Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-07
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
WILL BANQUET
TONIGHT
They Initiated d Large Class
of New Members
Last Night.
DEGREE WORK WAS
EXEMPLIFIED PERFECTLY

Yesterday and today are red let
ter days in the history of Albuquer-
que Council No. 451, Knights OF Co
lumbus. Work was eXemplified in
the first three degrees of the order
yesterday afternoon and last evening
when a glass numbering over sixty
candidates was initiated and the fes-
tivities incident to this celebration
will be brought to a close this even
ing with a banquet at the Alvarado
hotel.
The initiation ceremonies yester-
day were held in the commodious
Elks' lodge rooms owing to the ne
cessity of having larger quarters
than the regular chambers of the
local council afforded. The class in
itiated is said to have been one of
the largest ever taken in at one time
in this rapidly growing fraternal So
were not confined alone to Albuquer-
que. There were number from
Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Las Cruces. San
Marcial Gallup. Deming and other
parts of New Mexico. Between two
and three hundred members of the
order in this and other cities were
present to assist in and witness the
degree work, which is said to be very
instructive and impressive.
Special Mass.
A special high mass was celebrat-
ed ystterday morning, at the Church
OF the immaculate Conception by
Rev. Father A. NJ Mandalari, the
rector who is chaplin of Albuquer-
que council. Several hundred men,
bers and candidates attended the
service and partook of holy commu-
nion in a body. Father Mandalari
in his sermon spoke of the knights
of Columbus as being the flower OF
the church, and spoke in commen-
datory terms of the good work the
order has accomplished, although
still in its infancy with a total mem
bership of about 100000. He is as
enthusiastic as any of the. other
members of this organization of
Catholic brethren and is greatly
pleased at the manner in which it
is expanding as a power for doing
good.
They Were Photographed.
Following the mass members and
candidates dispersed until afternoon
when they met again at the Elks'
lodge rooms preparatory to the ini-
tiation, prior to which a panoramic
group photograph was taken in front
of the Elks theatre. Almost seven
hours were consumed in the eXempll-
fication of the three degrees, and 1t
is needless to say that the goat was
pretty well exhausted after such a
strenuous. afternoon and evening, de-
spite the fact that it had been in
careful training for the event for
weeks i'm advance.
Degree Works Excellent.
The degree team which exempli-
fled the work of the order in the
first, second and third sections in
cluded members from Chicago, Los
Angeles and Phoenix, who were
brought here at considerable eX-
pense. The first degree was put on
by Marcus p. Kelly as grand knight:
Iah nM ND
knight; Thomas F. Keleher, Jr,
chancellor; ]. e. Tierney, warden,
and l.. T. Delaney, financial secre-
tary.
The second degree was exemplified
by Eugene Brady O'Neill. of Phoe-
nix, Ariz., grand knight. assisted by
p. F. McCanna. The third and last
degree, and one considered the most
impressive. was exemplified by o. n.
Marion, of this city who is the ter
ritorial deputy of the order, assist
ed by Henry Lynch, and Mr. Suite,
of Chicago.
They Banquetted.
With the initiation order the fra
ters adjourned to the banquet hall
on the floor below where they ap-
peased their appetites which had
been whetted by the strenuous hours
consumed in the mysterious pilgrim
age to the realm of Columbian
Knighthood. While not as elaborate
as the festal board around which
they will gather this evening the
menu was nevertheless inviting and
greatly relished, consisting Of cold
friend chicken, sliced ham, sliced to-
matoes, bread and butter, pickles,
olives and coffee. Cigars We're pass
ed around at its conclusion and
brought to a close the most success
ful initiation of its kind ever held
in New Mexico. If not indeed In the
entire southwest
VIII BE SumptuOus Banquet.
The knights of Columbus of this
city have strained point in the
banquet which will be served TINS
evening at the Alyarado hotel in
honor of the new members OF the
local council and visiting members
Tickets for the event are being sold
at five each, which Will admit one
lady and gentleman. Judging from
the advance sale It is estimated
that covers will be laid for four or
five hundred guests It has been IN
tended to have a ball following the
spread but this feature Of the en-
tertainment has been abandoned
The banquet will be preceded by
an informal reception which will be
held i'm the parlors.
The Toasts.
The banquet proper will begin at
O'Clock. Territorial Deputy O. y.
Marion will be master of the cere-
monies and the following toasts are
on the program
Rev Father A. Mandalari, OF I'M
knights of Columbus and Their Re