Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-29
KNIGHTS HOST TO
TRI-CITY PEOPLE
National Convention of Catholic Or
ganizatiOn to Provide Three Fea-
lures for NOn-Members.
WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYBODY
ST. Louis Choral Club and Prominent
Speakers Are to Participate in
Meetings in Davenport

the entertainment of the general pub
| lie in connection with the supreme
convention of the knights of Columbus
| to be held in Davenport next Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, pre-
ceded on Monday by a fourth degree
| initiation. Without regard to mem
| bership in the order or to religious
affiliations, every one is invited to at
| tend three of the exceptional enter
| tainments planned for the thousands
of visitors expected. Two of these will
| be public concerts by the Knights of
| Columbus Choral club of St Louis and
| the third a program of mastery adj
| dresses by some of the most promi-
| nent orators of the nation today.
| The decision to provide entertain
ment for the general public was
/ dictated by the grateful desire to af-
! ford some measure of recognition to
| the hearty cooperation given the local
| members of the order in bringing the
| first national convention of any con-
| siderable magnitude to Davenport by
| the people of Davenport.
| The Choral club concerts will be
| held:
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at
Wander Veer park
| Wednesday evening from $50 to
o'clock at the corner of Fourth and
4 Main streets.
Numbers by a local band viii be in
| termingled on both occasions with
| those of the club.
| The mass meeting at which the ad-
! dresses will be delivered will be held
| at o'clock Wednesday evening at the
| Coliseum.
| A Foremost Musical Organization.
| In presenting the Choral club, one
| of the best musical attractions now
! before the American public is offered.
| Music lovers of the tri-citieS cannot af-
! ford to miss hearing this Organiza-
| ton. The knights of Columbus Choral
! club of ST. Louis was organized Is
| years ago and made its first appear
at the Worlds fair in St. Louis. 1t
| consists of 70 male voices. In the
| singing of their songs no accompani-
| ment is used; also all of their songs
are memOrized and sung without use
| of the score. A bugle corps of 20 is
also included. The members are at
| tired in a uniform of white serge.
| William Theodore Diebels, the di-
! rector, studied in Rome and is the
author of some of the selections sung.
| During the 13 years of its existence
| the club has retained Charles S. Multi
! gan as its president and much of its
/ membership intact "A waiting llSL OF
/ $50 St Louis singers is maintained
and membership is keenly desired.
/ The organization specializes in Gregg
rian music and will sing the solemn
| pOntifiCal mass celebrated by Arch
| bishop BOnZanO, the apostolic dele
/ gate, of Washington, D. c., at the
Sacred Heart cathedral at O'Clock
| Tuesday morning in the same manner
| as it is sung in St. Peteer's, Rome.
The responses and the offertory, an
Ave Maria, Will be without accompani-
ment Several parts of the mass will
be compositions by Director Diebels
Erwin Swinden of Davenport, the ca
thedral Organist, will provide the ac-
compartment when used.
The club also sings at the fourth de-
gree initiation Monday
Travel on Special Steamboat.
The organization will arrive in Dav-
export from St Louis on a steamer
chartered especially for the trip. In
addition TO its membership, visitors of
a number to make the total 200 from
st. Louis viii be on board The boat
chartered is the St Louis, which runs
on the Tennessee river. 1t left St
! Louis today, arriving in Davenport
Monday morning.
The party viii make its head
ments such as this the organization is
under quasi military discipline Presi-
dent Mulligan has absolute charge and
the members must secure his permis-
sion before absenting themselves
! They also go through a course of reg
uIar training 50 as to be in condition
at all times to give forth their best
efforts.
During its existence the Choral club
with unVarying success has appeared
in Toronto, other Canadian cities, New
York City, Chicago, where it attracted
$4,000 people, and most of the larger
cities of the United States. It's appear
ance here Will not be the first time it
has sung at supreme convention of
the Knights of Columbus.
In addition to its concerts at Wander
VeeT park, for which the local street
car company has made arrangements
to handle the vast throngs, its genu-
inc merit as a musical organization is
bound to attract, and at Fourth and |
Main streets the Choral club will also |
sing at the mass meeting at the coli |
scum Wednesday evening.
Galaxy of Orators.
This mass meeting viii be express |
sively for the general public Every |
one is not only invited but urged to |
attend. There viii be no admission |
tickets OF credentials required. First |
come will be served until the hall is !
filled 70 capacity. The speakers in |
sure real treat
Jerry B. Sullivan OF New York City, |
formerly a resident of Des Moines, |
until appointed chairman of the board |
of appraisers for the port of New York
in the United States revenue depart |
ment by President Wilson, will pre-
side. Mr.. Sullivan is a deep student !
Of affairs, thoroughly Versed in all /
questions of public policy and has ora
toricaI ability to enhance the express /
sion of his thought always worth lis
tening to. AT one time he was a can
didate for the Iowa governorship.
Joseph Scott, an eloquent attorney
of IsOs Angeles last winter under the !