Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13

- a ~ ~ q hls election when he
WuveA - the cruWda outald> Of st,
Pstsf'A Plus u conveyed to the
faithful that he w thoroughly demo-
crasic and one q them.
Pnlltun PlAseA on Head.
One Of the assisting cardinals re-
moved tho inter from tho head Of the
Pontin and placed around his head
the p~iiium, \ consccrated vsstment In
thW form OF n RcArf OF whito emhroid-
ercd with purple crosses. Tho pal
lium wSa' next fAstensd to q stAS with
three larIe pina. surmounted with
precious stones. Tho dean kiased tho
Pope on ths check. N did also tho
other two carviinala
Cardinal Lcga placed tho tiara on
tho head OF tho pontifY, and Cardinal
Merry del Val. AZ archpriest. greeted
him and welcomed tho new Pontiff
into tho Catholic city's supreme
church.
Then. headed by vannutclli and In
order OF seniority, the cardinals
mounted tho throne and kissed tho
ropc's hand: following them came the
Fstriarchs. Archbixhops and Bishops
Thu Patriarch OF Syria. who speaks
the Chaldcan language. that In which
Christ addressed tho disciples, spoke
few words TO the Pope after render
ing obciss nee. Although one OF the
most accomplished OF linguists, the
rontir was unable to reply 10 the
venerable Patriarch IN his own Lam
guagc and Responded In Latin.
Merry Del Val Receives Pope.
AZ tho entrance OF tho basilioa the
Pope was received by Cardinal Merry
del Val. erchpriest OF st. Peters. who
rendered homage. Tho customary
quaint ceremony OF burning hemp was
carried out during tho progress. across
st. Peters. Ono of the Papal officials
halted the chair and knelt three times
before the Pontin. on each occasion
setting flre 20 n small bundle of oiled
hemp, chanting 'Peter Sancte. sic
transit gloria mundi" ('Holy Father,
thus passes the glory of the worldly.
The first two of the little bundles
burned with great rapidity. but the
third failed TO catch fire. an assistant
NJ l.
ly consumed. Those given to signs
Interpreted this TO mean that the
pope's glory would be lasting and his
reign long.
Reaching the altar the Pope intoned
Gloria In Excelsis" in n loud, clear
voice; oil trace Of emotion had disap-
pearcd. His Holiness has n pleasan Mt
voice. and he kept the harmony OF the
music, which seemed n difficult accom-
pllshment for many cardinals. The re-
rponses were made by Cardinal VAN
nutelli, Cardinal Lega and Cardinal
Gasquet. Of England.
Special Litany Sung.
The special litany for the Pope was
sung. in which the reply TO the invocs =
ton OF the name Of every saint, in
stead OF being "ora pro nobis" IL "tu
illum adjuva," meaning thou aesis,
him" This was toined in by thousands
the volume of eound echoing through
the cupOla and high walls most i'm
prossiveiy. Again the Pope displayed
emotion.
Thus was crowned the two hundred
and siNty-iifth successor Of St. Peter
and the bugles sounded the announce
ment 20 the world that a new Pope
reisn~i I'm Rome.
The cortece iiassed through the aisle
under the flagstones OF which Benedict
Nv IL lying. proceeding 20 tho tomb
where the now Pontiy pledged him
self 10 continue pursuit of the ideals
of the dead Pontiff. The cortege also
proceeded 70 tho sepulchre of the first
Pope. The Pontiff ret,ted the PRAYER
"Exaudi Dontne" to which ali re-
sponded, and aftcr striking the
tomb OF 81. Peter three sharp hlowe
with small stick covered with red
velvet returned TO the Vatican.
During the ceremony in the basilics
Francesca Ratti. the brother, Camilla
the sister, a nephew and four nieces
sat in small stand immeliately 10
the right Of the throne.