The Washington herald., 1913-11-20
TWO CARDINALS
At CEREMONIES
Gibbons and Farley 0Gciate
at Laying Of Cornerstone
Of College.
FATHER HECKER LAUDED
Tribute Paid Noted Paulist-Pcrtrait
of the Late Archbishop Ryan
Also Is Unveiled.
FATHER HECKER LAUDED

Cardinals Gibbons and Farley yester-
day afternoon oniciated at the ceremonies
which marked the laying of the corner
stone OF the new College OF ST. Thomas
Aquinas, the novitiate OF the Paulist
Fathers at the Catholic University. The
ceremonies were simple, yet impressive.
The block of stone was placed by Car
dinaI Gibbons. Cardinal Farley then
spoke briefly of the work of the Paulist
Fathers He paid a high tribute to
Father Peter Hecker, a convert, and
founder Of the first group OF men COM
posing the community.
AT a time when the press OF the
country extended no more courtesy TO
the Catholic Church than it does at the
present to the Mormon Church." said
Cardinal Farley, Father Hecker re-
turned to this country after being blessed
by Pope Plus X. The press at that time
was vile. 1t was not the low bigotted
religious weeklies, but the great dailies
of the larger cities that were slandering
the Catholic Church.
Father Hecker fought them with their
own ammunition. He founded the Catho-
lie World, and with this mighty weapon
soon commanded respect from these large
publishers, and they ceased their at
tacks."
Location Is Ideal.
The new building is ideally located.
The grounds. consisting of more than
twenty acres. adjoin the grounds OF the
Dominican House of Studies, and the
College of the Immaculate Conception.
The building will be 1S5 feet long and
70 feet wide, and will have three stories,
with basement. II will be of granite.
with stone and terra Gotta trimmings,
and nothing but fireproof material will
be put into the structure. The building
will cost 100000 Accommodations for
sixty students will be provided, and
there will be ample classrOoms, libraries,
large dining-hal, kitchen, laundry, AMI
mechanical plant.
Among those present at the exercises
were the Rev. J. ]. Hughes. Of New
York: MgT. Shahan. rector of the uni
versity; the Rev. Father Skinner, c. 5.
p. superior of st. Thomas College, and
a number of other church dignitaries who
were at the university attending .he
somi-annual meeting OF the board Of
trustees
At the meeting of the trustees in the
morning the matter of providing a new
gymnasium for the university, new resi-
dence halls. and a new chemical labora-
tory was taken up, but action was post
poned until the spring meeting.
Portrait Is Unveiled.
The portrait Of the late Archbishop
Ryan. of Philadelphia. was unveiled.
The portrait was a gift Of Mrs. Margaret
Ryan Bowen, of Philadelphia. and the
presentation speech was by DR.. Ryan
Devereaux, of Chevy Chase. Cardinal
Gibbons. in behalf of the university, re-
reived the portrait II will be hung in
the arlor of Divinity Hall.
Members of the board of trustees pres
ent at the meeting were Cardinal Glib
bons, of Baltimore, president: Cardinal
Farley, of New York. vice president;
Most Rev. Henry MOeller, Archbishop of
Cincinnati: Most Rev. Edmond Prender-
East, Archbishop of Philadelphia: Rt.
Rev c. T. Macs Bishop of Covington,
Ky. secretary; Rt. Rev. Matthew Har-
kins, Bishop of Providence, r. l.; Rt.
Rev. John S. Foley, Bishop of Detroit;
Rt. Rev S. F. Regis Carrevin, Bishop OF
Pittsburgh; Rt. Rev. Mgr. NJ. J. LaVelle,
rector of St Patrick's Cathedral, New
York; Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector
of the university: John d. Crimmins. of
New York: Charles J. Bonaparte, of Bal
timUre. former Attorney General: Rich
ard C Kerens. former Ambassador TO
Austria, and Thomas Kearns, former Sem
atOr from Utah.