The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-08

rem. the women all carrying their own
stones ana frequently the children
also.
Procession OF Peasants.
Hy noon the streets Of the capital
Witnessed an amending procession OF
peasants aud poorer folk bound IT.
/ the direction uf the Kypselis quarter
where the exercise noid Is located. on
tho patissia road which lends TO the
field. a rouse was ia process Of con-
structiou and piles Of stones were
heaped In he yard To he used In
building. A. the people passed. thOce
who had forgotten 20 bring stones
ooh each one from his pile. In n
quarter ot an hour but one was left.
The building contractor who had becn
trying in vain TO protect his property
shrugged his shoulders. hoisted the
remaining roc onto his back u
Joined the march. to pronounce an
unathema Of his o~wn-partly against
Vcnizelos but probably partly also
against th1se who had stripped hts
shrd
Immediately following luncheon.
the Weather Alhenians began 10 APP
pear in carriages. On the scat OF
each smart turnout was u small stone
1 una ttANn ANhtH iiAtfA iAtN tiAf W. HiAA
SELF hidden between his feet. Ladies'
" tho hest Greek society clutched In
whitp-gluved hands o vanity box
and o rock. The Archbishop Of Attn
ems IN rull canonicals drove In a car
riage which was followed by a pro-
cession q other carriages bearing the
members Of the Hoiy synod OF the
Greek church. ~ the prclates passed
D sNv.stuts D Ia. Avg4tNr tho man nnRnNgT.
ed and an bowed their heads TO re-
coiye the blessings Of the priests, In
ono carriage the venerable bishops of
sorytsa and Lnrissa ~nt Together. gen
tie old men with whitening boards
tho raised their hands constantly IN
"a sign of the cross above the people
,roWdiug against the wheels of the
vehicle.
Priests Cast stones.
Finally. the carriages could 70 no
farther. the crowd was too dense.
The aged priest. ~dlsmountcd, the peo-
pie pushing back 10 make u path for
them. As each prclate stepped from
his carriage. the hand that had been
Distributing blessings fumOled under
l,hc owing black gown and drew from
rs folds a stone Go cast upon the pile
being erected to the anger of the
Greeks against their former tavortte'
/ NcniZclos.
TIE pile Of stones Of which each
man had cast one, p~ronnuncing ei
the same Tim thc words. 'katlra kni
nnnthema courses ana auathemal
was already higher than a. mans head
when the archbishop mounted H.
I standing well above the crowd ne
ufonuuuC.d the tigmH OF he church.
Accurscd be Elephthorios NcniZclus
Who has Imprisoned priests aud plot
tea aunlnst the royal house and the
country" lie east his stone ON the
I pi'e ~ hi, feet. ~ the same instant,
! 10000 men, women ana children
raised both hands. palms front, fingers
widespread a. II tlingnig something
Z from them aud cried with one voice:
"~Anathcma,' An old. old woman
bent with years ANA a rock as mig as
her head which she carried ON net
shoulder. made her way TO the edge
o. "A pile II cast hor stone.
we made Vcui2clos primo min
, istor. she cried in u shrih voice '.hut
hc was not satisfied to remain prime
minister IL wanted 90 become KING.
~Aunthcmt''
As she turned to ga. she came race
to face with tho archbishop 81"
fol ou her knees before him, lie
made the sign of the cross above her
head and passed ON.