Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
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DR.. Charles l. Griffith. District dep
uty. has completed arrangements for
the exemplification of the third degree
today in the knights of Columbus Hall.
at 2:3O pm About ninety candidates
from keane. Spalding and Potomac
Councils are on the roll of initiates
In addition to the grand knights. John
j. keenan, of Keane, DIR. J. Rozier-
Biggs of Spalding and Edward l.. Tuck
err of Potomac, large delegations from
Baltimore. Alexandria and other GA
Dominion centers are expected 10 ar
tend Spalding Council has posted q :
notice to its members that the candi-
dates and members proposing the new :
members will be the guests OF the
council at a dinner to be held at the >
Commercial Club this evening at
o'clock, following the degree. .
Keane Council met Thursday Right.
Grand knight John J. keenan, outlined,
| the proposed activities for the remain
| der of the term. Lecturer Joseph =
/ Cain presented program. includfnE
Glenn W. Ashley, director of st. Alloy 1.
sius choir. in vocal numbers. Refresh
mentS were served.
! The honors of the first and second
degree We're conferred upon class or
candidates from Keane, Spaldfng and
| Potomac Councils Friday night. The
degree corps of Spalding Council offi-
ciated in the second degree and Poto-
mac Councils corps put on the hrst de-
gree.
| Carroll Council initiated several new
| members Tuesday night. Grand knight
| Kidd, Deputy Grand knight Joseph A.
Petty. Chancellor Bertram q. Lennon
and Warden Redmond De Vaney OH.
ciating. Chairman George A. Howe OF,
| the committee in charge of the coun-
ellis Christmas basket fund announced
that weekly meetings were being held
/ and the list of the councils beneficial +.
ries for Christmas baskets was being
compiled. Past Grand Knight VIII
| liam ]. MCGEE was named by the grand
1 knight as chairman of the committee .
of arrangements for the anniversary
celebration in January. /,
Carroll Councils dancing assembly
will give a dancing party in the,
Knights of Columbus Hall on the eve
of the new year at $50 O'Clock. A
J watch party" will be on hand to bid
farewell to 1915. and a rival party will
chant the praise of the glad new
year Wallace +. burst is chairman,
Joseph ]. Degnan vice chairman. Al /
bert W. Brand secretary and James
Hates treasurer.
| Potomac Council will meet tomorrow
might. Lecturer Thomas Rooney has
prepared program of entertainment
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day night Following the business ses-
sion the doors will be opened to the.
| general public for N reception to the
Holy Name Society of Fort Myer. Lee
turer Fred krieg and entertainment
committee promise a program of musi-
cal numbers. Monday night. December
| 30, Washington Council will give its
lChristmas party and fun fest" A
tends and Christmas tree with elec-'
trio lights and holly and mistletoe VIII
be provided.
! SpaIding Council will meet Thurs
day night. Lecturer John c. Merkling
expects to stage a program in keeping
with the Yuletide season.
The knights of Columbus Choral So
ciety held it's first rehearsal in prepa.
| ration for the 1916 season Wednesday
| Dickinson. Weekly rehearsals We'd
nesday night of each week will be held
in Knights of Columbus Hall, at g.
o'clock. =
State Deputy Normoyle and commit,
tee are making arrangements for a.
Knights OF Columbus lecture bureau in /,
this city January 9 on What's Wrong
| With the World?" =.
Washington Council had more than
eighty candidates at the third degree
eXemplification held in knights of CO.
lumbus Hall last Sunday afternoon.
District Deputy John A Eckert and
degree corps officiated. Following the,
degree dinner was held at the Ma
tional Hotel Prominent members of.
the order from Baltimore. Annapolis,
! Norfolk. Richmond. Martinsburg and
the District of Columbia were present
and delivered addresses. James Z. Coli
| flower was postmaster.
| The insurance commission will hold
n meeting in Knights of Columbus
| Hall Friday night at o'clock. to hear
reports of the officers for the past
month. Benjamin F. Myers is chair
man and the following are on the "Nec- :
| utive hoard: DIR. A. D. Wilkinson DIR.
]. A. Flynn. Harry A. Kane and Thom-
as X. Gallaher. Five additional menu
bers will be elected at the meeting.