The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-12-21
COLORADO SPRINGS.

At & meeting of Colorado Springs
council No. 5S2, knights of Columbus,
in their hall on Tuesday evening, Dec.
10. the annual election of officers took
place, about 120 of the most jealous
and attentive members of the council
being present. After the regular rou-
tine business the order of election of
officers. who are to assume the duties
of the council during the incoming
year of 1908.
Grand Knight Michael w. Purcell,
who is also a district deputy grand
knight, and who was the unanimous
choice of the council for 1906 and 1907
for the honored position of Grand
knight. which position he filled with
high credit and gracious dignity ex-
emplary of his sterling character. Mr..
Purcell had called DR.. ]. r. Mcconnell
to the chair and took the floor and in
glowing address nominated brother
knight. Honorable to a degree, char
liable to an extreme, and who has
nodded for himself in the hearts. of all
who are familiar with his manly worth,
take great pleasure in presenting the
name of Archibald ]. Gillis for the
honored position as grand knight" He
was the unanimous choice of the mem
bers.
What more fitting eulogy could be
bestowed upon a man by community
Of his peers than to extend to him the
highest gift within the province of
such a representative body of men?
The same glowing tribute was ex-
tended to all of the following officers:
Deputy grand knight, James j. Nc
Tigue, chancellor, Daniel H. Sullivan:
recording secretary, William F. Hart;
finincial secretary, Markus ]. Griffin;
treasurer, Malcomb McLennan; lee
turer, Michael w. Purcell; warden,
John A. Gillis; advocate, Frank NJ.
Mcmahon; inside guard, Joseph v.
Bailey; outside guard, Arnold Gain;
worthy chaplain, Rev. Edward Clarke.
After the election of officers Grand
Knight M. w. Purcell made brief re-
sumo Of some of the work accomplish
ed during his two years Of administra-
ton.
The next meeting, on account of the
Christmas holidays, will take place on
Tuesday, Jan. Z, 1908, at which the
newly-elected officers will be installed,
and Lecturer M. w. Purcell will read
a paper on "Why the Catholic Church
Bars Free Masonry"
Colorado Springs will be the scene,
ON Washington's birthday, Feb. %, of
the eXemplification of the fourth de-
gree of the Knights Of Columbus to a
class of $50 candidates from various
councils in the jurisdiction of Colorado,
Wyoming and New Mexico. The cere-
mony, Will will probably take place
in the hall of the Colorado Springs
council, will be witnessed by $50 fourth
degree knights The degree is to be
conferred by ]. H. Reddin, of Denver,
master of the fourth degree; NJ. w.
Purcell, district deputy of the northern
district and grand knight of Colorado
Springs council, and ]. Mahon of Trim
idad, district deputy of the southern
district. Among the persons of promi-
nence who will be present are Bishop
Matz of Denver and Bishop Keane of
Cheyenne. After the ceremony of ex-
emplification there will be a banquet at
the Antlers hotel. Special trains will
be run from Pueblo and Denver for the
visiting knights.
The fourth degree exemplification |
will be one of the greatest events in the |
history of the jurisdiction, and prac-
tically every council in Colorado, Wyo- |
ming and New Mexico will be repre- |
sented. The most prominent men in |
the order will be present
Messrs. NJ. w. Purcell, d. H. Sulli- |
van, Joseph Murray and John Roe, of |
Colorado Springs council No. 5S2. |
Knights of Columbus, left on Saturday |
for Trinidad, where they will give the |
exemplification of the first, second and
third degree of the order to a large
class In Trinity council on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Schultz of Evans
ton, Ind, attended high mass at st.
Mary's church on last Sunday. They
are en- route to San Francisco, Cal,