The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-06-07

LITERATURE.
The new home of st. Paul Council,
Knights of Columbus, was the Mecca
towards which several hundred of the
local members of the Order wended
their way last Tuesday evening to
witness the formal dedication of the
building to the purposes for which it
was erected. They were joined by a
large number of knights from Mime
apolis and visiting brothers from other
parts of the Northwest.
The occasion was made memorable
by the presence of a number of dis
tinguished guests among whom the
place of honor was given to the Most
Reverend Archbishop. The Supreme
knight, James A. Flaherty of Phila-
delphia, came from his Eastern home
to convey to the st. Paul Council the
greetings of 100000 brother knights
and to compliment the local organiza-
ton on it's magnificent club house.
The State Deputy of the Order in Min
nesota, Neil NJ. Cronin, of Minneapolis,
was also present, as we'll as a number
of clergymen from st. Paul and else
where.
Introductory Addresses.
After the guests and visiting
brothers had been afforded an oppor-
tunity to inspect the new building,
they assembled in the spacious audi
torium to participate in the dedicatory
program. The stage was occupied by
the invited guests and members of the
Building Committee. The Grand
knight of the Council, M. ]. Doherty,
opened the proceedings with brief
address in which he spoke of the new
home of the Council as the realization
of the hopes and aspirations which
had animated its members from the
beginning. He declared that St. Paul
Council was proud of what it had ac-
complished, but it's pride was not
based on earthly vanity or idle con-
ceit, for it's purpose in building home
was as broad as that for which the
Order was founded, namely, the incul-
cation of patriotism and of devotion
to Holy Mother Church. He pledged
the allegiance of the Council to the
Supreme knight and it's loyalty to the
Most Reverend Archbishop as repre-
sentative of the Church. He then in
troduced DR.. E. w. Buckley, the Su-
preme Physician of the Order, and
Chairman of the Columbus Hall Asso-
citation, who presided.
In a few well-chosen words DR..
Buckley welcomed the visiting knights
and guests. No other Council, he de-
clared, had succeeded in erecting such
a magnificent home and none has had
such a high and noble purpose in its
undertakings. The home is not in
a. tended to serve merely as meeting
place for the members of the Council
but rather as a center for the activity
of the Catholic laymen of st. Paul and
of the Northwest. With all the en-
thusiasm for which the Council is
noted, it would have been impossible
to erect such a building, were the
members not actuated by desire tc
promote the welfare of the Church by
giving the rising generation the benefit
of whatever support, encouragement
an organization such as the knights
of Columbus. This was the least the
Council could do for the general wei
fare of the Church for, without the
approval, encouragement and approba
ton of the Hierarchy, the Knights ot
Columbus could not have accomplished
what they have already done in the
;Dforocfc of rp1ipi0n
State Deputy's Address.
He then introduced State Deput!
Neil M. Cronin of Minneapolis, whC
voiced the congratulations of 5000
members of the Order in the State
of Minnesota. In their name he ex
tended a hearty welcome to the Su
preme knight. 1t was fitting, he said
that st. Paul Council should dedicate
it's new home to the virtues and grace'
of Catholic manhood in this center o
faith in the Northwest. st. Paul il
the cradle and home of Catholic mel
whose names are written large in thu
civil and religious life of the nation
The first chapter in the story of wha
Catholics have done for the Churcl
in the Northwest was written in thu
old log chapel of ST. Paul and its clos
ing chapter is being written in thu
lines of the new Cathedral which
graces st. Anthony Hill. The new
Cathedral typif1es rugged faith; th'
new home of the Knights of Columbus
in it's generous proportions and ricl
ornamentation is symbolic of thC
strength and grace of the social anC
civic life of Catholics. The Knights
of Columbus throughout Minnesota re
joice with their brother knights il
st. Paul, because st. Paul Council wa
the pioneer Of the Order in this Stat,
and helped to establish nearly all tn
other Councils; and whatever elevate
the character and enhances the oppol
tunities of the Knights of Columbu
in st. Paul must be of interest to thei
brothers throughout Minnesota
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