Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09

supreme Knight for each stat, orc
gduiZatiuu.
The cause of education always has
received much help from th, order.
chiefly because ut its members ai"
of the class VINO appreciate The run
value ~ education The local cuuU-
ellis la different cities hHN, been gen
crous in the support OF the catholic
higE schools and have Boo u number
oi Instance arranged tor night GLASS.
vs ana Boo other ways aided Co place
tho means OF special or higher pdu.
cation within the reach Ni those who
would uthrIWis lind Ii upuhtaiutII,.
Tn" greatest work along this lu,.
however ms been Co aid the catholic
university &C Washington. which I-
becoming recognized as one ui tho
greatest institutions uf learning boo tho
country. \ Few years ago Hu appeal
went ONT from M, misrrsit, for the
establishment OF o. special chair off
American history Although thy order
.pf knights ut Columbus was less than
hali as HtKy as now, t ready response
was made The sum or $50 600 was.
raised ana no, presentation Was mad.
uI' ui che Historic events 300 the his-
tory OF th" organization, over %. 600.
visiting knights came 90 Washington
from all parts ut the country ThvI
check presented was 90 mammoth one
measuring ton feet long hy four feet
wide painted on ycllum iu four col.
ots 10 bears m" NAMES ut AN uf tho
contributing councils. ana after pass
ing through the bank in tb" capital
city 10 was returned Geo Sew Haven
Conn. whore b. WAS framed and now
hangs !n the great hail of m, nation
ul headquarters ct the knights ut
Columbus
The enthusiasm with which mis-
sum WAS raised he'd the knights 40
understand much greater effort
ich uuN has been carried tu come
pl"tion. with tho opening oi the great
University this Wu VIII com, no ou
dnwment of $500 00u which hus been
raised and vll Dee presented uy the
knights OF columbus tor the estate
llshm"ut ui ten scholarships Ia IN
purtlut subjects which viii 1c eligible
Co students from ana parts of IA, cuun
trF hy competitive examination. AaI
the order has mo- authority 60 ulpose
any additional dues ur oXncnge upon
7uF local council this great min 81
money bats been raised yoIuuttrI hy
the different councils aud Is % utttuE
minute ul the Catholic men ut the
nation Co tIc establishment of an in-
stftuuuu u' learning designed Co ho
worthy of the name 10 bears.
THE erect. % of the columbus mem
or.ul is claimed by the knights ul
Columbus tu bc due largely 90 their
iuHurnD, and direction For years itI
hds been noted that the natural cape
lutl did not contain mcmorn, to the
man who discovered The New World.
and 90 remained tor the order which
bore his nam, to have IA, matter 500
successfully presented 90 the On. tioulI
law makers that bin was dnally in
ruducod muNug au appropriation ug
100000 for this purpose This oill
was signed on March {, 1907. by Pres
idcut Roosevelt and in "a ease iu the
knights ot columbus hail iu Wash
iuRtpu are preserved .s Souvenirs the
four pens used bN President Ruusc-
welt the president ol the senate the
speaker of the house ~ representa-
lives and tho clerk whose signatures
wor" affixed 10 the document At
the uuyciting ceremonies, which took
place on june sth. over 10000 knights
were m attendance including moro
than 1000 kuighus OF the fourth de-
gree
The activities Of the knights arc
varied to suit the needs OF me luca
tions uf the different councils Ia
Philadelphia for cNimplc, tho Lotto
Archbishop Ryan. who was an rnthu-
slastc kuight was especially inter
est,b Iu thc destitute condition of tho
poor Italians brought Co that clty each
year Boa such urg, NUMBER Hc u
lluoupod the kuishts ui columbus 90
give special attention Goo their needs
ana the proceeds of q grand bail held
hy tlc knights ol columbus iu that
city each year go Co the aid of tho ltn
mgrant Italians who frequently sur
fer -u much by ignorance of tho Eng
IIsh language
Nuilr the order of the knights oi
Columbus does not pay sick benefits.
ouch council bias its own sick com.