Alexandria Gazette

SIX CANDIDATES RECEIVE HATS

Three Spanish and Two Austrian Recipients Elevated Year Ago.

61 CARDINALS NOW.

Ceremony Conducted With Pomp and Pageantry That Has Marked Papal Function Heretofore.

Rome, Dec. 2.—At a public consistory of the Sacred College, Pope Pius today conferred the Red Hat on the last five of the eighteen cardinals created a year ago, who as yet had not received the final insignia of their rank as princes of the church.

The five included three Spanish cardinals and two Austrians, who at the time of their elevation, November 27, 1911, instead of coming to the Vatican for the red biretta and red hat, received the biretta from the King of Spain and the Emperor of Austria and waited for their hats until summoned to Rome by the Pope.

The five honored today were:

Giuseppe Maria de Cos y Macho, archbishop of Valladolid
Antonio Vico, apostolic nuncio to the Court of Madrid.
Enrico Almaraz y Santos, archbishop of Seville.
Francesco Bauer, archbishop of Olmutz.
Francisco Nagel, archbishop of Vienna.

Contrary to expectation, the Pope failed to announce the elevation to the Sacred College of Mgr. Mendes Bello, primate of Lisbon. At last fall's consistory Mgr. Bello was created a cardinal "in pectore," that is was made known that he was to be a cardinal when duties at the Portuguese capital would permit. Pope Pius is believed to have preferred that he remain at his post until the present conflict between church and state in Portugal becomes more settled.

The final elevation of the five cardinals brings the membership of the Sacred College to 60. Of them Pope Pius has created 35 since November 9, 1903 when he held his first consistory. Thirty-three of the cardinals are Italians and 27 of the others were created since the eighteen cardinals were created a year ago. four members of the Sacred College have died Cardinal Fisher, of Cologne. Cardinal Samassa, of Austria, Cardinal Coullie, of France. and Cardinal Capecelatro of Italy.

The ceremony today was carried out in the hall of Beatification of the Vatican with all the pomp and pageantry that has marked papal functions for centuries. The hall was divided according to the rank of the brilliant audience, including members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican all in full uniform and decorations: and generals. superiors and high officials of the various religious orders. and the members of the Roman aristocracy who have refused to ally themselves with King Victor Emmanuel. Preceding the public consistory the five cardinals met in the Sistine Chapel and took the oath and the papal cortege moved into the public hall.