The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-08
K. OF G. COMPLETES
WAR ORGANIZATION
Directors Elected to Supervise
Four Territorial
Districts.
FIGHTING PRIEST SPEAKS
Work Of Body at Front and in
Camps Praised in
Addresses.

Armed with palm leaf fans and bonn
barded by a battery of the electric kind.
about a thousand delegates of the
knights OF Columbus assembled at the
waldorf-Astoria yesterday determined to
send the last day of the Victory Con-
,entlon over the top"
Although the heat at times was al
most unbearable and the day anything
Tut pleasant. business went straight
ahead from the opening Of the session
by James A Flaherty, and by the close
Of the day all plans had been formed
for the organizations war activities.
Shortly after the opening the dele
gates were addressed by Joseph c. Pei
letter. District Attorney Of Boston.
Following his Informal talk balloting
was begun for directors to take charge
Of the four territorial districts into
which the United States has been di-
Nided in order TO facilitate the campaign
for $50,o00,000. 1t was continued until
shortly after noon, when II. Marcel
ISnecht, member of the French High
came the Rev. NJ Borde D-Arrere Of
Paris. who is better known as the
Fighting Priest"
Praises Work of Knights.
Mr.. knecht spoke enthusiastically of
1he work that has already been done by
she Knights OF Columbus and endorsed
fully every move the society has made.
The sacred union has allowed France
Improve to brutal Germany that her
hordes will never pass at the Marine.
.
DE declared. 1.-THE United States and
Canada are stirred by the same spirit
Of brotherhood. and the Knights of Co.
lumbus. faithful to their fine traditions
or Christian charity, have never been
IN competition with any other patriotic
organization. In the camps or In the
lighting zone the devoted secretaries
in KHAKI, wearing on their arms the
well known X. c., have been always
ready to give their full services. not
"nly to Catholics, but to all the soldiers
OF democracy.
Last year before it's sailing to
France I was privileged to address the
l66th. your old fighting seth. and its
chaplain Father Duffy. predicted to me
me glorious part which the regiment
Las recently played. Hundreds of chap
lsins OF the type Of Father Duffy have
accompanied your boys and your X.
wish you to be assured that your
distinguished chaplain. Bishop Hayes.
and Mr.. Hearn, former Supreme Grand
knight. will be received over there in
the most cordial manner by the French
Government and people.
Recalls Perils Of Past.
Some months ago. under terrific
pressure, the allied troops were obliged
10 abandon ground and our beautiful
cathed:als Of Amiens and Paris were
sheiled. Paris itself. the city saved by
st. Genevieve. the brain of France
with Notre Dame in its heart, seemed
IN danger of destructive bombardment
President Wilson understood the situa-
ton and simply, with disintereste
ness which will remain in history. put
Gen Pershing and all the forces OF
America at the disposal o; Gen. Foch.
Everything c!langed-unity of COM
mand existed at last-your splendid
troops were arriving by hundreds of
thousands, and Gen. Foch. champion OF
right against might and Of Christian
dealism, struck hard blows which
transformed the former German sue
eesses into new victory Of the Marne
20 "Foch is now Marshal of France
chosen not only by the people of France
but by all the allied nations. Under
mis- leadership the allied troops Will
cross the Rhine, and while Foch will
SEQ again with deep emotion the tri.
color flag waving over his old college
at Metz Gen. Pershing will firmly put
The glorious Stars and Stripes at the
mast of the City Hall Of a picturesque
little village In Alsace from whence
his ancestors came to America"
Club in Chateau Thierry Ruins.
cablegram arrived from Paris later
in the day which, in itself, is proof OF
the heroic work being done by the
knights of Columbus at the front. Fol.
lowing the capture of Chateau Thierry
the Knights Of Columbus established q
base and opened a club for the soldiers
In the ruins Of houses. The cable was
as follows:
Cadet John Perkins, Cleveland avia-
tor. flew Sunday from knights OF Co.
Iumbus Paris headquarters to Dunkrk
with cigarettes for soldiers. X. of c.
opens club in Chateau Thlerry turs
Chapla.n ms Boucher and de Wales to get
commissions for bravery"
Raymond B. Fosdick. Commissioner on
War Camp Activities. arrived from
Washington and addressed the conyen.
ton briefly.
I'VE have to keep up the fighting eff.
fciency Of our men In the camps at home
Just the same as on the firing line" he
said. THE Y. NJ. c. A., representing the
Frotestants, was the first large organi.
zation IN the field when this war started
The knights OF Columbus. representing
the Catholics, was second. Then came
the Jewish Welfare League, represent
Ing the Jewish faith
The work these organizations are do.
ing is wonderful. because they are no,
working as Protestants, Catholics or
Jews. but because they are working as
americans. We are conscious of no sec.
tartan lines. We are in this work with
but one determination, to win the war
In accordance with these ideals the X OF
9, is doing as great work as any organi.
zation OF which ! know.
Keeping Up the Morale.
While overseas I had the opportunity
81 witnessing the effect Of keeping up the
moral and physical efficiency of our men
saw the marines at Chateau Their,
roing over the top singing, Hail, Hail
TIE Gangs All Here and these same
men held the road all night long in spite
Of the Germans greatest efforts to dis
l1dge them. That Is the kind of morale
q &c X. OF g.. the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
Jewish Welfare League are working &c
l.tep foremost. and which will ultimatel,
win the war for the Allies.
These societies are also working to-
ward other goals as well as the mora
and physical standard. They are deter.
mined that our soldiers shall be returned
rome just as good as when they came
INTO the army. II you could see. as
have. the manner in which this pledge 4.