Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-15
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
A Tired But Delighted Crowd Re-
turned From Ell Paso.
THE PROGRAM FOLLOWED.

lHlS lnOl niHb tNt0ly-nl0e urea. Dut
jolly members of the Knights of Co
lumbus tumbled off the Ell Paso train.
They went down Saturday to help in
stitute a new council on Sunday. The
work was begun in the afternoon and
completed at night. Four were pres
ent from Pueblo and six from Denver
their praise of the Ell Paso knights
and the royal welcome extended.
The Ell Paso Herald says:
The institution of Ell Paso council
No. 63S, Knights of Columbus, was be-
gun yesterday afternoon in Odd Eel
lows hall and completed last night.
This is a secret fraternal order for
Catholics only, but it is in no wise a
religious institution. There is an in
feature connected with it but
that is Of secondary Importance.
The new council starts out under
the most favorable auspices, and the
personnel of its membership is a guar.
anty of it's strength and usefulness.
The delegation from the Denver
council arrived Saturday and were
driven about the city or otherwise en-
tertained. The Albuquerque delega-
ton, t~hirty-two strong, arrived Sun
day. All the candidates for member
ship in the local council and the visit
ing knights attended high mass at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
at 10 o'clock.
The organization of the lodge was
begun in Odd Fellows hall at 1
o'clock and finished during the even
ing, and followed by an elaborate ban.
quet at the Orndorff hotel.
The reception committee consisted
of DR.. j. l.. Samaniego, president; M.
Hughes, c. E. Kelly, ]. c. Roman, G. w.
Emerson, T. G. Lyons, ID. 4. Beckham,
P. H. Durack, j. p. O'Connor, w. H.
Mccarthy, Henry Welsh, VIM. H.
Watts. DR.. Francis Gallagher, and
Prof. H. T. Lopez, all of whom were
untiring in their efforts to make 1t
pleasant for the visiting knights.
The first and second degrees were
conferred by the team of Albuquerque
council consisting of o. N. Marion. G.
n; p F. McCanna, a.. q. K; E. V.
Chaves, c., and John Beaver, W.
The third and highest degree vas
conferred by John H. Reddin, T. d. s.
X, assisted by the celebrated Denver
team.
During the degree work the Right
Reverend Bishop Dunn, of Dallas, ad
dressed the lodge.
Toasts. speeches and music were
i~nterspersed from time to time. DR..
Francis w. Gallagher acted as toast
master.
E. v. Berrien delivered the address
of welcome to the visiting knights.
Joseph Newman, the prince of hui
morists, sang PATSY Hogan" and as
an encore came forward with Then
He Told Me Another One"
Dan Powers responded to the toast
The Clergy" paying a tribute to the
unselish devotion of the Catholic
priests. His speech was in~terspersed
with pathos and humor.
Joseph H. O'Rielly, of Albuquerque,
vas called upon and responded on
hand in a witty speech fitted with lit
tie homely touching truths of life.
"Columbianism in the West" was re-
sponded to by Territorial Deputy Su-
preme Knight John II. Reddin, Of Den
yer, who gave ar eloquent review OF
the progress of the order in the west.
o. N. Marion spoke to Our Sister
City, Albuquerque" in an eloquent
witty amer and touched a responsive
chord in the hearts of the local
knights.
Tom Burke, of Chicago, gave a reci-
tation.
C. e. Burg, in a fine voice rendered
beautifully and dramatically Mothers
Song"
The banquet ending with the singing
of America" by all.