Milford chronicle., 1911-12-08
Three Americans Among Those
Made Princes Of Church.
PUBLIC CONSISTORY LATER
Simple But Impressive Ceremony
Marks the Assent of Sacred College
to NominatiOns-Pope Delivers an
Alloeution.

The secret consistOTy creating nine
teen new cardinals, three Americans
among them, was held by Pope Plus
X. in Rome. The ceremonial was ex
eeedingly impressive. The grand pub
lie consistory will be held ON Thurs
day.
II was announced that besides the
new cardinals receiving the red hat
the pope created one, whom he re-
served lin pectore" Ckept secreD.
This departure from the known pro-
gram gave rise to all sorts OF rumors.
including one that Archbishop Ireland,
Of st. Paul, would receive a red hat
Official denial OF this purpose or that
any other American prela e in addition
20 those proclaimed would be eleva.-
ed, was authorized at the Vatican. It
Is supposed that the unnamed cardinal
is MonsignOr Filppo Gmsuni, secre-
tary of the Congregation OF Sacra-
ments. The name however, will not
be revealed until a later consistory,
at the option OF the pope, and il is
possible that this may not be unit
after the death OF the reigning ponun.
The Pope Looked Careworn.
OF those thus honored three are
citizens OF the United States: Monsig-
OOr John NJ. Farley, archbishop OF
New York; Monsignor William O'Con-
nell, archbishop Of Boston. and Mon
signor Diomede Falconio, apostolic |
delegate to the United States. Thus. |
with Cardinal Gibbons. America will |
have now for the first time a represen- |
tation of four in the cardinalate which, |
probably much as now constituted, J
will elect a successor to the reigning |
ponuH.
As he entered the hall Of the con
sistOry where the ceremony took
place, the pOpes step was less sure,
and the careworn face of his holiness
bore signs of his recent Illness that
had come to stay Nevertheless he
withstood the fatigue OF the long and
trying ordeal bravely with a smile
for each and a word for several in the
long procession that passed before the
papal throne.
The ceremony, though comparative.
Iy simple, was carried out with a
stately dignity and form that has char
acterized the institution from tine
earliest days Save for those partici
pating it might have been a scene
from the thirteenth or fourteenth cen
tury In olden times the Sacred Col
fege met in secret consistory. and
there discussed and finally decided
upon the Pope's nominations Ere
quently objections were raised to can
didates and their names were never I
proclaimed. Hence the privacy of the I
meeting
In the hall OF the consistory those {
whom duty or privilege brought there S
chatted for a few moments NOTING
sadly the passing of several who hat G
been present on the last similar ucca-
sion. a
Presently the door at the rear Of I
he hall was opened and the Noble S
Guards appeared, making way for the s
white clad figure OF his holiness Fol
owed by Swiss Guards and his suite. f
he pontiff paused for a moment at 5
he threshold while those present bent s
he knee With a smile he greeted e
hem and then walked to the throne. C
The procession before the throne 0
olowed Immediately Each digntary n
ccording to precedence. approached Il
n turn, and. kneeling, kissed the pa s
al ring II was a long and tedious
CEREMONY, which Plus y bore with Il
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