The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-21
K. c. MEETING IN
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Extensive Preparations Being Made
for Entertainment Of Knights
Of Columbus Supreme
Convention.
WILL DECORATE CITY
Knights Of Columbus March, Written
Expressly for Occasion by
Well Known Daven-
port Composer.

|
! Well Known Daven-
port Composer.
Local knights Of Columbus will be
interested in the preparations being
made in Davenport for the supreme
convention of the order from July 81
through August 8. The local council
will likely be well represented at
this meeting, which promises to be
the biggest ever held by the supreme
council. The following from the Dav-
export Democrat gives some idea of
the preparations being made for the
big convention:
Branding the coming national con.
vention Of the knights of Columbus
as the biggest gathering Davenport
has ever had the opportunity of en-
tertaining, /. G. Norwood, secretary
Of the Commercial club has issued
a plea to all merchants urging them
to decorate their buildings. The
communications were issued by letter.
The Knights of Columbus conven-
ton meets here July 81, through Aug.
8. All decorations should be erected
Wy SATURDAY, July ZSs
| Already arrangements have been
made for the decoration Of fifty
blocks of the bushes section of the
! city with the stars and stripes. The
knights plan to use the national
colors as the more prominent color
scheme. The lodges colors, purple
and white, are to be festooned about
the windows of some OF the stores.
| 1.-THE X. of c. committee is very
anxious to see this city profusely be-
decked with the American flag dur
ing the convention" said Mr.. Nor
wood. Gin addition, it is desired that
all business buildings be decorated SO
that the visitors attending the con-
vention may feel that a real welcome
from the city as whole awaits
them"
I Musical Program.
The musical program in connec-
ton with the supreme convention Of
the Knights of Columbus in Daven-
port on Aug. 1, 2 and 3, has been
completely arranged by Erwin Swim
dell, chairman of the music commit
tee, and it possesses many entertain
ing features for those who are must,
cally inclined.
In addition to the knights Of Co
lumbus Choral club Of st. Louis, COM
posed of seventy-five male voices,
there will be several soloists. J. Par
nell Egan of Chicago, the tenor who
has been heard before in the Tri-
Cities and has many admirers here,
will sing at the fourth degree ban
quet at the Coliseum on the evening
Of July 81, and again at the public
mass meeting at the Coliseum on
Wednesday evening. Aug. 2.
Miss Catherine Cosgrif of Daven-
port will sing at the reception to the
supreme officers, distinguished visi-
tors and delegates at the Coliseum on
Tuesday evening. Aug. l. She will
be accompanied by Kinney Leins Of
Rock Island on the violin, and Miss
Ann McGuirk Of Davenport on the
piano Another soloist of that even
| ing will be James Kearns Of the
| Of considerable attainment, and one
whose fame Is spreading rapidly
through this section of the country
Miss Angela Driscoll Of Davenport
accompanied by Miss Margaret
Brooks of this city at the piano, will
sing at the mass meeting at the Coli
scum on Wednesday evening. Erwin
| Swindell will furnish the accompani-
ment for MesArs. Egan and Kearns.
! The X. Of c. March.
1.-THE Knights of Columbus March,"
written expressly for the occasion Of
the supreme convention by Erwin
Swindell, the Davenport composer,
will be heard for the first time at the
fourth degree banquet. A band Of
twenty-five pieces has been engaged
for the four days Of the convention,
and will be present in the Coliseum
that evening while the banquet is
being served. The band will also be
present on the streets on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday to give con-
certs at various points down town
and to meet the special and regular
trains that will bring the visitors to
the city. The band will also take
part in the public concert to be given
| by the Choral club at Wander Veer
on the afternoon Of August 1.
The st. Louis Choral club is one
of the most unique organizations l.,
the order. 1t is made up entirely Of
Knights of Columbus. This club
during the fourteen years of it's exist
ence, has been heard Throughout the
country, and the reviews it has IL.
ceived from musical critics ev1ry-
where indicate that it has genuine
merit. The st. Louis singers are to
be decidedly busy during their stay.
In addition to singing at the fourth
degree initiation and again at the
banquet, they will sing at the solemn
pontificial mass at Sacred Heart
cathedral on Tuesday, Aug. 1. again
at the public concert at Wander Veer
park in the afternoon, end at the
mass meeting on Wednesday evening
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