Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-05-17
Fifty Delegates Attend the State
Council Meetings at
Lexington.
Father Schultz Makes Appeal
For Poor tuberculosis
Victims.
BARDSTOWN FOR NEXT MEETING

GERS of the Knights of Columbus be-
gan arriving in Lexington from all
parts of Kentucky for the eleventh
annual meeting of the Kentucky
State Council, which convened Tues
day morning. Monday night the Wis
lting Knights attended the regular
meeting of Lexington Council, which
gave an enjoyable smoker and recep-
ton in their honor. During the
evening State Deputy O'Donnell and
several of the delegates made inter-
esting short talks. Tuesday after
noon the delegates and their friends
were taken in automobiles for a
ride to the Elmendorf stock farm
and other points of interest in the
surrounding country. The social
features were concluded Tuesday
night, when the officers and visitors
were entertained by Barry Council,
Y. NJ. l., with a largely attended re-
ception and dance. During their
stay in the Bluegrass the Knights
were looked after by a committee
composed of James G. Rogers, Ed
ward Birch, J. E. Fitzgerald, John
]. Luby, and w. M. Brown, who were
The State convention opened
Tuesday morning with State Deputy
Frank P. O'Donnell, of Maysville,
occupying the chair and the follow
ing officers in attendance:
State Secretary George A. Burk-
ley, Louisville; State Treasurer
James s. Rodman, Owensboro; State
Advocate d. NJ. Cooper, Elizabeth
town; State Warden Edward G.
Robinson, Newport; State Chaplain,
the Rev. B. ]. Boland, Somerset;
State Lecturer, John G. Talbot,
Bardstown; State Historian, DR.. J.
q. O'Connor, Louisville, and District
.napntiss,1 T. Manion. Henderson,.
Albert V. Oberst, Owensboro;
Charles F. Taylor, Louisville, and
John W. Heuver, Newport.
State Deputy O'Donnell appointed
George A. Burkley. Fred Kuene, Jr.,
A. B. Schmitt, Alfred Pollquin and
T w. Breen a Committee on Gre
dentials, who reported the following
delegates present and entitled to
seats in the convention: Louisville,
Col. P. II. Callahan and ]. W.
Klapheke; Newport, r. c. Robinson
and DR. J A. Riordan; Covington,
Thomas Gleason and Edward J.
Treacy; Lexington, ]. r. Kearney
and James ]. O'Brien; Owensboro,
Thomas w. Mills and Lavega Gle
ments: Bardstown, T. A. Spalding
and w. G.. Smith; Fancy Farm, r.
o. Durbin and S. T. Ross; Paducah,
William Lydon and j. B. Quinlan;
Maysville. Thomas w. Breen and e.
r. Willett; Elizabethtown, ]. w.
o'Connor and H, B. Clark; Morgan
field, w. F. Acton and Leo Wathen;
Waverly, J. w. Payne and George S.
Yates; Bowling Green, George T.
Massey and r'red Kuene, Jr.; Somer-
set, A. L. Poliquin and Dennis
Brown; West Louilville, T. c. Asher
and v. NJ. Shiveley; Lebanon, Sam
]. Spalding and B. ]. Molohan;
Frankfort, ]. ]. King and P. B.
Lillis; Ashland, ]. M. Ward and
A. B. Schmitt; Uniontown, ]. R.
Jenkins and G.. w. Clements; Hen
derson. F. H. Delker and A. w.
Blondip.
Following are the committees ap-
pointed:
Resolutions-P. II. Callahan, DIR.
]. w. O'Connor, DIR. James A. Rear
don. T. A. Spalding and w. F. Acton.
Finance. ]. O'Brien, G. w.
Clements, Thomas Gleason, ]. J.
King and F. H. Delker.
Auditing-S. T. Ross, George s.
Yates and T. w. Mills.
The first business session was con-
cluded at noon, and the delegates
were entertained at luncheon by the
ladies of st. Peters church. Bards-
town was selected as the place for
the annual meeting next year, and
the following officers were elected:
State Deputy, Frank p. O'Donnell,
Maysville; State Secretary, George
A. Burkley, Louisville; State Treas
urer, james A. Rodman, Owensboro;
State Advocate, W. T. Drury, Nor
garfield; State Warden, Ed G. Rob
inson, Newport; Delegate to Su-
prcme Council at Boston, p. II.
Callahan, Louisville.
Before the conclusion Of the con-
vention the Rev. Father Schultz,
assistant pastor of st. Peters
church. made an eloquent appeal TO
the Knights to give earnest consid-
Grafton 10 the work that is being
done in the direction OF stamping
out tuberculosis and TO either es-
tablish a sanitarium under the name
OF the order or Join with others In
the establishment OF such a place
where the poor who are afflicted
may find rest and succor.