Evening star., 1925-11-26

Independence and the United states
Constitution, founded and perpetuated
by a common American ancestry
drawn from every creed and race, was
the plea of Rev. Charles Lyons, S. j.,
president of Georgetown University,
at the annual panAmerican mass,
held at ST. Patricks Church this
morning.
Calling attention of the distin-
guished diplomats and officials VINO
attended the service to the prosperity
of the pan-American nations, and par
ticularly the United States, Father
Lyons urged a respect for the laws of
the land and a proper realization of
the obligations that go with consi-
tutional government.
Differences Minimized.
The differences of opinion that come
among the people of Nation of no.
100000 people were minimiZed by the
speaker in stressing the common
heritage that bound all the people of
the Nation, that of having been
fashioned by the same God, of the
same destiny after life and of the
great benefits of a constitutional gov
ernment and a charter of liberty
who came from all parts of the world
and which is based on mutual under
standing, tolerance. good will and a de-
Siresfor human liberty.
Declaring that the two great char
ters of American liberty must be trans
mitted to future generations preserved
as they now are, Father Lyons urged
that the children of the Nation he
made to realize the responsibility o.
foti
less heritage, that they know better
their God and know better their fell
low men.
Most Nations Represented.
Almost every South and Central
American nation was represented at
the service.
Scores of members of the diplomatic
corps, members of the United States
Supreme Court, of Congress. generals,
admirals and local officials joined the
hundreds of persons who crowded the
church at the brilliant annual service.
which is held in thanksgiving for the
peace and prosperity that has con-
tinued to bless the members of the
Pan-American Union.
Promptly at 1870 the procession of
the full vested choir and altar boys,
followed by the celebrant and officers
of the mass and Archbishop Fuma-
son- -Biondi. the apostolic delegate.
and Archbishop Curley of Baltimore,
in their ceremonial robes. filed out of
the rectory into the church between
the guard of honor formed by the
cadets of St. Johns College.
Archbishop Presides.
Archbishop Curley presided at the
mass and Right Rev. Mgr. George \.
Dousherty, vice rector of the Catholic
University, was celebrant. Rev.
Thomas Lee was deacon, and Rev. |.
Mitchell Cartwright was subdeacon.
Rev. F. J. Hurney and Rev. John X.
Cartwright were masters of cere-
monies.
The church was decorated with
hanging flags of each of the nations
member of the Pan-American Union,
and the music of the mass was taken
from compositions by Pan-American
composers. The Ave Maria" by f.
de Larati of Chile was sung, as well
as the Ave Maria" by Alexandra
Cleto Monestel of Costa Rica. The
"Kyrie," second mass, and the
"Gloria,' second mass, sung, were both
by Monestel.
Following the mass the diplomats
and distinguished visitors were enter
tanned at a luncheon at the rectory as
guests of Mgr. c. F. Thomas. pastor
of st. Patrick's.
Among the guests who attended the
service were: Senor Don Beltran
Mathieu. Amba ssador Of Chile; Senior
Honorio Pueyrredon. Ambassador of
Argentina: Dr. Herman Nelarde. Am
bassador of Peru; Senor G. GurGel do
Amaral, Ambassador of Brazil: Senior
Don Francisco Sanchez Latour, Min
lister of Guatemala; Senior DIR. Don
Ricardo j. Alfaro, Minister of Pan
ANA, Senior Don J. Rafael Oreamuno
d'affaires ad interim of Cuba; DIR. Dor
Ricardo Jaimes Freyre, Minister OF
Bolivia; Senior Hannibal Price, Min
lister of Haiti; Senor Luis Bogran
Minister of Honduras; the charge
d'affaires ad interim of Nicaragua
Senior Don Arturo Padro, charge
d'affaires ad Intern of Cuba; DR.. Dor
Hector David Castro, charge d'af
faires ad interim Of Salvador; DR.. Fran
cisco Gerardo Yanes, charge d'affaires
ad interim of Venezuela: Senor Dor
Juan Barberis, charge d'affaires ad in
terim of Ecuador: Senior Juan V. Ra
mireZ, charge daffaires ad interim
of Paragua DR.. l.. S. Rowe, director
of the Pan-American Union; Associate
Justice Pierce Butler of the United
States Supreme Court mad Mrs. But
Ter, Commissioner Cuno Fl. Rudolph
Justice and Mrs. F. A. Siddons o.
the Ditrict Supreme Court, Senator
and Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst, Represen
tative and Mrs. John 2. Hill, Maj
Gen. and Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Maj
Gen. TaSker H. Bliss, Admiral ant