The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

the body Of the churchman will be
borne to the crypt below the high
| altar at which he served SO long
and so faithfully. Here II will rest
beside the bodies Of his predecessors,
the former Archbishops of Balti-
more. This spot was chosen by the
Cardinal himself, who. on one occa-
sion. visited the crypt and pointed
out the portion Of the vault which
he wished to be used as his tomb.
Details Yet to BE Planned.
Many of the details of the serv-
Ices on Thursday have not yet been
worked out.
A general committee, consisting
OF Bishop Corrigan, Father Stickney,
Father Connolly and Rev. w. Carroll
Milholland. has been appointed to
outline them. A reception commit
tee to function at the Cardinals
residence has been appointed as fol-
lows: Father Smith, Rev, z. L.
Leonard and Rev William J. Hafey.
Following the death OF Cardinal
Gibbons hush seems to have fallen
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 hundred fold.
Mourning Casts Gloom.
The death of royalty itself never
cast a thicker atmosphere of gloom
and mourning than that which has
been created by the death of Cardi-
nal Gibbons. The news by this time
mas gone broadcast throughout the
world and from all quarters of the
globe messages of condolences are
being flashed to Baltimore.
Not only is the Roman Catholic
Church under the pail of bereaye-
mnt. hut 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 death the
world has lost one Of its most
prominent and holy ecclesiastical
figures and the United States one
of its noblest and most godly citi-
zens.
Observe Lenten Rules.
The observances of the last days
of Lent are being carried out in ac-
'>cordance with tradition and with
out Interruption, and the celebra-
tion of Easter will be in accordance
with the original plan, barring
pontifical mass at the Cathedral.
Arrangements for the funeral
ceremonies are being made by a
committee composed of Bishop Cor
rigan. Father Stickney. Father Con-
nelly. Father Milholland, Father
Smith. Father Leonard. Father
Hafey and Father Naififa.
Cardinal Gibbons family will be
represented by Patrick z. Burke,
who married the prelate's grand
niece. and Miss Margaret Gibbons,
daughter Of John T. Gibbons, his
aged brother. of New Orleans.
Many Dignitnries Coming.
So far twenty bishops and arch
bishops, among them Cardinal
o'Connell of Boston. Rave wired
that they will attend the funeral.
Those who will attend are: Bishop
r. r. Heffron of winona, MINI.
Bishop w. T. Russell of Charleston,
S. c.; Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, rec
tor of the Catholic University in
Washington; Bishop Haid of North
Carolina; Bishop Dennis O'Connell
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 Donahuo
of Wheeling, w. Va; Bishop Curley
of st. Augustine, Fla: Bishop Tur-
ner of Buffalo. n. Y; Archbishop
Messmer of Milwaukee. Wis; Cardi-
nal O'Connell of Boston; Archbishop
Glennon of St. Louis, who will
rrcach the funeral eulpgy; 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. ]. Hohan
of Scranton, Pa; Archbishop Austin
Bowling of st. Paul, Mimi; Bishop
John J. Lawler of Lead City, S. Oak. /;
Bishop James Hartley of Columbus;
Archbishop 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 archbishops 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
Thursday morning.
1t was stated by Father Smith
this morning that the actual inter-
ment of the Cardinals body in the
crypt under the altar in the Ca
thedral would be private. The SOL
emn services and requiem mass will
be celebrated in the morning, but
the placing of the body in its final
resting place will not be done until
the afternoon. Following the serv-
ices the body will be allowed to rest
on its bier until those attending
the mass and funeral Grafton by
Archbishop Glennon have left the
church and then, some time after
wards. a strictly private interment
will take place.
Easter Interferes With Mourning.
II is expected that honorary pail
bearers will be named, but Father
Smith said that he doubted IL any
actual pallbearers would be ap-
pointed to the honor of lifting and
carrying the body from the bier to
the crypt. This will, it was said,
probably be done by members of the
household or by the undertaker's
assistants. Following the placins
of the body in the crypt the mau-
soleum will be sealed with a marole
slab, the sealing to be done by a
high dignitary of the church, not
yet named. An inscription, the
wording of which is being worked
out, will be placed on the marble
slab.