The Washington herald., 1919-10-12
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Inc newly elected officers OF Keane
Council presided at the council meet
ing on last Thursday night. at which
there was an unusually large num-
Der OF the members present The
drive for members received much en-
couragement by the activity of the
captains. many new applications hav-
ing been presented to the council. The
chairman Of tho committee announces
that during the Campaign there viii
De published by his committee a
monthly booklet giving the activities
OF the drive and the individual work
OF the fifty captains. The frst pub
lication will be out this month. A
smoker" at ono of the local hotels
TO boost the drive will probably be
given in November.
The proposal for a new home or
clubhouse for the order in this city
was discussed and the council will
from the interest displayed at the
meeting be solidly behind this move
ment.
The dancing assembly will give the
nrst dance OF the season this month.
and meeting of this committee for
perfecting arrangements will be held
on Tuesday. October IA. at K. of C..
AAoAAs OAl UOTln"cSI.
The committee having in hand the
proposal recently made to have Keane
give a ball for the benefit of st.
AIMS Infant ASylum at Easter made
its preliminary report The matter
will be determined at a future meet
ing.
The first and second degrees will
be conferred In October and the coun-
Gil will give its third degree in No
vember. The membership committee
promise 80 candidates for this last
degree. The next meeting of the
council will be a social meeting at
which the lecturer will preside. 1t
Is planned to have a prominent speak
er address the members
Washington Chapter will COM
memorate Columbus Day with Sol
emn Vespers at St. Aloysius Church.
North Capitol and I streets. at u.
m. this evening. The Rev. Edw.
Sweeney. chaplain, will have charge
of the arrangements.
Washington Council will meet
Tuesday night at ST. Mary's Hall for
the first time under the newly in
stalled officers. The important COM
will be announced.
and staff will exemplify the third
degree of the order at Richmond.
Va, this afternoon, to candidates
from the Richmond Councils.
Carroll Council had a record-break-
ing rally last Tuesday evening at 81.
Mary's Hall. over 800 men were pres
ent. A class of fifty-three was ini-
tiated in the first degree. The degree
was exemplified by Grand Knights
Michael ]. Driscoll and p. ]. Haiti
gan; Deputy Grand Knight John J.
King; Financial Secretary H. ]. Kane
and Wardens DeVaney and Montgom-
cry. Following the degree there was
social hour. during which Repre-
sentative Simeon d. Fess, Of Ohio. de-
livered a splendid address. He closed
with a strong appeal to the knights
of Columbus to stand firm in their
support OF American institutions. and
paid the organization a glowing trib-
ute for its record of patriotic service
in the ccuntry's hour of need. He re-
ceived a demonstration of applause.
The address of Representative Fess
was one Of the best ever delivered to
the Knights of Columbus. He said he
had never addressed a more enthu-
siastic audience. and the patriotic at
titude of the great gathering drew
from the speaker the very best that
was in him. Short addresses were
made by Grand knight priscoll of
Spalding Council and Rev. Fathers
Horstcamp Of Congress Heights and