The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-07-28

Great local activity is in evidence
in knights of Columbus circles in
connection with the promotion of the
very important project of providing
for the physical social and spiritual
needs of Catholic soldiers during the
coming encampment and training of
the various armies which the United
States is organizing for service in the
great war;
AS is announced elsewhere in these
columns, the knights of Columbus
authorities decided to raise at once
by assessment of it's own members
and other means, fund of at least
one million dollars for this impera-
tive need. The Government has
placed the order on the same footing
as the Y. M. G. A. as privileged
agency to carry on the work among
the soldiers.
This entails heavy responsibility,
and the burden devolves upon every
council of the order and upon all
members of the community to meet it's
requirements.
Grand Knight M. Baldwin has there
fore appointed a committee composed
of the following we'll known Catholic
business men of this city to assist the
Hennepin Minneapolis council In the
work of Bbliciting funds:
J. J. Regan, Morris Mcdonald, Mr..
McNulty, d. E. Ryan, P. J. Kennedy,
Hubert Kelly, p. J. Downes, Frank
Gross, John Murray, Walter Mcdonald,
]. c. Whalen, Fred B. Chute, Rev. M.
OBrien, Frank Kelly, J. l.. Murphy,
Rev. Il. E. Cullen, Thomas O'Connor,
Frank l.. Lucke, Geo. Morrissey, G.
Paul Tracey, Rev. j. M. Cleary, T. j.
Mccarthy, j. M. Gleason, M. J. Gill,
J. r. McMullin, DIR. c. A. Lapierre,
Judge w. G. Leary, M. ]. McGraw and
T. ]. Sands.
The committe held its first meeting
last Thursday evening at the club
rooms of the knights of Columbus,
and as a result goodly sum was
pledged by the committeeman them
selves. A thorough organization was
made and the campaign in this city
is now on in earnest, and it is expected
that by the first of the coming week
Minneapolis will again, as in the Lib
erty Bond and the Red Cross cam
paign, exceed the fondest expecta-
tions of the most sanguine supporters.
The following letter of endorsement
of the plan was written to w. D.
Dwyer by his Grace. Archbishop Ire
land, heartily approving the patriotic
effort of the Knights of Columbus:
St. Paul, Minn., July 2, 1917.
My Dear Sir: beg leave through
you to congratulate the Knights of Co.
lumbus of America upon their noble
act in promising to raise for the coun-
try one million dollars-this sum to
be expended, under their care and d.
rectiOn, for the moral and religious
welfare of Catholics in our army and
our navy, whether in America itself or
beyond its borders.
| 1t is the solemn duty of Catholics to
do all they can in aid of their fellow
Catholics who are offering their very
lives to the service of the nation. Let
me encourage the Knights of Colum-
bus of Minnesota as far as my words
may do so, to take upon themselves
quickly and readily, the task of rails
ing their quota of this sum of a mil
lion dollars. Each knight of Columbus
will, of course, do his full duty. Fur
thermore, l will ask all Catholics not
members of the order to cooperate
with them so that their quota be
subscribed, and, indeed, over-sub-
scribed. AS token of my good will
l ask that you put me down for per-
sonal contribution of $25O.OO.
This is time when Americans must
feel that sacrifice is demanded from
them. may add that Catholic Ameri-
cans should be first and foremost in
their work of loyalty that the present
situation demand
Very sincerely,
d (Signed) JOHN IRELAND,
Archbishop of st. Paul.
Mr.. w. D. DWYER.