Evening journal., 1914-05-28
Pope Gives RED
HATS TO Cardinals
Fourteen PrelateS Obtain
Honor Second Only to
the POpe'S
ELABORATE SERVICE
AT VATICAN TODAY
BY HENRY WOOD.
(Rome Correspondent of the United
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CRome Correspondent of the United
Press.)
ROME, May 2S-The red hat, SYM
bolic of the highest Office in the Cath
olic Church. with the exception OF
that Of pope, was this morning con
ferred On fourteen new cardinals.
The ceremony took place at public
consistory of the Sacred College, held
at the Vatican, and the new princes
of the church consisted Of the thir-
teen prelates who were created cardi-
nails last Monday and MOnsignor
Hornig, archbishop of Veszprima,
Hungary, who was elevated to the
purple last December but who had
not as yet received the hat.
The ceremony this morning was
the most elaborate which has been
held at the Vatican since the No
vember consistory of 1911, when
amongst the Is cardinals created at
that time. there were three Ameri-
, cans. The presence of all three Of
the latter. namely Cardinals Farley,
Falconio and OConnel, as well as
Cardinal Gibbons, OF Baltimore, con-
tributed much toward making today's
consistory notable, as the presence
of American cardinals at Rome has
at all times aroused an interest and
/ enthusiasm which that of other car
dinals fails to engender.
The attendance today was also
most unusual this being the season
of the year, just following Easter,
when Rome is filled with pilgrims
and tourists from all parts of the
world The limited number OF tickets
allotted to the public was exhausted
/ several weeks ago and thousands Of
requests had to De refused.
In pursuance with the customs of
centuries special tributes 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 standing
room left for the public at large was
occupied to the last inch.
The greater portion of the morn
ing's ceremony consisted In the figur-
ative bestowing on the new cardinals
of the red hat AS, the name of eact
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 a brief instant then
placed on the head of each a huge,
red hat, the same one being used for
each cardinal, and recited the ritual
prescribed for the occasion. Follow
ing the removal of the hat his Holi-
ness placed on the finger Of each car
dinal a magnificent gold ring, set with
the 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 commits.
aries from the Vatican, driving in the
state carriages Of the pope, visited
the hotel of each cardinal and de-
livered personally the red hat that
becomes a part Of the permanent re-
gala of each new cardinal prince of
the church. This hat is retained un-
til the death of the cardinal when il
is then suspended for all time to come
in the church Of which he had been
the particular cardinal protector.
il Throughout the entire ceremony,
lasting nearly two hours, Pope Plus
appeared at all times in the best of
health, and at its close there was no
evidence whatever either of the
fatigue or collapse which invariably
followed all such ceremonies towards
the close of the pontificate of Pope
Leo XIII.
In fact. Pope Plus whole aspect, as
we'll as his strong resonant voice in
dicated that there was every reason
to hope that it will be a number of
years yet before the cardinals created
this morning will DC called together
in conclave to elect a successor to
the Holy See.