Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-28
THREE AMERICANS IN NUMBER
Master fCeremonies Carries Notices
of Appointment.
FALCoNIO EXPRESSES THANKS
Dean Indicates High Regard of
Vatican for Republic.
CEREMONY OF GREAT DIGNITY
Church I'm the United states for the
First Time Has Four Repre-
sentatives In the sR-
cred College.

ROME, Nov. 27,-obedient 10 a SUM
mons from Pope Plus y the cardinals In
Rome assembled In secret consistory
today and confirmed the papal nomina-
ton OF nineteen new members in tho coll
lege OF cardinals, the supreme governing
body OF the Roman Catholic church.
or those thus honored three are citizens
Of the United States--Monslgnor John NJ.
Farley archbishop OF New York; Mon
sgnor William O'Connell, archbishop OF
Boston, and Monslgnor Diomede Falconio,
apostolic delegates at Washington.
Monsignor Nicoll Dammico, pontiflcai
master OF ceremonies, carried to each of
the new American cardinals the notice of
his appointment.
Many leading ecolesiRstics and Ameri-
cans witnessed the ceremony which fol-
lowed when the master OF ceremonies was
introduced and handed TO the new cardl-
nails, Farley, OConnell and Falconio, the
formal notices of their election. AT the
same time he congratulated them.
Responding Cardinal Falconio said
Il rejoice that Il falls on me as dean
to offer our sincerest thanks and most
profound homage to his holiness for gra-
olously deIgning to raise us. despite our
unworthiness, TO sublime dignity. While
by this solemn act the pontiff confers the
highest honor upon us in our personal
capacity he also honors the noble young
and powerful nation which Is proud Of
Its free institutions.
He confers, likewise, a very great
honor on the faithful Catholics of that
nation, who are truly great and worthy
Of their high reputation, and whose steady
progress under the aegis OF sane Chris
tian liberty. wins the admiration OF all.
This unique honor withal comes TO us
less by reason OF our personal worth than
because Of the exalted opinion which the
noble mind of the pontiff entertalns OF
the flourishlng conditions OF the Catholic
religion in the United states"
Expresses Pope'H Sentiments.
The speech Of Cardinal Falconio is con-
sldered as an APPENDIX 10 the papaI alio-
cation. ,aa II Is known that II Expresses
the sentiments OF the Holy See toward
America.
Besides the new cardinals who received
the red hat today, tho pope created an
other, whom lie reserved In pectore"
(kept secreD and whose name Will be
published IN a later consistory when tho
pope wishes that to be done In some
cases the name OF the prelate thus
chosen only becomes known after the
death OF the pope.
Thus, with Cardinal Gibbons. America
viii have now for she first time a rep
resentRtion OF four IN the careinalate,
which. probably. much as now consti-
tuted will elect successor to the reign
ing ponuff.
As no entered the hall OF the conslstory
where today's ceremony took place the
pope's step was less sure and the care
worn face OF his holiness bore the signs
Of his recent Illness. Nevertheless he
wlthstood the fatigue OF the long and
trying ordeal bravely.
In accordance with the ecclesiastical
law, a public conslstory must be held
three days after the private gathering,
when :he new cardinals. with the ex-
ception OF those from spain and Austria.
will receive their red hats. The Spanish
and Austrian prelates, as is provided in
concordate with those countries, must re-
ceive the bRretta first from the hands ut
their temporal sovereign. The public con-
sistory will he held on Thursday In the
Hall OF BeRtificatlon instead OF the Sala
Regia, as at first plannsd. The former
hall is much larger and was decided on
today because OF the many applications
for admittance
Ceremony of Dignity and Form.
Today's ceremony, though compare
lively simple, was carried out with a
dignity and form that has characterized
the institution from the earliest days.
The consistory was set for o o'clocK
and early In the day great crowds gath
cred In the piazza OF 81. Peters and
around the Basilica TO witness the ar
rival OF the cardinals and other dlgni-
taries. Soon after o'clock procession
Of carriages was entering the Porta Della
secica and passing through the court OF
San Domesa. from where their occupants
found entrance TO the palace.
As the moment arrived for the appear
ance of the pontiff approached the as
semblage separated In three groups be.
fore the throne. In one group were the
cardinal bishops. IN another the cardinal