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New York Welcomes New Papal
Delegate To The United States
Archbishop Fumasoni-Biondi, Successor of Cardinal Bon-
zano, Tendered a Warm Reception By Clergy and
Laity of Archdiocese.
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Archbishop Fnmansoni-Biondi and Archbishop Hayes of New York,
photographed on the arrival of the Apostolic Delegate in this country.
PREJUDICED OFFICIAL
LAUDS CONVENT AFTER
UNAUTHORIZED VISIT
Author of Ohio Convent In
spection Bill Now Satisfied
at Least One Does Not Need
Proposed “Inspection.”
Cleveland.—An inspection of the
Convent of the Good Shepherd in
this city has convinced State Rep
resentative; Richard R. Hawkins that
at least one Catholic institution does
not need “inspection.”
Mr. Hawkins was the author of
the hill recently introduced in the
state legislature calling for the in
spection of the reformatories, or
other institutions that might come
within the provisions of the rather
broad scope of the measure. The
bill was killed in committee.
Mr. Hawkins’ change of opinion
came as a result of his recent visit
to the above named institution in
company with members of an or
ganization whose desires run along
the line of the provisions of the
measure that was eliminated.
The committee was received with
every courtesy by t lie Sisters in
charge of the convent and after per
mission from Bishop Schrembs, were
shown from cellar to attic. As a
result of this visit Mr. Hawkins has
issued the following statement:
Representative Hawkins’ Statement
“With four other representative
citizens of Cleveland, I made a visit,
unannounmed, to the House of the
Good Shepherd, E. 30th and Carnegie
Ave., and presented my business
card to the lady in charge, request
ing permission for myself and
friends to see the inmates and to
note the sanitary condition of the
institution and the treatment of the
girls housed within the walls. The
mother superior admitted us to one
of the offices and informed us she
could not admit an unauthorized and
self-appointed committee as we were
unless given permission by the bish
op of the diocese to do so. She
telephoned to Bishop Schrembs and
Rev. Joseph Smith, of St. Philo-
mena's Church, East Cleveland, Vi
car General, who was the first to
arrive, and to whom we again made
our requests to be conducted through
the home. After some discussion
as to our purpose lie agreed to do
so, only requesting that the inspec
tion be thorough and that a truth
ful report of what we found as to
conditions ' existing be made.
“The arrival of Bishop Schrembs
added to the party. The bishop
further inquired as to our errand,
and' agreed to permit us to make an
inspection of the convent, stating,
however, that he thought a self-ap
pointed committee without any law
ful authority was presumptious and
that a man’s home was his castle.
To this I agreed, but said that the
House of the Good Shepherd was a
semi-public institution in view of
the fact that girls were committed
there by juvenile and probate courts
and that such institutions should
be inspected. The bishop replied
that they not only ought to be but
could be inspected.
Shown from Cellar to Attic
“We were then conducted through
the home from cellar to attic, led
by the mother superior, Bishop
Schrembs and Father Smith and we
were accorded every opportunity to
make a thorough inspection. We
visited the school’s chapel and dor
mitories apd were entertained by
the scholars with songs and recita
tions. We also visited the work
shops, bakery and laundry, and saw
the girls at work, in all their ac
tivities. We were very much pleas
ed with the extreme cleanliness of
the home.
“I want to take this opportunity
to thank Bishop Schrembs and the
mother superior for their generous
hospitality and uniform courtesy ex
tended to myself and friends and to
assure them of our esteem and ap
proval in the conduct and care of
the inmates of their home. Let
me say further that there would
have heen no introduction of house
bill No. 15, sponsored by myself,
and no necessity for a self-appoint
ed committee such as we were, if the
county commissioners, who are re
quired by law to make such inspec
tions, unannounced, once in every
six mouths, did their duty and re
ported their findings.”
Ford Presents Limousine to
Bishop Gallagher of Detroit
Detroit—The Right Rev. Mich
ael J. Gallagher, Bishop of De
troit, was presented with a hand
some Lincoln limousine last
weak. The donor was Henry
Ford, the motor magnate. Fol
lowing the presentation, Bishop
Gallagher and the Rev. John M.
Doyle, chancellor of the Detroit
diocese, were taken for a spin
about the Detroit boulevards.
There was no public ceremony
attached to the presentation.
OFFICIALS FROM SOUTH
ASSISTING IN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST KU KLUX KLAN
Governor Parker of Louisi
ana and Ex-Senator Percy
of Mississippi Active In Na
tional Campaign.
Chicago, 111—A national conven
tion, at which leading men of ell
creeds and political affiliations will
be called together, to make a na
tional fight for the suppression of
the Knights of the Ku_Klux Klan,
is to he held in Chicago about May
1st, as a result of a conference held
here in connection with the open
ing of a six night “all nations anti-
Ku Klux rally” begun here Monday
evening, and continued at the
Coliseuma 11 week.
