The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-09
Convened in Barre With Every
Branch Represented
STRONG OPENING SERMON
Last Evening There Was a Convention
Ball In Rowland Hall, Which
Was Attended by Large
Number of People.
! 'fll'ont State Library

The annual state convention Of the
Knights OF Columbus convened at lO;30
o'clock this morning in the X. of c.
hall, Scampini block, with State Deputy
p. =. McAuliffe of Burlington presiding
and all of the state officers and delega-
tions from all Of the eleven councils in
the state present.
The state officers and delegates and
members of Barre council had met at
the hall at Q o'clock this morning and
marched to st. Monicas church to at
tend mass. Solemn high mass was cele-
brated by Rev. r. NJ. McKenna. and
stirring sermon was delivered by Rev
W. N. Lonergan of Rutland. How
good and blessed ii is for men to meet
together in unity" was the text of Fa-
ther Lonergan's sermon to the Knights.
you members of the Knights of CO.
lumbus," he said, "have begun your con.
vention labors with an act of faith by
your presence here in the church. Unity
is the object of your council, and unity
is the flower and the fruit Of every ef-
fort whether political or religious. Our
country would come to the end of its
being if unity was stopped Unity Is
essential not only to religion but to
every successful endeayor.p
Touching on the subject of divorce the
speaker said that society was being dis
graeed by the large number of divorces
which are being granted every year. He
said that in this country during the
last 30 years 32S000 divorces have been
granted, and to-day the courts are being
suffocated with applications for divorces
He declares that the stand taken by the
Roman Catholic church against divorces
was the only remedy for this evil and
that there should be unity in the laws
of every state against divorces. He also
declared that the women who are cry
ing for equal rights were destroying tie
very foundation of human society.
In closing he said that the Knights of
Columbus have been very useful to the
church in assisting in bringing nom
Catholics into the fold and that the
organization had made deep impress on
the temperance question in New Eng
land by its law that no one can be-
come member who has anything what
ever to do with the selling or dealing
with Intoxicating liquors.
The business of Importance done in
the convention this forenoon was the
reading of the reports of officers In
the report Of the state deputy he ex-
pressed satisfaction in the accomplish
ments of the order in this state and
through the country The total mem
bership is 253 ,346, which is an increase
Of 4O333 members in eleven months
previous to April l last The number
Of subordinate councils 81 for the year,
The order was established in Porto
Rico during the year
In Vermont the insurance members
number 4ss and associate 936, a total
of l,424, which shows an increase Of
AZ per cent for the year One new
council was instituted in the year,
Brownson at Hardwick. The reports
Of the state secretary and treasurer
showed a prosperous condition of the
finances.
At noon adjournment was taken until
2 o'clock this afternoon when the
business Of the convention will be COM
pleted and officers elected
ne GpunCliS itVItNtuLtNa ana tllB dti-
egates present are as follows; Rutland,
ID. J 0'Rourke and + A Mccarthy;
Burlington, ID J Mcmahon and Thorn
as Magner; st Albans, W H Gilwee
and J E 0'Neil; bennington, ] p.
Morrissy and j G McDermett; Mont
pelier. II. I Premier and r. G.
Fisher; Barre, John 0'Leary and
George w German; st. Jofnsbury,
James Cosgrove and L G Asselin;
Bellows Falls, j G. Hennessey and
Michael j. Lawlor; Fair Haven, John
L. 0'Day and Michael Malone; Brattle-
boro, r A Austin and DIR. r. H.
0'Connor
The state officers present are; State
deputy, P Il McAulitfe. Burlington;
state secretary, Charles F Mann. Brat
tleboro; state treasurer, Arthur G.
Moore, Barre; state advocate, NJ II.
O'Heare, St Adams; state warden,
John r Smith, Rutland; state chap
lain, Rev w N Lonergan. Rutland;
past state deputy, DR. J. 7 Rudden,
Bellows Falls
Big Convention Ball
The reception and ball. the grand So
,ial function of the convention, took
place in Rowland hall last evening and
was decided success in every particular.
The spacious hall was crowded with
merry dancers and the daintily gowned
aides made one of the prettiest scenes
in Barre this year. The play
ng of Riley's orchestra comprised Of
line pieces, was notable adjunct to
he success and pleasure of the oeca-
lion.
Preceding the dancing an enjoyable
oncert was given by the orchestra and
hortly after 9 o'clock the grand march
vas formed, with State Deputy p. E.
IcAuliffe and Miss Grace Mcneil lead
ng followed by Grand knight John
lIeary and Mrs. McAuliff, Past State
Deputy Thomas Magner and Mrs. Mag
ler State Treasurer Arthur c. Moore
md Mrs. Moore, Past State Deputy DR..
!. T. Ridden and Mrs. Rudden, and
evenly other couples.
The dancing then continued until 2
iclock During the hours from II un-
il ] o'clock. a delightful buffet lunch
ras served in the Woodman hall, across
he street. Mrs c. " Benedict was cater
s. for the lunch aud several young
ldies assisted with the serving
A. II. Burke was floor manager. of the
ance and he was ably assisted by
core of aids Mrs Mary Il rrrrkp was