Republican farmer., 1920-08-06
35O,OoO MEN GIVEN WORK
 BY K. OF (.

New York, Aug. 3-Far reaching activities of the Knights of Columb bus in reconstruction, educational and pa triotic work were detailed to the dele gates attending the 3Sth supreme convention of the order here today by Supreme Knight James A. Fla herty.
 I've have placed more than $50, ,0O0 men in employment without cost to them," he said, "and each man at a living, wage. Throughout the period of demobilization the Knights were close to the men, helping them with their problems, serving them in every useful way we could deviSe.''
 c Tens of thousands of former ser vice men and women were benefited by the orders education campaign, he said Five hundred veterans are re- ceiving college educations in repre- sentative universities. The K. of C.. school system has grown from one to 73 schools within 12 months and will grow to 200 schools before the end of the year. Teachers are paid 25 per cent. more than the public school rate and this policy will be continued. The ultimate aim is to inaugurate a system of 500 self sus- taining night schools to be open to civilians for nominal fees. Lectur- CTS in their campaign against Bol- shevism have addressed two million persons in 700 cities.
 MT. Flaherty said the Knights had experienced an unusuaL~growth in ! membership, the most distinguished d acquisitions in the past year being King Albert and Cardinal Mercier of 1 Belgium.
 Previous to the formal opening of do1a at dod a solemn pontifical mass at St. Pat l ricks Cathedral Archbishop John | Bonzano, delegate from the Holy See | to the United States, pontificiated. The | sermon was by Right Rev. John C. | Murray. auxiliary bishop of Hartford | Conn. He praised the Knights stew | ardship of the funds entrusted tC
 them by the American public. 1 Delegates from every state in the | Union, from Mexico and Canada from I Cuba, the Philippines and Porto Rico l were present, headed by Supreme
 Knight James A. Flaherty, the su-
 preme board of directors and the state deputies of the respective juris dictions. Representatives were pres, l ent from each council of the K. of c
 Constituting New York Chapter | The shortening of the convention | on account of the two days advanced | sailing of the K. of c. pilgrimage tt | Europe, forced the abandonment O.
 the parade scheduled for the thous
 ands of delegates and visitors from 1 different states. After the mass ths l Knights proceeded to the grand ball room of the Hotel Commodore. where
 the conVention was officially opened by Supreme Knight F'laherty, the pre-
 siding officer, at 10:30 a. m.
 MT. Flaherty's report declared tha
 the Knights, in honoring Lafayette did so primarily to erect a memoria
 to the A. E. F. who died in France
 In honoring Foch they did so in thu
 name of the American nation. "Thes, gifts" he declared, "have come iron
 the Knights of Columhus alone. I
 is our part in the upbuilding of in
 ternational community
 The report concluded with 1 promise for the continued welfar
 work of the Knights and cordial ac |. knowledgmeex to the American pres
 for tk.1fP cid in making possible tn
 success of the K. of c. endeavor fo
 former service men.
 Following the Supreme Knights re
 port the other supreme officers ren
 dered their reports, after which re
 ception was heIc in honor of the Pa
 pal delegate.