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Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1926, Page 4

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EUCHARI.STIC CONGRESS. SAN FRANCISCO, June lb. \\ itli the papal colours yellow and "'lute fluttering from hundreds of buildings, cheering thousands filling the streets and air filled with confetti, New York dropped tho tools of commerce. to give welcome to six red-liat-ted cardinals who had come to Uie 1 nited States to attend the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago. I he six cardinals were Cardinal .Holi-

sm no, papal delegate, the first official representative of the Hope ever to come to the United States; Cardinal O’Donnell, Primate of v Ireland; Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of Paris; Cardinal Heig Y. Casanova, Arehbisfiop of Toledo, Spain ; Cardinal Piffi, Archbishop of Vienna.; and Cardinal Csernoeh, Archbishop of Budapest.

Cardinal O’Donnell arrived on the day before the other five cardinals. He was given an ovation at Battery Park and taken .to the archepixcepal icsidon'ce of Cardinal Hayes, Fifth avenue, and Broadway were lined with thousands that waited hours for the late arrival of the others. Many tugs, yachts, and launches with reception parties aboard met the liner at quarantine. With motor-cycle police brushing aside traffic, Cardinal Bonzano and Cardinal Hayes were the cent ml figures of an automobile parade that ended at St. [Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth avenue.

On the President Roosevelt and the Aquitania were more than a hundred other prelates, laymen, and visitors to the twenty-eighth Eucharistic Congress. The cardinals remained in New York several days before beginning their trip to Chicago in a “cardinal special” train, finished throughout in their colours. MESSAGES TO AMERICA. Cardinal Bonzano and Cardinal O’Donnell brought messages to the people of America, Cardinal Bonzano saying; “I venture to say that one of the fruits of the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, whose purpose is completely in accord with the highest ideal of your nation —to honour God in whom she trusts—will lie reflected in a lawabiding, peoce-loving citizenry; in an increased social progress and prosperity ; in a continuation of the effective high moral leadership your country has provided in repent years for the benefit

of 'all mankind.” Praising America, the Cardinal said that “the oppressed of all lands—lnnocent victims of despotism, and those seeking religious liberty.—in your great country have found a home where they have lud their industry encouraged, their piety respected, their ambition, animated, and their toil compensated.” He was dressed in red from his l.at to his satin slippers. Men and women knelt in obeisance as ho passed. Cardinal O’Donnell was received less ceremoniously than Cardinal Bonzano and his party but just as vociferously. Cardinal O’Donnell said the people oi Ireland will never forget the generosity of America. After-being welcomed by deleghti'ois from the Catholic clubs, headed b\ George Ryan, president of the Board of Education, and* by thousands of devotees, the live cardinals who did rot accompany the papal delegates ashore were escorted to the Hotel \ anderbilt, and formal greetings were extended to them from Cardinal Mundelein, of 1 Chicago. ' The progress of the high prelates I after landing on the New I ork pier, which was flanked with nuns, school children, and others, was delayed bv the hundreds who wished to kiss t-Ucir rings. At St. Patrick’s Cathedral Cardinal Bonzano and Cardinal Wives were greeted by thousands who packed the streets. Passing before a police guard of honour consisting of 250 mounted police standing at attention, the prelates blessed the crowds from the Cathedral steps. A choir of twenly priests of the diocese took part in the services in the Cathedral.