Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-28

Knights of Columbus, seated them
selves in the banquet hall at the Hotel
Maryland. The banquet was served IN
a somewhat novel manner, for Instead
Of the long tables the room was dotted
with small tables for from four to ten
and about these tastefully decorated
tables the knights seated themselves.
over three hundred and fifty covers
were laid and there was not a vacant
seat. The affair was strictly formal
and there was no toastmaster In the
strictest sense of the word, though Sir
Knight Joseph Scott officiatcd as n pre-
siding officer.
The tables were tastefully decorated
with red carnations and green's, and
not only was the main dining room Of
the hotel used, hut the new annex din
ing room as well.
Following the repast there was very
little In the line of speechmaking, the
hour being so late. The banquet was
originally planned for $3.50 o'clock, but
the initiation ceremonies lasted sew
eral hours longer than was expected
and this occasioned the delay in getting
started.
California Councils Spread
In eight years the knights OF Column
bus, a purely Catholic fraternal and
DtlltNOltIl OIBdllNdllOllt mas NUIuIlk
from n membership OF $4,000, mostly
confined to the extreme eastern states,
to 172,00O-the flower Of Catholic man
hood. During this eight years of Won
derful success and growth the supreme
knight has been Edward l.. Hearn.
In his New Years greeting to the or
der Supreme Knight Hearn, having In
mind the wonderful success of the or
der In the extreme west and particu-
larly the rapid extensions in Califor-
mia. issued the following:
Eight years ago l was selected SUI
preme knight of this order which then
existed in New England and the At
lantic states for the most part, with
a few scattered councils in the mid
die west, one council In Virginia, one
in Kentucky, one in the District of
Columbia and one in the province of
Quebec. The introduction of the order
into the great west had not yet been
seriously thought of. Its development
in the south was prohibited by insur-
ance restrictions with respect to pro-
hibited territory.
Gradually but surely the steady
progress of the order commenced. We
crossed the Mississippi, thence to the
Rocky mountains and finally to the
conquest of the Pacific coast. Every
w llCiC lllt dNlNCill VI llllS oihCi NbS
greeted with the enthusiasm that spells
perpetuity. Through the great north
west and into the vast southwest the
forces of Columbianism swept with un-
diminishing vigor. Then in the fair
southland the standard Of the order
was planted, and under the amended
laws permitting the institution of pure
ly associate councils In prohibited in
surance territory, our members grew
apace. Around the banner of the or
der the chivalrous Catholic gentlemen
of the south rallied. inhamed with
new zeal and loyalty, inspired by the
society's sublime principles.
From New Orleans. the Queen City
of the gulf, we moved on to Catholic
Mexico in response to repeated calls.
There newer and greater fields are
open to us, and the order has been
received with greater acclaim and en-
thusiasm, if that be possible, than that
which characterized its marvellous
spread throughout the United States
and Canada. And ere long we will be
obliged to give ear to the petitions of
our Catholic brethren in the South
American republics. and unfurl in those
the banner of Columbus.
I'm Canada enthusiasm soon carried
us from Quebec into Ontario. thence
to Prince Edward island New Bruns-
wick, Nova Scotia and more recently
into British Columbia and Manitoba"