The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-15
K. OF C. WAR ACTIVITIES

and Mrs. John III. Curran, or Prospect
Hill. The letter appeared originally
in the Springfield Union. May q.
Now a word about the knights of
Columbus. They surely are knights
In every sense of the word. Father,
1t would take volumes to tell you of
the work they are doing over here.
The Chaplains sent over fear moth.
ing, and lend helping hand to all
the boys. With my own eyes / have
seen the K. of c. Chaplains and Sec
retaries come into the Hospitals and
willingly dig down into their pockets
whenever. they thought a fellow need
ed a little extra. and you ought to
hear the fellows tell about the warm
receptions they receive in the K, Of
G.. Huts. -. tell the folks back
home that whatever they give to the
Red Cross, or Y. m. &c. a., or X. of G.
is money well spent. Now this is
from one who knows.
1t may be added that one. word from
one who knows is worth great many
from those who do not know.
A Touch of Romance.
Another little incident which gives
another view of the work that the
K. of c. is doing will be read with
interest by those who like flavor of
romance. This comes to us from one
of our Field Secretaries in this coun.
try. w. F. lyman, Camp Lee, Vir-
GINA.
"She arrived in Camp as the shades
of evening were gathering. She had
come to see her soldier boy, who was
soon to go Over There. He was
not expecting her, and all she knew
about his location was that he was
in camp-and had at one time been
in Company - Train Battalion
Changes in Camp are sometimes fre
Quent, and records are not at all times
available. So her little bit OF infor
nation was insufficient for her to
find him. She made many inquiries
and was given many opinions as te
where she might find him, but the
more she inquired, the more hopeless
did her search seem to her. The min
utes were passing quickly, the night
was growing darker, and here she
was, several hundred miles from home
In strange locality, surrounded with
conditions, unknown to civilians, with
out hotel accommodations arranged
for, and without knowledge as tt
where her soldier boy could be found
THE little girl was weary, hel
heart was sinking, her voice growing
more tremulous-When she found her
self in front of the knights of Colum
bus building. Having read about the
K. of c. work in war camps, she fell
that here was place where she Nigh
obtain assistance and she entered the
building with a timid and furtivt
glance. She approached the desk
where she made the same old inquir!
of the Secretary, giving him he
meager supply of information. Hav
ing first seen that she was made al
comfortable as possible, one of thu
Secretaries commenced a telephon,
search, while another one hurriec
around to the companies the girl re
membered her friend mentioning il
her letters to her. Their labors wer,
fruitless, as no one seemed to know
the soldier they were seeking, an,
they had to tell, her that their ques
would have to be postponed until tn
morrow.
Their work did not end here, how
ever, as one of them escorted the CIR
to the adjoining city where he left he
comfortably fixed at a hotel for thu
night. The next morning Git bein,
Sunday the Chaplain announced tn,
soldiers name from the altar, ant
asked that if he be in attendance a
Mass he step to the desk on his wa.
out. He was at Mass, and after tn,
Service stopped at the desk and wal
informed of his friends search TO
him. A; little later she returned tt
Camp and all her anxiety was endec
when she met the object of her trip
All the secretaries seemed to motto,
something very interesting going OF
outside when the sweethearts met
and when they turned away from tn,
windows they saw two smiling happ.
faces. The secretaries drew signs 0
relief and started to again answe
questions, hand out writing materials
sell stamps, and to attend to the othe
prosaic duties of ordinary camp life
and wondered what and when tn
next call for special assistance woult
be-