The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-23
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TAKE IN LARGE CLASS
NEW CLUB ROOMS WE'RE DEDIC.
ATEi. AND .6 NEW MEMBERS
INITLATED-io5 SEATED AT
THE BANQUET.

letter day IN their history Saturday
evening and sunday, wn.c.I OupflE-
ed the dedication oil thtir new club
rooms and the mutation of the larg-
est class in the history of the lodge.
In fact there was such II large attend
ance that the local officers Well near
ly unable to handle and care prop
erly for the immense crowd which
came. Huron, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen,
Iankton and Woonsocket councils
were represented, and members OF
the Maher Council We're present from
Parkston, Alexandria. Emery, Ethan,
Letcher, Mt. Vernon, Piankinton,
White Lake, Chamberlain, presho,
Fulton, Salem.
Dedicated Club Rooms.
The newly appointed and attrac-
tive club rooms of the knights were
dedicated Saturday evening, and the
preparations that We're made to en-
terrain the members and theirs wives
fell far short of the great number
who attended. Fully two hundred
ladies and gentlemen We're present
for the affair, which was entirely in
formal, and more like the big family
gathering. Previous to the entertain
ing features OF the evening an in
formal program was given, a vocal
solo being rendered by Miss Lucille
i. Evans, Miss Mae Welch and Dennis
Coughlin, each OF the singers ~receiv-
ing much applause for their singing.
Prof. LaDuce played two piano mum
5 berS to the pleasure of all. With
: program finished the rest of the eve
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: principal feature. Those who did not
care to dance utilized the cald
and the billiard rooms for their en-
: tertainment, and the evening
throughout was most happily enjoy
ed. The knights now have some
line quarters, in which they can enter
tain their friends and visitors
> in IA very pleasant manner. There is
n a large lodge room, reception room.
card and billiard room, the latter be
V ing we'll equipped.
The Initiation Sunday.
Sunday morning the knights gath
erred at the lodge room, and marched
in a body to the Holy Family church,
with fully 325 men in line. Solemn
High Mass was celebrated by Rev.
Father ketcham, of Washington, ID.
c.. w ihtFather Mo of Woonsocket
as deacon and Father Hart, OF st. JOS
ehp's hospital, as s~ub-deacon. The
sermon of the morning was delivered
by Rev. C. 10. O'Flaherty, whose talk
L. surrounded the Knights of Medieval
days, holding up the sta ndard of liv-
ing of these men in those days as d
pattern for the knights of the pre-
Isant dow HE car,,np u,.r oynapt;o,
ally interesting and was listened to
with rapt attention. The music of the
he morning exercises was made OF a spec
.e ial mass, given under the direction OF
Ie NJ. C. Corbett, with Miss Fannie Me
Cormick at the pipe organ. The choir
consisted of twenty-five voices, and
was increasd for the occasion.
At 2:30 O'Clock the members at
X tended the initiation of Il class OF
IN 76 members, the largest ever taken
in at one time by ,laher Council, and
which brings the membership up tC
u 445, and makes it n of the larg.
d est in the state. The first degree was
Of put on by j. H. Dalton, of Woon.
a. socket. and the Mitchell degree team
the second by the Mitchell team anG
Stephen Hentges, of Yankton, and the
ie third by State Deputy Welch. and the
Id Mitchell team.
~ Banquet at City Hall.
r. The work of initiation was con.
~ cluded at $50 o'clock and the
knights m owe to the city hal
auditorium, where the banquet was
d served. The attendance was much
g. larger than was anticipated and the
great room could not seat the entire
: number, although every foo OF avail
able room was utilized. Tho tables
I'd We're p%rettily decorated with carna.
q, tions and flags, and at each plate lay
D. a program of the evenings exercises
,e Fully 42o men We're served with g
y fine MENU, which was arranged for by
the ladies of the Catholic Altar SO.
V ciety. A large number of young lad.
les, dressed in white, served the
guests in a very prompt manner
While the banquet was being served
koolish's orchestra presented a very
fine program of musical numbers
. which received a strong apprecia.
y. ton.
lie When the tempting viands had
$ been disposed of and the cigars had
been passed. Toaatmaster Leehan
Il ShIlCd Nv men W oluCi " iut II
tellectual feast to follow. The invo.
cation was given by Rev. c.. +. o,
Flaherty, and a vocal solo was rem
dered by Miss Lucille Evans, who re.
a sponded to an ancore. Two excellent
addresses We're made by A. Van Wag-
enen, of Sioux City, and Rev. Father
Ketcham, OF Washington. I'D. c.. both
of which were in sympathy with the
= occasion of the gathering. Some en-
n ceptionally good mMsical numbers
a were given, when Miss Mae Welch
sang a selection, and she was forced
to respond to two encores bofere the
audience would permit her to re.
tire. The demonstration was a fine
y compliment to the excellent singing
n of Miss Welch. Dennis Coughlin rem
dered a tenor solo, and Mr.. Deneen
of Huron, was heard in a baritone
IL solo, and both gentlemen responded
g to the merited encores they received.
F. j. Howe, of Chicago, played two
ulnumbers on a DianO player as one of