The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-14
KNIGHTS PICK
MARYVILLE FOR
1916 MEETING
Big Catholic Convention Clos
es With Concert, Ball and
Then Mass.
GREAT CROWD HEARS
BIG CHORAL CLUB
Recital at Normal School Packs
Auditorium-Miss Parry
a Star.

i TIE fourteenth annual convention of
the Knights of Columbus of Missouri
came to close early this morning
with mass at St. Vincent's Catholic
Church. The church services followed
the rendition Of an excellent program
at the Normal School by the knights
of Columbus Choral Club of St. Louis
and double ball, held in the Knights
of Columbus Hall and at the Elks
Club.
The choral concert was one of the
biggest musical events held in this
city in months, and Miss Malvine Par
ry, the contralto soloist, was the para
mount feature of the event.
Frof. William Theodoe Diebels, the
Choral club conductor, furnished
rare treat. The large chorus perform
ed with almost mechanical perfection.
By the snap of his fingers, the singers
were seated, began the rendition of a
song or paused abruptly in their mu-
sic.
The Normal Auditorium was filled
to capacity, and the great crowd did
not lack appreciation. While all of the
musicians made a distinct hit, Miss
Parry overshadowed the other artists.
The program was as follows:
The Cavaliers Song. .Werrenrath
o Flame of Gold. L. de Rifle
Knights of Columbus Chorus
All, love, but Day. ...... Protheroe
At Dawning. Oh. Cadman
Call Ne No More. ..... .Ch. Cadman
Miss Malvine Parry
Serenade ................K .Kremser
To Celia. old English Folk Song
Knight of Columbus Choral Club
"Amour, Viens Alder. .Saint-Sanes
Destruction of GAIA. ...L. de Rifle
Knights of Columbus Choral Club
Four Folk Songs:
La Petite Anne. old French
When l was Sweet Sixteen. Norwegian
La Colombia ................. Italian
La Cimarroncita .......... Spanish
Miss Malvine Parry
Yea, Cast Me from Heights of the
Mountains ......... e. Elgar
Greeting and Parting &C. Robinson
The Star-Sapngled Banner. F. S. Key
Knights of Columbus Choral Club =
From the Normal School the
Knights and their ladies proceeded to
the two halls downtown. The ball
rooms were daintily decorated, and the
rhythmical movements kept time with
orchestras that played until long after
midnight From the two halls the Wis
itors proceeded to St. Vincent's church.
After mass was said, the delegates
filed down to the Frisco depot and
boarded special trains for st. Louis,
Eight Pullmans were required to car
ry the st. Louis contingent home.
The most spectacular feature of the
big convention was the parade yes
terday morning, which was participat-
ed in by more than 1000 people, about
one-half of whom were Knights.
The parade formed on Spanish
street, just in front of the court house.
! 1t was headed by Schuchert's band,
which gave an excellent accounting for
itself. The crowd marched down The
mis- street to Main, then north to
Broadway to Sprigg over which thor
oughface, the parade went to Haarig.
From populous Haarig the file headed
east and marched to st. Vincent's
church, where high mass was said.
Maryville was selected for the next
annual convention, which will be held
in May, 1916.
The following officers were elected
before the convention adjourned:
State Deputy = Landry Harwood,
Kansas City; State Secretary-J. T.
Nugent, st. Louis; State Treasurer
w. l.. Hager, Jefferson City; State
Advocate-Lewis O'Connor, Hannibal;
State Warden-Thomas Fogerty,
Springfield.
The following delegates to the su-
preme convention to be held at Seattle
in August are: Father Murtaugh,
Cape Girardeau; Luke Hart and Thos.
Dwyer, St. Louis; Clement Lawler and
Grove Joyce, Kansas City. Landry
Harwood and E. ]. King were chosen
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