The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-29

lHREE NUN rs IDUR IN
FRANCE, WHERE OVER s2,ooo,ooo
WAS EXPENDED IN RELIEF
WoRK-FRENcH CLERGY, PEo-
PIE AND GOVERNMENT EN-
THUsIAsTIc OVER WoRk-MR.
JOHNNY EVERs, THE BASEBALL
STAR, WILL SUPERVISE ATA-
LETIc SIDE OF ORDERS REcRE-
ALTON WORK ABROAD.
William J. Mulligan, supreme di-
rector or tine Knights or Columbus,
and the Rev. P. ]. McGivney, supreme
chaplain, have returned to New York
after tour of three months in France,
on which they visited every point
where units of the American expedi-
riOnary force are stationed. and di-
rected a wide expansion of the or
ganization's recreation work in
France, expending some S2,000,000 in
obtaining property at embarkation
ports and other centers for the ereC-
tion of Knights of Columbus huts.
Forty-five of these huts were con-
tracted for, the majority now being
in operation, and in Paris, 16 place de
la Madeleine was leased and equipped
for Knights Of Columbus headquar-
ters in France. The knights, vino re-
ceived General Pershing's cordial ap-
proval of their work, are operating
+braa raoraotioY, luildi a afc M tle hnad.
quarters of the expeditionary forces,
and the French government has placed
special facilities at their disposal for
the purchase of automobiles and other
materials necessary for their recrea-
tion work.
The French government also assigned
fifty English-speaking soldier-priests
to assist the corps of chaplans main
tanned abroad by the organization and
100 additional solder-priests will be
so assigned in the near future. The
French people, and in particular the
French clergy and hierarchy. are en-
thusiastic over the work, and in an
audience with Cardinal Annette, Arch
bishop of Paris, and Cardinal Andrieu,
Archbishop of Bordeaux, Father Nc
Givney was assured that every effort
would be made to aid the Knights of
Columbus in it's work for the American
soldiers.
All Agencies Cooperate.
Mr.. Mulligan and Father McGivney
declared that the outstanding feature
of all war relief work being done for
the American forces was the effective
cooperation of all effort. In places
where the Red Cross or the Y. VI. c. A.
and the Salvation Army are not estab-
lished and the Knights of Columbus
have a hut and secretaries, these ia
cilities are turned over TO them when
| they need them, and the Red Cross
and the Y. NJ. C. A. and the Salvation
Army reciprocate in turn. There are
| It's Knights of Columbus chaplains
and secretaries now in France.
Father McGivney and Mr.. Mulligan
were guests of the French govern
ment in an inspection of the French
and American fronts previous to the
great German offensive. They report
| that the American troops are in fine
fettle and eager to get into action and
| that their high morale enheartens
their allied cOmrades-in-arms. The
American soldiers go --cc.t go. e-I, e-I &c = -; :;
cared for, and in the best of spirits.
There recently sailed for France SUI
| preme Physician Dr. f. w. Buckley
and Supreme Director James J. Nc
| Graw, of the Knights of Columbus,
their purpose being to assist in ad-
vancing the extension of the work.
| Accompanying them were former
Comptroller of the Currency Lawrence
| O. Murray, who recently resigned his
position in the U. s. Signal Corps to
become Deputy K. of C. Commissioner
and a party of chaplains and secre,
taries Joseph Scott, the well-known
orator, appointed special representa-
tive of the X. of C. Committee on War
Activities to survey the field in Great
Britain, will sail with another party
of chaplains and secretaries.
Johnny Evers EnIists as Worker.
Johnny Evers, the famous major
league baseball star, whose name is
known from coast to coast for the
splendid work he did with the Chica
go Cubs and as captain of the World:
Champion Boston Braves, recently of
fered his services to go abroad as ;
general secretary for the Knights o
Columbus, to supervise the athleti'
side of the Orders recreation work
Evers' offer was accepted, and he ha
sailed for France and without doub
: he will find that the news of his ar
pointment will have preceded hin
and aroused enthusiastic anticipation
, among the thousand of boys who hav
watched his career as an idol of tn
diamond.
Letters from chaplains with th
boys in the field and in the trainin
camps testify to the joy with whic
the men welcome the copious SUI
plies of baseball, football and othe
athletic articles, talking machine.
2 band instruments and literature di
q patched from X. of G. headquarters
!. Paris. From Paris headquarters ais
! go substantial checks to aid the cha
I lains in caring for their men.
Fifteen Hundred Volunteers.