The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-05-11

90 have the chief events of June 30 take the form
OF a service in the Cathedral of the Cardinals
home city of Baltimore to which church digni-
tares from all over the country will be invited, to
be followed by reception in the neighboring city
of Washington which will take the form of trib-
ute by American oiciadom to the venerable head
Of the church and will be attended by President
Taft and all the highest officials of the nation.
However, it is expected that other cities will
also desire to pay tribute to Cardinal Gibbons in
connection with this dual anniversary and if he
continues to enjoy the good health for which he
has been famous for so many years it is probable
that he will wish to accept Invitations for later
dates from churches at more distant points so that
1t will be strange if the eminent wearer of the
red hat is not kept busy for several weeks
acknowledging the popular expression Of good
wishes in one form or another. All this, too in
the face of the fact that the Cardinal rather depre
ciates the plans which have been in the making
for sometime past to take due cognizance Of the
double jubilee. When soon after the first Of the
year, prominent clergy and laymen began to lay
plans for commemorative exercises the cardinal
expressed the hope that there would be as little
display possible.
Finally there will be ceremonies connected with
the laying of the corner stone and later the ded
cation Of what is to constitute the permanent trib
ute to Cardinal Gibbons in connection with the
jubee-namely, a Cardinal Gibbons Memorial
Hall to be erected on the grounds of the Catholic
University OF America In the District or Column
bia. 1t is planned to erect monumental struc
ture that will cost at least 1000 and will be
notable architecturay as well serving useful
purpose at the great seat of learning which has be-
come the center of Catholic activities this con.
tinent. The funds for the erection Of this
memOrative building being raised by nation
wide public subscription and thousands of dollars
have already been pledged The great interest
which Cardinal Gibbons has always manifested in
the university makes it particularly fitting that the
enduring testimonial to his career should take the
form Of an addition to this seat of learning.
The double jubilee in June-the first event OF
the kind ever celebrated in this country will be
followed in Juy,-on July %, to be exact,-by
other significant anniversary. This second mo
mentus occasion of the summer will be the Car
dinas attainment of the seventyseventh mile
stone in very active life. 1t is but little less sig
ntfcant than the other event if for other reason
than the remarkable vigor and vitality constantly
manifested by the eminent churchman. Indeed,
person meeting him casually and unaware of
his identity would suspect that he has attained
advanced an age. Furthermore it would be diff
cult to find a better example of the benefits of a
simple and systematic mode of life.
Many persons not familiar with his early career
have the impression that Cardinal Gibbons is a son
OF Erin On the contrary, he was born in Balti-
Tnore,-that is in the diocese of which he is now
archbishop in addition to holding the position of
primate OF the Catholic church in the United
States To be sure he was OF Irish parentage and
during his boyhood his father took him to ireland
where he received the groundngs of liberal edu-
cation. He was but q youth when he returned to