Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-02-13

order. much trouble. Many thousands
were refused admittance by the in
scrntable Swiss guards
/ The pope appeared pale. i'll at ease
and nervous as he emerged from the
chapel of the holy sacrament. seated
high in the pontificial chair. but as the
ceremony proceeded, his face became
flushed. beads of perspiration stand
| ing out on his forehead. when. few
minutes after midday. Cardinal Lega.
! in the absence of Cardinal Bisleti,
marvellous jeweled tiara on the pontiff
| head.
! Gestures Greeting to Crowd
| From the chapel of the holy sacra-
ment across the basilica to the chapel
of st. Gregory. the cortege proceeded
IN solemn silence, passing through the
great assenblage and with little ges-
| lures of his left hand as on the day
of his election, when he waved to the
crowds outside of st. Peters. Plus XT
conveyed to the faithful that he was
thoroughly democratic and one of
! them.
| At the entrance of the basiIca the
| pope was received by Cardinal Merry
Del Val. arch priest of st. Peters,
who rendered homage.
int0neS "Gt0fta
Reaching the altar. the pope intoned.
Gloria in excelsis." in loud clear voice:
all trace of emotion had disappeared.
| His holiness has a pleasant voice and
! he keeps the harmony of the music.
which seems difficult accomplish
ment for many cardinals. The re
sponses were made by Cardinal Van
nuteli. Cardinal Lega and Cardinal
Gasquet, of England
Cardinal I.ega placed the tiara on
the head of the pontiff and Cardinal
Merry Del Val. as archpriest. greeted
him and welcomed the new pontiff into
the Catholic city's supreme church.
PreIates Kiss His Hands
| Then he. aided by Vannutelli, and,
| in order of seniority, three cardinals
mounted the throne and kissed the
pope's hand following them came the
patriarchs, archbishops and bishops.
The patriarch of Syria. who speaks the
| Chaldean language. that in which
Christ addressed the disciples, spoke
few words to the pope after render
! ing obeisance. Although one of the
most accomplished Of linguists. the
pontiff was unable to reply to the
venerable patriaeh in his own language;
and responded in Latin. The special
litany for the pope was sung in which
the reply to the invocation Of the name
of every saint instead of being "ora
pro noblis' is .'tu illum adjuva.
nearing Thou assist him." This was
joined in by thousands, the volume OF
sound echoing through the cupola and
high walls most impressively. Again,
the pope displayed emotion.
| Thus was crowned the 26eth success
| sor Of st. Peter. and the bugles sound
| ed the announcement to the world that
new pope reigned in Rome.
Sister and Brother In Awe
! During the ceremony in the basilica,
+, francesca Ratti. the pope's brother.
| Camilla. his sister, nephew and four
nieces, one with Madonna like face.
| sat in small stand Immediately to
! the right of the throne.
| "I1ow does it feel to be the popes
brother on Il day like this?" asked The
j Associated Press correspondent.
NV feelings cannot be described.
u is lust impossible for me to find
words with which to express what
| feel at the present moment the pope's
| brother replied.
Think Chair Made Him Sick
Commenting upon the pale appear
| ance Of the rontiff at the beginning
of the ceremony, Francesca said:
II do not believe this WAS from emo
tion alone, although one might feel
| moved on day like this. But my
brother told me that he feared he
would be 'seasick' as the motion Of
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