Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-07-24
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NEWS NOTES ABOUT IOWA
X. OF e.
BY Joe Mccormick, State Secy.
II

AS an indication of the service which
the Knights of Columbus are render
ing, lost soldier" department has
just been opened in connection with
the New York headquarters. Through
cooperation with the Adjutant Gen
erals office information will be furn-
ished without cost about soldiers who,
through carlessness or other reasons,
fail to keep in touch with their famil-
les and friends. The Red Cross looks
after prisoners and any who cannot
write home because of being disabled.
A statement, evidently unauthorized,
appeared recently in many papers to
the effect that the K of C, war work
needed women The state secretary
took this up with Supreme Seer etary
Mckinley, who advises that he knows
of no branch outside the Red Cross
where Catholic women are made use
of. Outside of a couple of women in
the Paris headquarters, the Knights
have sent no female workers abroad
and have not used any in the American
cantonments, as the X. Of G. have not
yet gone into the hostess house or
canteen service.
Many secretaries, who must be from
81 to SO years old, are needed for
overseas K c. work. Applications
may be obtained from the state secre-
tary at Cedar Rapids.
James W. Fay. who has been assis-
tant cashier of the Commercial bank
at Emmetsburg reported July Is for
work as assistant secretary for the K.
OF c. service at Camp Dodge.
The state secretary has just receiv-
ed request from the State Historical
Society of Iowa for two copies OF all
pamphlets, posters and other publicity
material issued by the Knights Of Col
umbus in connection with their war
activities. This data will be perma-
nently preserved in the Iowa annals
for the benefit of posterity.
Iowa priests are responding gallant
ly to the governments call for army
and navy chaplains. Among those who
are preparing to leave soon for duty
are Fathers Smith and Veit of Boone,
and Father Sweeney of Churdan, all
of the Sioux City diocese and Father
d. ]. Lenihan of Waterloo and Father
F. j. Frein of Dubuque, both of the
Dubuque diocese. Father Lenihan
who is brother Of ]. J. Lenihan. OF
Cedar Rapids. is the frs. clergyman
from Waterloo to enter such service
and he and Father Frein already have
been ordered to report at Louisville
Ky, which is one OF the large training
camps for chaplains.
The members Of Fort Madison coun-
Gil combined business and pleasure on
Friday evening, July -, when they
pulled off moonlight excursion on the
steamer Sidney. The entire proceeds
will be given to the war work fund
in addition to what has already been
subscribed by the Fort Madison folks
Historical pictures of important
events in former wars are being given
to every recreational center of the
knights of Columbus by Hart Schaff-
ner & Marx. These pictures also are
being shown in the windows of stores
selling this popular brand Of cloth
| ing.
Iowa City knights have generously
offered to open their halls and club
rooms to the soldier boys of the Iowa
University cantonment. An entertain
ment is being planned for the soldiers
one of the features of which will be
patriotic address by Hon. M. ]. Wade
The Catholic Women's league Of Des
Moines are entitled to hearty vote
of thanks for the interest they are TAX
ing in the X. c. work. The league
recently was instrumental in putting
up attractive curtains in the K. c,
buildings at Camp Dodge and also at
the hospital in Fort Des Moines.
Hon. Martin J. Wade is scheduled
for a patriotic address at Ames on
Sunday, July 21, when parochial
service flag in honor Of the boys from
|St. Cecilia's parish, many Of whom
are knights, will be raised. Presi-
dent Pearson of the Ames Agricultur-
al college also will speak.
Very Rev. j. J. Toomey, former
chaplain of Cedar Rapids council 909,
gave two lectures at the summer
school for priests July II and II at
Dubuque college.
Early in June the X. of G. service
flag which has attracted so much at
tention in front of the fine club house
in Dubuque, contained 126 stars and
quite few more will now have to be
added since the last draft. This comes
mighty near being record and the
Dubuque knights are entitled to con-
gratulations on such fine showing.
The outdoor field mass inaugurated
by Father McDermott, post chaplain
at Camp Dodge, is proving more pop
ular with each succeeding Sunday and
hundreds of nom Catholics always are
present at the services. ..-.