Evening star., 1924-09-05
SAFETY GUARDIANS
IN CHURCH PARADE
Philadelphia Police and Fire.
men to March in Holy Name
Procession Here.

parade. Word was received at the
Holy Name convention headquarters
1874 Massachusetts avenue, today
that betwene 1900 and 1000 uniformed
police and firemen from Philadelphia
headed by the famous police band
will lead tremendous throng from
Philadelphia in the parade. This
word came from Edward +. DAILY. the
archdiocesan president, who reported
that the number coming from Phila-
delphia is growing daily.
Cardinal Dougherty. Archbishop Of
Philadelphia. today accepted the in
vitation extended to him by Arch
bishop Curley to celebrate the pom
tifical high mass in the new stadium
at Catholic University opening the
convention. The uniformed police
and firemen from Philadelphia will
constitute Il guard of honor for the
cardinal
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Holy Name authori-
ties notified headquarters here today
that an auto caravan of Holy Name
members will leave GAINESVILLE, at 4 80
am. September II and arrive On Wash
ing arrangements for this ca ra,wan are
pelng made at the Catholic University
grounds.
Choose Stand Site.
The site for the speakers stand and
the altar from which benedictim will
be invoked on the Washington Monu-
ment grounds on Sunday evening, Sep
tember 21, following the parade, was
selected today by a delegation which
included Very Rev. NJ. J. Ripple, O.. P,
the supreme director; p. ]. Haltigan
the president of the Baltimore and
washington archdiocesan union, and
members of the stands committee with
representatives from the office of pub
lie buildings and grounds
The stand will be 80 by 40 feet
and Will include a raised altar from
which benediction will be given by
one OF the American cardinals. In
front of this stand will be a speak
ers' box on which the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company will in
stan ampllfier equipment the same
as was used Il the Inauguration Of
President Harding. These amplifiers
will enable at least 100000 persons
TO hear the speeches distinctly.
Microphones for broadcasting also
VIII be installed on the speakers
stand so that the addresses of Presi-
dent Coolidge, the Supreme Director,
NJ. j. Ripple, o. p, who is a famous
orator, and of Archbishop CurIey, the
offlcIal host, can be heard throuEhout
the country.
Cardinal tn Celebrate Mass.
Mgr. Ripple and members of the
executive committee also were in
conference with Bishop Shahan, rec
tor of the Catholic University, and
selected the location in the stadium
for the altar. on which the pontifical
high mass will be celebrated by Car
dinal Dougherty, and which will be
@oI
the Catholic Church in this country.
Arrangements were also made at this
conference for the other religious ex-
ercises of the convention. including
the celebration of some $50 masses a
day in the new Shrine of the Immacu-
late Conception, the crypt only of
which has yet been completed.
Bishop Shahan and Mgr. Ripple
were much pleased with the arrange
ments that have been made for the
meetings of the Holy Name conven-
ton in the gymnasium. The men Of
st. Anthony's parish. Brookland, have
Mgr. Ripple Returns.
Mgr. Ripple returned to Washing
ton early today from New York
where he attended a roundup meet
ing Of the Holy Name leaders in New
York, Brooklyn and New Jersey
While the reports showed that a
record breaking crowd is coming
from New York the definite numbers
will not be finally known until Sep
tember 13, when a report will be
made to the convention headquarters
here so that reservations can be
made.
Mgr. Ripple said today that report
at the conference yesterday indicated
surprisingly large sale of ticket
in Brooklyn and throughout New
Jersey.
Capt. Harry Walsh. grand marshal
of the parade. had a conference at
the campaign headquarters last night
with his military aides and division
marshals Printed maps were dis
tributed designating the positions
which each marching body is to take
in the parade. One hundred thousand
of these maps will be printed so that
as the marchers arrive at Union Sta
tion and seek information regarding
Where do we go?" they will be hand
ed map showing their exact loca-
ton in the parade
Thirteen of the Is committees in
charge of convention arrangements
are to have group photographs taken
at the headquarters, 1914 Massachu-
setts avenue, Sunday between IL and
o'clock.
Experienced Marchers Enlisted.
The st. Aloysius Church Holy Name
branch has pledged itself to muster
fully 1000 marchers in the parade.
Better known locally as THE Third
Sunday Brigade" the men of st.
Aloysius parish are we'll drilled for
marching and equipped with flags and
banners. having taken part in many
big parades.
Roy NJ. Perry. president of this
branch. will be marshal Of the parish
delegation. assisted by aides with
military training.
The ST. Aloysius unit will be headed
by it's own band of 40 pieces.
The aides to the marshal are: John
J. Fuller, ]. L. Holland. J. T. Lane,
John Dawson. A. j. Gleason, DR.. Will
liam P. Keneally, c. F. Durand, Alo-
ysius Genau. James A. Healy, G. A.
Garner, William A. Holahan, John
Schlesinger, Francis J. White. Louis
J. Nesline, Raphael Bryan. Joseph B.
Fitzgerald, Joseph Nolan, Bernard No
Ian, John Nolan, James Nolan, Gerald
Walsh, Joseph Holloran, Joseph p.
Mulroe, Andrew Bligh, j. p. Collins,
Thomas Kennedy, Sylvester Peck,
Norman Hess, Frank Brahler, Alex
ander Weinberg, Joseph Weinberg,