The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
RACINE SENDS MANY HERE
Drum and Fife Corps Attend Represent
atives from Neighboring City-Par-
nell Egaa of Chicago Delights Bar
queters With Solos.

One of the most notable gatherings
of the Knights of Columbus ever held
in this section Of Wisconsin was re
ception and banquet given at Germania
Hall, Friday evening, in honor of Hon.
James A. Flaherty, of Philadelphia,
Supreme Knight Of the order, who
is paying official visits to Councils of
the Knights of Columbus throughout the
state. The visit Of the Supreme Knight
embraced the Councils of the Sixth Wis
consin District and many prominent
members from Racine, Burlington, South
Milwaukee and Milwaukee were pres
ent. The famous club of Racine Coun-
Gil, made up Of one hundred members,
in command of Major John H. Hogan,
came to Kenosha on special car and
marched to Germania Hall, headed by a
drum and fire corps.
Upon his arrival in the city, Supreme
Knight Flaherty was met by a recep-
tion committee and entertained at
luncheon at the home of Past State
Deputy Walter M Burke.
Frank G. Isermann, Grand Knight of
Kenosha Council, presided as toastmas-
ter of the evening, and in a few we'll
chosen remarks extended welcome to the
Supreme Knight and to the visiting
Knights Of the Order
Parnell Egan, of Chicago, who has
favored Kenosha gatherings on various
occasions in the past with song recitals,
rendered several solos, among which
were Somewhere a Voice Is Calling,o
Mother Machree' "Sweet Gene
We've, and "Flag Without Stain
Music for the evening was furnished
by the McCaffrey orchestra.
Joseph Hollitz, Grand Knight of Mil
waukee Council, James Higgins, of Ra-
cine, District Deputy of the Sixth Wis.
consin district, and Henry Keefe, Grand
Knight Of Racine Council, responded to
short toasts.
Joseph Funck, Faithful Navigator of
the local Fourth Degree Assembly Of
the Knights of Columbus, responded to
toast, taking as his subject the Glib
erty Loan so prominent before the
American people at the present time.
Mr.. Funck spoke of the probability of
many members Of the Council going to
foreign shores to fight for their coun-
try, and particularly urged those who
for various reasons would be compelled
to remain at home to subscribe hber-
ally to the Liberty Bonds. Mr.. Funck
explained the many features of the
bond issue and called upon the members
generally to give their united support in
the matter.
Past State Deputy Walter M. Burke
introduced Supreme Knight Flaherty,
and spoke of the high esteem in which
the head of the Order is held, calling
attention to the fact that Mr.. Flaherty
has served the Order in that capacity
for the past eight years, and for many
years prior thereto was prominent in
various branches of the work connected
with the Order. In introducing Mr.
Flaherty Mr.. Burke said in part that
We all revere the Supreme Knight;
we all honor him who occupies the high
est position in the gift of the Order of
the Knights of Columbus; he stands to-
day one Of the leading opponents of
Catholcity in this country; he stands
today the head of that greatest of
Catholic organizations; loved by all who
love him in Supreme Convention and
revered, honored and respected by all
knights of Columbus
Mr.. Flaherty was received with great
enthusiasm and applause by the mem
bers and thanked those present for the
sincere cordial welcome extended to him
in Kenosha and spoke of the warm re-
ception given him throughout the State
Of Wisconsin. "The Knights Of Co
lumbus are nothing if not Catholic,
said Mr.. Flaherty Every Knight of
Columbus should be Catholic from the
soles Of his feet up to the top of his
head. He spoke Of the test that had
been given every Catholic organiza-
ton in the past before it had been re-
ceived by the high authorities of the
Church and of the final result obtained
by the Order when it was most heartily
received and endorsed by the highest
dignitaries of the Church, and today is
looked upon by all as the s'Flower of
the Catholic Church, He spoke in
particular of the great interest taken in
the Order by that great Prince Of the
Church, Cardinal Gibbons, and by the
Papal Delegates of the Church since the
organization of the Order. Mr.. Fla
herty also spoke Of the many great
movements fostered by the Order of the
Knights of Columbus both along educa-