Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1900-07-07


of Columbus Sunday, July /. Fully sixty
candidates were expected to take the
degrees but owing to sickness and other
causes forty only were initiated. The
ceremonies started at 2.30 p. m. The
first degree was beautifully exemplified
by Grand Knight NJ. ]. VIM, Deputy
Grand Knight R. A. Watson and the
Chancellor. ]. ]. Fitzgerald.
The second degree was given in an inn
pressive and instructive manner by DIR.
Hart, of Cincinnati Council.
The third degree was given with much
effectiveness by Messrs. Souter and Daw-
son, of Chicago.
After the degree work the members,
candidates and visitors to the number of
$50 adjourned to the Louisville Hotel,
where an elaborate menu was spread by
Manager George Mulligan. The dining
room was a scene of beauty. The tables
were covered with plants, with candel-
ebra of varied colored candles peeping
through the flowers, while strains of
sweet music were heard from an orchestra
in the balcony.
After full justice had been done to the
viands the POSTMASTER, Mr.. M. ]. Vim,
in his usual happy manner asked for
several impromptu speeches. Mr.. Sher-
man Steele, rising young lawyer of
indianapolis, in a few moments talk,
scintillating with gems of wit and wis
dom, spoke Of the future of this country
as looked at from a Catholic point of
view, and made the assertion that a man
could not be a good Catholic or good
Knight of Columbus without being first
of all a good American citizen. His
speech was greeted with rounds of APP
plause.
DR.. Hart, the scholarly editor of the
Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph, had pre-
pared speech on chivalry At the very
outset he said Kentucky was the very
sanctuary of chivalry, where no man
dared insult woman. He reviewed the
history of knighthood from the time Of
Charlemagne and King Arthur and the
knights of the round table down to the
present time, and stated that the Knights
of Columbus in their teachings and prin-
ciples were the Legitimate successors of
the knights of old and warriors bold in
uplifting the fallen, helping the weak
and aiding their fellow-men in every
way, and especially protecting the honor
of woman--"loyely womanl''
Judge Shine, of Covington, being called
upon. expressed his qualification at be-
coming a member Of the Knights of
Columbus, which he now considered as
the very acme Of Catholic societies. He
also said that due credit should be given
to other Catholic societies, which were
the precursors of the Knights of Column
bus and no good, practical Catholic has
longer an excuse for not belonging to
AN organization like this, which is the
flower of Catholic societies. He stated
that the Knights of Columbus Of Coving-
ton--of which he was the only one-were
proud to be with you. He created much
amusement by referring to the Cincinnati
brethren as members from North coving-
ton.
Hon. Matt O'Doherty made quite a
lengthy talk, showing that the knights
Of Columbus was society to which all
nationalities should belong. twas not a
German Catholic, Irish Catholic, Italian
or French Catholic, but component Of
the whole, glorious American Catholic
society. He also spoke Of the ennobline
influence Of womanhood, and asserted
that the Catholic church had lifted up
woman from the drudge Of slavery and