South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-26
KNIGHTS CONFER
FOURTH DEGREE
EXempIlfiCatiOn Work Held in
This City for the First
Time.


candidates from Anderson. Upton.
Marion. Alexandra. south Bend,
NOtre Dame. Elkhart Mishawaka.
Peru, KOkomO, Logansport. Wilma
mac. Whiting. Gary Crown Point.
Michigan City. Laporte and Niles
were formally vested with the
baldFic and sword.
The fourth degree work proper
began sunday morning al 1880.
Candidates attended solemn high
requiem mass at 81 PatriCk's church
and took part i'm the preliminary
services following the mass The
Rev. John j.. DeGroOte, @. =. g..
preached the sermon at the mornin-
serv ices and pointed out the need OF
a strong Christian laity
Initiation Exercises.
Initiation exercises BEGAN at
o'clock sunday afternoon in the re-
CeptiOn rooms of the Indiana club.
carl H. RoeJer of St Louis took
charge of the degree work and was
assisted by 4. rs. Fortier John q.
Hiss, Frank +. tiOudaU Charles =.
Hagerty. ID. }. Kelly. w. T.. Benitz
ard the Rev. Mathew a Schumacher
OF Notre Dame. Musical numbers
for the ceremonies were furnished
by the Columbia quartet Of Chicago,
led by Dr. Charles ID. O'Callaghan.
At the close OF the initiation the
newly installed men bers. together
with guests and ladies from all parts
of the state. assem- bled in the Rotary
room at the Oliver Motel -Four nun
dred knights. ladies and guests of
honor were present Donahue's
orchestra rendered selections be-
tween courses, and Charley Nc
Caulcy OF the Notre Dame Glee cluE
sang several of his ragtimo special
ties. Selections were also furnished
by William r. Madden, Albert H.
Winkler. Edward j. Albright and
Waldo !. McCabe of the Columbia
quartet of Chicago.
Dickens j. POSTMASTER
Earl =. Dickens. master OF the
fourth degree in northern Indiana,
acting as postmaster. introduced the
Rt Rev. MOnsignOr r. B. d. Bick
erstahe Drew, the famous Enslish
novelist and army chaplain
in introducing McnsiSnor Drew
Mr.. Dickens observed that for g.
a chaplain with British forces at
home and abroad. lie came to this
country six weeks ago accompanied
by cousin. Frank Bickerstahe
Drew, and is making a lecture tour
of the middle western states. Mon
sisnor DreWs pen name is John
Ayscough.
Mgr. Drcw's Address.
THE knights OF Columbus" said
the mOnsiFnOr have evidently
planned well in taking the name of
the great discoverer for their pa
trOn of their organization. lie
continued saving that he had oo-
served that the knights had done
wonderful work IN war times and
thought that it was quite within
their range 10 carry on their noble
cndeavors 20 the work of recon
struction. Personal reconstruction.
the mOnsiguor asserted. is the only
reconstruction that is bound tc have
erect
Speaking. of the influences of the
war on religion ne said Il can not
personally see am evidence OF a
resurrection Of religion caused by
which is as far removed from the
sermon on the mount as one can
imagine The Knights of Columbus
by taking on some of the onthusi-
asm of the olden lsnishts can rem
der wonderful service in reconstruc-
ton"
Proctor ON Degree.
Former state Sen. Robert Proctor
or Elkhart spoke on THE Fourth
Degree" on behalf OF the members
he pointed out the perlls of social
ism and bolshevism and aNerrCd that
To was the duty of all Americans 20
raise their voices against discomfort
and anarchy. and thus De true tc
the 90, 600 VINO gave their lives fot
the true Cause i'm the late war. The
time viii never come said Proctor.
when the bolshevists viii run their
red over the .ed. white ana blue of
our country"
Overseas secretary of the X. c.,
ID. L. GRADY of WhiunS. related eN-
gorlences he had while IN France
with an American combat division
CaNsnaugh Praises Drew.
The Very Rev. John Cavanaugn OF
Notre Dame paid tribute To Mon
slgnor Drew. knights of the Car
pet or knights ot the Fray was F'r
Cavanaugh's suDJeCf He dealt with
roconstructlou and anarchy point
ing TO the duties tine knights as
sumed durins the war.
Bolshevism. according 10 the pres
ijont OF \oue Dame, is not "a new
thing IL began away back m the
Gard-n of Eden. BolsheVlsm is dis
obedience and anarchy. There Is
anarchy IN the home. IN the school
anarchy always I'm the American
home there ls the vacant throne
E.-.s Of today, according TO
Pres't CaVanaugh are noted tot
their obedience 20 sons. Daughters
40 from the cradle Ia the dance
halls
Abolish COmmerclalism-
Americans are not academic ana
phuosophic said III. CaNanaugn.
and as a result there IS much COM
nlercIalisn IN our country TO-DAY.
much of the COmmeTCialism which