Evening star., 1926-06-17
WELCOME
CARDINAL BONzANO
Michigan Boulevard in Chi
Cago Lined for 3 Miles in
Greeting to PreIateS.
By the Associated Press.

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BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 17.-More than
100000 people, massed for 3 miles
along Michigan boulevard. gave Car
dinal Bonzano, papal legate to next
weeks Eucharistic Congress. roar
ing and colorful welcome to the Mid
die West today.
AS the brilliant procession, Of which
the legate and eight other cardinals
were the central figures, passed down
the weaving lane of humanity from
the Illinois Central station to the Holy
Name Cathedral, the crowds were or.
derly. save for an occasional outburst
of excessive enthusia SIN, when groups
swept through the lines in attempts
to get near enough to the representa-
tive of the Pope to kiss his ring.
So dense were the thronGs in
Michigan boulevard as the procession
left the railway station that the line
was halted several times to give the
police opportunity TO regain control
of the cheering hosts.
Scores Fall to Knees.
More than an hour and a half was
required for the car bearing the papal
legate and Cardinal Mundelein to
move over the three1mile route to the
Cathedral of the Holy Name.
Thousands doffed hats as the pro
cession passed. and hundreds bowed
to receive the pontifical blessing. A
half dozen times the legate's car was
stopped until the crowds were salts
fed. Scores fell on their knees be.
side the car. Many besieged the ma
chine in an attempt to kiss the he
gates ring. Four motor cycle police
the car were unequal to
the crush of enthusiastic men and
women who struggled for the privi,
lege of touching the scarlet robes of
the legate.
Priests in black cassocks. bishops
in purple and several hundred lay.
men, including city officials, in formal
dress and<silk hats. greeted the car
dinals, ,fobed in their ecclesiastical
red, as they alighted from the train.
Met by lAcolytes.
In the sea of humanity surrounding
the station were thousands of flags
in the papal white and gold. set off by
as many emblems of the Stars and
Stripes.
More than a thousand white -gloved
firemen. a detail of mounted police
and a unit of more than 1000 Fourth
Degree members of the knights of
Columbus. in full ceremonial uniform.
preceded the cardinals cars through
the surging lanes to the cathedral
At the entrance of the Cathedral.
Cardinal Bonzano was met by four
n 10 ot n ;1l
ceous canopy over the legate as he
walked solemnly through the crowded
nave to the sanctuary where he gave
thanksgiving for his safe arrival from
Rome.
Behind the cardinal in the Cathe.
dral procession was Leopold Zunini,
the Italian consul general In Chicago
After escorting the vicar of the
Pope to the cardinals throne to the
right of the altar. Cardinal Munde-
lein entered the pulpit to extend his
formal welcome.
So dense were the crowds and so
excited were the cheering thousands,
that the police lines crumpled for
nearly two blocks in the vicinity of
the Art Institute as the procession of
cardinals and their escorts moved
northward along the boulevard be-
decked with the papal colors of white
and gold and the national colors of
red, white and blue.
When the police Gordon broke. the
throngs flowed into the boulevard
halting the parade. The spectators.
like waves. rushed forward to the
middle of the street. all apparently
intent on approaching the car of the
papal legate as close as possible
Only the brandishing of police clubs
in vigorous fashion and the smashing
of few straw hats put the police in
control again and cleared the way for
the procession.
At the cathedral Cardinal Munde-
lein welcomed the papal legate as
the flrst personal representative of
the Pope ever ''to place foot on the
shores of the United States"
I'VE welcome you because you rep
resent the successor of ST. Peter in
person during these great and joyous
days of the Eucharistic Congress; but
we welcome you, too. for your own
sake and the place you hold in our
affection and our regard
Cardinal Mundelein addressed the
legate with the title Most eminent
lord cardinal legate."
Cites Spirit of Friendship.
THE time is drawing near for
which we have been preparing for
many months, the hour when we open
the greatest religious ceremony this
country of ours has even seen. In.
deed, there Is no event of greater
Importance that can occur in our
midst. even in the future, for 1t
marks Christ's triumphal entry for
the first time into an American city.
ITO add to the solemnity, our breth-
rem from the ranks of the hierarchy
and clergy. as we'll as the laity, have
come to take part in our celebration.
Even those not Of our faith have put
aside all selfish or partisan considera-
ton and have accorded to us and to
our guests a friendliness and cordi.
ality such as has never been evidenced
before in our history.
Pleased With Coming.
yet there would have been some
thing lacking to our joy and festivity
on this occasion were it without the
active participation of the head and
father of the great Catholic family, of
him who is Christs vicar here on
earth.
Il need not emphasize the satisfac.
ton your coming here as the legate of
the Sovereign Pontiff gives to my own
people. No history of the diocese of
Chicago can ever be written in which
the name of Cardinal Bonzano will
not find a lasting remembrance"
After bestowing his blessing upon
the worshipers. Cardinal Bonzano
WIS driven to the archepiscopal resi-.
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