New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-01
POPE BESTONS RED HATS Mr. TAFTS OWN VIEW
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demolition on all present. Withdre"
with all the cardinals and with inc
Others who had formed the procession
As they went the choir sang ana the
halls and corridors echoed with ac-
carnations in a medley OF EnShsh'
Italian. French. German, Spanish ana
other tongues. After accompanying inc
pontiff To his apartments the new cardl-
nails formed a little procession or their
own. proceeding to the Sistinc Chape'
10 return thanks for the honor accordeu
TO them. There the pontihcal singers
intoncd the Ambrosian hymn, after
which the dean Of the cardinals recited
tho PRAYER of thanksgiving FOR the DC
stowal of new honors. ON leaving the
chapel all the now cardinals were again
embraced by their colleagues.
Cardinals In Secret Consistory.
After The public had dispersed AL inc
cardinals. both old and new, joined the
Pope i'm the hall of tho consistorN LOT
supplementary secret consistory pre-
sided over bv tho head Of the chur'h
At this consistory he granted To the
NOW cardinals the privilege OF paruci-
pating in and speaking at meetings OF
the conCrcga tons. placed the ring SYM
bolic Of the cardnalatc on their myers
and assigned To each Of them the charG'
Of titular church I'm Rome. The RING
given 10 each Of the new cardinals u
a very simple ono. consisting ot sap
phire. without other stone. SGT sohdlY
i'm gold i'm such a way as TO allow tho
papaI coat-of-arms 10 bc engraved on
the back Il is furnished by the con-
arcgation Of propaganda, which mas
had this privilege since the time Of Pius
VII.
Titular churches are assigned Tor the
purpose Of providing the cardinals WIN
clergy to carry out religious ceremonies
while they arc I'm Rome, thus avoiding
the necessity Of bringing their largo
suites OF ecclesiastics with them rom
abroad The church allotted 10 Cardinal
FaIconio is that of Sancta Maria Ara
coeli. that Of Cardinal Farley Is the
Church Of Sancta Maria Sopra Minerva,
and that Of Cardinal O'Connell the
Church Of san Clcmente. Formerly
these churches formed little independent
dioccses which were ruled and admins
tered according to the will OF the titular
nos
sess only a kind of protectorate over
their titular churches and the clergy
attached 10 them.
Pope Plus has appointed Cardinal Far
lev member of the Consistoriai ana
PROPAGANDA Congregations. Cardinal
O'Connell has been assigned to the Con-
aregations Of Rites and Studies and car
d,nal Falconio TO the Congregations 81
Propaganda and Religious Orders.
II was considered a happ! coincidence
that the elevation of three Americans 10
the full rank Of princes of the Church
occurred on Thanksgiving Day.
Americans Attract Crowds.
After the consistory Cardinals Farley
and O'Connell were accorded enthusi-
astic receptions on re-entering their re-
spective hotels. At both the Hotel Bris-
fol and the Hotel Quirinal large crowds
including the guests of the hostleries'
kneIt and kissed the hands of the car
dinals and asked their blessings.
In the afternoon Cardinals Farley,
O,Connell and Falconio went TO the
American College. where Monsignor
Kennedy, the rector, held Thankssiv-
ing reception in their honor. Several
visiting Americans also attended the
function and acclaimed the new car
dinas
The delegation Of American priests
who accompanied Cardinal Farley TO
Rome gave dinner in his honor tins
evening. Covers were laid for forty.
During the dinner the priests presented
His Eminence with his first set OF car
dinaTs robes. The hall in when the
BANQUET was held was decorated with
American and Papal fags and red car
nations and poinsettias.
Mrs. Flanagan, of Boston. gave a
THANKSGIVING dinner in the dining hall
Of the Quirnal Hotel in honor of Car
dinal O'Connen. Here also the scheme
of decoration included the American and
Papal ,colors and red carnations. Al
both dinners the orchestras played patri-
otto airs, enthusiastic speeches were
made and toasts drunk to the new
uripces Of the Church.