The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-12
HUNDREDS SEE
BISHOPS BODY
BORNE TO BIER
Long Lines of MournerS
Witness Solemn Pro-
CeSSiOn.
HIGH OFFICIALS HERE
Funeral for the Most Rev.
Joseph Chartrand to
Be Tomorrow.

To the mournful chant Of the
"Miserere," from the fiftieth psalm,
the body Of Bishop Joseph Char
trand was borne from the rectory,
1347 North Meridian street, into the
cathedral Of SIS. Peter and Paul at
g a. m. today
Several hundred students from the
Cathedral grade school and the
Cathedral high school formed a
guard of honor along the half block
from the rectory to the cathedral.
The procession, led by a cross
bearer. f1anked by two acolytes,
carrying long candles, passed
through a crowd estimated at more
than a thousand people. The Schola
Cantorum of the cathedral. led by
Humbert Pagani, walked before the
plain. black casket chanting the
solemn dirge for the dead
The Most Rev. Joseph Elmer Rit-
ter. administrator of the diocese, in
white mitre and gray and silver
vestments, walked behind the casket
with his deacon and sub-deacOn,
wearing the same gray requiem vest
ments
Prayer Vigil Starts at
Sisters Of Charity in their blue
habits with stiffly starched white
headdreSses. bowed their heads in
sorrow as the body of the great
prelate was carried into the church
where a pontifical requiem high
mass was sung by Bishop Ritter.
Others officiating at the requiem
mass today we're the Rev. j. B.
Tieman, arch priest; the Rev.
George Dunn, deacon; the Rev.
Henry Hermann, sub-deacon and
the Rev James Hickey, master Of
ceremonies. The Ri. Rev. Joseph E.
Hamill P. A., chancellor of the do
cese, was in the sanctuary.
AS priests and parishiOners of the
Indianapolis diocese prepared for a
long vigil of prayer in the cathedral
beginning at p. m. tonight and
continuing until a. m wednesday
morning, the city prepared to act as
host to 600 visiting prelates and
priests from all parts of the country
here to attend the funeral at 10
a. m. tomorrow.
Apostolic Delegate Here
The body of Bishop Chartrand
will lie in state in the cathedral
while members of the Knights Of
Columbus, led by the Rev August
Fussenegger will start the long
vigil of prayer tonight. Each hour
following until 5 a. m. a succession
of priests will ascend to the pulpit
and lead in prayers for the dead
until the first of the morning
masses is offered.
Members of the Daughters of ISa-
bella will be among the many groups
in the church. who will assemble to
pray for the dead bishop tonight
Members of the St Agnes parO-
chial school alumni association viii
assemble at the cathedral at 8 D. Ii.
tonight for AN hour of alteration"
in memory of Bishop Chartrand.
Archbishop AmletO Giovanni
Cicognani, apostolic delegate to the
United States from the Vatican, and
Archbishop John McNicholas. Gin
cinnati. were to arrive in Indian
apoliS late this afternoon. Bishop
James H. Ryan, rector of the Catho-
lie university at Washington, ar
rived this morning.
Five Prelates Selected
The apostolic delegate will cele-
brate the pOntifical requiem high
mass for Bishop Chartrand. and
Archbishop McNicholaS will deliver
the funeral sermon. At the cathe-
dral the visit of the apostolic dele
gate was regarded as a signal honor
and a personal tribute to the late
Bishop Chartrand.
The five prelates who will ad-
minister the final abSolutions at the
bier of Bishop Chartrand were an
nounced as Archbishop Cicognani,
the Most Rev John F. Noll D. D.,
bishop of Fl. Wayne; the Most Rev.
Emmanuel B. Ledvina d. D.. bishop
of Corpus Christi: the Most Rev.
AlphonSe j. Smith D. D, bishop of
Nashville, Tenn, and Bishop Ritter.
PaIlbearers at the funeral Will be
Clarence Sweeney Walter Shields,
w. L. O'Connor, Clayton Potts, Dr.
Alan L. Sparks and Dr. John A.
Spalding.
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of
Philadelphia sent the following tele-
gram.
Your esteemed telegram has just
been received bearing the sad news
of Bishop Chartrands death, which
is a great shock to me. Please accept
for yourself. the other members of
the indianapolis clergy and It's laity
my heartfelt sympathy in so great a
loss. I regret my inability to at
tend the funeral much as I would
like 10 do So
Among the hundreds Of kilograms
and cablegramS which have poured
into the cathedral since the death Of
the prelate was one from Mar
tin H. Carmody. supreme knight of
the Knights of Columbus. express
ing grief at the death of Bishop
Chartrand.