The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-06-21
Especial to the Irish standard.)

SNOS~I>XNI>XANNXAVNAN
Especial to the Irish Standard)
Washington, D. c., June 1S.-The
first Congress of Catholic Chaplains of
, the Army and Navy was begun on
Tuesday, the 10th instant. at the Cath
lie University of America, when the
opening Mass was celebrated at 1880
o'clock in the chapel of the Apostolic
Mission House, by Mgr. Thomas j.
Shahan, rector of the University.
Those attending the Congress were:
Chaplains Timothy P. O'Keefe, Mill
tary Prison, Alcatraz, CAL; Francis B.
Doherty, Fort Sam Houston, Tex;
John A. Ferry. Fort Washington,
Maryland; Frederick L. Kunnecke,
Fort Adams, r. L.; Alexander P. Lam
dry, Fort Robinson, Neb.; Joseph M.
Kangley, now under orders for sta
ton at Fort Mills, P. l.; jeremiah A.
Lenehan, Fort Washington, Md; VIM.
r. Arnold, Fort Adams, r. l., of the
Army; and Chaplains Eugene E. Nc
Donald, Navy Yard, N. Y; Louis p.
Rennolds (waiting orders); Edmund
A. Brodmann, Training Station, Great
Lakes, North Chicago. Illinois, of the
Navy.
throughout the session, addressed the
Congress, and took part In all deliber-
ations were:
Rev. William D. o'Brien of Chicago,
Illinois, Vice President of the Catholic
Church Extension Society of the Unit
ed States; Rev. James M. Dalton of
Philadelphia, Pa, formerly Chaplain of
the 5th Cavalry; Rev. Joseph Nc
'Laughlin of Fisher Island, NJ Y, who
is interested in doing chaplain work
among soldiers and sailors at the is
land; Dew. DR.. A. T. Hartigan, D. D.,
of Buffalo. N. Y; Rev. DR.. ]. A.
Floersh, Secretary to the Apostolic
Delegate; Monsignor VIM. T. Russell,
pastor of st. Patrick's church, Wash
ington, D. c.; and Rev. Father Albert
J. Bader, u. s. Army. retired, from
New York City.
Very Rev. John P. Chadwick, D. D.,
former chaplain of the Maine" now
rector of st. Joseph's Seminary, Dun
woodie. N. Y, was prevented from at
tending the conference, owing to an
unexpected engagement.
The Congress decided to petition the
most Rev. Archbishops at their next
meeting to designate one member Of
the hierarchy, who shall be empowered
to grant all necessary ecclesiastical
Jurisdiction to the members Of the
Catholic Chaplain Corps.
The much agitated question of the
contemplated change in the chaplain
uniform was ably presented to the
Congress by Chaplain John A. Ferry,
U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Wash
fngton, Maryland, and after a lengthy
! discussion, it was finally decided that
no definite action on the matter should
be taken. The prevailing attitude is
a preference for the clerical garb, as
experience has demonstrated that the
CATHOLIC priest is able to do most ef-
fective work as a priest, and the dear
est title by which he is known among
officers and men, is not that of Chap
lain," but Father"
Throughout the Navy, it is ira
dition with the officers to address the
Catholic Chaplain as Padre" which
is equivalent amongst the Latin speak
ing peoples to the term of endearment
found in the Irish language of "Sog-
garth Aroon," the dear priest.
Thursday morning solemn requiem
Mass was celebrated at the Apostolic
Mission House, for the late Rev. Alex
ander P. Doyle, to whom no subject
was dearer than the Army and Navy
; Chaplain. The celebrant was Chap
, lain Louis P. Rennolds, U. s. Navy;
deacon, Chaplain Timothy P. O'Keefe,
0AS-NSeASoAAS
mund A. Brodmann, U. S. Navy; mas
ter of ceremonies, Chaplain Alexander
P. Landry, U. s. Army. The music
was furnished by the choir Of the
Paulist House of Studies, Saint
Thomas College.
While in the city the visitors were
the recipients of much courtesy ex-
tended by the various high officials.
On June 10th, they were received by
Secretary of War Garrison, and Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels. both cabi-
net officers being photographed with
them on the steps of the State. War,
| and Navy building. They were also
received by General Leonard Wood,
Chief of Staff, Adjutant General
, George Andrews, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt, and
others.