The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-06
Mass in st. Patrick's Cathedral
to Precede "VictOry"
Meeting.
BUSY WEEK IS PLANNED
War Activities to Be Discussed
and S5O,OOO,OOO Drive
Outlined.

be opened to-day at 10 O'Clock with
mass in ST. Patrick's Cathedral. Mgr
Lavelle will be the celebrant and
sermon will be preached by the Right
Rev. william T. Russell. d. D.. Bishop
q Charleston and member Of the ah-
ministration committee OF the National
Catholic War Council. Cardinal Farley
will occupy his throne.
The formal sessions of TIRE oonven-
ton will be held in the grand ballroom
of the Waldorf-Astoria and will begin
at II 40 o'clock this morning. Repre-
sentatives OF more than 100000 members
of the knights OF Columbus began to
arrive here as early as Saturday and
Sunday. and yesterday a large number
were welcomed by the New York and
Long Island members.
THIS Is "victOry Week"
This Vice., has been chosen as vic
tory Week by the Knights, and the war
activities of the organization will be the
most prominent question considered.
This Is SO for obvious reasons. and the
convention slogan, which has been ac-
cepted by the supreme board Of direc-
tors, Is Everybody welcome. everything
free
Everybody welcome, everything free
means Just what II says to the soldiers
and sailors OF the American Army and
Navy. 1t means that a doughboy. Just
back from the trenches and out OF spend
Ing money. may walk into a K. of c. hut
and secure from the secretary in charge
cigarettes. games or any of the other
things kept in stock. and he can get
them for nothing.
William ]. Mckinley. supreme secretary
~ ha Il nj n
three months trip TO the American front
line trenches and European capitals.
What he saw there, especially In the
trenches and in the base and GONZALES
cent hospitals. resulted in the "Fvery-
body welcome. everything free" idea.
and the slogan was the direct result OF
his journey. He will report to the con-
vention to-day about his trip.
Among those who will attend the open
ing session will be Supreme Knight
| James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia.
! Supreme Advocate Joseph G. Pelletier.
| District Attorney OF Boston Willism J.
Mulligan, chairman OF the knights of
Columbus Committee on War Work Ac-
| tivities and William +. Larkin. Amer
| lean director OF the organizations over
| seas work.
The most important thing will be the
| plan to send 1000 secretaries across the
Atlantic for war work, as well as the
| establishment OF 1000 workers at the
| home cantonments
Knecht to speak Tonight.
Tonight Marcel Knecht OF the French
| high commission will address the mem
bers at the Waldorf and will tell them of
the help extended by their field secre-
| taries to the refugees and poor of
a - that MALI, ~ tn
| France.
The supreme board OF directors met
| in the Waldorf Sunday and discussed the
| convention plans.
| The Brooklyn knights started their
| drive for funds yesterday to make the
| knights of Columbus Coney Island week.
August rs to 81, a success. Harry
| Gardiner. the human fly, scaled the
Mills Building. at IS Broad street. on
the outside. collecting funds as he went,
| In addition to GARDENERS feat Mrs.
| William r. Hearst opened the Mills
| Building drive and Thomas Kehoe. an
American boy who fought from Ypres
/ down the west front to Arras and was
so severely wounded that he was In
valided out of the British army. told
the crowd OF his experiences.
! Another speaker was Sergeant Blake
ton when American marines first faced
the Germans in France and was gassed.
He also told the crowd about It.
| But when Gardiner started to mount
the outside OF the big red building a real
! crowd collected TO watch him swing from
| window coping to cornice. securing a
toe hold here and a finger hold there.
lie was dressed in white and wore the
! letters *. c." in dark blue on his back
As he scaled the side OF the building he
| collected money from tenants and re-
| peatedly climbed back down one or two
| floors when special offers were made to
him.
Several Thousand Dollars Given.
While Gardiner went slowly up the
side OF the building fifty pretty girls
dressed In white, with knights of Co
lumbus sashes across their shoulders
| circulated through the crowd with col.
! lection boxes Gardiner made the climt
successfully and the Coney Island Week
| Fund was enriched by several thousands
of dollars in bills and coin.
This Coney Island week means that the
Brooklyn Knights are going TO spend
some OF the money collected between
now end August ?6, TO buy tickets fol-
! Coney Island attractions and pass then
| out to soldiers and sailors who are or
| their way "over there" free OF charge.
| August 81 will be City Day at tn,
Island and Mayor Hylan will be on hand
to see that the doughboys and able sea
| men enjoy themselves Before the
Mayor graces the entertainment Presi.
dent Wilson will press a button in the
White House which will turn on the
| Coney Island lights
! Then on August IS Gov Whitman 1.
scheduled to appear and see to It that
| everybody has good time. on the
29th Coney Island will be devoted Il
| Navy Day and there will be a parad,
| of 1000 bluejackets, which will be re-
viewed by Secretary OF the Navy Dan
ieis.
on the next day Secretary OF Wa,
4 Baker has been asked to attend the cele
, bration of Army Day. but SO far tn,
Brooklyn Knights of Columbus have re-
ceived no word from him.
Four bishops TO he Present.
But the important thing to-day IL tn,
convention in the Waldorf. In the eve
ming four bishops. representing the four,
teen arhbishops OF the National Cath
Ollie war Council. will attend the session
They are Bishop russell of Charleston
s, C., Bishop Patrick J. Hayes. chaplain
bishop of the United States forces
Bishop Muldoon OF Rock Island, ILL.,, ant
Bishop schrembs OF Toledo. Ohio.
II was definitely announced yesterda,
that the knights drive for $4,000, Oo(
war fund will be started in January
Details have not been decided Upon. but
Mr. Mulligah said last night the driv,
would follow the Christmas holidays.