The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-04
knights of Columbus
Will Adopt Plans For Spending
s7,OOO,OOO For Service Men

The gift of "a $40 600 statue of La
fayette to France and the adoption Of
plans forSthe sper ding of the $1,000
I000 balance of the knights Of Column
bus war fund free night schools for.
|, former service men, irrespective OF
creed. will&be tie outstanding fea-
lures OF the thirty-eighth Supreme
National Convention to be held i'm New
York City next week, August 2, and
4th. The Convention will consist OF
800 delegates with voting power, hut
it,, is expected that 10000 Knights
from all parts Of the country and
their women folks will attend.
Every Slate in the union will be re-
prasentedsat the convention, the maxi
mum voting power from any state
being in this way the balance OF
lgoyemment of the K of c., is main
tanned as between various sections
of the country
The internal details OF the conven-
ton calls for the election of several
members to the Supreme Board OF
EDirectors' reports from the Supreme
Officers. besides the consideration and
disposal Of resolutions for action COM
. ing from the State Conventions held in
May.
/ South Carolina will present the
sname Of Past State Deputy Nj. j.
O'Neal Of Charlotte. N. G.. as MEM
ber of she Supreme Board of Direct
! ors. TA
| AT the convention the knights will
| formally declare the presentation to
| France of the K of G. statue of La
fayette. They will also declare the
gift TO Marshal Ferdinand FoclE of
! France Of the jewt;led baton, the most
costly ever presented to marshal
of France. The statue of Lafayette,
with its four bas-feliefs Of Columbus,
President Wilson, General Pershing
and Marshall Foch, and the baton are
! free-will offerings from the Knights
OF Columbus, no drive having been
made for the funds for these gifts.
| The Knights of Columbus have un-
Idertaken the establishment OF the
{ largst single controlled chain of night
schools in the country, giving bust
ness and technical courses. The X Of
! G.. commenced their educational work
in the camps 0nd when the war de-
pertinent took over The X. Of c. camp
schools the Knights opened schools
in metropolitan centers, 73 Of them
having been started within the year.
10000 former service men and wo-
lmen, Jews, Professionals, Catholics and
those of no religion at all. graduated
in schools last June established by the
knights and maintained by the X. OF
lc. war fund. The knights plan now to
,uv in in no
early fall to accommodate 25O, 900
students.
Another interesting feature OF the
X. OF c.. National Convention next
week will be the review of the work
trof the X. of c. Employment Bureaus
l-45 Of which operated through. the last
year In large cities, placing 100000
ex-service men, free of charge, in jobs
the minimum weekly wage set by the
knights being $50, perweek for sim
gle man. This work will be continued
lin the fall. ~ -
4 At the close Of the convention The
X. of G. pilgrimage to France num-
herring 500 men. will sail on the morn
ing Of August It'll on the s. 8. Leo
poldina. IY
There are 81 members OF the X. OF
G. in Sumter holding membership in
the Columbia Council. but an effort is
now on the way to establish Council
m this city. and as a formal applica-
tion for charter will be presented
to the supreme officers next week. 1t is
expected that the Sumter Council will
he reality and i'm full force within
the next thirty or Sky days. The local
Knights are also considering the erec-
tion Of regular X. of c, hut in this