Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-10-19
IMPRESSIVE Ceremonies Marked
weeks Centennial Cele-
bratiOn.
sisters of Charity Receive Bless
ing of the Holy
Father.
Church Dignitaries and Noteo
People Pay Their
Homage.
one HUNDRED YEARS SERVICE

with $50 guests within her ven
erable portals Monday morhim i.s
Nazareth Academy, the famous
ararv and benevolent association ol
nc south formally entered upon
nor week of centennial celeDratioh'
A Pontifical high mass with tne
pov patrick Walsh, of Louisville, as
ceIebrant impressively inauguraseu
the memorial ceremonies. IN Ine
sanctuary besides the celebraht were
The Right Rev. Archbishop Spaldihs'
Of Peoria. ILL.,; the Rev. Fatner
O,Connell. of Bardstown, ana tne
Pow rather Davis, chaplain OF Naz-
areth. After the mass the ne''
Bishop Macs, OF Covington, maue an
impressive address to the alumhae'
Following this impressive cere-
mony the alumnae, mustered from
nearly every State in the Union ad-
iourned TO the spacious auditorium
for the exercises of the annual meet
ing of their association. Mrs. l.
McKenna. President of the Nazareth
Alumnae. gracefully opened and pre-
sided over the session. Her remarks
of welcome were followed by spe-
cial letter of greeting written by the
most venerable and much loved NV
ing pupil of Nazareth, Mrs. Emily
Tarleton Snowden, of Louisville
class of 1S4S. Mrs. Snowden was
present, but owing to her indisposl-
ton she delegated the reading OF her
witty address to another silver
crowned and distinguished pupil OF
long ago, Mrs. Julia Sloan Spalding,
of st. Louis, class of 1858. Mrs.
Mary Fosick, of Alabama, then pre-
scented the alumnae address, wherein
"Reminiscences, loyalty, fine idealism
were happily blended. As birthday
Gift for their Alma Mater the
asuaaae have in the past few years
-ri1VIl ami IN rrrsslssai ar Eestd4Rs
room for higher research work. On
the part of the alumnae Mrs. Kate
Spalding next formally presented 10
Nazareth this handsome, well
equipped addition to the already
spacious institution. Following Mrs.
Standings remarks reports and
greetings we're then delivered to this
aged mother of many children by
delegates from several branch
academies.
One of the most impressive Incl
dents at the banquet that followed
was the presentation to Nazareth OF
a beautiful birthday gift OF original
royal bestowal. This was a hand
some ring given by Louis Philippe
to Bishop Flaget, who in turn had
"a - N n
Spalding, whence it has descended to
the present Archbishop Spalding, OF
Peoria, who bestowed it upon his
sister, Mrs. Kate Spalding, who now
presents it to Nazareth on the re-
nowned institutions centennial. 1t
is a magnificent emerald set in six
teen diamonds.
Impressive ceremonies inaugur-
ated the second day OF famous old
Nazareth's centennial week Wednes-
day. Archbishops, Bishops and nearly
200 priests from every diocese in
the United States represented the
special guests gathered to do honor
to the institution, and in particular
TO its founders, Bishop tlaget
Bishop David and Mother Catherine
Spalding. A scene of especial sol
emnity was that in the convent
chapel, when the exercises of the day
began with Pontifical high mass
sung by Bishop Hartley, OF Column
bus, Ohio. In the sanctuary were
two Archbishops, three Bishops il
their rich vestments of episcopa
purple, assisted by priests, deaconi
and subdeacons, whose chasublei
and SUPPLIES repeated the tones o.
the centennial and Papal colors-th'
gold, purple and white lending notei
OF much richness and beauty. Nav'
and transept we're also an impressive
scene, occupied as they were b!
priests from every diocese In thu
United States, CARRIED in the blacl
cassocks and white SUPPLIES OF thu
secular clergy, the brown habits o
Franciscans, Dominican black AM
white, and the Trappists' monasti
white habits.
At the conclusion OF the mass al
eloquent address of felicitation wa
made TO the Society OF Nazareth b.
the Right Rev. Bishop O'Donaghue
OF Louisville. Bishop O'Donaghu
congratulated the Sisters on thei
century OF faith and good works
crowned by magnificent results o
the present, when in academies, hos
pitfalls. parochial schools, orphanage
and homes the commounity con
tinues the benevolence begun In tn
Kentucky wilderness of 100 year
ago. With much feeling BishO
O'Donaghue referred TO the pioneer
and founders or Nazareth, thos
noted French clergy-Bishop Flage
and Bishop Dayid-who in a 10
cabin OF a century ago laid tn
foundations OF the spacious edific
of today.
Following Bishop O'Donaghue'
address Bishop Macs. OF CovingtoI
passed to the altar with his crozie
and mitre, symbols OF his office.
an impressive voice he delivered I
the community the Papal benedictio