The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-10-04

writer's the moral and financial support
of its members. To assist the HER
archy and the clergy of our Church
whenever the aid of powerful and
influential society Of lay Catholics may
lie required.
The club house of the knights of
Columbus, erected for the good of
Catholic young men and women, will
cost $4,000.
OF the Knights of Columbus, Car
dinal Gibbons says it is a splendid or
ganization. The Knights, says he, "are
our joy and crown; they are the glory
of Jerusalem; they are the joy of Is
rael, the honor of our people,"
Chapelle Council, 1O41, knights of
Columbus, of Brooklyn, will open its
social season with a grand minstrel
show on Wednesday, October %, at
st. Brendans hall, Avenue o, near
Coney Island avenue.
One of the most interesting meet
ings ever held by the council of the
knights of Pueblo, Col, was that of
Tuesday evening when the plans for
the new club house were discuss
The knights have considerable funds
with which to erect their club house
left them from the recent Dumphy es-
tate, and when completed it will sur
pass anything of the kind ever erected
in Pueblo.
Brother Lennon of Minneapolis adj
dressed the members of Pueblo, Col,
and told of many of the clubs which
he visited while travelling over the
country and spoke of the lovely for
tune of the members of this council
in having such a start financially to-
ward their club house.
The discovery of America will be
celebrated by the Knights of Column
bus Of Chicago on Sunday, October IL.
by the presentation of a drama en-
titled christopher Columbus" The
author is Joseph P. Farrell and the
various roles will be taken by mem
bers of the Chicago councils. The
cast of characters has not as yet been
completed.
Plans for parade on Columbus day
have been Cancelled by the committee.
The annual chapter ball will be held
in the Riverview Park assembly hall
Thursday, October 80.
Calumet Council, knights of Column
bus, of Chicago, will give benefit ball
at the White City Casino, October 3.
Governor Dunno has been invited. The
proceeds will be devoted to the relief
Of persons in need. Special entertain
ments at the club house, Sixty second
street and Cottage Grove avenue, have
been announced for the winter season.
The last meeting of Marquette
Council, of Chicago, was held at the
club house on Tuesday evening. Sep
TENDER 23rd. An interesting program
was arranged by Lecturer Archibald
A. Mckinley.
Ravenswood Council, knights of
Columbus, of Chicago, will open it's
fall social campaign by giving dane
ing party at the Arcadia, Broadway
and sunnyside avenue, on Tuesday
evening, Oct. z.
A number of Marquette members
are preparing to take part in the
Landing Day celebration, which takes
place on October IL in Chicago
The Columbus Day committee of
the New York Chapter. X. of c., has
arranged to celebrate Columbus Day
as in former years by great public
demonstration at Carnegie Hall, on
Monday evening, Oct. 10. Rt. Rev.
Bishop McFaul of Trenton, N. j., and
Hon. Thomas F. Carmody, attorney
general, state of New York. will be
among the speakers on that occasion.
Columbus Day is now a legal holi-
day in 80 states. They are Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mary.
land, Massachusetts; Michigan, Mis-.
souri,, Montana, Nebraska, New Hamp.
shire. New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn.
sylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Yer.
mont, Washington and West Vir.
ginia.
On the river bank at Santo Domin.
go City, capital of the Dominican Re.
public, stands the ancient Ceiba tree
to which Christopher Columbus tied
his water-logged and sinking caravels
when he sought refuge in the river
on his first voyage of discovery. This
tree bears embedded in its bark a
leaden plate inscribed and n1acad