The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-17
KNIGHTS Of Columbus
Victory Convention
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the convention, great expectancy was
aroused in his address. And this was
we'll satisfied, for Bro. Scott delivered
Enthusiastically viril account of
what he had seen at the Front, of the
splendid esprit de corps existing be-
tween the American and Allied troops.
He reported that the great need was
for relief work for our men in the
fighting zone. For Gods sake, for
humanity's sake, for our soldiers sake,
for our beloved Orders sake" he de-
clared, speed up our war relief work,
and then dwelt upon his survey of the
situation in Great Britain, and while
he found plenty of opportunity for
service there for the Order, he ex-
pressed that the most urgent need of
assistance was for the men at the
Front.
AS Bro Scott had thrilled the dele
gates with his address on the evening
of the first day of the convention, so
other distinguished speakers held their
closest interest, and aroused them to
| high enthusiasm on the second day.
Marcel Knecht, a member of the
French High Commission, Professor
Van Heck of the Belgian Commission,
and Chaplain Borde d'Arrere of the
French army, and the address of Hon.
Raymond B. Fosdick, Chairman of the
War Departments Commission on
Training Camp Activities, were grip
pingly interesting features of an event.
full days sessions.
Raymond 3. Fosdick Praises Knights.
! Mr.. Fosdick was eloquent in his
praise of the Knights of Columbus,
whose cooperation with the other
war relief agencies he described cpl
dramatically as playing the game. !"
He declared that the Orders work was
directly related to the winning of the
war and that no organization was do
ing better work in the camps than the
knights of Columbus.
Mr.. Fosdick was accompanied by
Rev. Father Burke, esp, and stated
that he came directly from Washing
ton to bring the greetings of the Secre-
tary of War to the K. of G. Convention
Marcel Knecht, of the French High
Commission, brought the convention
to it's feet when he described the Or.
ders work as he had witnessed it,
and Chaplain Borde d'Arrere, who fol
lowed Mr.. Knecht, and whose address
in French was translated for the con
vention by the French High Commits,
sioner, gave spirited account of the
American fighting man as he had seen
him in action and emphasized the
great bond between the Catholics of
America and the Catholics of France
by the work undertaken in France
by the knights of Columbus.
Professor Albert Van Hecke, for
merly of Louvain University and now
of the Belgian Commission, spoke in
similar vein, expressing the gratitude
and admiration of his brave but I'M
| IOIIuudIC COulIly ulcll lOI AllSllCd .
| Intervention.
New Organization Effected.
| Previous to these stirring addresses
by Mr.. Fosdick and the distinguished
foreign visitors discussion of the
Orders plans of war relief work had
been led by the Supreme Advocate,
Bro. ]. G. Pelleties, who explained the
plan whereby the country has been
divided into four zones to facilitate
war fund drives, and it was also ex-
planned how the Committee on War
Activities had established regional
supervision over the different camps,
district supervisors being in constant
touch with the secretaries in camps
under their jurisdiction and also with