The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-17
PREEATE IS
HERE FOR
POPE
Brings PontifFs Greetings
to Great Holy Name
Convention

Members Of the Catholic hier-
archy of the United States began
to arrive, together with the gen.
eral influx of delegates to the
national Holy Name convention,
at Union Station today,
Preparations for the formal re-
ception of high church dignitaries
were rushed to compl. ton and
last-minute plans made bedlam
of convention headquarters, 1914
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
Cardinal O'COnneII Here.
Cardinal O'Connell, senior Amer
lean member of the College of Car.
dinals, who has been appointed papal
legate to the convention, came into
Washington today and took up his
temporary residence at Catholic
University.
This is the first time that all
American cardinal has received such
an honor from Rome, and the ap
pointment carries with it the priv
Iege to accept Differences usually re-
served for the Pontiff only.
Bishop Joseph Nussbaum, of Mar.
duette, also arrived today.
Prominent among the early ar.
rivals was Cornelius G. CRANE, OF
Chicago, who is here to stage a
Big Brother exhibit at Catholic Uni,
versity, and to explain to the assem-,
bled delegates the purposes and ac
tivities of the Big Brother move
ment.
Has Many Members.
The organization has more than
1,200 members throughout the coun.
try, engaged in preventing and
checking delinquency among bows
and young men.
Judge Timothy Hurley, of the su.
perior court of Chicago, and John
j. Hayes, weIl-known writer, also
are to address the convention on
this subject. It is the intent of the
sponsors of the movement to inter
est the Holy Name Society in this
work, and to increase its member.
snip from the ranks Of Holy Name
men.
The greatest number Of delegates
will arrive on trains scheduled for
late today and tonight. A deIega.
ton Of five from Los Angeles ar.
rived during the morning hours.
The crypt of the Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception at the uni.
versity is ready today for the con.
Vention. One hundred and twenty
masses VIII be said daily on the
ftfteen temporary affairs erected IN
nTVnf Oh h4-
present of approximately 1000. In.
stailatlon OF an organ was com.
pleted yesterday.
Housing Plans Made.
Accommodations for visitors are
In the hands of Doctor Harry s
ONeal, who said today that he had
sufflclent rooms on register to
house many thousands of delegates
and guests. He has moved his head.
quarters from the Massachusetts
avenue office to the university. in
order TO be in close touch with the
delegates as they register.
Inc very Rev. M. J Ripple, O.P.,
national director Of the society. alsn
Is to move his office to the univer.
sfty after today. Practically all con.
vention activities will be handled AT
that institution for the remainder
Of the week.
Major C. Eugene Edwards. who
Is in charge of the Washington
branch OF the parade next Sunday
announced that the local divisions
will march in three sections, bring.
ing up the rear Of the procession
The marshals will wear red
sashes; assistant and section mar.
shals, blue; aids white, and section
presidents, yellow. All officers Will
carry national colors.
The Holy Name Society commit
tee has asked the trade bodies q,
the city to cooperate in getting tho
citizens and business men to de"o
rate their homes and buildings TO-DAY
In honor of the coming delegates
OF the Holy Name Society conven
ton.
The Merchants and Manufactures
Association has asked all its mern
bers and other business men to aid
the movement.
The Holy Name Society of st
Augustine's Church will meet at 1
o'clock tonight in the church base.
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