Evening star., 1927-12-04
PONT|F|CAL MASS
TOBE SUNG At c. u.
Archbishop CurIey Will OFF,
ciate at Celebration OF the
Immaculate Conception.

Archbishop Curley will sing pontifi-
cal mass in the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception at
Catholic University, Thursday, in
celebration of the feast Of the i'm.
maculate conception. The ceremony
will take place at 1890 am, All the
faculties and students of the univer-
sity will be present and the sermon
will he preached by Very Rev. Felix
NJ. Kirsch, o. M. Cap, superior of
the Capuchin Fathers.
DR.. Alexander Souter of the Uni
versity of Aberdeen, Scotland, and a
distinguished Latinist in Great Brit
ain. will deliver a lecture in the as
sembly room of McMahon Hall on
December IA, at pm. His subject
will he Recent Advances in Paleog
raphy." The public is invited.
Altar Enlarged.
The high altar of the crypt of the
National Shrine has been enlarged
by IL statues of the apostles. These
admirable figures are made of ONYX
and are the last ornament OF the
great altar. which draws favorable
comment on the part of numerous
visitors to the crypt. The marble
praedella before the five affairs in the
southern apse has been completed
and the mosaic decoration of these
affairs soon will be in place.
Several valuable gifts have been
made recently to the museum, among
them a silver gilt holy water fount
of the early seventeenth century from
the private museum of Prince Won
Lichtenstein of Vienna. Included
with the recent gifts to the library
is a set of 100 works on the Amer
lean Indians from the museum or
the American Indians in New York
City.
Awarded Medals.
In a recent Judgment of the Beaux
Arts Institute of Design the students
of the Catholic University School of
Architecture were awarded two medals
for the excellence of their problems
submitted in competition with those
from other universities throughout
the country. Only two men from
the school entered the competition
and both were rewarded with medals.
Edwin Chappelier had his drawing
rated the finest of the entire exhibit.
while Donald Johnson was the other
G.. II. man to receive coveted award.
Both Mr.. Chappelier and Mr.. John
son are residents of Washington.
The Washington chapter of the
alumni association gave luncheon
last Friday in honor of the visiting
alumni and the foot ball team of 1927.
The luncheon, held at the Burlington
Hotel, was attended by Bishop Shahan.
rector of the university. Basil Kelly,
president of the local chapter, acted
as chairman at the entertainment.
F. Joseph Donohue. '23, paid a glowing
tribute to Capt. Ray Foley and the
foot ball team that had the day before
conquered George Washington in the
annual Thanksgiving day battle.
Coach McAuliffe. mentor of the foot
ball squad; Judge DeLacy, '98, and
the right reverand rector spoke upon
various phases of university life and
its meaning to the alumni.
Prom Committee Named.
The president of the junior class
recently published the names of the
committee that Is to have charge OF
the junior prom to be held some time
next February. Paschal Ierardi Is
chairman. Others of the committee
are William Weider, Albert Flanagan,
Frank Disch. Russell Juten, John
Tatigian, John Mountain. James Barry
and George Kline. Donald Hayne was
chosen vice president of the Holy
Name Society at a recent meeting of
the class
In accordance with its traditional
custom, the bod Noon Club recently
gave a smoker at College Inn to Of
ficially welcome the new men who
have been invited to become members
of the club. The seven men who ac-
cepted bids from the organization on
TAP Day" November Is, We're Vim
cent Walter, James Blaney, William
Fee, BENJAMIN Sheehan, Joseph FitZ.'
gerald. Walter O'Grady and Albert
Flanagan.