Evening star., 1916-08-06
PLANNING TO GREET
CHICAGO VISITORS
Knights Of Columbus to Enter
tain Three Hundred of
Their Brethren.
WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION
is FEATURE OF PROGRAM
Pilgrimage to Mount Vernon Also
Contemplated-Party to Be Met at
Depot Tomorrow Evening.

For two days Washington Knights of
Columbus are 10 entertain 300 brother
knights from Chicago, who are due to
arrive here tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock, and will be seeing the sights
CT the National Capital until Gas pm.
Wednesday.
Features OF the entertainment arranged
:or the tourists is demonstration i'm
mediately upon their arrival in front Of
the Columbus memorial in the Union Sta
ton plaza. when they will be presented
with n monster key to the capital:
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. a recep-
ticn by President Wilson ct the White
House and q dinner and cabaret show
at the Columbus Country Club.
The visitors are coming on tour ar
ranged by the So. James Council. X. of c..
of Chicago. with the slogan. Those who
love our country. who travel to know
E5vce Of its greatness.
officers of the Council.
The officers % the council are: Chap
lain. Rev. P W. Dunn: grand knight,
Dr.. George D. J. Griffin: deputy grand
knight. Frank w. Prindeville; past
grand knight, Charles Blish: chancel-
lor, James P. McGillivray; financial sec
retary. F. ]. Haggerty; recorder. b. L.
dempsey, bcois
". Powers: warden, William Keating;
advocate, Hugh DAILY; inside guard.
Harry J. Connolly: outside guard,
Peter Morgan; trustees, Joseph Heiss-
Ter, James c. Glennin. w Flresham: :
delegates to Chicago Chapter. Edward
j. Carey, William A. Campbell. James
McGrath. Bernard O'Brien. P. Hag-
garty: manager base ball team. Will
liam Clifford. manager bowling team.
Normal Kempel.
A large delegation of Washington
knights will meet the Chicagoites and
the women accompanying them at
Union station tomorrow night. An ad
dress of welcome will be made by DR..
j. Rozier Biggs, who will present the
party with a mammoth key inscribed
on one side THE key to our city," and.
on the reverse. The key to our hearts"
Presented by Washington Knights to
St James Boosters. August I, 1916" A
group photograph will be taken in
front of the Columbus monument.
While a cornet solo OF The Star
Spang1ed Banner" is being played by
Jerome Goldsmith. three American flags
will be lowered from the large staffs
and their party will then proceed to
their hotels and later in the evening
visit the Congressional Library.
On the following day the White
House. the bureau of engraving and
printing, the Treasury, Washington
Monument and other public buildings
will be visited and a pilgrimage Will
be made to Mount Vernon. where a
large wreath will be placed on the
tomb OF Washington by the Chicago
knights. After the party leaves Mount
vernon II will visit Arlington, Fort
Myer and the District militia mobiliza-
ton camp. 1t will then proceed to
Columbia Country Club, where dinner
will be served
A brief reception by the officers and
members of the Washington Knights
or Columbus will follow the dinner
and then there will be an elaborat te
CABARET show, followed by informal
oancing. The cabaret show will be
produced by the knights of Columbus
Dramatic Club. assisted by George H.
OConnor and Matt Horn The pro
gram will include the following talent.
Miss Agnes Holden. in popular songs:
selected ballads. by Bernie FitzgeraId.
operate selections. Miss Edna Hill
yaro. character recitations. Maurice
JARVIS George H OConnor in comic
songs, assisted by Matt Horn; ''the
Sunshlne Trio. Misses Edna and Marie
strudley and Harry Schwarz. in songs
ana dances; Miss Estelle Murray and
Irwin Cosgrove. in character dances
Maurice Fitzgerald will contribute sew
eral Irish ballads. Miss Marie Melitzer
Will sing Gee. l Wish ] Was Big"
Arthur NJ McCreight will be al the
piano. Music for the ensemble num-
bers will be by Sullivan's Orchestra.
The committee in charge OF the cab
aret show is Francis J. p CIeary
chairman; John F. Luitich. Denis f
Connell. Henry F. Dolan. William How
ard and F. NJ Mclaughlin.