Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-04-13
What This Grand Order Has
Done For Widow and
Orphan.
Has the Approval OF Holy Fa-
ther, Cardinrls, Bishops
and Priests.
FITTING RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE

The Catholic Knights Of America,
with many branches in the three
Falls Cities, will soon celebrate the
thirty-fifth anniversary Of its exist
ence, arrangements for which will
be perfected here by the Central
Committee. In this connec ion the
Supreme President, DR.. Felix
Gaudin, of New Orleans, under
whose administration the Catholic
knights have taken first place in
the ranks of fraternal insurance So
cieties, has issued a proclamation
giving a history of the order and q
prospective view of the future The
letter deserves general circulation
and will be read with great interest.
The Catholic Knights of America
will celebrate its thirty-fifth ami
versary Sunday, April 21, in a most
fitting way, by the members of all
branches approaching the holy table
In the morning, in their respective
churches. and by many branches
holding open meetings in the after
noon or evening. The Catholic
Knights of America will be on that
day a Catholic society in fact as we'll
as in name. From the very incep-
ton did this order enjoy the good
wishes and confidence of the hier-
archy and clergy, and especially SO
since the rerating in 1904, when
their confidence was increased,
thanks to the wise counsels of the
orders Supreme Spiritual Director,
the Most Rev. j. J. Glennon, Arch
bishop of st. Louis, who at all times
urged the adoption of safe and sound
rates. The rates of the Catholic
Knights of America are the same
that have been approved by the In
surance Commissioners of the coun-
try as being adequate, and already
tnfrteen States OF the Union nave
laws which all fraternal orders must
adopt II they desire to continue to
do business in said States. These
rates have placed the Catholic
Knights of America in the enviable
position of being among the strong
est of fraternal insurance orders, as
Its pro-rata share in fits mortuary
fund Is larger than that of any OF the
fraternal orders doing business in
the United States. This security,
coupled with its loyal religious
activities in such movements as the
American Federation of Catholic
Societies, which the c. X. of A. as
sisted in founding. and in organizing
In many States, has brought to It
merited recognition on the part OF
the clergy and episcopate.
The Catholic knights OF America
has received the approval and
blessing of the late Pontiff Leo
XIII. on six different occasions. The
present Holy Father, Pope Plus x,
has also bestowed his blessing upon |
the order on several occasions. No
Catholic fraternal insurance society |
in the United States has as many |
prelates among its active members
as the C. X. OF A.
Among the illustrious members OF !
the hierarchy are His Eminence |
John Cardinal Farley. Archbishop of |
New York; Most Rev. James II.
Blenk. s. NJ. Archbishop of New
Orleans: Most Rev. B. Orth. FOR
merly Archbishop of Victoria. B. c.; |
Right Rev. Fl. j. Alerding, Bishop of I
Ft. Wayne: Right Rev. f. S. |
chatard. Bishop OF Indianapolis;
Right Rev. n. A. Gallagher. Bishop |
Of Galveston: Right Rev. A. j.
Right Rev. T. F. Lillis, Bishop OF
Leavenworth; Right Rev. NJ G.
Matz. Bishop OF Denver: Right Rev.
Theo. Meerscbaert. Bishop of Okla
homa City; Right Rev. J. J. Monag-
han. Bishop OF Wilmington Right |
Rev. John B. Morris, Bishop of Lit
tie Rock; Right Rev. Denis O'Donag- |
hue. bishop OF Louisville; Right |
Rev. ]. w. Shanahan. Bishop Of |
Harrisburg: Right Rev. c. Van de |
Ven. Bishop OF Alexandria. La:
Right Rev. J. II. Then, BishoD of |
Lincoln; Right Rev. ]. NJ. Laval. |
Auxiliary bishop of New Orleans.
Making a total OF one Cardinal. two |
ArchbishoDs fourteen Bishops and |
son priests who are members OF the /
Catholic Knights OF America
The order OF the Catholic KNIGHTS |
NJ America wes founded IN Nash
Vile. Tenn. IN 1877, and one OF It's
founders and chief promoters was
the Right Rev. Bishon Feehan. d. d.. |
Bishop OF Nashville, Tenn. who later
became Archbishop OF Chicago.
In next weeks issue will he given
the programme as comDleted by the /
Central Committee As thus far out
lined II nrovides that the religious
celebration win take place at St.
Johns church. Clay and Walnut,
when a sDeelal high mass viii be
sung BY the Very Rev. George schuh-
mann. All branches Of the Falls
Cities, including the two uniform
rank companies. viii attend and ap-
proach holy communion in a body.
Arrangements are also being made
for a big meeting in the evening OF
the same day.