The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-27
knights AT Banquet
Spiced With Toasts
From Monday. Daily.

ST. Peter. lie Sueur. Belle PLANE.
lone Lake. Fulda, Owatonna. Wa
SEGA and many other towns In this
part OF the state spent yesterday in
Mankato. The visiting knights were
guests OF Nicollet Council No. s0f.
which had the uncommoniy large
class OF sixty-four candidates 10 ini-
tiate. The new members were given
all three degrees. The work In the
first degree was performed In the
morning by the local council. and
the second and third degree were
administered In the afternoon by
the New Ulm and Minneapolis coun,
ellis. respectively. Knights OF Colum.
bus hall. where the rites were per
formed was appropriately decorated
for the occasion, and two great flags
suspended over the street, just op
posite the auditorium, announced &c
every one who passed that q fes
tive occasion was being observed
within.
baNQucN INC GNSUttSN
In the evening Knights and ladies
10 the number OF two hundred and
fifty gathered In the dining room OF
the Saulpaugh hotel to attend the
banquet, which was the grand climax
OF the festivities. The sales OF tick
cts had been limited to that mum
Der. About one hundred and fifty OF
those present were strangers, the
rest being residents of Mankato. II
would have been easy 10 obtain a far
larger gathering. n the hall had been
large enough to accommodate many
more. Several appropriate selection,
were played by Lamm's orchestra
Rev. Robert Hughes, pastor Of st
Johns Catholic church, toastmastei
of the evening at the conclusion o.
a sumptuous repast arose and re
minded all present that men ate q
live and did not live to eat. ii,
said that in these days people wer,
inclined to think too much of tn,
physical side Of life and that th,
SOCIAL activities OF today were otter
lesrried on in a way that hamperet
spiritual activities. He said that thos,
who were on their guard against let
ting pleasures take too large a shar,
Of their attention appreciated sucl
pleasures as they did have all Oh,
more for that very reason. He nov
presented Judge John w. willis o
st. Paul. promising that the judg,
would afford all who heard him ar
intellectual feast.
Sunday Of Rejoicing.
The Judge called TO mind that thi:
was Laetare Sunday or the Sunday
Of Rejoicing. He said Il was espec
tally fitting that the knights Of Co
lumbus should choose this day as q
day of jubilation. The topic assigned
20 the Judge was IL Esprit du Corps
or The Spirit OF the Body" II,
said the order OF the Knights o.
Columbus well deserved such q
spirit on the part OF every one o
its members. He declared that tn,
order had done great work in get
ting the Catholic young men OF tn,
country together. In this non-C atho
lie country II was OF great impor
lance that the work Of such an or
der as this be extended and en-
larged.
The speaker remarked that Il wal
Napoleon's habit, whenever a can
didate for any position was pre-
sented to him TO ask, What hai
he done?" II might be well 10 asl
what the knights Of Columbus ha,
done. He said he could point TO on,
great thing that the order had don,
and that was 10 raise half a million
dollars for the Catholic University o
America.
Should Require Education.
The Judge said the Knights o
Columbus should require education
along certain lines for their variou
degrees. The membership should b,
divided into groups for the study o
various subjects. These groups shoul,
take up the subject Of the CONVEX
sion OF America and various topic o
sociological Improvement.
Joseph L. Murphy, blind a,
torney OF Minneapolis. addressed tn
gathering on the subject OF "Thl
Liberal Arts" He spoke OF the worl
that the church did during the darl
ages. when the power OF Rome wa
crumbling before the onslaughts o
barbarians. In preserving the work.
OF the ancient civilization from beinI
obliterated. The monks in the clois
tiers not only kept alive what learn
ing had been received from th,
ancients, but they also created a ney
school or art. II was necessary 4
present TO the barbarians. whom III
church was 10 convert, the teaching
OF the church in an impressive, rea
listic manner. This was done by th
art OF painting. an the world owe
its masterpieces Of religious picture
TO the school that was started b
the Dominican monk. NO painting
that had ever been created sIon
other Ines In later times OF tn
worlds history were equal 70 thos
that gave spiritual inspiration Il
fha middle aooz