South Bend news-times., 1915-05-06
To UNvEIL SHAFT
To MEMORY Of
GEORGE CLARKE
Knights of Columbus of Entire
State viii Pay Tribute to
Founder of Local Council
Convention tuesday.

The program foT the public unvcil-
ing OF the Knights Of Colum bus mon
ument in Cedar Grove cemetery sun
da3 afternoon, erected in memory OF
George T.. Clarke. founder of South
Bend council No 553 was announced
Thursday. Exercises fully appropri-
ate 20 the occasion viii be held al the
foot OF the monument in which the
Metre Dame cadets will take part
+. j. Twomey will open the exer-
cises at O'Clock with "a reading of
Clarke's life. This viii be followed by
America played by the Notrc Dame
band. Atty. W. A. McInernv will de-
liver the address of the day
Following the address will come the
unveiling Of the monument by Miss
Mary 10 Miller. daughter of Mr.. and
AIRS. Lucius Miller AT a signal she
VIII pull the cords that viii loose a
big American flag which viii drape
the monument. a moment after
military salute Will be fired by a
squad from the Notre Dame battalion
of cadets. The NOtre Dame bugler
Will then sound taps.
The ceremonies viii close with the
blessing OF the monument by Rev. W.
". Lyons, Rushville. state chaplain of
the Knights OF Columbus and the
playing Of the Star Spangled Ban
ner' by the NOtre Dame band.
The monument erected i'm memory
OF Clarke is a simple yet magnificent
structure of granite. The lettering is
Of "a beautiful rounded design set in
relief on the face of the stone. The
entire knighthoOd OF the state con-
tributed towards the memorial and
many are TO be in attendance at the
ceremonies. The committee in charge
consists of +. j. TwOmey. w. +. Stan
ton. Elkhart, and w. r.. Mooney Of
indianapolis.
In addition to being the founder of
the local council. Clarke was the
founder Of % other councils in cities
surrounding South Bend. His faith
ful and active services on the behalf
Of the knighthOod led him TO become
known as the father of knighthOOd
in Indiana"
He was born in New Orleans. May
s, 1850, and died in 1909 After leav-
ing high school he gained a wide ex-
perience as a newspaper reporter.
private secretary to the president of
the NJ. q O. railway. aR employe of
the Studebaker corporation, and train
ing at Cornell. st Nincents college,
university of Michigan and NOtre
Dame university. He chose law as
his profession and became one of the
foremost attorneys I'm the city. For
two terms he was prosecuting attorney
of st. Joseph county NOtre Dame
university conferred upon him the de-
grees of L. L. B.. B. A. and Ma.
The university of Michigan madeAim
a Master Of Law. Clarke also be-
came widely known as a fluent and
brilliant speaker He was "a member
OF the state bar association and the
American Bar association.
To Hold Convention Here.
Knights of Columbus of the state
Will meet i'm South Bend Tuesday for
their annual convention. the local
council No. 5j3 to be hosts. Delegates
viii arrive Sunday TO be i'm attend
ance at the unveiling of the mOnu-
ment i'm memory of George +. Clarke.
An informal reception viii be tender
Cd Monday night
The program Tuesday Will open at
SIS o'clock with high mass at the
Sacred Heart church at Notre Dame.
Rev. W. w. Lyons of Rushville. state
chaplain of the order. viii deliver the
sermon. AT 9;15 the delegates will
witness the inspection of the Notre
Dame cadet battalion
The morning business session will