The Washington times., 1920-09-22
TO-DAY /.
SHRINE BASE.
10000 Catholics to Witness
Ceremonies at Catholic Uni
versity Tomorrow.

10000 persons are expected 10
crowd the grounds Of the catholis,
University tomorrow afternoon to sss
James Cardinal GibbQns. of Balti-
more. lay the cornerstone OF the 3d.
900, 900 National Shrine Of the Immac-
ulAte Conception. being erected By
popular subscription throughout the
United tSstes.
THE biggest and most wonderful
church In the Western Hemisphere"
Ia Archbishop Mundeiein's descrip-
ton OF the shrine. which Will have
twenty-five affairs, accommodate 5000
people and will be somewhat OF =
memorial to the soldiers and sailors
who died during the war.
MOST BEAUTIFUL IN u. 5.
There 10 no church in America
which can compare with this national
shrine" says Archbishop Mundeisin.
who Is here from Chicago. "It Will
not only surpass other churches In
size, but In beauty as we'll Ii viii
be one OF the greatest churches in
the world"
Ceremonies connected with the lay
ing OF the cornerstone will be most
Impressive. In attendance Will be
Cardinal O'Conncll. more than
scventy-nve archbishops and bishops.
representatives Of foreign embassies
and legations, Representatives Of IA
nous European shrines. representa-
tives of various Catholic Societies.
the United States Government. clergy
men. and the general public.
LAYING AT 3 O'CLOCK.
The time set for the laying OF the
cornerstone 10 3 o'clock. Rt Rev.
Thomas J. Shahan will make the In
troductory remarks and will present
the laying OF the cornerstone. The
exercises will close with an address
by the Rt. Rev. John T. McNicholas,
0. p, ID. D., Bishop of Duluth.
More than two decades have passed
since the Catholic hierarchy has ga
thered in body to attend any cere-
mony.
A solemn high mass will be cele-
brated for soldiers and sailors, living
and deceased, at o O'Clock Friday
morning. Rt Rev. Monsignor Edward
A. Pace. d. D.. will officiate, with
Very Rev.-George A. Dougherty, D. D.
As master of ceremonies.
LIST OF BISHOPS.
Among the bishops to be present at
the laying of the cornerstone are:
James Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop
of Baltimore; William Cardinal O'Con-
nell, archbishop of Boston; Most Revs.
Henry Moeller. s. T. D., arch bishop
Of Cincinnati; Sebastian Gerhard
Messmer. S. T. D.. archbishop of Mill
waukee; John Joseph Glennon, S. T.
D.. archbishop of st. Louis: James
John Keane, S. T. D., archbishop OF
Dubuque; Edward Joseph Hanna. s.
T. D., archbishop of San Francisco:
George w. Mundelein. s. T. D.. arch
bishop OF Chicago; jeremiah j. Harry,
d. D.. bishop of Omaha: John w.
Shaw, S. r. D., archbishop of New Or
leans; Dennis j. Dougherty. 8. T. D..
archbishop of Philadelphia; Austin
Bowling, S. T. d., archbishop of st.
Paul: Rt. Revs. Matthew Harkins, s.
T. D., bishop of Providence; J. F.
Regis Canevin. S. T. D.. bishop Of
Pittsburgh; Thomas F. Lillis, s. T. D..
bishop OF Kansas City; John Joseph
Milan, S. T. D.. bishop Of Hartford;
Denis Joseph O'Connell, S. T. D..
bishop of Richmond; Thomas Joseph
Shahan, S. T. D., J. U. L., LII. D.,
bishop of Germanicopolis: Owen Is.
Corrigan, d. D., V. c., auxiliary bishop
of Baltimore; Peter James Muldoop,
bishop of Rockford; Michael Joseph
Lavelle, A. NJ, LII. D.; Most Reys.
Alexander Christie, S. T. d., arch
bishop of Oregon City; Albert A.
Dagger. o. F. NJ, s. T. D., archbishop
of Santa Fe.
TO DE ROMANESQUE IN STYLE.
The style OF the National shrine will
be the round-arched or Romanesque.
The extreme length will be 400 feet:
vast dome 254 feet in exterior
height will cover the central part Of
the structure. The main transept
will be nearly 200 feet wide.
A noble Campanile or bell tower,
3S5 feet in height, second only to the
Washington Monument. will lend un-
usual grace and dignity to the eGi-
Ace.
The crypt or basement OF the shrine
is now under construction. 1t probably
will take three years to build IT. Vt
will accommodate 500 persons, and
the entire shrine when completed,
will accommodate 5000.
AFFAIRS ALL SYMBOLICAL.
The numerous affairs will repre-
sent important events and scenes IN
the history of Catholic devotion to
the Immaculate Conception. Affairs
will also be erected in the church 10
represent all of the twenty-six n..-
'tionalitfes found throughout tsa
United States.
VAN TN lINJC m HET1YNH