Arizona republican., 1919-02-20
SAYS GENERAL
 FOCH TO COME
 ID U. ]. IN MAY
Supreme Knight Flaherty of K. of c. Makes State ment While on Visit in This City-De elighte d With Salt River Valley Gets Wonderful Recep- tion.

General Ferdinand F'och, allied com mander- in-chicf will visit the United States in May of-this year, and during hs visit Che Knights of Columbus will present him with 30 jewelled baton. which Is now being prepared at cost of Si000.'
 Addressing largely attended gath crIug of Arizona Knights Of Columbus at the meeting held in the Hotel Adams yesterday Supreme Knight James \. flaherty of Philadelphia for the first time told of the plans of General Foch Co vislt this country at an early date. Supreme Knight Flaherty stated that be had been advised by the French commissioner to the United States that General Foch Is coming. His accept ancc Of the baton to be given by the knights was received several months ago. being the first Co be rendered him. By f4r the busiest day since he left Philadelphia for tour of the west six weeks ago was spent here yester- day log Supreme Knight Flaherty. In addition To an address of two hours in the forenoon. dinner and reception and brief address after the noon hour he was taken for @ drive 10 the orange groves near the city. expressing his amalemeut at the development Of the Salt Eievr valley and it's prospects for stun greater things in the futureN
 What Order Has Done
 "I have not the time to recall to you alI that the Knights of Columbus have done since their organization Co their present growth Co 60 membership of over 430.0O0" said Mir Flaherty in the course Of his morning talk to a gather ing of 100 knights. "but l want to say that we have never been idle minute since We raised S500 900 about li years aco Co cuJow a chair of American his tory ot the Catholic university in Washington. D. C., until we entered this war iu behalf of the soldier and sailor. since which time we have spent over Sl4.0OO.0O0. and still have s25.00O,- 100 Co be used during the days Of re- construction and rcadjustment
 "Our order has ] 1000 field secretaries in France at present and will send more as Fast as they are needed. Our seCre- t4rios are selected because of their special fitness for the work. One of our best men was Johnny Evers of baseball fame. He played big part in This war. in fact, the French govern mcnt asked that it might have him for a month Co teach the POilus to throw hand grcnddes.
 "On the firing line. in the camps, over seas and in the cantonments our secretaries have been an aid and a comfort Co the men of the fighting forces. We have never felt that we were giving to these brave boys, for every dollar VIC have used has come from the fathers and brothers of the men in khaki. and our order has been nothing more than the channel through which tO handle what in every sense lcIpnra1 directly to the men.
 "FcIloH knights, l am in Arizona today Co urge each individual to rally to Che standard Of Knights of Colum bus in our campaign for 100000 members. To double our membership will loo to double our potency as a factor for the upbuilding of our nation and ts citizenship"
 Present for Wife
 Supreme Knight Flaherty was pleas- antly surprised during the dinner hour when he was asked 10 act as the agent for the Arizona knights in presenting 70 Mrs. Flaherty a handsome Mexican Z1rape, secured from Agua Caliente Mexico. for the occasion. He wittily remarked that a few more such gifts Tnight reconcile Mrs. Flaherty so com flCtoly Co his absence that she might wish for an extended stay in the south west
 Following the dinner. Mir Flaherty again addressed the knights on tho accomplishments of the order. pointing Co lts rapid growth, and the work done iu fourteen camps along the Mexican border where amusement and whole some moral conditions were provided
 "lf our order never does anything moro than it has done for our soldiers and sailors in this war;" he said, "it win have accomplished a great work and will have made a record of whici every knight may well be proud. Oul returning boys speak in the hghes terms of what we have done on tho other side. We are satisfied to leav, in their hands the verdict"
 For u brief talk Co the assembled children. Mr. Flaherty was taken C St. Mary.s school where he urged upon them Che value of an education tn lifc.s battles. He displayed 10 then small copy of one of ShakespeareI plays and stated that for over thirt! years Inc had not missed a day il which tO read some part of the mas icr's works. Al the conclusion he wa by request photographed with 40 children surrounding him.
 Sees Oranges First Time
 Being his first trip into the west Mir. t1ahcrty for the first time say oranges on the tree. During a driv which included the district along Cen tral avenue and Ingleside. he con tinually expressed his surprise at tn beauty of the homes and the develop ment of the orchards and farms.
 c snZ F,t !, asked that a stop be made that h might go among tho trees and pic for himself an orange. He stated tha this was one of the most delightful in cidents of his entire trip and one tha he would take pleasure in recountin Co his Philadelphia friends when h returns to tell them that all the won ders of tho world have not been see by those who have not visited th Salt River Valley.
 NIT. Flaherty was especially inter csted in the Roosevelt dam and th irrigation system. It was his frs opportunity to contrast the uncertain ty of the farmer who depends on tn rainfall with the man who is assure plenty of water when it is needed. II declared that he would return east strong advocate of farming by irri Sation.
 Big Representation
 To his surprise and satisfaction Supreme Knight Flaherty was greete by one of the most representativ satherlngs the Knights of Columbu has held in Arizona in many year Every council in the state with on exception was represented.
 Upon his arrival here yesterda morning, In company with Stat Deputy M. X. Murphy of Flagstaff Mir. Flaherty was met by a receptio