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Show j CELEBRATED IN WASHINGTON. ; Festivities Held In Konor of De La Salle's Canonization. Washington May 24. The canonization canoniza-tion of the Christian Brothers' founder, found-er, Jean Baptiste de La Saile, at Rome today, was observed by the colleges of Washington and Baltimore, by reason j of the fact that the first foundation of the order in the United States was made in this archdiocese, fifty-two years ago. A pleasant feature of the festivities was the presence of the flower of the brotherhood from every clime, headed by Dc La Salle's latest successor at recent edict against members teaching the classics in their colleges caused so much criticism that the American bishops tried to have it rescinded. |