El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-03
ELEVATE "a To
RANK Of KNIGHT
Local Knight sof Columbus
Initiate Glass; Receive
Men of "Irish" 9Th.

sunday was hUlEnLh u NoAuAAAN-a
Gay in FL Paso. A class Of 81 FL Paso
candidates Witnessed the exemplifica-
ton OF the three degrees OF the order
Ly a selected team, and then. with
other knights. sat down 10 banquet
at Hotel Paso del Norte when toasts
were responded to by prominent visit
ing men and local members Of the or
Ger.
Elevate Candidates TO RnighthoOd.
The DAYS events began when the
candidates and local and VISITING
knights attended $50 mass az the
church Of the Immaculate Conception
The comforting Of the first degree De
can at $50. The second degree was
conferred at II O'Clock aIter Whlcn az
iournment was taken for the lunch
hour The third degree. elevaTing the
candidates into full knighthood IN the
order, was Put on at p m rms
degree was IN charge OF a team com
yosed Of men high in the affairs Of the
order in the southwest R. W Kramer,
OF Tucson. state deputy for Arizona,
was in charge OF the WOrk- me pIlh-
cipal members OF his team were Muir
raw Branen. OF Los Angeles. repre-
sentative Of the national council, J
F Ryan. OF Chicago, NJ. c McMahan. OF
Albuquerque. and T. c McGlernon, past
state deputy Of New Mexico
Army Officers In Class
Texas. Arizona and New Mexico were
in attendance, including 80 army OH
GERS from various commands on the
border.
the degrees Martin Amador, Ed J.
Acorn, ". H Brophy, Harold V. Bran
men. Michael John Crowley. J. l. Con
don. John + Farley Thaddeus
Leibert. Rev Francis A Lederle. Ed
! ward J. Mcdonald. r J. sullivan
Casper NJ Winter, Aloysius P Brus-
Coe Peter Mckee. Jesse II. Farmer.
'Toseni, I Driscon. Verot Pacetti. Albert
L. Bratz. Harry Phoenix, Robert j. Nc
Donald. James Il Somers- william
Henry COrcOran. Robert Hugh Sunson-
lanes H Mclaughlin. J. L Duffin. ?.
I Fl Grady. c. F. Doyle. Ismael Rodrl-
guez Hugh J. McGOvern. Grover p
Cunningham. John " Hayes and Leo
J. Momsen-
Close Meeting With banquet.
! The events OF the day closed Sunday
night with a banquet on the roof gar
| den Of he Paso del NOrte. TO which
{ 152 persons sat down The invocation
was asked by Rev. father F. c. Roy.
chaplain Of Fl Paso council The toast
Z The Efficient Knight was responded
I 70 by W. H Fryer The Story Kun
meth Thus" was the subject OF a toast
responded to by bishop Andrew J.
4 Schiller. He made a plea for the es-
1 adjustment OF a Catholic Institution
.
\ ". G \. r ". Kramer. state deputy
! for Arizona. spoke on Our Order, in
which he told OF the ideals and the
growth Of the Knights OF Columbus.
( The toast. The Ladies'" was replied
I to by p. ". Kramer
| The toastmaster was F. X Farmer.
Z who took the place OF J. NJ Nealon:
E-ho was unable 10 attend because or
illness in his family
sIrishv Ninth Officers Guests.
- h.
! chusetts infantry, all that could be
/ spared from the duty OF setting up the
/ camp OF that regiment which had just
! crrfved were present at the banquet.
! headed by Lieut.. MahOney, adjutant OF
/ the second battalion They were pre-
| scented 10 bishop Schiller and received
| an ovation. All but OWO Of the Off
: Gers of the Irish Ninth are Knights
. Of Columbus as well as fully 40 per
. cent OF the enlisted men The regi-
z ment IL composed almost entirely Of
Roman Catholics.
Were Waiting for Call
Lieuts Mahoney and Lighton spoke
Z briefly. Lieut. Lighton said that the
Massachusetts, regiments came 10 the
! border not as Democrats. Republican,
( or Progressives. but as American citi-
Zens ready TO protect with their lives
3 II necessary. other American citizens
( residing in FL Paso and the state OF
Z Texas While II would be unbecom-
J iuE in an officer to even seem TO
, criticize his superiors, I feel that I
/ am guilty OF no improperly in saying
/ that we have been waiting for this
{ call for two years and when II came
/ il found US ready"
| May Hold Field Mass.
! Fl Paso council OF Knights Of Column
1 bus hal received many kilograms and
| letters from Alassa chusetts councils re-
! cuesting that every possible attention
: be given to the members OF the order
3 from that state Local knights are
Z making plans for holding a pontificsl
mass for the men Ct the Ninth Nassa-
. chusetts. II the plan is carried out
, 81 Pasoans viii have their first op-
/ portunity OF Witnessing a military
/ field mass.