The Washington herald., 1916-11-11
CARDINALS TO ATTEND
DOMINICAN FETE here
Celebration Next Week to Attract High
Prelates to Capital City.

The seventh centenary celebration of
the Dominican Fathers. to be held next
week at the College of the Immaculate
Conception, Brookland, will be the most
notable event in the history OF the Do
minican Order in the United States. Do
minicans the world over are looking to
the Province Of st. Joseph to commemo-
rate this anniversary In a manner worthy
Of the occasion, as most OF the other
forty provinces and congregations scat
tered throughout the world are suffering
from the misfortunes OF Europe's catas-
trophe.
This celebration will be the biggest &C.
clesiastical ceremony that has ever been
witnessed In Washington. It will bring
to this city the largest gathering of
church dignitaries that has ever assem-
bled here. The three American cardinals,
archbishops bishops and monsignori from
all over the country are expected to be
In attendance. Provincials Of religious or
ders and congregations; mothers OF con-
gregatlOns Of nuns, and heads OF the
various religious communities associated
with the Catholic University are among
the 5000 persons that have been invited
to take part in the centenary functions.
The pastors OF the twenty-three Domini-
can parishes In various parts Of the coun-
6y, representatives from the provinces
OF the Most Holy Name, California; st.
Dominic's. Canada, and the Most Holy
Rosary. Philippine Islands-which has
foundations In Louisiana-wil be the
guests OF the community during the week
OF the celebration
Plan Civic Celebration.
The civic celebration also promises to
be the largest demonstration of its kind
that has ever been held in the city. 1t
will take place at Polls Theater. Sunday
afternoon, November 49, at $50 o'clock.
Speakers of national reputation will be
on the program. Among them are Repre-
sentative John ]. Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn,
n. Y: w. Bourke Cochran, of New York;
Charles J. Bonaparte. of Baltimore, and
William ]. Kearns, Of Newark, n. ].
The arrangements for the celebration
are under the directions of two domini-
cans well known in Washington. They
are Very Rev. Raymond Meagher. o. p,
provincial of the Dominicans in the East,
and Very Rev. Z. G. Fitzgerald, o. p.
Father Meagher was pastor OF st. Domi-
MICS Church, in the southwest section for
a number of years. and was prominent
in religious circles during that time.
Father Fitzgerald is a Washingtonian.
Last May he was elected prior of the
dominican House OF Studies, Brookland,
PREVIOUS to which he had been for six
years pastor Of st. Vincent's Church.
New York City.
Ol luesuay, november Il, carclnals
day, the pontifical high mass will be cele-
ETated by His EIninence James Cardinal
Gibbons. The ministers are as follows:
assistant priest, Rev. P. c. Gavin, rector
"f Sacred Heart Church; deacon for the
mass. Very Rev. Peter J. OCalIaghan,
{. S. P; superior OF the Apostolic Mis-
sion House; subdeacon for the mass. Very
Rev. Edward ]. Strauss, o. NJ l., su-
perior Of the Oblates Study House; dea-
cons of honor, Very Rev. Godfrey Schil-
can Monastery OF Mount st. SepuIchre,
and Very Rev. Robert A. Skinner, C. S.
P. superior Of St Paurs College. The
master OF ceremonies will be Very Rev.
George A. Dougherty, D. D., vice rector
of Catholic University. The sermon will
be preached by the rector of Catholic
University, Bishop Thomas J. Shahan,
s. T. D.