Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-26
BONES OF SAINT ANN
KISSED BY THOUSANDS

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and the blind. And as they passed their
| fingers across their breasts and made the
| sign OF the cross their lips moved in
solemn words Of thanks and appeal.
Before the 10 o'clock mass this morning
| several hundred Italians participated in
beautiful procession, made gay by Ital-
ian and American flags. They were led
by detachment OF mounted police, and
Michael Manlcinl was chief marshal. He
was mounted on a white horse.
Following the chief marshal came
Bernardo Manicini, president Of the st.
AIMS Italian Beneficial Society, afoot
after whom were six litrle girls in white,
bearing a large painting OF st. Ann.
draped in flags and flowers. Another
group of girls carried large American and
Italian flags, and then came 100 more
girls, dressed In white. The boys, also in
white, we're next In the procession, and
the men brought up the rear, many OF
them wearing sasheB of Italian colors,
and bands OF the same colors on white
hats. All those in the procession at
tended the 10 o'clock Mass.
OLD WOMAN AND BOY.
A 12-year-old boy, Christ Kropolys was
brought all the way from Pittsburgh by
his mother to kiss the rellquary bearing
the bones of ST. Ann. The lad has been
suffering from curvature OF the spine
since birth. Another supplcant for cure
at the shrine was Mrs. Kate Langan, So
years old, OF pass Belgrade street Her
left side has been paralyzed for years
She was brought into the edifice in a
wheel chair. Mrs sallie Cleffner 20 years
old OF Conestoga and Race streets, who
lost the power OF speech Is years ago,
was another early visitor at the church.
A woman who came TO seek the aid
~ he EMN Nars kaEs a -. 80 a.
OF q remarkable cure at St. Anns, Illi-
nois. She said she knew a girl there who
had been crippled for years so that she
could not walk The girl visited the
shrine Of 81. Ann, she said, and was
cured. The woman who told OF this Is
Mrs. Louis Lut2. OF Oak Lane. Her
daughter has been Ia st. Joseph's Hos
pital for months, the victim OF a nervous
malady.
Miss Anna BleDermott. OF Atlantic City
stricken some months ago with a mys.
terious ailment that physicians have not
been able accurately 10 diagnose. came
from tho New Jersey city 10 bow before
ihe reiie. Fourteen-year-old Eugene
Kelly Of 2s5T Belgrade street. whose eg
was injured two years ago IN a fail on
the Ice, Was brought In By his mother
The lad went up the aisle OF the church
on crutehes.
THREE MASSES.
There were three Masses. one At g. one
at s and q Solemn High Mass al 10
O'clock At each the church was hlled
and many persons were unable 70 gain
admlttanee At their close the relies Oh
the saint carefully were removed from
the feliquafy and then they were exposed
al the altar, where the faithful kissed
thsm ana ohered their prayers. Follow
inE the last Mass the sacred particles o.
bones gemained exposed and thfoaes OF
men. women ard children are passing be-
fore them today. offsrinE their prayers
and kissing them, while priests keep ron-
stant guard Tha feast will end with n
SOLEMN benedietlon tonight, when it Is
anticipated that lhs church viii Be over
crowded.
The services today were in charge of
the aes. Matthew AZ Hand. rector 81 The
parish. who Naa assisted by ne Rev
william llace The heV. Joseph Murphy
SID the heV Father 1ipbeas the Rev
cosmos bruno. q frankford. lmciated at
the Solemn hish Mass.
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