Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-10
Knights of Columbus Listen to
Brief Address.
NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS
Session Opens This Morning at the
Shoreham Hotel.
COOPERATION WITH RED CROSS
Suggestion Made by Maj. Charles
Lynch in Public Address to
Be Considered.

Before settling down to their business
directors Of the National Council. knights
of Columbus, who are in this city to at
tend the first quarterly meeting of the
year, were received by President TAFT
at the White House this morning. The
council called in a body at 10 o'clock
and paid it's respect 10 the CHIEF
executive of the nation.
The President told the members of the
board that he had followed the progress
of the knights of Columbus with interest
and at times had come in close contact
with the orders work and its members
This was especially true of the organiza
ton in the Philippine Islands during the
Presidents service as governor there. He
expressed his personal qualification over
the remarkable growth of the order and
the influence it Yields among Christian
men.
THE President received us very Sra-
ciously," remarked Supreme knight
James A. Flaherty, upon his return from
the White House. He appeared to take
a deep interest in the growth and Iabors
of the organization. Personally. the Presi-
dent is a most courteous gentlemen and
manhood. Our call at the White House
was benefit as well as a pleasure"
Opening Session.
The first session of the meeting, which
is to continue for two or three days, be-
gan shortly after IL o'clock this morning
in the banquet hall Of the Shore.,am Ho-
tel AS the business to be disposed of
h.
organization, it was announced that the
session would be strictly private. Chief
among the matters to be considered will
be the financial condition and the in
creasng membership of both branches of
the order.
The business brought before the direct
ors this morning consisted entirely of re-
ports from various committees and an
informal report of the supreme knight.
This afternoon or evening, 1t was an
nounced, Maj Charles Lynch of the Army
Medical Corps, who delivered an address
on the Red Cross Society before local
members of the knights of Columbus in
their hall last night. will be present and
discuss tentative plans with the idea OF
having the organization Co operate with
the Red Cross Society in it's labor Of sue
cor and relief.
None of the directors this morning
would commit themselves on the probable
action of the board relative to the Red
likely, however. the cooperation asked
for will be granted.
Members in Attendance.
The following is list of the attending
members of the board of directors:
James A. Flaherty, S. h, Philadelphia
Martin II. Carmody, d. 8. K. Grand Rap
ids, Mich: William ]. Mckinley. N. s..
New York: f.. w. Buckley. nj. D., n. p,
st. Paul. Mimi; D. J. Callahan, \. T.,
Washington, d. c.; Joseph c. Pelletier.
n. A., Boston, Mass; Rev. p. J. Nc
Givney. N. c., Middletown. Conn; Victor
]. Dorr, Augusta, Ga: w. ID. Dwyer. st.
Paul, Mimi: J. A. MERCER, Montreal,
Canada: George F. Monaghan. Detroit,
Thomas J. Coughlin, Kansas City, Mo-;
James Maher. Chicago; Patrick III. Lynch,
Philadelphia; NJ Mahorner. jr., Mobile.
Ala: D. ]. Griffin, New York; w. H.
CULVER, Portland, Me, and j. A. Bowler,
Sioux Falls, s. d.
The directors present i'll the city yes
terday were entertained last night in the
knights of Columbus Hall. Maj. Lynch
was present and gave a general resume OF
the labOrs of the Red Cross Society since
its reorganization in 1.O1.
1T numbers now thirty-five branches
extending into the Philippines and the
Canal Zone, and has a membership OF
about 1900" said Maj. Lynch. Its Oh
ject is the volunteer aid of the people in
cooperation with the government In war
and such disasters as need relief from
all quarters 1t is international in char
acter, and since it's organization has
taken up other lines of work. for instance,
the prevention of tuberculosis, toward
which the funds from the sale of Red
Cross stamps are being used.
Throughout the World.
In late years the society has extended
aid in the great disasters throughout the
world. Among these are the San Fran
cisco earthquake, the famines in China
and Japan. the Messina earthquake, the
devastations wrought during the Arme-
Man massacres. the floods in Mexico, the
Key West disaster, the recent floods
along the Mississippi river. the Michigan
forest fires, and the mine disaster at
Cherry, Ill.
THE most important work now be-
ing conducted is that of first aid to the
injured, which gives practical demonstra-
tions to the public. 1t has been taken up
by the Federation of Boys Clubs, Con-
federation of Womens Clubs. Confedera-
ton of Seamen's Clubs, the Y. NJ. G. A.
and many of the big corporations, espe-
cially among the miners"
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA