today's Events.
This morning the parade will form
t the armory and march north to
'hayer and east on Thayer to Ninth.
there it Will turn south to the church.
he installation services will occur at
80 a. m. No children will be al.