Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-29
HARTY PRES|DES
AT DEDICATION
OF KNIGHTS HUT
Archbishop Delivers Patriotic
Sermon at Fort Crook, Where
s0rder Of Columbus Opens
Building to Soldiers.

Solemn high mass and patriotic ad-
dresses marked formal dedication OF
the Knights of Columbus hut at Fort
Crook Sunday. Archbishop Harty
presided, delivering a short patriotic
sermon. The opening words of the
epistle were: Every best gift and
every perfect gift comes from God"
"We have this morning thrown the
mantle of religion around this spaci-
Gus building" said the archbishop. IF
the Knights of Columbus succeed in
THIS endeavor to show you that your
bodies are the temples of God and
that you must keep them clean and
undehled, they will have accomplished
their object. This structure was
builded with three-fold purpose, to
promote the social betterment. to
make for the mental development, and
to effect the moral development of the
boys at this post.
81 am satisfied that we are to win
this war through the moral forces be-
hind our physical strength. That ex-
plains our presence here today.
Gratitude Expressed.
"The archbishop wants to testify
to his gratitude to the Knights OF
Columbus for this great work. You
have the gratitude of parents; you
have the gratitude of the army and
navy, and you have the gratitude OF
the country for this edifce. 1t will
help to develop the flower of our man.
hood quartered here, and from this
altar the young men shall go forth
with God backing them.
"The Knights of Columbus have
helped to unity this country, and with
the slogan of loyalty, self-sacrifice,
devotion and intense interest in the
war. have helped to show the men that
we are with them. May God send on
the president of the United States His
blessed light; on our men in the
blood-soaked trenches His spiritual
strength, and may His divine grace
follow those transports of men now
on the way to the other side"
Following the mass, George F.
Corcoran, York, presented the build
ing on behalf of the Knights of
Columbus.
Duty Is Done.
"This is a red letter day in Our
order," said Judge Corcoran. Last
iall we started campaign throughout
The state for $4,000 to build huts
where the national organization
1eemed the forts too small. The re-
suit you know. The same results al
ways follow an appeal to the patriotic
citizens of this state. Everybody, of
Ill sects, creeds and nationalities
gave their bit, with the result that we
.aised $225,000 We built this build
ng with part of that money. We are
building others. We now turn the
structure over to you, colonel, our
luty is done. No cast of creed or
'eligion is to stop man at its portals.
It is open to all enlisted men at this
ort, and may it aid you in the moral
md physical uplift in the Forty-hrst
nfantry."
Colonel Hite responded, expressing
lis appreciation of the gift. "It's a
,odsend, and its benefits will be car
led to the front rank trenches" said
le.
T. ]. Doyle, Lincoln, delivered pa
riotic address, says: "I'm going to
ak to you from my heart. The doings
# this day have brought home to us
wonderful lessons in patriotism. The
loly sacrifice of mass signifies that
aith in Godfis still alive. The sing
ng of the national anthem at its close
,roves religion and patriotism to be
nseparable. No American can be
rue Catholic and not be 100 per cent
'atriotic. This flag has stood for ex-
lted ideals. Have you ever stopped
o think what we are fighting for?'
Assisting Archbishop Harty at the
mass were Bishop McGovern, Chey-
nne, and 10 priests of the Omaha
Iiocese. A mixed choir sang the mass
nder the direction Of Mary McShane.
The hut was taxed to capacity with
oldiers and civilians. Fifty young
women from Mount St. Marys
caden1y were present.