New-York tribune., 1920-10-13
Thousands Join
In CELEBRATING
Columbus Dav
X. of c. Launch Nationwide
Drive Against Radicals
s :, at Great Mass Meeting
In Carnegie Hall
Italians Parade i'm Bronx
Military Mass Is Celebrated
for Mayor MacSwiney;
Governor Smith Attends

Columbus Day was widely celebrated
with activities Of many forms in New
York yesterday. Most of the ceremo-
MES were under the auspices of the
ciSy's Italian organizations and the
knights Of Columbus.
The most important celebration was
held at Carnegie Hall last night by the
Knights of Columbus, at which Martin
Conboy, formerly Director of the Draft
IN Greater New York, and Assistant
District Attorney Alfred J. Talley were
among the speakers.
activities commemorating the discov-
cry Of America took the form of church
memorial services, a parade III the
bronx by representatives of thirty-fivc
. Italian societies and many meetings.
Mass for MacSwiney
The holiday was made the occasion of
solemn military mass for Lord Mayor
MacSwiney Of Cork, who reached the
sixtieth day of his fast in Brixton
Prison, London. The holiday also will
mark the date upon whtnh ground was
broken for the vehicular tunnel be-
tweeu New York and New Jersey Gov
ernor Smith and many officials of both
states attended the ceremony.
columbus Day witnessed the launch
ing by the Knights of Columbus of
nationwide educational campaign
against radical agitation and extreme
socialism in particular.
lt was announced that prominent
Catholics will tour the country under
bus and give public lectures. They
Will invite questions by Socialist mem
bers of their audiences and will answer
them. Among the speakers, it was
said, will be Peter W. Collins, whose
testimony as an expert on socialism
was feature of the legislative. hearing
given the ousted Socialist Assembly,
men at Albany. Two others who will
tour the country for the K. of C. are
candidate for Mayor Of Boston. and
DIR. James j. Walsh.
simultaneously Knights Of Columbus
councils in 1000 cities will launch a
drive "to make converts to common
sense" Supreme Knight James A.
Flaherty announced.
in ten years the Knights Of Co.
lumbus have been instrumental in in
structing more than 100000 persons
radicalism," he said. "We attack no.
body's politics: we aim to combat evil
principles of social action"
More than 5000 men, women and
children, members OF thirty-fve Italian
societies, paraded in the Bronx. and
in the evening many of the marchers
attended dinner at Ebling's Casino,
where District Attorney Francis Mar
tin, who was honorary supreme patron
of the festivities. made an address.
The celebration by Italian organiza-
tions was the greatest in the history
the city, it was said The parade
started at 141st Street and Morris Ave
nue. and, led by more than score Of
Italian bands, it wound through the
Bronx thoroughfares to the Casino.
Some of the streets were decorated
with Italian and American flags.
Justice John G. Freschi. State Sena-
tor Salvador Cotillo P. f. laselli and
Captain Ugo d'Annunzio addressed the
assemblage after the dinner. The chill
dren Of the Italian colony gave a
pageant depicting many Of the events
in the life Of Columbus.
The mass for MacSwiney was cele-
brated in the Church of ST. Francis de
Sales, 1875 East Ninety-sixth Street.
The celebrant wase the Rev. James A.
Dunnigan, chaplain of the Veteran
Corps Of the 69th Regiment.
military guard from the regiment
stood before the altar. bearing the
standards of the Irish and American
republics. Former Lieutenant Colonel
Charles Healy arranged the military
part of the ceremony.
In his sermon Father Ounuixnn de-
clared that in the death Of MaeSwiney
and his fellow hunger strikers shall