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Show American Banker Who Say Pope. William A. Nash, president of the Corn Exchange bank of New York, had an audience with the Pope in the course of his recent visit to Rome. "I was much impressed by the Holy Father's dignifid simplicity," said Mr. Nash today "Fifteen of us, including three American ladies, were admitted to the audience chamber and had seats around the room. The Pope entered soon afterward, followed by his major-domo, major-domo, who acted as interpreter. Pius X. speaking Italian with a broad Venetian Ven-etian accent He walked up to one after another of the visitors, extending his hand for St. Patrick's ring to be kissed. "Next the Pope stood in the middle of the room and uttered a few words of benediction, which were translated by the major-domo. Then the Pope again came around and chatted a few minutes min-utes with each of us with the utmost kinJliness and affability. He struck me as a man of lofty character and ideals." |
