St Ignatius High School - Ignatius Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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IGNATIUS PREP The Cardinals Homecoming 'i By John Loef, '24 AY 11, l924, may justly be recorded in the annals of Chicago as the day on which the people of this city extended the hcartiest welcome they had ever given to a CARDINAL MUNDELEIN Bnnssss THE Przormz or Cllrcixcso Courtesy of Clzicugo .lnzfricrfu Man of Peacef' On this day His Eminence George Cardinal Mundelein. Archbishop of Chicago, returned from the Sacred Consistory held in Rome on March 27, l924. at which His Holiness Pope Pius XI created him cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Early in the afternoon our new cardinal was welcomed at the train by some of the most notable personages ot' Chicago. among whom was His Honor Mayor NYilliam E. Dever and a host of clerical and lay friends. As His Eminence and his party drove north down Michigan Boulevard in their automobiles. they were preceded by the members of the various Catholic organizations. The cardinal seemed pleased as he viewed the great multitude of people and showed his pleasure by raising his hand in blessing hundreds of times. The first part of the procession continued until the paradcrs reached North Ave- ' ' nue where they dispersed, the parochial and high school stu- dents now taking up the march which turned south on Dear- born Street. Among the many banners tloating through the air was that ot' St. Ignatius High School, our students turn- ing out in large numb:-rs. This was to be boys, day. so when the parade reached the Holy Name Cathedral at Superior and Cass Streets, the boys passed inside and taking their places. waited in reverence and silence tor the entrance of the cardinal. As His Eminence en- tered. clothed in his gorgeous robes ot scarlet and ermine and preceded by a host of acolytes, he was greeted by an outburst. oi' song 'lirozn a choir ot' a hun- - dred and titty voices. Slowly he walked down the aisle until he reached the altar where he knelt at the priedieu and then ascended his throne. Monsignor-s Kelley, Robal and Kelly took their places beside him. After a briet' space His liminenee rose and in a short speech encouraged the youth of Chicago to pursue zealously their training in the interests of the civic and moral betterment of the nation. He then raised his hand in solemn blessing over thousands of bowed heads. Then with the '10 Salutarisn Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament was commenced. The next publie appearance of Cardinal Mundelein was on the following evening. Monday, May 12, at the Auditorium theatre. Here he delivered an address which was es- timated in the press by critics who are hard 203

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IGNATIUS PREP a man was at the head ot their diocese when the usual public 'l'unds allotted to Catholic charities were suddenly denied them in 1916. The urgency ot the need was instantly realized by the archbishop and the dispatch with which he collected the necessary ahns was our first tirm conviction that the destinies ot our diocese were guided by no ordinary leader. lle has taught his people sell'-sacrifice and has made them 'l'eel the inward joy' which is the temporal fruit ot their gener- osity. Une ot' thx ca rdinal's 3 principal 'Works in the l v iield ol' social I service was Q th e establish- 1 ment ol! the - Big Brother- hood in con- junction with the lloly Name Society. 'I' he 3 Vlticagm l'nion ol' this society is now the ' largest in the W o r l d . 'l'he Catholics ol' Uhieago re- spondedwhole- h ea rt e d,l 3' to the appeal ot th e arch- bishop in be- halt' ol' stricken lflurope during and alter the Vlvorld Vlvar. NVith the close of the war, Archbishop Mun- delein sought to demonstrate to his people in a most striking manner an evidence ol' the reign of peace. Ile theretore succeeded in securing tor Chicago the Eucharistic Uongress ot' 1926. For this purpose he has pushed torward the Work ot Area which will be the scene of the celebration. The Congress ol' 1926 will be the 'llllli C'.xRnIN.xL IN His STVDY first olf tis kind to be held in the United States and the Catholic hierarchy from the World over will be in attendance. All this splendid Work of our archbishop was not unnoticed by the great pastor in the Eternal City. 'l'l1G attention of Pope Xl was attracted to the great evidences of Catholicism in the metropolis ot the Middle VVest and he under- stood that only under the proper . leadership could such suc- c e s s b e a t - tained. As a result the Su- preme Pontiff summoned t h e A r c h - b i s h o p t o Rome Where he created him a c a r d i n a l , n : on March 27, 1924. T h e people olf Chicago, C a t h o l i c , Protestant and Jew, rejoiced at the honor. Cardinal Mun- delein is the tirst cardinal west- of the West of the Al- leghanies, the first cardinal of Chicago. The eyes of all are turned to the future for all now realize Courtesy of Fhirfryo ,lnzcrivcm that at last we shall. see the truition of the ideas and ideals ot our champion in every noble cause. May success attend him in his every en- deavor. The wisest and best of all ages have agreed that our present lite is a state of trial not of enjoyment. and that we new suffer sorrow that we may hereafter be partakers of happiness-- Sir lfVf1lier Scott . 202

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IGNATIUS PREP to please as a model of oratorieal excel- lence. On the next day at l0:30 o'eloek in the Holy Name Cathedral, the new prince of the church participated in his first Holy Mass as a member of the Sacred' College of Cardinals. For ecclesiastical pomp and solemn dignity nothing like it had ever been witnessed before in Chicago. The Rt. Rev. Edmund Dunne, D. D., Bishop of Peoria, was the eelcbrant, and the Rt. Rev. Peter J. Muldoon, D. D., Bishop of Rockford, preached an eloquent sermon. A .banquet ot the priests and bishops was held in the evening' at the Drake hotel. The lflxtension Society now tendered a re- eeption to the eardinal with 21 banquet at the Hlaekstone on XYednesday evening. Governors of the whole society were in attendance, from Bishop Patriek Barry of St. Augustine to Bishop OlDonnell of Victoria, and from Bishop liyneh of Dallas to Arehbishep McNeil of Toronto. The week ot celebration ended on Saturday morning with a Pontifical High Mass in the cathedral tor the religious of the arehdioeese. CARDINAL Nll'NDELEIN AT IIIS PHIElfll'Il' 204 Courtesy of Chicago .'l.HlK'l'7ll7f'Il