The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-11-23

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Knights Of Columbus buildings will
be crowded a. never before during
the coming winter months. and X. of
G. secretaries and Catholic Chaplains
will face big responsibility in assur-
ing comfort. cheer and religious solace
for the soldier visitors.
William ]. Mulligan, Chairman of
Knights of Columbus Committee on
War Activities, discussing today X.
OF c. activities overseas, now that an
armistfce is in effect, said:
I'VE aro exerting every effort to-
ward being prepared for eventualities.
BY that mean that when the period
OF reconstruction actually begins the
Knights Of Columbus will be ready to
care for our soldiers and sailors, dur
ing the time which must elapse be-
fore rehabilitation of our fighting
forces Is accomplished.
And, in my opinion, events during
the period of reconstruction will test
the mettle of the knights of Column
bus and other war work organizations.
ITO look after the recreational,
physical and spiritual welfare of three
million men here and abroad during
wartime is a huge task, but to do it
during a time of peace when these
millions Of men will need more care
and looking after, because they will
have more time to themselves, will
require every ounce of effort that an
organization like the Knights can put
forth.
Three million men, awaiting de.
mobilization, will be harder to care
for than three million men awaiting
to go into battle. Two million men
abroad will chafe to get back home
back to the country they love, and to
keep them contented and happy dur
ing the waiting period is one of the
knights of Columbus tasks for which
we are now preparing.
"The Knights of Columbus pledge
to the American people that no Ameri.
can soldier or sailor will lack care
and comfort, holds good until every
soldier and sailor has been released
from service. We have done much,
are doing much now-but, in my opin-
ion-our task is still ahead of u.s."
One hundred thousand tops for our
boys to spin on the pavements of
Paris and other French cities will be
the next contribution of the knights
of Columbus toward relieving the
monotony that will attack Americas
triumphant millions now that the bust.
ness of killing Germans has been sus
pended.
Chairman VIM. j. Mulligan of the
K. of G. Committee on War Activities
and Director VIM. P. Larkin have
been bombarded with requests from
K. of G. workers abroad for addition
al means Of recreation for our men.
The response they make is that since
the boys have gone over the top until |
they are now on top, the logical thing |
for them to do is to spin tops in their
leisure time. The top spinning will |
form part of the recreation program
the K. of G. is promulgating in con-
nection with their educational and
reconstruction work in France.
Some thousands of the tops will
bear pictures of German war celebre-
ties to act as an incentive for the boys
to put their hearts into the whipping.
Two million American soldiers and
sailors abroad Immediately after an
armistice was agreed upon received
from the Knights Of Columbus a post
card to mail home. The printed cards
read:
I'm safe and sound" There was
space for the soldiers name and regi-
ment which he was to fill in.
Knights Of Columbus secretaries dis
tributed these shortly following an
of an armimstice having
been effected and these cards. It ia
thought, will greatly assist the govern
ment In relieving the anxiety of SOL
diers' relatives. The assurance which
the cards will convey to relatives will
doubtless relieve the anxiety of those
who have not recently heard from I
their boys "oves there"
The distributors of spiritual comfort
who are in France wearing the IA,
miliar X. c. chevrons have their din.
culties to overcome.
It took Rev. Father Osias Boucher.