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Show TWO PRELATES ARE GIVEN HIGH OFFICE AMERICAN ARCHBISHOPS ARE INVESTED WITH HONOR OF CARDINALS AT ROME Pope's Allocautlon Declares Elevation Eleva-tion of Prelates Is Recognition Recogni-tion of Charity Work by United States Itome, Monsignor Patrick J. Hayes, Hay-es, archbishop of New York and lion-Bignor lion-Bignor George W. Munclelin, arch, blsop of Chicago were made cardinals cf the Roman Catholic church at a Becret consistory Monday in the historic his-toric hall of consistory at the Vatican. The ceremony carried out in conform. !ty with centuries old ritual, was per. formed In majestic solemnity against a sotting of colorful splendor. The two American prelates thus raised to the dignity of princes of the church wore not present, but awaited notification of their elevation eleva-tion at their respective temporary places of residence in Rome, in accordance ac-cordance with custom. Cardinal Hayes received the "blglletti," as the notification la called, at the American Ameri-can college and Cardinal Mundelein at the college of Propaganda. The pope In his allocution, de. dared America to have attained "primacy" in charity and that he wished to rememler this in an un. usual way. Therefore, he elevated to the sacred purple two prelates whose qualities and the importance of whose sees warranted it. "In the immense family which God has confided to us," the pope said "there are brothers more favored bj diviine providence who, through the Father of all, come to the assistant of their less fortunate brothers in their trials and disaster. "Our heart is touched and at the same time exalted toward God, thinking think-ing of and beholding their magntfi-cient magntfi-cient acts of filial piety and fraternal charity. "We find pleasure in expressing to them from this exalted place in the distinguished assembly a fervent declaration de-claration of our gratitude, that of a father who feels himself much indebted indebt-ed on behalf of his suffering children. "We feel, however that something would be wanting in this expression of gratitude if special mention were not made of the positition and part which the United States of America took and maintained in this concourse of charity. "From the moment In which our voice was first raised in behalf of the poor, starving children of Russia, the episcopal clergy and people of the United States responded to our appeal ap-peal with a promptness and generosity gener-osity which at once placed them in the first ranks in this crusade of charity." |