The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-08

Personal: Revs. J. A. Lalande,
Wild Rice; P. B. Fogarty, Lisbon, and
e. J. Geraghty, Jamestown, were Wis
itors to Fargo last week, attending
the K of C. initiation.
Fargo: Wednesday and Thursday
of last week were red-letter days in
the life of Fargo Council OF the
Knights of Columbus. Knights were
in the city from Minot, Grand Forks,
Dickinson, Bismarck, jamestown, and
the intervening towns of North Da-
kota, from Staples, Crookston, Brain
erd in Minnesota, and from South
Dakota even to attend the ceremonial
sessions on May Goth. Wednesday
evening, the visiting Knights and the
candidates with their lady friends
were welcomed at the Columbus Hall
where a program was arranged for
their entertainment during the even
ing. Thursday morning, over two hun
dred Knights attended Solemn High
Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, after
which they repaired to the hall, where
o'clock. In the afternoon the second
and third degrees were given. The
officers of the home council conferred
the first two degrees under the direc-
ton of Grand Knight P. w. Clemens,
while the third was exemplified by
team from the Brainerd Council.
Forty-five were found worthy of en-
trance to the Order and were dubbed
Sir Knights. At p. m. a banquet
was served in Prizes hall to which
five hundred sat down. Past State
Deputy, B. |. Heating, acted as toast
master, and called upon Senator
Pierce, Mr.. Goodman and Mr.. Barron
of Brainerd, who responded with suit
able speeches. Finally Ri. Rev.
Bishop O'Reilly who was royalty well
coined to the banquet, gave talk
which was voted by all present the
best they had ever heard at K. of c.
meeting The remainder of the even
ing was taken up with ball in the
Columbus hall. The visitors went
home rejoicing, convinced that Fargo
Council knows how to do things
properly.
At the unwilling of the monument
to Christopher Columbus, which will
take place June s, in Washington, D.
! c., North Dakota will be represented
by eight delegates: Father Hiltner,
Bismarck; c. H. Anheier, Fargo; Mar
tin Conlan, Eckelson; M. J. Murphy,
Sanborn; J. F. Walsh, Minot; Paul
Norman and P Brady of Grand Forks.
Ignatius Court of Fargo Council, the
only full-blooded Sioux Indian who is
a member of the Knights of Colum-
bus, will also go to Washington. All
these plan to be in Minneapolis, Thurs
day, so as to join the delegates from
the Twin Cities who leave in special
train at 1920 p. m, June 6.
Park River: Saturday morning Ri.
Rev. Bishop O'Reilly journeyed to
ministered confirmation to large
class. The following days he con-
firmed in the missions attached to
Park River returning to Fargo late
Tuesday evening.
Grafton: During the last two weeks
in May a series of successful missions
was given in. Grafton, Crystal and
Drayton by the Rev. H. I. Stark, G. S.
P, of st. Marys Church, Chicago A
course of lectures for non-Catholics
was also given and large congregations
attended. An attractive and interest
ing feature of these missions was the
Question Box which was introduced
for the first time in this part of the
country and proved very popular
means of interesting non-Catholics
in Catholic doctrine. The pastor,
Very Rev. c. M. Turcotte, was much
pleased with the successful outcome
of the lectures to non Catholics and
the conversion of many is expected.
The Catholic missions were largely
attended, many coming from great dis
tances and the results are a source
of joy and happiness to all.