The Washington times., 1913-11-19
HIGH D|GN|TAR|ESAT
CORNERSTONE RITES
Cardinals Gibbons and Farley
Lead in Ceremonies Held at
Catholic University.

In the presensce of two of the high
est dignitaries % the Catholic Church
in America. men high in local Catholic
circles, and hundreds of representatives
of the parishes in Washington, the
cornerstone of St Thomas Aquinas
College, of the Catholic University of
America. will be laid with impressive
ceremonies in Brookland at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Today's gathering of Catholics at the
Brookland educational institution repre-
sents one of the most distinguished
bodies of representatives of the church
seen in Washington this year.
His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons, who
came from Baltimore this morning TO
take part in tine ceremonies, will pre-
side at the exercises and will bless the
cornerstone. Cardinal Farley, of New
York. will preach the sermon. Mgr.
Thomas J. Shahan. rector of the Catho-
lie University and the Rev. Father
Skinner, superior of ST. Thomas Col
lege, will assist in the ceremonies.
Will Take Part.
Officials of the Catholic University
and ST. Thomas College also will par
LCIpaIe III Ine exercises.
"A formal OF the trustees O.
The university was held lnlS morning.
IAe services of the ceremonial Tor InIS
aIIeTHvcIi " All oee an MIIn d prOcessIOEii
10 the puiiuInS site CarullIaI GIppons,
besides pTesIuInS 1T the eAefciseS any
bIessIuS The cornerstone Viii besIoN hI,
hIessn:L On lHe proposed uunuIIIs, Iiir
CoIICgI, anu the orGer To which lie CO.
ICSe owes It's existence.
following the actual laying of the cor
ueraIone, CaruIneI raIIey VIII preach.
I'll. mi
mg OF the lie DeUm.
-imonS The nUtdUIeS present besides
the CaruInais NhI De Ine most rtVeread
aIChpIsuUls anu lht T1SnI rtNenttu
bishops, trustees OF Inc university, the
1t. key. Mgr. Thomas Shanan, IL. u,
recIur of the Catholic University; tne
Very Rev. Joseph +. Soler,, .. M, ~.
D.; members OF the faculty OF the UNI
NCrsIty, the Very IteN. GLorSe Dough-
erIy, vice rector of the university; Inc
Very kew. ). Gumai, -. M, -. ~, OF
Marst College, the very t<ev. James =.
burns, =. - -, fh. ~, OF holy cross
College; the Very Rev. GodLrey ScEu-
lin., u. +. NJ, of the college, OF the
dOIy Land; the Rev. r. NJ. l.. Dumonl,
l. s. D. D., of st. Austin College,
The Very keT John r. tenIon, ,. -, "a
divinity hail, Cathonc Unlvers.Iy; the
Very ReN. NJ a. NaldrUn, -. L., OF
Immaculate Conception college, the
erv Rev AlphoDsus =. DonIon, >. J.,
AOllSSSs NSIN
waiter elliott, e. 5. r., superlUi gen
criiI or Pauilst Fathers: Inc heV. Thomas
DaIy, G .. p, treasurer of the Mis-
sIonary Cmon; the neN. Peter Moran,
&. : a.. father minister OF the faunsI
community.
Will Cost 100000.
Students uf the college will have IN |
the new building a timely appointed
dreproof structure, located on one OF /
the most slightly locations near the |
Catholic University. Ii will cost about |
sIvoUlp and Will be completed next iail i
Accommodations will be anorued Sixty 4
students, which II rs expected VIII DE
sufficient TO meet the needs OF the
institution for some time. Ample pro-
VISION will be afforded for class rooms,
dining hall, library anu quarters Ior the
FACULTY.
decidedly impressive as well as espec-
tally adaptable for college purposes.
The design will be Tudor-Gotbic. Tne
walls will be oil granite, the trimmings
of stone and terra Gotta. The extreme
dimensions will be 10 by 10 teet.
Simplicity will be the keynote of the
interior decorations except for the
chapel which Will pe nnisned in oak
with an open timber ceiling: 4 sepa-
rate wing will house the kitchen, laun-
dry, storage and mechanical plant.
r.. Excellent Site.
Murphy Il UlmsteGd are the archi- /
tects and Charles J. Cassidy, the build
er. The site is adjoining the grounds
o. the Catholic University. between
Fourth and Seventh streets northeast,
and south of Michigan avenue. Tne
property recently purchased by the
Pauiists contains more than tweniy-four
acres and affords an excellent view OF
h.. city 10 the south.
The present college is in the old Mid
dIetun mansion in the university
McManon Hall. il Was established at
the same time IS the university. The
PaulisC community al that time num-
bered only twenty priests and the COL
lege began with nine students. There
are now sixty-four priests and st.
Thomas Collage has n student body OF
sixteen. which means that the com
munity has trIpled its priests and
doubled its students in quarter of
century Next fall when st. Thomas
celebrates its silver jubilee, il will hold !
Ine exercises in the new building.
The Paullst community was founded
in 1865 by Fr. Isaac Hecker. and four :
companion priests. 1t is d miss .Onary |
il the giving of lecture courses on
Catholic doctrine for the benefit Of
those outside the church
II also conducts missions for Cath
[ lies Is Interested III lit AposioIdte 81 !
the Press having a printing establish
ment of its own. editing ard publish
ing the Catholic World, the Young I
,atholic, monthly for children. ana |
printing annually man. thousands OF ,
on religious and doctrinal
subjects: has been identified with the
movement among Catholics '
from its beginning. :
The Yer! Rev. John J. Hughes {. :. i
p is the present superior general OF i
The congregation. 1t has two parish 7
churches IN New York city, one in \
Chicago. san Francisco. Winchester {
Tenn: Austin, Tex. Portland. Ore. and
the House or Studies in Washington
II is Interested in the Newman ciub
:. orii among Catholic students at the
state Universities. conducting Newmal
halls at -he University of California, {
Toronto University and Texas Univer ,
SHY. Its vested chOirs in New York
and Chicago are the leading eXponents !