Evening star., 1931-12-14
DIPLOMATS ATTEND
/ It DEUM SERVICES
Papal Delegate Intones
Psalm Concentrating VIC
tory at Yorktown.

Attended by American and foreign
representatives, thanksgiving exercise
at which the Most Rev. Pietro Fuma-
Soni- Biondi, papal delegate to the
United States, intoned a TIE Deum in
Commemoration of the SeSqulcentennary
OF the victory at Yorktown, was held
last night in Dahlgren Chapel under
the auspices of Geo. getown University
Guests of honor were the AmbaSSa-
dors of France, Germany and Poland,
as the official representatives of Amer
icaS allies during the Revolution. and
collateral descendant of George Wash
ington. Rev. Richard B. Washington of
HoU Springs, Va, assisted the papal
delegate. Prominent members of the
Catholic hierarchy, with the three en-
VoyS and DR.. w. Coleman Nevis. S. j.,
president of Georgetown. occupied STATS
in the sanctuary during the exercises.
Marks Significant Day.
The event recalled day of historic
religious significance. when the people
of the United States and France, by
proclamation of their governments, Of
fered thanks in the churches on De-
cember l3, 1881, for the victory that
won American independence. Te Deums
were sung then in all the Catholic
NHuIClltS VI Uulll CVltlllltS.
Solicitor General Thomas Day
Thacher, the Ambassadors and Minis
ters of score of foreign countries. be-
sides many prominent Georgetown
alumni, attended the ceremonies in the
chapel. The following Catholic prelateS
were included among those in the sane
tuary:
Most Rev. A. ]. Brennan, Bishop of
Richmond, Va; Right Rev. Mgr. Paul
Marcia. chancellor of the papal delega-
ton; Right Rev. Mgr. James H. Ryan,
rector of Catholic University of Amer
lea; Right Rev. Edward A. Pace, vice rec
tor of Catholic University; Right Rev.
Mgr David T. O'Dwyer, assistant chan
cellor of Catholic University; Right
Rev. Mgr. Edward L. Buckley of st.
Matthews Church; Right Rev. Mgr. c.
F Thomas of ST. Patrick'S Church and
others.
Two prominent laymen admitted to
thc Sanctuary were Senator John G.
Coyle of Philadelphia and Joseph F.
Moore of Ardmore, Pa, both of whom
are knights of the Holy Sepulcher.
The exercises were opened by the
choir OF Georgetown College, under the
direction of Prof. Edward P. Donovan,
organist, singing the hymn 20 Quanta
Qualia" AS the papel delegate intoned
the TIE Deum" the choir took it up and
continued, following with the Gregorian
"Tantum Ergo" AS a recessional hymn
the choir sang 20 SanctiSSima."
Following the chapel exercises, Dr.
NevilS was the host at formal re-
Ception in the Hall of the Jesuit Car
dinals' in the College of Arts and
Sciences. He was assisted in receiving
by the Ambassador of France and
Nine Paul Claudel. Ambassador Won
PrittWitz of Germany. Ambassador
Filipowicz of Poland and Most Rev.
Fuma aSoni- -Biondi.
Other Diplomats Present.
Members of the diplomatic corps
who attended the exercises and reception
also included the Ambassador of Japan
and Nine Debuchi the Ambassador of
Belgium and Nine. May, the Ambas-
Sador of Brazil and Nine. de Lima {
Silva. the Ambassador of Chile. Senor
Don Miguel Cruchaga; the Minister OF
Switzerland and Nine. Peter, the Min
lister of Finland, Mr.. L. Astrom; the
Minister of Sweden and Nine. Bos-
from. the Minister of the Irish Free
State and Mrs. MacWhite, the Minister
of Nicaragua and Sonora de Sacasa
the Minister of JugoSlavia. DR.. Leonide
Pitamic: the Minister of Venezuela and
Nine de Arcaya, the Minister Of Haiti
Mr. Dantes Bellegarde; the Minister OF
Portugal. Viscount d'Alte; the Minister
of Hungary. Count LaSZlo Szechenyl,
and the Minister of El Salvador and
Sonora de Ieiya