Evening star., 1929-12-01
GU. OOBSERvE
FEAST DAY SUNDAY
Solemn PontitcaI Mass Will
Be Celebrated in Crypt
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of National Shrine.

The Feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton of the Blessed Virgin, which is the
patronal feast of Catholic University.
will be observed at the university next
Sunday morning. Solemn pontifical
mass will be celebrated in the crypt of
the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception at 1890 am. by the chan
cellor Of the university Most Rev.
Michael j. Curley, archbishop of Balti-
more. The sermon will be preached by
Right Rev. Maurice F. McAuliffe, titular
Bishop of Derco. auxiliary to the Bishop
of Hartford. The mass will be preceded
by an academic procession of the stu
dent body and members of the faculty,
which will leave Caldwell Hall at 10:15
O'Clock. A choir composed of members
of the afhliated religious houses will
chant the responses to the mass.
Honor for DIR. Mccormick.
The insignia of domestic prelate will be
conferred on the Very Rev. Patrick ]. Nc
Cormick, head of the department Of edu-
cation of the university, during the cere-
monies. DR.. Mccormick has been aSso-
ciated with the university for many years
A native of Connecticut. he was ordained
in the cathedral at Hartford in 1904.
He received his theological training at
the Catholic University and was grad
uated S. T. L. in 1908. For a number
of years he served in Hartford as do
cesan superintendent OF schools. In
1910 DR.. Mccormick returned to the
university as instructor in the depart
the Catholic Sisters College and is the
author of one of the best known works
on the history of education. He has
been identified with the Catholic Edu-
cational Review since its inception. He
was one Of the founders of the Catholic
Sisters College and q member OF the
original faculty.
A Catholic University faculty banquet
will be held at pm. Tuesday in the
Chinese room of the Mayhower Hotel.
The event will be purely social oc-
casion and present indications are that
practically the entire faculty body will
attend. Wives and friends of fac
ulty members, as well as many distin-
glished guests, also are to attend. The
rector of the university. Mgr. James
Hugh Ryan. will be the guest of honor
and deliver a brief address of greeting.
An excellent musical program has been
arranged, including quartet and four
soloists. A faculty reception committee
win be composed of Rev. Dr. William j.
Kerby. Rev DR.. Peter Guilday, Rev. DR..
Nicholas A. Weber. DR.. Daniel w. Shea,
DR.. and Mrs. william H. DeLacy, DR..
and Mrs. Aubrey E. Landry, DR.. and
Mrs. Hardee ChambliSs, Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Weschler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Borden, DR.. and Mrs. James
J. Heyden, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis H. Crook.
Series Of Public Lectures.
A program of eight lectures, seven
of which are yet to be heard, consti-
tutes the first series of public lectures
to be given this Winter at the Catholic
University. The schedule, as an
nounced by Mgr. Ryan, contains the
names of eminent scholars and diplo-
mats, all authorities in their respective
fields. 1t follows:
Tomorrow evening william F. Schill-
ing, member Of the Federal Farm
Board, will speak on 1.-The Federal Farm
Board and Cooperative Marketing"
Monday, December o, Chau-chu-Wu,
Minister of China. will lecture on a
: topic which Ne has not yet definitely
stated.
December Is, John George Bucher
Of the Bureau of Commercial Econo-
mics. will speak on Modern Germany"
January 6, william F. Montavon of
the National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence will discuss Church and State in
Modern Mexico"
January 13. Rev. DR.. John M. Cooper
of the Catholic University will speak on
The Origin and Early History of Re-
ligion."
January 20, Charles P. Neill, econo-
mist, will speak on Economic Progress"
January 81, Senor Orestes Ferrara,
Ambassador of Cuba, will talk on The
Evolution of Dominant Civilizations"
All Of these lectures will be given on
Monday evenings at S:15 o'clock and
all will be open and free to the general
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torium of Mcmahon Hall. The first
of this series of lectures was delivered
last Monday evening in McMahon Hall
by DR.. Samuel Flagg Bemis, whose
topic was Hunting American History
In Foreign Capitals"