Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-12-10
A Catholic Social and BenevO-
lent Society With $4,000
Members.
Matt Winn Will BE HOnOred
With the Office of First
Grand Knight.
BANQUET AT THE LOUISVILLE HOTEL

Tomorrow night their will be institut-
ed in Louisville the first branch of the
Knights of Columbus, a most powerful
Catholic social and benevolent society,
which has a large membership in the
East. The initiatory steps were men,
toned in these columns some time ago,
since which charter list of eighty
names have been secured, with bright
outlook for the future of the local body,
as it will be composed of the best people
in the city.
Much of the success of the undertaking
is due to the untiring efforts of Mr.. Matt
Vim, the popular Fourth-avenue mer-
chant tailor, who will be honored by
being made the first Grand Knight. The
other officers will be r. A. Watson, Dep
uty Grand Knight; Walter P. Lincoln,
Advocate; ]. J.. Fitzgerald, Chancellor;
James F. Hines, Financial Secretary; ].
w. jenkins, Recording Secretary, Leo
Schumann, Lecturer; ]. j. Cafrey, War
den Al S. Smith, Treasurer; Charles 7.
Ratio, Chaplain. Trustees-Spaulding
Coleman, Frank A. MEME, w. B. Har-
ris, T. ]. Tierney and w. H. Newman.
The Knights of Columbus is an or
ganization similar to the Elks with three
degrees. The membership is competed
of successful business and professional
men, who meet for fellowship and benev-
olence. Those who desire to do so can
join the insurance branch. The installa-
ton of officers and comforting of degrees
will take place at the Elks' Hall begin
cling at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
after the visieors and members attend
mass at ST. Louis Bertrand church. The
installation of degrees will be conferred
by John ]. Cone, of New York city, SUI
preme Grand Knight; Warren E. Mosier,
of Youngstown, Ohio, Supreme Deputy
Grand Knight and William A. Mailing,
also of Youngstown. Grand Organizer.
The first degree will be conferred by the
Cincinnati and the second by the Chicago
branch. The ritual is a very impressive
one. After the first two degrees have
been conferred banquet will be ten
dered the national officers and visitors at
the Louisville Hotel, and the third degree
will follow in the evening.
Prominent members will be here from
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Gin
cinnati. Pittsburg, Joliet, Youngstown
and elsewhere. Two hundred are ex-
pected, and the number may be larger.
The charter list embraces the names of
Hon. E. ]. McDermott, DR.. Ouchterloney,
Henry F. Cassin, James M. Fetter, DIR.
William B. Doherty, NJ. ]. Duffy, Edward
T. Tierney, DIR. Charles G. Lucas, w. B.
Lucas, DIR. Max NJ. Eble, J. ]. Flynn,
George A. Burkley, T. E. Henchey,
George w. Wolf, Daniel J. Leahy, John
S. Silburg, Thomas J. keenan,, c. r.
O'Brien, DIR. A. w. Smyth, George Null
ligan. w. ]. Harahan, ]. Walter Morgan,
Martin Kirwan, John NJ. O'Neill, John
H. Shea, John r. Phanz, J. M. Ryan,
Matt O'Doherty, ]. R. Kirwan, Sam
Bolderick, p M. O'Reilly, L. Jacques,
Frank A. Geher, Sylvester Rapier, f.. ].
O'Brien, f. ]. Langan, R. w. Langan,
Harry d. Wilkes, NJ. ]. Burke, f. A.
Laveley, John Mivelaz, Joe McWilliams,
John Reese, Francis Boiling, w. X. Ruff
ner, E. ]. Tierney, Albert Wolf, ]. F.
Flynn, R. c. Waggoner, c. ]. O'Malley,
Robert ]. Hagan, John T. GarriSty, T. A.
Bower, John H. Wins. ]. 7. Moran, S.
M. Ratio, John T. Donovan, Owen Sulli-
van, N. A. Napier, Charles T. Byrne.
AS above stated, it will be seen from
the foregoing list of mombers that the
organization has within Its ranks some
of the leading professional and business
men of Louisville. It is reported TO be
their intention TO have an elegant club
house in the near future. The organiza-
ton is thoroughly American one. All
the odes and songs are patriotic, one of
the objects of the order being to encour-
age patriotism.
There will no doubt be many other
names added to the list when the work
ings of the order come to be better un-