The daily sentinel., 1907-07-29
1T WAS a HAPPY DAY
FOR X. C'S AND LADIES
Ii Was Midnight Before the Knights
of Columbus Concluded
Their Program of
Work.


That the Grand Junction council
of the Knights of Columbus, that
great Catholic fraternal organization
cntertains most royalty has been dem
onstrated on more than one occasion
but never more completely than on
yesterday when scores of knights
and their ladies from other towns
flocked to Grand Junction.
As announced yesterday great dele
cations from Montrose. Ouray, Del
ia and other points in that section.
came in on a special train which ar
rived about eleven o'clock.
Many Knights and ladieh came
from Leadville and Glenwood but ow-
ing to a washout on the line of the
Midland they were delayed in reach
ing the city until in the evening
M, w. Purcell of Colorado Springs
who was to have charge of the put
ting on of the major degree in the in
itiatory work was on this delayed
train.
On the arrival of the special train
from Ouray and other towns in that
section yesterday the visitors and
the local Knights marched to st. JOS
eph's Catholic church where mass
was said The Grand Junction Band
headed the line of march.
Following the luncheon the big
program of the day opened. The
Knights repaired to the Elks hall
where the work of initiating a class
of thirty-two candidates for the
Grand Junction and Montrose coun-
ellis was opened. The three degrees
were exemplified in fine shape, the
teams doing excellent work Owing
to the late start the initiatory work
was not completed until quite a late
hour in the night.
During the afternoon the visiting
ladies of Knights were driven over
the city and through the valley and
ladies were taken for drives around
and otherwise pleasantly entertained.
Owing to the long delay of theI
train on which Mr.. Purcell and sew
eral others who were to assist in the
Major degree work, it was impos-
sible 20 put on that part of the work
until at night. Consequently the
lalquet was held at an early hour,
earlier than at first arranged. con-
cluded early and then the initiatoryI
work was completed.
Those who were prominent in the
initiatory work were w. NJ. Purcell,
of Colorado Springs; Patrick Harring
ton, of Leadville, William Dillon, of
Leadville and other visiting knights
assisted by some of the local knights
The big banquet. the crowning SOC
ial feature of the meeting, took place
at Margery hall. About ninety
knights and their ladies' were seat
ed at the banquet board. The menu
which had been prepared by the lad
les of the church were in charge of
the service and naturally the service
was admirable. The banquet was-one
of the best appointed ever held in
Margery hall.
The program of toasts was inter
esting' entertaining and each rel
sponse was heartily and happily rel
ceived.
Among those who delivered short
addresses at the banquet were Sena-
tor Tobin, H. C. Fink and Thomas
Fenlon, of Montrose; Rev Father
Mccormick from Ouray; Rev. Father
Cook of Delta and Rev. Father
Conway of this city; Messrs John o.
Boyle, Edward Ryan and other To-
cal gentlemen. Frank f. Dean was
toastmaster and naturally he filed
that difficult office and station with
ease and eminent satisfaction to all.
It was ten o'clock when the guests
left the banquet board and 1t was
about one O'Clock when the special
train left the city carrying the Ouray
Montrose, Delta and other delega
tions to their homes. Some of the
visitors, including those from Lead
vile, Colorado SprlnIs and Glen
wood, remained over until today.
All the visitors were most enthus-
iastic over the manner in which they
were treated here. they declared they
were never more happily entertained
1t was a joyous day not only for the
visiting Knights and their ladies, but
for the local Knights and their lad
les as we'll.