The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-09
NATIONAL K. OF 6. CONVENTION Much Business at the Quebec Gathering-Order Prosper ous, $3,5OO,OOO in
 Treasury

New Haven, Aug. 9-Of the dozen ,r more delegates and other members of the Knights of Columbus who went to Quebec to attend the national con- vention of the order two have returned erintendent of the Yale postoffice. and Capt. James J. Kennedy. The others are touring in northern New York.
 The convention was held last week and was declared to be the most suc- cessful convention ever held by the order, with 200 delegates present from every state in the United States. Can ada, Mexico and Cuba The report of the supreme knight was listened to with interest. it showing progressive and healthy growth of the order during the past year. there being 19,000 mem bers enrolled in the 12 months. The financial report showed a treasury of over S, 5O0, 900. The delegates were in session till after midnight on the sub feet of admitting to membership in the prohibited territories. applicants be- tween the ages of IS and q. and the vote resulted in favor of the appli- cants.
 The report of the committee in charge of the university fund showed that $45O000 had been pledged by the membership
 A committee was appointed to in- quire into the subject of Catholic high CT education, the matter being intro duced by Attorney George A. Connolly of San Francisco.
 The Connecticut delegates were act i've in the interest of the insurance membership. and were assured of an early settlement of the question, since settlement at this convention was inn possible because of the fact that a suit to determine the ownership of the fund is now on the docket of the su- Far EAr~oYY
 The sGonnecticut delegation was hon. pred by the appointment of State Dep- uty W. J. Mulligan of Thompsonville to membership on the committee on laws
 Delegates J. J. Kennedy of New Ha- ven reported on the Catholic university fund for Connecticut. and Delegate T. F. Clark of New Haven spoke in the Interest of the old members who are paying the high rates of insurance
 The fight for the next convention city was between Dertoit. Mich. and San Antonio. Tex. Detroit winning out because of the climate. San Francisco wants the convention in 1915.
 The board of directors and 10 other members. yet unnamed. will represent the order at the Bucharistic congress In Montreal early next month. On Wednesday afternoon the delegates were taken to the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre. where benediction of the blessed sacrament was held
 During the visit of the knights a miracle was performed. a child. who had been a cripple since birth had re- stored to her the use of her limbs, this incident greatly impressing the visitors. During the week four mir acles were reported.
 At the close of the convention the various delegates and visitors depart ed for home or to other resorts, some going to Europe. others to Saratoga, and some to travel through Canada
 Quebec impressed the visitors as purely French, the public servants be- ing able to speak very little English Many of the visitors had an opportun- ity to see pr. Crippen. who was con- fined in the basement of the parlia- ment building
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