Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-05-04
IN STATE CONVENTION
knights Of Columbus Met Tuesday mt
81. Albans-Nev Oficers-A han.
Quet in the Evening.

st. Adams. May THE knights of Col
umbus of Vermont held their sixth an
nual state convention here this afternoon
and evening when the following officers
were elected for the year ensuing: State
deputy. Florence a. McCarty of Rutland:
State secretary. John T.. Flanagan of
Montpelier; State treasurer, Ira IT,. La
tleur of Middlebury; State advocate,
James II. Burke OF Brattleboro: State
warden, +. G. Mayo OF st. Johnsbury;
state chaplain. the Rev. ID. j. O'Sullivan
of this city.
The convention is ono Of tho largest and
most important of any yet held by the
order and about two hundred were pres
cnt when the business session was called
to order at two o'clock in the council
chambers Of st. Albans Council, No. 297.
with the retiring State deputy. F. w.
McGettrick presiding. The following
State officers were present; State Dep
uty Felix ". McGettr!ck OF Roxbury.
Mass. State Secretary John f. Flana-
gan of Montpelier. State Treasurer Ira IA.
laFleur Of Middlebury, State Warden F.
{. Mayo of St. Johnsbury, State Advo-
Gaze Thomas Magncr Of Burlington. Dis
trict Deputy D.. +. Donnelly OF Montpel-
Ter. District Deputy j. &. Durick of Fair
Haven.
The delegates and alternates of the va
rious councils reported as follows:
Barre Council, No. 4n, delegates,
william A. Moore. d. NJ. Miles: alter
mates. George W. German. NJ. Nelson.
st. Charles Council. No. 7a3 of Bellows
Falls. delegates, DR.. j. 4. Ridden. I'd
ward Lawlor; alternates. Joseph Cote,
Edward Howard.
Bennington Council. No, 3o7. delegates.
+. j. Mcmahon. D.. A. Guiltinan: alter
mates. the Rev. A. j. Barron, NJ. J.
Roche.
Brattleboro Council, No. 9l7, delegates.
DR.. +. II. O'Connor. J. II. Burke: alter
mates. NJ. ]. Moran. 7. A, Austin.
DeGoesbriand Council. No. 20 of Bur-
%lington. delegates. W. l.. johnson. Tho
p. T.. McAuliffe.
Fair Haven Council. No. $40, dele
gates. j. C.. Durick. Michael Malone.
Father Daley Council. No. 642 OF Mid
dlebury. delegates. Thomas +. Burns. T..
7. Seymour.
Montpelier Council, No. sa. delegates,
f. A. Sweeney. NJ. T.. Mckenna; alter
mates. J. M. Healcy. II. I. Premier.
Nhkiott &OutiCit ANO' SD~ otIckhtSS, r..
A. McCarty. F. @. Mcclellan; a%lternates.
s. D. Powers. J. J. Kissanc.
at. Adams Council. No. 2a7. delegates,
J. Lawrence Duling. Herbert T.. Burns.
a%lternates. NJ. r. Sullivan, ]. W. Ryan.
The reading OF reports. reports OF com-
mittecs and the election Of officers took
the entire time Of the afternoon session,
which adjourned at six o'clock to meet ut
the city hall at $50. While the conven-
ton was in session kilograms Of fraternal
greetings were received from the State
conventions In session in New York. Ala
bama and Massachusetts. Resolutions OF
appreciation and commentator OF the
excellent work rendered the order by
retiring State Deputy r. W McGettrick
were passed amid much applause.
Tho evening trains brought fully 800
additN,nal members from Burlington.
M%icd,ehury. Versennes, Barre. Montpel.
Ter and Montreal. The city hall was
nearly filled with a comrany Of between
so and sW knights when shortly before
nine o'clock the third degree was ex.
e,nplinsd by J. J. Fitzgerald. district
deputy Of New York, and his stan, on
a class Of % candidates. Following the
work, the knights ven te Paige's hall,
where they were served with an excellent
lan.urt by the ladies Of tho st. Vincent
de Paul society.
The rostrrandial extrcises. among the
most ertaxAhle features of tho occasion,
wer. Eresidsd over BY tho Hon. w. u.
Towers, the speakers being ]. c. Durick