Arizona republican., 1919-02-21
GIBBONS JUBILEE |S ALSO \ TRIBUTE ID
 IRELAND FREEDOM
Pope Sends Personal Mes
 sage Of Felicitations- Notable Men Attend Unique Testimonial Ten dered Purse Of $50,O0O

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-James Cardinal Gibbons, head of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States, today received a tribute unique in the history of the church, at the celebration of his golden episcopal jubilee. With a personal representative of the pope in attendance, a brilliant pontifical high mass was sung by the aged prelate in the church of the Franciscan monastery at Catholic uni versity, in the presence of the most notable gathering of clergy and laity ever held in North America. After wards the dignitaries attended a din- ner at the university where Cardinal O'Connell of Boston presented the venerable priest purse of $50,000, the gift of his fellow bishops and arch bishops.
 Pope Benedict, who was represented by Archbishop Cerretti, assistant papal secretary of state, sent a letter which was read at the mass, bestowing his benediction on the cardinal. his clergy and the faithful of the see of Balti- more.
 More than so prelates attended the service, Canada being represented by Nstl Qlldl DCSll Ol txuCbCtt blu AltAI- co by Archbishop Orozco of Guadala . dara Distinguished Catholic laymen present included Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, Justice McKenna of the supreme court, Rear Admiral Capps, Rear Admiral McGowan and W. Bourke Cochrane of New York. Cardinal Gibbons cabled Pope Bene- i dict on behalf of the assembled clergy their sentiments of gratitude for youl marks of special benevolence toward them on this occasion"
 Ireland Made Friends Mention of freedom for Ireland il several addresses at the dinner evoked stormy applause from the audience Archbishop GIennon of St. Louis speaking on "Our Country" was th' first to touch on the subject. He de clared America had achieved frs place in the family of nations, anC | that other countries were looking t the United States for aid and leader ship.
 Armenia is appealing for food" h. said, 'the central empires wan democracy; France needs our help il restoration: England hopes that VI may help her sustain her claims ant Ireland'-
 But he was interrupted by spon taneous cheering and had to wait unti he could conclude:
 - Ireland hopes that justice ma be done"
 Bishop Shahan, rector of the uni versity, who presided at the dinner preached the subject again by urgin all bishops who could to attend tn meeting of the Friends of Irish Free dom in Philadelphia, Saturday. He al so was interrupted by cheers.
 The address of Archbishop Cerrett and the reply of Cardinal Gibbon were, for the most part, in praise c the work of the papacy during tn war, the statement of the papal dele gate being in effect, a defense diree from Rome against criticisms which h said had been made on the pope attitude in the war.
 Personal Tributes Touching
 Personal tribues to the cardina were touched with a great sincerft,
 Bishop Shahan was in tears when | told of the cardinals goodness , the Catholic university; his gifts tn year alone totalling s95,000, of whic , s50,00O was the jubilee gift from u diocese of Baltimore. Cardinal Beg , paid a tribute from the ancient st
 of Quebec, Cardinal O'Connell declare r his confrere was "living bond b. , tween the vanishing pioneer and u
 working out of his glorious dream
 the wonderful reality of today; ar
 Archbishop Mundelein said his emil
 ences epitaph should be simply ''1
 God and Country" because his Ii
 work had been devoted to both.
 Friends of Cardinal Gibbons said | never looked better. He sang the ma
 in a clear, resonant voice, his st
 was elastic and a happy smile al
 twinkling eye lighted his face througl | Out the daV