The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-10-07
A MEMORABLE
WEEK FOR CARDINAL
Baltimore City Council has Declar-
ed a Municipal Holiday in
his Honor.
Convention of Holy Name Congress
Will Bring Hundreds of Guests
to Celebration.
Laying of Corner Stone of Cardinal
Gibbons Hall Will Take Place
October 18th.

| The week beginning October Is will
be a memorable week for Cardinal
Gibbons. 1t will be Catholic week for
the city Of Baltimore which, contrary
| to the Cardinals expressed desire, is
| to observe Monday, October 16, as a
| holiday in his honor. On Monday and
| Tuesday of the same week the first
National Congress Of the Holy Name
convene in Baltimore, thus bringing
hundreds of delegates to the city who
will have the added privilege Of par
ticipating in the Cardinals jubilee
| celebration.
AS a prelude to the celebration the
Cardinal will be presented with one of
the costliest and most beautiful silver
services ever given to a resident of
Baltimore. The presentation will be
made on october Z, by Mayor Preston
in his office in the presence of a num-
ber of the city's leading business and
professional men and the members of
| the executive and legislative branches
OF the municipality.
The next important event will be
the laying of the cornerstone Of the
Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Hall at
the Catholic University, Washington,
or October 12 This hall is tribute
of the people of the United States to
Americas only Cardinal in commem
grafton of the completion of the dou
BILE jubilee At this ceremony will be
present the hierarchy of the United
States, besides hundreds of Catholic
laymen from many parts Of the coun-
try.
Ecclesiastical Celebration.
| On October Is the monster ecclesi-
astical demonstration will take place
in the old Baltimore Cathedral. Here
will be assembled the leading Catholic
churchmen Of this country, Canada
and Mexico
| A solemn high mass. at which the
Cardinal will pontificate, will be cele-
brated at 10: 80 o'clock. A procession
will form in Calvert Hall College, and
in line will be the visiting Archbish-
obs, Bishops, Monsignorii, abbots and
priests, representing every city in the
United States. The procession will
march to the Cathedral, and as it en-
ters special hymn will be sung. This
ode was written especially for the oc-
casion.
Traditional Music to Be Sung.
The music to be sung will be char
acterized by great exactness and at
tention to the most minute detail. The
sanctuary choir, under the direction Of
Rev. Leo P. Manzetti. Of st. Louis,
will sing the Gregorian proper, as also
the vocal parts of the Mass ITSELF
The Cathedral choir, under the di-
rection Of Mr.. Frederick Furst, will
assist the sanctuary choir. The vocal
professional which has been composed
especially for this occasion is one OF
great beauty, the text being the work
| nj an admirer of his Eminence, and
the musical setting has been composed
by Prof. Frederick Schmoll, Of Balti-
more, The male chorus of the Cath
edral choir will assist the sanctuary
choir in the singing of the "Credo,"
the two choirs singing alternately.
The sermon will be given by Arch
bishop Glennon, of st. Louis, consid-
cred one of the best orators of the
Church.
Following the Mass there will be a
procession back to Calvert Hall. and
then the visitors and the Baltimore
clergy will go to ST MarY:s Seminary.
North Paca street, where will be serv-
ed one of the largest dinners ever Civ
en- in that city. 1t is expected that
more than 1000 persons will sit down
to the table. ..
The toasts will be as follows: "Our
Holy Father, Plus x, Now Gloriously
Reigning," Msgr. Falconio; "The
President Of the United States" Arch
bishop Ireland; His Eminence Car
dinal Gibbons" Bishop Donahue,
Wheeling, w. Va; "The Hierarchy Of
the United States" Archbishop Far