The Washington times., 1912-06-06
ANACOST|A PASTOR
TO OCELEBRATE MASS
ON MONUMENT LOT
Father Charles Bart Named
for Services In Connection
With Unwilling.

The Rev. Charles M. Bart, pastor OF
+ st. Teresa's Church. Anacostia, has
! been selected as celebrant of the second
( annual military memorial field mass to
be held on the Monument Lot Sunday
: morning under the auspices of Admiral
George Dewey Camp, United Spanish
War Veterans.
The mass will be held this year at -
: q. M, instead of II, and all Of the Of
! ficials and dignitaries who made the
mass last year such noted occasion
Will attend the services this year. Last
/ years attendance at the mass was
placed at approximately $1,000. 1t Is ex-
| pectcd that this attendance will be ex'
ceeded through interest in the event ot
the visiting knights of Columbus. The
| mass was postponed from the Sunday
, preceding Decoration Day to the pres
ent date to comply with the wishes of
| those IN charge of the Columbus Nc
. mortal unveiling, who wished to make
the events coincident.
The President, Monsignor Bonzano,
papal delegate to the United States
Cardinal Gibbons, members OF all the
foreign embassies and legations, of the
Supreme Court, the Cabinet, and both
Houses of Congress have been given for
NAL invitations to attend, and with few
exceptions they will be present. Seats
have been provided for all Of the es-
pecially invited guests.
Build Sanctuary.
A sanctuary upon which the altar will
! be placed Is being erected Immediately
north of the Monument and just inside
the macadam road that almost encircles
| the shaft. Seats will be placed facing
! north just in front of the sanctuary.
| The slope from Z street up to the Monu-
ment, forms natural concourse or
amphitheater that will accommodate
thousands and enable them to see.
Cardinal Gibons will participate in the
| mass. The sermon will be by Mgr.
! William T. Russell. pastor of st. Pat
ftcks Church and honorary member of
| War Veterans.
An escort parade of approximately
10000 uniformed organizations. headed
by the United States Marine Band, will
form in line Of march, with right rest
ing on Tenth street, at G street north
west, to escort Cardinal Gibbons from
st. Patricks rectory to the Monument
lot. Orders for the parade will be
issued this evening. One Of its features
will be the Third Sunday Brigade of St.
Aloysius' Church. 5000 strong, under the
leadership Of the pastor. the Rev.
Father Eugene Del. Nc Donnell.
The escort will move from Tenth and
G streets promptly at 9:15 o'clock. The
grand division, headed by Grand Mar
shal Edward L. Cogan, will swing into
| line first. Then will come the first di-
vision, under Marshal Major w. A. Nc
Cathran, of the First Regiment, District
National Guard, and other military Or
ganizations. Second division-Marshal
Joseph P. Crink. commander of Admiral
George Dewey Camp; all United span,
.sh War Veterans organizations. Grand
Army of the Republic, Order of Forest
ers, Modern Woodmen Of the World.
Third 6ivision-Marschal Charles w.
the Washington Knights Of Columbus;
all members of the fourth degree;
knights of Columbus. from the United
States in uniform. This division will
be the special escort OF the Cardinal cardinal
fourth degree knights will be in line.
The fourth division, Marshal P. J. Hal
tigan, will consist of the various parish
Third Sunday Brigade Of ST. Aloysus''
The Sunday school children will prob
ably not participate in the mass thls
Year because of the great crush that
ment lot and the difficulty of caring
for them in such throng.
Notices will be sent out this evening
TO all Spanish war veteran societies,
requesting all Spanish war veterans
who are also members of Knights OF
Columbus, to march with the local or
CARNATIONS of the United Spanish War
Veterans. All Spanish war veteran Or
semble at Carroll Hall, G street be-
tween Ninth and Tenth, at such time
as will enable them to take up theil
positions and be in readiness in march
ing order at 9:l5 o'clock
Come for Mass.
Many visiting organizations of Spanish
war veterans are coming to Washington
for the Columbus celebration and the
mass. A telegram was received from
New York this morning to the effect
that a large body would come by spec
ial train. Department Commander Shea
Of the department of Florida, headed a
delegation that reached Washington last
night.
The fourth division, of the parade
Scomposed of the Catholic societies Of the
city, will share honors with the knights
as special guard OF honor, following
Immediately behind the cardinal ant
Monsignor Bonzano. Marshal Haltigar
zation of this division at $50 on Tentt
street, north of G and on H and
streets adjoining Tenth.
Chairman Joseph D. Sullivan, of thu
committee having charge of this feat
ure of the parade, has given out the
following order:
"All mems Catholic societies are in
vited to participate in the parade form
ing the guard of honor at the Military
Field Mass on Sunday, June 9. Soce
ties participating will assemble anC
form on Tenth street northwest. nortf
OF G: on II street, east and west o
Tenth, and on I street east and ives
OF Tenth Positions will be assigned by
p. j. Haltigan. marshal. Time of as
sembly has been fixed for $50 sharp
Societies will march formed in accord
ance with the parishes to which they
belong. Members of parishes and socie
ties which do not participate as whole
are invited to attend and will be giver