Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-10
SECOND DAYS SESSION
Officers Elected at States Council
of Knights of Columbus
Today

il associate councils to be in goo'
condition. both from financial ant
| numberical standpoint, were pre-
sented by the officers at the second
days session of the state convention
at the Elks' Auditorium today
After selecting Petersburg for it
next annual convention the following
officers were elected this afternoon t
serve for the ensuing year:
NJ. Kivlighan state deputy, Stann
ton.
c.. W. Noel, state secretary, Roam
cke,
Thomas E, Dyson, state treasurer
alexandria.
James M. Gallagher, state warden
Petersburg.
John j. Blake, state advocate
Richmond.
Rev. w. T.. Whearty, state chap
lain, Portsmouth.
James L. Martin, past state de
putty, Lynchburg.
State Deputy NJ. Kivlighan, Staun
ton and James L. Martin, past state
deputy, Lynchburg, were chosen re-
representatives. to the supreme conven.
ton which will meet in Davenport
Iowa, next August, and George F..
Holmes, of Norfolk and Thomas a
Murphy, of Richmond, were choser
alternates to the foregoing represen
tatives to the convention.
The state council rendered vote
of thanks to the members of Fitz.
gerald Council, No. 459, this city, 70,
the hospitable manner in which they
were received during their soiourn in
this city.
This afternoon the delegates vii
be taken on ride to Arlington ant
Fort Myer and tonight they will be
rendered smoker and social session
in St. Mary's Hall.
At the dinner whifh was rendered
the delegates at the Ellis cafe at Mt.
Vernon last night speeches were made
by number of delegates laudine
George Washington and thanking thu
Alexandria members for their hospi
tality. State Deputy Kivligan, o.
Staunton, was the POSTMASTER
Those who spoke were:
Rev. Joseph j. Kelly, pastor O.
St. Joseph's Church, Of this city
Rev. James Gilsenan, state chaplain
of. Roanoke; Rev. L. F. Kelly, o.
this city; John G. Blake, past granc
knight, of Richmond; C. a. McHugh
grand knight, of Richmond; DR.. Ed
ward A. German, past district de
putty, of Alexandria; J. J. Sheehan
past State deputy, of Roanoke; Dr.
J. M. Burke, of Petersburg; A. 3
Degges, grand knight, of Norfolk
F. J. Doherty, grand knight, o
Lynchburg; Thomas E. Dyson, Stat
advocate, of Alexandria; M. E
Greene, grand knight of Alexandria
]. F. Slifer, grand knight, of Ports
mouth; Daniel Crimmins, past CRANE
knight, of Staunton; Thomas A. Muir
ply, grand knight, of Richmond; AM
George Eakins, past grand knight
of Newport News.
Previous to- tie dinner a memoria
wreath of lilies, tied with red, whit
and blue ribbon, was placed on Wash
Iington's tomb by the delegates. TIL
visiting delegates accompanied by
members of Fitzgerald Council, NJ
459, Knights of Columbus, this cit,
were escorted to the tomb by Supt
Dodge, of Mount Vernon, and tn
wreath was placed on the tomb b
state Deputy. NJ. Kivlighan, of staur
ton. :;
| A ball was given last night in tn
Elhe' Auditorium in honor of tn
guests and it was attended by Sc,
eral hundred members of Fitzgera1
Council, No. 459, of this city, ar
their friends. Music was furnished
a section of the Marine Band.
Before adjourning yesterday afte
T noon the convention sent a telegra
to President Wilson expressing i
sympathy and loyalty in the Eur
pean crisis. A telegram was sci
Rt. Rev. D. j.. O'Connell, bishop
the diocese of Virginia.