The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-05

Soon after the United States en-
tered the World war by a declara-
ton of congress, the Catholic Arch
bishops of America, voicing the SEN
timents of the hierarchy, issued an
open letter pledging support of the
faithful, priests and conSecrated
women to the successful prosecution
of the war.
The Diocese of Indianapolis may
we'll be proud of its world war
record. The honor roll of the men
who served in the world war 1917-
1919 from the diocese, as listed in
the records of the diocesan archives
contains $3.50 names Of these,
ninety-five died in service. This
imposing list is headed by Brigadier-
General (now Major GeneraD Hugh
A. Drum a member of the Cathe-
dral parish. The roster includes
names from 178 parishes in the
diocese. Eleven priests Of the do
ceSe served as chaplains in the
war. Commissioned as regular army
and Rev. P. H. Griffin, Holy Cross
parish, indianapolis; Rev. David
Fitzgerald, Brazil; Rev. R. r. Noll,
st. Francis De Sales parish, Indian
apolis; Rev. A. j. RaWlinson, Brazil,
and Rev. A. G. Wicke, Corydon.
Chaplains who served in connection
with K. of G. activities were Rev
Joseph Bryan, indianapolis: the
late Rev. Joseph Honningford,
Napoleon; Rev. Joseph G. Lannert,
now of Columbus, Ind; Rev. Julius
Mattingly, now chaplain at st.
Francis Hospital, Beech Grove, In
dianapolis, and the late Rev.
Leander Schneider, o. S. B. of st.
Meinrad's seminary. The climax of
Catholic war work in the diocese
occurred in indianapolis, Sunday
July 81, 1918, when the K. of G.
building at FIT. Harrison was dedl-
Gated with a solemn field mass in
the presence of 10000 people at
which Bishop Chartrand preached
the sermon. Among those assisting
were the Governor of Indiana, Jas.
P. Goodrich, the mayor of Indian
apolis. Charles JeWett; the COM
handing officers of the fort and ST.
preme Knight James H. Flaherty of
the knights of Columbus. The Rev,
Patrick H. Griffin, then chaplain at
the fort, was celebrant of the mass.
The music was furnished by the
Cathedral male choir.
Bishop Chartrand consecrated
four priests of his diocese as bishops
during his episcopacy. They were
as follows: Right Reverend Emman-
uel B. Ledvina, Bishop of Corpus
Christi, Texas; consecrated at St.
Mary-of the Woods, June IA, 1921.
Bishop Ledvina is a native OF
Evansville and a priest Of the Do
cese of Indianapolis. At the time
of his conservation, he had already
been made a monSignOr by the ST.
preme Pontiff and was vice-presl-
dent of the Church Extension So
ciety at Chicago where he had also
served as secretary of the society
On March 25, 1924, the Right
Reverend AlphonSe j. Smith D. d.
was consecrated bishop of Nashville
in Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral,
Indianapolis. by Bishop Chartrand,
who vas assisted by Bishop LedVlna
Of Corpus Christi and Bishop Sam
uel Stritch of Toledo. Bishop Smith
is native of Madison, Ind, born in
1883 and ordained in Rome in 1908.
He was a curate at the Cathedral
from 1908 to 1920 when he es-
tablished the new parish of st. Joan
of Arc, indianapolis, and became
the first pastor. He remained at st.
Joan of Arc until his elevation to
the episcopacy.
One of the most imposing cere-
monies ever witnessed in the Cathe-
dral of Saints Peter and Paul was
the conservation of Bishop Chart
rands Auxiliary Bishop, the Most
Reverend Joseph Elmer Ritter, D.
D. Feeling the weight of advancing
years, accompanied by frequent at
tacks of illness and organic COM
plications, Bishop Chartrand re-
quested an auxiliary and DR.. Ritter,
who had been rector of the cathe-
dral since 1924, was appointed to
the high post by Pope Plus XII.
Bishop Ritter was consecrated as
Titular Bishop of Hippus on March
%, 1888, in the presence of two arch
bishops and thirty bishops and alb
bots. Assisting Bishop Chattrand as
consecrators. were Bishop Ledvina
Of Corpus Christi and Bishop Smith