The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-25
Members Of the Knights Of Columbus
Who Came to keokuk to Attend
initiation Ceremonies
Were Pleased.
THREE CITIES REPORT
Quincy, Burlington ana Fl. Madison
Send Delegations, the Latter Its
Degree Team and the
Largest Number.

The papers In the cities sending
DELEGATIONS to the Knights OF Column
BUS initiation ceremonies held in this
city last Sunday all speak kindly OF
the Keokuk hospitality and make men
ton OF the services. The following Is
from the Burlington Gazette:
| A large delegation OF local members
attended the knights OF Columbus in
itiation at Keokuk Sunday. A class OF
about forty-flve candidates was given
the work in the most approved fash
Ion. The following candidates from
Burlington were duly enlightened:
Adam Meyer, John McInerny, Law
renee Phee; Michael Donahue and DR..
M. II. Winters OF Mt. Pleasant. A
fne banquet was served in the even
Ing at the new Hotel Iowa, BY a
strange unfortunate coincidence, three
speakers, Or. Kane of st. Louis. q. G.
Dunno of Mason City. and M. S.
Healey OF Ft. Dodge, were unable to
attend on account Of sickness in the
family. Mayor Frank Norton Of Bur
lington was the only regular speaker
on the program, but there were plenty
OF volunteers and the evening sped
pleasantly.
| The following is from the Quincy
Journal:
About twenty-five members Of Quin-
cy council No. 5S3, knights of Co
lumbus, journeyed to Keokuk yester-
day morning, where they assisted in
the tenth anniversary celebration OF
the founding OF the knights of Column
bus lodge in KeolSuk. Many more had
planned to go from here but failed to
show up at the last minute when the
idea Of chartering special train was
abandoned. This was due to the fact
that many OF the members working In
stores and other places, found it i'm
possible to get away from work before
III o'clock Saturday night. TO go,
they would have to get up at 5 o'clock
in the morning and would not return
until o'clock this morning, making
the trip a tiresome one.
The Quincy delegates who went
were in time to attend the beautiful
services In st. Mary's church in Keo.
kuk Over 400 of the knights, locals
Iof Keokuk, and visitors from the sur.
rounding towns and cities, marched to
the church in body.
| The Qutncyans enjoyed the trip and
were treated royalty in the Dam
city A class of fifty was given the
major degrees, and enjoyed banquet
last night.
i The following is from the Ft. Madi
lson Democrat:
The annual tri-city initiation cere
mony of the Knights of Columbus
councils of Fort Madison, Burlington
and Keokuk was held Sunday at Keo
lluk The event was, as always, ar
important one in the annals of tbs
orders. The attendance was good
about 400 being seated at the ban
quet, and the size of the class of new
members was fair, about forty.
4 The second degree was conferred
upon the candidates by the follow
ing team from Fort Madison: Pas
Grand Knight, Stephen schier, Crane
Knight ]. H. Einspanjer, Deputy
Grand Knight, A. j. Kessler, Chancel
lor J. G.. Heitzman, Financial Sec
rotary George H. Luegering, Warden
H. B. Gockel, Advocate William Cul
ligan, Inner Guard Stephen Timber
ious, Outer Guard Joseph A. Lueger
ing.
The following from Fort Madison