Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
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At MILITARY MASS
High Dignitaries of Church
and Diplomats Attend Rites
at c. U. Stadium.

Thirty-f1ve thousand persons, the
members and guests of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade. knelt in the
Catholic University Stadium amid chill
air and occasional light showers this
morning to receive the Pope's blessing,
sent them during the. course of the
mission crusade's second annual solemn
pontIfical military field mass.
High church dignitaries, headed by
Most Rev. Pietro FtImasoni- Biondi,
apostolic delegate to the United States,
together with representatives of WASH
ingtcns diplomatic corps, stood bare
headed and heard foreign mission ac-
tivitieS subordinated to the foreign
mission field" in the Christian indivi-
dual arts by Rev. DR.. George w. John
son. professor of education at Catholic
University. The rattle Of sidearms,
saber$ at salute and blaring trumpets
punctuat:d important and sacred me-
ments in the mass as the st. Johns
College Cadet Corps and Georgetown
University r. o. T. c. units acted as
military guard of honor at the mass.
Voices Of 1000 Heard.
The voices of 1000 boys and girls.
students of Catholic schools in the Bal
timore archdiocese, sang the music of
the solemn mass from special grand
stands reared behind the field altar.
The military aspect Of tie mass
reached Its climax at the conservation,
when, as the Most Rev. Michael j. Cur
ley. Archbishop Of Baltimore, bowed
solemnly in the center of the altar. a
field artillery piece. mounted on a hill
west OF the stadium, burst into re-
sounding cannonade, as drums rolled
and bugles sounded.
In his sermon DR.. johnson cited the
labors Of foreign missionaries, which, he
said, somehow have their own COM
pensation.
You've read many stories OF the
bravery, the privations and the accom-
piishments OF these missionaries in the
field" DR.. johnson declared. you've
been inspired by these stories and you've
wondered II ever you could be the great
and capable man which theI Seem to
be. One day you shall know whether
you have the mettle to cope with your
difficulties as these inspiring heroes
have when you meet the temptations.
the decisions which you will AVE to
make and battle with the malIi4 of
the decisions which demand that YOU
labor in that foreign missionary held
NnAGA IS your OWua nearL.
Praises Response to Appeal.
Continuing, DR.. johnson asserted that
the missionary's labors bring some COM
pensation in the recognition accorded
them, but added, 1T is hard to be a
missionary of ones soul and to wage
unrecorded battles sometimes too evil
to be named"
DR.. johnson paid tribute to the re-
tn he -
of foreign missionaries all over the
world, ana particularly to the en-
thusiasm Which greeted it in the estab-
lishment Of the Catholic Students Mis-
sion Crusade in the United States.
The mass was preceded by an elabo-
rate procession of students and military
units Of schools in cities and towns
throughout the Baltimore archdiocese.
The parade was put of few moments
as trains backing into sidings on adj
| jacent railroad tracks were delayed in
their arrival with visiting thousands
! CT students.
The student bodies of each repre-
sented school wore identified costumes,
| either in the form of colored tam, or
more elaborate uniform which in
| cluded a complete out apparel of uni
| fern design and the procession was
| headed by Robert j. Barrett, Catholic
/ layman, who was grand marshal of the
| parade.
Temporary Seats Installed.
Accommodations for the tremendous
throng, somewhat less than had been
anticipated because of the cold and
! threatening clouds, had been arranged
by the installation OF temporary open
seats
Archbishop Curley was pontificant of
the mass, while Rev S. Matthias was
deacon and Rev. Mr.. Robert White was
| subdeacon. Rev. w. Carroll Millhol-
land and Very Rev. Harry Quinn were
masters of ceremonies. The arch priest
of the mass was Rev. Edward Gilgan
and the deacons of honor to the Arch
bishop were Rev. Francis p. Cassidy
and Rev. Joseph T. Barron. The AGO.
| lytes were Brother Stephen Donohue,
Brother Raymond Hutner and Brother
| Patrick, o. p. The censor bearer was
| Rev. Mr.. Edward Dever, while the in
(, sigma bearers during the elaborate
| ceremony were Charles Lee, Joseph
Corcoran, Christopher O'Toole, William
Coughlin and John Lane, all Of the
Order Of c. S. c. Mrs Leo Barley OF
Baltimore directed the big choir.
! Rear Admiral William F. Benson,
u. s. N, retired, was personal aide
| to the Archbishop, while detachment
of United States Marines of the LIST
| Regiment of Quantico Va, were aides
and orderlies for the guests Of honor.