Cardinal Dougherty and His Golden Jubilee
...elphia.[13] Halvey_482 The celebrations of June 2 began at 9:30am when the parish parade divisions made up 53,000 men and boys began their march.[14] The procession to the altar began at 11:30, with Mass beginning shortly thereafter. The altar, built by Dagit and Sons, stood 53 feet high and was
The Church and Labor
...ed with socialists and communists.[7] This posed a major problem since the papal encyclicals taught “no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true Socialist.”[8] Indeed, many priests and bishops called for the creation of unions with a religious foundation in order to better “restore
The Centennial Fountain
...working in Germany, it did not reach Philadelphia until June. There were a number of reasons for the delays including payment debates between the CTAU and Kirn as well as problems with the marble that Kirn received.[11] Due to these delays, when the CTAU had the official dedication and celebration
Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items
...anic battery, as well as related ephemera. Ephemeral materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets and broadsides publicizing his invention, lectures, as well as the school that Coad opened for boys and girls. Also included in the collection is correspondence, ephemera, some estate items, and a scrapbook relating to Patrick Coad’s family,