The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-18
CATHOLICS GATHERING IN NEW YORK FOR BIG
 MEETINGS NEXT WEEK

New York. Aug. 18.-The vanguard
 of the 10000 or more Roman catho- l lies who are expected to come to this city for the celebration of "Catholic Week." arrived last night to attend the opening event of the conclave- meeting of the Executive Commit tee of the Catholic Press Association held at the Great Northern Hotel in West Fifty-seventh street.
 Catholic institutions in the city, par- |1ticularly St. aPtrick's cathedral. the
 residence of Cardinal Farley and Mgr. I.avelle on Madison avenue, back of the Cathedral, and the building in the block north of them used as head quarters by various religious societies of the faith. took on holiday attire yesterday in honor of the nationwide gathering.
 were draped with flags and bunting, and carpenters and decorators were busy inside arranging the great edifice for the central celebration of the week, pontificial mass to- be sung next Sunday by Cardinal Farley. An American. flag will fly between the twin spires of the Cathedral, and the interior win be decorated in the papal colors. yellow and white. with Ameri- can flags iriterspeysed.
 Cardinal Farley has returned to his residence from his summer home at EEhippan Point, Stamford, Conn, and Is ieyoting himself to committee meet jhEs and qther preparatio for the largest gathering of it's Kind held here in many years Cardinals Gibbons and O'Connell are due today from southompton, I.- T.. to play prominent
 parts in the weeks gatherings Arrangements have been made to seat 5000 persons at the mass on Sunday, though 10000 in all may be Allowed tp be present. Admission will will De made for the out-of- -town deIe- gatea particularly the 500 or more more women who are expected. Three special thrones have been erected in the chancef Of the aCthedral. Cardin- al Farley will occupy his regular chair. |Archbishop Bonanxo the throne to the left and CardfiaI Gibbons. ranking preIate of the Sacred College. and Cardinal o'C 'Conneli a double throne to tho right. <, K < Three cardinals. five archbishops and twenty-four bishops, and 1000 |priests will be present at the mass. 70 that the ecclesiasflcal procession Just preceding It promises to be the
 most Impressive ever held In this country !
 Hsrs E the official program for the week:
 friday. Aug. 1s.
 N; x; a. m. opening session Catholic Press Associatfons New. York Catho- lie Club, 1zO Central Park South. Pa per by tiie Rev. pr. John I, Whelan, 1editor 0f The Tablet no a~l nj PreparAtory meeting of fhe Conrnittee on Social Propaganda of the German Catholic Central We're in, Park Avenue Hotel S-13 1z m.Luncheon of the Catholic Press Association. Catholic Club. s1:30 D. m. Afterpoon seesipn Cath olic Press Assocfat ton. Paper by Ar thur Benington of the New York World; address by F. A Wilson w renson Of the religious department of Associated Advertising Clubs of tho World 'als 5. n,.-Dinnet of Catholic Press Asscciation. at Catholic Club. after which members wiii sso on motor sbus sightseeing trip of the city. {, 3atrrdaS Aug. 1o.
 { a. m. Catholic Press Association meeting, Catholic Club Paper by Stu art F. West editor of The Catholic
 10 4. m Sc,osnlnittee on Resolutfons, German Catholic central verein. Park ArH<A 12 m Luncheon Catholic Press As--. sociatfon. after which the association will visit Coney Island < 5. m. Meeting Executive Board of German Catholic Central yerein; re- ceptionz to delegates of the German Catholic Central vereinS and their 'friends at Kolping House. East ssth
 sunday Aug. 20.
 8 a m Preliminary meeting of the German Catholic Central Verein at Headquarters; Park Avenue Hotel, in cliding addresses of welcome and presentation Of flags of State League and Central yerein.
 n .. n. Opening of joint conven- Patrick's Cathedral, Cardinal Farley, celebrant; Bishop Hickey of Roches- ter, preacher Seated on their thrones win be the Apostolic Delegates, the Most Rev John Romano; Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore. and Cardinal OfDonnell of Boston.
 ID. I'm. Conferences of s4ate Legis- Ilattve Committee, Central verein.
 ?. m.-Meettng of the Social Ser vie Committee, Central verein.
 8 p. m.Mass meeting at Madison Square Garden under auspices of fed- eration and allied societies. John Wha- len National President of the Amer ican Federation Of Catholic Societies, presiding Addresses of welcome. by Governor Whitman and the Acting Mayor of the city. Frank L. Bowling. The speakers include Cardinals Gib- bons Farley. and O'Donnell, w Bourlxe Cochran. pr. James J. Walsh. and Bishop McFaul of Trenton. Sing ing by the German Catholic choral societies. Music by the Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, under direc- tion of Emil Reyl.
 Monday, Aug. 1i.
 Z a. m.-High Mass. Church of St. John the Baptist. West Thirtieth street. for delegates to the Central verein. a. m.-Pontifical mass opening convention of the Catholic Young Mems National Union fh ha foy,orra5