Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-09
STATE COUNCIL,
K. OF c., HOLDS 22D
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Tuesday in City with Fine At
tendance of Delegates - OFF,
GERS Elected for Ensuing Year
Banquet Served in Evening

Maine State Council, knight of Column
bus, held it's I'D annual convention Tues
day in this city. each of the p councils
being represented by two delegates, and
In every way the convention was a sue
cess. The business session was held IN
the afternoon at the room or Apnakl
Council, K. of c., at Union hall, Wnlle IN
the evening a delicious banquet was serv-
ed to the delegates and State officers oy
Abnaki Council and under the auspices
of the Ladies' Charitable Society, this
being held at st. Marys hall on State
street.
About so State officers and delegates
were present and also about 80 visiting
knights. The visiting clergymen were:
Ri. Rev. Monsignor NJ. c. McDonough OF
Lewiston, Rev. FIR. j. Nj. Harrington or
Orono, Rev. Fr. ~ ]. Koran of Bath.
Rev. FIR. p. J. Reardon of Gardiner, Rev.
FIR j. w. Houlehan Of Portland Rev. Fr
r. F. Harris of Bangor, Rev. FIR. I. j.
Nelligan of Augusta, Rev. FIR. ]. A. Ca
rev of Halloweu, Rev. FIR NJ. E. Drain of
Lisbon Falls, Rev. FIR Z. B. Henry o.
Winthrop, Rev. FIR. 7. J. Mclaughlin of
1OSuS, rev. w. d. @OibCit "a ''NS
brook, Rev FIR NJ. B. Boland of Augusta.
James J. Mellon of Biddeford was re-
elected State deputy. Other officers elect
ed were as follows: State secretary, Will
liam J. Bradbury of Fort Fairfield; state
treasurer John E. Kelley OF Bangor;
State advocate George j. keegan OF Van
Buren,; State warden, Daniel McDougaA,
Orono; chaplain, Rev. NJ. c. McDonough'
Lewiston; delegates to the national con-
yention, James ]. Mellon of Biddeford anu
John ]. Keegan of Bath; alternates to
the national convention. John P. McCurdy
of Lubec and Miles F. O'Sullivan Of Port
land.
The report of the State secretary, JOS
eph E. P Dunn of Augusta. showed that
three new councils were instituted during
the past year and the present member
ship Of the order In the State is 2lo7.
The following telegram was read
from Bishop Walsh:
Regret 1 cannot be present at con-
vention Best wishes and blessings
for gentlemen Knights all over Name
that they may be true to the highest
ideals to God and country in war ana
in peace, defenders of the civic and
religious liberty and examples of gen
uine Catholic life in home, church and
State"
committee. consisting Of John j.
Keegan Of Bath, Edward F. Flaherty
Of Portland and John f. Doyle of ELS
worth, was appointed to send tele-
gram to the President endorsing his
position in the present international
conflict.
The telegram was as follows:
1.-THE Maine State Council. Knights OF
Columbus. in convention assembled. at
Augusta, May 8. 1917. hereby endorse
the resolution adopted by the supreme
board Of directors of the Knights OF
Columbus and forwarded to YOU by
our supreme knight. James 4. F'laher-
ty pledging cur unconditional sup
port to the President and Congress of
this nation ir their determination to
protect it's honor and its ideals of hui
manity and right"
Portland was defeated by Orono as
the place for holding the next annual
convention in May, 1918.
Resolutions Passed
Among the resolutions passed were
the following:
Resolved That the Maine State
Council, X. of c., in convention as
semt led endorse the position taken by
President Wilson in regard to Home
Rule in Ireland
Resolved, That the Maine State
Council, X. of c., in convention as
sembled at Augusta, May s, 1917, en-.
power the State deputy to appoint a
committee of five knights whose duty
it shall be to formulate plans to
raise the sum of $4,000. Said committee
to serve until the amount is raised
and turned over to the proper COM
nittee or person. and to be used eX-
clusively for the education of young
men for The priesthood for the diocese
of the Stat. of Maine.
Among those present at the after
noon and evening meetings was Will
liam J. Shanahan, P. G. X. of Mt.
Benedict Council, No 75, of Somer-
Vile, Mass, who was recently elected
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