Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-13
KNIGHTS HONOR
THE yBERATOR
Columbians Hear Noted Speak
ers at Banquet and Boom
Clubhouse Project.

knights of Columbus of this city and
vicinity. In connection with the affair
movement was launched which has
for its object the acquisition of
permanent home for the Columbus
Club The Columbus Club is COM
posed of the membership of the three
Newark councils of the Knights of
Columbus and has an enrolment of
more than 1.400.
The clubhouse project was such an
intimate appeal that it all but over
Swallowed the tributes to Lincoln and
Columbus. At least, the diners re-
sponded most enthusiastically when
Charles p. Gillen, Board of Works
commissioner who was postmaster,
preached the subject of home for
the Newark knights.
Professor James c. Monaghan, the
noted publicist, and former member of
the United tSates diplomatic service,
delivered the principal address of the
evening. He spoke on Lincoln His
scholarly, interesting talk made a
great impression
Concerning the new clubhouse Com
missioner Gillen said: For many
years the Knights of Columbus have
been occupying the quarters on Board
street, the. three councils, Newark,
Olive Branch and star OF Bethlehem,
Joined under the name of the Column
bus Club, while retaining their iden-
titles severally as three distinct coun-
ellis. A great deal has been said
from time to time about the club
owning its own clubhouse and while
much has been said little has been
done. Projects started did not get
very far.
Recently the three councils, now
numbering 1,400 members on their
rolls, came under the control of young
men who wished to make the Column
bus Club one of the most prominent
organizations we have here in New
ark. A fair held in headquarters
making a profit of $4,000 suggested an
opportunity to make a start on fund
for the new clubhouse. Some debts
were paid and 81 1000 put aside for a
nucleus of a building fund. A short
time ago the board of governors
thought the time had arrived to bring
to realization the project so long
cherished, and this banquet is the
first move in that direction.
I'VE have as members in Newark
many rich men. They and others adj
init that if this order is all that we
claim it is it deserves to own its own
home even more than some other
organizations that do own their own
homes. / have been a member of the
knights of Columbus for many years,
in fact, l was one of the organizers
of Olive Branch Council, and l will
promise you that If you work as hard
as you can on this project we can
have in one year a fund Of $4,000 or
100000
In the absence of Supreme Knight
James A. F'laherty, who is i'll, Supreme
Secretary William j. Mckinley re-
sponded to the toast, "Our Order" and
gave much valuable information about
the knights of Columbus. He de-
scribed some of the handsome club
houses owned by councils in various
cities of the United States. Only New
ark and New York of the big cities
are behind hand in that respect, he
said New York has begun move
ment and already has fund of $780,
O0O
From the organization of the order
in New Haven thirty two years ago,
when its inception was the result OF
an inspiration of Catholic priest, he
traced it's development. To-day" he
said, sit has 100000 members, 1.64O
councils in fifty State and Terrific
rial organizations. It's insurance de-
partment has 101 900 members and
insurance outstanding which amounts
to 10000 600 Since that feature has
been added claims have been paid
amounting to 100000.
"It has endowed a chair of sacred
history at the Catholic University at
a cost of $55, 900 and has established %
perpetual scholarships at that uni
versity at a cost of 100000 1t has
worked to perpetuate the works of
Catholic scholars and has circulated
1000 of one and $4,000 of another OF
DIR. Walsh's books. Professor Mona
CHAN has lectured throughout the
country on the good and to the good
Of the order and Brothers Goldstein
and Peter w. Collins are to carry the
work this year into the States OF the
South, the Southwest and the far
West and spread the light in the
darkness where it has not yet pene-
trated'
Speaking of Lincoln Professor
Monaghan said:
81 wish | had the power tonight to
pack into six or seven minutes speak
ing the amount of philosophy there
is in his speech at Gettysburg"
He continued:
1--WE meet tonight to do honor to
the memory of Abraham Lincoln. one
of the worlds greatest public men.
His life was one of the largest lives
ever lived. Fortunately for him and
fortunately for us, historians did moth
ing to obscure either his fame or his
name. Washington has been called
the father of his country, Lincoln its
savior. l have read the lives of
Plutarch. Among them all there is
none noblier, none greater than those
of Washington and Lincoln. They
lived lives full of love of their coun-
try and of humanity in general.
"All over the land there are men
and women who have come to us out
of other lands, who are preaching a
false doctrine, a destructive doctrine
They are teaching their children and
they are teaching others. willing to
listen, the false doctrine of degrading
our flag. I hope I do them no wrong,
but it seems to me necessary to de-
rnand of all in our land, under our
flag, a defense of the flag. There are
men and women who are seeking to
convert the republic bequeathed to us
by Washington and Lincoln and by
our fathers, into kind of government
that nobody seems to understand.
Where Lincoln would stand in the
war that we are told is to be waged,
we have no doubt, at least | have
none. Where Washington would
stand will never be doubted. These
men were wise men.
.Lincoln's life from the first day
was life full of hard work His
life is life full of inspiration. In