Valdez daily prospector., 1914-06-02
BEST0WAL 0F
 THE RED HAT
Appearance of American Cardinals In Rome Causes Manifestation
 of Special Interest.

ROME.-The red hat, symbolic of the highest office in the Catholic church, with the exception of that of the Pope, was conferred on fourteen new cardinals on the morning of May 18th. The ceremony took place at a public consistory of the Sacred Col lege, held at the Vatican, and the new princes of the church consisted of thirteen prelates who were created cardinals and Monsignor :; Hornie, archbishop of Veszprima, Hungary, who was elevated to the purple last December but who had not yet re- ceived the hat.
 The ceremony was the most elab- crate which has been held at the Vatican since the November consist ory of 1911, when amongst the IS car dinals created at that time, there were three Americans. The presence of all three of the latter, namely car- dinals Farley, Falconio and O'Con- nell, as we'll as Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore contributed much toward making this consistory notable, as the presence of American cardinals at Rome has at all times aroused an interest and enthusiasm which that of tother cardinals fails to engender.
 In pursuance with the customs of centuries special tribunes were set aside at the. consistory for those who have special right to attend These included the. diplomats accredited to the Vatican, who attended in full uni form and decorations; the heads of the various religious orders such as the Knights of Malta, the Francis cans, Benedictines and Jesuits; the officers of the Pope's Noble Guards, Palatine Guards, Swiss Guards and Gendarmes, and high Vatican pre- lates. There was also the special tribune which for centuries has been reserved for the noble families of the Roman aristocracy, and next to this, at the special orders of Pope Plus, a special tribune was placed for his two sisters and niece who keep him company in Rome.
 The greater portion of the cere- mony consisted in the figurative be slowing on the new cardinals of the red hat. As the name of each was called he advanced towards the papal throne. dropping to his knees three times before finally reaching the feet of Pope Plus.
 The latter for brief instant then placed on the head of each a huge, red hat, the same one being used for each cardinal, and recited the srit- ual prescribed for the occasion. Fol- lowing the removal of the hat, his Holiness placed on the finger of each cardinal a magnificent gold ring, set with special jewels belonging to the particular. order of cardinals to which each had been created and closed with the apostolic benediction.
 Later in the day, special emissar- ies from the Vatican. driving in the state carriages of the' Pope, visited the hotel of each, cardinal and deliy- cred personally the red bat that be- comes a part of the permanent resalia of each new cardinal prince of the church: This hat Is retained until the death of the cardinal, when t is then suspended for all time, t9 come in the church of which he had become the particular cardinal pro tector., ,.... .., .,.u:.
 Throughout the entire ceremony. lasting nearly two hours. Pope Plus appeared at all. times in: the best of health. and, ,iaAt its close there was no evidence whatever either of the ia tigue; or collapse which invariably followed all such ceremonies towafas the close of the pontificate- of Pope Leo XIII. .aas.y .! ,,,,.' .,," '.
 In fact. Pope Piqa' i.l. whole aspect. | as . waelll all. as his atTqrs ns resonant voice iRaaiqatsd iRaa that .thers was. every reav7- son to hope that it will be nuumher of years yet before the cardinals just created, r.. will, be, called together in coRclavs to elect successor to the Holy See, ..