Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-13
KNIGHTS oF coLuMBus
 IN STATE COUNCIL
Deputy William, ]. MulIisan Reelected -Delesates to National Convention Named.


 At the state council of the Knights of Columbus, held at Greenwich on Tuesday. the following officers were elected:
 State deputy, William J. MulIigan. Thompsonville: state secretary. John M. Phillips. Hartford; treasurer John Roland. Torrington: state advocate. Jerome J. Collins. New London: state warden, William E. Brown, Cromwell. The report of Treasurer Bofand, who was reelected for the thirteenth time,
 showed that the finances of the organ ton.
 Delegates to the national conven- | tion were named as follows:
 George T. Kelly. Bridgeport: J L.
 Eoach Hartford; J.. McMahon. London; T. J. O'Brien. New Haven. Rev. J. J. McGivney of Westviile I was appointed state chaplain. The next convention will be held at | Hartford State Deputy's Report. Before the session opened the dele gates and visitors to the council at | tended high mass at St. Mary's church and listened to sermon by the pas | tor, Rev F. J. Murphy. Immediately after the service the council was called
 to order at the town hall by State Dep uty William J. Mulligan of Thomp- | sonville. In presenting his report the
 state deputy said that the work of the past year was the most productive of
 many years.
 For Catholic University. 1 ''The accomplishments of the past year will be remembered,' he said, but perhaps the one achievement sur passing all others was the presenting
 sity at Washington Connecticut did
 remarkably well in contributing toward
 this fund, but it must be remembered | that the expense incident to the col | lecting of this money must be paid. Several. councils in Connecticut have | on the matter and as the amount still | due from Connecticut is S1,79125, I earnestly request that such councils l as are in arrears will see that their
 proportion Is sent to the supreme sec | retary not later than July Is. The | total amount paid by Connecticut
 toward this fund on April 15 was $11,- | 450.9s"
 l Lecture Bureau Work. l Reference was made to the work 1 of the lecture bureau and to the lec- i turer. Rev. William A. Keefe, pastor | of St. Johns church Plainfield, who, | the state deputy said as lectufer of | the Connecticut fourth degree district | ~has been untiring in his work of | further advancing the cause of our | diSO lO tHc Sl,UOU gwen | by the knights to the St. Agnes fund | which Bishop Milan is raising to es- | tablish a children's home Taking up ] the question of consolidation of coun- | cils. the state deputy said that the
 idea of consolidating councils in cities | possessing more than one council has | gained considerable headway during | the past year. New Haven and Mer- 1 iden.' he said. have taken the lead
 in this movement, for in both places | actual amalgamation to a very large extent has taken place. The councils | in New Britain, Hartford and Bridge port have discussed the plan of anal | gamating and eventually it will come to pass in each of these places. Con- | solidation of councils cannot be too urgently pressed and the earlier the
 councils in these cities decide to con-
 solidate the better it will be for the 1 order"
 The present membership of the or der in the state, the deputy said, ''in | round numbers is 10000. During the years $50 had been received as mem-
 bers. making a total net gain of 607 , which is 317 more than last year.