The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
Delegates Repre- ing the
Twelve Cou SIS Met
in Barr > ,-day
DANCE w = HELD
L.. ST EVENING
The Election of Officers Will
Take Place Late
To-day

fIity uelegates, representing n MEM
bership of 1000 in l2 local councils, and
officers of the grand council are here for
the Goth annual convention of the Yer
mont state council of the Knights of
Columbus As a convention oppor-
tunity for getting acquainted, dance
was held in Rowland hall last evening
under the auspices of Barre council, No.
40l, but the real business of the annual
gathering came to-day, following a cele-
bration of mass at st. Monica's church.
| The business meeting, which convened
this forenoon at l0:30 o'clock, was re-
sumed this afternoon at o'clock, after
an hours recess for luncheon. Election
of officers win come late in the afternoon
and it is expected that final adjournment
will be taken by o'clock. This after
noon automobiles provided by the local
council were placed at the disposal of
visiting ladies', most of whom desired a
| trip to the quarries and TO surrounding
| towns.
1t is essentially a war convention, for
most of the more serious business which
is engaging the knights has to do with
providing places of rest, recreation and
pleasure for American soldiers and sail
ors. Nearly 100 couples were present at
the dance last evening, and for time
the delegates were able to leave behind
them thoughts Of the business sessions of
to-day. Rowland hall was never mere
attractively decorated, flags and bunting
in the national colors being used with
striking effect Carroll's orchestra gave
a concert between and o, and dancing
followed, with a short intermission for
refreshments.
This morning the visitors and many
members of Barre council gathered in
the X of G. hall on North Main street at
s o'clock. An hour later line of march
was formed and the knights paraded to
st. Monica's, where mass was said with
the pastor, Rev. FIR. P NJ. McKenna, as
the celebrant. In the absence of Rev. Fr.
ID. j. Sullivan of st. Adams, state chap
lain of the order, who was unable to ar
rive until later in the day, the annual
sermon was preached by Rev.
FIR. j. A. Lynch of the Catholic church in
Northfeld, Father Lynch delivered
powerful homily which did not omit an
explanation of the duties which devolve
upon fraternal orders in this time of ma
tional peril.
AT the business session. which followed
he church services, Stephen NJ Driscoll
other state officers present included the
ollowing: 4. j. Howard OF Bellows Falls,
secretary; A. c. Moore of Barre. state
reasurer; j. r. Smith of Rutland, war
len; B. j, Mulcahy of Hardwick, advo-
ate. Reports from the officers and va
ious committees were heard, but inter-
st centered principally around the dis
ussion of recreation buildings. The Ver-
mont Knights of Columbus were the
rst of the fraternity in the United
'tates to establish recreation center
or the soldiers The X. of c. building
t Fort Ethan Allen was erected year
go, soon after war was declared, and
fhile hundreds of similar buildings,
Maintained by great nationally created
und, have since been built by the ma
ional X. of c. council, the task of sup
orting the Fort Ethan Allen building
as been met by the state council. At
ne present time there is under consid-
ration a proposal to transfer the title
, the recreation center to the national
,unci, that it may be conducted under
lie auspices TO which many other build
gs are looking for maintenance. The
ate council has a sum of several thous-
Id dollars available for further work,
1t if it is found that the best interests
the soldiers are to be served by trans
rring the property to the national coun-
undoubtedly the move will be author
ed before the convention adjourns to-
~.
Hotel Barre is the convention head
Iarters, and local committee, consist
e of John Hartigan, grand knight,
A. Noonan John 0Leary and E. j.
geps, is looking after comforts and
nveniences for the visitors. For pa.
lotto reasons the annual banquet of
e order will be omitted this year.
Rt Rev. j. j. Rice, bishop of the Ro-
IN Catholic diocese of Burlington, ar
led in the city this afternoon to remain
til the adjournment of the convention.