Evening star., 1924-09-14
CHIMES TO PLAY
AS.PARADE MOVES
Protestant Churches Will Pay
Tribute to Holy Name
-. Visitors.

All churches in the vicinity of the
Holy Name parade or near where the
Holy Name units form for the parade
have been invited to ring their bells
while the parade is forming and
marching week from today.
Epiphany Church and the Methodist
Church on -Four and a-Half street
have been invited to play hymns on
thelr chimes and have Graciously ac-
cepted the invitation. 1t is expected
that this will lend additional solem-
nifty to the occasion
The chairman of the executive COM
mittee, p. J. Haltigan. president Of
the Archdiocesan Union; the chair
man or the transportation commit
tee, Joseph p. Fitzgerald. and other
leaders went to Mount Vernon yesterday
AFTERNOON to complete arrangements
there for the pilgrimage to the tomb
OF the Father of His Country a week
from yesterday
Elaborate preparations are being
made at the Catholic University for
big day next Friday, when a great
procession. including practically all
Of the hierarchy of the United States
will participate in honor of Cardinal
OConneil, personal representative of
the Pope.
Hundreds of Catholic men from all
the parishes in Washington will be
at the Catholic University today
helping in the work of preparing the
gymnasium, stadium and other places
for the big convention, which opens
next Thursday.
Arrangements Complete.
Arrangements for the convention
are complete and everything is in
readiness to receive the visitors, it
Is reported from the convention head
quarters. 1914 Massachusetts, avenue
The congress will be in session three
days, the first day will be Bishops
Day Friday. Spiritual Directors
Day and Saturday, Lay Delegates
Day" Father Ripple will preside at
all sessions.
solemn pontifcal high mass at the
shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Catholic University, will open the con-
D. D., rector of the University. will be
ce.ebrant. The service will start at
8 O'Clock sharp. The music will be
rendered by the university choir.
Following the mass the prelates who
will be In attendance at the convention
will assemble in the convention hall.
where archdiocesan and diocesan Holy
Name activities will be discussed BY
the bishops.
solemn official reception viii be rendered
his eminence William Cardinal O'Con-
nell, Extraordinary Legate of the Holy
See.
The solemn pontifical high mass
on that day will be celebrated by
Most Reverend Michael H. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore. and host to
the convention. This ceremony Will
take place in the new stadium of the
Catholic University
Friday will be given over to the
spiritual directors of the parish
branches. y roll call of Catholic
service men. living and dead, at the
tomb of the Unknown Soldier, will
be part of Fridays program. Very
Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. P. p CT, for
mer national director of the Holy
Name Society and now prior of the
Dominican House of Studies, Brook
land, ID. c., will address the gather
ing at Arlington Cemetery. This
ceremony will start al 4 o'clock
his Eminence Denis Cardinal
Dougherty. Archbishop of Philadel-
phia, will pontificate at the high mass
Saturday morning at the stadium that
will officially open the session Of the
lay delegates. The music at this
service will be rendered by the choir
of the Cathedral of Pittsburgh Sat
urday afternoon the delegates and
visitors to the convention will make a
pilgrimage to the tomb of George
Washington at Mount Vernon. A
wreath will be placed at the tomb
by one of the prelateS who will make
the pilg~,mage. A patriotic address
by Rev. Peter Guilday, Phi. D., pro-
fessor of church history at the Catho-
lie University, will be delivered to
the visitors. Following the address
the Holy Name pledge will be recited.