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Show HIGH IK SHQWH TO CMWlt GIBBOHS Services in Washington Church Are Attended by Many Distinguished Dis-tinguished Personages. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Cardinal Gibbons Gib-bons made his annual visit to St. Patrick's Pat-rick's parish in Washington today. The greeting given him wont far beyond a purely Catholic ceremony and became an official function, at which prominent men of every faith sought to honor the distinguished dis-tinguished prelate. Diplomats and American statesmen took part In the ceremonies, which consisted con-sisted of high mas3 at 11 o'clock, followed fol-lowed by a reception at tho rectory, and a. luncheon. St. Patrick's church was filled long before 11 o'clock and a great crowd gathered on tho sidewalk and on the street. A reception at tho rectory at noon was attended by several thousand thou-sand porsons The guests at the luncheon Included lhe Italian embassador, the Austrian embassador, em-bassador, the ministers from Sweden. Chill, The Netherlands and Spain. Speaker Speak-er Cannon, Senators Elklns. Aldrich, I3e-cridge. I3e-cridge. Carter, Overman and Taylor. Associate As-sociate Justices White and McKouna of the sunreme court. Representatives Goul-don. Goul-don. Forties, Fitzgerald and Olcott of New York and Ramsdell of T'ouislana. Dr. M. F. .Egan. American minister to Denmark: Den-mark: Charles W. Ruscll, American minister min-ister toj'ersla, and army and navy officers. |