Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31

j. Donovan of Potomac Council opened
the proceedings with an address of well
come on behalf Of the hosts of the even
ing, and State Deputy Patrick j. Haiti
gan followed with a similar address on
behalf of the order at large in the District
of Columbia, In which he announced that
to Potomac Council. the baby council
of the District, belonged the honor of the
first Official visit ever paid a council in
Washington by the supreme knight of the
Knights of Columbus.
brains Of Catholic Manhood"
Supreme knight Hearn in responding
expressed his deep appreciation of the
hospitality shown him, his pleasure at be-
ing with the local bodies in an official ca
pacity for the first time and then proceed
ed to pay beautiful tribute to the order
which they represented as 1.-The brains and
chivalry of Catholic manhood" He spoke
of the remarkable career of the order DUR
ing it's quarter of a century of existence,
during which 1t had secured firm foun-
dalton in the United States, Canada. Mex
leo and the Philippines, until now Buenos
Aires, in Argentina, and the other coun-
tries of South America, and even those
on the other continent, are asking the ex-
tension of it's benefits to them.
In his ten years of administration as its
chief executive, Mr.. Hearn said, the men,
SO, 600 to 10000. He referred to the rea-
sons for the existence of the knights of
Columbus. and said its progress had been
marked by the cleanest of methods. 1t
has given to more than 10000 Catholic or
phanS home and means of education.
1t has erected at the Catholic University
of America chair of secular history and
now 1t has assumed the task of raising
$4,000 more for that institution, and, he
added sententiously, whether you here
help us or not, the money will be raised"
The order, he said. has a record of good
for the edification of the world.
Precept of Columbus.
LAS Columbus through his ambition had
brought light and civilization to CONT
nent in darkness and unknown, SO the I'M
selfishness of his spirit and his noble am
bition for the betterment of mankind had
found it's way into the hearts of the men
who profess the principles of the knights
who bear his name, and thus his ambition
still lives.
1T satisfies the ideals of the hierarchy
of our holy mother, the church, he said,
Ito whom our hearts and souls are de-
voted and to whom We pledge our undy
ing love. loyalty and allegiance
He urged his hearers to cultivate and
exert Catholic power and influence in be-
lands who were here in the effort to OBJ
tain their rights; spoke of the opportuni-
ties of the local order at the capital of
the nation, with its splendid advantages,
and pointed out how through their reli-
gion and principles they might be of i'm
mense assistance to their country in de-
veloping closer social and business rela-
tons with the South American republics,
who he said, were of the same faith and
were now beginning to ask to be united
with them in their fraternal bonds. He
pledged the order to uphold the hands of
the Catholic Church, and said the banner
of the Cross would march beside the Star
Spangled Banner in accomplishing good
for our own people and the rest of man
kind.
At the conclusion of his address the
big audience again broke out into long
continued and hearty applause.
Grand Knight Donavan then introduced
7. Harry Maxwell, the lecturer of Poto-
mac Council, who was In charge of the
program that followed, consisting of an
address by National Director D. J. Gala
han, a quartet, consisting of Edward Nc
Quade, F. j. Mulhall. Robert Howard and
j. Frank Duggan, which sang several Sc
lections; comic stories and song by
Thomas j. Trodden. with solos by j.
Frank Duggan and T. Harry Maxwell.
Guest Given a Gavel.
During the course of the evening a sill
ver-mounted gavel made of wood from
the famous old ship Constitution, with a
handle made of wood from the floor of
the White House. was presented to the
supreme knight by Grand knight Dono-
van for ]. p. Berg on behalf of Potomac
Council banquet was served at the
close.
While Potomac Council was the host
of the supreme knight the grand knig hts
past grand knights and other members of
the order in the District were we'll rep
resented. The committee in charge CT the
function consisted of T. Harry Maxwe..
Byrne. William j. Columbus NJ O'.on-
nell. Aloysius Shields. John Shields, p. A.
Tobin. Daniel Sullivan, Edward Dillon,
F. A. Dougherty. James Sullivan. John
Fitzgerald, George A. Young, Thomas
Hagan, R. NJ. Powers. Joe Ebert and
w. 8. McAndrews. The reception com
mittee consisted of D. J. Callahan, chair