Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
The Order is Making Rapid
 Strides in Many States.

From Waterbury Seventy Eight
 New Councils Organized During the
 Past Year-Present Membership
 About 10000,
 New Haven, Conn. March 5.-Dele- gates from twenty-five states and from the District of Columbia and the Province of Quebec are attending the annual session of the National cOun- cil, Knights of Columbus, which be- gan this morning in St Aloysius hall. The session will probably consume three days during which action re- Garding the rate of insurance for members may be taken and other busi- ness of imDortance to the order trans acted
 Edward l.. Hearn of South Tram ingham. Mass. supreme knight of the order, presided at the opening session.. and at the close of the preliminary business, delivered an address in which he dWelt upon the gratifying progress of the order in it's eighteen years of existence. 50 that it HOW numbers nearly 10000 men, He con- graduated the members upon the ad- alton Of IS new councils to their ranks during the year with a total gain in associate and insured members of LOS. or more than 1000 members d month.
 Most of the session of the day was devoted to the presentation of reports by other national officers including Dr w. T. MaManns of New York, he national physician, John IT. Druly of Providence, R T.. national treasurer. and Daniel Colwell of New Haven. national secretary The representatives to the National council are as follows:
 Connecticut: Daniel ColweH New Haven: William NJ. Geary. New Ha- ven: Matthew O'Connor. New Haven: Philip F. Hendrick, Taftville; James A. Hynes. Waterbury: c. T. Driscoll, New Haven; John T. Kerrigan, New Haven: Frank H. Fallon. Hartford: John K. Phelan. Bridgeport; James Tevlin. New Britain Rhode Island: Joseph IT. Carney, Providence: Joseph Cole. Providence; ;; Hugh V. ODonnell, Providence Massachusetts, Joseph c. Pelletier, Boston: William J. O'Brien Boston William S. McNary. Boston: Frank J. Pierson, Leominster; Edward T. Mas Boston: James F. Dunleavy, Spring field: T. F. Sullivan, Natick; pr F. J. DonOghue. Boston.
 New Hampshire: Dennis J. Dono- van. Concord; James Sullivan, NJ. D., Manchester.
 Maine: James 1T. Caine, Orono; F. r. Driscoll, Portland Vermont: T. w. Maloney, Rutland; j; D. J. Guiltiman, Bennington. Canada: John G. Hearne. Quebec; John r. Kayanaugh. Montreal New York: John w. Hogan, Syra- cuse; W. A. Prendergast, New York; James O'Farrell, New York; John Barnes, Amsterdam: John r. Coch- rane. Buffalo; Francis A. McCloskey, Brooklyn: Charles A. Weber, Brook lyn; Patrick r. Treanor, Albany; John w. Ward. New York: Robert J. Powers. Binghampton.
 New Jersey: w. c. Matlack, Eliza beth: John J. Cone Jersey City: James A. Burns. East Orange. Pennsylvania: James A. Flaherty. Philadelphia: Daniel McMahon. Erie; Colonel c. r. O'Neil, Allentown. Maryland: William J. O'Brien, Jr., Baltimore; Harry $. Cox. Baltimore. Delaware: Peter J. Ford, Whining ton.
 District of Columbia: w. 1T. Calla- han. Washington; c. s. Ucker, Wash ington.
 Virginia: D. J. Callahan. Norfolk.
 West Virginia: pr Charles A. Wingerter, Wheeling. Kentucky: Spalding Coleman, Louisville
 Ohio: P. J. Brady. Cleveland; Dr Thomas P. Hart. Cincinnati Illinois: P. l.. McArdle, Chicago; T. F. Kiernan, Chicago. Indiana: William J. Mooney, h. dianaDolis.
 Michigan: George A. Monaghan, Detroit.
 Tennessee: T. E. Kuhn. Nashville Wisconsin: J. L. O'Connor Mil. waukee.
 Iowa: J. H. McFadden. Dubuque. Kansas: Peter J. Monahan, Topeka Missouri: A. V. Reybourne St ! Louis Minnesota: Thomas D. O'Bren, St Paul.
 l Colorado: John R. Reddin, Den 1 yer. | The national officers are Edward 1 l.. Hearn, South Birmingham. Mass I supreme knight; James E. Mcconnell | Fitchburg. Mass, national. advocate :: | W. T. McMannis New York. national physicians; Rev Garrett J. Barry, Rox- | bury, Mass, national chaplain; Mat | thew McNamara, New London, Conn, national warden; John H. Drury Prov | idence, k. l., national treasurer. l The report of Daniel Colwell of New | Haven. national secretary of the order, 1 showed the financial condition to be I as follows: Balance on hand Janu- | ary l, 1900. S351 ,16O.Os; increase for
 1900. $3S7, ,761.32 total $73S, 40. X Disbursements were as follows: Death benefits. S1S3.SOO; other ex- 1 penses. $5G, ,696.14: total $24O. .49614. Net balance for 1901, $49S.225.26. I The total net gain in assets during the
 year was $147.2G5.1S.
 During the year, 7S councils were | instituted, and West Virginia, Iowa. ] Wisconsin, Kansas. Colorado and
 Tennessee were added to the list of states in which the order operates. The | membership consists of 3O,43G in- sured members and 3S,265 associate
 members. total gain having been
 made during the year of 12.1OS mem bers of whom 4,1OO are insured. l Councils of the order are located In 1 the various states as follows: Con- necticut. GA: Massachusetts. 12O;
 Rhode Island, 21: New Hampshire, 6; Vermont, q; Maine, 13; Virginia. 5; New York. 1G4: New Jersey. 2S; Ken lucky. I: Pennsylvania, Al; Delaware, ' S n. TYY 4. vys-