Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

~ in the gymnasium, At the universtiy.
Curley.
it came from the Archbishop of Balti-
more here in the Capital.
This is a public pledge of our faith
in sacred soil, and while we pledge our
love and loyalty to Jesus Christ we
pledge our union and loyalty also to the
vicar of Christ
The cardinal. continuing, said it
was most happy occasion. and add
ed that Father Ripple. whom he COM
pl1mented on his work. should feel
particularly pleased at the strength
OF the Holy Name movement and
success of the congress. He gave his
blessing to the work of Father Rip
pie. He said he believed the holy
father would rejoice at this public
expression of faith.
Following the addresses of well
come and response. the procession
reformed, augmented by 1000 more
Holy Name members, and escorted the
cardinal and archbishop, who rode to-
gether, to the stadium. The police
detail held back traffic as the process
sion crossed Michigan avenue into
the university grounds.
The procession moved slowly and
1t was more than half an hour before
the cardinal reached the stadium
carved from a hillside, where many
thousands were gathered on the seats.
The cardinal walked down the steps
onto the field and on a strip of red
carpet across the greensward to his
throne, which was on a stand where
temporary altar had been erected.
The Holy Name guard of honor
formed in front OF the altar during
the pontifical mass. which was cele-
brated by Archbishop Curley, with
Cardinal OConnell presiding. The
cardinal was attended by Mgrs.
Haverlin and Splaine as his deacons
of honor.
Cardinal O'Connell, by virtue of his
appointment as papal delegate, pre-
sides at every function in connection
with the convention.
The action of the Pope in making
the cardinal his legate is explained
as not only mark of his friendship
for the cardinal and an expression
of his interest in the Holy Name
movement, but as desire to bestoW
the greatest favor within his power
upon the American citizens in the
Holy Name as evidence of his great
admiration for the United States.
The real significance of the ap-
pointment. it is explained. is that the
Pope, whom tradition keeps in the
Vatican at Rome, is here in the person
of his legate. paying his respects to
the United States, as we'll as to the
sons of the church of which he is
vicar.
$50 Voice. in Choir.
Dignitaries of the hierarchy in pur-
pie. scarlet and gold; clergy in black
and white. friars in white, in black
and in brown to the number of more
than 1000. were grouped on either
side Of the altar. The Gregorian chant
during the mass was sung by the uni
versity male choir of $50 voices. rep
rcsenting all of the Is religious
houses and colleges affiliated with the
university, under the direction of
Rev. Abel Gabert.
The assistant priest was Rev. F. L..
Iredon; deacons of honor, Rev. F. J.
Callahan and Rev. John ]. Clark ::
deacon of the mass, Rev. L. J. Ripple,
and subdeacon, Rev. NJ. ]. Steppy of
Lancaster. Pa. Tens of thousands of
Holy Name visitors and Catholics
from Washington parishes and near
by territory were massed on the
bleachers.
There will be another pontifical
mass tomorrow morning, celebrated
by Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel-
phia, and another Sunday, celebrated
by Bishop Hickey of the Baltimore
archdiocese.
At the conclusion of the mass the
ecclesiastical procession escorted Car
dinal O'Connell to the convention hall
in the gymnasium, which was packed
to capacity to hear the cardinal de-
liver the Papal message and then his
own address.
Amid profound silence, his eminence
arose and read the pontifical dispatch
Message From Pope.
Emphasizing that no more beautiful
sight exists than that of the ''im-
mense multitudes of consecrated
manhood" bearing public testimony
of their faith, the letter said no Won
der was felt at the Vatican for the
extraordinary interest in the estab-
lishment of this confraternity in all
dioceses of the country on the part
of all American bishops.
The blessing was impaired in the
letter to "all those who have given
their aid to this important work of
the convention" and likewise to the
whole people of America"
The letter from Cardinal Boggiani
protector of the Holy Name societies
throughout the world. then read, re-
viewed with praise the activities of
the confraternity.
recognition of it's contributions to
the welfare of the world was en-
phasized in Cardinal O'Connelrs ad
dress. BY sending to this convention
his personal representative, the cardi-