Evening star., 1933-11-19
ARCHBISHOP HERE
FOR SPECIAL FETE
Most Rev. Michael J. Curley
to Dedicate New Congress
Heights Church.

Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, arch
bishop of Baltimore, will offciate this
morning at the dedication OF the Church
of the Assumption of the Blessed Mary,
in Congress Heights.
The dedication, at 1890 o'clock, will
be preceded by a solemn high mass,
celebrated hy Right Rev. Msgr. Cor
nelius F. Thomas, pastor of st. Patrick s
Church. Assisting Msgr. Thomas will bf
the Rev. Edward p. McAdams of st.
Joseph's as deacon, and the Rev.
Joseph V. Buckley Of ST. Francis Xavier,
es subdeacon.
X. of c. to Form Guard
Archbishop Curley will be assisted by
the Very Rev. Anthony Vieban, S. s,
and the Rev. DR.. Paul Furfey, Phi, ID.
The Rev. Francis Harrity OF the Church
OF the Immaculate Conception will act
as master of ceremonies. Fourth degree
knights of Columbus will form the
srchbishop's guard of honor.
An augmented choir. under direc-
ton of the Rev. FIR. George Bowling
assistant pastor Of the Church of the
Assumption, will furnish the music. Rev.
Fr. Michael J. Riordan, pastor OF St.
Martins, will preach.
Rev. Father Francis X CavanaRh, who
has been an assistant at St. Martin S
for more than Is years, was appointed
pastor Of the church in October 1881.
The church then consisted of a small,
one-story frame structure on Alabama
avenue. One year later ground was
broken for a modern structure, the cor
ner stone of which was laid with ap-
propriate exercises last March 26 by
the Right Rev. John H. McNamara,
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore. Con-
struction was completed July /.
The main altar Of the new church,
constructed Of italian marble. was do
mated by Washington A. Young and ISa-
dore Triplett Young. while the sane
tuary lamp is gift Of Layinia M. Trip
lett
Other donations include: Stations of
the cross, Thornton M and Mary +.
Triplett: professional cross and altar
cards, William w Weldon; shrubbery,
Mr. and Mrs. Claude X Readmond:
baptismal font Rev. William j. Carroll;
crucifix, Martin and Barbara Schubert;
statue of Sacred Heart, the Misses Lang
ley; statue of the Blessed Virgin, Mr..
and Mrs. P. j. Walshe and family
statue of St Joseph. Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Storer and family; holy water fonts,
Anna Elizabeth Langstream and Helen
Louise Langstream; ostensorium, Mr.
and Mrs. r. G. Abel and family.
Other Donors Named.
Candlesticks. Mr.. and Mrs Singleton
L. Cooper and family; vestment case,
Frank and Margaret Keefe, while the
stained glass windows were donated in
memory of the following: Catherine
Blaine, Richard A. and Mary c. Cava-
nagh, Rev. Patrick j. Conroy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Singleton L. Cooper and family,
Hester E. Cusick, Anna E. Davis. Eliz-
abeth Degaw, Henry and Mary Green
well, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas King
and family, Anna C. Knott, the Misses
Langley, Richard and Helen E. Liston,
Most. Rev. John M. Mcnamara, D. D.;
Anna end John Moran. Clara Belle
Mullikin, Cornelius T. and Anna l..
O'Brien, Elizabeth Agnes Quinn. Mar
garet and Frank San Fellipo, Nicholas
and Madeline Schreiber. Mr.. and Mrs
Killian Seyfreid and family, Philip Vo-
gel Carl and Francis Wahler. Joseph
and Anna Wahler and Mr. and Mrs. P
j. Walshe and family.
Father Cavanagh was assigned to the
church following the death Of the Rev
William j. Carroll in 1881.