The Dickinson press., 1912-01-27
PRAISE FOR
The KNIGHTS

Rev. Fl. John Dignam Delivers
Able Sermon Before Bis
marck Council. Largest
Attendance in State.
knights of Columbus gathered at Bis
marck Sunday from all over the state
and from South Dakota, Minnesota,
Wisconsin,, Illinois, Montana and Can
ada, making the greatest %concourse of
KNIGHTS ever assembled in the state.
Fargo and Dickinson sent the largest
state delegations. the latter thirty
strong with Rev. FIR. Dignam at the
head.
The ceremonies of the day began
with a march from the Elk Club rooms
to St. Mary''s church. fully 800 being in
line. At the church solemn high mass
was celebrated by Very Rev. FIR. Hit
ner, Rev. FIR. Dienam of this city as
sistins as deacon. The music rendered
by the choir was especially commended.
Rev. Father Dignam preached the
sermon, taking for his subject, THE
Good Works to be Accomplished by
Kniehthood." Of this address the Bis
marck Tribune said:
I'm this sermon the father spoke
very feelingly of, the tremendous amount
of good to be. accomplished by each
knight and by the members of the order
collectively. He admonished the
knights to live up to the high and holy
precepts of the order and make its SYM
Dol one of the greatest factors for good
thatfc can be found. Each knight was inn
pressed with the great charge that he
held as a member of the kniehhood and
when leaving the church the weight Of
lite, charge could be read in the faces
of the visitors as we'll as the candi-
dates.
At one O'Clock the visiting knights
and a class of fifty assembled at the
Elk rooms where the degree work wal
exempliied and fifty loyal knights adj
ded to the already large army of X. Z,
workers in the state. The FIRST and
second degrees were exempii6ed by the
Dickinson team consisting Of T. F.
sMurtha. grand kniRht: H. L. Reichert,
deputy garnd knight; Edward Hughes,
chancellor; John Boulsa. warden.
The work of the Dickinson team wat
the subject of much favorable comment.
OF their work the the Tribune said
From the commencement of the worn
until the last initiate had taken his de-
erees the beautiful religious and sym.
bolic ceremonies were carried through
without q flaw. Each one of the in
itiatory team in exemplifying the woEi
handled his part 80 we'll ttrat the ser
vices were carried out with a precision
and ease which made the work Of tn.
initiation one that will long live il
the annals of the local lodge.
The exercises of the day closed will
9 banquet at eight O'Clock. The ment
was an elaborate one and the ,decora'
tions a color scheme worked out in the
red. white and blue of the order.
DURING the evening a concert wal
given by Peck's orchestra Of eight
pieces and toasts were. given By Gov
Burke. Sec. of State Norton, and othe,
prominent knights, among them I. F.
Murtha of this city. The Dickinson
delegation were unable to remain until
the end of these festivities and woult
not have complained if. for once. theil
trainSha been later.
Following are those in attendant.
from Dickinson: Rev. Fr. Dienam. 7.
4. adurtha. J.. p. Cain. Ed. Hughes.
n. I. Reichert. John Boulger, S. l..
Carroll James Flynn. Pat Mckinley,
f7areld Dundas, Charles Dienam. E. M
Cans. j. ]. Ryan, Charles Defoe. Charles
Nolan. John Hartineer, George Brown,
frank Clark. J. W. Molloy. R. v. Boul,
Ger Of Dicknsoin; ]. j. Murphy. New
ENGLAND. William Kennedy, South
Heart, joe Killer and Frank Killer Of
Riehardton. John BARLEY and Pat fiig'
iena. Beach /.
collEsPeADEnT REPORTS