Amateur film that records a religious vocation exhibition in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, organised by the Roman Catholic Church, which took place between 15th and 22nd June, 1952. The film was shot by a member of the Newcastle & District Amateur Cinematographers Association (ACA) and includes footage of the Pontifical High Mass on the last day of the event.  A party of schoolboys and their teacher wander by a stand for the Alexian Brothers at the religious vocation exhibition in the Kelvin...

Amateur film that records a religious vocation exhibition in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, organised by the Roman Catholic Church, which took place between 15th and 22nd June, 1952. The film was shot by a member of the Newcastle & District Amateur Cinematographers Association (ACA) and includes footage of the Pontifical High Mass on the last day of the event.  A party of schoolboys and their teacher wander by a stand for the Alexian Brothers at the religious vocation exhibition in the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, organised by the Roman Catholic Church. A Film Theatre is just glimpsed in the background. A priest stands at the “Physiotherapy” stand, a couch and heat therapy machines inside the cubicle. A priest walks two young boys past the ‘Nursing’ stand. A priest clasps his hands together in prayer and speaks at a Mass inside the exhibition. Another cleric in a fur-trimmed cassock speaks at the service. Brief shot of big crowds inside the exhibition. They are probably assembled as a congregation for the Pontifical High Mass, which takes place on the last day of the exhibition.  Close-up of the Irish Weekly newspaper (Special Scottish edition) of Saturday June 28 1952. Headlines read: “197,151 People Visited Kelvin Hall. Historic Exhibition Climaxed by High Mass. Cheering Thousands Hail Archbishop” A huge congregation of people (around 15,000) are crowded into Kelvin Hall for the Pontifical High Mass. Overhead shot of the procession led by the Archbishop of Glasgow, the most Rev. Dr Donald A. Campbell Close-up of a sign outside the exhibition that reads “Final! 197,275”. A priest collects tickets from people entering the exhibition hall. General view of a sign on the exhibition wall advertising the “Religious Vocation Exhibition” June 15-22 10am – 10pm. Film shows Daily. 100 Shows. Admission 1/- Children 6d”. People are milling around outside Kelvin Hall, waiting to go inside. Inside Kelvin Hall, the stands are being assembled by a crew. A small motorised trolley drives into the hall and another worker pushes in a barrow. Men carry in lengths of wood. The stands take shape. Overhead shot of the exhibition stands and a tall temporary altar erected at the end of a central aisle. Overhead shot of rows of altar boys assembling at the start of the entrance procession. The procession continues with bishops and also nuns. Overhead shot of people browsing some of the stands inside the Kelvin Hall. The elaborate ironwork balconies are also full of visitors. One stand is for The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny. People are watching the Mass taking place. Schoolboys and girls buy programmes at the ticket counter manned by women. Other men and women stop there for a tea and to buy tickets. People stroll past the Alexian Brothers stand (specifically devoted to caring for the sick). Brief shot of a hospital bed in a display. A priest hands out tickets, next to him a trolley holding vials and what looks like surgical instruments. Crowds of people pass by the” Union des Sacrés-Cœurs” stand. Two nuns pass another stand and a priest presents the holy communion glass beneath a cloth and a bible. A sign on the exterior of the Kelvin Hall reads “The Mass Returns to the Villages”. A van from the “Northampton Travelling Mission – Catholic Chapel” is parked outside Kelvin Hall. A priest holds a small sign that reads “Portable Confessional, which is being toured by the Northampton Travelling Mission”.