Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-12
\. Of {. READY
FOR CONVENTION
Opens in Atlantic City Tonight
With Reports of Com
mittees.
Especial to the Evening start

ATLANTIC CITY, May 12.-Dele-
gates of Knights of Columbus coun-
Giles from all parts of the State are
assembled here today ready to par
ticipate in the opening ceremonies Of
the State convention. At, st. Nicho-
lass School Hall tonight the conven-
ton win open. The different commit
tees Will make reports tonight.
The delegates viii attend st. Mich
GLASS Church tomorrow morning
where a solemn high mass will be
celebrated at O'Clock. Rev. William
keyes, of West New York, who is
State mchaplain, will preach a ser
mon appropriate to the occasion. In
the reports to be submitted tonight
the State deputy Edward Sweeney,
of Bayonne, will offer such sugges-
tons or recommendations as his
Judgment seems profitable for the ad-
vancement of the order.
The State secretary's report will
show the number of councils of the
order to be sixty, a new council at
Westfeld having been instituted dur
Ing the year. New members admitted
during the year totalled 1880. Degrees
conferred: First, l40; second, sixty
six; mayor degree. twenty-six times.
Tho following officers will be chosen
tomorrow: state deputy, State sec
rotary, state treasurer, State warden.
Stae advocate, aud five representa-.
lives to the supreme council to be
held in st. Paul in August.
These committees are to be named
by Deputy Sweenew to serve during
the convention:
committee OH rcsolutiou-p. J. Do
Ian, Star OF Bethlehem Council. New
ark; Frank A. Coan. South Arnboy
Council South Amboy; Daniel H.
Sell, Atlantic City Council: William
y. Roberts, Star Of the Sea Council;
richard White, Perth Anboy.
committee on Richard
\, Marnell, Hoboken RAYMOND
ODonnell, SOmerville John J. Ferris
Jersey City; r. J. Walsh. West New
York; James J. Coleman. Elizabefh.
Eugene J. Sullivan, Star of BethIe-
hem, Newark; D. 2. Sweeney, Bay
onno.
Committee on audit-Iohn J. Berry.
Newark; Z. r Kennedy Belleville,
Alexander Smith. Bloomfield; James
&. Burning, Montclair: D. Brotherton
committee on telegrams and press
-. r Toomey. East Orange; Charles
il. Mount, Freehold; NJ. Mckay
Princeton, e. J. Reynolds, Jersey
City; James J. Bowling. Jersey City.
Commlttee on mica ge-James p
Gef1ty. Woodbridge; T F. MarnelI
Phillipsburg' Martin z. O'Connor.
Elizabeth; William J. T,awlor.
Chrcmc; G. r. Miller, Palisade. West
Hoboken; George II. Reilly Westf1eld
Committee on Compensation of Off.
cers-John p. Lyons, Morristown,
John L. DAILY, New Brunswick; simon
Dyt, Passaic; Thomas J. Gilligan, Do.
yer; Edward f. Hill, Asbury Park.
Committee on Rules and Bylaws
emblyman- Hubert A. Rowe, New.
ERIK; ]. A, eKnnedy, Lakewood; AL
bert MARBLE, Camden; T. OConnoI
French, Trenton; A. L. McElhone
Gloucester.
Committee on Location of Mex
CCnvention-David r. Doyle Plain
held; DR.. Joseph II. Kenna, Pater
son; William ]. Hewell, Red Bank
John V. O'Shea, Hackensack; Johl
Mccartney, Railway; A. w. Bickner
Rutherford
Committee on Coincidence and Sym
pathy-Frank A. Dloan. Jersey City
George F. Gallagher, Camden: Johl
A MulliD. Summit; Frank A. Byrne
Orange; James L. Nobel, Jersey City
Committee on Good of the Order
Geor8e Cox West Hoboken; Josep
Morton, Jersey City. Martin F. Des
mond Harrison; Leo ]. WarwicE
Long Branch.