Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
PILGRIMS LEAVE
CH|CAGOFOR HOMES
Officials Announce Decline in
Auto Accidents During Eu-
charistiC Meetings.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. June 26.-Five days OF
spiritual pageantry concluded. thou
sands of the hosts of pilgrims who
came here to attend the twenty-eighth
international Eucharistic Congress de-
parted on special trains for their
homes last night. while Chicago, which
entertained upward Of 100000 Wis
itors during the week, returned to
normal.
Several of the church diSnitaries
will remain here for a few days. but
most of the visitors have left the city
or will have gone by tonight
After a complete check-up yesterday
Il was announced that not single
serious transportation accident had
occurred in the transporting Thurs
day of more than 100000 pilgrims
from Chicago to Mundelein, ILL.,. and
back. Such a record, congress officials
said. had never been approached In
history.
CITY officials said that despite the
vast throngs in the downtown district
automobile accidents during the con-
presS were actually less than before
il, and attributed the fact to the no.
parking regulation in effect in the
downtown district this week.
Cardinal Bon2ano. papal leCate to
the congress. returned TO the home of
Cardinal Mundelein from the Munde'
lein ceremonies yesterday. He will
go to St Louis next week. and return
here for a short visit before going East
to sail for Rome. Cardinal OConnell
of s3oston left by boat with Boston
pilgrims after Thursdays ceremonies.
and Cardinal Dougherty of Philadel'
phia also departed by train for his
home.
SPANS representative, Cardinal
Reig V Casanova, has gone to Toledo
and later will visit Niagara Falls and
Washington, and Cardinal Dubois and
Cardinal Charost of France are on
their way to Montreal. Cardinal
O'Donnell of Ireland and Cardinal Won
Faulhaber of Germany will go with
Cardinal BonZano to St. Louis.
Cardinal Czernoch is going to To-
ledo to be the guest at the golden
jubilee of the oldest Hungarian priest
in the United States. Today Cardinal
Won Faulhaber and Cardinal Piff1 will
participate in a meeting OF German
speaking Catholic organizations in
Springfield. Later Cardinal Pifi will
go to Milwaukee for a visit
Cardinal Hayes OF New lork Is re-
manning here for a few days as the
guest of Cardinal Mundelein. While
St Louis will have at least three OF
the cardinals as its guests, Philadel-
phia. through its mayor. has extended
an invitation 10 all the prelates to at
tend the Sesquicentennial there.
A thousand sons of Ireland includ-
ing many OF Chicagos policemen,
lawyers. Judges and doctors, last night
listened to Cardinal O'Donnell at an
Irish fellowship banquet.
CharacteristiCally the cardinal had
aadifficult time coming and going. He
regarded his auditors not rs Il crowd,
hut as SO many individuals. all of
whom he would have greeted perhaps,
had not his secretary interfered.
Il am very grateful his eminence
said, for the kindness OF this great
city. | am happy TO find the Irish
people so important a factor in the
life of Chicago.
Where there is so much progress
in education. as here. = : always
pleasant to find that generosity had
its roots deep in Irish l.s.u-..'
Mayor Dever and Judge Marcus
kavanagh also spoke.