Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-04-25
ST. MARYS COUNCIL NO. 567.
Knights of Columbus Installed with
Great Ceremony on Sunday Last.

on Sunday when a council with 81 mem
bers was firmly instituted to henceiorth be
prominent limb of the great tree, whose
fruit is union, protection and good will to
all men.
The information that an institution
would be held at st. Marys spread through
the different councils OF the order, and the
Saturday evening trains brought in great
number, who came to take part in the
work. A meeting Of the candidates was
held and their credentials examined on
Saturday evening and on Sunday morning,
over 200 strong, they filed in line and
marched to the Sacred Heart church to
begin their work by service to Him from
whom all blessings flow. Special church
music was arranged by the choir, assisted
by McBride's orchestra, making the mass
solemn and impressive. Rev. Fr. Pan
gracious preached an eloquent sermon to
the candidates and visiting knights and
when the service was over all marched
back to join the multitudes brought in by
the regular and special trains.
The knights from Bradford, one hun
dred strong, came by special Erie train via
Johpsonburg where they were joined by
delegates from Dubois, Clearfeld and
Punxsutawney councils and at 1870 they
reached st. Marys with three well filled
coaches.
Olean council augmented by great num-
bcrs from Buffalo, Hornellsville, Corning
and Binghamton, n. Y, came similarly
by special train over the Pennsylvania r.
R. via Emporium and brought in over
one hundred sir knights to share in the
ceremony.
The regular trains brought from the east
the entire Remove council and almost
solid delegation from the Queen City of
the West Branch, as Williamsport had
charge of the work.
Many were here from Erie, Cory, Oil
City, Meadville, Toledo, O., Pottsville,
Philadelphia and other paints When all
had assembled they made up represen-
tative body of followers of the sturdy dis
coverer, numbering over five hundred.
The committees in charge had every
thing in readiness to receive their distin-
guished brethren and the feeling Of salts
faction which the visitors felt was easily
dscerned from their looks.
Wolf s hall had been arranged for the
degree work and had been profusely dec
grated in the National colors of the gratest
and grandest Nation carved from the land
which yielded to the stern faith and per-
severance of thesturdy navigator of Geona.
The decoration was in charge of Mr..
Hausmann, of Erie, who knew the ncces-
sary shield and armament to use for the
occasion and when the knights assembled
at II o'clock for the exemplifcation of
the first degree a surprise was in store for
them for they did not expect such an
elaborate display. Seats were found for
800 Knights and the work proceeded in
the hands of the Bradford Council.
Never in the history OF the order was
the work done with greater power and
beauty, as it was in the hands of strong
men, and the subjects were all worthy to
don the armor.
After a recess of one hour for lunch
they again assembled in their places and
Williamsport Council, 366, took up the
important work of the second degree, which
was carried through with the same power,
eloquence and deep feeling exhibited in
the first degree.
The third, and what is the major degree,
was in the hands of District Deputy j. &.
Gibbons, of Williamsport, who was here
to represent the Supreme Council in this
great work. District Deputy Gibbons has
the reputation of being the peer of any
man in the State or National Council and
on this location he outdid himself and
thus added to his laurels. Were it not
that the Knights of Columbus is severe
ly secret order, we would enjoy giving
! this great masters work in detail, but
suffice it to say that more powerful or
impressive ceremony seems impossible.
After the departure of the special and
regular trains the new council and the
remaining brothers, to the number of one
hundred, returned to the degree hall,
where District Deputy Gibbons performed
the solemn work of installing the officers
who are to have charge of the new Coun-
Gil for the balance of this year, in their
regular order, as follows:
Grand Knight, G.. f. Kinsella; Deputy
Grand Knight, N. j. Tierney; Chancellor,
J. w. Sweeney; Advocate, Hon Chas.
Luhr; Warden, Philip Dixon; Financial
Secretary, n. A. Macdonald; Recording
Secretary, W. G. Baner; Outside Guard,
c. A. Lion; Inside Guard John b. Lion;
Lecturer, +. A. Hauber; Medical Exam
iner, A. Mulhaupt; Treasurer, Jno. B.
Robertson; Chaplain, Rev. Thos B.
Downey; Board of Trustees, Matthias
Schieler, f. j. Sturenberg, w. +. Meag-
her, B. c. Mulhern, p. w Cashman.-
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