The Irish standard., 1907-08-17
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Annual National Convention at Nor.
folk and Jamestown.
Norfolk, Va, August s.-Pontifcal
Mass, presided over by Mgr Falconio,
Papel Delegate to the United States,
at ST. Mary's Church, marked the be-
ginning of the first day of the twenty
fifth annual convention of the knights
of Columbus on Tuesday.
Admission to the big and handsome
ly-decorated church was by card, but
the church was filled to the doors, The
celebrant of the Mass was Bishop Kei-
ley, of Savannah. and Bishop Donahue,
of Wheeling, W. Va. preached the SER
mon.
others proceeded to the Academy of
Music, there to be welcomed by Lieu
tenant Governor ]. Taylor Ellyson, in
place of Governor Swanson. who found
ii impossible to be present.
you are welcome to the state and
to the city," declared the Lieutenant
Governor, and in concluding his speech
said: "The city is yours and the state
is at your disposal" The speaker also
paid high tribute to the order which
he was addressing.
Supreme Knight Hearn responded to
the speech of Mr.. Ellyson. He stated
that every Norfolk person met By a
Knight had made the visitor feel well
come to the city.
7Gwynn T. Sheppard secretary of the
Jamestown Exposition, and a knight
who was OH the stage. was also called
on for speech, and after he said a
few words the meeting was over.
All of the business meeting Of the
convention We're held at Pine Beach
Hotel, and to that hosiery the conven-
ton adjourned after the meeting. Only
a short business session was held there
this afternoon
The Pontifical Mass at st. Mary's
was the first service of the kind ever
held in Norfolk. Bishop Donalue in
his sermon told of the daring and in.
trepidity of Columbus in crossing the
Atlantic. and of the momentous results
that have followed the discovery o.
America.
The annual reports of the supreme
officers, presented at Wednesdays ses-
sion, showed a growth of the order in
the last quarter of a century unparal-
leled in the history of Catholic frater-
nalisn in America. 1t was organized
in Connecticut in 1892, and is now
aourshing not only in every state Of
the Union. but in every province Of
Canada. Mexico and the Philippines.
with total membership of 1906, d.
vided into Al state councils, - terri.
torial Jurisdictions and 1928 local
councils.
Many of the Knights, accompanied
by ladies, attended fish fry at Cape
Henry after the morning session. This
was greatly enjoyed by all who at
tended. and was the first outing of the
kind that many of them had ever ex.
perienced. No other fish frys in the
world are just like the Virginia vari-
ETY.. The famous Chesapeake Bay spots
and trout were in great abundance.
The concluding feature of the CON-
vention Wednesday was the banquet
at the Chamberlain Hotel, Old Point.
Besides the delegates to the conven-
ton. the banquet was attended bv
many prelates and others of distinc-
ton. Arriving just in time for the BAN
quet was Archbishop Glennon, of St.
Louis.
Addresses were made by Mgr. Fall
COMO and Archbishop Glennon. Their
subjects were Church topics relating
to the welfare of the Catholic Church
and the order Of the knights of Co.
lunlbus. They discussed the progress
of both Church and the order, and the
bond Of union necessarily existing be.
tween the two. Reference was made
to minor proposed innovations in the
order suggested by the Church officials.
The dining room was handsomely dec.
Grated in the national colors.
Supreme Knight Edward l.. Hearn
and National Secretary Daniel Colwell
We're reelected. Minnesota was hon
ored by the selection of Dr. r. "