The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-01-12

have undertaken. The Committee or
War Activities has appreciated the as
sistance they have been given by the
hierarchy, the clergy and the people OF
this country. They have welcomed
advice and suggestions and have paid
careful heed to the opinions of those
who have taken enoungh personal in.
terest in this work to speak their own
minds. There has been some unjust
criticism, of course, for no great work
could be accomplished without adverse
criticism coming from some quarter.
Work Increasing Daily.
1t is the desire of the committee
that the good feeling which this work
has aroused shall continue and that
the people may stand ready to give
further assistance in various ways, as
the need shall arise. There is no
doubt but that only a good solid be-
ginning has been made. The work
and the responsibility are increasing
daily and no limit can be placed upon
the proportions it will have attained
| before the world again finds itself en-
joying the blessings of peace
Everybody Welcomed"
An urgent appeal is being made that
the motto, Everybody Welcome" shall
apply, not only to the knights of Col
umbus buildings within the military
camps, but that this spirit may also
| Undue those living in cities frequented
hv
of Columbus councils have already
| thrown open their rooms to the SOL
diers who are visiting the cities in
which they are located, and it is to be
hoped that this example will be fol-
lowed by all. If the soldier or sailor
is given pleasant place in which to
pass away his leisure time outside the
camp, just as he has been given such
a place within the camps, this welfare
work will have reached the very pin
nacle of it's usefulness. Christian char
ity should inspire every Catholic.
Executive Secretaries Needed.
The demand for high class secre-
taries has also become imperative,
and this offers Catholic men of execu-
tive skill and experience the oppor-
tunity to make a sacrifice for God and
Country, and thereby help in perfect.
ing this splendid work Men of from
forty to fifty years of age, who in
private life are able to command sal
aries ranging from $4,000 a year up,
can be used to advantage in the head
quarters buildings in the camps While
the remuneration offered them for this
work will be only 5000 to $1,000 a
year, it is thought that there will be
many men, who are without depend
ents and who are too old for the selec-
tive draft, who will be willing to de-
vote their services to this cause.
Many such men are doing Y. M. C.
A. work and there is no reason to
believe that the same class of work
ers cannot be secured by the knights
of Columbus Committee on War Ac-
tivities. Applications addressed to the
Committee in care Of the headquar-
tiers, 730 Woodward Building, Wash
ington, ID. c., will be given careful
consideration.
Support Requested of Catholic Organ
izatons.
All Catholic organizations should
rally to the support of the knights of
Columbus in this gigantic program.
In the different cities of the country,
the aid of such societies has been an
important factor in building up the
fund. Donations from the treasures
Of from $50 up to $1,000 and more
have been made by fraternal and social
bodies, especially Of those having a
large membership in the service. The
Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Cath
olic Order of Foresters, the Young
Mems Institute, the Catholic Mutual
Benefit Association, as we'll as the
several womens organizations have
| eagerly and generously participated in
the great campaign, and have helped to
swell the protecting fund of the men
in the service. There is hardly any
Catholic society so poor as not to be
able to contribute at least small Of
fering for this noble cause.
Now Onward and Forward.
1t is time of sacrifice The coun-
try calls for our utmost service. After
all, what are our privations compared
to those who put their very lives in
jeapordy to guard for ourselves and
our posterity the blessings of liberty
and democracy, that we have received
as heritage from our forefathers.
The greater the measures of efficiency
and service which we provide the
shorter will be the great conflict and
the fewer will be the lives that must
be laid down to stay the ugly course
of junkerism and absolutism. Every