Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-09-30
IMPORTANT MEErING.


At Wednesday svening's meeting
OF the Wausau Knights of Columbus,
besides earring out the regular pro-
gram and the annual election of
officers, some of the final plans for an
elaborate celebration of Landing Day,
Oct. II, were perfected. A banqlet
ana program at the Hotel Bells will
be part OF the days doings. The be, It
local talent, assisted by outsiders viii
furnish the literary feature of the
program, while Alexis III. Baas will
furnish. the musical part. The day
will begin by the local Knights at
tending Mass and receiving Holy
Communion in body.
Since the meeting it was learned
that it may be possible to procure
Chauncey Olcott, celebrated singer,
on the evening of the 18th. If it is
impossible to have him on that date
it is certain that he will appear here
| later, under the auspices of the
knights-probaDly on Thanksgiving
day-when large class of candidates,
from Merrill, Amigo. Eau Claire. La
Crosse and this city will be initiated.
+ During the meeting the following
resolutions were read and adopted:
Resolved, That we the delegates to
the Supreme Council of the Knights of
Columbus in convention assembled, in
Boston, Mass, on the seventh day of
August, 1913, representing a member
ship of over three hundred Thousand
members, scattered through every
state in this country, emphatically
denounce the false, defamatory,
libellous and obscene publications
circulated through the mails, gratu-
itiously and otherwise among the
members and other citizens of the
country in reference to the doctrines,
dogmas and forms of worship of the
Catholic church and in reference to
the attitude of the members of our
church towards our country, its con-
stitution, laws and traditions. and
also in reference to the purposes cere-
monial and membership of this order,
as tending to destroy and tear down
the unity that should exist between
all citizens, of every creed and belief,
for the purpose of maintaining and
achieving the highest ideals of Amer.
lean citizenship and respects for the
constitutional right of freedom of
worship.
Resolved, That committee con-
sisting of the Supreme Knight, SUI
preme Advocate and Supreme Treas
urer be appointed to confer and CO
operate with the post office depart
ment to the end that all publications
which make infamous and libellous
attacks on our church and our order
be excluded from the mails: and be it
further
Resolved, That the board OF direct
orS consider the ACCESSIBILITY of the
appointment of a committee of three
members to prepare a series of ar
ticleS on the Catholic church and our
order to appear weekly in one of the
leading papers in every city In the
country, which will offset the false.
scurilous and malicious attacks which
have been made and are being made
against our church, our order and
everything that bears the name of
Catholic.
After which the following named
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Grand Knight Ray NJ. Frawley.
Deputy Grand Knight Dell Curtis.
Chancellor-Leo Largay.
Financial Secretary-Joseph Cole.
Recording Secretary-C. H. Conk-
lin.
Treasurer George Schreier.
Warden-Maurice O'Brien.
Advocate. p. Riley.
Inside Guard-F. j. Kaltenecker.
OUTSIDE Guard Roman Deutsch.
Trust s-Thomas Malone, j. d.
Stockwell