The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-16
GIBBONS HAS BEEN
FIFTY YEARS IN
PRIESTHOOD
Cardinals Golden Jubilee CeIe-
brated at Baltimore
NOTABLE CATHOLICS PRESENT
Nine Of Americas Twelve Archblsh-
ops and Apostolic Delegate At
tend Spectacular Ceremony

Baltimore, Md, Oct 16.-Nearly all
the prelates of the American Hierar-
chy of the Roman Catholic church Of
which Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
of Baltimore, is the primate, took
part yesterday in the spectacular GER
emory in the Baltimore Cathedral in
honor of the Cardinals golden jub-
lee as priest and his silver jubilee
as a prince of the church. The vast
edifce was packed with prominent
laymen from this city, Washington.
and many from other cities. The
procession was from Calvert Hall
around the cathedral square to the
main entrance.
In the ranks were men notable in
the Catholic church and in public af-
fairs. There were nine OF Americas
twelve archbishops in violet with the
golden pectoral cross-such men as
Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul, Arch
bishop Farley of New York, Arch
bishop Blenk of New Orleans, and
Archbishop Glennon of ST. Louis,
each attended by his chaplain. Among
the archbishops were Diomede Fal-
COMO, the Apostolic Delegate, and
Paul Bruchesi OF Montreal. Among
the thirty bishops was Hugh Mac
Sherry OF South Africa.
And there were the mitred Abbots,
venerable heads of monasteries, an
extended line of priests, among them
members of the various religious
communities. There were the repre-
sentatives OF the monastic orders in
their cowls and cassocks, the beard.
ed Capuchins. the brown Franciscaus,
the Dominicans, all in white, the
Passionists, and the Jesuits.
There were three civilians in the
line. They were w. f. Mankins OF
New York, who received the decora
ton of Knighthood in the Order OF
st. Gregory. at the hands of the pope
He wore scarlet waistcoat In which
cleaned a number of jeweled decor
atoms which he has received. The
other two civilians were Aristides
Leonardo OF Rome and Edward dr
Nee OF Philadelphia, both of whom
wore the scarlet coat apostolic chan
cellor and marched beside the apps
tolic delegate.
The cardinal stood under the rec
canopy on the gospel side, while Z
subdued melody came from the
strings OF a harp. When all wal
ready he moved with his throng o.
attendants to the foot of the grea
marble altar, and the mass began
It was celebrated by the Cardinal
with the Rev. DR.. William A. Fletche
rector of the cathedral, as deacon
and the Rev. p. G. Gavan, chancello
Of the archdiocese, as sub-deacon
Archbishop John ]. Glennon OF ST
Louis delivered the sermon, whicl
was an eloquent tribute to the heaI
OF the American church.
The music was chiefly Gregorian
though there were intervals OF figuT
ed music, and orchestral instrument
were employed in the choir, relieving
to certain extent the sombre colo
Of the palestrina harmonles
Following the mass, dinner wa
served to the visiting clergy at 81
Marys Seminary. In response to
toast proposed Tor Pope Plus, Arch
bishop Falconio. the Pdpal Delegate
thanked the American Catholics TO
their well known loyalty to the Hol,
See" and offered to Cardinal Glib
bons his fluctuations on the occasion
OF his two-fold jubilee, giving hin
high praise for his glorious career
Archbishop John NJ. Farley OF New
York in lauding the Cardinal for wha
he had accomplished for the Catholi
faith in America expressed the hop
that eventually he would be seate,
upon the throne of the Vatican.
In response to the toast to the pre-
sident OF the United States, Arch
bishop John Ireland OF st. Paul sal,
that President Taft had not discrimI
mated against Catholics and tina
while he had given them no NOR
than their due, they were gratefu
to him.
The cardinal, rising at the end o
the dinner said that the prejudice
which formerly existed against Cath
olicism in this country were almos
exterminated. He charged the bisl
ops and archbishops around with tn
command to garner by the end o
another fifty years lO0,0O0,000 soul
for the Catholic church In this cour
try.