The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
INITIATE CLASS
OF CANDIDATES
The Knights of Columbus Have
a Busy Day
MANY VISITING KNIGHTS
Elegant Banquet Was Served Last
Night--Happy Speeches and Good
Music-Tallyho Ride and
Dinner Today.
MANY VISITING KNIGHTS

The Knights of Columbus were greatly
in evidence yesterday. Birmingham Coun-
Gil No. 6S5 conferred the first. second and
third degrees on a class of sxty-two. Wis
iting Knights came from many directions
A number of the candidates were from
Birmingham, while a good contingent
came from other towns.
The Knights and the candidates assem-
bled at knights of Columbus hall at $50
a. m. and at 1015 o'clock proceeded in
/ body to st. Paul's church to hear mass.
1t was remarked that no finer looking
body of candidates ever applied for ini-
tiation than that gathered on this oc-
casion.
The services at the church were over
by u o'clock, and then the Knights
marched back to their hall Lunch was
served on the second floor of the hall
early in the afternoon, and the initiation
began soon afterwards.
The Birmingham team conferred the
first and second degrees and the Nash
Vile team, assisted by Territorial Deputy
]. A. Blount of Gadsden gave the third.
it was night before the ceremonies were
concluded.
At o'clock a banquet was served in
the large assembly room on the third
| floor
This was the menu:
Soup a la Onjurant.
Celery. Pickles, Olives.
Sliced Tomatoes.
Roast Ribs of Beef
Roast Veal.
Roast Lamb.
Barbeeued Lamb and Pork in Corn Bread.
Cold Sliced Ham.
/ Chicken Salad. Potato Salad.
Salmon Salad
Rye Bread Wheat Bread.
Swiss Cheese Cream Cheese.
Home Made Rolls
| Fruits. Strawberry Sherbet.
Fancy Cakes
Coffee. Lemonade. Cigars.
Fred Wehage Caterer.
Sterling A. Wood was POSTMASTER.
John w. O'Neill grand Knight of the
local council, made the speech of well
come. Col. NJ. T. Bryan of Nashville, was
to have responded to the welcome but
he was unavoidably prevented from COM
ing to Birmingham, and Mr. OHearn
spoke in his place.
James Carter Cook had the toast ITO
Woman;" J. A. Blount had the toast,
Force of Example," N. f. Thompson.
"Knightly Courage" N. F. Carey of
Atlanta, 1.-THE Good of the Order"
Brother Pfefferle of Pensacola, THE PEN
sacola Council;' the Rev. p. A. o'Reilly,
"A Few Ramarks;" A. L. Rogero grand
Knight of st. Augustine council, "Knight-
hood" and Allen j. Krebs, THE Catholic
South" All the speeches were bright and
felicitous.
Linnehan's orchestra furnished stirring
music.
Nearly every large city In the south
was represented at the banquet, Atlanta
sending the largest delegation. as fol-
lows
o. M. Varley Jas. G. Beggs, J. j. Con-
don, R. A. Magill, James A. Magill, Fatn-
err Refs, j. Ed Mcclure, John A Corrl-
gan, Matt Carroll, P. j. Ryan, Daniel
Carey, Peter F. Clarke, Chas. Coyen,
Jno. satzky, Anton satzky. Father Hen
nessey, Jos. Wrigley, p j. eCormack
Among the other visiting knights were
Fred e. Kuhn, Charles Mcsweeney
George Brew, Michael Mccormick and
William Martin of Nashville; Tony
" Sohhei hu it1seralu, daniel " conner
and Frank O'Connel of Chattanooga, and
Father Donovan, Father O'Brien and
Frank Cohn of Montgomery There were
visitors also from New York and New
Haven, Conn.
Some of the visitors remained over last
night and those who spend today here
will have a tally-ho ride, after which
they will be dined at the Hotel Morris
There will be an initiation and the in
stallation of council at Huntsville next
| Sunday.