Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-13
SUBMITS HIS ANNUAL REPORT
STATE DEPUTY HALTIGAN AD-
DRESSES KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Organization Reflects All Officers
for Another Term-Plans for
Next National Convention.

The Knights of. Columbus of. the Dis
trict of Columbia met at = O'Clock vester-
day afternoon IN the Knights OF Column
bus Temple on street. Reports were
made and business transacted relative 10
the state Of the order. the reports showing
an encouraging development of the society
here since the assembling of the last state
council.
SO gratifying was the report of the
year work to the delegates that a sue
cession' policy was inaugurated in the
balloting.
All of the state officers were reelected
for another term. as follows: +. J. Haiti
gan, state deputy: W. y. Johnson, state
secretary: J. y. Duvail, state treasurer:
Robert F.. Doyle. jr.. state warden: Chas.
w. Boyle, state advocate: Rev =. j.
OConnell. state chaplain.
The national convention OF the knights
OF Columbus will be held the second week
of next August and State Deputy Haiti
gan and Past State Deputy Francis T.
Sheehy will attend delegates from the
District. The alternates named are Dr. w.
L. PairO and George T. kolb- Deputies
to the state deputy will be named later by
that official.
II am happy 10 report that our order
has continued the onward march of prog
gess which characterized it since ltS
institution in the District of Columbia.
State Deputy Haltigan said. Our MEM
bership May /, 1907 was composed of
1.116 associate and 26S insurance mem
bers, making a total of 1854 carried on
our rolls. Compared with these figures
we have made substantial progress dur
ing the past year. According TO the
state secretary's books. our membership
May L. 1908. included 1145 associate and
2S4 insurance members, total of LIS
Indicating net gain during the year
OF 20 associate and 16 insurance MEM
iberS."
Reviews Events of the Year.
Mr.. HaItigan reviewed some of the Spe-
cial events of the past year conducted
by the knights of Columbus. touching
on visits to the order by the Archbishop
of Manila. the Bishop of Monterey and
Los Angeles and Cardinal Gibbons, the
annual vesper service i'll ST. Aloysius
Church and the annual memorial mass.
He explained that the local organization
was represented at the national convcn-
ton held at the Pine Beach Hotel, James
town exposition. last August
Mr.. Haltigan also spoke of the losses
by death the past year. mentioning par
ticularly the death OF Rev. d. ]. Stafford.
pastor of st. Patrick's Church. and Of
Rev. Joseph /. Mcguire. pastor of the
Church of the Holy Comforter declaring
that "on the death of these two dis
tinguished clergymen there was uni
VeTsal expression of sOrrow
Before concluding this report" Mr..
Haltigan added. Il desire to express to
the state. District and council officers
my warmest appreciation for the many
coGrteses extended and the willing
operation given me whenever such was
requested. To State Secretary Johnson
State Treasurer Duvall and District Dep
uties Donovan and Pairo / especial
thanks for the prompt discharge Of the
duties of their various positions. and the
most excellent spirit of fraternity which
characterized their every duty through
out the year