The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-09
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for his final resting p.ace.
 At the Cardinals bedside when he died were President and Mrs. O'Kelly, the Cardinals nephew, the Rev. Phillip O'Connell; his physi- clan, Commodore Alphonse Mc- Mahon of St. Louis, Monsignor Cody and two nurses.
 Monsignor Cody said he amount ed the Cardinal at c p m. Friday and gave him the Papal Benedic- ton. The last rites of the church were administered by Monsignor Patrick Dunn, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Dublin.
 Several family and church visitors were with the Cardinal Friday even- ing. He was extremely weak but re- mained conscious during their visits, Family visitors were Mir. and Mrs. Thomas OConnell, the. Rev. John lO'Connell, the Cardinals sister, Mrs. Doyle, and her two daughters, Mary Doyle and Sister Loyola.
 Thomas O'Connell, president of the All Hallows College in Dublin, which the Cardinal attended, also visited him.
 Cardinal Glennon's flight to Rome for the Sacred Consistory was the first long air trip of his life, and he was greatly impressed by 1t. He avoided social functions con- nected with the week-long ccnsis- tory program, shepherdtng his strength for the ritual.
 When he received formal notifica- ton of his elevation to the Sacred College of Cardinals, he addressed 9 short speech of thanks to the Pontiff on behalf of the four new American Cardinals.
 Cardinal Glennon flew from Rome to Dublin with eSamuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago and Edward Cardinal Mooney of Detroit, They flew on to the United States, while he remained in his native Ireland for two-day visit. This was ex- tended to one week, then for an indefinite period as his illness grew.
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 Fire made plans for a great pub lie funeral for her native son, who was born in Kennegad, County Meath. The Cardinals body at noon still lay in the room on the second floor of the presidential palace where he died. The room, overlook ing a garden, was the same m i which the late President Dr. Doug las Hyde of Fire died.
 The Fire flag, Presidential stan dard and Papal standard were low" cred to half mast over the palace. which looks much like the White House. Guards had been stationed around the building last week, when 1t became evident that the Cardinal might die.
 While maintaining an optimistic public outlook, the Cardinals close associates had feared for his life from the time he arrived in Fire. U. s. Minister David Gray said thet the Cardinal was so fatigued at the state reception for him last Monday night that he remained seated m responding to the welcome toast.
 John Joseph Glennon was born in Kinnegad, County Meath, Ire- land. June ll, 1882, the son of Matthew and Catherine Glennon.
 At the age of 2l, after preparing for the priesthood at St. tinlan's College, Millingar, and at All Hai- lows College, near Dublin. he came to the United States.
 He went straight to the midlands of Missouri, which were to De home to him for the rest of his life. The tall. handsome, muscular young priest was ordained the following year ct st. Patrick's church in Kansas City.
 He took . leave of absence in 1887 and went back to Europe for study, upon his return he was made pastor of the Kansas City eathed- ral. From that point on his rise in the church was rapid. He success siyely became Vicar-general and ad- | minlstratoF of the diocese. Only June %, 1896, nearly half Q cen- tury before the present Pope Plus XII nominated him for the Sacred College of Cardinals, he was made tltular bishop Of Plnaga and coad- tutor of Kansas City.
 In 1908, the future cardinal be- came coadjutoF bishop of the St. Louis diocese with the right of suc- cession. The very day Bishop Glen non reported for duty in st. Louis, Archbishop John Joseph Kain was taken to a sanitarium and died be- fore the year ended.
 On october i3, 1908. he became archbishop of st. Louis. an honor