The Washington times., 1911-05-28
BRILLIANT CHURCH
PAGEANT IN SHADOW
Of THE MONUMENT
, Thirty Thousand Massed
Together at
Ceremony.
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Hodgson and his 'chief-of-stah Robert
G. johnson. The parade had formed on
Second and Third streets at 1880, and
moved along Pennsylvania avenue until
Fifteenth street was reached.
The first two divisions of the moving
pageant were military; the third divis-
ion contained a host of United Catholic
societies. In the second division, under
Marshal Daniel ". Chisholm, marched
the men to commemorate whose dead
comrades the field mass was said, the
veterans of the Spanish-American war.
Entering the Monument Grounds, the
parade formed in line of mass on the
right the first division changing direc-
ton to the right and closing in mass,
and the second division marching in
alongside of it. The third division ma
neuvered similarly.
The Ceremony Begins.
Formation had just been effected
when the Presidents auto whizzed up.
Besides a welcome of cheers, ten thou
sand flags waved a salute at him, and
whenever the school children and 9TH
ers waved their flags aloft the whole
field became a bright and scintillating
mass of red, white, and blue colors.
AS soon as the President and his
party had been seated in a small pa
vilion. at the left of the altar pavilion,
the mass began. The Very Rev. Will
sam T. Russell. D. D., was the cele-
brant The Very Rev. J. r. Meagher,
Q. P, was deacon, and the Rev. Martin
Eagan, OF Anacostia, was subdeacon.
The masters of ceremonies were the
RevS W. J. Carroll. George Harring-
ton, James Smyth, and Charles Fisher.
Also in the sanctuary sat the preacher
Of the day. the Rev. Eugene Del:
EAN Ill
parish. Toward the close of his sermon
Father Mcdonnell addressed himself di-
reCtly to President Taft, who sat not
ten feet away from the improvised
pulpit.
Taft's Presence Appropriate.
And you should be here today" said
the priest to the President, mot only
to show respect to the memory of the
dead, but also to show your sympathy
with the great work the Catholic church
is doing for this country. For. no
matter what may be said of the faith
she teaches, this much all just men
must grant her-that she is one of the
most conservative elements in our land
She stands on the side of God and God s
laws, against atheism, and socialism,
and anarchy"
Senators Are Present.
Olltl Mtll-hllO"ll pei SOllS IMAM tie
President heard the sermon. In a pa
wilton near him were former Senator
Carter of Montana and Mrs. Carter
Senator Poindexter of Washington, Rep
resentatives Hamill OF New Jersey, Nc
Gilhcuddy of Maine, Dupre of Louis
, lana, and Cornell of New York. Com
missioner Cuno H. Rudolph, of the Dis
trict of Columbia, was in the same box
The mass was a most impressive Cere-
mony
A few minutes before 10 o'clock the
acolytes, led by the censors and cross
bearer, took their places in the i'm
prOvised sanctuary. Tho invited and
assisting clergy followed. The altar
was covered with spotIess linen and
rich lace. and amid the palms and flow
ers numerous wax tapers were placed.
When the candles prescribed for a
solemn high mass had been lighted the
President arrived. When the applause
coca stoned by the arrival of the Chief
Executive had subsidized the mass, the
most sacred and solemn of all the Cere-
monies of the Catholic church. the COM
memOratiOn of the death of Christ upon
Calvary, began.
Dr.. Russell Celebrant.
The Celebrant, the Rev William T.
Russell, D. D, wearing rich gold vest
ments, assembled the altar steps accom-
panied by the deacon, the Rev. j. R.
Meagher, O. P. and the Sub-Deacon