Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
KNIGHTS INDUCT
A LARGE CLASS
AllOuez Council Initiates so Mem
bers and Has Banquet at
the Harper House.

Sixty we're initiated esterday into
Allouez council 65S, Knights of Co
lumbus in the second class of the
spring, the exercises concluding in
the evening with a banquet at the
New Harper at which James ].
Coughlin, Chicago attorney, gave
patriotic and inspiring address
upon American Citizenship" Five
hundred knights, including the
members of the new class, attended
$50 mass at st. Joseph's church,
marching in a body from the Grub
rooms on Second avenue to the west
end church. Dean H. P Durkin was
celebrant. At 1880 the first degree
work was given and at 2:30 in the
afternoon, work of the second and
third degrees was given by a Chi
cago team. Acting State Deputy
Arthur Donahue had charge of the
afternoon work and District Dep
uty T. J. Murray directed the morn
ing degree work.
Grand knight w. H. Leithner of
the council introduced M. H. Sexton
as POSTMASTER at the evening pro-
gram. In commenting upon the
work of the order in recent months
Mr.. Sexton emphasized the solidar-
ity of Knights of Columbus act1vi-
ties in this community strengthened
by work of the national organiZa-
ten in the war, and urged the local
council to resume seriously Its
plans for a Catholic community
center building on the site at Eigh-
teenth street aand Seventh avenue
acquired by the council before the
war. He said that a building fund
campaign should be undertaken at
once to guarantee erection of the
building within the next two or
three years.
Hints of another building cam
paign were given by Father William
Cleary, formerly assistant pastor at
st. Joseph's, who has lately been
transferred to East Moline. Father
Cleary has already begun prelim,
mary work upon a campaign for a
new chapel in his parish. He con-
graduated the council and class
upon its success. Arthur Donahue,
who directed the afternoon pro-
gram, spoke a few words of COM
mendation for the members of
councils in the tri-cities and spoke
of effect and necessity of a club
building. Dean Durkin delivered a
fine address upon relation of the
Knights of Columbus to civic and
religious life of the community.
Attorney Coughlin, recently dis
charged from the army after II
months of service, said that ideals
of American citizenship were en-
bodied in belief of equality of men;
honesty and fair-dealing and toler-
ance, both of race and creed" Eff
fects of the war and uniting of men
of all walks of life and all colors in
the common purpose during the last
few months, he said, had gone a
long ways toward bringing realiza-
ton and appreciation of those prin-
cipals. Complimenting the men upon
their unselfish devotion to duty he
charged that the government had
failed in its stewardship and refer
red to the recent honorable dis
charge of conscientious directors
with full back pay, allowances and
bonuses, as "the most damnable in
suit hurled into the face of men
who put a gun on their shoulder
and stood ready to use it against
the common enemy"
Leo Carroll told of Impressions
of the Day" from a candidates
viewpoint.
Musical numbers during the
evening were furnished by Mrs.
Mae Richards-Casey. Miss Amanda
Schmidt, Fred Mielke, John Naab
and Philip H. Grady, Chicago bari
tome William StePbiQSkV was ac1
companist
List of the candidates who made
up yesterdays class follows:
fl -viewhswitB a,grama r
Joseph Bredar, c. ]. Van Hor-
beche, M. r. McFadden, G. Martin,
X. H. Kurth, r. Lovejoy, E. O'Brien,
F. Barraz, W. P. Gerlich, H. w.