The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
Procession Rich in Emo
tional Devotion and
Sacred Imagery.
100, 900 MARCHERS
In BRILLIANTLINE
Almost Every Country Of World
Has Delegates in Wonderful
Catholic Parade, and It's
Progress Is Hymned by
= Tongues Singing in
Various Languages.

Montreal. September 1l.--A religious
pageant as rich in devotional emo
tion as in sacred imagery and as or
derby in behavior as 1t was diverse in
nationality and huge In size, closed
to-day the twenty-frst International
Eucharistic Congress, held this year for
the first time in the Dominion of Can
ada.
Visitors from the United States We're
especially impressed with the magni-
tude, splendor and reverence OF the
procession, which marched four miles
through the city streets the host at Its
head 10 Mount Royal, above the city.
There were 100000 In line and 800. 600
spectators. Tonight 100000 are sleep
ing on the slopes OF Mount Royal, in
Dominion Square. and In other city
parks.
Like Pilgrims OF Crusades.
1t took the long and brilliant file
four and half hours to pass City
Hall. Slowly and Inajestically, hymn
Ing It's progress, like pilgrims OF the
Crusades. the great pageant followed
after. Organized choirs sang in Latin
French and English. Bands scattered
here and there rendered devotional
music. When the crowd kaow the
air Il igined in swelling tones and
mingled languages.
The procession had been arranged to
demonstrate the unity and universality
of the Catholic Church.
The procession started from Notre
Dame with a preliminary detachment
OF mounted officers, tremen and Papal
Zouaves. followed by choir OF 200
male voices. The state. the church ana
the army were represented, every rite
had its delegation, and there were en-
yoys from the various missionary ac-
tiyities in foreign lands.
Amid profound silence the Sixty
fifth Regiment, recruited from French
Canadians OF Quebec Province. ap-
government had wished to give the
regiment an opportunity TO act as
guard of honor to the Host as usual,
but technical difficulty had arisen
through the presence of mission from
the Papal See. The city was sur
prised that 4. had been smoothed over
at the last moment. The official order
OF the colonel was for the regiment
to attend "a church celebration"
Preceding the regiment, marched the
Knights of Columbus. 1900 strong.
headed by Bishop Fallon, of London,
Ontario; the Catholic Club Of New
York and squads OF Greeks, Poles,
Hungarians. Li,huanians. syrians,
Ruthenians, Cinnamon, Indians from an
Iroquois reservation, the long file Of
religious congregations, Dominicans-
and Carmelites. 5esuits and Benedic-
~. .~ic Gel ,i
Passionists, Fathers of the Blessed
Sacrament, Paulists, Eudists, members
,of the Holy Cross and the Holy Ghost.
and a group of fifty Trappist monks
Behind them strode 1000 parish priests
and missionaries in white surplices and
another 1000 vested as il for mass.
The prelates walked in single file,
seventy bishops in cope and mltre and
fifty archbishops, their chaplains at
their sides. in black cassocks. each
holding corner Of voluminous cope.
People Fall on Knees.
Companies OF the Sixty-ffth Regi-
n1ent marched 10 the front and to the
rear of huge canopy, which moved
slowly on rollers.I Holding the mon
STRANGE in both hands. which were hid
den in a humeral veil, walked Cardinal
iyannutelli. under a canopy His head
was barred. and as the Host passed the
people fell on their knees.
Behind him, in scarlet robes, walked
Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Logue,
primate of Ireland, both attended by
bishops; the Archbishop of Montrea1.
the monsignors, the Papal chamberlains
and. lay members Of the Catholic
Church. who held pontihcal decorations.
Conspicuous among them We're Cover
nor Poth!er, Of Rhode Island. and MS
staff. as we'll as numerous train Of
Canadian dignitaries and officials
1t was dusk when the legale reacned
Fletcher's Field, at the foot of Mount
Royal Myriad lights suddenly broke
our on the face OF the mountain, and
over the repository itself great cross,
Visible for miles around, flashed into
hrilltance. The immense assemblago
fell to its knees as the bearers Of the
Host. standing on the mountain sane
tuary, held aloft the golden monstrance.
After the blessing, the multitude sang
the TIE Deum," and the congress was
terminated