The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-24

tribute to the blessed sacrament oi
their faith.
They crowded and pushed along the
grave! highways of the seminar;
grounds in ever swelling numbers
finding places where they could under
the trees and along the flowered
shores of the placid lake.
Purple-clad mOnsignori. brown
habited monks, nuns in black and
white were mingled with soldiers in
Khaki and sprpliced "riests in the
early thrones of lay pilgrims.
At 8 o'clock, footholds for stand
ing room were at Il premium for
acres on either side of the chapel
In the great throngs, umbrellas were
raised against the burning sun, but
the majority of the spectators scorn-
ed such trifles as sunburn or sun
stroke and gave themselves only to
the once-in-a-lifetime scene before
them.
A Beautiful Setting
High above all was the church spire
pointing the eyes Of the thousands
Of pilgrims to the skies and topped
by cross that, in the sunlight,
looked as though wrought Of burnish-
ed gold. Before the crowd lay the
glittering waters Of the Lake Of st.
Mary surrounded by, undulating hill
sides of green sward and of leafy
groves that swayed gently in the
morning breeze.
A concrete pier extending into the
lake squarely in front Of the chapel
was packed solidly two hours before
the services began.
Traffic Well Handled
Despite the tremendous crowd. the
police and national guardsmen ap-
parently wtfeS experiencing no great
difficulty in directing the traffic.
Automobiles were not permitted with
in a mile of the seminary and the
throngs moved freely in the vast
grounds. Three miles of rope in sew
eral strands marked off the sanctuary
and the clergy area.
More than $500 men patrolled the
grounds and the contiguous high
ways.
Fourteen hundred national guards
men, more than 600 Chicago police
and 100 state highway police aided
county authorities in moving the
throngs.
An hour in advance Of the begin
ming of the mass nearly every foot of
the ratings Of the white pcristyles
stretching around to the rear and
back Of the chapel was black with
spectators, not one of whom could
catch the smallest glimpse of the
ceremonies. Nevertheless. this por-
tion Of the crowd waited patiently for
what could be witnessed in the pro-
cession after the mass.
Want Glimpse Of Ostens0rium
One of the chief things which the
crowds Of pilgrims fwere most anxious
to catch sight of was the silver osten-
sorium, which had been brought spe-
cially from Rome to inclOse the
Eucharist in the final services.
So richly 0rnamented was the silver
receptacle that its weight made neces-
sary . supporting brand to be passed
around the scarlet cape of Cardinal
Bonzano as he held it aloft for the
multitude to adore the consecrated
wafer within. The ostensorium was
80 made that not only was the
Eucharist protected from every pos
sible harm, but was also exposed to
the full view Of the worshipping thou
sands that bowed and knelt before It
as it passed In the professional
course.
A half hour before the mass began,
crowds forming . semi-circle q half
mile deep pressed in toward the open
air cathedral. The official announcer
of the congress declared that between
zoo, 900. and 100000 persons were on
Tia grounds.