The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-28

back along the iM mile route to tho Royal 0Wlrlnal palace,
 White and yellow papal flags flew beside the italian tri-color from houses all along the route.
 At 10 Q, m, e Q. Inr ESTl the bronze bells of St. Peters started chlmlng, announcing that the Pope had left his private apartments tn the Vatican, sixteen minutes later the Papal procession, in l0 automo- bileS, left st, Peters Square, in drt1x- ling rain, to enter Italian territory Tho Pope was in the sixth car. It was drlRRllng, but the Pope rode in on open car,
 As the procession entered Italian Caarahlner played the Pontitioal anthem, White pigeons were re- leased In st, Peters Square, Q salvo of cannon sounded from the jani- culum hill overlooking tho Vatican and church bells throughout Rome peAled,
 Pope Gives Blessing
 Along the routN to the Quirinal palace the Pope imparted his bless Ing, to the great crowds,
 In his procession were such church dignitaries as Cardinal Magltone Papal secretary of state, and Car dinal 0ranito Pignatelll Di Bel Monte, dean of the saored Col lege,
 The Papal procession entered the OulrlnAl Square Nt lO,S0 0, n1,, and passed under the arch of the pal- ace, Two b0ttallonS of Italian troops lined up In the courtyard gave mili- tary honors and trumpeters blew three blasts from their silver trugn- pets in the Pope's honor,
 Upon his entry to the palace tho Pope was greeted at tho foot of the grand stairway by the king, with crown Prince Humbert and Princes of the Blood in attendance,
 The Pope and the King, the Pope on the Kings right hand, Ascended the red earpted stairway which was lined by men of the Corag2leri, the kings personal bodyguard whose members he picks personally, Breast plates added to the splendor of their uniform,
 0uOen, Princess There
 At the top of the stairs wore Queen Elena, Grown Princess Ma rie.Jose, and Princess Maria, the only unmarried daughter off the king and queen, Tho queen knelt and kissed the fisherman's ring on the index finger Of his right hand,
 The king, the queen and the Pope accompanied by Cardinal M0glione, Count daloa2zo CiAno, Italian foreign minister; Italian Princes and Cardinals of tho Pope's entouraBe then went to tho Pauline Chapel In the palace to kneol In prayer,
 The chapel is one of the most beautiful In Rome, It contains Q priceless tapestry, depicting the martyrdom of St, stephen, donated by Charles x to Pope Leo XIII, It remained at the Qulrinal when tho palace was taken over by Italy upon tho capture of Rome from the Popes In 1870,
 After prayers, the King, Queen and Pope with their fetinueB passed through tho various palace halls to tho Hall Of Ambassadors, where threo thrones had been erected, They passed through tho Hall of Leather, tho Green Hall, and tbs Yellow Hall,
 Audience Held
 In the Hall of Ambassadors, 30 small that some Of tho Kings on- tourage had to wait outside to be presented to the Pope Afterward, the Kings audience ot the Pope was hold, The threo thrones had beon plaoed under Q rod canopy, the central ono, slightly higher than the others, for tho Pope, The queen sat at the Pope's right, the King Rt his left, Tho enutourages withdrew and left the Pope and the royal couple alone. Tho Hall contains tho painting, tho Madonna of the Chalr, given N tho King by the late Pope, Plus Xf, after his first visit to the Pope, tho occasion Of which was the signing of the Lateran Accord bee tween Italy md tho Vatican In 1920, There is also Q Mosaic pavement from the Villa of Hadrian, Roman