Evening star., 1933-06-04

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n Time flies," both of which say
NM ings are correct, as will be
" " vouched for by any one over
so years of age. We are also
told that wine improves with age, and we who
are beyond the half century mark believe in
the truthfulness of this adage, also at least, up
to certain point for even wine ceases to i'm
prove beyond a certain period, and as much as
we would like to fool ourselves, yet we certainly
know we have our limitations and that we
begin to slip as we gradually grow older.
To many of US, As years of age seems but
recently, and yet it is all it implies-just five
years short of half century. Indeed, it was
our bicycle days when we thought we were
accomplishing great things by riding over to
Overlook Inn to Bladensburg, Brightwood, Ten
leytown, Cabin John Bridge and other nearby
places before we gained sufficient strength to
take in Upper Marlboro, Annapolis and Balt-
more and other places of greater distance.
1t is really surprising what has taken place
during this seemingly brief space of time. A
few years ago mainly mud roads surrounded
Washington, and the writer was reminded by
The Star of May Is, 1888, that when the corner
stone of Caldwell Hal-the first building in the
Catholic University group to be erected-was
laid, and which took place the day before,
nearly everybody got mred in the mud. But
when the writer visited Dr. Herbert F. Wright
at that institution the other day, and had the
pleasure of nice interview with Msgr. Edward
A. Pace, vice rector of the university and met
DR.. Peter Guilday, professor of church history;
DR.. Frederick v. Murphy, professor of archi-
lecture, and Joseph Murphy he did not
have to travel muddy roads, but instead
found them in excellent condition.
There must be ever many people who
call the laying of the corner stone of Caldwell
Hail. of which The Star at the time gave such
an extended account. If they do recall this
occasion, undoubtedly one thing in particular
will stand out in their minds-it rained and
rained and rained, and rained some more! And
the parade and some of the exercises had to be
curtailed account of the unusually heavy
and protracted dCwnpour
DUT even rain cannot always Gampen ones
- enthusiasm, and the crowd assembled to
witness these notable exercises did not go away
without seeing all there was to be seen, and
those in attendance for the purpose of taking
part in the services, did all that they were as
signed to do But let us see what The Star
records about it:
1.-The drenching rain yesterday caused, as an
noUnced in The Star, a change in the program
of the ceremonies attending the laying of the
corner stone of the new Catholic University
The muddy condition of the fields and roads
about the university grounds made the proposed
long procession impracticabe, that part Of
the program was abandoned. Many organiza-
tions that had been assigned to places In the
procession went out to the grounds and re-
manned there during the ceremonies Of laying
the corner stone. This part of the ceremony
was also much curtailed, the blessing of the
foundations being omitted. Despite the rain,
there very large gathering, and the spa
eious platform erected upon the foundations Of
he divinity building was crowded, and hundreds
u people stood on the ground, unable to get
shelter standing room on the platform
"The President and Secretaries Bayard, Whit
ney, Villas and Endicott and Postmaster General
Dickinson arrived early and the President oc-
cupied seat beside the cardinal. Miss Mary
Gwendoline Caldwell, the benefactor Of the
university, and party of her friends also oc-
cup!ed seats especially reserved. There were
mcre than score of bishops and about two
hundred priests present. The opening cere-
monies brief choir of $50 voices ac-
companied by the Marine Band, under the
leadership of j. P. Sousa rendered Haydn's
anthem, The Heavens Telling Psalm 80
was then chanted by the choristers from ST.
MaryS Seminary and st. Charles College of
Baltimore, and this was followed by the reading
of a prayer by the cardinal and 'Veni Creator
Spiritus' sung by the choir.
Right Rev. John L. Spalding, Bishop of Peoria,
then delivered the address of the day. an elo-
quent appeal for higher education
AT the close of Bishop Spaldng's address
Bishop Keane stepped forward, holding in his
hands an album in which was engrossed an ad-