The Washington herald., 1916-11-19
DOMINICAN FESTIVAL
TO BE ENDED TODAY
Civic Meeting at Polls to Close 700th
- Anniversary Observance.

The centennial celebration OF the Do
uinican Fathers in observance Of the
seven hundredth anniversary Of the ap-
proval of the Order Of Friars. preachers
by ecclesiastical authority. viii come to
a close today.
This morning at o'clock, at the Do
minican House Of Studies, Brookland, the
religious orders ceremonies win be OBJ
served. The closing fete Of the celebra-
tion will be the monster civic meeting at
Polls Theater at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon.
The religious. orders services win be
cnducted by the Jesuit fathers. Rev. Al
phonsus J. Donlon. 8. J., president OF
Georgetown University. will be the cele-
brant Of solemn high mass. The deacon
of the mass will be Rev. Eugene Del
Mcdonnell. s. j., rector of Holy Trinity
Church, Georgetown, and the subdeacon,
Rev. James Dolan, s. j., of Georgetown
University. The master of ceremonies
will be Rev. George Hanlon, 8. J.. also
Of Georgetown. while the acolytes viii
be from the students of that institution.
The plain song music will be by the Do
minican students, under the direction Of
Rev. Abel Gabert, professor Of sacred
music at the Catholic University.
Rev. Paschal Robinson. o. F. M. pro-
fessor Of history at Catholic University,
will preach the sermon.
This celebration will see the largest
gathering Of members Of religious orders
and congregations. male and female, that
has ever been assembled at one time at
any ecclesiastical event in American
church history. Orders and congregations
of men will send their provincials anc
socii, and the various sisterhoods will be
represented by their reverend mothers
and delegations of sisters.
The civic celebration this afternoon at
Polls will be the largest demonstration
Of its kind ever held in this city. On
the program are several orators OF ma
tion-wide reputation. Representative John
]. Fitzgerald. OF Brooklyn. will be the
presiding officer. W. Bourke Cochran. of
New York. will have as his theme Rep
resentauye Institutions-One Of Saint
Dominic's Contributions to Civilizstion:"
Charles ]. Bonaparte, of Baltimore, for
mer Secretary of the Navy. The World
of Saint Dominic and the World Of To-
day." and william J. Kearns, of New
ark. N. J.. will have as his topic "The
Catholicity of Dominican Activity"
Seated on the stage will be the fathers
and students Of the House OF Studies.
Brookland; pastors OF the Dominican
Churches OF the Province Of st. Joseph
in the East. OF the Province OF the Most
Holy Name on the Pacific Coast. BIT.
Dominic's of Canada. and the Most Holy
Rosary in the Philippines; the pastors and
curates Of the parishes of Washington:
the faculty and professors Of Catholic
University and representatives of George
town University and Gonzaga College.
The provinciaIs Of religious orders and
congregations will also be on the stage.
A large number of members Of the
rious sisterhoods will be In attendance.
Delegations from the Dominican parishes
of New York. Newark. N. j.; New Haven.
Conn; Philadelphia. Providence and Lou
Isville will swell the attendance.
The meeting will start promptly at $50
o'clock. Reservations will be made for
all seats until 3:35. when the house will
be thrown open to the general public.
An elaborate music program has been
arranged under the direction OF Rev John
A. Dempsey, o. P. g. T. Lr. OF the House
Of Studies. An augmented orchestra with
Carl c. wenforth as director will rem
der the following selections: Carnival
Bingo. Cohen: overture, Martha" Flo
tow; The Emerald ISLE" Lantry; ex-
cerpts from blue Paradise Romberg;
exit Take Me to Ny Alabam," Dillon.