The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-10-16

tion that last. g ps veral minutes
greeted Governo. Ss s. md as he
came into the dining a,et in time
to take his place on til. The
Governor had spoken bu> -uin-
utes when his earnest, vig~ con.
vincing style made his audieA e con.
clude that the presence of Govern
or Hammond as speaker on any pro-
gram is not a mere formality, but that
ne has something we'll worth saying
and that he says it in a manner that
carries conviction. The governor spoke
OF his pleasure of having the oppor-
tunity of greeting the knights of Co.
lumbus on their important festive day.
Referring to the individuality of the
Knights of Columbus as an organiza-
tion, Governor Hammond said:
ut gives me a real pleasure to talk
to this order on this occasion, because
l believe thoroughly in two things. In
the first place, believe that this or
der Is based on spirituality and is con-
nected with great church and bears
an illustrious name. Secondly, 1 be-
lieve thoroughly that no order of citi-
zens in this country is more patriotic
and more devoted to America today
than the Knights of Columbus of Amer
lea. might we'll feel the truth of this
statement, standing near a man whose
portrait hangs among the paintings in
the anteroom of the governors Office in
the capitol, the Archbishop in the uni
form of an American soldier in one
Of the gallant charges of the Union
forces"
Citizenship" was the theme of Gov.
ernor Hammond's address. Speaking
on this point and the value Of loyalty,
Governor Hammond declared that he
did not think there is any such thing
as divided loyalty any more than truth
can be partly false. One may thor
oughly sympathize with the land of his
birth or the nation from which his for
bears came without his sympathies or
his affections impairing his loyalty as
citizen Of the United States of Amer.
lea. One may believe in any religious
order. or be member Of any church
or of hone, and still be true citizen
of the United States. I can't but be-
lieve that men connected with a
church, whatever it's denomination,
have some advantages, hopes and
ideals which those unconnected with
church can't possess. That those who
worship their God, Maker and Creator
in some church. have an advantage
over those who see nothing but black
ness and nothingness beyond.
Loyalty can't be divided. Belief in
country and in church can go together.
We have always had to contend with
narrowness, prejudice, and contests be-
tween right and wrong, broadminded-
ness and narrowmindedness, but this
body while true and devoted to it's
church is true and is devoted to its
country as we'll. Questions that now
and then arise and attract attention
of people are met with and dealt as
broadly and as literally by Knights Of
Columbus as any other citizens.
"As Columbus gave new world to
the people of the earth and discovered
a land of freedom, your organization,
made up of citizens in a country des-
tined to be the final and greatest ex-
pertinent in government should be true
exemplars of what true American citi-
zenship is in looking to Columbus as a
worthy object"
| At the conclusion of Governor Ham
mond's address, the audience arose and
sang the Star Spangled Banner. This
closed the program. Everyone pres
ent spoke in complimentary terms of
the value of the meeting, the excellent
spirit which prevailed in Knights of
Columbus circles in Minneapolis, and
voted the observation of Discovery Day;
October, 12, 1915, to be among the most
successful affairs which Minneapolis
Knights have undertaken.
The following is the address deliv.
cred by Judge Kelly at the banquet of
the knights of Columbus:
Mr.. Chairman, Most Reverend Arch.
bishop, your excellency, my broth
ers, Knights of Columbus:
On Saturday last, when delegation
from the Hennepin-Minneapolis Coun
Gil of the Knights of Columbus, catch
ing me in the corridor of our court
house, did me the honor of an invita-
tion to this presence tonight, I gladly
accepted. But truth is I failed tt
grasp the momentous duty which thai
invitation implied.
First, it involved promise by MI
to be one of the speakers. When {
man like myself appears. with lik'
men, that task is not so difficult. Blu
when. as on this occasion, l needs mus
stand with one whose fame as an ora
tor is nationwide-that builder of char
acter and cathedrals-the Archbishop
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