The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-11-15
From the National Capitol
BY Stanton Lawton
Honor Famous Abbot.
BY Stanton Lawtou

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Honor Famous Abbot.
i Abbot Dom Gasouet, O. s. B., was
the guest Of honor at reception last
Friday evening, given by the knights
Of Columbus Of the District of Column
bia In their hall. There were present
hundreds of Knights and their friends,
including distinguished prelates Of the
Catholic Church, judges, senators, rep
resentatives, officials Of the depart
ments, lawyers and business mem
and practically every denomination and
creed represented in the national cap
ital made up the audience.
State Deputy E. P. Harrington pre-
sided at the meeting and Suprem,
knight James A. F1aherty, of Phila.
delphia, was guest of honor. Fol-
lowing the abbot's address he was pre-
scented with substantial check to aid
in his work.
Tho revision Of the Latin Vulgate is
felt by our Holy Father to be neces-
sary. the abbot explained, because of
the numerous mistakes that have
crept into it in the process of transla-
ton and transportation from the early
documents.
'.Since the third century the fathers
Of the church have complained of the
carelessneee almost the malicious
carelessness-of the translators," the
abbot explained. The scholars of the
world have been engaged in this work
for years. This is not the first revi-
sion that has been attempted. Charlie
magne ordered the Vulgate revised
and many noted scholars of the time
worked on this task. Tho result was
presented to Charlemagne on Christ
mas Day In the year So7."
In his opening remarks the abbot
paid the Knights of Columbus high
compliment. He said that on his visit
to this country nine years ago he had
been 80 favorably impressed with the
order that on his return to England he
had tried to impress his people with
the advantage Of having an order of
that character there.
While in Washington the abbot was
the guest Of Mgr. Shahan at the Cath
Ollie University, who entertained in his
honor and on Saturday evening the
former delivered an address in Nc.
Mahon hall.
Bryan Bars Protest.
A remarkable petition addressed to
the Car of all the Russias was pre-
sented to the State Department last
Thursday. It was signed by Cardinal
Farley, the Catholic bishop Of nearly
every city in the East, and many lead.
ing ministers and religious editors of
other denominations. This remark
able document protested against the
ritual murder trial of Mendel Bells,
the Jew at Kieff. and prays the Gear
to avert grave peril and forestall
the possibility of an imposition of in
justice upon the entire Jewish people.
Reciting the history of ritual MUIR
der charges. the petition said: I'VE
are convinced that the blood ACCUSE
ton against the Jews, which has been
made sporadically, Is as unfounded as
was the same accusation, which as his
tory shows. was frequently directed
against the early Christians"
Secretary Bryan and other officials
Of the department considered the mat
ter for some time, but finally decided
that the department could not act in
the matter. The petition was then re-
turned, but later sent by the petition
ers to the Russian embassy-and it is
doubtful II the Russian ambassador
win transmit 1t.
Another White House Wedding.
On Nov. 25th, the famous old east
room of the White House will witness
another brilliant scene when Miss Jes-
sic Wilson, second daughter Of the
president, becomes the bride of Mr..
Francis B. sayre. to which only 400
invitations have been issued, consid-
cred q remarkably restricted guest
list.
Lieutenant Daley, Corps Of Engineers,
2 Promoted.
ON October -. 1918, Edmund Leo
Daley, Corps Of Engineers, United
States Army, was promoted to the
grade Of captain. Captain Daley is one
Of the few Catholic officers on duty at
the Military Academy at West Point,
where he has been since August 20,
1911. as an Instructor in the Depart