The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-28
Cardinals Note With Sad ness Failing Health
 of the Pope
PUBLIC CONSISTORY
 TO BE THURSDAY
Surprise Caused By the Announce ment That an Additional Card inaI Had Been Created--But
 Name Is Withheld

Rome, November 27.--Nineteen new members were added to the college of cardinals. the governing body of the Roman Catholic church. today. A sur prise came in the ceremonies when it was made known that the Pope had created a cardinal in pecore"--that Is, "in his breast"-the identity of the one so honored not being revealed.
 Of these 1g, three are Americans. John NJ. Farley archbishop of New York; William o'connell archbishop of Boston, and Diomede Falconio apostolic delegate at Washington.
 America has now four members of the college that practically unchanged in personnel doubtless will name the successor to the present pontiff.
 That this duty could not be long de- ayed was the unwelcome thought im- pressed on those today who witnessed and participated in the consistory four years ago.
 As he entered the hall of the con- sistory where today's ceremony took place, the Popes step was less sure and the careworn face of his holiness bore signs of his recent illness.
 Nevertheless he withstood the fa- tigue of the long ordeal bravely with a smile for each and a word for sev- eral in the long procession that passed before the papal throne.
 In accordance with the ecclesiastical law, public eonsistory must take place three days after the private gathering 1 Ina 1e hp N- ception of those from Spain and Aus tria, will receive their red hats. The Spanish and Austrian prelates, as is provided in the concordat with those countries, must receive the biretta first from the hands of their temporal sovereign. The public consistory will take place Thursday in the Hall of the Beatification instead of in the sala Regia, as at first planned A
 Scene Ancient Save for those participating. today's meeting might have been scene from the thirteenth or fourteenth century. In olden times the sacred college met in secret consistory and there dis cussed and finally decided upon the Pope's nominations Frequently objec- tions were raised to candidates and their names were never proclaimed. Hence the privacy of the meeting. At present. however, the consent of the members to the papal programme is assured in advance and the election is purely formal.
 The consistory was set for 9 o'clock and early in the day great crowds gath cred in the plaza of St. Peters and around the basilica to witness the arr rival of the cardinals and other digni- taries.
 Gathered in the hall of the consis- tory. those whom duty or privilege brought there. chatted for few mo- ments, noting sadly the passing of sew eral who had been present on the last similar occasion.
 As the moment arrived for the ap- pearance of the pontiff the assem- blaze separated in three groups before the throne In one group were the cardinal bishops, in another the car dinal priests to whom the new Ameri- can cardinals will be added, while the third section comprised the cardinal deacons. Behind the cardinals were, heads of orders, other high personages and various persons familiar to the papal court.