Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-03
CONVENTION CITY
HAS Been CHOSEN
Old Point Comfort, Va, Voted Supreme
Council of knights of Columbus
For Next Year.
SALARY INCREASES GRANTED
Annual Stipend of Head of Order and
of Secretary Boosted From
$4,000 to $4,000.

Old Point Comfort, Va, was voted
the 1917 convention of the knights OF
Columbus at the business session yes
terday afternoon in Davenport. AL
though a number of other cities were
seeking the convention the nomination
of Old Point Comfort by Supreme
Treasurer D. ]. Callahan was made
unanimous when about two-thirds of
the delegates voted for it. 1t was the
first city voted for and in view of the
face that it had a majority at once
there was no further ballOting. The
other cities presented to the delegates
were Baltimore, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls, New Haven, Conn, St. Louis and
Charlotte, S. G.
The supreme knight and the su-
preme secretary were also voted an
increase, being raised from $4,000 to
SIS, 600 each The salary of the su-
preme treasurer also was increased
from So, 500 to 81 500. The per diem
of delegates was increased from IS to
$40 a day, mileage remaining the same
10 cents mile, five cents coming and
five cents returning home. All these
stipend changes were voted to go into
effect from Aug. of this year.
Scott ArOuses Delegates.
Joseph Scott of Los Angeles, cleo
trified the delegates with one of him
stirring speeches during the after
noon session in connection with the
report of the religious prejudice COM
mission, urging the members to be
more active in social, civic and other
phases of the life of the communities
in which they reside.
Rev. John Noll, publisher of Our
Sunday Visitor, talked on the relig
CT
Christian rather than merely anti
Catholic. He suggested that it was a
movement behind which were the So
cialists and it was directed against
both Catholics and ProteStants.
In connection with the religious
prejudice commission it is probable
that the present body will be dis
charged on account of its members
being located in all parts of the coun-
try and it's activities will be directed
by a committee of the board of direc-
tors, the office of the commission be-
ing removed from Louisville, KY, to
New Haven.
At the session in the morning, four
members of the supreme board of di-
rectors were chosen: John H. Reddin
of Denver, Col; DR.. \. A. Dussault of
Quebec. Ont; Judge Paul Leche of
\ y
of St Paul. Mimi, were reelected.
The supreme board is entitled to II
members, four of which are elected at
each annual convention. The term is
for three years. Those reelected were
highly complimented for their work
during their term of Office. 1t was an
nounced that no general election will
be held this year, the supreme knight
being elected at the 1917 convention.
The election of all supreme officers is
held every two years.
To Tour Cities.
The closing business session was
held this morning, at which time reso-
lutions of appreciation to the knights
of the tri-cities for their hospitality
were passed. This afternoon it was
planned to give the delegates an auto
ride through the tri-cities and the
Rock Island arsenal. Four hundred
machines had been engaged for this
feature. This evening the gathering
will be brought to a close with an en-
tertainment at the Coliseum.