Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-13
Local Knights Of Columbus Hold
Forth Wednesday Afternoon
And Night. B
BIG PARADE AND BANQUET
Long List of Toas,s Responded to BY
Prominent Speakers OF
Three States.

The knights OF Columbus held forth
in! grand style Wednesday, afternoon.
in Knights of I.Sthias hall. where 100
candidates were initiated into the
fourth degree. the occasion also beirs
lin honor OF the landing of Columbus
on the island or San Salvador, one of.
the West India islands The initiation
was prcfaced with special services in
tho Catholic cathedral. and after
Rtreet parade In the carly evening, the
day wound UP with big banquet at
tho Commercial club. At the morning
religious service, the altar was hand
somely decorated. the lights OF the
4 candelebrn forming the inltinls of the
order. The music was impressive, and
Bishop Seaman oiiciated The ritual
istic work occupied the afternoon and
evening, UP to o'clock. Thomas
2O'Brlen OF this city was In charge of
tho degree work, assisted by NJ. c..
Harrington of Denver, Edward Me-
Curtin OF Salt Lake, James II. De-
Vine of Ogden. Roy 7. Byrne of
OMAHA, Jesse &. Hawlcy of Boise.
John j. Harvey of Salt Lake and
Judge John l. Mullins OF Denver. Every
year, from each lodge one member of
the third degree. who@is qualified, Is
picked as a candidate for the fourth
degree. The ceremonies are OF nations
I al Importance. or 1874 candidates,
most arc from Tie west. and when the
exercises are held in the east there
are few OF the knights from the west
who make the trip. Candidates who
took the fourth degree yesterday In
cIuded members OF the order from salt
Lake. Ogden. Eureka. Park City,
Boise. Pocatello. Butte. Helena Seat
tie. Portland, San Francisco. Reno.
2 ELY. Goldfeld. Omaha, Denver and
Kansas City.
BANQUET IN EVENING.
Tho street parade was two blocks
long, headed by Held's band, marching
+ and countcrmarching on Main street,
all Knights being in full evening dress
and with rcgalia. Two hundred peo-
pie "sat down to meat mt the Com-s
mercinl club banquet. In the absence
OF Bishop Seaman. the blessing was
asked by President ]. j. Guinnn OF
Z. AL 1allows college. ThomnsJ. o Brien
was toastmnster NJ. G. Harrlngton&of
Denver responded to the toast OF
.Catholic Patriots OF America" refer
III ring 10 81 ne many N'ttnOllCsSG WIN HulS-
3s covered, explored and fought for this
country. He held patriotism was pre-
cninently Catholic virtue, and the
blood of Catholic patriots had been
shed on the great battleflelds Of Amer
{ icnn history, The carly Catholic mis-
aionaries OF the west were pathatically
mentioned. Rev. O. NJ. Cushnnhan of
! Double Al legiancc." He said. knights
i of Columbus are soldiers OF Christ and
soldiers of liberty. They should bo
true to tho allegiance they owe their
country. They should be soldiers who
\ confess md advance the teachings of
the thorn-crowned Christi and by
r teaching and example retain Christian
principles in tho institutions OF Amer
lean government. The Catholic church
is the bulwark OF libcrty-loving peo-
pie. Its voice Is always raised In de-
fensc OF the liberty or the people and
against tyranny and at the same time
IT lisa tower of strength against tho
encroachments of the red hand OF an
archy.
BOISE MANS TOAST 4
jessie -. Hawley of Boise responded
to "The Conscientious Duty of an
American Catholic, He said It was
the duty of every patriotic Catholic to
take an active interest In the affairs OF
( llis country BY that he did not adj
Wise Catholics to seek Office nor TO
!: favor a. C'atholic candidate for office in
preference to q candidate of another
faith, Catholic citizens should be In
spircd by purely, patriotic motives and
should support those officials whom
they believe to represent those princl-
pies which tho individual Catholic re-
CARDS rs for the hest interests of the
country, irrespective Of creed. Mr..
{ Hawley claimed that notable govern
mental reforms. including abolition OF
slavery and the lcssening of the dl-
vorce evil had their INCEPTION In the
minds of patriotic Catholics.
District Judge John I, Mullins OF
Denver responded to THE Test of
Knighthood," making special reference
TO the duty eacl, knight Of Columbus
owed to the Catholic church. He dep-
iccated the modern tendency toward