The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-30
CATHOLIC AFFAIRS
At NATIONAL CAPITOL
Events of Catholic Interest From
Nations Center.
Fund For University Continues
to Grow---One Hundred Twenty
Fifth Anniversary of George
. town University.

to GroW---One Hundred Twenty
Fifth Anniversary of George
town University.
Just preceding Memorial Day ev-
cry year, the War Department is re-
Quested by many persons all over the
United States, to state how the ma
tional flag should be properly dis
played on that day.
Many persons are of the opinion
that Memorial Day, being one Of
mourning or commemoration of the
dead. that "Old Glory should be dis
played at half staff all during the
day, but such is not the case, for
Paragraph 440 of the Army Regula-
tions, which prescribes the eti-
quette of the flag. states as follows:
On Memorial Day, May 80, at all
Army posts and stations the national
flag will be displayed at halfstaff
from sunrise till midday, and i'm
mediately before noon the ban6.
field music, will play some appro-
pirate air, and the national salute of
21 guns will be fired at IL m. at all
posts and stations provided with ar
tillary!' At the conclusion of this
memorial tribute, at noon, the flag
will be hoisted to the top of the staff
and will remain there until sunset.
When hoisted to the top of the staff,
the flag will be saluted by playing
one or more appropriate patriotic
airs. In this way fitting testimonial
of respect for the heroic dead and
honor to their patriotic devotion will
be appropriately rendered"
High Honors for Reverend w. ID.
Noon, o. p.
On Sunday, May 31st. at Saint
Dominic's Church, Washington, Rev.
w. D. Noon, o. p, will have confer
red upon him the rare and high
honor of the degree of Mastership in
Sacred Theology.
There will be Solemn High Mass,
and the sermon of the occasion and
the comforting of the degree will be
by Very Reverend D. j. Kennedy, O..
p, S. T. M, in virtue of authorize
tion from Rome, which was applied
for by the Dominican Fathers of the
United States in a body, in the au-
tumn of 1912.
Father Noon is at present profess
sor of Moral Theology and History
of Philosophy at the Dominican
House of Studies, Washington.
He was born in New Mexington.
Ohio, on February %, 1875, and en-
tered the Dominican novitiate of
Saint Ross, Springfield, Kentucky, in
the spring of 1892, and simple pro-
fession on June 12. 1898; theologi-
cal studies at Saint Joseph's Priory,
Somerset, Ohio; ordained March s,
1898. The degree of Lectorate in
Sacred Theology Is. T. Lr.) was con-
ferred on him at Rome, during the
summer of 1901. Father Noon was
professor of Philosophy at the House
of Studies, at Somerset. Ohio, until
1905, and at the Immaculate Con-
ception College, Washington, D. c.,
until 1908. He then took the exam
ination and graduated successfully
at Rome during the same year, and
for the next four years Father Noon
was professor at the Dominican Uni
versity of Saint Thomas at Manila,
Philippine Islands.
During the period from 1908 to
1912, he was intensely interested
in several Chinese Missions, which
he had occasion to visit, but in 1912
he was recalled to Washington, to
teach Moral Theology and History OF
Philosophy interested in Holy Name
work, and often assists the Domini.
can Fathers directing the movement.
He has established several Holy
Name Societies during the past year.
$4,000 for Catholic University.
By the will of Mrs. Catherine
Paris of Boston, Mass, five thousand
dollars has been left to the Catholic
University Of American.
Capt. James A. O'C0nnor, Corps OF
Engineers.
Much of the success Of the unveil.
iEg of the memorial to Commodore
John Barry at Washington on May
Is; was due to the untiring efforts Of
Captain James Alexander O'Connor
Corps CT Engineers, U. s. Army. the
assistant to Colonel William w
Harts. officer in charge Of public
buildings and grounds at the capital
to whom was intrusted the details
for the impressive ceremony.
Captain O'Connor is one of the
ablest of the younger officers Of the
Army. and is a "star" graduate oi
the United States Military Academy
where he graduated in. 1907, numbe,