Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-31
KNIGHTS GATHER
FOR CONVENTION
Hundreds Are Arriving in Davenport
for supreme Meeting Of Catholic
Order Which Opens With Mass.
cHrCAGOANS WILL STOP HERE
Special Train Carrying Windy City
Delegates Arrives in Rock Island
Tonight Harper Headquarters

Hundreds Of delegates from the
,-ri+a5 states. United States posses
e.seiars and Canada are arriving in
rovenrart today to attend the annual
International convention of the
knights 81 Columbus.
II X. expected that between 5000 and
: aao 5eIeeates viii attend. This viii
sonerd upon the weather. however. If
NJ irtprsc heat wave which is sweep
80 rhe Mississippi Valley breaks, it
i confidently expected that the full
-,,r7her ot visitors anticipated Will at
tend
+bis morning with mass at Sacred
Heart cathedral with Very Rev. j. t.
Flanagan ceIebraut. At $3.50
ncyock this afternoon at the Grand
0nora house the fourth degree was ex-
ennlif1a TO a class Of $50 candidates.
y-isitinr ladies were given an auto ride
aver tile tri-Clties this afternoon.
0re aT the biggest events in connec-
.for with the convention occurs to-
night. 1t il the banquet to the fourth
degree initiates.
II viii be held at the Coliseum and
many Rock Island knights viii be
present. ....--- = -
Archbishop Nundelein banquet whole
sale poisoning case in Chicago IN
which jean Crones served contamlnat-
e5 SOUP Id the guests at the Unlvers-
ity club, extra precautions will be
taken in connection with the fourth
decree banquet. The banquet is to be
Tha largest Of its kind ever held in
davenport Covers will be laid for
! $50 guests 1t marks the elimination
NJ rhe initiation OF n class Of 80 can
didates.
Four uniformed policemen will be
~ constant guard in the kitchen
Deputy sheriff Jack Narinan viii dl-
rect them W +. Miller OF the Hotel
Black Hawk. under whose direction
the banquet Will be served. and his
chef viii personally test all OF the
food before it is served.
LIS People 10 Serve Banquet
The BANQUET will be served under
the superyision Of W. f. Miller anC
lack RYAN. formerly Of the Chicga'
Auto club A chef and seven as
sistants viii be brought from Chicago
There will be 125 tables accommo
dating 10 persons each and 10 wait
resses. one for each table.
A steam table 40 feet long and re
frigprator also 40 feet long hav
been placed in the temporary kitchen
erected outside the Coliseum. Fort
dishwashers and other helpers will b
in the kitchen. making a total OF IL
people employed in serving. Tn
number Of pieces OF silver used total
$1,000 and the number OF pieces o
china II 500.
l.. J. DOugherty. master OF IN
Fourth Degree for Iowa, VIII presld
AZ postmaster and addresses will b
M
bishop Ireland Of St Paul, II ne
able to attend, Bishop James Davis c
Davenport, Z. NJ Sharon of DayeT
port, Supreme knight James A. Fla
herty Of Philadelphia, Supreme Mas
ter NE the Fourth Degree John /
Reddin Of Denver, Colo, William /
Larkin OF New York City, Z. G. Dun
OF Mason City and Judge NJ. J. Wad
Of Iowa City
Supreme Officers Present
Tph7 Fl. Reddin of Denver, Cole
sunreme master Of the Fourth d.
gree and State Deputy J. J. Meyer
Carroll. Iowa of the law commute
headed the first delegation OF oIhcel
to arrive. reaching here at 1880 la.
night from Chicyago. Other membe
Of the party were Supreme IreasuT'
Daniel Callahan, Washington, ID. G
supreme DIRECTOR ~ llAlo-Ai 49, - =
dianaDolfs Ind: Deputy Supren
knight M II. CarmOdy and wife
Grand Rapids. Mich: Supreme Direc
or James J. McGraw and "He
Fonda CITY. okla: Past Supreme De
uty W. ] MulIigan and wife. Ihoma
vile conn, James r. F'itzpatric
Grand Rapids. Mich; A J. Quinla
Akron. b.; John F. Rafferty,. Charlie
ton s. d. -,
Bishop Collins, who comes al u