The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-22

shoulder. The new cardinal kisses
the Pope's hand and foot, rises
and passes on.
Princes of the Church.
Cardinal Hayes and Cardinal
Mundelein are now princes Of the
church. One of them speaks. In
the name OF both he renders thanks.
Inc allocution of the Pope FOL.
lows. With the purple cape over
MS white costume. he sits quietly
upon MS gllded throne and speaks.
occasionally he turns a sheet of
MS manuscript. Little bright and
golden shadows play over the white
dfeSS and the grave gentle face.
Inc voice sounds on. The Pope
speaks of many things. He ex.
horts and pleads and encourages.
AT last he rises and goes away
through the little door, Just to
the left of the throne. And we
wander out through the marble
halls. down the endless stairs.
through the rambling town of the
Vatican, past the medieval guards
and out under the arches, once
into the world and modern ItaIy
again.
1t is over-the second Of the
three impressive rites that raise
prelates to the purple.
Red Hats Bestowed.
Now We come to the grea. day
OF the public consistory. ALWAYS.
or course, in our lamentations. It
IS for us. the 9th day of March
the day for the bestowing os the
great red hats.
We hurry through the brilliant
streets of Rome. We don't dare
loiter on the way, enticed hv this
or that alluring thing. We are
early, but no earlier than The
throngs of people crowding toward
st. Peters.
Through the great pillared porti-
Goes pours the crowd. Into the
basliica drifts a multitude Of people,
come TO see the cOnsistorv held
for the first time in this most
beautiful and most solemn of cath
edral halls.
multitude-papal soldiery, cuiras-
slers, hussars, Swiss with their
pixies, Roman nobility, thronSs of
poor Italians and throngs of Ameri.
cans-for it must be remembered
that this is an exclusively American
function.
Poor Gather Outside,
The poor people are gathered in
the outer halls, patiently waiting
for glimpse of the Popc as he
Is borne through in his high golden
chair.
The procession starts.
preceding II comes figure
clothed in white, bearing aloft a
jeweled cross. Then come the Swiss
Guards In their cleaning uniforms.
The Sistine choir follows, led by
Abbey Perossi. Now come the va.
rlous orders of the Papal court.
Immediately preceding the Pope
are the Noble Guards. At last we
catch sight of the glistening mitre
of gold. The pontiff is borne
through aloft on the sedia gesto-
torla, the chair of state.
From the threats of the wonderful
Sistine choir come translucent notes.
Perhaps 1t is ''Ecce Sacredos Mag.
us'-"Behold the Great Prjest"--
that they are singing. It matters
llttie, except that first one voice
and then another rises clear and
bell-like, filling the /Basilica with
sweet sound. The sound fades and
Impressive Silence.
The most impressive silence fol.
lows: To each of the two new
cardinals there goes an old cardinal.
Eacn IN turn is led UP to the
pointiff sitting in his great golden
chalr. Now a candle Is lighted.
Cardinals Hays and Cardinal
Mundelein each has the purple cowl
or his purple robe lifted up over
ms head. Each in turn kneels and
kisses the Pape's hand and foot and
receives the Papal embrace. Then
separately they advance to receive
the red hat. the symbol of the
cAf0lnalate. Over the head of each