Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-22
FULLY 10000 PLAN
TO VISIT SHRINE
K. of c. Announce Plans for
Great Catholic Assem-
bIage Sunday.

Tho biggest extra university assem-
blaze ever held II the now Shrine ~
iIe Immaculate Conception ON she
Catholic University grounds is -
take place SUNDAY night. when NOR
than ",o"n knights of Columbus in
tHr District "t Columbia. and lar""
r legations from tho surrounding 90"
1ij"ry. win attend m annual vespcr
~rrvicc. It l. calculated that more
tN-n l".n"n person viii visit the new
Shrine SUNDAY, work ON which is he.
Ing rushed in preparation tor tn"
kri-hts celebration.
~. hbiShop CurIey win preside at
the vespCr service and Bishop Sha-
han. rector Of the Catholic University,
viii puntiilCatC at Tie solemn pontiti.
ii verpers Very Rev. ISnatius Smith.
g. T.. prior of the dominican House
81 Studies. will deliver the discourse.
arranged by Local X. OF {.
The event is Icing ;:rran-ed by the
Washington Chapter OF the knights OF
Columbus. Invitations To more than
500 church diGniturie" and members
%" the clergy have a. en- sent out BY
l;cv. Joseph y. Guchley. chaplain OF
-: thu Washington chapter. who is
pastor "t 1t. Francj- Xavier church:
.',mcs r. Ryan. chairman of the
Washington rhtpte~. and James =.
Sullivan. state '.>rury.
Thi- i The hr-t event ri its kind
cv~- held ~ rnr new brine. which
e h~n completed viii hc ono Of the
80 q. churc'le- "f The world. Tn
Fourth DEGREE IT til knights Of 20
l'Imhu we're \ guard II honor At 1hc
l,.in: # The corno~ tone Of the
-hrir~. md the order nov has i largo
r'i,lh-r If -ch"lGr .hj's u the unl-
v~"-ir,
To have the Yet uncnmpI"ted crypt
~ the shrine in the host p"s-iblc
yh nc f"r this great gathering, Rev.
u. E""usrd \. N'l\enna has been
hnvlN- work rushed during the last
month. The tile floor will he in place
nd The new section of the transient
which Will eventually be :: library and
;rt gallery uf most noted works on
n" immaculate conception. will be
- 10y L. accommodate the largest
n'tsihlc number Of visitors. Specil1
arrangements have been made fo-
street car and huS service from all
III The more than so catholic parishes
in Washington. and abundanl park
in- space for automobiles has been
provided.
Priests in attendance.
Quoted At 80 O'Clock in the crypt of
the shrine. where Is marble affairs
with costly mosaic inlays. already
have been erected. Archbishop Cur
ley will preside or the throne in the
metropolitan chair
Bishop Shahan Will pontificate as
celebrant of pohtiticial vespers The
archbishop will have as chaplains
Right Rev. Mgr. George DouShertv.
vice rector of the Catholic Cniver-
sity. and Right Rev. Mgr. Edward
Pace. director of studies AZ the uni
versity and president of the Assoc
citation of American Universities.
The deacon of the vesDer services
will he Rev. James Connell. pastor
of the Immaculate Conception parish
and the subdeacon will he Rev. John
Mcnamara. pastor of st. Gahriels
parish.
Rev. Francis X Cavanagh of St.
Martins parish and state cha pla in
Of the knights OF Columbus will be
assistant priest at the throne.
Music will be by the university
choir. emhra cling male voices from
more than % colleges of various
religious orders clustered about the
university. under the direction of DR..
DC Loncchant.
The procession will form at Cald-
well Hall on the university grounds.
Following the clergy. more than 500
Of whom are to attend. the Fourth De
gree of the knights of Columbus in
full reCalia will he the official escort
tn Archbishop Curley. Bishop Shahan
and other church diGnita ries
The Knights of Columbus unit Of
lHy students at the university will
act as i reception committee.