The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-03
+,;otisn the Dominant Note
\ ! Great Gathering Of
MEMBERS Of the Order
NlV1AN -... fya.
from Three Cities.
RAToRY AND MUSIC
L Proud Place Of the Organi-
|,ation in the War Work
Shown by Some Reports
Of It's Activities.

Shown by Some Reports
Of It's Activities.
rour hundred men, lawyers, doctors
sasanis nriests, old men, young
sn.-forr hundred men singing ioln-
;oyously, in that diapason OF dearly
y,est that only two songs can evoke.
49, 49, hundred men In Keokuk sing
eThe star Spangled Banner
;. was the dominate note Of the BAH
+ 81 the Knights Of Columbus lasc
Sls toasts and speakers all had a pa
ot,c note. whatever the topic, all in
rmony with the great work of the
&. during the war and they lasted
iii after midnight.
LOYALTY to the United States alone,
tcnomy for old Ireland and Presl-
nj wilson were the things most loud
annlauded by the audience.
The large Woodman hall, even in its
iatine DAYS when it was Gibbons
era house. was never more filled
a last evening, when four hundred
= sat at five tables extending the
tire length OF the hall, with the
keakers thanking the POSTMASTER at 9
III across the stage end of the room.
Red carnations in profusion gave a
rclr of color, and pretty girls in
Mite added to the beauty of the bril-
bntIy lioI,ted rooms.
Ague's orchestra responded to en-
bras and was loudly applauded. espec-
iy when the airs were patriotic or
artial.
The stars and stripes were in a
andard behind the speakers table and
icnlor steamers were here and there.
Theirs Loyalty That Lasts.
aYour's was no fair weather loyalty
your work demonstrated" said
Gorge S. Tracy in an eloquent pany.
eric of the X. C. as the beginning OF
be addresses of tho evening. "Wher-
YER the fight was the thic.1est, where
| ell belched forth destruction, there
ere found the KNIGHTS Of Colum bus,
3 said, and this is no idle compH
bent hut your just dues, for it is the
futh Your benefactions were expend
"a to all, irrespective Of standing, col
Il or Selief."
That readiustment, rather than re
obstruction, is at hand for the world
Er Tracy argued, and this readjUst
fcnt must be thoroughly and funda
Eentally done.
'Rrotherly love. and the Golden Rule
Pave taken, a former grip on the
lbought of the world he said. and
ftEis war has done more for Christian
III than any event / can recall since
he crucifixion."
Hcw the War Elevated Minds.
The speaker traced the causes ans
FLEETS Of the higher thought evolved
Pr active service in the war. to its log
zeal conclusion of broader sympatfie:
fnd higher ideals for humanity. H'
Pnade plea for coordination amons
Fhe churches and praised an occasion
Ahen Y. NJ. G. A worker addressed
b Jewish audience in Knights of Co
pumbus hall.
Why should any protestant or an
Catholic have any feeling enc agains
me other he asked and told how wei
hey fought together for an unselfisl
'fofire in the victorious war.
The task of making democracy SAT
y the world is passed on to us, and
rs must shoulder a gun to stamp on
solshevisIn and the I. w. W., let us d
now and stamp out all disioyalty t
ar institutions" was a sentiE.en
PARTLY applauded by the audience, a
as statement that the army shoul
! De mustered out until all such dar
ser has passed.
This war will not be over until DO
ihevlsm is stamped out and the spread
rs Of that doctrine deported," he sale
Ihe all absorbing question Of tn
league of nations is not pol
acai question, he said out a it'll
ihe oest Proposed method of pre-
sehting war, vhich will enable US t
Practice preparedness without to
4srge an army and navy.
!, Every treaty made for years, ha
zen an entangling alliance he salt
ilvin the Monroe doctrine to the Pan;
advice.
But in the meantime let US all stan
y and renew our oath of fealty an
say we owe allegiance to but one coul
~ and that the United States
america. We're the concluding word
=, Mr Tracy, which were loudly al
plauded.
How tho Order is Growing.
James Mccormick, o. Cedar Rapid
s,ecFetary Of the Iowa state council
,,as devoted most of his time durin
ne last few years to war work. an
~ rs Greeted enthusiastically when i
arose to speak.
re told Of tho present campaign
:, q million members, instead I
~, present membership of 433 900 {
aa.pm 10000 are in Iowa. and said tf
,ssanp2lgn while not well started for
'"sS It's own success already.
we are very proud of the way Il
.snlshts of Columbus and Catholic
u Iorfed IN the United War Work driy
|, Z ooiaer 10 shoulder with all others
@s sad as well as in the Red Gro:
'la Other drives.
Twenty-Five men qualified fro
!, I'VE 10 80 to France as X. C. seer
, A. he sai6, "and fifty went
= ulcrical ~, y,-,x- 4