The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-13
DISCOVERY DAY
DULY OBSERVED
knights OF Columbus Confer
Degree With Interesting and
Patriotic Ceremonies.
NOTED CATHOLICS DEFINE
RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC DUTY
Two Hundred Young Men in
Full Evening Dress Parade
on Main Street.

and eighteenth anniversary of tho dis
covcry or America by Columbus was
marked ON "Wednesday in Salt Lake by
tho comforting OF the fourth degree OF
one hundred and thirty-6vc Knights OF
Columbus or the jurisdiction OF Utah
Idaho and Nevada and concluded by ar
elaborate banquet al the Commercial club
for The fouyth degree knights OF Co
lunbus.
For the comforting Of The fourth degree
, members Of the order from all parts ot
the west were i'm salt Lake, many OF
them being recipients of the degree. 9TH
crs officers who conferred the degrees.
Several of the more prominent members
OF the order in the west responded 10
toasis at the banquet which followed the
comforting of the degree. The keynote OF
the fourth degree is patriotism. and this
was tho theme OF the eloquent toasts
responded TO Mt tho banquet
One of the unique and impressive fca-
tures or the observance of Discovery day
was parade through the business see
ing. Nearly two hundred Catholic young
men. members of the knights OF Colum
bus. all in evening dress. marched in
parade behind Helds band. The parade
was an impressive indication OF the won
derful growth OF the order in the west
within the past few years.
Successful Exemplihcation.
The comforting of the fourth degree in
Salt lake City on Wednesday WAS one
of the most successful cXemplifica tons OF
the degree ever given I'm any city, This
is the first fine the fourth degree mas
ever been conferred In any city between
Denver and tho coast, and the success
OF II was surprising.
The credit of the successful cNempifl-
cation OF The degree and the magnificent
showing made by tho Knights or Colum-
bus is largely due TO T. j. 'Bricn, mas
ter OF the fourth degree for Utah. Idaho
and Nevada Mr.. OBrien planned and
executed all of the details of the work
connected with the cNemplifica tion of the
degree. and the consumma ton of his
work marks epoch in the history OF
the knights of Columbus in the inter
mountain district.
The ceremonies marking the observance
OF Discovery day in Salt Lake on We'd
nesday began with mass at o'clock at
ST. Mary's Cathedral. Rt. Rev Lau-
renee Seaman, bishop OF Salt Lake, was
the cclehrant. The altar was beautifully
decorated in honor OF the occasion and
the lights of the csndclabra formed the
Initials OF the order. Impressive organ
music was furnished by Miss Nora Glca-
son during mass.
The ritualistic work OF the degree be-
gan at . O'Clock in The afternoon at the
Castle hall of the knights OF Pythas
and continued until o'clock i'm the even
ing. Thomas J. o'Bren OF Salt Lake
master of the fourth degree. had charge
OF the degree work. III was assisted by
NJ. c: Harrington of Denver. Edward Nc
Gurrin OF Salt Lake. James II. DeVine
of Ogden. Roy r. Byrne of Omaha, Jesse
B. Hawley OF Boise. John j. Harvey OF
Denver.
Fourth Degree Parade.
Following the beautiful and rituslistic
ceremonies the fourth degree members
formed parade nearly two blocks long
and headed by Ueld's band marched and
counter marched along Main street
An elaborate banquet was then served
at the Commercial club. a. which covers
were laid for two hundred. In the alb
sence OF Bishop Seaman, the invocation
was pronounced by Very Rev. Father j.
j. Guinan. $. M, president of All Hal
lows college.
Catholic Patriots of America" NJ. c.
OF Denver called attention to
the large number of Catholics who had
discovered. explored and fought for
mentioned the names OF Columbus, Ponce
de Leon. Balboa. De Soto. La Sale
Marquette. Ilennepin Rocham beau. La
fayette, Kosciusko. Barry. Sheridan and
American patriots. He said that pa
triotism was pre-cminentIy Catholic
virtue and that the blood OF Catholic pa
triots had stained the great battlefclds
OF American history.
''Our. Double Allegiance" was the sub
ject OF an impressive address by Rev.
Father 7. NJ. Cushnahan of Ogden.
cushnni,sa hnism5s Of columbus: aI1In said Father
soldiers OF liberty, They should be true
both TO the allegiance they owe their
church an dto The allegiance they owe
their country. They should be soldiers
who confess and advance the teachings
Of the orn-crowned Christ and by
teaching and example retain Christian
principles in the institutions Of American
government"
The Catholic church, Father Cushrs-
han said was the bulwark of lberty-lov-
ing people Its voice was always raised
in defense Of the liberty OF the people
and against tyranny and at the same
lime il is tower OF strength against the
encroachments OF the red hand OF an
arcby.
Duty of Catholics.
Jesse 2. Eiawlcy. the eloquent young
sntious Duty of an American Catholic
Mr.. Hawley said ii was the duty OF every
patriotic Catholic 10 take an active in
-erest in the affairs OF his country. BY
mat MIR. HaHley said lie did not mean
20 advise Catholics to seek Office nor TO
'avor a Catholic candidate for office in
10 candidate of another
should be inspired by purely patriotic
motives and should support those officials
1hom they believed to represent those
which the individual Catholic Z
believed to ne for the best interests of
he country. irrespective OF creed. Ue
showed that some notable governmentaI
'eiorns. Including the abolition Of slavery (
,hu INC "hseiIIE pt tnc divorce cNil. had i
.hcIr inception in tho minds OF patriotic I
Tho Test Of Jlnighthood'' was dis
,usSed by JUDGE John l.. Mullins OF Den !
'er. Judge Mullins spoke convlncingly
u the duty each Knight OF Columbus I
WED 10 the Catholic church. lie said 1
hat the knights should openly profess
heir religion and be true 10 it at al !
iulcs. Ilc spoke OF the modern ten I
Icncy toward decreasing religious fcrvor
md complimented Catholic Americans on
nc fact thai their zcal was un,limin-
shed and that the advancement of the
,athoic church in America was due 10
he devotion OF thc laity.
How to Serve Country.
City Attorney James II. De Vine Of
ogden spoke briefly On rat-iotisn. He
aid that tho Catholic church Ind al
ways taught patriotism as well as plctN-
'eVotton TO country well as devotion l..
o the church. There was nothing in
consistent he said. IN the teachings of
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