The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-20
KNIGHTS WERE
ENTHUSIASTIC.
La Sale Council Observed
18th Anniversary
THE ORDER ENJOYS PROSPERITY
Large and ApprsclatIVs Audience, After
P,rtaklng Of Excellent Banquet, Lis.
tened 10 Addresses.
THE ORDER ENJOYS PROSPERITY


street last evening there assembled about
$50 of the knights of Columbus. members
OF the La Sale council, to celebrate the
18th anniversary OF the founding OF the
council. and no set of men more loyal
to the order or true TO its principles could
have been mustered together in any part
of the country.
With a spirit breathing Of love of church
and love OF humanity. they mingled their
thoughts and expressions during the
toasts. and when the banquet was over
the determination TO make more out OF
the order so that its ideals might lead
the world was more deeply fixed than ever
In the hearts Of every man present.
The desire to make of the order such
an ideal as would be cherished with an
ever-growing flame was the one predomi-
mating influence at the banquet and the
one impression that those who sat at the
board last evernng departed with.
The members and guests began to as
semble about 1880 o'clock and until $3.50
o'clock they mingled socially in the upper
room OF the hall. Repairing to the ban
quet room below they first did justice to
the feast that had been prepared, and then
the guests were ready for the after-dinner
speakers.
ORDER IS PROSPEROUS.
Grand knight James H. Heary. chair
man OF the committee having the banquet
in charge. introduced Matthew j. Cum
mngs as POSTMASTER. Mr.. Cummings ac-
cepted the office with becoming grace and
then told OF the prosperity which the
order had enjoyed. both as 10 membership
and fnapces. stating that IL had become
go prosperous that now there is n surplus
which amounted to s2S per capita.
TT thn ctr oil NJ no Nd -
Mt first and the gradual growth to its
present proportion, attIibuting its success
to three influences, one or which was the
subject OF the toast that was 10 have
been delivered by Rt. Rev. Matthew +.
Harkins.
The latter was unable to be present. and
TO the toast. THE Roman Catholic
Church." Rev. p =. Keeley, professor OF
classics at La Sale academy. responded
for the bishop. FIR. Keeley congratulated
the council in the name OF the bishop
/ for the good work that II had done and
| was continuing TO do, and for the spirit
OF loyalty and nobility that pervaded IT..
He then proceeded 10 liken the knights
| OF the order to those OF the times OF the
| Crusade. and the Middle Ages, when
men travelled and fought under the sign
OF the cross
EDUCATION FosTERED.
lie SAID the cnuICn nHu always ndu
noble bands to do its work. and there was
no institution today that was not founded
upon her energy. The greatest of instltu-
tions, educa ton, has been fostered
throughout the ages of the church.
The first normal school. that OF the
Christian Brothers, was founded by a
Catholic priest. In this city. he said. we
have one OF the most important links
in the chain OF education, the Catholic
LII S,,. hS,s Coll Ia 1aF
The high school is the most up-to-date
OF the kind, as many of those within his
hearing might vouch for since they, too.
had come under the inspiring influences
of Il. The teachings of the school were
the best and the labor freely given.
In closing he said: I'VE could not do
our work so we'll were we not inspired
by our love for the Mother Church"
Elk Alderman Dennis f. Mccarthy was
the next speaker. who responded TO the
toast, "The State of Rhode Island" This
response was to have been given by ex-
Mayor John ]. Fitzgerald of Pawtucket.
but he could not be present. Mr.. Nc
Carthy spoke at first in a reminiscent
vein, telling of the early struggles OF the
Catholics in this state and the require
ments which each individual Of that
church needed before he was allowed to
take any part in the councils Of the city
or state
Coming down to the present time, he
stated that the young men of today had
glorious heritage left them by their
fathers to the cherishing of which they
had TO look
The part, he said. taken by the Irish
Catholics of Rhode Island in the civil
war was one to be proud Of. In the flu
ture look to see you show your loyalty
to the state and your faith and fidelity
to Ia Sale council
UNITY, CHARITY AND FRATERNITY.
The toast, The knights Of Columbus. "
was responded to by State Deputy James
Il. Reilly. His address was one of an
advisory nature, concluding with "let our
watchwords be always unity, charity and
fraternity"
Hon p. J. Mccarthy spoke in a humor-
OILS vein OF the city OF Providence. the
landing place OF Roger williams. In the
course Of his remarks he caused much
laughter by taking exceptions 10 the com
mon phrase. the mother country. in speak
ing Of the land from which Roger Will
liams and his forbears came.
He said II was not the mother country,
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