Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-09-21
Splendid Closing Spectacle Was
Named by a Chilly
Rain.
ArchbishOps and Bishops From
the United States Were
There.
WILL MEET NEXT AT MALTA

| ACCORDING TO vienna press dis
patches the concluding festival ses
sion of the Eucharistic Congress wa
held Saturday morning in tn,
rotunda of the Cathedral of st
Stephen. 1t Was attended by a grea
crowd despite an incessant downpoui
of rain. Several members of tn,
Austrian imperial family and a grea
number of aristocrats also were
present. The last speaker was the
Papal Legate, Cardinal Van Rossum
who previously had celebrated Pom
tifical mass at the Cathedral in the
presence of an immense congrega
ton. Emperor Francis Joseph re
ceived the principal members of the
congress at the Hofburg in the even
ing. The attendance of Cardinals
Archbishops and priests at the con.
gress from outside Austria is es.
timated at between 1000 and 5000
Among the principal representatives
from the United States are the Arch.
bishop of San Francisco, the Bishops
of Milwaukee, Joliet and Covington
and the assistant Bishop of St. Paul
From Great Britain came Cardinal
Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster
Cardinal Logue, Archbishop OF
Armagh; the Archbishop of Aber-
deem, the Bishop of Stafford and the
Benedictine Abbott, DR.. Gashuett
DR.. Paul Pfeifer, of Vienna, in the
course of a discussion on the subject
of homes for theological students
deplored the scarcity of candidates
for the priesthood in Austria and
Germany and the inadequate provis-
ions for training candidates as COM
pared with the excellent provisions
made for the students in the colleges
Of the United States. The next
Eucharistic Congress will be held al
Malta on April "a, 1918.
The brilliancy of the great process
sion Concluding the twsnty-ehffru
Eucharistic Congress Sunday was
marred by continuous downpour of
rain and a chilly temperature. From
o'clock in the morning until l in
the afternoon, when the Emperor
followed the Papal Legate. Cardinal
Van Rossum. with the host, rain fell
unremittingly, drenching many thou
sands walking in the procession as
we'll as thousands of spectators along
the route. Parts of the parade
showed little but lines Of umbrellas,
beneath which tramped Catholic so
cieties, clergy, venerable Bishops in
full canonicals and others, through
mud ankle-deep and under such con-
ditions that it was impossible to hold
the celebration of mass in the open
air on the top OF the burger court.
The procession simply passed
through the Helden-Platz from the
Ring-strasse into the inner court OF
the Hofburg, where the Papal
Legate. the Cardinals, the Emperor
and Archduke Franz Ferdinand en-
tered the Hofburg chapel and depos-
tied the host.
The city was early astir for the
browning feature of the Eucharistic
Congress, the people beginning TO
gather for the first part of the pro-
cession before 6 o'clock. Several
hundred marshals arranged the va
rious groups, and the procession De-
gan to move an hour or two later.
Only men and youths were permitted
TO participate. Along the spacious
Ring-strasse the houses we're decked
with flags and the route was hned
with troops. The miners from Tyroi'
in quaint costumes, headed the pro-
cession and were followed by the
bakers guild from Munster In PIC
turesque attire. Then came the
various Catholic societies ana the
representatives from foreign coun-
tries in national groups, including
Belgium. Bavaria, England, France
switzerland, Spain, Albania. Hun
gary Croatia and Bosnia. The Tour
groups last named wore gorgeously
colored peasant costumes.
The second division was composed
OF the clergy and Bishops and clvli
authorities to the number OF IL, ,OOO-
n was headed by the seminarians'
and these were followed by memDeIs
OF the Reichsrath, Provincial plets
and the City Council OF Vienna ana
Government and municipal otflciais'
The clergy, TO the number OF o'vVV'
were in full vestments.
The court division, a mile ana a
onarter IN length. formed tue last
part of the procession. The Emperor
drove IN a magnificent state coaen
Of plate glass and gold, drawn py
eight horses led by grooms IN DiacA
and gold liveries from the HoiDurs
TO the Cathedral to attend the re-
moval OF the host from the hlgn aita,
10 the state coach OF the fapai
Legate. Privy Councillors ana lno
hiehest officials of the court and EN-
pire went first In court carriages ana
then the Archbishops and Cardinals
The Cardinal Archbishop OF Of
mutz. one OF the wealthiest OF the
Austrian sees, drove In spienaio
golden wagon built I'm the reign OF
Maria Theresa. II was drawn Dy SIX
fine horses brought from Olmutz Tor
the occasion. Following these oie-
nitaries came the Archdukes In state
coaches aud last OF all the Emperor'