The Washington herald., 1911-05-29
MILITARY MASS
TO HONOR DEAD
Continued from Page One.

sung by a mixed choir. and the celebrant
sang the GLORIA in Elcelsis." After the
reading Of the Gospel there followed the
stirring sermon by Rev. Eugene De L. Nc
Donnell from the text Greater love than
| this no man hath, that a man lay down
his life for his friend"
The mass continued after the sermon.
the chalice was uncovered and the wine
poured for conservation. The singing of
the credo and the offertory followed.
Then amidst hush. broken only by three
clarion notes from bugle. the celebrant
lifted high over the heads of the kneel-
ing multitude the chalice and the host.
When the communion was finished the
vast congregation Joined IN singing Holy
God" and My Country. 'Tis of Thee" /"
No one in the great throng sang more
heartily and feelingly than did President
Taft.
Mass II q Success.
The idea OF military mass took shape
in July last in the department encamp
ment, and committees were struck then
to make the necessary preparations. For
months these men and women have work.
ed TO make the new movement a success.
and the events Of yesterday are suffi-
cient commentary upon their energy.
While many committees took part in
the work, the burden was cheerfully as
sumed by several chairmen of COM
mittees, composed Of Edward L. Cogan,
chairman Of the general committee: ].
A Costello, chairman of the committee
on arrangements: Mrs. Ida NJ Galloway.
chairman of the ladies' auxiliary and
president-general Of the ladies' auxiliary
Of the United Spanish War Veterans;
Richard L. Lamb, treasurer Of the gen.
eral committee, and Capt Richard ].
Donnelly chairman Of the parade COM
mittee.
The several components of the great
line of march assembled promptly at the
Peace Monument and started off under
a police escort, with Mai. F. S. Hodson
in the lead Of 1000 men, who marched
with military precision to the music Of
the Marine Band
Before the last of the line of march
had started from the Peace Monument,
the head Of the parade had turned into
the Ellipse Pennsylvania avenue. with
its blaze of color, flutter of flags, and
the blare of martial music, was lined
with thousands on the sidewalks along
the route.
The United Spanish War Veterans who
followed the band in the lead, came in for
most cordial greetings. These wore a
uniform of gray trousers with black
stripe.
A company of Modern woodmen of
America followed, then a zouave COM
pany. and a section Of the Woodmen of
the World. A company of Corcoran Ca
dets preceded the carriage Of Mgr. Rus
sell and those Of other church digni-
taries, while the choir boys followed in
and their singing of hymns
as they passed up the Avenue attracted
Thousands Of men and boys, sixteen |
abreast. came afterward, and represented |
the United Catholic Societies. Among
them were $500 of the Third Sunday Bri-
gade Of st. Aloysius parish, which, united |
with st. Martins parish. contributed the |
largest number to the parade |
There were also representatives Of St |
Stephens, st. Patrick's. Immaculate Con-
ception, st. Dominics, st. Peters, Holy |
Name, Holy Comforter, ST. Teresa's. ST |
Francis de Sales. st. James. and st. |
Mary's churches.
A complete series of moving pictures |
of the parade. the massing Of people. and |
of the celebration Of the mass was made |
oy five cameras stationed along the line |
of march. It Is the intention to make |
hundreds Of these sets Of films and dis |
tribute them throughout the organiza- /
ions connected with the Catholic Church |
N all parts of the world for educative |
md religious purposes.
The Knights OF Columbus and the An |
,ient Order Of Hibernians in all parts of
he world will be supplied with sets. |
rhe films are to be copyrighted and used |
exclusively in this way.