Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-08
STATE COUNCIL
Of COLUMb|ANS
C0NVENEs HERE
Enthusiastic Meeting of Prom
inent Representatives of Big
Organizations Thomas F.,
Murphy Heads Organization.

The most enthusiastic aud best at.
tended meeting of the New Mexico
state Council Of the knights OF Co
lumbus held in the state since the in
PRODUCTION OF the order In New Mex
leo WAS held in Albuquerque yester-
day Nineteen delegates were pres
cnt, all Of the councils In the state
being represented delegates coming
from Ration. Las Vegas. Santa Re.
Gallup and Las Cruces. Many mem
bers Of Albuquerque council attend.
cd. in addition to the delegates.
or primary importance was the
election Of officers for the ensuing
year. which resulted as follows: state
deputy, Thomas T.. Murphy, Of Ration
state secretary, ]. J. Connolly, of Ra-
ton; state treasurer, W. X. Upton, OF
Las Vegas state warden, W. Leo
Lanlgan, OF Gallup; state advocate,
w. A. Keleher. OF Albuquerque;
delegates to the national convention
In 1916. r. II. Wood, Of Albuquerque
Thomas II. Murphy. OF Ration; alter
mates; Charles Redd, Of Las Cruces,
j. u. sena. of Santa Re.
The annual meeting Of the state
council was called to order In St.
Mary's hall yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock by State Deputy r. E. Wood,
with all state officers In attendance
and all councils having full quota
OF delegates The annual reports OF
h.. ~ 81. a ~. 4.
In flourishing condition in New
Mexico. Resolutions reported by the
resolutions committee. included res
buttons of regret because Of the death
during the year of Rev. A Morrin. OF
Silver City, past state chaplain. and
OF Daniel r Toomey, editor Of the
Columbian. the official organ Of the
knights of Columbus in the United
States
Reading OF the reports of national
officers proved n feature Of the after
noon. That the insurance feature OF
the order is IN satisfactory condition
was Indicated by the report OF the
national treasurer. which showed that
there are assets Of approximately 40
per cent over and above the liabilities.
Many suggestions for the good Of the
order In New Mexico were offered and
1t Is likely that a number OF them
VIII be carried into effect. The sug-
gestion that councils of the state ey-
change speakers and lecturers from
time to time VIII probably he adopted
at an early date.
Preliminary arrangements were
made looking toward the securing of
an exempliflcation Of the fourth de-
gree either In Albuquerque or Santa
Fe some time during the next six
months. The fourth degree Is the
patriotic degree of the knights of CO.
lumbus and teaches love for the flag
and love of country. None but Amer
lean citizens and Knights of Column
bus who have been members at least
two years are available for initiation
In this degree
The next state council meeting will
be held Ia Las Vegas on the second
Sunday in May in 1917. A number OF
the delegates left for home last night.
Others will return today.
Among the delegates present were
Thomas r Murphy. ]. J. Connolly,
y. Kastler. of Ration. w Il. Upton
and Colbert Root. of Las Vegas; u, F.
Davies, j. u. Sena. OF Santa F'e: W.
L. Lanigan, j. Yeager. of Gallup; T.
McClernon. Charles Redd, Mr..
Hagerty. of Las Cruces.