Evening star., 1939-11-23
Washington Priests
Are Honored al
Baltimore Rites
Silver Jubilee Marked
By Archbishop CurIey
Before Dienitories
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Before Dienitories
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 23.-Sev-
eral Washingtonians were among
those honored today at the silver
jubilee of Archbishop Michael J.
Curley, before one of the largest and
most distinguished gatherings Of
ecclesiastics to assemble in this city
for many years.
Six Washington priests were in
vested among 20 monsignori recently
appointed by Pope Plus XII. One
Washingtonian was invested as
papal chamberlain and two laymen,
we'll known here, at Catholic Uni
versity were decorated as Knights
Commander of ST Gregory the
Great. The occasion took place at
the 5th Regiment Armory.
Archbishop Curley presided at the
inveStiture ceremonies and later
pontificated at solemn mass, using
the chalice given him by his mother,
the late Maria Ward Curley, on the
occasion of his silver jubilee as a
priest in 1929.
Washington Priests Invited.
The Washington priests invested
as domestic prelates were the right
reverend monsignori: DR.. John M.
Cooper, professor of anthology, the
Catholic University of America: ::
John w. Bowling, pastor of Holy
Name Church; Edward P. Nc
Adams, pastor of st. Joseph s
Church; Charles r. OHara, pastor
of Holy Comforter Church; James
A. Smyth, pastor of the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart, and his brother,
Thomas G. Smyth. pastor of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Very Rev. Lawrence Shehan,
director of Catholic Charities of
Washington, was invested as papal
chamberlain, along with the Very
Rev. DR.. Joseph Manns, assistant
chancellor Of the archdiocese of
Baltimore.
The two laymen decorated al
Knights Commander of st. Gregory
the Great were William L. Cabin
who is treasurer of the board of trus-
tees of Catholic University, treas
urer of the board of trustees, Cath
olic Sisters College, and prominent
Baltimore Catholic layman; and
Fred V. Murphy, head of the de-
partment of architecture of Cath
olic University. He is architect of
many buildings in the archdiocese of
Baltimore and Washington.
Messages From Pope Read.
The Rev. DR.. John K. Cartwright,
pastor of the Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception of Washington,
read messages from Pope Plus XII,
creating the Right Rev. Lawrence j.
Mcnamara, pastor of st. Brigid s
Church, Baltimore, a Roman prelate
with the title Our Domestic Prel-
late" and congratulsting Archbishop
Curley upon his silver jubilee.
Priests of Baltimore and other
parts of Maryland invested as do
mestic prelates of the papal house
hold include: =.
Robert j. Achstetter, pastor of IS.
Philip and James Church; DR.. John
I. Barrett. archdiocesan superin-
tendent OF education and pastor of
st. Katherine's Church; Edwin l.
Leonard, pastor of st. Bernard s
Church; William E. Mackessy, pas
tor Of st. Cecelia's Church, elevated
from papal chamberlain; Charles F
Morrlssey, pastor of st. AIMS
Church; Lawrence ]. Mcnamara,
pastor of st. Brigid's Church; !;
Joseph M. Nelligan, chancellor of
the archdiocese; Louis ODonovan,
pastor of st. Martins Church:
Harry A. Quinn, rector of the Basil
lea Of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin, elevated from papal cham
berlain; Antonio Scarpati. pastor of
st. Peter in Chains Church, West
ernport, and William A. Toolen, pas
tor OF st. Edwards Church.
Gov. O'Conor Present.
Seated on the platform with the
archbishop was the apostolic dele
gate, the Most Rev. Amleto Gio-
vanni Cicognani, f1anking the front
OF the altar platform were 10 bis
hops and two abbots. Gov. O'Gonor
of Maryland and Mayor Jackson of
Baltimore attended.
The sermon was delivered by the
Very Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. P.
Archbishop Curley took over the
Archdiocese of Baltimore November
30, 1921, coming to Baltimore from
Florida. In October of this year he
was made Archbishop of Washing
ton also. He was born in Athlone,
was educated in Ireland and Rome,
coming to the United States in 1904.
Archbishop Curley was presented
with jubilee check offered by men,
bers of religious orders and societies,
and the people of the archdiocese.
The presentation was made by the
Most Rev. John M. Mcnamara, aux
iliary bishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington.
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