The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-05-20
BOYS WHO cost
y BAGGAGE Write K. C.
cease vs." Have Found Thou.
sands >pf Pieces for A. E. F.
Men, 100000 Yanks At.
tendino>K. c. Schools.


the Knights of Col Nmbus took charge
Of was the establis Sment of Lost
Baggage Bureau at 4G< Fourth avenue
New York City. Through this depart
ment thousands Of soluiers' trunks,
boxes and barrack bags lost while in
transit with the homecoming y. f. F.
have been salvased. thousands OF
communications from former service
men are daily received tnquiring after
lost luggage. This seWice Is likewise
free to all the veterans. There Is more
than 10000 pieces Of nondescript
baggage on the army piers at Hoboken,
n. j., and in cooperation with the
War Department the Knights are re-
claiming pieces for men all over the
country. The Knights are also locat-
ing for relatives the personal effects
of deceased soldiers
An invitation is extended to ever
soldier. sailor and marine now bac.i
to work in "ciyies" to communica!r
with this bureau for lost baggagr.
This work will continue indetiniteN
and can be greatly facilitated If the
men cooperate by corresponding VITA
the Baggage Department. 1t is ad-
visable to give the name, rank, COM
pany and organization to which at
tached and 4 description Of the prop
erty and where it was last seen.
Go to Casey School.
The chain of supplementary evenIn:
schools which the Knights of Colum-
bus are maintaining throughout tie
country are commencing the new year
with a total registered attendance Of
100000 pupils, all former service men
who have eagerly grasped the oppor-
tunity OF securing better education
through the beneficence of the
Knights. No pupil who served his
country Is charged solitary penny
for admission, books are provided free
and the schools are also free to meli
bers Of the order A nominal fee is
charged to non-members or civilians
who have not been In the service Of
the country. Already several hundred
women war workers have been admit
ted to the schools through a recent r,'.
ing which provides for their entrance.
More than fifty schools have been
established. and within the next three
months the hope is entertained thni
evening schools will be f1ourishing ii
every large city and town about II =
country under the auspices of the
Knights. Among the cities whern
schools have been started are New
York, Chicago, Boston, Buffalo, Prov!-
dence, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Al.
lanta and other large cities.
Lafayette Statue to Lorraine City.
Paul Bartlett, the eminent Americas.
is preparing his models f..
the statue of Lafayette which the
are going to present to TIE
historic city of Metz. This status.
which will be replica Of the Bartlett.
Lafayette" in the Louvre, will be pre-
sented to France next September Pres.
dent Poincare will preside at the cerr
monies and Marshal Foch will unvcI
The statue. The present work in tl.
Louvre was presented to the Frenc',
Republic by the school children of tie
United States.
A pilgrimage of several thousand
members of the Knights of Columbus
o the Lorraine city on the occasion
# the presentation of the Lafayette
tatue is now being planned. Every
member of the Knights will contribute
o the fund for the statue, which vii
ave four bas-reliefs commemorating
historic periods of the World War.
The French government is planning
great celebration i'm connection with
he gift from the Knights throughout
USAGE and Lorraine. Arrangements
re being made by both church an;i
ivil authorities to give tie Knights ~
Columbus visitors and their friends
he type of reception which Franco
as been unable to give since the start
f the World War
Distinguished Americans and French.
len are cooperating I'm assuring this
eature of the celebration.
The X. Of c., as an organization, Ia
ne Of the biggest thrift promoters in
le U. 8. A. Recent estimates showed
nat the national, state and local coun.
lis Of the K.-C. and individual mem.
ers have been saved over $500, 100000
J war and other securities