The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-26
EXERCISES AT NEW
 WEST END CONVENT
Bishop Allen to Lay Corner
 Stone Tomorrow
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Large Number of Visiting Clergymen to Take Part--Special Music to Be Feature of the
 Exercises

The Right Rev. F. P. Allen, bishop of Mobile. will lay the, corner stone of the handsome convent and school building in the Blessed Sacrament parish, West End, tomorrow afternoon. The ceremonies Will be exceptionally impressive.
 A large number of visiting clergy and prominent laymen will be present In honor of the occasion there will be sol emn high mass in the Blessed Sacrament church at 10 o'clock with the Right Rev. Abbot Bernard of St. Bernard abby as clebrant The music will be rendered by the Blessed Sacrament choir, which is considered one of the best mixed choirs in the south. Miss Bertha Deasy will be in charge of the choir and the offertory will be sung by Miss Margaret Travers.
 The Rev Patrick Turner pastor of the Blessed Sacrament church. announces that the corner stone ceremony will begin at s:3e D. m. The bishop will be assisted by all the Catholic clergy in the dis trict and several from other parts of the state The Rev. John O'Kelly, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, will act as deacon The Rev. Father Eaton of Mobile will act as sub-deacon, and the Rev. Father Shultz of North Birming- ham will act as master of ceremonies. The Rev Father Coen of Anniston will de- liver a short discourse, and brief ad- dresses will be made by representatives of the city government and the boards of education of Birmingham and Jefferson county
 The Blessed Sacrament parish owns and occupies for church and school purposes 12 or E acres of ground-the Tate prop erty. There will be long and picturesque procession through the grounds. It will be made up of school children. Children of Mary. Holy Name societies and Knights of Columbus. Other Catholic societies from the different parishes will be in the line of march.
 |, Father Turner says that n special fea- ture of the afternoon services will be the liturgical music which will be rem dered by the Benedictine choir from St. Bernard. noted for its proficiency in sing ing the Gregorian chant, the ancient and official music of the Catholic church
 "This will be an opportunity" said Father Turner, flor the people of Bir- mingham to hear this solemn music sung as it should be sung and no doubt many will take advantage of 1t. Preparations are being made to handle a large crowd so that not only the Catholics of the city but the general public have been invited to attend.
 This school which we are building will be decided addition to the educa- tional facilities of Birmingham While a Catholic school it will be open to cnil- dren who are not Catholics. Special atten' ton will be given to boarding pupils in the girls high school department. It will be under the direction of the Sisters of Perpetual Alteration whose mother house for this province is in New Or leans"
 The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company has arranged to have many extra cars running between the central part of the city and West Enc tomorrow afternoon.
 The school building. is to cost be- tween s750o0 and SlO0O90. A. O. Herbuulis of Washington, D. C., well known throughout the country as a church archl- tect, designed the building and will looiS after it's construction.