The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
To HOLD MASS
THIS MORNING
Cardinal Gibbons to Be Present at
Ceremonies on Monument
Grounds.
FRATERNAL AND CHURCH
SOCIETIES TO ATTEND
Altar Has Been Raised Near Shaft.
Choirs and Marine Band to
Furnish Music.

The second annual field mass for dead
soldiers and sailors of the Spanish war
will be celebrated on the White House
Ellipse at 10 o'clock this morning, Car
dinal Gibbons officiating, in the presence
of the PapaI Delegate, Mgr. Bonzano,
and other representatives Of the Cath
olic Church: members of the Diplomatic
Corps. officials of the government Span
ish War Veterans, and Knights OF Co
lumbus.
President Taft will be absent from the
city, and therefore unable to attend as
he had planned.
Mgr. William T. Russell. pastor OF st.
Patricks Church, yesterday completed
The services at the EIlipse will be pre-
ceded by a procession Of church digni-
taries, Knights Of Columbus, and Span
ish War Veterans. Fourth degree Knights
of Columbus. IN charge Of Thomas r
Flynn, of Chicago. will act as escort
for Cardinal Gibbons. from the rectory
Of st. Patrick's, where he is the guest
Of Mgr. Russell, to the altar which has
been raised near the Monument
The line Of march for the procession
will be from Tenth Street Northwest,
near G, TO Pennsylvania Avenue, along
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue to Fifteenth Street,
and thence to the Monument Grounds
P. ]. Haltigan will be in charge Of the
parade. Capt. Robert L. Johnson, Of
the Second Infantry. District National
Guard, is chief Of staff, and Maj. +. 5.
Hodgson, adjutant general.
Societies to BE in Line.
Many Of the visiting knights OF Co
lumbus Will take part in the parade.
Among the local organizations which
will participate are the Third Sunday
Brigade of st. Aloysuis' Church, the
Catholic Order OF FOresters, Knights OF
ST. John, the Ancient Order OF Hi
bernians, the Holy Name Society, and
the sodalities connected with Catholic
Churches in the district
Rev. Charles NJ. Bart will be cele-
brant at the mass and Mgr. Russell
will preach the sermon.
The music for the mass will be i'm
pressive. In addition to the Marine
Band, the full orchestra OF st. Patrick's
Church will play. and the music fol
some of the chants will be upon an or
gan, to be placed tomorrow. by Miss
Jennie V. Glennan, the church organist.
The full sanctuary choir, under direc-
ton of R. Mills Silby, and the mixed
choir. under Prof. Gloetzner, will sing
the music Of the mass. The entire con-
gregation will sing Holy God, We
Praise Thy Name" and America" led
by the Marine Band.
A section Of stand has been set aside
for the two chOirs, the orchestra, and
Miss Glennan. The Marine Band will
be stationed almost in front Of the altar.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in the city
last night. He will celebrate mass at
St Patrick's Church at I o'clock this
morning. He probably will return to
Baltimore tonight.
Cardinal Gibbons Escort.
Organizations comprising the escort to
conduct Cardinal Gibbons to the grounds
will form a grand division, composed of
four divisions. as follows:
Grand marshal, Edward J. Cogan, past
department commander, United Spanish
War Veterans.
First Division-MarshaL Maj. Wallach
A. McCathran, First Regiment n. G. D.
C. National Guard of the District of
Columbia and such enlisted men Of the
army, navy, and Marine Corps at Fort
Myer. Washington Barracks, and Marine
Barracks as may attend
Organizations in this division will wear
the dress uniform.
Second Division-Marshal. Commander
Joseph P. McCrfnk, Admiral George De-
wey Naval Camp, No. Z, United Spanish
War Veterans; Grand Army Of the Re-
public; United Spanish War Veterans;
Union Veteran Legion; Army and Navy
Union: order OF FOresters; order OF
woodmen; letter carriers.
Third Division-Marshal, Charles NJ.
Darr, master, fourth degree, Knights Of
Columbus Members Of the fourth de-
gree, knights OF Columbus.
Fourth Division-Marshal, Patrick ].
Haltlgan. United Catholic parishes; St
AIoysius'; Dominic's. Each man in this
division will carry a small American
fag.
Organizations will form as follows:
Grand marshal, stan, and Marine Band,
at Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Ave
nue.; First Division, on north side Of
Pennsylvania Avenue, right resting at
Twelfth Street; Second Division, In
Pennsylvania Avenue, right at Eleventh
Street, in rear Of First Division; Third
Division, in Tenth Street, right resting
at Pennsylvania Avenue; Fourth Divi-
sion, Tenth Street, north Of PennsyI-
vania Avenue, right resting at Street
Organizations will report at the points
of assembly indicated in platoon forma-
tion, sixteen files front.
Cadets as Guard of Honor.
The Corcoran Cadets COMPANY E.