New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-04
5000 ATTEND
Mass Opening
K.C.Convention
Papal Delegate Officiates
and Sermon Is Delivered
by Bishop John Murray at
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Foch Sends His Greetings
Reports Show Rapid Growth
of Order and Educational
Work for Ex-Service Men

"i@Ho'S"op Jonn bonzano, Papal
Delegate to the United States, cele
brated the solemn pontihcal mass at
1920 yesterday morning in st. Pat
r'ck's Cathedral, formally opening the
thlrty-eighth supreme convention OF
the knights of Columbus. High dig.
nitaries of the Catholic Church were
on the altar. The Rev. P. J. McGivney,
supreme chaplain of the order, was
deacon of the mass.
Fully 5000 persons were present, in
Guiding delegates to the Knights Of
columbus convention from every state
IN the Union and Canada. Newfound-
land, Alaska, Panama, Cuba. Mexico
the PHILIPPINES, Hawaii and Porto Rice
Fourth degree members of the order
attended in the full regalia of their
rank
delivered the sermon. "fihe three ire mos mos
important RS in modern life" he said
are religion, righteousness and re-
spect for constituted authority. With
these things implanted in the breasts
of the people there will be no danger
of Bolshevism.' He declared the
Knights of Columbus, as the most
powerful organization of the Cathol
Church, has been and will continue to
be of great service to civilization by
combating malignant forces
Toch Sends Greetings
Marshal Foch sent the convention a
cable message of greetings which in
spired demonstration on the part of
the delegates.
The French Municipalities of Paris.
n q
Verdun and Metz are preparing enth, :
siastic receptions for the Knights of
Columbus Lafayette delegation" the
cable read. "They express sincere
gratitude to the great American order
for the gift of the beautiful Lafay-
cite statue.
"My faithful friends, the knights
of Columbus, who have always af-
tlrmed their attachment to France and
the liberated provinces of Alsace-Lor-
raine, l hail you, 100000 strong in the
United States and Canada, and con-
graduate you for your splendid
Franco work.
The cable further states Premier
Mlllerand gave mis- support to the order
and sent his gratitude for its work
during the war
Archbishop Bonzano at the reception
in his honor as Apostolic Delegate from
Rome at the afternoon session an
nounced that the delegates in the pill
grimage would be guests of the Pope
on August 20 and that on that date
his holiness would celebrate a mass in
their honor
In his report of the achievements of
the Knights Of Columbus during the
last year. Supreme Knight James A
FIaherty of Philadelphia, declared
that 100000 had been spent in edu-
cational work, placing 500 ex-service
men in colleges and graduating 45,00C
in K. C. free night schools
Rapid Growth of Order
Supreme Secretary William J. Nc
Ginley announced in his annual report
an increase of 170.3e1 new members
bringing the total membership to 750.-
600. There were 3.344 deaths in the
order. Cardinal MERCER and Kiner AL
bert OF Belgium have been made non
orary members, ard Marshal foch viii
join the order on August q, when ne
unveils the statue of Lafayette, gift
of the knights of Columbus to France
al Metz.
The private assets of the knights of
Columbus were placed by Secretary
Mckinley at S10,198 .65O53. and he an
nounced that the Knights membership
had raised 100000 francs for rehabili-
tation work in Belgium under Car
dlnal Mercier.
ventlon VIII elect seven supreme d.
rectors and the supreme warden for
the coming year. Ratification Of an
educational program and official dec
laration of the gifts to France will also
occupy the convention today