Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-30
First Public Consistory at
Vatican 10 Four
Years.
THR0NGS ARE PRESENT
Americans Witness Event Un-
precedented in Centuries
in Catholic Church.

Rome, Nov. S0.-The concluding and
most impressive ceremony connected
with the selection Of new cardinals
occurred this morning when IA princes
Of the church, including the Ameri-
cans, Falconir. Farley and O'Connell,
were invested with the red hat, in
dicating their rank. II was the first
public consistOry held in four years,
and not for centuries had so many
creations occurred at one time.
DIsTINGUISHED WITNESSES.
Great crowds watched the arrival Of
the new cardinals, the Americans at
tracing the most attention. The i'm
mense hall OF the beatification was
thronged. among them being a crowd
OF about a thousand Americans. There
were representatives of the Roman
artstocracy, diplomats accredited to
the holy see and high ecclesiastics.
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 papal procession.
First came the jewelled cross held
aloft by a WHITE clad figure, follow ed
by a Swiss guard. Then the Sistine
choir singing as they marched, and
after them eoclesiastics of all orders
Behind were the cardinals of the
curia, followed by a detachment OF
noble guards Directly afterward
came the pope in full pontifcal robes
blessing the kneeling multitude as he
passed Tho procession closed with
another detachment OF guards, when,
all seated, the cardinals Of the curia
introduced into the papal presence the
new princes cS the church All the
cardinals just created approached tie
papal throne, and one by one knelt be
fore Plus x. kissing his hand and foot
and receiving the papal embrace.
RECEIVE RED HATS.
They were then led to places sci
apart for them TO the accompaniment
Of music by the Sistine choir. The
new cardinals again advanced separ
ately to the foot of the throne and re
ceived their red hats, the pontiff re-
peating the usual Latin formula fol
such occasions, after which he EN-
braced the suTpliant kneeling before
him. When the ceremony closed The
pope arose, bestowed the papal bene
diction on ali present, and withdrew
with all the cardinals and others who
had formed the procession, the choil
singing as they went
MEDLEY OF VARIOUS TONGUES.
The halls and corridors echoed will
acclamations in a medley of English
Italian, French, German, Spanish ant
other tongues.
After accompanying the pontiff t
his apartments, the new cardinals pro
ceeded to SiSine chapel to return
thanks for tic honor accorded them
There pontifcai singers intoned al
Ambrosian hymn, after which the dear
OF cardinals rcnited prayer Of thanks
giving.
HAVE SECRET CONSIsTORY.
On leaving the chapel the new car
dinals were again embraced by thei
colleagues. Alter the public had dis
persed the cardinals joined the pop,
in the hall Of the consistory for a sup
Elementary ss-Iet consistory preside,
over by the pontin. Here he granite,
the new cardinals the privilege of PAL
tcipating in and speaking at meeting
OF the congregations. placed the caI
dinals' ring On their fingers and as
signed to eacA the charge of a titula
church in Ro ne.
SUITES PROVIDED.
The titular churches assigned tn
new cardinals are for the purpose O
providing the latter with clergy t
carry out RELIGIOUS ceremonies Will
In Rome. avoiding the necessity c
bringing their large suites with ther
from abroad. The church allotted {
Falconia is Santa Maria Aracola, t
Barley Sancta Maria. Sopra Minerv'
to O'Connell, Sanctemente.
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