Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-04
THIS IsK OF {. WEEK
Convention and Dedication at Elm City -At0Tney Kelley Local Delegate
 -Thousands of Visitors.
RECEPTION TO THE CARDINAL,

Attorney Edward E. Kelley. grand knight of Barcelona council, k. of c. the local representative to the nation- al convention Of the order, which will open in New Haven tomorrow, ac- companied by a number of knights, visited the Elm city yesterday. The convention will be big thing for New Haven, provided the same inter- est is taken in it all over the state that one notices in Waterbury. Near ly all the members of the order will make an effort to drop down there be- fore the exercises close. Many will go to hear the speeches, others will be on hand to see what can be done to- wards bringing about the passage of the resolution adopted at the state convention asking that the assess ment rate be changed in so far as it pertains to the older members and all will want to do something towards furthering the interests of the propo- sition to erect a monument to the memory of the founder of the organi- zation, the late Rev Michael J. McGiy- ney. who was native of Waterbury.
 The affair will last during the pres ent week. The convention will be called tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, after which adjournment will be talk en to attend mass at St Johns church. The delegates will re-assemble at II o'clock. The dedication of the new headquarters will take place at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and on the evening of the same day the big banquet will be held in Music hall.
 New Haven, June 4.-Staid old New Haven bestirred itself early to- day in anticipation of the great in- Aux of Knights of Columbus who are arriving here for the first events of the big program to be carried out at the national convention of the order which lasts the entire week. The preparation for the reception of the thousands of visitors is complete and there will be no difficulty in accom- modating the great out of town throng. The display of the national colors throughout the city forms one of the most imposing sights in that line ever seen here, flags, streamers and bunting showing from almost ev- cry building in the center of the city. Everybody has aided in the scheme of decoration and the Consolidated Railway company has draped flag and streamers from every trolley pole on the way from the station to the national headquarters in Chapel street.
 The arrival of delegates from all parts of the country and the regis tratiOn of the guests at the national headquarters occupied greater part of the morning and if any spare time remained the visitors made an inspec- tion of the new headquarters and places of interest about the city.
 Interest to-day will center in the arrival here of Cardinal Gibbons at 4 o'clock. About 3:3O there will be formation of delegates at the national headquarters who will march in a body to the station. Cardinal Gibbors will be escorted from Newark by about 100 fourth degree members of the order and after welcome at the station will be escorted to St John church where he will be given a re- ception. While in New Haven Cardi- nal Gibbons will be the guest of Rev John D. Coyle of the general exeeu- tive committee of the Knights of Co., lumbus. He is expected to leave for Baltimore tomorrow night and in the meantime will pay brief visit to Bishop Michael Tierney in Hartford. This evening the time will be given over to the entertainment of the visi- tors and their reception at the city hall by the city officials.
 Newark was the first city to send her quota to the convention. They arrived this afternoon headed by a brass band and were escorted to head ouarters