The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-04
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
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iumbus held yesterday afternoon it was
voted that the entire membership OF
the city councils, as well as the dele
gates, turn out in a body to act as an
escort to Cardinal Gibbons on his ar
rival here this afternoon.
An important matter up before the
national council for action is on the
ratification of the vote at the Los An
geles session a year ago making four
surviving incorporators Of the order lie
members Of the national council and
depriviny them Of vote on insurance
matters. The four incorporators con-
cerned are Daniel ColWell the national
secretary; William M. Geary, Dr. Mat
thew c. O'Connor and ex-Mayor Cor
nelius T. Driscoll, all of this city. me
four are opposed to the plan of taking
away their vote on insurance matters
in the national council.
The action Of the national council IN
the vote Of stripping the four incTpor-
ators of their power to leglslate on
insurance matters was the result OF the
attitude of the insurance commissioner
of the state of Missouri, who holds
that life members with votes on insur-
ance matters Is not giving equal repre-
sentation to members of fraternal Or
ganization. The knights of Columbus
has a large number of insured members
in the state of Missouri. To comply
with the requirements of that state the
national council at Los Angeles voted
to take from the four life members OF
the council their vote on insurance mat"
tiers relating to insurance members.
The question of amending the con-
stitution so as to change the time for
holding the annual session of the ma
tional council from June to August will
also be acted upon at the session this
week.
The principal contest at the session of
the national council will be to decide
the place for holding the next conven-
ton.
Four well-known New Haven citizens
share in the honors as being the sur
vivors of the original nine men who
were responsible for the organization.
These surviving charter members are
Daniel Colwell, who has been the ma
tional secretary Of the order since 1884,
and affectionately known throughout
the land wherever the K. of G. has
organized a council as "Uncle Daniel, y
William M Geary, who has for the past
eight years been connected with the
national headquarters in this city DIR.
Matthew G. O'Connor, a well-known
physician, and ex-Mayor Cornelius +.
Driscoll.
1t was Daniel Colwell who drafted
the articles of incorporation for the
knights Of Columbus, and was chair
man Of the first committee that filed
the first constitution and report Of the
order. The first meeting held toward
the end of founding the order was held
in C. T. Driscoll's office at 157 Church
street, and organization was arranged
latter in st. Mary's church in 1882.
The last national council in Los An
geles year ago voted to make the
four surviving charter members life
members of the order. All are active
members of San Salvador council, No.
/, of New Haven.
The other charter members now de-
ceased were Rev. Michael ]. Mckinney,
who was at St. Mary's church, and
whose brother, Rev. P. J. McGivney of
AIiddletown, is now national chaplain:
James T. Mullen, who was a lietenanr
in the police department for many
years; John T. Kerrigan, who was foI
many years chief clerk in the New Ha-
ven postoff1ce; Thomas Leddy and Rev
II. p. Lawlor.
The only officers to be elected are
four members of the national board of
directors The retiring members of the
board are Joseph c. Palletier of Bos-
ton, Hon. William S. McNary of Bos-
ton, Charles "A. Webber and DR.. ]. E.
Smith of Brooklyn. All are to seek re-
election,
Supreme Knight Edward L. Hearn
holds over for another year, and 50 will
all the other national officers who were
elected at the last convention at Los
Angeles a year ago to serve for two
years.
Full details of the events of the week
follow: