The Washington herald., 1917-11-19
KNIGHTS START
SECOND DRIVE
FOR War FUND
Attend Mass Meet
ing at Poli's-Dr.
Simon Speaks.

twenty-five hundred people crowded
Polls Theater yesterday afternoon at
the mass meeting under the auspices
tivities committee.
This meeting signaled the renewal OF
the campaign to raise the remainder
Of the $4,000 pledged by, the District
Of Columbia toward the IS, ,000, 900 war
fund promised by the national order.
Leo A. Rover, the State deputy of this
Jurisdiction, who presided, explained
the scope Of the work which the
Knights OF Columbus is doing. stating
that already sixty buildings have been
erected in the training camps, and
that several more were under con-
struction, TO be used by all Of the SOL
diers without regard to creed for their
moral protection and social and re-
ligious welfare.
Broadly speaking" he stated, "the
work runs parallel with that OF the
Y. N. c. A. and the Young Mems He
brew Association, and the three or
ganizations are working together IN
q spirit Of cordial cooperation, which
is as It should be-"
DR.. simon's Address.
He announced that Walter N. Ker-
nan. Of Utica and New York City,
until recently vice president and gem
eral counsel Of the Interstate RAN
ways and Mohawk Valley Company.
has been appointed commissioner in
charge of the war activities of the
k OF c. with the overseas armies, with
power to construct. equip and operate
recreation camps for the American
soldiers. and is in Europe planning the
work.
DR.. Abram Simon, of the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation, was enthus-
siastically applauded when he con-
graduated the immense audience for
its patriotic fervor.
DR.. Simon emphasized the urgent
need Of jealous care in looking after
the moral welfare of the soldiers, and
said he hoped the citizens OF Wash
ington would generously contribute
not $4,000 but S50,0oo-to make the
Knights of Columbus fund a bigger
agency in carrying out its program
successfully at the army encamp-
ments and cantonments.
Bishop Shahan, rector Of the Catho-
lic- University paid high tribute TO the
value OF the Knights of Columbus
i war service work. and urged his hear
ers to do their utmost to promote the
success of the campaign.
DR.. Peter Guilday. OF the Catholic
University. said that after listening
to DR.. simon's address he "felt much
happier in being a citizen Of the same
city with the distinguished Rabbi. He
said:
Praises X, C, Work,
'"There is something typically Ameri-
can about the vigor with which this
great and unaccustomed task has been
shouldered and pressed through to
success by the Knights OF Columbus.
Too much credit cannot be given when
the history OF these cantonments shall
have been written to the men who
are giving their time and their labor
and their money, without q cents re-
Enumeration, that our soldier boys may
have, in so far as possible. the COM
forts which they have sacrificed to
make this world a ft place in which
to live"
George H. o'Connor. accompanied
by Matt Horne, rendered Sons OF
America" Mrs. Edna Hillyard How
ard sang soprano solo. accompanied
by Miss Jennie Glennan. and the the
ater orchestra played q program Of
patriotic and martial music.
William P. Normoyle was chairman
Of the committee of ARRANGEMENTS