Show I THE lOSS OF PEACE j The Great f Father of nome Bestows Sight Cardinals Hats The Ceremonial of Hatting The Procession Pro-cession of Cardinals ami Chnrch Dignitaries Bnttenvorths Appeal for Reciprocity Between Canada and the United States The Cardinals ROME March lSfhe public consistory began at 1020 and concluded noon The procession was headed by the consistorial advocates with attendants arrayed in crimson crim-son robes and crimson capes They were followed by the cross bearer cameriefs prelates pre-lates bishops archbishops and cardinals Then came the Pope who was borne on the sedia gestatoria flanked with flabelli or white peacock feather fans He was accompanied accom-panied on each side by noble guards in blue Swiss guards officers and purple and crim sonrobed attendants When the Pope descended from the sedia he ascended the throne which had been covered with purple cloth and a cloth of gold for the Lenten season The canopy over the throne was backed by tapestry of Perino del Vaca depicting Faith Hope and Charity At the biso of the throne were two lions couohant bearing red banners with cross keys The Cardinals occupied benches arranged in long parallelograms parallelo-grams in front of the Pope The consisto ral advocates advanced to the throne and read the instance for the beatification of the persons under consideration This concluded sixteen Cardinals left the hall to bring from the Sistine chapel the eight new Cardinals Archbishop Gonzeales of Toledo Mgr Aloisa Masela ExNuncio at Lisbon rchbishop Tasohoreau of Quebec Archbishop Arch-bishop Gibbons of Baltimore Archbishop Bernadon of Sens Archbishop Place of Bonnes Archbishop Lan eniux of Reims and Archbishop Giordani of Ferrara Each new Cardinal was accompanied ac-companied by two others Cardinal Taschorean was accompanied by Cardinals Melchers and Mosezella They proceeded and bowing thrice kissed the Popes foot and hand received the Popes double embrace em-brace and then retired They again advanced ad-vanced to the Pope to receive the hat which was brought in on a silver salver Each Cardinal knelt as he came before the Pope and the hood of the robe was placed over his head by an attendant Then the Pope taking the large red hat placed it on the kneeling Cardinal resting his hand on it while ho read the following words in a slow distinct voice Ad tandem Onmipotentis Dei et sanctcv sedio apostolicm ornanen turn accipe galer uii rubrum insignr dignitatis cardiiialatits per quod designator quod usque ad mortem mor-tem ct sanguinis ejfusioncm inclusive pro cxaltionesancticJideipacc ct quieti popu li Chrisliani augmento et statu sanctai Romanics ccclcsia te intrepidum exhibere debeas in nomine jjatris et Jllii et spiratus sancti Amen The Cardinals then made their obeisance to the Pope concluding with a double embrace em-brace or a kiss of peace The Pope received Cardinal Gibbons with marked affection Cardinal Taschereau was calm though he showed signs of great emotion The Cardinals Car-dinals then gave the kiss of peace to their colleagues of the sacred college When Cardinal Gibbons came to Cardinal Mozella each offered the other hearty congratulations congratula-tions Cardinal Mozella was once a professor pro-fessor in the Jesuits College at Woodstock and is an old friend of Cardinal Gibbons The Pope then departed followed by his escort Crowds lines the Salu Ducale through which the procession passed In the SalaBegia tho diplomats to the Holy See and their families occupied the large gallery and the Roman princes and their families were in another gallery There were also present Bishops Ireland Keane and Watson Monsignor OBrien who was ablegate to Cardinal Taschereau Monsignor Mon-signor Dillon of Australia Lieutenant Williams of the United States Army in uniform the rectors and students of the American and Irish propaganda the rectors of the Scotch and English colleges and others Cardinal Gibbons has been appointed to the following sacred congregations Propaganda Propa-ganda regular discipline indulgence and sacred relics and studies Cardinal Tach erau has been appointed to the following Consistory bishops and regulars ecclesiastical ecclesiasti-cal immunities and propaganda Monsignor Kirby the venerable rector of the Irish Colleges gave a dinner this evening I even-ing to Cardinals Gibbons and Taschereau the direotori and rector of the propaganda Bishops Kane Ireland and Watterson Archbishop Arch-bishop of Melbourne the rectors of the St Surplice and of the English and Scotch Colleges Abbott Smith and others A student read a Latin composition expressing express-ing joy over the promotion of the Cardinals and a Latin chorus praising them was sung I CARDINAL TASCHEBEAU Responded in Latin expressing appreciation I apprecia-tion of the honor conferred on him Cardinal Gibbons spoke in English He said the reception of the hat on St Pat ricks Day was a happy circumstance He hoped that all their work would be harmonious har-monious for the peace of mankind and the spread of truth under the banner of the Cross After the consistory the new cardinals thanked the Pope who ill reply referred chiefly to Canada and the United States especially to the now American College |