The Washington times., 1924-10-04
HlL|GS WILL
DEDICATE
STADIUM
One of Americas Finest to Be
Opened With Speech BY
Secretary Wilbur

The new stadium OF Catholic
University, a mammoth concrete
football bowl with capacity OF
10000 persons. viii be dedicated
formally and opened in Brookland,
ID. g., this afternoon.
The stadium viii be offered to
the citizens and organizations Of
I Washington Tor any civic or athletic
! purposes
A brief dedicatory program, with
Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur as
4 principal speaker, is planned, to be
, followed by a football game between
Catholic University and the Marine
eleven from Quantico.
Parade Is Planned.
/, The exercises will be preceded by
, q parade OF 1000 marines into the
stadium. The Devil Dogs will de-
i train from railroad trains at the
south entrance Of the stadium. A
1 100rpiece band will lead the parade.
q University officials, baseball fans
I like every other resident Of Wash
! ington, announce that details of the
world series baseball game witt be
broadcast through amplifi4rs placed
In the center OF the field ut certain
intervals during the afternoon.
I Plans to broadcast the exercises
have been announced, university
officials having consented TO turn
over the radio facilities, placed at
their disposal recently. to baseball
4 authorities.
Vincent L. Toomey, president OF
the Catholic University Alumni As
ISOLATION, and chairman of the COM
mittec In charge pf the dedication,
VIII make brief opening address.
He viii present the Right Reverend
/ Thomas ]. Shahan, rector Of the
University, who will make an ad-
/ dress of welcome to the thousands
/, attending the dedication.
Lejeune to Raise Flag.
h Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur
5 viii follow with the dedicatorv
speech. Major General John A. Lee
I jeune, commandant of the United
/. States Marine Corps, will raise the
Stars and Stripes over the stadium.
This program is expected to con-
sumo about forty-five minutes.
The football game win then get
under way. During Time GU"
/. periods, a large rolling platform,
equipped with amplifiers, will be
\ placed in the field and details Of
the baseball game broadcast. In
addition, score by innings will he
posted on the football scoreboard.
It win be colorful gathering at
tending the opening. The Moss Rev
7 erend NJ. j. Curley, Archbishop of
Baltimore; Archbishop Funlasoni.
Biondi, apostolic delegate to the
United States, clergymen Of this
! city, prominent business and pro-
fessional men and others viii he
among the honor guests Several
score seats have been reserved for
members Of the diplomatic corps.
More than 700 members OF the
alumni association are In Washing
ton for the dedication.
u Marines to Attend.
The marines who will attend the
game will be in charge of Brigadier
General Dion Williams, commandment
Of Quantico, and his aides. The fol-
lowing military and naval officers
will be in attendancek
Brigadier General Rufus II. Lane,
Major General Ely Cole, Brigadier
n General Logan Feland, Admiral Ed.
! ward W. Eberle, Admiral William s.
i Benson, Bngadier General Dennis
4 Nolan and Lieutenant Colonel C. D.
Sheriff..
The entire student body Of Cath.
ole University viii form a cheering
aection in part of the south stands
Several thousand girls from Trinity
I College and other girl schools about
the city VIII occupy seats in the
stands.
Final details for today's exercise
were perfected at a smoker given by
the alumni association last night
Bishop Shahan, members OF the fac
ulty and others were guests OF
honor.
Stadium One Of the Finest.
The new stadium, which win make
Washington one of Americas foot
I ball 'centers. is 500 feet long and 40(
feet wide, measured from the inside
cage OF the stands. 1t is at present
OF horseshoe design. The south enc
races the railroad station. The seat
ing capacity at present Il 81 900
while 10000 may stand upon tho
roadway at its rim and see all r,lays
The capacity of the stadium can be
doubled in three days notice. Wher
completed, the stadium viii sea-
/. 10000. $50
The stadium is Of concrete and
compares favorably with the var
DoWi and other large football stad
iums. IT has an artistic front. and
- equipped with spacious dressine
rooms, for the university's athIetiT.
association, built infieid .holIsea
shower baths, dressing rooms ana
ticket offices. Three wears ha vo
been spent In building the stadium.
and It will be eighteen months ba'
Tore the work is finished. with fhe
possibility Of the Army and NAVY
football game beng held In the
stadium next fall, work il beinr
rushed on the structure.
Members Of the alumni associa.
ton started the movement Tor fhe
stadium with contributions. Gradu
ate engineers OF the university nIan.
ned and erected the structure.
Officers Of the COMMITTEES a.
charge OF the dedication include.
Mr.. Toomey. chairman; Clarence e.
Martin, president Of the West Vir.
Einia State Bar Association. Josenh
u. Gamer, mayor Of Providerca.
Francis p. Guilfoy, mayor of Wafer.
bury; Arthur d. Mcguire. William
g. Walsh, judge Of the fifth iudiciaI
district Of Maryland, and Professor
Louis II. Crook, of the university
faculty, vice chairman, and Eugene
A..