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back to the the Dons greeted the Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, D.D., bishop of San Diego, when he arrived at Santa Fe sta- tion this morning. Music was played by a Mexican band under I the leadership of Rev. Damian Gobeo, A. R., pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe church here. The delegation of San Diegans, including Mayor Percy Benbough, Frank B. Dorsey, San Diego & Ari- zona railway; Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H. Hegarty, St. Joseph's church; Rev. John B. Cotter, St. John's church, and Albert V. Mayrhofer, K.C.H.S., boarded the bishop's train at San Ysidro and accompa- nied him in. Children from St. Joseph's pa- rochial school and other schools as well as several hundreds of San Diegans were present to greet their first bishop. Because of Bishop Buddy's na- tionally known friendship for th<:? poor, pompous ceremony was aban- doned. Taken to Temporary Home Upon the arrival of the train, Mayrhofer and George Ryan escort- ed the bishop to his temporary home at Pt. Loma. Joseph Green with his taxicabs, had escorted th~ balance of the !)arty to their hotels, where reservations had been pro- vided. In the evening the archbishops and bishops will be entertained at a dinenr at Hotel del Coronado and the priests will be entertained at a dinner at Hotel El Cortez. Laymen accompanying the bishop will be taken care of by the chamber of commerce, headed by Arnold Klaus. During the afternoon Mayrhofer was to take Bishop Buddy to the place where the first mass was cele- brated in California at Ballast point, where the Catholic Daughters of America have erected a tablet in memory of that first mass. Other I historical places also were to be visited by the bishop. The bishop will be enthroned to- morrow morning at 10:30 at St. Joseph's cathedral as the first bishop of the diocese of San Diego, the continuity of Catholic history which began when Cabrillo sailed into San Diego harbor 395 years ago. days of

BISHOP PURCHASER OF M'KNIGHT RESIDENCE Bishop Charles Francis Buddy, • head o! the J;toman Catholic diocese of San Diego, will move into a new home in Mission Hills before July 1. Purchase of the John F. Mc- Knight residence, 2031 Sunset blvd., for his use was announced yester- day. Title to the property, said to be one of the finest homes in Mission Hills, will be vested in "The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego, a Corporation." The residence was purchased from an eastern insurance concern and forced sale resulted in a bargain, negotiators said. Mrs. Catherine Cesmat, of the Pfaff Realty Co., handled the deal. The house is three stories. There are four lots, the depth extending a whole block. A view of the bay is afforded. When Buddy came to San Diego Feb. 1, a lease was taken on the Billy Mills home, 4494 Tivoli st., overlooking the sea at Sunset Cliffs. Distance from downtown, however, caused him to desire a home closer to the business center. He liked the McKnight property and it was placed in escrow Saturday with the Union Title Co. Dr. Frank Lowe, pastor of Cen• tral Christian church, once was owner of the Mills property. Mc- Knight formerly was a local auto sales agent.

Most Rev. Charles F. Buddy, D. D., left, and Rt. Rev. John M. Hegarty, right.-(Photo by George Evening Tribune staff photographer).-========:::;--======- --------~ I

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Built long before the turn of the century, the in- terior of St. Joseph's now gains its crowning glory -a throne chair bearing the coat of arms of the Dio- ·cese of San Diego.