The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-19
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DRIVE

at two o'clock has been gathering
throughout the week in their various
parish halls to familiarize themselves
with the details of the work, and to
be ready to place before the people of
Minneapolis in brief, clear, and fore
ible way the vital Importance of the
work the Knights are doing and the
splendid efficiency with which they
arc doing it.
They have read in The Catholic Bull
letin of last week, for example, of
that camp in the South where the
soldiers crowd into the K. of c.. hall
for the Rosary half an hour before the
devotions begin, and linger on their
knees before the Blessed Sacrament
long after the Benediction has ended.
They have been told of Camp Dix in
New Jersey, where both Protestant
and Catholic soldiers come in to watch
dramatic performance even while
other throngs of the Catholic men are
crowding about the four contessionals
in the hall, or with manly piety kneel-
ing on the floor saying their penances
as utterly unmindful Of the show as if
they were in their own churches at
home. And the show may last from
half past seven o'clock till nine; but
the confessions begin at three and last
till eleven. They are familiar, too,
with the letter which came from a
Scandinavian soldier in one of the
southern camps and written on a X
of G. letter head. Evidently some
lingering prejudices still lurked in the
mind of the soldier or his Mime
a2olis friend, for he introduces his
letter with the explanation: You will
be surprised that / should go into a
Knights of Columbus hall to write a
letter; but, believe me, the K. of G..
hall is "the only place in this camp.
At Camp Greene in North Carolina
where 10000 men are in training
non-Catholic colonel suggested to his
officers and men that they attend mid
night Mass at Christmas in a body,
and both Catholics and non-Catholics
gladly complied. The bands of daily
communicates not only in the trenches
in France but in the various canton
ments in this country seem to lift
our soldiers into the ranks of the
Crusaders.
= These are few of the facts, due
chiefly to the work of the knights of
Columbus in our army and navy,
which the captains, lieutenants and
other workers of next Sundays drive
are studying and mastering. 1t is
such inspiring facts that have filled
the hearts of our Catholic men with
a holy enthusiasm for helping on the
work of the knights; while the official
endorsement of the President and the
Secretary of War, the hearty support
of both our ex-Presidents and the con-
tribution of 100000 by the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation, with all it's hard
headed business conservatism, inspire
non-Catholics with confidence in the
work and the conviction of it's tre-
mendous Importance for the welfare
of our soldiers and the success of our
army and navy.
The Official Collectors.
Every authorized worker on Sunday
will wear the designated badge: the
American flag stamped on a white
button, to which is attached red rib
bon bearing the words, tx. of c. War
Camp Drive, Jan. 20, 1913"
The receipt book carried by each
collector contains blanks on which
contributors may agree to pay in their
entire contribution next Sunday or in
various installments up to March 81.
1t is urgently requested that every
contributor insist upon getting a re-
ceipt, no matter how small the amount
given may be. All checks will be
made payable to w. p. Devereaux,-
1915 Chamber of Commerce.
Thoroughly equipped with knowl-
edge of what the X. of G. War Camp
means to all our soldiers and sailors,
the executive committee, the captains
and the other workers are determined
that on Sunday they will rouse Min
neapolis to emulate the example of
other cities which have oVer-sub-
scribed their quotas.