El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-30
k. c. HALL FOR
ALL SOLDIERS
Bishop Schiller Gives and
Gen. Hornbrook Receives
It With Ceremony.

In the presence Of an audience that
packed the hall to Its fun capacity
Sunday afternoon, Rt. Rev. A. J.
Schiller, bishop OF the diocese Of FL
Paso, presented 10 Gen. J. J. Horn
brook. in command OF the United
States forces in this district the new
Knights Of Columbus building at Fort
Bliss. The ceremonies began at $3.50
and lasted until shortly after o'clock.
The building. decorated with the ma
tionaI colors and also with flags Of
the allies and numerous war posters,
presented a striking appearance, with
the sun fltering through the glassed
porches on either side. Soldiers, &C
quainted with the purposes Of the
building continued writing letters
home during the ceremonies, only
pausing now and then as some strik-
ing remark was made by a speaker
New Altar Installed.
Early sunday morning mass was
celebrated and viii be held there each
Sunday morning in future A new
altar arrived Saturday and was i'm
mediately installed in the place re-
served for IL at the head Of the hall
behind folding doors which are opened
during services Rev. Thomas Slevin
Is the elal pam IN GllaI re anu AAAuD4N-l
Grummel is the secretary
County judge VIII p. Brady presided
and introduced Ri Rev. bishop Schu-
Ter, who said in part
Patriotism Akin TO Charity.
1T is my privilege TO represent the I
national council OF Catholic war ac- J
Invites and the Knights Of Columbus
in the dedication OF this building.
Those who are acquainted with the Z
story Of the war are acquainted with :
the work Of the Knights Of Columbus D
and their war activities Patriotism F.
is akin to charity. Next TO the love Of J
Sod it is the highest virtue II IS /
virtue which makes US ready 10 give I
all we have and all we are. in order
that our country may be free and that Z
we may 20 on in the conservation Of /
human liberty.
The patriotism Of those Of the .
Catholic faith needs no eulogy from .
the time Of our great Washington. \
through the times Of our great Lin
coin and on down 10 this. the time /
II our great Wilson, Catholics have I
given positive proof OF their patriot
sm-
Catholics Sacrificing Loyalty.
1T has been told from time TO time ]
hat we were not patriotic. that we
we're scheminE by some means or
other TO overthrow the government.
but men who know the sacrifices /
made by Catholic sons and mothers /
md fathers. know that they are will +
nE and that they do sacrifice every
ting for the government. Secretary /!
0f war Baker IS authority for the /
statement that IS percent of the army.
20 percent Of the navy and 50 percent ]
II the marines are men OF Catholic 7
faith Catholics represent only one \
eighth or one tenth OF the population !
II our country. yet we have given in I
his proportion
Starts During Mexican Trouble.
The Knights Of Columbus work
started here in EI Paso during the late .
with Mexico and the I
government requested that I
he Knights OF Columbus should join
with the Red Cross, the y. ~ c. A.. \
the Jewish welfare league and the /
Army IN carrying out this
work during the present war. And j
right now 7 wish 10 acknowledge ]
he obligation OF the Knights OF Co
umbus 10 the Y. II. C. A. and the \
lther organizations for their splendid /
cooperation in carrying out this pro-
gram. There has never been any
'ivalry between the various o-gani-
.ations. There has been unity Of pur-
rose and concord throughout in all Of
he huts, as there VIII be in this beau
iful crystal palace. There viii be
lh tE -uvu hlllElLs OF AN4All ulS secre-
aries in France by December OF this
ear The Knights o. Columbus are
lroud to be OF some service in FL Paso
md TO provide something OF the home
ife to the boys here"
Addressing himself TO Gen. Horn
lrOok. he said. "On behalf Of the
Knights Of Columbus I desire TO
resent to you for the government
his building for the use Of all your
Joys, each and every one Of them
every one is welcome; everything is
rec"
All Christian Soldiers
Gen. HornbrOok said. in acceptance,
As a representative Of the war de-
.artment, II gives ne pleasure 10 &C
ept this building for the boys As
distinguished from a barbarous ma
ion, we believe in looking after the
ocia1 side. The religious level Of the
oldiers is the religious level Of the
alton. For we are no longer a small
art OF the people. The soldiery is
ADJUSTMENTS.