New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-20
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
INITIATION AT JEAN
ERETTE.
Brilliant disqualification of De.
gree Work Before Large
Throng of Candidates
and Visitors.

\ brilliant ana SNcctSslhi th-
empliiication Of the first three
degrees of the Order to a large
class was held last Sunday IN the
spacious hall of the Knights OF
Columbus. The work Of the
Third Degree was under the per
sonaI direction Of District Dep
uty A. j. Laplace Of New De
leans. who was ably assisted by
A. j. Caillouet. District Deputy
Of IIouma. La. aud an efficient
set of staff officers and degrae
team from New Orleans Council
No. ia.
Taking also part in the cere-
monial were State Deputy H.
Paul Amiss Of Baton Rouge and
Past State Deputy Chas. q. Moll-
ton Of Lafayette. The repre-
sentation present only gave
another proof Of the grand and
noble work which is being done
over the country today by the
knights of Columbus which is not
only a fraternal organization but
q patriotic one.
The formal program began at
ten o'clock, when the candidates
and members assembled in front
of the Knights of Columbus home
hv Warden VIM. J. Wall and
marched in procession to st. John $
church where High Mass was eel
ebrated by Rev. Father Bardy.
Rev. Father Redmond, s. J. deliv-
cred an eloquent and impressive
sermon which vas listened to
with profound interest by the as
sembled knights and candidates
and from which they derived in
spiration and encouragement.
During the ceremony a special
program Of sacred music was
rendered by a talented choir.
Promptly at two o'clock the
work of comforting degrees com
menced. the first and second de-
grees under the direction Of JAS.
X. Weggman, @ X; Daniel j.
Murphy, D. G. X; w. J. Guste.
Chancellor; j. Harold Parker, +.
s.. VIM. j. Wall, Warden: s. J.
Coogan, Captain of Team. The
following Councils were repre-
sented. New Orleans. Baton
Rouge. Plaquemine, Patterson,
Morgan City, Franklin. New lbc-
ria, Lafayette. White Castle,
Thibodaux, Houma. Marksville.
Crowley and Houston. Texas.
The officers and members OF
the Jeanerette Council left moth
ing undone in making the day al
overwhelming success and spared
no efforts towards the conve-
niences of the teams and the visit
ing members from other Councils.
AT the conclusion of the cere-
refreshments were served
by the ladies on the lawn adjoin-
ing the church,
The following Is list OF the
candidates who received the de-
grees.
Berwick j. Shaw, JOS. G.
Mamma, st. Cyr Landry. Albert
+. Landry, Simon Bourg, Leonard
Lyons. Arthur Trahan. Saul M.
Bodin, Ereaux j. Broussard, Sid
ney Hebert. p. A. Landry, w. J.
Delcambre, Wade Gajan. Rosi-
mond Hebert. Jos. G. Provost,
Clairfait Guidry, David Carrow,
Henri JULIEN, e. p. Mutrux,
Emile Druilhet. Jr.. Arthur J.
Roger. Bernard Deris, Geo. I.
Evans, A. J. Grevemberg. S. B.
Roane, CASTOR Guiberteau, Guy
b. Hebert, Eug. j. Leonard, Wal
ter A. Thomas, Leopold DeBlanc,
Chas. Boudreaux. O. J. Leblanc,
A. L. Babineaux. Paul Naquin,
Joseph Supple. Clay Boudreaux,
Andrew Dupuy, Elodias Miguez.
Jos. Borel, James h. Lewis, Geo.
LANDRY. Lawless B. Lyons, Chas.
II. Calm. Ives Lagarde, A. M.
Bodin. Gustave Leblanc, Claude
G. Hebcrt. Luke Landry. Leodis
Hebert. Louis J. Jansen and
Etienne Sanders.