St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-20
Knights of Columbus

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Knights of Columbus in Covington, in
which DR.. F. Buquoi and others have
been greatly interested for some time
past, brought to Covington last Sun
day three excursion trains, two from
New Orleans and one from Baton
Rouge, filled with people from these
and intermediate points, and pouring
into Covington eight or nine hundred
visitors. many Of whom had never
been here before. DR.. Buquoi was as
sisted in receiving the Knights by
Messrs. Joe and Felix Duggas and
Miss Lily Allan, Mrs. B. B. Warren,
Mrs. John Foley. Mrs. Wallace Poole
and others.
The train from Baton Rouge over
the Baton Rouge, Hammond and East
ern was composedeof four coaches and
baggage car. 1t arrived at 10 a. m.
and was in charge of L. P. Amis, j.
F. Grouchy, ]. A. Landry, A. Persac,
Arrangement Committee of Baton
Rouge Council of Knights. This train
carried 100 Knights from Baton Rouge
and twenty-five from Plaquemine and
about ninety other passengers.
The Illinois central train from New
Orleans, which came by way of Baton
Rouge over the Baton Rouge Ham
mond and Eastern Road arrived at
1910 a. m. and made the trip from
New Orleans in two hours and thirty
minutes. This train had one baggage
car, two coaches and two Pullman
sleepers, the first that have ever been
in Covington. 1t was in charge of
the Transportation Committee Of the
New Orleans Council, w. R. Metzler,
7. A. Russell, T. Byrne, WI. Schrei-
yer, G. J. Kelley and P. O'Brien.
The N. O. G. N. excursion got in at
IL a. m, bringing seven coaches, a
baggage car and one DINING car,
and carried a large number of pas
sengers.
Among other prominent citizens on
the various trains were:
Rev. Father Haggerman, who came
in the place of Archbishop Blenk, to
preach the sermon at high mass, Hon.
Martin Behrman wife and children,
DIR. ]. George Dempsey, D. B, Hag-
gerty, State Deputy; L. A. Douglas,
District Deputy; C. j. Kelley, Clerk
of the New Orleans Council; John P.
j. Connell, 'Chas. J. Cannon and wife,
w. J. Schriever and party, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenney and Fl. E. Hyams, New
Orleans.
4 S. Paul Amiss, St. George Hines,
District Attorney Wax, Baton Rouge.
On the arrival of the trains the
visiting Knights were joined by the
local members at St. Scholastica's
Convent, from whence they proceeded
to St. Peters Church, where mass
was held. The Church was complete
ly filled, even the vestibule being
crowded. The sermon was delivered
by Father Haggerman and was listen
ed to attentively.
After the services the Knights and
candidates adjourned to Cantrell's /
Hall, where the initiation took place.
It required the pass word to get in
to the hall, and even some of the |
Knights who had forgotten it failed |
to get in, but we presume the goat |
was inside.
Many Of the visitors took walk |
around Covington and became ac-
quainted with it, and Hon. Martin
Behrman, wife and party made trip |
to Vaudeville over the new road.
Jake Brown, a negro, charged with
burglary, escaped from chain gang
Tuesday and has not been apprehend-
ed. He carried with him file used |
to sharpen shovels and has probably |
gotten rid of his manacles. He has |
escapted several times and been re-
Previously he escaped to l
New Orleans, from which city he sent |
his picture to a negro woman here.
The picture was intercepted by Shelf |