The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
K. OF E.. LODGE M
GIVE A BENEl1
DANCE /
Catholic Order Raising Fal
For Moral and Social Wa|
fare Of Soldiers

The exact date has not vet Ia.
set hut 1t has been amour ced !.
tbs local officers Of the MORGAN ~.
lodge of the Knights Of Coins
that a big benefit dance viii h. :.
IN n day next week to add ~
X. of c. War Fund which is ~ !,
expended to promote the m,,,, :.
s,,ial welfare Of the Cath,lic ,,,s'
ess of the Uni- Il States.
The designation of the Wa, n
partment of the Knights of Co,,.|
bus as the official agency for lo.I|
ing after the moral and soeia, ,.l
fare of the Catholic men of the .r.]
and navy has placed upon the ord,|
a great responsibility. Not anil
every member of the Knights i
Columbus but every Catholic mai
and woman in the country shorl]
recognize TINS responsibility and \
their share in assisting the kpidl
to look after the welfare of or y
dlers and sailors. The action Of
War Department in designating
Knights of Columbus as the chan,
through which the moral and x.;
welfare of the soldiers and ..ihl
will be looked after, has the he,u
endorsement of the three Amsr;eI
Cardinals and the entire hiernl
Of the United States.
The selection of the Knish,
Columbus as the official agency
Catholic service in the army
navy is a direct result of the eme;u
work done for the soldiers on 4
Mexican Border. In selecting
Knights Of Columbus for hi, -
the War Department places
great Catholic fraternal order
the same basis as the Y. N. C.
which takes care Of all the ~
Catholic religious and social Welt
work in the army and navy.
Knights of Columbus will work
cooperation with the official Cat
lie chaplains and will also have
pay the expenses of many Other
official chaplains. The knights
have to erect Catholic ceatsrs
suitable places for the celebaa
of Mass in each Of the sixteen d
tonments to be established in
country. In these Knights OF Cob
bus centers all men in the s9I(
will be made most heartily wsleea
This is the largest task ever
dertaken b. the Knights Of Cob
bus, and as already said, the
sponsibility is very great. No da
the knights will vindicate the eeol
dence reposed in them by the gsd
al and Ecclesiastical author6
The Knights of Columbus will
their share, and every other CT
lie organization and every CsA1
person will see the need ~ psti
and as Catholics of assisting IN
work.
Though the Catholics cons61
about 20 per cent Of the Dcpslk
of the country their percentass
enlistments in both branches 4
service it is stated ID more ~
at present and will exceed u 1
cent. when the new army WI
sembled in September. A. : q
quence Catholics thrcugh6st
country feel the grave rss1sa
ties placed upon them t. ne.
the social and moral welfare q
coreligionists. The War DEAR
has c~heerfully accepted De sode
the Knights of Columbss "
possible assistance to their ~
Catholics the same - tie ]. 81
A. will do for the neadsu
These two organizations pss1sn
excellent work on the Mexican
der, and the success Of theis e
ment there prompted the ~
pa<tment to allow the pre-
rangement, which means
knights of Columbus will g
agent of all Catholics and =
C. A. will direct the wofk
Protestant organizations.