Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-07-26
Prominent Men in the Army, Navy
and Civil Life VIII De-
liver Addresses.
viii Decide Nationwide Plan For
System of Night
Schools.
OPPOSE ExTREME RADIoALrsM.

The Peace Convention. of the
Knights of Columbus, to be held in
Buffalo, N. Y, on August 5-6-7,
will be the largest convention, from
point of numbers and amount of
business to be transacted, that the
Knights of Columbus have held since
their foundation as a fraternal order
over thirty-seven years ago. While
the annual meeting of the Supreme
Council of the X. of c., known as
the supreme convention, usually
takes two days, this year, so large
is the volume of business, that an
additional day has been fixed.
Prominent men in the army, navy
and in civil life will address the con-
vention, which will hold its first ses-
sion in the X. of. G. Council build
ing in Buffalo and then transfer
the sessions to the Statler Hotel
there. Archbishop Hayes, OF New
York, has been invited to address
the convention. Bishop Shahan,
Rector of the Catholic University.
will deliver the sermon at the high
mass which precedes every X. of G.
Supreme Council meeting, and
DloHOp vi oAC1 W ~
the celebrant of the mass.
1t is expected that over one
thousand knights from all parts of
the United States, Canada, New
| foundland, Porto Rico, Cuba, Mexico
and Panama will be present at the
convention. Last year in New York
City the Knights held their prophetic
Victory Convention at the height OF
the war. and this year their conven-
eion has been styled the Peace Con-
vention to signalize the gradual
transfer OF the organization s
energies from war relief work to
public work necessitated by the ma
tion's return to peace basis.
So large has been the growth OF
the knights of Columbus during the
past year that numerous delegates
have been added to several Of the
States-each State of the Union and
Province Of Canada and other juris-
dictions being represented by numer-
Ical strength in the convention. One
of the principal activities upon
which the convention will decide Is
the newly launched X. of G. plan for
a nationwide system of night
schools. Prominent educators of all
parts of the country will meet IN
New York the week of July 81 and
arrange q concrete programme to
be presented to the X. of c. Supreme
Council. This programme will In
clude in its scope the educational
advancement of the 100000 mem
bers of the X. of G. and such Other
members OF the general public who
desire to take advantage of the
courses the knights will establish
The object is to give quickly as
simulated course in practical and
cultural subjects.
| James A.. Flaherty, Supreme
Knight, and william j. Mckinley
Supreme Secretary, Joseph c. Pelle
tier, Supreme Advocate and DR.. f.
w. Buckley will render reports on
the condition of the knights oil
Columbus. William J. Muliigan
Chairman OF the X. of G. Committee
on War Activities, and William p
Larkin. Oversee Director, will also
report
The knights have taken a definite
stand in regard to the spread Of
extreme radicalism in this country
|Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty
having delivered an ultimatum &C
IBolshevists early In the year. The
convention will ratify his declaration