Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
CHORAL CLUB TO
ATTEND MEETING
Organization OF Seventy Voices VIII
Take Prominent Part In Conven-
tion knights OF Columbus.
PUBLIC CONCERT ONE FEATURE
Singers. Accompanied by Several Hun
dred St IouisanS, VIII Travel
in Chartered Boat

The Knights Of Columbus Choral
club of St Louis, Mo, is coming to
the tri-cfties accompanied by a large
delegation at the time Of the supreme
convention of the knights of Colum-
bus TO be held in Davenport on July
81, Aug /. and 3. Charles G. Null
Hgan. president of the organization,
and Arthur ]. Ryan, chairman of the
executive committee, were in Daven-
port Saturday to confer with the local
committees in regard to the public
concert TO be given in Wander Veer
park at the time of the convention,
and also TO arrange details for sew
eral other musical programs in which
the choral club Will take prominent
part during its stay
Messrs. MuIligan and Ryan report
ed that the club composed of 70
voices under the direction of William
Theodore Diebels would make the trip
TO the tri-cities by boat and with them
would be between 800 and 400 mem
bers Of the order from ST Louis. The
Missouri delegates will retain their
berths on the specially chartered boat
during its stay in the tri-cities, there
by assuring themselves cool and COM
Portable surroundings and relieving
the con estiOn that will doubtless re-
suit from the arrival of from 5000
to 1000 visitors for the convention.
The St Louis Choral club is one
Of the most remarkable organizations
in this country. Its repertoire is nee
essarily n large one and covers the
whole field of vocal music from the
simple Though meIOdiOus strain of the
folk song to the grand and sonorOus
Gilman OF the intricate OratOriO num-
Der. IN all Of this clubs rehearsa1s
and concerts. no piano is used, nor
other musical instrument The full
cord pitch pipe. Of which this club is
the exclusive user, furnishes the basis
from which all voice parts derive their
pit h.
Only Body of Kind in Order.
While a st. Louis organization,
their "A years of training and appear
ance in many cities on concert tour
has gained for them a national repu-
tatiOn They have sung at the SUI
preme conventions before in Quebec
and s.. Paul, and have appeared in
the ma Critv of the larger cities in
the United States. The club, inClud-
ing its director, is composed entirely
Of members of the knights of Co
lumbus. and it is the only organiza-
ton of it's kind within the order.
The singers are to be prominent at
the Davenport convention. IN add
ton to the public concert to be given
at Wander Veer park on Tuesday aft
ernoon, Aug. l, they will sing at the
Sacred Heart cathedral at the solemn
pOntifiCal mass which will officially
open the convention on Tuesday, Aug.
!; at the fourth degree exemplifica-
tion on the afternoon Of Monday, Aug.
81. and at the public mass meeting,
which will be held at the coliseum on
the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 2.
The concert and mass meeting will be
open to the public and no admission
will be charged.
The singers appear in concerts in
their white serge uniforms, present
ing a magnificent appearance, and
they also have a marching club that
bring them additional attention from
an interested public.