The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31
War Fund K. Of C. Benefit
Dance August z nd

A patriotic dance will be given b.
the local lodge Of the Knights o
Columbus at the City Hall Thursda.
night August End. The proceeds will
20 to the War Camp Fund o.
ST, 900, 900 which the K. OF c
Lodges of the nation have promised
to raise. The music for this dance
will be furnished by the Verrett Or
chestra Of Houma, La. Refresh
ments will be served and a good time
assured. In paying your SOC fol
admission you not only get more
than your moneys worth Of pleasure
but you are subscribing to a gooo
cause. Arrangements have beer
made to run a free ferry between
Berwick and Morgan City up to ]
o'clock Thursday night.
The Supreme Council Of the
Knights Of Columbus has Inaugural
ted this work on a generous scale.
At a recent meeting of the council
it was decided to raise at once the
sum Of 100000 to carry on the
work. This sum will be raised mainly
within the order. In a letter address
ed to the various councils announc-
ing the decision of the Supreme
Council, Supreme knight James A.
Flaherty states:
"A million men will soon be in
concentration camps preparing for
war. Thirty to 40. per cent. of this
number will be men Of our faith,
many Of them members Of our or
der, and all ready to give the last
full measure Of devotion to our
common country. Thousand of loved
ones at home will be a~nxiously
awaiting news, and in their prayers
asking protection for the husband,
sons and brothers who have offer
ed their lives for the flag.
eve did something for the spirit
ual comfort and for the recreation
Of the National Guard along the
Mexican border last year. The call
now comes from all over the country
that this work, then attempted for
the first time, shall be continued and
enlarged to meet present conditions.
PLAINLY then we are confronted
with the proposition Of opening up
centers at all Of the prin-
cipal concentration camps lat least
in number), possibly also at
The regular army expansion camps,
and of furnishing priests (where the
military chaplain is not of our faith)
and their support while So engaged
both here and in Europe. The cen
;ers will, of course, be open to all,
regardless of creed or membership
n our order. Is our order of nearly
lO0 5000 men prepared and willing
take up their service for God and
;or country, this duty to fellow-man
o fellow-C Catholic, and to Brother
of Columbus?
"The Board Of Directors, impress
d with the tremendous need Of the
lour, and confident as ever in our
Utility to do any great work in the
interest of Church and country, has
recess authorized the SUI
IRENE officers to issue an appeal for
Il, 100000. They suggest this be
aised by contribution from each
'ouncil equivalent to 81 per member
md that the further amount neces-
airy (nearly one-third Of the total)
o make up the million, be raised
rom additional offerings from
ouncils and members and contribu-
ions from Catholics and others out
ide the order"
During the last week of July a
pecial effort will be made by the
of Columbus to raise funds
or the war work Of the order. |
'atholics have contributed gener-
usly to the Red Cross Fund
ut now they have an opportunity to
o something for their fellow Catho-