Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-06-28
knights of Columbus Exemplify
Signing of Declaration of
Independence.
Catholic Choral Union and Cho-
rus Will Lead the
Singing.


Under the capable leadership of
Col. P. H. Callahan, Grand Knight Of
Louisville Council, all preparations
for the grand and patriotic Fourth
of July celebration by the knights
of Columbus next Friday at Central
Park, exemplifying the Signing OF
the Declaration of Independence, are
being rapidly completed The va
rious details down to the minutest
are all having careful consideration
and a number of the Knights Of
Columbus are working actively as
sisting the committees, so that there
will not be the slightest hitch in
the ceremony. The erection of the
stage will be under the direction of
Neil Curtin, the well known archi-
tect, and Messrs. Michael ReicheTt
and Charles G.. Pfeiffer will have
charge, Of the decorations. Moving
pictures OF the exercises will be
taken under the direction of Joseph
Steurle. The large chorus of the
Catholic Choral Union will be as
sembled upon the platform and led
by Prof. Anthony Molengraft.
Messrs. Frank A. Bundschu and
in getting a large bell, which will be
rung while the Declaration is being
signed. This is a slight departure
from historical detail, but in the
modern mind the Declaration with
out the liberty bell seems impossible.
The selection of members to rep
resent the signers has been COM
pleted by Chairman Thomas A.
Bohan, the States, signers and their
representatives being. as follows:
Massachusetts, Adams, E..
NJ. Caffrey; Samuel Adams. ]. j.
Flynn; Elbridge Berry. Al S. Smith:
John Hancock, p. II. Callahan;
Robert Treat Paine, Albert 0'Daly.
New Hampshire-Josiah Bartless,
Robert G. Wulf; Matthew Thornton,
Charles J. Crcnan; William Whipple,
Edward J. Bosler.
Virginia-Carter Braxton, james
P. Barry; Benjamin Harrison. Thee
dore ]. kim; Thomas jefferson,
Camden r. McAtee; Francis Light
foot Lee, Thomas A. Bohan; Richard
Henry Lee. Joseph Nevin; Thomas
Nelson, Jr.. Joseph A. Sohm; George
Wythe, Carl r. Breckel.
OdIIOll VI Var
rollton, c. w. Decker; Samuel
Chase, John P. Cassidy; William
Paca, Joseph A Ludwig; Thomas
Stone, John A. Doyle.
New Jersey-Abraham Clark,
John ]. Westerfield; John Hart,
Granville T. Rider; Francis Hopkin-
son. Joseph M. Zahner; Richard
Stockton, Burr Overton; John With
erspoon. George ]. Butler.
Pennsylvania-Geo Clymer. J.
William Klapheke; Benjamin Frank
lin, Thomas b. Leahy; Robert Mor-
ris, William p Harmon; John Nor
ton, Joseph Meehan: George Ross,
Ben III. Imorde; Benjamin Rush,
Bernard Asman; James Smith, j. w.
Fowler; George TAYLOR. Bernard A.
Morthorst; James Wilson, Raymond
A. Schuman.
Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation-William Ellery, Harry
T. Colgan; Stephen Hopkins, Joseph
Kirchdorfer.
New York - william Floyd,
Thomas w. Tarpy; Francis Lewis,
w. H. Newman; Philip Livingston,
George II. Naber; Lewis Morris, p.
r. Mccarthy
Georgia-Button Gwinnet, Mark
J. Ryan: LYMAN Hall, Louis c. Rus
sell: George Walton, Henry B. Nc
Bride.
South Carolina = Thomas Hey
ward, Jr., Edwin Kirwan; Thomas
Lynch, Jr.. Thomas f. Mannix;
Arthur Middleton, NJ. ]. McCluskey;
Edward Rutledge. ]. P. Hanley.
North Carolina--Joseph Howes,
Thomas d. Clines; william Hooper,
s. M. Ratio; John Penn. d. ].
Maloney.
Connecticut-Samuel Huntington,
p. NJ. O'Reilly: Roger Sherman,
Francis p. Cory: William Williams,
c. A. Langley; oliver Wolcott, Rob
ert A. Watson.
Delaware@Thomas Mexican. s. ].
McElliott; George Read, Dan w
Lawler; Caesar Rodney, B. ].
lansing.
Lieut.. Gov. Edward ]. McDermott
who had signified his intention OF
assuming the part of Thomas Jeffer-
son, was compelled TO decline at the
last moment on account of the alb.
sence from the State OF Kentucky OF
~fNfs NA'(A '@At1 wv NVIN W lNHlo-
sent Kentucky at the exercises to be
held upon the battlefield of Gettys-
burg. In his place will appear
Camden r. McAtee, who will read
the Declaration before its adoption
by the Continental Congress. In or.
der TO harmonize minor details and
to have the Declaration signed IN
the way II was actually done. the
coming celebration will be divided IN
a number of tableaux showing the
various scenes as really enacted IN
Colonial times.
The exercises of the afternoon will
begin at 2:45 o'clock with the sing
Ing OF "America".by the Choral Uniol
and the audience, and the tableau,
will then be presented. While ths
Declaration is being signed th'
Choral Union viii sing "Libert,
Bell" q cantata especially prepared