The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-05-17
K. OF c. STATE CONVENTION


the Order in: Minnesota on March /,
was 1851, and the associate member
ship 1886, a gain of 1,716 over last
years figures. Since then about six
hundred members have been added
by initiation, making the total men,
bership, insurance and associate, ap-
proximately $4,000. -.s..
State Deputy Burns also referred to
the great loss which the Order in
Minnesota sustained through the
death of the Most Reverend Arch
bishop Ireland and of the Right Rev
erend Bishop McGolrick whose stead
fast friendship through many years
was valuable asset to the organiza-
| ton.
Election of Officers and Delegates.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: State Deputy, J. c. Whelan
of Minneapolis; State Secretary, John
D. Mahon, Duluth; State Treasurer.
NJ. S. Fisch, AUSTIN State Advocate,
| j. F. Fahey, Mankato; State Warden,
~. w. hughes, CrOokStOn.
The following were elected dele
gates to the National Convention of
the Knights of Columbus which meets
| in Buffalo, n. Y, in August: Judge
T. D. O'Brien, st. Paul; Colonel w. H..
Donahoe, Minneapolis; John Holman,
| Mankato; Edward Murphy, ST. Cloud;
Henry Berg New Ulm c. Keppel,
Hibbing; J. F. Michels, Melrose; and
! G.. T. eastman, Staples.
Archbishop Addresses Delegates.
At the afternoon session of the con
vention the Most Reverend Archbish-
| op Bowling addressed the members.
| He referred to the very friendly rela-
tions which existed between himself
and the Knights of Columbus during
| his residence in Iowa and expressed
| the belief that the members of the
| Order in Minnesota measured up to
| the high standard of their fellow
members in other parts of the coun-
| try. In outlining a plan of activity
| for the future work of the Order he
said numerical growth alone is not
| to be sought after but rather influence
and ideas, for Catholics must take
their place in the intellectual arena
and do battle for the faith courag-
eously and intelligently. The Knights
of Columbus are obligated to enter this
apostolate. The organization must
/ take on new activities and realize that
| the needs Of the age demand an ac-
! tive participation in movements that
make for the social and economic as
we'll as the spiritual welfare of the
people. The war opened up new
avenues of work and influence and
the Order was not slow to take ad-
vantage of them. The demands of
peace are no less eXacting and the
Knights must do for young men,
especially, in the days OF peace what
| they did for the soldiers in time of
war, namely, provide recreational IA
I cilities and shepherd their moments
of leisure in order that they may not
i'be led away by the seductive evil
influences that surround them in the
large cities. Christian education, like
wise, must receive the support and
I encouragement of the Knights of Co
lumbus In this they must follow a
far-sighted program such as was pre-
sented to the convention for its ap-
proval at the morning session and
which will later be placed before the
delegates to the National Convention.
The knights must prove loyal to the
Church and obedient to the leader
ship of the Hierarchy if they would
exemplify all that is noblest and best
in the teaching of the Church.
The State Chaplain, Rev. Robert
Hughes of Mankato, delivered an ad-
, dress to the delegates which will be
found elsewhere in this issue. He
was followed by DR.. E. w. Buckley,
Supreme Physician of the Order, who
dwelt on the overseas activity of the
knights of Columbus; d. w. Dwyer,
, one of the National Directors, who
; spoke on the local and national phases
/. of the Orders work. and Sergeant
John J. Sullivan, Vice President of the
recently organized American Legion
who explained the workings of that
| organization and asked the support OF
the knights of Columbus for the re
} turned soldiers.
: The following resolutions were re
: ported by the committee on resolu
tions:
l. Continued on page 81