The Irish standard., 1918-12-28

fighters. 1t was my first fight in an
airplaue. You cannot imagine just
what the sensation is, but those thots
were forgotten in the all-important job
of keeping these men supplied with the
food they needed so badly.
ION coming back the third time I
was wounded by shrapnel and was in
the hospital for three weeks"
For his work in this connection Mr..
Kelly, who is lawyer practicing in
Salt Lake City. Utah. was decorated
with the Legion of Honor Medal for
his exploit
Mr.. Kelly speaks glowingly of the
Knights of Columbus activities over
seas amongst the American soldiers
and sailors.
New York.-Seventeen Knights of
Columbus overseas secretaries, cap
tanned by c. S. ("Sandy") Chapman of
Boston. returned from France on the
LaLorraine this week.
These secretaries had seen service
on every battle front in France and
Belgium and all related many thrilling
experiences. Each had been under fire
and many had witnessed some of the
bloodiest battles of the year.
Every man in the party underwent
many severe hardships while serving
our fighters. For months they expert
enced all the trials and many of the
dangers of soldiers in the actual fight
ing lines. They travelled right with
they fought at Chateau Thierry, while
they were ironing out the Hun salient
at st. Mihiel and While they chased
the foe back toward the German bor-
der
Thru these and other secretaries the
knights Of Columbus served our SOL
diers on every fighting front Thru
them constant flow of Knights of
Columbus supplies was maintained and
Pershing'S men were served, at all
times and under the most trying cir
cumstances, with cigarettes, candies,
chocolates, soap, towels, bullion tubes,
writing materials, hot coffee, tea and
chocolate. and many other comforts.
These Knights of Columbus secre-
taries assisted in succoring the
wounded, acting as stretcher bearers
in many instances, helped to bury the
killed and stood by valiantly serving
X. Of C. supplies during some of the
most terrific fighting in which Perish
ing's men figured.
The party was met at the pier by
William P. Larkin, Director of X of c.
Overseas Activities, and William F.
Fox, of Indianapolis, supreme direc-
tor of the X. of c. and in charge of
Knights of Columbus war relief work
in the Middle-West states
At Knights of Columbus Overseas
Department. Headquarters, 461 Fourth
Avenue, the secretaries We're inter-
viewed by all the New York newspa-
pers and representatives of the prin-
cipal news distributing agencies.
Mr.. G. S. ("Sandy") Chapman, of
Boston, who in private life is an actor,
served as spokesman for the party and
painted graphic word picture of their
thrilling experiences. He described
the effective Knights of Columbus
work in behalf of our fighters and con-
cluded by saying: when the two mil
lion American soldiers and sailors re.
turn from the war the world will learn,
thru them, of the wonderful work, in
their behalf, performed by the knights
of Columbus. Two million men will
always revere the knights of Column
bus for their unparalleled services to
Pershing's and Sims men,
Mr. Chapman went over the list of
secretaries who arrived with him on
the LaLorraine and was able to relate
some stirring experience or expert
ences that each man had while serv-
ing for the knights.
Mr. Chapman was in charge of the
Knights of Columbus hospital depart
ment and the recital of what he saw
from the day when the first wounded
Americans began to arrive in Paris
from the Chateau Thierry battle stirred
his listeners. 1t was tale that paid
tribute to American soldiers when
they were in the very shadow of death
and suffering from wounds received
while fighting to uphold American ira
dition of love for liberty.
He told how he and other knights
of Columbus secretaries worked in hos
pitfalls twenty-five hours each day for
weeks; how they cut the blood-stained
clothing from the wounded bodies,
bathed them and then carried them by
the hundreds to surgeons for opera
tions. They shaved these men, helped
| to baudage their wounds. looked after