Evening star., 1939-10-30
$4,000 Attend
Catholic Rites
AT Monument
Father Smith BIumes
Europe's Ills on
Exile of Christ

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congregated in worshipful silence in
and near the Sylvan Theater yes
terday afternoon, with brilliant
October sunlight glistening on the
Washington Monument nearby, to
receive the blessing of the Most Rev.
Anleto Giovanni Cicognani, apos-
tolic delegate to the United States.
The solemn benediction concluded
the day-long celebration of the feast
OF Christ the King. observed annual
ly since 1925 on the last Sunday in
October.
Earlier the Very Rev Ignatius
Smith of the Dominican Order of
Preachers and dean of the school
OF philosophy of Catholic University
had delivered a sermon to the out
door gathering and 1900 persons
members of the Washington Holy
Name Society and various religious
and military organizations which
joined with the society in the event
-paraded down Constitution avenue
for more than an hour and a half
to the music of II bands.
Blame for Europes Ills.
Father Smith blamed Europes
troubles upon the exile of Christ"
Only through Christ. Father Smith
said, "can we dissolve chaos and
flnd order and peace We can find
order, Joy and peace if We only per-
NIT Him to reign in our minds, our
hearts, our homes, our lives, our
schools, our churches, in our halls
of legislature and in our interna-
tlonal assemblies.
Addressing the Holy Name Society,
which arranged the celebration,
Father Smith declared: Your as
sembly is more than a profession
and a benediction, it is an express
sion of hope. You hope that your
religious example will spread, that
enlightment springing from faith
Will be contagious and that you
will be joined by more and more of
your fellow citizens who realize that
placing an embargo on GOD means
misery for man.
Says L. S. Wants Peace.
AS for the position of the United
States in world affairs today, Father
Smith asserted that we want no
senseless war Z. the thousands of
US assembled here want peace We
want peace and We think it is posi-
Die to maintain peace with Christ
and for the sake of Christ and
Christian civilization"
After leading the initial part of
the parade. behind a squadron of
motor cycle police and uniformed
members of the Army Medical
Corps, the apostolic delegate took a
position IN reviewing stand on
lower Constitution avenue and
watched the colorful procession.
In Reviewing Stand.
With the apostolic delegate and
Father Smith in the reviewing stand
were:
The Rev. Arthur A. OIearv, S. J..
president of GEORGETOWN University:
the Rev. Harry c. Graham. o. P.
national director Of the HOLY Nana
Society: the Most Rev. Msgr. Joseph
McShea. secretary to the apostolic
delegate; Thomas K. Gallaher. past
president of the WASHINGTON Union
OF the Holy Name Societies: William
j. Ioomey. grand marshal of the
parade and president of the Holy
Name Society of Holy Name Church.
William j. Neale. past president of
the Washington Union of Holy Name
societies; William H. Collins, past
archdlocesan Holy Name president.
the Rev. George Walker, o. P, prior
OF the Dominican House of Studies:
Brother Augustine, vice president of
st. Johns College; George J. Cleary,
president of the Particular Council
OF the st. Vincent de Paul Societies
OF Washington: P F. Hannah. Holv
Name marshal; the Rev. j. M.
Moran, spiritual director of the
Washington section of the Holv
Name order; James J. Calvin. past
Holy Name marshal: George F. Har-
DIN. president of the WASHINGTON
section of the Holy Name Society:
DANIEL J. Creamer. chairman of the
Committee on Invitations to Relig.
lous Orders; Brother Timothy Don.
ohue. president of the Catholic Uni.
Verslty Clerical Conference; joseph
l.. Gammell, past president of the
washington Union of Holy Name
Societies; John j. Curtin. treasurer
OF the local Holy Name Society:
Frank H. Nowland, past president
of the Richmond Diocesan Union of
Holy Name Societies: Col. Thomas
F. Carlin, State deputy, knights Of
Columbus; Caesar 1. Aiello, past
diocesan president of Holy Name
Societies; William A. Kehoe. chair
man OF the Committee on Invitation
OF Guests, and Albert j. Headley,
chairman of the Music Committee.
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