The Washington times., 1924-09-22
10000 MARCH
IN GIANT
PARADE
Holy Name Men Brave Rain
for Cross and Flag.
Coolidge Speaks

rain more than $4,000 Catholic men
Of the Holy Name Society followed
the cross and the nag to the wash
ington Monument grounds yester-
day In or Of Washington's great
est parades and in the largest re-
hgious demonstration this city has
ever witnessed. !,
The procession ended on the soak.
ing sod Of the Washington sMonil.
rnent grounds where President Cool.
idge extolled religious freedom to
the dripping throng where Car
dinal O'Connell, pApal representa-.
tive, blessed the raen--and where
the laassed ranks raiead mighty
voice In singing .E1oly Goa. we
Praise Thy Name.
Although banners hung Imply
from their standards and the un.
friendly rain, beat In the Inarchers'
faces, the unbrokAn lines swung
along Pennsylvania avenue to their
goal. Beneath the trees which
shade the sidewalks Of that thor,
oughfare the onlookers stood through
the hours to watch. Umbrellas
showed their tops like vAri-colore6
bed Of mushrooms.
Cheers and handclApping from
the curbs put spirit into the march
Ing man. Many Thousands Of those
who parGded had come from cities
just outside the classif ication Of
nearby" on excursion trains. They
were tired from waiting for the
procession to start, and wet, be.
sides, But they showed spirit.
Bands stationed on street CORNERS
adjacent to the avenue relieved the
musical units In the marching lines.
There was no lack Of music. al.
though little, IL any, could be labeled
az Of q popular, secular variety.
Sullivan In Lead.
It was shortly. after 1890 when
the low mist snveloping the Capitol
divided to show Major Daniel sulli.
van and fifteen selected mounted
policemen at the head Of the process.
sion. Trcnnt that time until almost
$50. the Holy Name men passed the
reviewing stand at the Treasury,
barring their heads to the dignitaries
of Church and State who stood
therein.
Through capable handling. he
stops in the march were very few.
In order 70 avoid halts, the paradera
executed oblique movements in their
course along the avenue.
Washington ana Baltimore, clos.
ing the parade in the order named.
and each about 10000 men in line.
Butler Here with Men.
Cheering greeted the sight Of
more than 1000 New York police
men, one OF the first marching
bodies. The Philadelphia police, led
by Brigadier General Smedley But.
Ter, brought forth more applause.
In the reviewing stand were Car.
dinal O'Connell, the District Com.
missioner, the Very Reverend M. j.
Ripple. o. p, national director OF
the society: Monsignor Pietro Fuma.
soni'Biondi, papal delegate to the
United States Mansienors Splain
and Haberlin; Secre larry Of the Navy
Wilbur, Mrs. Wilbur and their two
children: Admiral e. w. Eberly.
chief Of naval operations, and Just
Ice w. p. Stafford, Of the District
Supreme Court.
Praise From Coolidge.
Far more than 100000 persons
Monument Grounds TO hear PreSi
dent Coolidge's. address. Millions
more heard him via radio.
He upheld civil, political, and re-
ligious liberty as the essence OF
freedom"
Our. Constitution guarantees IL
fully, completely, and adequately"
he declared.
: He told the vast gathering that
"by maintaining a society to pro
you are performing q pious and a
without the protection Of the
law and the imposition Of ita
authority" the President said
liberty disappears, and property
vanishes. This 10 anarchy.
"The forces Of darkness are
travelling in that direction. But this
spirit Of America turns lie face
toward the light.
"Rhat spirit. / have taitA, will
prevail. America 10 going to aban.
don its principles or desert ite
they are built win remain firm
Shortly after the reviewing stand
was full, Grand Marshall Harry "A
Walsh saluted and passed ny. Hun.
dredS Of clerical delegates to the
convention approached. From their
ranks came Father Ripple, who
joined the reviewing officials.
Archbishop Curley also left the
Tsfp "A -
the stand. The New York police,
and the Metropolitan traffic squad,
followed along and were commented
upon as one Of the best bodies in
the procession. The New York
posteffice branch Of the HOly Name
Society passed on. In mass lorna.
ton.
New York, Brooklyn, Buffalo,
diocese with 10000; Newark, At.
lantic City, Detroit, Boston--on
they marched in apparently cease
less motion.
Formally ALFRED
Boston and Wilmington were
amcng the best turned.out units in
the parade. Bostonss members, in
honor. Of Cardinal O'Connell, were
attired In formal morning dress
and each wore Q red carnation.
st. Patrick's branch of Whining.
ton was dres1ed In dark blue suits
with gray hats and all carried light
walking sticks.
Forty-two Washington parishes
were represented. st. Paui's men
were headed by their pastor, Mon.
signor James #. Maclin, who re.
ceived cheers throughout the
parade. The Third Sunday Brigade
OF Sc. Augustus Church turned out
In full force, stretching over two
city blocks. The men carried Amer.