Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-21
*. OF c. INITIATE
. F0RTY-SIx men.
CEREMONIAL HERE SUNDAY WAS!
ONE OF MOST SUCCESSFUL
EVER HELD.
BANQUET ENDED DAY

BANQUET ENDED DAY
Very Rev. r. w. Hoppmann Welcomed
Candidates and Knights In Sermon
at St.:Mary's-Three degrees
| Conferred.
A rare bit of history was written in
the annals OF General Shields council
No. SS8 knights OF Columbus here
Sunday, when class OF forty-six
II candidates were initiated into the Or
! der. The ceremonies of the day start
ed with some 200 Knights and candi-
dates attending divine services at ST.
| Mary's church, where the rector, Very
Rev. F. w. Hoppmann welcomed the
visitors in a most happy manner. FOL
lowing the mass, the lodgemen return
ed to the home of General Shields
council on West Main street, where
! the first degree of the order, was con-
ferred before noon. At $3.50 o'clock In
the at rnoon, the second degree was
! started. and at 1880 o'clock the forty
1 six candidates were knighted and de-
( clared TO be full fledged members OF
| the fraternal organization. Through
out the day success crowned the ef-
| forts of the degree officers, and the
magnificent banquet in the evening IN
| the TIT building on East Second street
served as q happy conclusion Of day
of activity.
The ceremonies of the day was q
| Joint initiation Of General Shields
council No. 1888 and Melrose council
No. 1924. In the class were thirty OF
| tumwans, eleven Melrose citizens,
| four Hiteman Catholics and one resi-
dent OF Abba. The Ottumwa candi-
dates became members of the local
council, while the remainder OF the
class are now members OF Melrose
council.
The third or major degree was con-
ferred by r. G. Dunn, of Mason City,
state deputy of the order, and his
staff headed by Captain Mike More
weiser Of Cedar Rapids. A more I'M
pressive exemplification of the degree
could hardly have been given.
The first and second degrees of the
order were exemplified by the degree
officers of General Shields council,
and many sincere congratulations
were extended them at the conclusion
Of the beautiful work. The degree
officers of the local council are Grand
knight M. P. Consodine, Deputy
Grand knight A. P. Canny. Chancellor
John Denefe, Warden Joseph Lennon
and Financial Secretary Michael Mier.
Given Hearty Welcome.
It was a sincere and happy welcome
extended to the candidates and
knights at st. Mary's church in the
morning by Very Rev. F. W. Hopp-
mann. The center aisle seats Of the
ediflce had been reserved for the body
OF Catholic men, and both sections
were filed by the fraternal order.
The reverend speaker welcomed the
knights to Ottumwa and to st. Mary's
church, and took occasion to refer In
laudable tones to the purpose OF the
order. The Knights of Columbus were
likened to the crusaders OF old,
body of Catholic men who had SUP
stituted high ideals in their everyday |
life and straightforward living for the
spear and sword. Dean Hoppmann ex-
pressed his great pleasure at the
privilege Of addressing representatives
of fraternal organization which he
declared to be the right arm Of the
church. He wished the knights sue.
cess in their ceremonials Of the day,
and stated that he and parish
we're highly honored with their pres
ence. The words Of Father Hopp- |
mann were source Of much pleasure
to the knights and many references to
the happy welcome extended were
heard in the council chamber.
The members of the class initiated
yesterday from this city are as fol- |
lows: Thomas Maurice Byrne, VIII
liam Coyne, Bernard Gordon, Manus
Gallagher, Sylvan Tobin, Benson A.
Appleyard, James Edward Carr, James
C. Keller, Patrick Maloney, Mark
McCaffery, William S. Otis, Joseph
Parilla, Thomas Phillips, William D.
Turner, Thomas Doyle Charles Koran,
Botious BOSNIAN DR.. w. j. Herrick,
J. McEnerney, Theodore Stanoish,
Frank J. Campbell, James Feeley, Leo
F. Conroy, James B. Davis, Ralph ].
Hess, William r. Wilson, William P.
Mier, Bernard Meany, Aloysius j. |
Schwartz and George L. Farrar.
The following out-of-town candi-
dates were initiated as members of
Melrose COUNSEL: John ]. Curran,
Thomas M Knowles, John Luttrell,
E. P. Roam, William P. Barry, William
J. McEniry, John J. Carmody, Richard /
F. Harmon, William Ford, Edward J.
Caughlin and Thomas L. Caughlin Of
Merose, John Walsh of Abba, John
McGrath, John J. O'Niel, Frank P.
O'Niel and James j. O'Niel of Hite.
man.
Banquet Wa. Brilliant.