Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HAVE
PLEASANT SMOKER.
Many Men Present at Rauscher's Last
Night to Celebrate an Aus
picious Event.

| Washington Council. No. 224. Knights
! of Columbus, celebrated the eighth an
| niversary of the formation of the lodge
| last evening with a smoker and informal
/ entertainment at Rauscher's. corner Con-
! neeticut avenue and l. street northwest.
| About $50 members. among whom were
| many of the most prominent and repre-
sentative, attended, and all entered heart
| fly into the spirit of the occasion. At the
| close as the party reluctantly withdrew
| from the hall. all voted the celebration
| a great success from every standpoint.
Last night was the anniversary of the
birth night of the council, it having been
| formed on April "a, 1897. From the night
| Of its formation the first council of
the Knights of Columbus In the District
of Columbia until the present it has had
steady growth along all lines, until now
| it is 400 strong and includes In Its num-
bers some of Washington's most promi-
nent business and professional men. The
first grand knight of this council was
Bernard M. Bridget. and he was present
last night to celebrate the successful car
rying on of the work begun by him over
seven years ago. c. NJ Ticker was the
| first deputy grand knight, and he after
ward became the grand knight of the
council. Other past grand knights, all of
whom were present last evening, are Dr.
Henry ]. Crosson, Edward p. Harring-
ton and DR.. A. D. Wilkinson. The pres
ent officers to whose work much of the
success of last nights smoker is due, are:
DIR. Wilson P. Malone, grand knight; DR..
c. K. kooneS. deputy grand knight; Dr.
A. D. Wilkinson, recorder; Harry e.
Brooks, financial secretary; Joseph p.
Cullen, treasurer, and e. P. Harrington,
lecturer
Edward P. Harrington acted as toast
master. and the way he kept things NOV
| ing all the time won much praise for
| him in that role. At 9 o'clock the party
mi ia
and light refreshments were served.
Following. Mr.. Harrington opened the en-
tertainment part of the program with a few
remarks He told of the meeting of forty
five men eight years ago last night for the
purpose of forming council of the Knights
of Columbus here. and how these men first
learned then the true meaning of benevo-
lence, charity and brotherly love. Many pre-
dcted then he said, that the council in
Washington would fail as being planted in
barren field but the best argument that
these critics were wrong is the fact that
the knights of Columbus have over 1900
gathered around their banners in the Dis
trict. The enthusiasm and spirit that was
in the hearts of the charter members still
exists in the council and promises more
growth The POSTMASTER was followed by
some music, bass solo by J. Frank Dug
gan of Cincinnati and violin solo by Will
lam H. Scholz
Mock Trials Held.
The mock trials, the first of which was
next held, proved the source of much
amusement throughout the evening. 1t was
especially in view Of the fact that the
regulations of the order are strict against
persons who have been convicted of any
crime or misdemeanor. The supreme court
of Washington Council X. c.. in secret
session." was presided over by NJ. J. keane
as chief justice. The clerk was J. s. Easily
Smith, court crier NJ A. Joyce, prosecuting
attorney ]. Gwynn Gardiner In the first
case the defendant was DR.. Wilson p. Ma
lone, and he represented by Barry Mo-
hun as his attorney. The grand inquest,
on hearsay and suspicion" had indicted the
defendant for assault on E. P Harrington,
in using acid a wash for his eyes and
putting them out The jury sworn in to try
the case was composed of F. w. Dunn. J. A.
Fisher, Robert Doyle, A. Joy, John Ecker,
DR.. c. E. O'Connor, P. T. Moran, J. Der
mody, John Madigan. George T. kolb,
George Cobb and Lawrence Magin f. P.
Harrington told his story on the stand On
cross-examination some interesting testi-
mony was obtained.
do you know the number of the house
you went tor he was asked
mo. l was not looking for numbers /
was looking for cure for my eyes,
How long ago was this?
About ten days ago.
well, if you are blind and cannot see a
calendar. how can you tell how many days
it was?'
II know have been asleep ten times since
then"
Another witness, DR.. Koones who had
also examined the eyes, was put on the
stand On cross-examination he was asked:
You say you are doctor of men and wom-
en-. How did it happen, then that Harrii.g-
ton came to you to be treated?"
II don't think he is an ass
The trial brought out much humor. In
| another trial Joseph Cullen and Harry
Brooks We're the defendants and in another
John H. Rupert was tried for selling
adulterated food. and a sausage claimed
to have been sold by him. when cut open
in court showed a full-siZed dog inside
There was also music, including songs by
D. f. Council. r. 8. Burke, A. Fennell, A.
l. Rorke and George II. O'Connor and banjo
playing by j. P. Cullen
Some Prominent People.
Among the prominent men In attendance
were two. one Of international and the
other of national fame-Count Calico VAN
nutelli of Rome, a nephew to the secretary
of foreign affairs for the pope. and who is
mission to this country to settle the
question of the friar lands in the Philip
pines and William S. McNary representa-
tive from Massachusetts and a member of
the national board of directors Of the
knights of Columbus. He was called on for
a speech at the close of the regular program
and he touched on the insurance feature of
the society.
Others present were:
Kew. II. Il. Shanahdn. Catholic University,
Prof. Daniel Shea, Catholic University; DR..
Wilson P. Malone. grand knight: Edward
p. Harrington. postmaster; Alexander L.
Rorke. w. Gwynn Gardner. DR.. A.. d. Will
kinson, Barry Mohun. J. S. Easily Smith. j.
p. Cullen ]. Frank Duggan, George l.. Dant,
DR.. Charles X. koones, r. d. Barrett, Rev.
P. J. OConnell state chaplain; Dennis E.
Connell. Al Fennell. George H. Ogle, Rev.
George A. Dougherty, John A. Eckert r.
J. Watkins, P. ]. Dervin, Maurice A. Joyce,
J. Fl. Johnson, jr.; e. d. McQuade H. l..
Heiskell. Michael j. Keane, II. j. Crosson,
II. w. Sohon. j. L. Heiskell. B. NJ. Bridget.
Thos j. Fisher. B. f. Saul, DR.. John f.
Moran. Chas. f. O'Connor. NJ. D.: Geo. H.
O'Connor, Matt Horne. John P. Myers, +.
I. Moran, Jas. T. Frawley, John Murphy.
| Ricard S. Burke, H. e. Brooks. Frank w.
Dom. ]. F. X. Sexton, George H. Ogle.
George T. Kolb. Colonel A. c. Game,
l. B. Maloney. Rufus T. King, Geo.
I. Gardiner. DR.. ]. ]. Kayeney E. ].
Collins, ]. Stephen Giusta, w. H. Dinneen,
Harry c. NJ McKenna. Daniel Dnneen.
George c. MARI. P. s. Warren, Thomas s.
Lannon. Thos o. Monk. John Kennedy,
James A. Toomey. John II. Rupert. Maui
rice e. OConnor. Leo s. Marsh, Joseph