The opening attack on the hooded,
secret organization was made by
Governor John M. Parker, of Louis
iana, who uncovered and is prOse-
cuting the Klansmcn responsible for
the Mer Rouge murders. Governor
Parker addressed close to 20,000 per
sons jammed into the Coliseum. He
was followed by former Senator Le
roy Percy, of Mississippi. Both of
them denounced the Klan as an un-
American association and a menace
to the peace of communities and to
national unity and discipline.
The plan of the national move
ment to prevent sworn Klansmcn
from occupying public office in the
United States was made at a con
ference preceding the mass meeting
and involves the following tentative
provisions:
Plan to Suppress Klan
The calling together of leaders in
the north and south in a national
gathering in this city, organizing
every community throughout the
United States against the Klan, and
arousing the people generally to an
appreciation of the Klan’s menace.
The organization will be non
political and non-sectarian in its
membership, and its purpose will he
to prevent the entrance into public
life of all who have by their Klan
oath foresworn their loyalty to the
constitution of the United States,
which guarantees full religious
liberty.
One of the first battles of the
organization will be to prevent the
seating in the United States senate
of United States Senator-elect May-
field of Texas.
The six night all nations rally
was called by the American Unity
League, the anti-Ku Klux organiza
tion formed in .Chicago by men of
all creeds .and of which Attorney
Patrick H. O’Donnell is the presi
dent. Monday night’s meeting was
presided over by Judge Michael L.
McKinley, chief justice of the crimi
nal court, who has barred Klansmcn
from jury service.
' Governor Parker’s Appeal
On the platform with the speakers
were many of Chicago’s leading citi
zens of the type t>f Jacob M. Dickin
son, former secretary of war.
Governor Parker charged the Mer
Rouge murders to the Klan and de
clared that because of the secret
machinations of the Klan, it would
be impossible to punish the guilty.
He asserted his belief that even the
grand jury would he prevented from
Indicting the guilty men. He said:
“The acts of the Klan at Mer
Rouge show us to what uses the
Klanism may he put. No one who
reads of Mer Rouge can doubt that
the time has come to unmask the
Klan forever, to coTnpcl its mem
bers to stand out and be judged.”
New York.—Archbishop Fumasoni-
Biondi, the new apostolic delegate to
the United States, who arrived here
March 2nd, from Italy on the steam
ship Taormina of the Italian line,
was tendered a warm and fitting wel
come by the clergy and laity of tlie
archdiocese of New York. He sail
ed from Naples on February 16th,
accompaniel by his secretary, Msgr.
Paolo Marelia.
The Taormina was met at quaran
tine by a revenue cutter carrying
Msgr. Aluigi Cossio, who has been
temporarily in charge of the apos
tolic delegation at Washington, the
Very Rev. Joseph P. Dinecn, Chan
cellor of the Archdiocese of New
York, and the Rev. Dr- Stephen J.
Donahue, secretary to Archbisop
Hayes. When the Taormina docked
at the foot of West 57th Street about
2 o’clock, the new delegate was
greeted by Archbishop Hayes and
Auxiliary Bishop John J. Dunn, of
New York; Bishop Joseph H. Con
roy, of Ogdenhurg; Bishop Thomas
J. Walsh, of Trenton; Bishop-elect
Daniel J. Curley, of Syracuse; Msgr.
Michael J. Lavellc, rector of St. Pat
rick’s Cathedral; Msgr. George War
ring, vicar-general of the Army and
Navy Chaplains in the United States
together with many other members
of the Catholic clergy and laity.
The laymen were headed by Martin
Conboy, president of the Catholic
Club of New York. A detachment
of uniformed policemen and detec
tives of the bomb squad under the
command of Inspector James Bolan,
preceded by motorcycle policemen,
.escorted the delegate to the home of
Archbishop Hayes.
Delegate’s Statement
In a statement issued just after
he landed the delegate said:
“I consider it a great privilege to
have been able to come and witness
with my own eyes this great coun
try and people, whom I have long
since learned to admire at a dis
tance. I am sure that my residence
here will become one of the most
cherished periods of my life. The
American people have won the es
teem and admiration of the world
on account of their loVe for liberty
without a diminution of their re
spect for lawfully constituted au
thority. And in recent years their
generosity has become a theme of
universal praise.
“Having been in the East Indies
as papal delegate during the great
war, I had myself the chance to
admire the generosity with which
those poor missions as those of
other countries, received from their
American friends, the help they
needed badly. The noble sentiments
by which the American people are
inspired find, an echo in my heart,
and I hope to he worthy of their
esteem and love-”
Reception In His Honor
Archbishop Fumasoni-Biondi re
mained in New York until Monday,
when he left for Washington to as
sume his new duties. While he
was here a number of receptions
were given in his honor, one of
which was a public affair and con
sisted of a formal welcome at St.
Patrick’s Cathedral Saturday after
noon. At that time the ceremonies
prescribed for such occasions took
place. All the bishops of the prov
ince of New York, the clergy and
members of religious orders, to
gether with a large number of
school children, were in attendance.
Archbishop Hayes presided and an
address of welcome was delivered
by Msgr. Lavelle, rector of the cath
edral.
