South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-22
K. {. INITIATION
BANQUET SUNDAY
Belgian Consul of Chicago and
other Men Address
Gathering.

Nearly 800 people enjoyed the in
itiation banquet Of Mishawaka coun-
Gil. No. 1873, knights of Columbus,
at ST. Josephs hall Sunday evening.
Entertainment was provided by the
sophomore quartet of Notre Dame
university. Walter O'Keefe of the
university, and the Liberty orches-
ira. The committee in charge of
the affair was composed of Messrs.
". A. Kraus, W. II. HOerstman, A.
Besinger. c. F'utterknecht and l..
Weber. The second and third de
grees were conferred Sunday after
noon. the latter being eXemplified by
Stephen A. Callahan and his assist
ants OF Fort Wayne.
George A. Lang, acting as chair
man and POSTMASTER, introduced the
speakers of the evening, District
Deputy James r. Hines and eX-Sen.
Robert +. Proctor. The audience
was afforded a delightful surprise in
the person of the Belgian consul,
Dr. Cyriel Vermeren OF Chicago,
who addressed the audience. DR..
Vermeren was in the city Saturday
evening 10 assist at the mass meet
ing of the Belgian people.
Tells OF KnighthoOd.
Prof. Hines spoke on knight
hood and Service" and told of the
| order from the time OF it's inception
10 the present, showing the ideals
for which it has stood and proving
beyond possibility of question its pa
triotic devotion 10 the government.
He related the historical facts of
Americas birth, when Columbus
braved the terrors of the unknown
! seas TO establish a new nation, and
offered as evidence the part The
| church mas played in the nations
history, the heroism of LaSalle, Mar
quette. Balboa and others Of the
early explorers.
That the knights have stood glor-
iously firm in all times OF the ma
tons peril and distress, was shown
| by Prof. Hines, who described the
part they have taken in every war
since the revolution. in which La
! fayette played so noble a part, and
down to the present war which has
called 20 the colors he flower Of
Americas Catholic manhood.
| Describing the courage and hero
ism of Belgium, TO whom he paid
! tribute. Prof Hines stated that the
world has found a new Leonidas in
the brave Cardinal Marcier of Bel
GUM. He concluded by stating that
he conceived a vision of the new
peace treaty which is TO come when
the allied nations have vanquished
their common foe. at which the
4 church will be represented as a de-
fender and supporter of the glorious
Stars and Stripes
DIR. Nermercn Speaks.
DIR. Vermeren. when called upon,
told Of the knighthood Of Belgium.
rand in their name presented the
greetings of the little nation 10 their
brothers in America He paid low
ing tribute 10 Albert, king of the
Belgians. and the knight Of knights
and TO Cardinal Marcier and the
generals of the Belgian army who
nave achieved fame in the present
war.
Or. Nermeren reviewed the kais-
er's boast that he would lunch ir
Paris, but declared that the little
Belgians, who stood in his way
spoiled the broth. He remarked that
it would require only Gen. Perish
ing's efforts to totally discourage the
war lord in his ambitions TO lunch
in Paris. In honor OF the distin.
guished visitor the audience rose anC
sang one stanza of America"
EN-Sen. Proctor's address Wa.
thoroughly patriotic in character
and he reviewed the part which tn,
Knights Of Columbus have played d
all previous times in the country.
history and will continue TO play
He appealed strongly to the loyalty
Of his audience and urged them {,
stand back Of the president in ever,
lunderta king.