Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-14
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THEIR CELEBRATION
PreIates Gather for. 0bserv'
ance of Tooth Anniversary
of the Order.
CARDINAL GIBBONS HERE

country IN attendance, ave-oay cele-
bration of the Tooth anniversary of
the founding of tho Dominican Order
of the Catholic Church was begun at
tho Dominican House Of Studies. Brook
land. D. c.. this morning.
The ceremonies opened with the cele-
bration OF pontihcal high mass. cele-
brated by Cardinal Gibbons in the
chapel. The sermon was preached by
Mgr. Thomas Shahan, rector Of the
Catholic University Of America, in the
course Of which he praised the Domin-
leans for the high order OF their work
during the seven centuries.
Except for a meeting to be held at
Polls Theater Sunday afternoon at
$40 o'clock. to which the general pub
lie is invited. the celebration will be
wholly ecclesiastical, consisting of
mass every morning at the Dominican
College.
Before mass, which began at 10
o'clock. there was a procession OF those
participating in the celebration. II
marched out the front door Of the col
Iege, across the front lawn and into
the chapel by the side door. The Do
minican priests. in their robes OF white,
led the procession, followed in turn by
the Franciscan fathers and the secular
priests.
Reviews History Of the Order.
Mgr. Shahan reviewed the history of
the Catholic Church and the Dominican
order. describing the difficulties under
which the early members of the order
worked. Under the protection of the
holy see, he said, the order became the
eyes, ears and voice of the Catholic
Church in southern France. and the
order has worked GO. constantly ssara s,rs ana
ing men along the lines Of higher life.
The Dominicans. he continued. have
always been leaders, even In theology:
which they have made a science, and
and artistic world are we'll known
He offered tho Dominicans the con-
sratulations Of the Catholic University
Of America on this the Tooth anniver-
sary OF the birth of the order. The
Dominican Order. he went on. has been
glorious procession of architects and
artists, and nowhere could be found a
better, more able or more learned body
than the followers Of st. Dominic.
The scene in the chapel was an i'm
ops In their robes of red were on either
side of the altar. the Dominicaus in
their white robes on either side of the
aisle and the sisters. In black. in the
rear. The building is draped on the
outside with tho national colors.
Tomorrow will be University day"
Mgr. John Bonzano, the apostolic del
egate. will celebrate pontincal high
mass and Peter 0uilday. PHI D.. profess
sor Of church history of the Catholic
University, will preach the sermon.
Students Celebration Friday.
The students celebration will occupy
the third day, Friday. A theological
disputation will be held. Rev. r.
Walker Of Piedmont. w. Va, being de-
PENDANT of the thesis and Rev. John
Welsh of Chester, Pa. the objector A
dissertation will be read by Rev. A.
Merchant of Cleveland, and the open
ing address will be by Rev Basil Saw
lor of Columbus, Ohio.
Religious Orders day will close the
celebration next Sunday, when pro-
vincials of all the religious orders and
congregations in the United states are
expected to take part. Mothers Of all
the communities OF nuns have been In
vited. The Very Rev. Alphonsus Dom
lon, president OF Georgetown Univer-
sity, will celebrate high mass and the
Rev. Paschal Robinson. Franciscan his
torian, will preach.
Representative John J. Fitzgerald of
New York will preside at Sunday after
moons celebration. w. Bourke Cochran
of New York is scheduled to speak on
Representative Institutions, One Of st.
Dominic's Contributions to Civiliza-
tom" Charles J. Bonaparte. former
Secretary Of the Navy. on Work Of St
Dominic and the World Today" and
William J. Kearns of Newark. y. j., on
The Catholicity of dominican Activ-
ity."