The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-26
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
Election Of oficers-ArOhbishop Gibbons
Grand Chaplain.
The Uniformed Catholic knights of st.
John last evening elected the following
officers:
Chaplain-Most Rev. Archbishop Gibbons
of Baltimore.
President-Lewis Lanman of Washing
ton. D. @.
First Vice President-T. F. Burke of Gin
cinnali.
Second Vice President-N. A. Hall of
Baltimore.
Recording secretary-Edward f. Kelly
OF Woodbury. P. O., Md.
Corresponding Secretary-C. McHannon
| of Cleveland.
Treasurer-John Cloke Of Baltimore.
| Ssrgean t-at-Arms = H. Pietzmeier of
Louisville.
Executive Committee-James Donnelly,
Baltimore; R. P. G ,rnan, Baltimore, and
| c. MeHannpn. Cleveland.
! Buffalo, N. T.. was chosen as the next
annual meeting place OF the Knights.
The Knights will have a procession to-
morrow. beginning at 1890 o clock. The
| line of march is as follows: Fountain
1 Square east on Fifth to Sycamore, north to
Eighth, west to Walnut, north to Thir-
teenth, west to Vine, north to Findlay,
west to Elm, south to Liberty, west to
Linn, south to Court, west to Freeman,
south to Eighth, and west to Prices Hill.
The Convention assembled ut IL o'clock
to-day, the delegates being as dilatory in
coming to time as Yesterday. Mr.. Lanman,
the newly elected President, was in the
chair.
| A communication was received that the
Knights OF st. Joseph, of Chillicolhe, &c
strong, would arrive tomorrow. The Off
GERS Of the Commandery are: Captain
4 Schilder; and Lieutenants, Moth and oav.
lac.
i Tie minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. The total number ol
members of the Union was announced to be
4 1888
1 A committee of three was appointed to
notify Archbishop Gibbons, Of Baltimore
of his reelection as Grand Chaplin of the
Union. Messrs. James Donnail !, R. P.
German and John Cloak, of Baltimore
WcIc dRlIOlutC0 do ouCti CU"HllUlCcs
y MI. John B. Savage moved that Com
mittee be appointed to wait upon His Rev
erence Bishop Elder, tender him the re
cts of the Union. and inform him of the
real objects of the KING tho d Of St. John
The resolution was adopted.
4 Tie Treasurer reported $50 in the Treas
ury.
A motion to print 1,500 copies of tn,
\ inn nd or n ~ ;o,
and send the same to the various comman
deries was adopted. -'
The Committee on Resolutions reported
as follows:
J, Whereas, The object of the National
] Roman Catholic Union of the Knights o
st. John are to create and foster a feel
ing of fraternity and fellowship
among the various commanderies @
Roman Catholic Kni hts throughout
the nation, and to aid and assist in allevi
ating the suffering of members of said com
manderies as are by sickness or otner mis-
, cations, and to assist, as far as practicable
: all Catholic endeavors; theref re- be it
: "Resolved, That as our first duty is i'm
plicit obedience to the laws OF the Rnmal
catholic Church, we. the delegates here il
Convention assembled, pledge ourselves t,
support Its mandates in that spirit OF ODE
dience and submission to the lawfully ap
: pointed chief lastor thereof which ha
} ever distinguished true childen OF ou
y Holy Mother Church; and, be it further
;. Resolved, That all Communicates be
LONGING to this union do hereby pleds,
' tions of the Holy Mother Church, bofh al
v = ho onI
thereof; be it further
0 "Resolved, That as the prime object O
all organizations, temporal or spiritual, il
/ the Roman Catholic hrrch, is the creates
4 honor and glory of God we the member
D the Knights of st. John, in Convention
assembled to determine that one specia
day Of the year be appointed as day o
; general communion and thanks living, tn
0 day to be designateL by the Most Rev
D Chaplain of the Union or any other pre-
. late authorized by him. Be it further
sResoved, That our motto shall ever bt
! virtue and love, honor and vaor, ard lik
) the Knights of st. John of old, defend tn
Q Church, respect the clergy, pr tee
and assist the widow and the orphan
; and at the same time support th
j laws of the United States in that spirit o
} patriotism that becomes true and legal cit
izens. IT. r. P. GoRMAN,
7. J. LANAHAN,
JOHN CLoKE,
Il Committee,
The report was unanimously adopted.
The following resolution was offered b.
Mr. McHannoi, of Cleveland:
Res lived. That the thanks of this ol
ganization are hereby gratefully tendere
TO our br ther Knights of the city OF Gin
einnat for their many acts of courtesy an,
K nightly hospitality, by which our yisi
! to this beautiful city has been made pleas
ant" alEs
Adopted unanimously. ~
The next resolution, by Capt. McHan
: non, was:
''Res lived by the Roman Catholic night
of ST. John, in general convention assean
bled, That our thanksare hereby gratafull
rendered to the representatives of the pres
of Cincinnati for their very full reporls 0
. our proceedings" I
Adjourned.
Il President L. III. Lanman, in the absence
of the Chaplain, was dulv qualified a
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