Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-02-17 | Page 2 | Italy's Monarchs and Duce Attend Mass for Pontiff

Italy's M onarchs and Duce Attend Mass for Pontiff I ROME. Feb. 17 (AP Premier Mussolini and hi minister, and King Vittorlo Emanuel and Queen Elena attended a special funeral man for Pop Plug XI today th fint such tribute by the Italian Stat. Th day waa ene ef official j mourning for all Italy. I Th mass, attsnded by fewer than 2000 persons, was celebrated In the s0-year-old Church ef Seat' Andrea Delia Valla. The king, clad la gray-green army uniform and carrying a sword, and the queen In black with a long lace veil, aat on a dais draped with gold trimmed crimson tapsstrlsa. At the ( front ef tb del was a prayer bench where they knelt from time to time. Premier Mussolini sat alone, op-i op-i posits and below the sovereigns. His ministers were arrayed behind him. He wore a gray uniform and overcoat over-coat of the fascist militia. The premier aat almost Immobile throughout the ceremony. He stared I intently at the altar, watching th church's gilded dome, was draped in gold and purple silk and surmounted surmount-ed by a copy of ths pope's golden tiara. The papal nuncio to Italy, Moa-aignor Moa-aignor Borgongini, celebrated the mass, which lasted more than an hour. A penetrating chill pervaded the church. One woman wrapped her legs la newspapers. Man wearing the tailcoats and black vest ous-tomary ous-tomary for papal ceremonies huddled hud-dled In overcoats. The sixth of nine consecutive funeral fu-neral masses was sung la St Peter's. Pe-ter's. Forty-flvs cardinals ware In Rome today .for the coming conclave to name a new pope. Seventeen other are expected In th next 10 day. i movement ef the mass and listening listen-ing to th mellow mualo of ths i choir. Th prayer bench stood be-j be-j fore the due' chair, but b did not use It did few ethers because of the cold. I The king and queen were flanked by their diplomatic corps and that accredited to the Holy See. United States Ambassador William Phillips Phil-lips was In a front row next to the British ambassador, Lord Perth. The catafalque, beneath the