Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-17
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to have the chief events of June 80 take the form
OF service in the Cathedral of the Cardinals
nome city Of Baltimore, to which church digni-
tares from all the country will be invited to
be followed by reception in the neighboring city
OF Washington which will take the form Of trib-
ute by American oficialdom to the venerable head
of the church and will be attended by President
Taft and all the highest officials of the nation.
However, 1t Is expected that other cities will
also desire to pay tribute to Cardinal Gibbons in
connection with this dual anniversary and if he
continues to enjoy the good health for which he
has been famous for many years it is probable
that he will wish to accept invitations for later
dates from churches at more distant points that
1t will be strange if the eminent wearer of the
red hat is not kept busy for several weeks
acknowledging the popular expression of good
wishes in one form another. All this too in
the face of the fact that the Cardinal rather depre
ciates the plans which have been in the making
for sometime past to take due cognizance of the
double jubilee. When soon after the first of the
year prominent clergy and laymen began to lay
plans for commemorative exercises the cardinal
expressed the hope that there would be little
display possible.
Finally there will be ceremonies connected with
the laying of the corner stone and later the dedi
cation of what is to constitute the permanent trib
ute to Cardinal Gibbons in connection with the
jubilee-namely, Cardinal Gibbons Memorial
Hall to be erected on the grounds of the Catholic
University of America In the District of Colum
bia. It is planned to erect a monumental struc-
ture that will cost at least 100000 and will be
notable intellectually well as serving useful
purpose at the great of learning which has be-
come the center of Catholic activities this
tinent. The funds for the erection of this COM
memorative building are being raised by nation
wide public subscription and thousands Of dollars
have already been pledged. The great interest
which Cardinal Gibbons has always manifested in
the university makes it particularly fitting that the
enduring testimonial to his career should take the
form of an addition to this seat Of learning.
The double Jubilee in June-the first event Of
the kind celebrated in this country will be
followed in July,-on July %. to be exact,-by an
other significant anniversary This second
mentus occasion of the summer will be the Car
dinals attainment Of the seventyseventh mile
Snifcant than the other event if for other
than the remarkable vigor and vitality constantly
manifested by the eminent churchman Indeed,
no person meeting him casually and unaware Of
his identity would suspect that he has attained
advanced an age. Furthermore it would be diff
cult to find better example of the benefits Of a
simple and systematic mode of life.
Many persons not familiar with his early career
have the impression that Cardinal Gibbons is son
of Erin. On the contrary, he born in Balti-
more,-that Is in the diocese of which he is now
archbishop in addition to holding the position of
primate Of the Catholic church in the United
during his boyhood his father took him to Ireland
where he received the groundings Of liberal edu-
cation. He was but a youth when he returned to