Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-16
LOCAL CATHOLICS
MEET ARCHBISHOP
ON ARRIVAL HERE
Archbishop ]. ]. Harty OF the
Omaha Diocese Arrives, Ac-
companied by Local
Delegation.
WARM GREETING is GIVEN
Goes Direct to Residence,
Where Short Time Devoted
to Handshaking. 90
TO JOIN IN CIVIC WORK

Most Rev, Jeremiah J. Harty ar
rived in Omaha last evening to take
up his work as bishop OF the Catholic
diocese of Omaha
The special train on which he came
was nearly three hours late, reaching
the Union station at 7:55. 1t was a
special only from Columbus, Neb, To
that point Archbishop Harty travelled
from Seattle i'll special car attached
to Union Pacific regular train. The
special train left Omaha yesterday
morning, carrying many Omaha
priests and a number of laymen,i 7 The
regular train was late reaching Co.
lumbus on account of bad weather in
Wyoming. When it arrived there the
archbishop's car was attached to the
special which came on to Omaha
ahead of the regular train
The first to greet the archbishop
here was tall man with his coat
collar turned up and his hat drawn
down so that his face was hidden. The
archbishop shook his hand and then
the other suddenly laughed aloud and
turned down his coat collar, at the
same time throwing his arm around
the archbishop. He was Father J. ].
O'Brien of St. Louis, former colleague
; Of the archbishop when the latter was
parish priest in St. Louis. The
archbishop laughed too. y ~
Stops for Picture.
Then the party went out through
the Union station, where a little
, group had gathered t. welcome than.
4 photographer asked to take pic
ture. ~
"Why, certainly" said the arch
bishop. And when the party had
posed, he added, "Nok, let us all look
our best"
The picture was taken and then the
party proceeded through the station
and to the waiting automobiles which
took the members to the bishops resi-
dence, Thirty sixth and Burt streets.
There xas-no formal reception there,
but just pleasant time ~of hand
shaking and cordial greetings.
The new bishop of Omaha is a
genial, and almost a jolly man. He
expressed himself as desirous of CO.
operating with all otheY good forces
for the upbuilding and betterment of
Omaha.
Will Work With Civic Forces.
Il want to do big part in the civic
upbuilding of Omaha" he said, 81
wish to cooperate in these things
with the civic forces and with nom
Catholic as we'll as with Catholic
people" ......
The men who went to Columbus
and came in on the special train with
the archbishop were enthusiastic in
their praise of him.
He's a prince" said Dan But
Ter and others voiced the same terse
admiration.
The new archbishop bears the
double title of archbishop and bishop
He came here direct from Manila,
Philippine islands, where, since June
6, 1908, he has been archbishop OF
Manila. His title here will be Arch
bishop Bishop Harty. He was accom-
panied from Seattle Wash, by Mgr
A. M. Colaneri, Omaha; Bishop Tt
hen, Lincoln and Bishop McGovern,
Cheyenne.
Archbishop Bishop Harty looks well
and said he is feeling fine after his
long trip and in spite of the radical
change from the climate Of Manila to
the present temperature of Omaha
OF course, he knows this climate, as
he was born in St. Louis in 1858 and
lived there until he left for Manila
He will be installed as bishop OF
Omaha next Thursday morning in
the new St. Cecilias pro-cathedral.