The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-21

Gregory-the latter. laymen, wearing conventional evening clothes that
 looked strange amid the splendor of 1 surrounding vestments.
 There was break in the procession
 Of thirty yards or more-and then came the venerable Cardinal Gibbons
 of Baltimore, his snow white hair cleaning like silver against the scar
 let of his biretta. Followed close
 by his ecclesiastical suite the prelate
 moved with a tread that showed no
 weakness, although the pallor of his
 face, accentuated by the bright red
 of his vestments, caught the eye. ] Another long break in the slowly
 moving column of prelates and then
 came the officers of the mass-Car-
 dinal Farley. and his assistants, the
 deacon and sub-deacon in vestments of red and gold. At the head of this
 group moved an acolyte bearing the
 double cross of gold, followed by Mgr.
 Lavelle. rector of St. Patrick's.
 The processional passed through the 1 heart of a dense crowd that stood in
 silence that was profound. Every head was uncovered as the Princes of
 the Church went by. There was no pushing. or elbowing, nothing save the | tribute Of reverence.
 l. At the main entrance of the Cathe- l dral Knights of Columbus stood with l swords at salute as a guard of honor
 Through the open ranks the process sion parsed up the centre aisle to the chanceL There the delegates found
 seats while the prelates took the places assigned them. Only a few | laymen, honored for distinguished 1 services to the Church, passed within the 'chancel. They were John D. Grim
 mins, Henry V. Cunningham, Thomas J. McParian, Justice Victor J. Dow
 ling. Bernard Coleman. Joseph F. Frey, Dr. James J. Walsh, John F. O'Rourke, Eugene A. Philbin, Morgan J. O'Brien. Thomas F. Hayes. w.
 Bourke Cochran, John J. McCrane, Anthony Matre of Chicago and James ]. Ryan of Philadelphia.
 These men, in evening clothes, were attached to the Cardinals and Apos- tolic Delegate as attendants of honor.
 Their dne decoration was the gold cross of their order, which showed on dress tie. The other honored 1aymen were Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus 8 small group of them-who stood in the main aisle on the threshold of the chancel throughout the service. Each Cardinal Seated on Throne. Cardinal Farley occupied the Bccle- classical throne on the Gospel side of the high altar. while at his left sat the Apostolic Delegates on a throne,
 draped and canopied with tapestry of Roman purple. On the other side of IxA Co >f~,> Co NAf AfrA Farley and the Apostolic Delegate, were the thrones of Cardinals OCon- nell and Gibbons.
 Each prince of the Church was sur rounded by his honor deacons and as- sistant priests the whole, a marvel, ious blend of colors seen in the gor- gous vestments that never ceased to move as priests and prelates ofnciated in the solemn ceremony.
 Cardinal FAr1qU was ce1ebrant of the mass. His voice, although light, was singiura1y clear carrying every word with distinctnees to worshippers in all parts of the vast ediflce. | Bishop Hickey of Rochester, noted pulpit orator. delivered the sermon. It was principally An assault on di- yorce and Socialism. There was only one sentence that had . political fia- vor and might bs construed as an at tack upon the Wilson administration. This was refsrence to the Mexican situation when he said:
 "It is a matter of general informa- ton that across the border and at our very door fndisntties have been heaped upon bishops, priests, nuns and the peopl,. What united action have we taken in protest7'
 Five Overcome by Heat. To the intsnse neat forn of the pres- sure and tho discomfort experienced by the hundreds who stood throughout the service. was due tho only unfor- tunate happening of the day. Five persons were overcome and had to be
 carried from the Cathedral All re- covered under emergency treatment and left unaidsd for their homes. The officers of the mass were; Cardinal Farley of New York. ce1e-
 brant,
 Assistant priest. the Right Rev. Joseph F, Mooney. V, c.
 Deaeons of Henor-Mgr, Lynch of
 Utica, N, Y.i Mgr, o'Brien of Kala- mazoe, Mich,
 Sub-deacens of the Mass-Mgr.
 Roach of Boston, pr, Cantweli of Long Branch, N, J,
 Preacher-1Fhs Right Rev. Thomas
 F, Hickey, Bishop of Rochester, N. Y, Assistants to Cardinal Gibbonsl
 Assistant, priest. Mgr. Edwards, V. G., of New York. Deacens of Hensr- Mgr. KauRert of Brooklyni Mgr.
 Sheppard, v. G.. of Newark, N. J. Assistants to Cardinal 6'CoHReii:
 Assistant priest, Mgr. spiaine of Bos-
 ton. Deacons of Heaor-Mgrs. De-
 fancy of Albany Mgr: Wall of New York,
 Assistants te ArehbisheF Benzano!
 Assistant priest, Msr. AcNaHee of Brooklyn. Dsacens of Hanor-Mgr.
 Baker of Buffalsj Mgr. GurraR of Rochester,
 Among ths prelatss whs Partiei-
 pate in this greatest ceremonial in ! the history Of the American Catholic
 church were the following:
 | Archbishop Edmond E. Prender-
 gast of Philadelphia, Archbishop se-
 bastian MeSsmer of Milwaukee,
 Archbishop Bruchesi ef Montreal, Bishop Henry A, Gabriels of Ogdens-
 burg, N. r.; Bishop Hickey of Rech-
 ester, Bishop Thomas F. Cusack of
 Albany, Bishop John J. o'Connr of
 Newark, Bishop James A. McFaul of l Trenton. Bishop P. J. Muldoon of
 Rockford, H.; Bishop D: J. O'Cen- nell of Richmond Va: Bishop T. F.