Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-12
BISHOP TO ARRIVE MONDAY.
Cardinal Gibbons and High Officers
Will Attend Installation on
March 10.

Richmond, Va, March -
Churchmen and scholars of highest
rank will participate in the ceremon-
les attendant upon the installation
of Rt. Rev. Dennis ]. O'Connell as
seventh Bishop of Richmond. Al
ready acceptance of the invitation
to be present has been received from
fifteen bishops, eleven monseignors
and eleven presidents of Catholic COL
leges. In addition to these there will
be present more than 800 priests
of the Virginia diocese.
With the event still more than
week distant, arrangements are prac-
tically complete for the ceremonies
of induction which will take place on
the morning of Tuesday, March -.
A special committee Of eighteen, ap-
pointed at a general meeting of men,
bers from the five Catholic parishes
of the city, held on Friday, the 18th,
has been perfecting details for the
past three weeks.
Bishop O'Connell will arrive next
Monday afternoon, accompanied by
Cardinal Gibbons and other church
dignitaries. A special committee of
three, composed of Father James T..
O'Farrell of Petersburg, and l.. F.
Sullivan and John J. Blake of Rich
mond, will accompany the bishop and
his party from Washington to this
city. At the station they will be met
by special committee Of twenty,
and conducted to apartments in no.
tells and private residences previous
ly reserved for them.
The ceremonies of the day follow
ing will proceed in accordance with
a plan formulated by an executive
committee of eighteen members ap-
pointed by the general committee al
its first meeting in February
The impressive feature of the GER
emonies will be the formal process
sion of visiting dignitaries from the
Episcopal residence on Floyd Aven-
ue to the main entrance Of the Ca
thedral. Heading the line OF march
will be Bishop O'Connell and Car
dinal Gibbons, followed by the
churchly army of bishops, mon
seignors. priests and distinguished
laymen. A guard Of honor OF 100,
from the local parishes, will accom-
pany the column to the door.
Upon the arrival OF the disting-
uished party, in the Cathedral al
1890 o'clock, solemn high mass will
be said, and the ceremony Of install
lation will follow. This will be en-
tremely simple. and will consist chief
ly in the reading of the papal bull
designating Bishop O'Connell sew
enth Bishop of Richmond. A special
sermon will be preached for the oc-
casion, in all probability by Father
E. NJ. Tlerney. of Lynchburg.
If the actual rite Of induction will
lack the pomp and circumstance
which accompanies such 4 ceremony,
as, for example, the conservation OF
bishop, the occasion will be far
from wanting in the spectacular. All
participants will occupy seats. OF
honor in full view Of the audience
and will be attired in the rich vest
ments peculiar to their station in the
church. Thes deep purple robes of
the bishops,the brilliant red of the
monseignors and the sombre black
of the priests. all framed in by the
stately furnishing and vestiture OF
the cathedrals interior, will contrib
ute TO make the scene at once sol
emn and impressive.
At 9:45 o'clock Tuesday morning
the doors of the Cathedral will be
opened to admit those desiring to
witness the ceremonies. Pews will
be reserved for visiting priests and
dignitaries and for specially invited
guests. Aside from these all seats
will be open to the public.
Alumni Of the Catholic University
at Washington will gather in large
numbers 10 witness the elevation of
Bishop O'Connell, who was at one
time rector Of the university. Among
the bishops who will attend are Bish-
op Kelley of Savannah, Ga; Bishop
Had Of North Carolina: Bishop Mon
ahan of Wilmington, Del, and Bish-
op Donohue. of Wheeling, w. Va.
The new bishop will be formally
presented to the people of Richmond
at public reception which will be
held in the hall of the McGill Ca
tholic Union on Thursday evening,