South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-04
DEGREES GIVEN
CANDIDATES BY
LOCAL k. Of c.
More Than Three Hundred
Members From This City
and Northern Indiana Are
Present at Banquet.

over 800 knights of Columbus
from over the northern part Of the
state, southern Michigan and Chicago
assembled in the city yesterday, the
occasion being the exemplification or
the three degrees OF knighthood.
Sixty-three candidates took the first
second and third degrees. AZ from
Nctre Dame university and 20 from
South Bend and Mishawaka.
The degree work was given at the
American hall in the afternoon. Fol
lowing this, the knights adjourned to
the Oliver hotel where banquet
was served at which addresses were
given by Rev. DR.. John Talbot Smith
Of New York and Hon. Robert Z.
Proctor of Elkhart.
The first degree was eXemplifieo by
the Michigan City council. No. S57;
1894; the third degree by Charles l..
Chambers and staff, of Chicago.
Previous TO the degree work all
knights and candidates marched to
st. Joseph's Catholic church at 1880
where they attended solemn high
mass. Rev. Z. A. Davis, G. 5. c., was
celebrant.
Here Are the Candidates.
The candidates from Notre Dame
university to take the degree work
were as follows:
Rev. Wendell P. Corcoran. c. S. c..
Rev. Paul ]. Folk, G. s. c., Rev.
James McManus, c. S. c., Rev. Hugh
McCauley. C.. S. c., Rev. John Ryan,
c. 5. c., Philip Armstrong, Arthur j.
Bergman, Arthur r. Carmody, Fran
els NJ. Carmody, j. William Cusack.
James s. Delvin, Timothy K. Downey,
Louis f. Durrell, Simeon T. Flanagan,
Allan w. Fritzache, Thomas Fl. Hearn.
Ira w Hurley, j. Harry Hansberry,
Macmillan @. KaZus, Albert V. King,
Frank j. Kirchman, Frank p. Null
cahy, Edward V. Mooney. Raymond
II. Miller. Paul j. Moushey, Louis p.
Malone. Harold D. Madden, Bernard
J. McQuade, Walter McCOurt, Andrew
II. Mcconnell. Dominick NJ. MICRO.
John B. O'Donoghue, T. Raymond
O'DOnnell, Arthur w. Rryan, Howard
L. Rohan. Robert l.. Roach, James Y.
Robins. William J. Shea, stephen +.
ScOllard, Charles l.. Vaughn, Joseph
NJ. Walsh, Martin +. Walter, Jack w.
Ward.
Following the invocation by Rev.
Father Blackman, chaplain of the
Michigan City prison, the noted author
and orator. Rev. DIR. John Talbot
Smith of New York, addressed the
banQueteTs. Rev. DR.. Smith spoke on
the enthusiasm and good work being
performed by the knights of Column
bus. In the course of his remarks DR.
Smith said: The whole Catholic
world marvelled the work of this
noble order, especially at the large
contribution given the Catholic uni
versity at Washington. ID. g"
He also stated that he could recall
the time when Catholics in New York
city were confined TO what was then
known as Manhattan island, and when
the cornerstone of a seminary was
laid about - miles distant, railroads
could not accommodate the crowd
that gathered at the stations TO
journey To the scene of the ceremony
and how from that time on Catholicity
spread very rapidly throughout the
great state of New York.
Proctor Makes Speech.
DR.. Smith concluded his remarks
by encouraging the Knights of Co
lumbus to continue their great work.
and was followed by Robert r. Proc
tor of Elkhart who addressed the
knights on guarding against reading
vile magazines and papers that are
being spread broadcast throughout
the country assailing the priests. sis
tiers and laity. In his talk Mr.. Proc
tor very plainly told of an issue of
a paper recently published assailing
the pastor of St. Nincents church at
Elkhart. He said 4 love every inch
of these assailants. but / do not love
the tactics they use in poisoning the
minds of the people
The concluding address of the even
ing was made by Charles Chambers
of Chicago, who conducted the work
Of the third degree. He beseeched
the knights to live up to the oath Of
the order thus setting good ex-
ample TO outsiders. A vocal solo was
rendered by Jerome Wildgen. which
was followed by the knights assembled
singing several national songs.
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