The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-08
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
San Salvatore Council, K. of c, Con


 San Salvatore Council, K. of C., Com
 memorates Twenty-fifth Year.
 The silver anniversary of the organ ization of San Salvador council, No. i, of the Knights of Columbus was cele-s brated with a banquet at the Hotel Oneco last night. San Salvatore is the parent council of the Knights of Co., lumbus, and from the small beginning which now has councils in every state in the union and in the Philippines, A noticeable feature of the decora- tions was a large painting of Colunn bus, which stood at one end of the din- ing room. The other decorations were simple and consisted of United States flags.
 After a splendid dinner served by the steward of the Oneco the speech-mak- ing began,
 A telegram of congratulation from d council in Davenport Ia., was read, as also were regrets at inability to be present from Governor Woodruff and Mayor Studley. Supreme Knight D. L. Hearn, who was to have responded to the toast, "The Present Period of the Order" was unableto be present be- cause of illness.
 The address of welcome was given by Grand Knight B. E. Farrell, who intro duced the national secretary, Daniel Colwell The latter expressedthe hope that the order would eventually num- ber half million. He said that all though the order was rapidly increas- ing in wealth, it stood just as much for the moral upbuilding of its mem bers. He declared that France in her present condition needed the influence of such an organization.
 The toastmaster first introduced ex- Mayor C.. T. Driscoll, who told of the early struggles of tlieS order. In the first year it numbered only twenty seven, but now it numbers over 1S0,O00. He exhorted all to be faithful to the principles of the order,
 The next speaker was Hon. U. J. Phelan of Bridgeport, who is past sli- preme knight, and who was very irl- struinental in making the order na- tional. He said that the growth of the order was out of all proportion to the expectation of it's founders. ''They builded better than they knew, but not better than they intended" He paid a splendid tribute to Bishop McMann, through whose influence the order ob- tained the support of the church. He said he hoped the order would double or treble it's membership within the next ten years.
 Hon. Alexander Troup spoke for the press. He assured his hearers that the order would receive the support of the press. He said he. wished to compli- ment the men of the. early period and of to-day for the founding of an orr- der which had conferred so much ben eft on our citizens, ana which had stood so strongly for everything Amer ican.
 He expressed the hope that the order l would eventually include every Catho- 1 lie iayman in the world.
 \ David E. Fitzgerald responded to the toast the City of New Haven" He created much applause by saying that if the could get the support of MT, Troup he might be the next mayor ot New Haven He said that the order owed 1auch to the late James T. Null len, and that in justice to his work a I fitting monument should De erected tc his memory. The suggestion met with great applause.
 ] Rev Father John D. Coyle responded to the toast Patriotism" He said that patriotism was the guiding star of oul nation. He named GeneHels Sheridan sherman and Rosencranz and Commo-