The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-15
STATE K. oIs,c. MEETING.
Officers Elected and Closing Dance Last
Evening-Large Attendance.

There was a large attendance in Mont
pelier yesterday at the state convention
of the Knights of Columbus. Bishop j.
j. Rice of Burlington was a guest Of
honor and was accompanied to st. Au-
gustine's church by the Montpelier eoun-
ell as escort The knights present all
marched to the church. where solemn
high mass was said by Father Lonergan
of Rutland, state chaplain, the deacon
and sub-deaeon being Rev. A. c. Griffin
of Barre and Rev. +. A. Weleh of Mont
pelier. Father Kennedy of Burlington
was master of ceremonies and Rev. w.
J. O'Sullivan of Montpelier delivered a
foreeful sermon.
Father O'Sullivan spoke in praise OF
the order represented, giving as the rea-
son for its being, two words--for God
and for country Standing for faith in
the Son of God and for the best in pa
triotism and citizenship, it is an order
|of which its members may well feel
proud.
After the close of the mass, the
knights left the church and Bishop Rice
remained to speak to the children of
the parochial school, who attended in
body.
In the afternoon. business session
was held at the rooms of the Montpelier
council, when reports of the various off
GERS were given The total membership
Of the twelve councils of the state is
2,507, the largest council being in Rut-
land, with 200. The Montpelier coun-
ell has l0s. The largest gains made
during the year were in st. Johnsbury
and Brattleboro. II was voted to set
aside q sum OF money for conducting
missions among non-Catholics this year
throughout the state and TO erect a me-
mortal to Orestes Brownson in Stock
bridge. The next state council is to
be held in Brattleboro the second Tues
day in May, 1913.
Officers were elected as follows: State
deputy, James Cosgrove, st. Johnsbury;
boro; state treasurer, Arthur G. Moore,
Barre; state advocate, Bernard j. Null
cahy, Hardwick; state warden, j. F.
Smith, Rutland; state chaplain, Rev
w \. Lonergan, Rutland; delegates to
supreme council, Colorado Springs, James
Cosgrove and P. +. McAuliffe; alter
mates. j. +. Flanagan, Montpelier, and
j. 0'Leary, Barre.
Last evening the closing event of the
day was a ball, given in the city hall
by the Montpelier knights to the visit
ing members and their ladies. The hall
was handsomely decorated with the SYM
bols OF the order while purple and white
lights added to the beauty of the scene.
At an early hour the hall began to fill,
until there was large attendance.
The grand march was led by Deputy
and Mrs. McAuliffe of Burlington, fol-
lowed by Grand Knight J. NJ. Healey
of Montpelier and Miss Healey of
Springfield, Mass. Sixty couples were
in line.
The follow was the dance program:
Overture, "Turnadot," by Lachner, or
nhestra; duet for two pianos, BY Lach, |
Mrs L. II. Badord and Mrs. X. L. |
cleaves; song, Miss Emma Heney; se-
lection by Humperdinek, orchestra; male |
quartet, "The Kerry Dance" AIessrs.
Baine, Fisher, Hopkins, Smith; Guard |
an Angels" for strings, by Pierne and |
'Bacchanale" by Glaxounow, orchestra; |
luet, for two pianos by Chaminade, Mrs. |
3leayes and Mrs. Badord; selection, or |
,hestra; song, Sword of Ferrara," Bull |
ard, Francis Kelleher; selection, "Amor-
ta." orchestra
Punch was served in the city hall audi
.orium and buffet lunch in the banquet
Dom downstairs, fitting aeeompani-
nent to one of the most pleasant events
ield for some time.
The reception committee was COM
'osed Of j. NJ. Healey, F. NJ. Cory, j. S.
Haley, P. A. Brohan, NJ. f. MeKenna,
u. L. Wood. T. E. Callahan, f. Fl. Brown
nd Fred 0'Connor.
The ladies' who accompanied visiting
nights We're entertained at luncheon by
'irs w. n. Theriault and later were
iven automobile rides about the city.