The Irish standard., 1915-09-01
KNIGHTS of Columbus in n. Dakota
Written for the standar by F. T. OConnor.

session were: J. C. Cain state dep
uty, of Dickinson Council; Theo. F.
Renwald of Minot, state treasurer,
and P. w. Clemens of Fargo, was
elected state secretary. Thomas B.
Murphy of Williston, was elected
stare warden, and John Carmody was
elected state advocate.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted at
the State Council meeting held at
Grand Forks, May IA, 1912, a state
lecture bureau has been established.
During the past year lectures were
delivered by Geo. M. McKenna of
Bismarck, N. D.; P. D. Jones of Stan
ley, N. D.; T. D. Casey of Dickinson,
N. D., and J.. G. Pfeffer of Fargo,
N. D. The object of these lectures is
not cnly to bring the different coun-
cils into closer contact with each
other, but to present the proper Ca
tholic viewpoint to the people of the
state on different subjects. The
Knights of Columbus being a patri-
otic organizatio as we'll as an aux
iliary of the church, historical topics
as we'll as religious subjects are dis
cussed. The lecture bureau affords
an excellent opportunity of present
ing to the people the more important
contributions made to this country by
Catholics.
While the Knights of Columbus
have grown 800 in numbers in the
past year, yet considering the fact
that there are 10000 Catholics in the
state, the increase is not striking.
Each of the councils are provided
with comfortable homes. The Fargo
Council has erected a beautiful home
on one of the main streets at a cost
of about $4,000. The. Grand Forks
Council has secured long lease on
two floors of the Metropolitan Opera
block, which gives it one of the finest
club rooms in the Northwest. The
Minot Council has fitted up the base
ment of the church in that city, which
gives the council lounging rooms,
reading rooms, and a large lecture
room. Bismarck, Dickinson, Devils
Lake and Williston have all secured
comfortable quarters for their men,
bers.
All interest at present centers in
the approaching exemplifcation of
the Fourth Degree, which will be held
in the city of Grand Forks on October
10. Elaborate preparations are being
made to entertain the hundreds of
guests who will come to Grand Forks
On that occasion. This will be the
first time the degree has been put on
in North Dakota. Members of the
order will come from Minnesota,
South Dakota, Manitoba, as we'll as
North Dakota. The local council has
planned to put on a third degree on
Saturday, October 9, and the festiv-
tiles will open Friday evening.
1t can truthfully be said that the
Knights of Columbus are fulfilling
the high mission which called them
into existence, and their adherence to
high ideals have won for them in the
great commonwealth of North Dako-
ia generous compliments from all
classes of people. In North Dakota
there are over half million happy,
contented people, people of every
creed and every race, and let it be
said of them that the state has no
publication which causes the great
commonwealth to blush with shame.
In North Dakota the people claim the
right to worship God as they choose,
and no class of people deny this right
to another class. This feeling of
friendliness and kindliness has been
fostered by the Knights of Columbus
in every part of the state, and it has
done much to place the state in the
position which it holds today in the
constellation of which she is part.