The Washington herald., 1921-11-23
SOLEMN TRIBUTE
rAlD In MEMORY
OF W.H.KETCHAM
St.Paul's Catholic Church
Here Scene of impress
sive Service.
FRIEND OF INDIANS
Prelate Was Member of Board
of Commissioners and
Also a Missionary.

st. Paurs Catholic Church yes
terday was the scene OF one of the
most impressive services ever con-.
Quoted in this city IN honor of
Irelate of the church, when solemn
mass of requiem was celebrated in
memory Of the Rt. Rev William II.
INetcham. LID, member o. the
United States Board of Indian Com
f1issioners and for 20 years direc-
tor of the Bureau of Catholic In
oian Missions, located in this city.
The mass was offered by Mgr.
--lackin. pastor OF st. Paul's. with
Ghcr Cassidy, pastor of St Ste
lens Church. as deacon, and
Father kruS. of st. Paurs. as sub
aeon. Father W. ]. Carroll wa
Easter Of ceremonies: James Hor-
4 Brdr.nIlI. thurifer. The sermUl.
:. . triJuIc to the memory o: til,
t~.at Indian apostlc-was preacne,
: Mgr Thomas. of St. Patrick:
f~'tTch. The music of the mass. IN
e. the direction of Father Da-
! amy. csc. was rendered by tn
- "inIrian choir of Holy Cross
E-Il"gc-
30 Prominent CIerEymrn Attend.
I'm the sanctuary. among the
p eminent clergymcn in attendance
re the following: MGri. Aluigr
: ''-:r". Of the pdpaI dclegP ton;
=. --hcTty, vice rector Of the Cath
r g. University. and Thomas. Of ST
Ttri"k's Church: tine Very Rev.
p Dyer. president Of St Mary'~
- Uinary, Baltimore: the Very Rev.
= kennedy. O.P.; Father Mueller.
- aud other priests from the
g. uInirau House of Studies: the
- Thomas y. Walsh. pastor cr
. TECTaS' church: the Rev. Gar
go - Wheeler. pastor Holy Com
. s''r: Father Paschasius Hertz.
q Cd: Fathers ODDS and U'COHnOr.
-. NuEustine's Church: Father Gas
s"u. 81. of Georgetown University;
stlcr r. ]. Gallagher. Father
l'-auciS Mckinley. Father George
'-'iu Father Joseph Malloy. c. )
g.. Fath.- John Nc%arna-a. aaG
FrtlcT Godfrey jurt. O.F.M.
There -c~C present Il I;.rG, num-
l'r "f the Sisters oE tn" Blessed
: 'craHcHt from tho TckakWithI .
1'""s- and tho Sisters college in
ti-is rity- and Sisters Of the Holy
Cr"ss From Holy Cross Convent
Y N,:- for some years MUnsignof
trhdm acted as chaplain.
Miss Robertson Present.
Government officials and other
friends of the dead prelate present
~. ludcd Commissioner and Mrs Me
lowell, the former representing the
Board of Indian Commissioner
Representative w. Bourke Cochran,
representing, as its president. the
s!Jrguette League, the New York
,l-Siliary Of the Bureau Of Catho-
o. IndiCs Missions: Representative
! III Campbell. of Kansas. and Rep
entatives Bert Chandler and Alice
, rl' rtscS. of oklahoma The Office
;Cf Indian Affairs was represented
- Commissioner Burke. the as
distant commissioner. Mr. Merritt:
Gre chief clerk, Mr. Hauke. and the
chief of each division of that office
with which Monsignor Ketcham had
kng been identified in his dual
capacity as government official and
Indian missionary.
The funeral of Monsignor Ketcham
took place last Friday from his
fathers home in Oklahoma City. the
requiem mass being conducted at st.
Joseph's Cathedral by Monsignor
GuEav Depreitere in the presence of
EIshop Meerschaert. Interment took
l.lace in that city.