The Detroit times., 1911-07-31
KNIGHTS GATHER
FOR CONVENTION
Over 200 Delegates and 10000 Wis
itors Expected for X. of G. Meeting,
Opening Tuesday Morning.

Delegates to the national conven-
tion OF the Knights Of Columbus be-
gan to arrive in the city Monday. from
every state in the union, Canada, Mex
leo and the United States island pos
sessions. Two hundred and ten dele
gates and 10000 visitors are expected.
BY Monday noon about half OF the
delegates and a large number of the
visitors were In town.
Headquarters for the reception COM
mittee are In the Hotel Cadillac, where
general information bureau has been
established. Members OF the COM
mittee met all trains and escorted the
visiting knights and their ladies TO the
hotel where arrangements were made
to distribute them among the hotels
of the city.
The convention will open Tuesday
morning with high mass in the church
of Our Lady of the Rosary From
there the assembly will adjourn to the
Knights of Columbus hall on Wood
ward-ave., near Forest, where the body
/, will be in session for three days.
The important matters to be con-
| sidered by the convention outside OK
routine business are the raising OF
I money for the Catholic university OF
I America, I'm Washington. and the
arousing OF interest In the unveiling
/ OF the monument to Columbus which
( has been erected by the federal gov
ernment on the Plaza in Washington,
opposite the new Grand Union depot.
/ James A. Flaherty, philadelphia, the
present supreme knight, will be q
| candidate TO succeed himself and VIII
have no opposition.
j, THE establishing OF the Catholic uni.
yersity OF America in Washington is
an assured success. Efforts are being
made TO raise half million Of dollars
for the work, and of this amount
S3OO.QaO has already been pledged.
/ The money Is all secured by contribu-
tions from the councils OF North Amer
\ lea. the organizations contributing
I quarterly.
The date of the unveiling OF the
memorial statue OF Columbus viii be
set and all arrangements completed by
/ Past Supreme Knight K. l.. Hearn, OF
J New York, and Colonel Crosby, OF the
/ government war department. Supreme
knight Flaherty wants $4,000 knights
| 10 attend the unwilling so as to show
both the quantity and quality OF the
order and confidently expects that ne
will not be disappointed. Stress will
! be laid during the present convention
! on the necessity OF attending.
The monument I'm question was
elected with federal appropriation
OF 100000 II is SO feet wide, Dy 90
feet deep and on pedestal 40 rect
high there stands huge globe on
either side of which Is mans figure,
! one that of an old man representing
the old world, and the other that OF
a young man representing the new.
Columbus boat, the Santa Ana, sur
mounts the globe with hgure OF
Columbus on the PROV
Monday morning at 1880 O'Clock
the officers OF the National Council
and the Detroit Council took automo-
| biles O. the water works dock, where
| they boarded the yacht "Willana,
owned by c. W. Kotcher, and went to
the Flats where they enjoyed a black
| bass dinner. They will return at $3.50
In the evening. Monday evening the
knights and ladies Will be entertained
by a band concert on Belle Isle.
During the remainder OF the week
there will be work a-pienty for the
delegates and pleasure galore for the
visitors. Tuesday evening the opera
'Mascotte' will be given by the
| knights Minstrel company; Wednes-
day there will be q boat ride In the
morning and a ball In the evening
and Thursday an automobile trip
around the city In the afternoon and
a moonlight excursion In the evening,
Each day the delegates will be In ses-
sion.
Large delegations are expected from
several different places. Louisiana ex.
poets 20 send 600, Colorado Will send
a large party. there are great many
with Supreme Knight Flaherty from
philadelphia. and Chicago viii be
strongly represented.