The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-23
TO INSTITUTE
CATHOLIC ORDER
K. of C. Degrees viii Be Con-
ferred Sunday.
FROM MANY STATES
Knights viii Attend Solemn
High Mass in Morning.
MANY STATES

The Wichita council of the Knights of
Columbus. a Catholic secret society. will
be instituted Sunday, with elaborate and
beautiful ceremonies, both at the Pro-
Cathedral in the morning and at the Odd
Fellows hall, rs North Main street. in
the afternoon and night, the day closing
with a banquet at o'clock p. m. at the
Carey.
The institution of the council viii be
witnessed by 200 visiting Knights from ST.
Louis, Chicago. Kansas City. st. Joseph,
Topeka, Parsons and Salina, and among
the eighty-three candidates upon whom
viii be conferred the degrees of the
order, will be not only Catholic laymen
and priests of Wichita, but also Of neigh
boring towns in southern Kansas. The
degrees will be conferred by national
officers of the Knights of Columbus, but
the names of these dignitaries are not
vet known to the officers of the local
council.
The visiting knights and those who will
receive the degrees. will assemble at the
odd Fellows hall at 9:45 o'clock tomor-
row morning and at 10 o'clock will march
to the Pro-Cathedral. The procession will
be headed by Sanford's military band.
At the Pro-Cathedral at 1O:SO o'clock
solemn high mass will be celebrated. The
officers of the mass will be: Rev. j. III.
Hayes, Dallas, Texas. celebrant; Rev. J.
A Kealy, Wichita, deacon; Rev. William
A Rice, Wichita, su5-deacon; Rev. ]. H.
Then, rector of the Pro-Cathedral parish.
master Of ceremonies. The choir of four
teen voices. accompanied by the pipe
OF gan and an orchestra, viii sing Hay
denis Imperial Mass. The sermon will
be delivered by Rev. Father Then.
After the solemn high mass the Knights
headed by Sanford's band. will return to
the hall, and at 1918 o'clock will adjourn
for lunch.
! At p. m. the initiatory ceremonies and
The comforting of the degrees VIII occur.
The degrees will be conferred by a team
especially selected from different states.
| The initiatory ceremony is very elabor-
ate and solemn. It is said by those who
( have witnessed it, TO be one Of the most
beautiful known to any secret society in
existence This ceremony will continue
all afternoon.
The grand banquet win be served to
the Knights at the Carey hotel at
o'clock at night, at which music will be
furnished by Prof. Blume's orchestra.
The following toasts will be offered dur
Ing the banquet:
"Our Guests'-Rev. James A. Kealy,
Wichita.
our country''-P H. slabbcrry. Kan
sss City. Mo.
Our Church"-Rev. T. r.. Hayes, ral-
las. Texas.
Our Order''-P. ]. Monaghan. Topeka
"Our State''-William OHern. Parsons.
"Our Cfty'-James A Co3.y, Wichita.
Our Neighbor"-Judge Teasdale, Kan
sas City, Mo.
"Our Pontiff'-Dr. Pompeney, Hutchin-
sen.
Our work'-R. F. Hayden. Topeka
deputy supreme grand knight.
An ode complimentary to the knights
of Columbus, has been composed and SET
10 music by Felix McNeal OF this city
who will sing it during the banquet.
The officers of the local council are: j
A Comfy. grand knight A. II. Foppe
deputy grand knight; W. F. Mcdonald
recording secretary; John R. Siebrandt
financial secretary; Rev. J. H. Then
chaplain; o. NJ. Weinschenk. treasurer
D. Phil Y. strohecker, chancellor; ]. T
Christman, warden: Felix McNeal
lecturer Dan O'Brien, advocate; Z. F'itz
patrick. inside guard; E. ]. Weigand
outside guard.
The first Knights of Columbus council
vas instituted by Rev. Fr. McGivney, a
New Haven. Conn, in 1882. simply as
parish organization in order 70 promot'
r scciability among the members OF hi
church AS the workings OF the organiza
: ton became known. similar societies wer
, organized in other parishes and thus IN
: order has steadily grown until today
e has a membership Of 10000 The organi
cation is very strong in the east and 1
, rapidly coming westward. Councils vii
soon be formed at Dodge City and New
ton. and soon a state council will b
e formed for Kansas.
Z The organization IS non-political; i
fact the discussion OF politics is nc
1 allowed at its meetings. Only thos
Catholic men can be members who's
: standing IS vouched for by their priest:
There has long been a feeling anon
the Catholics OF this city that they wer
! not well enough acquainted with on
another and 10 promote friendship an
sociability among the members OF tn
: church the council OF Knights OF Colum
bus was organized here.
Not only VIII the men OF the Catholi
church OF this city benefit. fl a socis
h way By the organization OF the council
r hut similar benefits viii come 70 the wc
4 men also. for at stated times open socis
= meetings will be held to which wome
5 will be invited
e IN addition &c providing for the SOCK
5 wants Of It's members the organizatio
y undertakes TO provide for their intelles
tuaI and moral advancement also.
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