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his eminence, Cardinal Merry del Val At
the Vatican from Owen B. Corrisan. do
cesar director. and the other to Cardinal
Gibbons from Rev. J. r. Meagher. spici-
tual director Of the District
The nrst read:
Hia1minene& cardisai Merry del Val
Vatioano. Rome a
The men Of the Holy Name Society
Of the archdiocese Of Baltimore. 1900
streets in Washington. to-day. express
to his holiness their answering fidelity
to the Holy See. They lmplore the anti
religious spirit among the men Of any
nation that has brought sadness to the
heart Of his holiness during his pontifi-
cate.
OWEN B. coRRIGAN.
Diocesan Director.
The telegram to his eminence. James
Cardinal Gibbons reads:
twenty-five thousand Holy Name
men Of the three sections Of the Holy
Name Union Of the Archdiocese Of Bal
timore, parading in Washington to-day,
greet your eminence as a great prince
Of the church and a. the chief pastor Of
souls in this archdiocese. Our parade
to-day Is. we trust. an expression Of the
teachings that your eminence has for
half q century inculcated: patriotic citi-
xenship Of the highest type. clean speech.
q public condemnation OF prejury and
indecent language. . fearless profession
Of belief in the divinity of Christ united
promising.
~. r. MEAGHER.
Spiritual director of the District Of
Columbia"
Judge DE Lacy Speaks.
Two speakers took the platform and
made short addresses. having eben in.
trodueed by Rev. Father MoNicholas.
Judge w. H. DeLaey. OF washinzton.
the frst to address the crowd. exempli.
ned the supreme power of God by the
sun declining back Of the monument, and
spoke Of the propriety Of holding the
concluding ceremony Of the demonstra-
ton that had been held for the glorifica-
ton Of both God and country in the
shadow Of the 2Donument that typihed
the best in the history Of the Unised
States. He spoke with approval Of the
object Of the Holy Name Societies. o
crusade against profanity. and said fur.
ther:
I'VE need to recruit the men of God
In the land when We see daily divorce
sappine the life OF the home and craft
and corruption In both business and poll
tics.'
Col Jerome A. JOYCE, Of Baltimore
president Of the Holy Name Societies OF
the archdiocese, spoke in terms Of praise
and encouragement: praise for what has
been done, and encouragement for what
II planned. He told Of the numbers that
had bean enrolled in the societies In 9th.
Or cities, and urged the installation Of
the Junior Holy Name Society In all
schoola and COLLEGES.
The speaking done. the Blessed sacra-
ment was carried up the avenue formed
by the members Of the guard Of honor, to
the improvised altar. The papal benz
diction was pronounced Mgr. Bonsano.
In the ceremony Of the Benediction Of
the Blessed Sacrament. Father Leonard
Ripple. Of Baltimore. was the celebrant;
the Very Rev. N. A. Waldron. the dea.
con, and Rev. Father Monahan. Of Bel
timors, the sub-deacon. The host Of peo-
pls In the background on the hill stood.
with bared and bent heads. and the banc
Of boys from the st. Mary's Industrial
school. Of Baltimore. played Holy God.
We Praise Thy Name"
With the singing Of my Country 'Tis |
pf Thee" to dignity the patriotic purpose |
of the demonstration, the ceremonies |
closed.