The Washington herald., 1913-10-05
Knights Of Columbus.

Supreme knight James \. FlHhertN Wis
tied the ritv last week for the purpose OF
interesting th-. members Of the order IN
this Jurisdiction in the great work whi'h
SIS now 1eirg done by the Right Rev
Abbot d. NJ GaSIuet, the chairman OF the
commission on the lewiston Of the Latin
VuIg:,te. APPOINTED 10y His Holiness Plus
y. The distinguished NisitOr<S to deliver
2 course rf lectures in this country I'M
der the. auSnices uf the Knights Of Co
nrnbus in behalf of the great work Of
the revisi y of the Bible. At the invita-
ion Of site deputy L. z. Harrington
The supreme knight, with Supreme Treas
Lrer u. J. Callahan. attended the meeting
IF the chapter, and there met the mem
beers OF that body. the District deputies,
and the. officers Of the State Council The
supreme kuight then unfOlded the plan
for thu. proposed visit of the great Eng
Iish BeneX"tire and the object for which
the commission on the revision q the
Nulgatc had been appointed by flous
After general expression Of opinion
from the members representing each
of the five councils i'm this 1urls-
dictiou. il was unanimously voted to
cooperate with the supreme body in pro
noting the success of the mission for
which Dom Gasquet has been sent to
this country. Thee state deputy an
bounced that he would appoint a COM
mittee Of arrangements for a lecture TO
be held in one of the theaters OF the
city under the auspices Of the order IN
this jurisdiction. A committee of nifty
members divided between the councils
was appointed during the present week
10y State DEPUTY Harrington after con-
ference with the grand knights Of the
councils. The preliminary meeting of
the committee was held at the hall on
Friday evening for organization and for
the discussion of tentative plans for the
coming lecture. From the enthusiastic
interest which is being manifested, not
only among the members of the order,
but also by others outside the order who
recognize the magnitude OF the work
which is being undertaken by the COM
mission on revision Of the Nulgate from
the literary and historical standpoint
there appears to be no doubt but that
the great English scholar will receive
a hearty welcome. The work of the
knights of Columbus in establishing the
chair of history at the Catholic Univer-
sity. and the establishment of the
S5Oe,OOO fund for the same institution,
is now to be supplemented by the
great assistance which the order is to
render to the world through its aid to
Dom Gasquet. and the commission on
revision of the Bible.
The committee OF the grand knights, on
behalf of the chapter, who are making
arrangements for the annual vesper serv-
ice and the celebration of Columbus Day,
are rapidly completing the details for
both functions and due notice will be
sent to each member of the order during
the coming week. The vesper service is
to he held ON the evening Of Discovery
Day. Sunday, October II, at st. Teresa's
Church. Anacostia. The music will be
by the male choir of st. Pauls Church
and the sermon will be by the Rev.
Father Connolly, of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception.
The Carroll. Council Duckpin League
held a meeting last Monday evening and
made arrangements for the opening of
the season. to commence on october 8
with six teams.
The lntercOuncil League held meeting
at the hall on Thursday evening. and
will start bowling during the week of
October Il at the Palace Alleys.
Carroll Council Assembly held most
successful dance at the hall ON Tues
day evening, and the attendance at the
opening of the assembly justifies the ex-
pectation that this will be the most sue