Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
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Sd HOMECOMING
Week End Celebration Pro-
gram Calls for Varied En-
tertainment of Visitors.

The third annual home coming week
end will be celebrated at the Catholic
University the last two days OF this
week Henry j. Conner, president OF
the local chapter of the Lay Alumni
Association, announces program re-
plete with many forms OF entertainment
for students and visiting alumni alike.
A large number of alumni already have
Signified their intention OF being pres
ert at the celebration.
The highliRhts of the week end Will
be the pep meeting Friday evening, to
be attended by faculty members,
coaches, the alumni and student BODY;
the home coming game between Catholic
University and Duquesne Saturday art
ernoon in the university stadium and
an informal alumni dance Saturday
evening at the Hamilton Hotel.
The program Of events follows: Fri
day. 3 pm, registration Of alumni begins
at the booth In the gymnasium; pm,
a general pep meeting in Mcmahon
Hall: PM. smoker for members OF
the national alumni at L'Aiglon, Eight
zenith street and Columbia road.
Alumni Banquet Saturday.
Saturday, 1890 am. in the university
stadium there will be a foot ball game
between La Sale Prep School of Cum
beralnd, Md. and the University Frosh;
at noon club alumni members will be
entertained at luncheon to be given
by the bod Noon Club. In the bod Noon
House on the campus; at pm. the
varsity game with Duquesne. which is
the alma mater Of Mgr. James Hugh
Ryan, rector of the university, begins in
the stadium; at $50 pm. an alumni
banquet will be held at the Burlington
Hotel on Vermont avenue. The rector
and members OF the faculty will attend
the banquet. The alumni dance, which
IS to bring the celebration to close,
will be held in the Hamilton Hotel,
beginning at 9 pm. The alumni
committee on arrangements for home
coming week is composed of DR.. John
j. Clarke, chairman; Edmund Lafond,
John P. Prior and Edward LeaSure.
Director of Athletics and Head Foot
Ball Coach John B. McAuliffe was the
guest of honor last Thursday at the
weekly luncheon held by the local
chapter Of the Lay Alumni Association
at the Hamilton Hotel Mr.. McAuliffe
spoke informally about the athletic
situation at present and the prospects
for the future.
Right Rev. Mgr. George A. Dougherty.
controller of the university, who died
October 10, through his will, bequeathed
his estate to the Catholic University Of
America After making provision for
his sister, Sister AsSumpta, member
of the Holy Cross Order, and several
relatives, he established a fund to be
known as the George A. Dougherty
Foundation, for defraying expenses of
public lectures. conferences or sermons
on subjects to be designated by author
tiles of the university.
For many years the public lectures
of the university attracted many Of
the most important figures of the
political. social and diplomatic life OF
the Capital to Brookland. Under Mgr
Ryan the custom was re-establiShed, and
last year two splendid series of lee
lures were given.
Trustees Meet Tuesday.
The trustees of the university will
hold their regular Fall meeting at the
university on Tuesday morning, after
which they will go in body to Balti-
more to attend the dedication OF st.
Mary's Seminary.
The annual meeting of the American
Catholic hierarchy will take place at
the university this week. The session
will be held Wednesday and Thursday
in the Mullen Library and win be at
tended by more than 20 Catholic prel-
stes. Those who have already signi-
fed their intention Of being present are
Cardinal O'Connell of Boston, Cardinal
Dougherty of Philadelphia and Cardinal
Mundelein of Chicago, Archbishops
Curley Of Baltimore, Hanna Of San
Francisco, Glennon of ST. Louis and
McNicholas of Cincinnati. Bishop Alt
hof Of Belleville. III; Bishop Barry Of
burgh, Bishop Busch of st. Cloud,
MINI; Bishop Byrne of Galveston,
Bishop Daniel j. Curley Of Syracuse,
Bishop Drun1m Of Des Moines Bishop
Dunn of New York, Bishop Finnigan of
Helena, Mont; Bishop F1tzmaurice Of
Wilmington, Bishop F7oersh Of Louis
vile, Bishop Gallagher of Detroit,
Bishop Cannon of Erie, Bishop Glib
bons Of Albany. Bishop Hafey of Ra-
Bishop Hoban of Rockford, Bishop
Johannes of Kansas City, Bishop Kelley
OF Boise. Bishop Kelly of Winona,
Bishop Keyes of Savannah, Bishop
Lawler OF Lead s. OAK; Bishop Ledvina
of Corpus Christi, Bishop LilliS of Kan
sns City, Bishop Lynch OF Dallas,
Bishop Mahoney of Sioux Falls, Bishop
McDevitt Of Harrisburg. Bishop NIFTY
OF Salt Lake City, Bishop Molloy of
Bishop Noll of Fort Wayne, Bishop
Nussbaum of Marquette. Bishop O'Hern
of Rochester Bishop O'Reilly of Fargo,
Bishop O'Reilly of Scranton, Bishop
Rice Of Burlington, Bishop Rummel of
Omaha, Bishop Schrembs of Cleveland,
Bishop Schuler of FL Paso, Bishop
Schwertner OF Wichita, Bishop Shahan
ing, Bishop Tief Of Concordia, Bishop
Then of Denver, Bishop Turner OF
Buffalo, Bishop Van de Ven of Alex
andria, La; Bishop Walsh of Charles
town, Bishop Walsh of South Orange,
Bishop WEIGH of Duluth and Bishop