The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-12
CHARLES f. MANN
AGAIN STATE DEPUTY
Elected at the Head of the knights of
Columbus at Convention Held
in Rutland.
Especial to The Reformer.)

Especial to The Reformer)
RUTLAND, May -
Every Knights of Columbus council in
Vermont was represented at the annual
state convention held in this city yester-
day and the banquet served in the dining
hall of the Shrine temple by the Berwick
house catering force was a fitting close of
one of the most interesting gatherings of
the society ever held in the state
! Charles F. Mann of Brattleboro, state
deputy, was in the chair and Secretary S
NJ Driscoll of St Adams was scribe of
the meeting. Officers were elected and
much routine business transacted includ-
| ing the adoption of a resolution appro
priating $3.50. as has been done in the past
three years, to Bishop J j. Rice for mis-
sionary work in the state
The following officers We're elected !:
State deputy c. f. Mann Of Brattleboro;
state secretary, s. NJ. Driseoll of st. Al
bans; treasurer, A c. Moore of Barre; ad-
Ivocate, b. J Mulcahey Of Hardwick; war
den, john f. Smith of this city; delegates
Ito the national convention to be held in
Seattle, Wash, in August, c. f. Mann and
James Cosgrove of Brattleboro; alter
mates, s. A. Driseoll of St Adams and j.
T. Barrett Of Bellows Falls
The next annual convention will be
held in st. Adams the second Tuesday in
May, 1916.
The day opened with mass at st. Peters
church at o'clock, celebrated by Rev.
b. ". Mcmahon, formerly Of Brattleboro
che sermon heing preached by the state
chaplain III the order, Rev. ID. ]. O'Sulh-
van Of 81 Adams The clergyman touched
on varieus points and merits Of the order
! ard in conclusion lie spoke briefly of the
great war, urging the earnest prayers OF
all for Ieace.
Bishop j J. Rice of Burlington sent a
letter ST regret, he being unable to attend
the convention and many councils from
other states sent greetings
There were between 400 and 500 people
at the banquet served in Shrine hall last
, u ght about $50 o'clock. Among the
aftcg-dnncr speakers were officers of tn,
order in Vermont and Jerome +, Dono
van Of New York, state district reputy
On Monday evening the third degre,
] wac conferred upon - candidates at Ode
! Fellows hail. nearly 500 Knights Of Co
/ lunbus witnessing the work, which wa
in charge Of District Deputy ". j. Lon
i Eergan of Bennington and eXemph1ed b,
District Deputy Jerome + Donovan,
well-known New York LAWYER, and de
! gree team made ND Of James McNulty
2 w IiItdm DuuDNNy JOI1H AdCbeSs W lilluu
+ A. Schwab and Charles Crysler of Ney
York
The report of the state deputy gave tn
following interesting statistics Tota
membership April | 1,915. was $50, 431
a gain Of 20, 30 over the membership
year previous. This membership is diyiC
cd into 10S,033 insurance members an
> 197, 404 associate members. On the sam
date there were / ,693 subordinate cour
> ellis There was paid out in death claim
for the year 1914, S75S. POO, making ST
n S99 232 60 from the date of the organic
ton of the order The cost of manage
n ment per capita during 1914 was IS cent
a decrease Of three cents per capita oye
o the previous year.
: In this jurisdiction statistics show ths
on April / 1915, there were 53S insuranC
. members and 153 associate member
: making total of 1,691, gain of 10
: members during the year.
Those attending the convention frol
Brattleboro were Charles f. Mann
state deputy and Martin Austin an
L Thomas A. Austin as delegates.