Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05

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whispers or did not speak at ALL They
murmur from inside.
They could visualize the relative posi-
ton OF the three personages within.
BESIDE the papal throne two chairs had
peen placed, one on each side. The
hlng sat on the right, the Queen on
the left.
Pope Presented to Minister.
The door opened. The little groun
outside marched in. The King pre-
Sented to the Pope the minister of for
elgn affairs, Grand, and then the
members of his court.
The audience over, the Pope walked
part OF the way to the door with the
King and the Queen. The royal pair
carried precious religious gifts presented
by the pontiff.
After leaving the pontifical apart
mentS, their majeSties went with their
party, always escorted by a group of
eccleslaStics, to the Office of Cardinal
GaSparrl, papal secretary of state, who.
with Mussollni, was given most credit
for bringing about the settlement of the
Roman question.
Cardinal GaSparri, dressed in his pur-
pie robes, met them in the first room of
ms apartments. The greetings between
the royal pair and the cardinal were
simpler than those between the soy
ereigns and the Pope.
With Secretary Short Time.
The cardinal escorted the royal party
to his reception room, where took place
the various presentations and introduce
lions or the respective stats. Thanking
cardinal GaSparri were Mgr PiZzardo.
secretary for extraordinary ecclesiastical
affairs, and Mgr. Ottaviani, Pizzardo's
assistant.
The meeting with Gasparri did not
last so long or involve so much cere-
mony as that with the Pope. The SOW
ereigns left the secretary of states
apartments after some minutes and de-
scended to the basilica of st. Peters.
passing through the ducal hall and the
royal hall.
Cardinal Merry Del Val, high priest
OF the basilica, met the party on the
threshold Of the great church and Of
Iered the sovereignS the holy water.
Ihen the procession went to the altar
Oh tne sacrament, to the papal altar and
10 the grotto. Before the baldachino
dIIdr' IN practically the center of the
catnedral, the sovereigns and their
party knelt and worshiped at the tomb
OF the apostles, where st. Peter. prede-
cessor OF the Pope they had just visited,
is buried.
Ceremony on Return.
The sovereigns left the basilica
through the Sacflsty. Their carriages
and the royal bodyguard of cuirassiers
were awaiting them. They were es-
corted to the boundary of the Vatican
City by the papal dignitaries with the
same ceremony with which they had
been received.
The return journey to the Quirinal
followed the same route, the people
| cheering their King and Queen again
10 the echo. AT the Quirinal Palace
the soVereigns dismounted and artillery
men gave them final salute.
Cardinal GaSparri returned the visit
OF the soVere1gnS, going to the Quirinal
Palace shortly after the arrival of the
King and Queen from the Vatican.
AT this mornings historic visit the
Pope gave the King a box of precious
wood in case of white leather contain
ing four Illustrated volumes of the Vati-
can collection of coins, King Victor
Emmanuel being an enthusiastic mn
mlsmatist; and a leather case contain
ing three medals of gold, silver and
prone commemorative the visit. The
PontlH gave the Queen a mosaic re-
production of picture of the Madonna
Delia Sedia copied from Raphael's Ma
uoIlHa IN the Chigi Palace and also a
rosary OF precious stones set in gold.
Wished Each Other Well.
King Victor Emmanuel gave the Pope
pectoral cross studded with Jewels and
also little crucifix, which is believed to
have belonged to the venerable Clotilde
OF the House of Savoy.
Their majesties and his holiness in
their conversation, it was learned
wished each other well and congratu-
lated each other over settlement of the
difficulties between the church and the
Italian state. Both the King and the
Pontif said they were certain the set.
tlement would be mutually advan.
tageous.
The party entered the Vatican CITY al
1879 am, and left at 1874 pm. They
started earlier than had been expected
and were whisked through the streets sc
fast many did not recognize the pro-
| cession.