Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-21
ADMIT BIG CLASS
INTO kNlGHTHOOD
Catholic Order Holds Impressive
Ceremonies at Davenport
Yesterday.
TRI-CiTIES IN INITIATION
Banquet Follows at The Outing Club
Two Hundred Are Pres
eEt.

Sixty-five candidates were initiated
into the order of Knights of Column
bus az Davenport yesterday. The
event was in charge of the councils
of the three cit;es-Loras, Davenport;
AlloueZ. Rock Island. and Leo. Moline.
II brought together 500 members in
addition IL the candidates, visitors
coming from a number of the adjoin-
ing cities.
The exercises of the day began at
9: 80 in the morning, when the knights
and candidates attended service in a
body. marching from the Kimball
house, at Sacred Heart cathedral. The
sermon was given by Very Rev. James
Davis, coadjutor bishop, and there was
= special musical program b. the
choir
ri Lea the initiation ceremonies
were commenced i'll the Masonic tenn
pie Three degrees Were conferred
the first and second by Loras council,
ard the third by Hon. T. J. Mahonry.
OF Omaha, territorial deputy OF Ne
braska.
Banquet at Outing Club.
At the conclusion of the init at OF
there was a banquet at the Out .nS
club w. ]. Mccullough, state deputy
of Iowa. was POSTMASTER. The invo-
cation was given by Rev. c. j. Demo
hue. of Davenport, and the remainder
of the program was as follows: Ad
dress of welcome, j. E. Hailigan, Cav
export; response. DR.. w. p. Hoaen-
schuh. Iowa City; address. THE Pa
pacy the Only Hope for the Brother
hood of Man." Rev. Henry Hogan
Davenport; song, Omaha quartet; /.
dress. 1.-The Church and Benevo en-
Organizations" Rev. William p. Shan
atan. Davenport; song. Omaha qua
tet; address. Problems Confronting
the Twentieth Century" Congress
man VI. J. Wade. Iowa City.
Names of New Members.
The names CT these who were given
the degrees yesterday are:
Rock Isl2nd-Gabr:e! \. Reiman.
John p. Sexton, John P. Dol
ly. Dr. C. c. Condor, Rev. ].
T. Cealena3s. Joseph Wan Hoe. c. I.
Ecldy, James b. Corken. Joseph Nj.
Math. Joseph NJ McQuade. John ID
BeeCher.
Dayenport-.Iames =. Brennan, DR.
a p. Donohoe, Matt J. Lamb, Frank
Kunz. Thomas J. O'Br;en. Rev. w. e.
Carroll. NJ. J. Malloy. ]. B. Burke.
James J. OBrien, James J. Marinan,
Joseph l.. Feeney. Edward J. Hogan,
Thomas l.. Flynn, A. F. O'Hern. Dan
iel Sheehan. Ira st. Onge, John j.
Hill. Lawrence J. Wynes, Edward T.
McManus. Thomas p. Kennedy. DR..
Gilbert NJ. Brown, Thomas f. O'Con
nor. Rev. Herman Franken, James J.
Feeney. Joseph w. Carroll. Daniel J.
Ryan. w. II. Holiday. John b. Loner-
gan, w. F. Kelly, James T. Casey, DR..
Aug. DeFries. Richard J. Waters. Ar
thur E. Kelly, Daniel A. Whalen, w.
]. Doyle. Daniel z. Keller. w. F.
Frank J. Mahan. John
O'Keefe.
Moline-Frank Koop, Charles ].
King. Joseph F. King. Elmer A. Kopp,
Cyril De VoegHer. Thomas Mckinney,
Christopher Dolan, James Maloney,
b. Raymond, Patrick Mullane,
Francis E. Collins. Ferdinand King,
Edwin j. O'Donnell, Michael T. Brad
ley, Patrick J. Farrell, Robert Leo
Kilker
Entertain For Visiting Singers.
Saturday evening Allouez council
at dancing party at
Carse hall for the Knights of Column
bus quartet of Omaha. which was
brought here to assist at the initiation
There were rs couples
present. The quartet sang several
and there were readings by
Miss Anna Larkin. of this city and E.
J. Stackhouse. of Davenport.