The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-25
OUTSIDE THE CITIES

Waverly: The Knights of Columbus
| Council No. 1856 have organized
basketball team. VIM. Hance, for
| mer st. Thomas College star in all
athletics, is the coach. The team has
| played few practice games and is in
good shape and out for games.
| The K. of c. in many Councils have
| been carrying on this work, and they
! find that it creates great interest in
the younger members as well as the
old 1t is an idea that well might be
copied by all K. G. Councils in order
| to stimulate interest and closer ties
among all the members.
Waverly Council plans baseball
team for summer, football for fall,
in other words, athletics in each sea-
| son.
Belle PLANE: The Ladies' Auxiliary
to the A. o. H. at their annual meet
ing elected the following officers:
President, Winifred Murphy; vice
president, Maria Corcoran; recording
secretary, Mary Conlon; financial and
insurance secretary, Mary Donovan;
treasurer, Julia Brown; mistress-at-
arms, Johanna kerwick; sentinel,
Mary A. Lucy.
| At a recent meeting of the local
after January 1, 1921, the annual dues
would be raised from five to eight
dollars, and the initiation fees from
ten to fifteen dollars. This stand was
taken as result of letter from SUI
preme knight James A. Flaherty, who
said in part: 1.-THE initiation fee ought
to be saved for a rainy day and not
be used by the Council in ordinary &C.
tivities. The Council should be sup
ported from monthly dues. l am in
formed that one of the largest socie-
ties in this country has a minimum
initiation fee of $25. It's members are
from all walks of life, just as ours
In these days when men are clamoring
to get in, prices of everything rising
so high, is it not wise to set an mi
tiation fee of at least $25? Men work
ing beside our members in the shop
and in the Office are paying this
amount for the society have referred
to. 1t may take a little longer tc
gather this amount, but it means more
in the end. 1t also means more fol
those who are already members. Their
again, with the increased cost o.
everything, with the enlarged mem
, bership of most councils, and with the
absolute necessity of activity by the
councils, giving members something
more than one hour of parliamentar!
meeting twice a month, would it no
be wise to raise the council dues tt
, $12 year-$1 a month? If your coun
Gil is alive and purposes to do things
the ordinary initiation fee and council
dues must be raised"
New UIm: Before many months
r council of the Daughters of Isabel;
will be formed in New Ulm. Durin
: the past several weeks those inter
3 ested in the organization of the aux
8 Hilary have been securing applicant
!, for membership and it is said that a
S most double the required number hav
: already been signed.
FaribauIt: The Choral Club of Betl
lehem Academy gave the Christina
r Cantata, 1.-THE Messiah's Coming" &
It the school auditorium, Tuesday, D
e cember 1, at s o'clock.
e Montgomery: At their annual NEE
p ing Sunday, December Il, the Cath
g lie Workmen elected the following G
N ficers: Spiritual Director Rev Elm
E. Polasek; president, Frank Janda, S,
Is vice president, F. j. Ruzicka; recor
u ing secretary, John Pan; financial Sc
o. rotary, John F. Janda; treasurer, Jof
i C. Pan; flag bearer, John NJ. Moudr.
le assistant flag bearer, Adolph Kucer;
Id janitor. John Smack; trustee, Jact
A. Tuna.