Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-14
MANY LOCAL KNIGHTS
ATTEND MILITARY VEsPERS
State Master John M. Lee Toastnn ste r
At New London Banquet.

| About q hundred local fourth de-
gree Knights Of Columbus attended the
military vespers held at ST. Mary's
Star of the Sea church in New Lon
don on Sunday. making the trip by au-
| to. The vespers were held under the
| auspices of Rev. George Deshon as
| sembly and present were delegations
| from Rev. Daniel Mullen assembly of
Norwich and San Jose assembly of
! Willimantic
| Rev. I. NJ. Crowley was the cele-
| hrant of the vespers, Rev. John F.
Fftzmaurice of this city was deacon,
Rev. p. NJ. Massicotte of TaftviIle was
sub deacon and Rev. Myles P. Calvin
| OF thu city was master of ceremonies.
| The sermon was by Rev. John KEEL
ley of New Haven. He delivered a very
| patriotic and able sermon having his
! subject well in hand. At the close of
the vespers the knights, in full re-
gala, assembled in front of
| the church. and headed by the
ship of J. Edward Driscoll of this city
as marshal, held a short street parade
| through the principal streets.
| At $50 there was a banquet at the
| Croker house.
The invocation was bv Rev. ]. H.
| Fitzma urice chanlain of the Rev. Dan
| lei Mullen assembly of this city. Fol-
| lowing the banquet A. 7. Collins. the
faithful navigator of Rev. George
Deshon assembly introduced John NJ
Lee, master of the state of Connect
cut. as POSTMASTER.
Rev. T. NJ. Crowley, pastor Of St
Mary's church. was first speaker. 9th
err speakers were Mayor Daniel P
Dunn of Wilin1artic, and Rev w A
KAefe Of Plairfeld, state lecturer
The chief address was made by Ben
edict NJ. Holden of Hartford, a mem
Der of Bishop McAIahon assembly Of
Hartford and member of the military
emergency board OF Connecticut smoke
on the subject of America in the World
War.
All present voted to attend the flag
raising +o be held in Plainfield nv Rev
w. A. Keefe on Sunday. Nav goth
All the addresses were alor/ pa
triotic lines and were unusually inter
estine.
Ars Rev. John Kelley spoke in part as
follows:
To be a Knight of Columbus one
must be an American citizen as well
men who can participate In such a
splendid gathering as this, duty is
clearly defined and easily seen.
All Catholic France asks OF her
brothers in this great country is to
assist here country until the hour of
victory over our common foe.
We have entered on the side of bu-
nanity and righteousness. - War is a
brutal and malignant spectacle. terri
tying. but it had to come, and we who
have children should be thankful that
It comes now. War had to come. War
has come.
For the prcsorva ton OF orr national
honor and our ideals, War in de-
our flag. of our woma nhood and our
children, and because I have little
children, together with other ia theirs
of little children. I am glad that it has
come now. so that our children in their
maturity can live in peace suaran-
teed by our sacrifice. by our devotion
to our ideals and our determination to
preserve the men and women OF fu-
ture despotism and serfdom.
We know now that the German en-
pire long ago conceived the idea that
It must enlarge its boundaries, and
that its ideals. even~as to devine wor- |
shin, must be the accepted ideals |
and theories and rules of life of the |
world. accepted pea ceably or forced |
upon the world h. the right of might |
and having torn the mask from the he
dious face of Prussian miIitarisn and |
revealed it to the world for what 1T |
is. democracy must continue the con-
fict until democracy is trium phant |
and the divine rule of kings shall have |
ended forever
For over two wears the fleet of Great /
Britain has held the navy Of Germany |
by the throat and protected our shores
and cities from devastation and ruin. |
For over two wears the nations that
are now our allies have been freely
their blood in defense Of our
and our ideals, and now
we are called upon to do our share in
the world war.
Hurna nitv demands that our sons
should fight shoulder shoulder with the
sons OF our allies on the blood soaked
fields of Europe and American man
hond answers. Ready"
This country has been called the
Melting Pot of Europe. The intense
white heat Of war Is about to be turn
ed under this melting pot. The metal
will be. must be, fused ard in
such a process the Stag and cIinkers
will he found. which must be thrown
into the refuse. hut f25An, thA cr11cibie |
will be drawn Unite@ Natio1 of SUI
pre1r1e importance in a world service |
to mankind.