South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-02
NOtre Dame to Commemorate
Anniversary OF Gettysburg
IhreeDay Observance Beginning Today Center Around
Memory of Father Corby and Nuns Who Nursed
Wounded PretentOus Program Tuesday.

AAD ia AAAlAAA4 anniversary OF Lflt|4
battle of Gettysburg. July .. and
4, 1868, will he appropriately COM
memOrated this year at Notre Dame.
The enumeration of the most de-
cisive battle Of the Civil War will
center around the memory Of Rev.
William COrby G. S. c. and the nuns
OF the eleven religious communities
who served throughout the war,
nursing the sick and wounded At
the present time. attending the
Notre Dame university summer
school, there are representatives
from all of the eleven orders whose
members served during the war, ana
there are members here from four
converts. whose members served
euring the war
The program TO be carried out
Tuesday will be the most preten-
tious OF the S-day communication
The day viii open with a military
mass at $3.50 o'clock The cele5rant
VIII probably be Rev Father o.
Donnell who saw a great deal of
overseas service as chaplain during
the World War. Following the mess
there will be exercises In Wash
ington hull. and after these exercis es
a procession viii start for the Notre
Dame cemetery. where graves of
war veterans will be decorated. The
procession will then 20 TO St. Mary's
cemetery where 81 OF iEc so nuns
from st. Mary's who served through
the war are buried. The program
Will close with benediction at the
shrine Of the Sacred Heart.
Wreaths on Shrine
During the exercises wreaths will
be laid on the shrine in honor of
the memory OF Abraham Lincoln.
of Col Michael Corcoran. who or
ganized the famous seth regiment
of which Father Corby was chaplain.
Of Col. Patrick Kelly. who succeed
ed General Thomas Francis Mea-
CHER as commander Of the Irish
Brigade. composed of 69th. SSth and
63rd y Y regiments the 2Sth
Massachusetts,, an0 the 116th Penn
sylvania, OF Col. Patrick O'Rourke.
the first man 10 reach Little Round
Top in the Battle OF Gettysburg: Of
Gen. st. clair Mulhouand, thrcdgh
whose efforts the monument 20
Father Corby was erected on the
battlefield Of Gettysburg; OF Gen.
Hancock who stood beside Father
Corby. with head barred and tears
in his eyes as the chaplain gave
general absOlution under fire at the
beginning OF the battle. and IN
memory OF the veterans OF the
Spanish-American and World Wars.
During the three days cOmmemo-
ration OF the greatest battle OF the
war. various relics connected with
the events Of the war viii be con-
spicuously displayed at the university
library. Among the mementos or
special interest viii be the battered
Irish flag carried throughout the
war by the seth regiment. the sword
OF Gen Meagher. which was pre-
sented 20 the university by the state
or Montana Of which Gen. Neaeher
was a former governor, the sword
of Cen. James Shields. the commits
sion OF Col James Mulligan Of Chi
cago. a life size oil painting Of Gen.
St Clair Nulholland. the chausab BILE
presented 10 Father Corby on Mar
II. 1858 by Gen Neagher IN the
name Of the Irish Brigade aud the
nissal. presented 70 Father Corby
In December. 1855 on the 25th an
niversary Of his ordination. The
ceIebrant OF the military mass Tues
day will probably wear the cherish
ed vestment or Father Corby and
read mass from the missal given him
IN 1855.
Particular Significance
The commemoration Of the battle
Will have particular significance 20
the 400 or more nuns now attend
ing the unlversity's summer school.
They include members from the fol-
lowing orders: Sisters OF the Holy
. Cross. Sisters Of Mercy. Sisters Of
Charity or Nazareth. Sisters Of Pro
whence Of ST. Mary's OF the Woods.
Dominican sisters Ursuline Sisters.
Sisters OF Charity white coronet),
f Sisters OF Charity (black cap) Sis
. tiers OF Our Lady OF Mercy and Sis
ters OF Our Lady OF Mt. Carmel OF
/ the Sisters OF the Holy Cross from
I ST Mary's only three OF the so who
served throughout the war. are llv-
\ ing today They are Sister Mary
! Paula Casey. Sister Mary DeSales
/ (ONeil) and Sister Mary Ferdinand
I (Burgaman)
Father Corby. the commemora-