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Show NEW PAPAL DELEGATE. Vatican Represented For First Time by an American Citizen. Mgr. Falconio, who has been , appointed ap-pointed to succeed Mgr. Martinelir as apostolic delegate to the United States, is expected to arrive in Washington before the end of the week to assume the duties of his new position. His coming is looked forward to with no little interest in diplomatic and official of-ficial circles. Society, however, has nothing to expect from the newcomer, as it is not at all probable that he will grace any function of a social character char-acter with his presence. In this respect re-spect he will follow closely the example ex-ample set by his predecessors, Cardinal Satolli and Mgr. Martinelli-. In fact, he is expected to be seen even less in public than his predecessbrs for, as a member of the Augustinian order, he is forbidden to indulge in any social recreation and is bound to follow strictly the simple life prescribed by the rules of that order. He is expected to pay his respects to President Roosevelt Roose-velt and probably will make formal calls upon the members of the diplomatic diplo-matic corps representing Catholic countries, but here his mingling with the official world will cease. But with the coming of Mgr. Falconio Falco-nio the Vatican will be represented for the first time at Washington by an American citizen, he having been naturalized nat-uralized at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1872, while professor of classic languages at St. Bonaventure's college. Though born in Italy he has passed the greater great-er part of his cateer on this side cf the Atlantic. With the exception of a brief period when he was attached to the headquarters of his order in Italy, he has spent his time in America. In addition to his post at St. Bonaventure's Bona-venture's college he was attached for a time to St. Anthony's church, New-York New-York City, and was apostolic delegate to Canada, which position he continued to fill until his recent appointment li a similar capacity to the United States. Mgr. . Falconio speaks English and French in addition to . Italian, and is distinguished for his eloquence and learning. |