Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-02-25
A. b. FoNTAINE, Publisher
Thursday, February Is, 1915
Joint INITIA'
TON LARGELY
ATTENDED
over Three Hundred Knights Pres
ent At disqualification Work
Sunday Afternoon.

From Wausau Record-HeTald.
The joint initiation and banquet
OF the knights OF Columbus coun-
ellis Of Grand Rapids, Merrill, Wau-
sau and Stevens Point in Wansau on
Sunday was the largest function OF
its kind ever held in this district.
Sixty-fiye candidates joined the or
der, and over three hundred were
present at the complication work,
-Four hundred and two people were
present at the banquet which fol-
lowed
On Saturday evening twenty-six
candidates were given the first de-
gree by the Wausau team under
the direction OF Grand knight R. NJ
Frawley at the lodge rooms.
over two hundred knights and
candidates assembled at the club
rooms and marched to st. James
church to attend the ten O'Clock
mass yesterday forenoon.
The second and third degrees
were conferred TO sixty-fiVe candi-
dates at EIks hall in the afternoon.
The second degree was given by the
Wausau staff, and the third degree
work by Former State Deputy Ed
ward L. Kelly and staff of Manito-
VOC. The exempificatiOn work was
completed at six o'clock.
st. James hall was prettly decor
ated in the coIors OF the order -
purple, red and white-when the
four hundred and tW knights and
ladies assembled for the banquet and
speechmaking. The tables were ar
ranged lengthWise OF the hall, and
the speakers, and state and district
officers sat at the south table near
the center The tables were decorat-
ed in a simple manner with the col
ors Of the order.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the ladies of st. James
church. 1t was served in courses
and was very much enjoyed. Dur
ing the serving hour an orchestra
rendered selections.
Rev Jos. F Hanz of BeIoit, state
chaplain of the order, was toastmas-
ter. He officiated in am easy and
witty manner which delighted ALL
The Welcome was given by r. NJ.
Frawley, grand knight of the Wau-
sau council. Walter M. Burke of
Kneosha, state deputy, responded to
the toast. Our Order" His re-
marks were in the nature OF an APP
peal to the members to be good
citizens, and conduct themselves i'm
such q manner as to offset the at
taoAs made upon them by certain
publications. G II. CaShin of Ste
yens Point spoke on THE Patron of
Our Order" giving a history of
Christopher Columbus, his trials in
accomplishing his purposes and the
general good which resulted. Rev.
Father J. J. Brennan responded to
the toast knights of Old and the
knights of Today" In his brief
remarks he told of the aims and
purposes OF the knights OF old in
fighting in open field battle to bring
about a purpose comparing it with
the modern and better ways of the
present day. Edward L Kelly in
responding to the toast, "The Ini-
tiates," gave the new members ad-
vice and appealed to them to live
i'm accordance with the teachings of
the lodge. William H. Daugherty
of Janesville, district deputy direct
ed complimentary remarks to the
ladies i'm responding to the toast
Fashions" Rev. J. B. Hauck had
as his toast Observations, and he
brought out many interesting points.
urging that all learn to conduct
themselves in better ways through
observations.
Alexius H Bass of Madison gave
a number of vocal selections, which
were appreciated and he was heart
lily applauded. A selection followed
each toast. The program was long.