Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-07
Cardinal Gibbons BIesses Cor
ner Stone of New Struc-
ture at Exercises Today.
ST. ALOYSIUS SCENE
OF PONTIFICAL MASS
Alumni Association Banquets To-
night, at Which Members of
Congress Will Speak.

| With Cardinal Gibbons blessing the
| corner stone. and exercises which will
| continue through this evening, the new
Gonzaga College building. on l street be-
| tween North Capitol and LIST streets
northwest, was formally dedicated today.
| Long before the exercises of blessing
| the corner stone began. at 1880 o'clock.
members of the parish and the school
! children gathered about stand which
had been erected on the lower corner Of
the building. Capt. Byrnes of the sixth
precinct. with a squad of policeman. was
kept busy clearing a pathway for the
procession.
| The participants in the ceremonies as
sembled in the new building and formed
In line to march to the scene OF the ex-
ercises. Leading the procession as 1t
| passed from the college to the street
| was the full vested choir. Following
| came Cardinal Gibbons, clergymen Of ST.
| Aloysius Church, together with visiting
clergy.
Ascending the platform. the cardinal
| and clergy stood with barred heads. The
cardinal offered a prayer, and. while the
crowds were intensely silent, he per-
formed the ritual blessing the corner
stone. The ceremony concluded when
he walked into the college chapel, where
he offered prayers at the chancel.
Mass at st. AloysduS.
The clergy later entered st. Aloysius
Church, where solemn pontifcal mass
was celebrated by Right Rev. Dennis ].
OConneu, D. D.. Bishop Of Richmond.
Rev. T. J. Brosnahan. professor OF
ethics, Loyola College, Baltimore.
preached the sermon. He took for his
built and by prudence It shall be
strengthened. BY instruction the store
house shall be filled with precious and
beautiful wealth" Prov, 4:3. 4.
This building is an act Of faith. and a
deed of patriotism" he said. In support
Of that statement he referred to the text:
Whoever shall scandalize one Of the lit
tie ones-it were better than a milestone
be hanged about his neck and he be
drowned in the depths of the sea-"
Cardinal Gibbons was in the sanctu-
airy during mass. Rev. Alphonsus J.
University. was deacon. and Rev. T. A.
Calnan of the Catholic University Of
America was subdeacon. The deacons Of
honor were Rev. A. J. Mas Of Mary
and Rev. Joseph Hanselmann, president
Of Woodstock College, Baltimore.
Others In the sanctuary were Rev.
Charles w. Currier. Rev. Joseph A.
College. Jersey City. N. J.: Rev. Jo-
seph H. Rockwell. president of St.
Francis xavier's College. New York
city; Rev. P. ]. Carroll Of Loyola
College, Baltimore; Rev. John Scully
of Woodstock College. Baltimore; Rev.
p. ]. Dooley of Baltimore. Rev. T. j.
Barrett of Woodstock College, Balti-
| more: Rt. Rev. Mackin, rector Of st.
Paurs Catholic Church; Rev. David T.
Roach. s. J.: Rev. William F. Cannon.
s. j.: Rev. Clemens s. Lancaster. Rev.
James A. Noonan. s. j.; Rev. John b.
Pittar. S. J.; Rev. John c. Geale. s. J.:
Rt- Rev. Mgr. Lee of st. Matthews
Church. Rev. r. H. Skinner. c. s. p
Mgr. Russell Of St Patricks Church,
Rt. Rev. N. ]. Kennedy OF St Domi-
MICS Church and Rev. Godfrey Schil-
ling.
Following the mass. Cardinal Gibbons
and the visiting clergy were guests at
dinner at the rectory.
College Open to Visitors.
From o'clock this afternoon until
1880 o'clock this evening the new col
lege building is open to visitors, while
meeting Of the alumni association is
to be held at o'clock tonight in the
college theater.
The annual banquet Of the alumni
association will be held tonight at $50
o'clock in the lower hall of the college
| theater. at which Cardinal Gibbons.
gate. and Bishop O'Connell will be
guests of honor. A number Of members
of Congress are also to attend and de-
liver addresses.
Gonzaga College, known in its first ex-
istance as the Washington Seminary,
| was founded in 1921, and chartered by
Congress in 1858. In September, 1871, the
seminary opened classes in q new home
on / street. the site of the present new
building. The new building Is three
stories high. It is Of reinforced concrete.
and Is steel Ordered throughout. The
front Of the building Is sandstone. faced
with white brick Entrance lobby, stair
cases and corridors are finished In
marble.
Fourteen class rooms are In the new
| building. which will accommodate about
| 800 students Each floor consists Of a
main front pavilion and a rear wing. A
| library will occupy the rear wings OF the
upper stories
A gymnasium. completely equipped with
/ showers and lockers, Is installed in the
| basement Of the building. On the first
floor are the Offices Of the president. pre-
| feet Of studies and treasurer. as we'll as
reception rooms and four class rooms.
| Lecture hall. class rooms and Laboratories
| occupy the upper floors.