On Sunday the new delegate pre
sided at the 11 o’clock High Mass
at St. Patrick’s and in the evening
was the guest of the Catholic Club at
a reception given in liis honor at
tlie club house, at which Archbishop
Hayes and other members of the
clergy were present. At this recep
tion Martin Conboy, president of
tlie club, addressed the delegate on
behalf of the laity.
John D. Rockefeller
Gives Organ to Cleveland
Catholic Church.
Cleveland—John D. Rocke
feller, Sr., has promised to pro
vide the organ for the new
church of the parish of Our
Lady of the ltlcssed Sacrament
in this city. The little congre
gation which ministers to the
colored Catholics of Cleveland
expects to occupy its first
permanent church within a few
weeks. It is in charge of Rev.
Thomas E. McKcnnoy.
The promise of Mr. Rocke
feller to donate the organ was
contained in a letter to Msgr.
Joseph F. Smith, vicar general
of the diocese. The letter was
written from Ormond Reach,
Fla., where Mr. Rockefeller is
spending the winter. - 4
Msgr. Smith and the oil man
are old time personal friends
and Mr. Rockefeller’s magnifi
cent Forest Hill estate in East
Cleveland is immediately back
of Msgr. Smith’s church.
Mr. Rockefeller also congrat
ulated Msgr. on his appoint
ment as vicar general and said
he felt assured that he would
measure up to the responsibility
of the high position.
HON. BOURKE COCHRAN,
STAUNCH AMERICAN AND
LOYAL CATHOLIC, DEAD
Delivered Spirited Address in
Congress But Few Hours
Before He Passed Away—
Colleagues Sing His Praises
New York—Ten thousand men
and women from every walk of
life gathered in and about the
Church of St. Jean Baptiste, 76th
Street and Lexington Avenue, for
the solemn high mass of requiem
for the late Representative \V.
Bourke Cockran. Archbishop leaves
celebrated the mass. National, state
and municipal officers as well as
those in the humblest stations were
among the three thousand who
gained admittance to the church.
The eulogy was delivered l>y Rev.’
John J. Wynne, S. J., former edi
tor of America; Fattier Wynne said
that millions had heard Mr. Cock-
rail’s eloquent voice, which was
never lifted ( in any oause but a
righteous one.
“He was never known to ret use,
to aid a good cause,” said Father
Wynne. “Freedom was something
divine in his eyes, and he was al
ways ready to render assistance, ma
terial or otherwise, to a down-trod
den people.”
Father Wynne also paid tribute td
his stand for justice between cap- 1
ital and labor and declared that In)
always found time, in the midst of
his political, professional and social
duties to attend church and wor
ship the Christ- he championed.
Mrs. Cockran sat at the right sido
of the coffin, which was banked!
with floral tributes, including ouij
from President and Mrs. Hardiiifj.
To the left in the front pews wert)
Gov. Alfred E. Smith, of New York,
and Governor Gifford Pinchot of
Pennsylvania, who were honorary
pallbearesr. The other honorary
pallbearers included Senator T. E.
Burton, of Ohio, Judge Martin T.
Manton, Martin Keogh, Jr„ Nicholas
Brady, Hamilton Fish, Jr., and Dan
iel Riordan.
Senators James W. Wadsworth
and William M. Calder and Reprc-f
sentatives Mott, Siegel, Sullivani
Chandler, Fish, Carew, Klein, Lon
don, Griffin, Mead, Fairchild and.
Ten Eyck of New York, were mem
bers of the congressional delegation
present, which also included Repre
sentatives Jones and Connolly of
Texas, Oliver of Alabama, Dale of
Vermont, Tucker of Virginia and
Sabbath of Illinois.
Washington, D. C.—The death of
Hon. W. Bourke Cockran, United
States congressman from the six
teenth New York district and long
celebrated as America’s most gift
ed orator, removes from public life
one. of the best known Catholics in
the United States.
When stricken liy apoplexy last
Thursday, Congressman Cockran was
engaged in the preparation of an ad
dress lo be delivered before the St.
Paul’s Parish Council of the National
Council of Catholic Men on the ques
tion of Catholic Education. It was
expected to be a notable contribution
to patriotic discussion of the most
important issue that confronts Ca
tholics in this country today. Mr.
Cockran was scheduled to speak be
fore the Council on last Friday
night.
An Exemplary Catholic
Not alone was Congressman Coch
ran regarded as one of the foremost
figures among the nation’s men in
public life, but his exemplary prac
tice of his religion made him a
model for thousands of Catholics
who were members of the several
parishes to which he belonged dur
ing liis seven terms as United States
congressman. He seldom missed
morning Mass and he was practi
cally a daily communicant. Often
times, when he was attending Mass
and tlie priest was without a server
he took upon himself the duties of
an altar boy.
Congressman Cockran had made
a powerful speech in the house
against the administrations farm
credit legislation the afternoon be
fore he died. It was his sixly-nintF
birtliday and in the evening lie and
Mrs CocUram had as guests at din
ner Mr. and Mrs. Saulsbury Field,
Mr. Field also celebrating his birth*
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