The Washington times., 1913-11-27
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
THANKSGIVING MASS
Pan-American Service at St.
Patrick's Attracts 1900
High Officials.

Before the magnificent altar of St
Patrick's, banked high with chrysan-
themums and palms and brillian:
with a hundred candles. President
Wilson, members of his Cabinet, and
of the Supreme Court, and diplomat
lists from every republic of Central
and South America. today partici-
rated in the solemn high mass which
has marked every Thanksgiving Day
there for the last six years.
Fully 1,50O worshipers crowded in
10 the great building and other hun
dreds f1ocked about the doors.
The presence of his eminencc, Car
dinal Gibbons, added dignity TO the
service and the altar scene with his
scarlet throne TO the right of the cen
ter was of surprising brilliance.
Just as impressive as the inspiring
scene or the wonderful. music of $50
trained voices WAS the sermon on
"Peace and War" delivered by the Rt.
Rev. Charles Warren Currier, bishop
OF MatanzaS. Cuba. who drew a raphic
picture DI Inc waste Vi tears anu Jlbtu
and manhood hat the wars OF the world
had caused and then pointing dramatl-
caIly to where the image of The Christ
hung upon the cross cried: There IS
our Remedy.
II WAS Oh the stroke of II o'clock that
lhe orchestra in the choir loft sound
d the first has Of The Siar-Spanglcd
Banner. and President Wilson came
DOWN the aiSl". -, Orted by Mgr. VIII
liam T. Russell. rrct::~ of St Pa;rick's
Il Ezr 90 ~ M nv
iIayso1. II" Was shown to the front
pcw on the left hand side of tie aisle.
Other Notable Guests.
l'y the time the President arrived
cost OF the other special guests were
.i.'adl ia their seats and the church
well nil.d The distinguished Of
l,a@ls prCsout Included.
The Secretary uf State and Mrs.
B' rau. the Attorney General. the Post
..tster General and Mrs. Burlesou. the
--'retary Of the Navy and Mrs. Damiel".
l.. Secretary uf the Interior and Mrs
...nc. the Secretary of Agriculture and
Ms. Houston. Ia" chief Justice and
Is. White, Justice and Mrs. Mcken-
The Speaker "f the House and Mrs
lamp Clark. Senator }. r. I:ansdell
Iid Mrs. Rausd"ll: Senator James \.
'Gorman and Mrs. O'GorInan. SEN
tIur Thomas J. Walsh and Mrs.
IS aIsh. Senator IIeury r.. Ashurst and
drs. Ashurst. Senator Thomas : Mar
IN and Mrs. Martin. Senator Augustus
Bacon ana Mrs. Bacon. the Ambas-
,adoI 10 Brazil and Mn dc CANA,
ac Minister Of Costa kic3i and Sonora
(" 'alvo. the Minister Of Bolivia and
sonora de CaldeTOn. the minister of
."uczuela. the Minister Of Argentina
iud Mrs. Naon. the Minister Of UrU-
quay and Sonora de Pena: the Min
si"r Of chile and Sonora de SUarez;
d, minister of Guatemala and Sen
9ra henC+Z. the Minister of the Do
ui"ican Republic and Madame Pey-
iHdO. the Minister of Peru and Mad
an" Poet. the Minister of Colombia
md Sonora de Betancourt. the min
Ser Of honduras. the minister of
'araEuay. the Minister OF Panama
nd Sonora de Morales. the Minister
o. Nicaragua and Sonora dc Chomor-
-. the Minister OF Cuba and Sonora
'"SNcrnihe, the Minister Of Ecuador
nd Sonora De CordOya. the Minister
q iIaiti and Mrs. Duvivicr the Min
=i"T Of Salvador and Sonora dc
'""ras. the charge de affaires of
j. NIco. the Charge d'Affaires of
aba and Sonora u. l. Vega Calder