The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

over the entire community, the
knowledge that the body of the be-
loved prelate is now lying lifeless
having intensified the solemnity and
stern sorrow of Good Friday memo
ries a hundred fold.
Mourning Casts Gloom.
The death of royalty itself never
cast thicker atmosphere of gloom
and mourning than that which has
been created by the death of Cardi-
nal Gibbons. The news by this time
has gone broadcast throughout the
world and from all quarters of the
globe messages of coincidence are
being flashed to Baltimore.
Not only is the Roman Catholic
Church under the pail of bcreave-
mnt, but mourning for the Cardinal
Is by no means confined by the
bounds of sectarianism.
Men and women of all denomina-
tions realize that in his ueath the
world has lost one of its most
prominent and holy ecclesiastica,
figures and the United States one
OF its noblest and most godly citi-
zens.
Observe Lenten Rules.
ne ObserNdHCeS OF the last Gays
of Lent are being carried out in ac-
cordance with tradition and with
out interruption. and the ceIebra-
ton OF Easter will be in accordan nee
with the original plan, barring
pontifcal mass at the Cathedral
Arrangements for the funeral
ceremonies are being made by a
committee composed of Bishop Cor
rlRan Father oh
nelly. Father Milholland. Father
Smith. Father Leonard. Father
Hafey and Father Nainfa-
Cardinal Gibbons family will be
represented by Patrick f. Burke,
who married the prelates grand
niece. and Miss Margaret Gibbons,
daughter of John T. Gibbons. his
aged brother, of New Orleans.
Many DiSnitaries Coming,
So far twenty Bishops and arch
bishops. among them Cardinal
oConnell of Boston, have wired
that they will attend the funeral.
Those who will attend are: Bishop
F. r. Heffron of Winona, MINI; :;
Bishop w. T. Russell of Charleston,
S. c.; Bishop Thomas ]. Shahan, rec
tor of the Catholic University in
Washington; Bishop Haid of North
Carolina; Bishop Dennis O'ConnelI
OF Richmond; Bishop McCoort of AL
toona, Pa; Archbishop Hayes of New
York; Bishop Phillip r. McDevitt of
Harrisburg, Pa; Bishop Guertin of
Manchester, n. H.; Bishop Donahuc
of Wheeling, w. Va: Bishop Curley
OF st. Augustine, Fla; Bishop Tur-
ner of Buffalo. n. Y; Archbishop
Messmer of Milwaukee, Wis; Cardl-
nal O'Connell of Boston; Archbishop
Glennon of St. Louis. who will
Ereach the funeral eulogy; Bishop
Gibbons of Albany; Bishop Vande-
we're. Bishop Joseph Schrembs of
Toledo; Bishop Joseph S. Glass of
Salt Lake City; Archbishop Munde-
lien of Chicago; Bishop NJ. J. Hohan
Of Scranton. Pa: Archbishop Austin
Bowling of st. Paul, Mimi; Bishop
John j. Lawler of Lead City, S. DaK.
Bishop James Hartley of Columbus;
John ]. Murray of Hart
ford, Conn; and Archbishop Au
relius Stehle. provincial of St. Vim
cents Congregational, Pittsburgh.
Begin to Arrive Wednesday.
The bishops and diarchbishops who
Will attend the funeral will not ar
rive in Baltimore until next We'd
nesday or Thursday. All of them
have ecclesiastical duties to per-
form during Holy Week and will
not be able to leave their sees and
provinces until next Sunday night.
the Apostolic Delegate will probably
not arrive from Washington until
morning.
1t was stated by Father Smith
his morning that the actual inter-
nent of the Cardinals body in the
,rypt under the altar in the Ca
hedral would be private. The SOL
,mn services and requiem mass will
De celebrated in the morning, but
he placing of the body in its final
'esting place will not be done until |
he afternoon. Following the serv-
ces the body will be allowed to rest
IN its bier until those attending
he mass and funeral grafton by
archbishop Glennon have left the |
hurch and then, some time after.
YARDS, a strictly private interment |
viii take place.
caster, lnterferes With MournIng. |
II Is expected that honorary pail |
'earers will sbe named. .but Father
mith said that he doubted II any
ctuai palibearers would be ap-
'ointed to the honor Of lifting and |
arriving the body from the bier to
ne crypt. This will. IL was said,
rooabiy be done by members of the
ousehold. or by the undertaker's |
ssistants. Following the placins
the body in the crypt the maui
eleum viii be sealed with n marble