Evening star., 1938-10-20
$4,000 CATHOLICS
TO MARCH TODAY
'TWo-MiIe Procession Will
Close Eucharistic
Congress Rites.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2o-An esti-
mated 10000 persons awaited today
the signal starting them in a solemn,
7-mile procession marking the close of
the eighth National Eucharistic Con-
gress.
kPlans called for formation of the
procession on broad Canal street late
In the afternoon, followed by move
ment to the football stadium in City
Park for the benediction, with George
Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago, papal
leeate, rs celebrant.
Earlier today came the solemn pom
tifical mass for women at City Park
with the Most Rev. Amleto G. Cicog-
mani, D. D., Archbishop of Laodicea
and apostolic delegate to the United
States. as celebrant.
1he sermon, THE Holy Eucharist in
Christian Democracy" was prepared
By the Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch,
d. D., Archbishop Of Milwaukee.
Social Unity Needed.
Nothing confounds good men today
N their efforts to bring about social
peace and happiness in justice and
brotherliness more than the lack of a
practical recognition of the principles
Of true basic social unity" said Arch
bishop Stritch.
1T Is social unity and not mere
national or group unity which is
sorely needed today as the postulate
for solution of our problems and the
relief of our distress. You cannot
bring about social unity by the sub
etitution Of the mind and will of one
man, however gifted, clever and
adroit he may be, for the mind and
will Of society.
"Haf-truths, theories, hypothesis,
estimates, expediencies and misinter-
preted or faulty statistics are taken for
social facts. On the basis of such as
sumptions, strange social measures are
advocated and social unity prom
Eed. sss
Hundreds of Masses Said.
Man was made a sharer in divine
life and, through the action of the
Holy Ghost, even in creation was
marvelously united to the heavenly
father in the person of the Son of God.
The church is his plan of social
unity. In 1t nations and groups and
families and individuals can find the
true social unity"
hundreds of masses were said
throughout the city during the morning
by visiting priests and hierarchy.
Yesterday as the Auxiliary Bishop of
:, Chicago, Bernard J. She'll, preached
solemn pontificial mass for youth,
more than 500 tainted in the crush of
more than $4,000 on a muggy and
sweltertng day Most were bows and
, girls. Fatigued by hours of waiting,
they dropped in their ranks 50 fast
hrst aid stations soon were overflowinp
anu many were stretched out on the
grass for resuscitation. All recovered.
10000 Light Candles.
About 10000 men holding lighted
candles as symbol of the renewal of
ther faith stood in the stadium at
City Park last night during the holy
hour for men at the Eucharistic Con-
gress.
&. During most Of the ceremony the
stadium lights blazed and the Eu-
charist IN its golden mo,lstrance stood
high under the lights on the special
park altar.
But when the moment arrived for
the candles to be lighted the stadium
lights went out, leaving the men stand
ing under the open sky distinguished
by the shining candles
At midnight Auxiliary Bishon
etephen j. Donahue of New York said
pontifical mass.
The thousands then filed out of the
held and returned to their homes