Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-01
invested With
 The Red Hats
FINAL CEREMONY IN CREATION
 OF NEW CARDINALS.
A THRONG AT VATICAN
American PreIates Attract Particular Attention-Gift of Cardinals Robes to Cardinal Farley by Americans.

Rome Nov. 30.-The concluding and
 most impressive ceremony connected with the creation of the new cardinals occurred this morning at the great public consistory at the vatican, when 1 fourteen princes of the church, includ- ing the three American prelates, Car dinals Falconio, Farley and O'ConnelI.
 were invested with the red hat indf- ! eating their rank. Thousands of peo-
 pie gathered along the streets to wit
 ness the passing of the cardinals, the ] g1 eat clerical nobles. the ambassadors and the guests invited to attend the can.
 Excitement at the Vatican. Inside the vatican unusual excite
 ment was evident. as for four years
 no consistory had been held, and for centuries not so many creations had occurred at one time.
 Every available space in all the rooms and corridors along which the papal procession was to pass and in the hall of Justification. where the ccnsiStory was to take place, was oc- cupied at an early hour. The hall of justification, an immense chamber, had been specially prepared for the occa- sion. At one end stood the throne, fianked by the cardinals stall and the places for high ecclesiastfcs, and the Sistine choir. while facing these were special tribunes for the diplomatic body accredited to the holy see and for the Roman aristocracy. Beneath these latter had been arranged standing room for ticket holders, among whom were nearly 1000 Americans.
 imposing PaPaI Procession.
 After all had taken their allotted places, distant strains of vocal music were heard and the low approaching murmur of many voices announced the arrival of the papa1 procession. The picture which then unrolled itself was magnificent. First came a. jeweled cross l held by a white-clad figure. Follow ing came a group of Swiss guards in their old world uniforms of red, black 1 and yellow designed by Michael Angelo l the men carrying ha1berds. Then came 1 the Sistine choir, led by Abbe Perosi. l singing as they marched, and after | them ecclesiastics of all orders, priests | in black monks in brown and white, I heads of religious congregations and | members of the papaI court dressed in l quaint Elizabethian costumes.
 Pope Plus In Full Robes.
 Behind were the cardinals of Curia, | about twenty in number. Then fol- | lowed detachment of noble guards. | Directly afterWard came the venerable | blessing the kneeling multitude as he | passed. The procession closed with an other detachment of guards.
 When all were seated silence fell upon the assembly, broken by the ris- ing to their feet of the cardinals of | Curia, who advanced to do homage to | the pope and then to introduce into the papa1 presence the new princes of | the church.
 American PreIatss Attract Attention.
 The venerable group which now en- tered drew the gaze of all present. archbishop of New York, William O'Connell, archbishop of Boston, and DfOmede Falconio, formerly apostolic legate at Washington, were eagerly dinals just created approach ed the pa pal throne and one by one knelt be- fore Plus x, kissing his hand and foot and receiving the papal embrace. They were then led to the places set arart for them to the accompaniment of mu- sic by the Sistine choir.
 Red Hats Bestowed.
 The new cardinals then aeain ad- yanced separately to the foot of the throne to receive their red hats, which were held over the head of each recip- lent by the master of ceremo onies while the pontiff repeated in his rnelo 1ious voice the usual Latin formula For such occasions, after which he eIla- 3raced the supplicant kneeling before 1im.
 Papal 7enedietion Bestowed.
 When the long ceremony was closed Plus X rose, bestowed the papal bene- fiction on all present, and withdrew with all the cardinals and the others who had formed the procession. the ,hOir singing as they went, while halls md corridors echoed with acciamations ? hich could no longer be restrained n sL medley of English. Italian. French German. spanish and other tongues.
 Procession Of Cardinals.
 After accompanying the pontif to lis apartm ments, the new cardinals ormed a little procession of their own ! J oceeding to the Sistine chapel. to FT ~.l-.~ hem. There the pontihcaI singers in oned tfre AnbrosIan hymn, after which 1 he dean of the cardinals recfted the z 'rayec of thanksgiving for the new reations and on leaving the chapel all he new cardinals were again embraced " their colleagues.
 Rings Presented to Cardinals.
 After the public had dispersed an he cardinals, both old and new. tofn- q the pope in the hall of the con istoI'y for supplementary secret con istory presided over by the head of ardinals the privilege of partfcipatin I n and speaking at meetings of the ( congregations, placed the cardinals ' ing on their fingers and assigned to I ach of them the charge of a titular hurch in Rome.
 The ring given by the pope 70 each f the new cardinals is a very simple } ne. consisting of a sapphire without ther stones set so1idly in gold in such \
 way as to allow the papal coat of rms to be engraved on the back. It f s~< furnished by the consregation of ropaganda. which has had this prf9i- - sge since the time Of Plus VII f Crowds Kiss Hands of Cardinals. r After the consistory Cardinals Far y and O'Conneu were accorded over -hel1n1ng receptions on re- entering t sspectiye hotels At both the Hotel [ ristol and the Hotel QuirfnaI large h rowds, including the guests of the f, had gathered and knelt and s lssed the hands or the cardinals and c ske1 their blessings u
 Held Thanksgiving Reception. V In the afternoon Cardinals Farley. c and Ealconio went to the mer1can college. where Mgr Kenne- v. the rector, held 2 Thanks giving T aception in thesr honor Several vis- . ing Americans also attended the q