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Title: Girl marks first Communion with Kennedy tribute.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30751 GIRL MARKS FIRST COMMUNION WITH KENNEDY TRIBUTE WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A seven-year-old girl marked her first Holy Communion by going to Washington and placing her Communion bouquet at the grave of John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery. Little Julia McCarthy, who received her first Communion the day before at St. Joseph's Catholic church, West New York, N.J. is shown pausing have [sic. here] placing the bouquet inside the white fence surrounding the late President's gravesite. Standing with Julia is Lt. John Phillips of the honor guard at the grave. In the rear are Julia's parents, Mr. And Mrs. James McCarthy of North Bergen, N.J., and her six-year-old brother, Joseph (almost hidden). Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-3D-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, March 22, 1964, March 22, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.), McCarthy, Julia., McCarthy, James., McCarthy, Joseph., Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Topical Subject(s): Sacraments--Catholic Church., Lord's Supper., Bereavement--Religious aspects--Christianity., Children--Washington (D.C.)
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30751; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30751
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353766

Title: Graveside visit on St. Patrick's Day.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: C-30738 GRAVESIDE VISIT ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy visited her husband's grave in Arlington National Cemetery on St. Patrick's Day and placed a shamrock she was wearing on the plot. She is shown leaving the gravesite carrying a sprig of shamrocks from a cross planted near the grave by Irish Ambassador Thomas J. Kiernan (right), who accompanied her on the visit. With them was Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, the late President's brother. Mrs. Kennedy chose St. Patrick's Day to mail about 900,000 prayer cards and letters to acknowledge the sympathetic messages she received after her husband's assassination in 1963. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-3C-64-NAB)
Creator Name(s): United Press International. (author)
Date Created: 1964, March 17, 1964, March 17, 1964
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994., Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.), Kiernan, T. J. (Thomas Joseph), 1897-1967., Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
Topical Subject(s): Saint Patrick's Day--Washington (D.C.), Patriotism--Religious aspects--Christianity., Presidents' spouses--United States., Bereavement--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), United States., Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. C-30738; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_C-30738
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:353759

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