The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-06-04
FIFTY NEW KNIGHTS
OWosso Council Knights Of Columbus
Adds to Its Membership-Enioys
Services, Lodge Work and
Banquet.

Banquet.
Sunday was another memorable day in
the history of Owosso Council
Knights of Columbus. the third initia-
ton banquet being held Sunday. Early
Sunday morning, after the visiting
members had arrived from all direc-
tiohs, including those from Lansing,
Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Flint and all
parts of Shiawassee county, all marched
to st. Paul's Catholic church, where
mass was read by Rev. FIR. McGough Of
Grand Rapids, who spoke on the Penta-
costal feast and praised the work of the
Knights of Columbus.
At 10 o'clock, the Forester hall in the
Thomas block was filled to its capacity
with members who watched with in
terest the initiating of 81 candidates,
degree teams from Saginaw and Mt.
Pleasant giving the work under the di-
rection of Miles J. Purcell of Saginaw,
District Deputy. The work was not COM
pleteted until $50, when all marched to
the armory where the ladies of st.
Paul's parish under the direction of
Mrs A. T. Stotenbur had prepared a
feast and the hungry members
and others did justice to tn 9
spread. The armory was trimmed with
red, white and blue streamers and
red paper bells were suspended over the
tables. Six rows of tables, the full
length of the armory with places for
$40, left just room for the ladies arrayed
in white to serve. Satterlees orchestra
furnished the music during the evening.
After the banquet Rev. FIR. Slane
called for order and welcomed the
knights on behalf of the church, con-
graduating them on their name, every
Catholic being proud of the name Co.
lumbus, whom he declared to be great
man endowed with genius from God,
great morally, intellectually and
scientifically and urged that all mem
bers be loyal to their God, their country
and their church. He called upon
James F. Hammell of Lansing, to pre-
side.
Mr.. Hammell, who is we'll known in
Owosso and most every Michigan town
and very popular, was given hearty
welcome. He said he was honored by
the invitation to preside and would dc
the best he could for the benefit of
those who were to speak and the
hearers. Mayor Burke extended a
welcome on behalf of the city, and
invited the visitors to move here.
Frank Mcnamara of Mt. Pleasant,
spoke briefly, but eloquently, referring
to America as the promised land and
one which the Druids of Ireland, thirty
centuries ago had dreamed of as the
lands beyond the setting sun where after
death they were taken and where all
dreams were realized. He hoped many
were true soldiers of the church, not
the soldiers of the coat of mail, but
ones loyal to God, to their country, tc
womanhood, whose highest ambition
was not to do deeds of prowess. but to
suffer for truth and justice and fight
against graft, greed, infidelity and fol
temperance, morality and truth.
Miles J. Purcell toasted the reverend
fathers and the toastmaster, spoke high
ly of the work of the lodge, praised
Owosso Council and the new class, but
urged each one of the members not tc
be the weak link in strong and power
full chain, but to study and practice tn,
teachings that great benefit and goot
might come from their efforts.
p. F. Trayner of Saginaw, was asked
so speak of the ladies and he quoted
several eloquent toasts, told of tn,
position they did and should occupy in
the lives of men.
/, Rev. FIR. McGough of Grand Rapids
paid high tribute to the Catholic church
its work, its universally and its con
sistency, urging that all unite for it
advancement.
M. J. Phillips, one of the four fortu
mates to whom the degree work II
full had been given was asked to tel
of the impressions it had made. ii
was highly pleased that he had been in