Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
TEMPLE FREE OF DEBT
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MAKE
LAST PAYMENT.


knights of Columbus Building Company.
announced today that the order in the Dis
] trict is entirely out of debt; that the last
| mortgage on the temple at COG E street
| northwest, had been paid within the last
| few days, and that the building is in the
possession of the building committee. When
| the word was passed around at the temple
! last night that the organization is out Of
debt, much enthusiasm was manifested.
| Arrangements are already on foot to suit
ably celebrate the event. 1t is stated by
I President Harrington that the building COM
| pany will play host at the temple Sunday
| afternoon, January 6, 1907, when, in the
| presence of the members of the five coun-
| ellis in the District of Columbia the mort
gage will be burned. A suitable musical and
| literary program is in preparation.
Mr. harrington expressed himself as much
gratiied al the clearing of the home of
| cebt He and the other members not only
feel deep sense of gratitude to the Off
| GERS of the order whose administration
| made the building project a success, but to
| their friends in Washington, who by their
active interest lent material assistance. The
nucleus of the building fund was secured
| through a fair given by the knights in
February, 1901, at Washington Light In
| fantry Armory. 1t was under the chairman
| ship of George w. Barry, and was partic-
| ulary successful, realizing between $4,000
and $4,000.
Early in 1902 the building company, the
members of which were appointed by the
various councils, purchased the Street
Baptist Church for S23 600 including the
me church organ, paying $1,000 on the pur-
chase price and assuming a deed of trust
Tor $4,000 for the deferred payments.
Building Improved.
Extensive alterations and improvements
were made in order that the building
should be placed in condition for the use
of the councils.
These alterations and Improvements, to-
gether with the cost of properly furnish
ing the building amounted to about 50. 600.
making a total cost of $4,000. The
knights of Columbus Building Company
| was organized under the laws of Virginia
comprising two members from each coun-
| Gil. or ten in all, this body becoming the
holding company. The first president of
the company was p T. Moran. He was
succeeded. in 1903, by T. NJ. Ring In 1904
Edward P. Harrington was elected presi-
dent of the company. and has since con-
tinued in that office. The knights of
Columbus took possession of the new quar-
tiers July IA, 1902
The building has two stories. the upper
floor. containing the auditorium being
used as the meeting place of the councils
The lower moor was adapted to club pur-
poses, and includes rooms for games, bill
liards, pool and provided with other means
or indoor recreation The committee and
board rooms are in the lower floor
BESIDES meeting the expenses of the care
ana maintenance and fixed charges, efforts
were made to reduce and finally paw off
the first trust of $4,000. From a lot do
mated by George r. Repetti the sum of
Sl,S15 was realized, and with this sum and
the further advance of $1,000 made by three
OF the council at a nominal rate of interest.
the expense of improvement and furniture
was met.
In December. 1904, the sum of $1,000 was
paid on the debt from the net profits of an
q md IN ,L1r
of $1,000 was paid on the first trust by a
readjustment of the loan made by the
council.
The five councils unanimously decided upon
another fair The project was pushed with
vigor by a competent committee, directed
by DR.. William E. Paris, present grand
knight of Keahe Council. assisted by an
auxiliary committee of ladies. AS a result
of this committees work the sum of So 200
was turned into the treasury of the build
ing company and the company Immediately
proceeded to apply $500 on the debt, leav-
ing $1,000 remaining which has since been
paid. The building was thereupon released
tothe Knights of Columbus Building Com
pany.
Officers of the Company.
The officers of the building company are
Edward P. Harrington, president; Bernard
l.. Grove, vice president; J. Vincent Cough
Ian, secretary: Adam A. Weschler, treas
urer; Thomas K. Gallaher chairman house
committee. The other members of the
board are James H. Johnson, jr., Robert E.
Doyle. Francis Sheehy, r. NJ Ring and
Thomas j. Donavan. Few changes have
been made in the personnel of the board,
the treasurer Adam A. Weschler, having
filled that position since the organization of
the company.
The knights of Columbus have a state
jurisdiction here, with Francis P. Sheehy
as state deputy. He is holding office for
the second term. The following comprise
the councils: Washington, No. 224, which
organized April %, 1897, with forty
253, instituted June ), 1895; Carroll Council,
No 377, instituted December, 1885, Spald-
ing Council. No. All, instituted April %
1899; Potomac Council, No. 433, instituted
July /, 1899. The order has membership
of about fifteen hundred.