Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-30
celebrate MILITARY
MASS At NAVAL STATION
FEDERAL Memorial Day to Be OBJ
served in Striking Manner
by Catholic Clergy.
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
"ev. Father Whearty Moving Spirit.
Professor From Catholic University
az Washington to Deliver Grafton.
Male Choir to Sing.

4 solemn military field mass will be
4 'enEated by the Catholic clergy on
/ '"e parade grounds at the St. Helena
,.a|al training station. opposite the
."'ted states Navy-Yard at Norfolk,
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
. mass viii he in observance Of Federal
! memorial Day. and will he in comment
i "rS'l"n OF the soldiers and sailors who
. cost their lives In the service Of their
.oHh'ry. II is expected that at least
/. $3.50 will witness the ceremonies.
Inc Catholic organizations taking
part IN tho exercises will be the holy
] name societies, the Ancient Order OF
n!hernians. the knights OF Columbus.
,ne catholic knights OF America OF
benevolent Legion. the Emerald So
) ce'y Of Norfolk and the Catholic Club
OF Portsmouth. the Confederate vet
Grams. the Sons of Veterans. the local
post OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
nc. spanish War Yeterans and DauGh-
ters OF the American Revolution.
The Catholic societies will leave st.
fauIs Catholic Church at Portsmouth
AZ 80 o'clock. and will be Joined at
7 bt'6e!ey by the Norfolk organizations.
marching from Berkeley TO the training
station in n body. A detachment from
INC army post at Fortress Monroe will
Join tho navy men and take part in
N. services.
The male choir Of ST. PauPs Catho-
lie Church, Of Portsmouth. will sing the
mass under the directorship Of Band
nas'tr Soderquist, Of the u. S. s.
franklin. accompanied by an orchestra
!Forn the training station.
Rev Father Charles r. Donahue. OF
- Paurs Church, Portsmouth. will be
TIE celebrant OF the mass assisted W
Ver% Rev. Father James O'Farrell,
"ioaF-general Of the Richmond Diocese
and pastor OF Sacred Heart Cathedral.
az deacon. and Rev. Father Joseph
Nagri. y. D., pastor OF ST. Peters
Church. AT Richmond. as subdcacon.
Rev. rather Thomas +. Waters, pastor
Q. Sacred Heart Church. Norfolk. will
be master of ceremonies, assisted hy
Rev. Father Andrew Wilozek, of ST.
Paurs Church, Portsmouth.
WASHINGTON PRIEST TO
DELIVER THE GRAFTON
The grafton OF the dag w!ll DE de-
livered b. Rev. Father J. Louis O'Hern.
G. :. r, professor of dogmatic theology
and canon law a, the Catholic Uni
versity. Washington. D. G.
II addition the following priests of
the Richmond diocese VIII be present
and assist At the mass: Rev. Father
n. T. Whearty, Of St Pauis Church,
Portsmouth. Rev. Father Ryan. Of Sa
cred Heart Church: Rev. Fathef Do
Church, and Rev. Father Fallon. OF 81.
v.neent's Hospital, Norfolk Rev.
Fathers Wilson. Drumming and Ahern.
o! ST Mary's Star of the Sea. at old
Point; Rev. Father Massey, OF st. Vim
cent de Paurs Church. Newport News:
Rev Fathers McKeefry and Bremen. Of
s., Patrick's Church. Richmond: Rev.
Father Culp. of Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Richmond: Rev. Father Charles Rett-
ger. o. : B.. OF the Renedictine Col
!ece. at Richmond. Rev. Father NJ j.
Haier, OF 81. Joseph's Church, Peters
burg. and Rev. Father William A. Gill.
o. Holy Cross Church. LynchburG.
Tn. preparations are. being made
under the direction of Rev. Father VIII
liam r Whearty. spiritual director OF
Tho Catholic men attached TO the train
ing station and formerly attached 10
the Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Rich
rond.
4 number Of the past and present
ohapla!ns OF the United States Navy
have been invited to attend. includ!a I
me Very Rev. Father Chadwick. who
was on the Maine when that ship was
blown up in Havana harhor.
4 number OF Richmond people Will
a,t.nd the exercises.