The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-15
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
HOLD MOST SUCCESSFUL
CONVENTION IN HISTORY
Opeousas Given Credit for Entertaining in Royal
Manner the Finest Gathering of Knights Yet Held
IN Louisiana When the Fifteenth Annual
Meeting Passes Into History.

The delegates to the convention
began arriving on Saturday morning,
and on Saturday night at 8 p. m.
the delegates were rendered an in
formal reception at the beautiful
home of Opelousas Council No. 1173.
The Council tenders a vote of thanks
and appreciation to Misses Marie
Mckinley, Yeola Richard Carmen
Voorhies and to Mrs. viii T. Stew
art, who so charmingly with music
and song made the evening pass
with most pleasant memories. The
lower floor Of the K of C. home
was most artistic and beautifully
decorated with ferns and cut flow
ers. The doors and windows were
arched with ivy, star jasmine and
festoons Of red crepe paper. The
color cheme of red and green was
carried out to a marked degree of
artistic taste Punch was served
throughout the evening by Mrs. W.
J. Sandoz and Mrs. Octave Durio.
On Sunday morning the delegates
and visiting members assembled at
the K. C. Home and marched in a
body to st. Landry's Catholic Church
where a solemn Pontifical High mass
was celebrated by his grace, Right
Rev. Jules Jeanmard, Bishop of
Lafayette, and State Chaplin of the
knights of Columbus. Rev. Fred
erick Macdonald, S. J. delivered a
mastery sermon, his text being "Be
Doors and Not Heroes of the World" !"
The services were concluded with
an eloquent plea by Right Rev. Bis
hop Jeanmard, on the necessity of
not only furnishing the means for
the Seminary, but to encourage the
priesthood vocation He paid par
ticular stress upon the fact that there
should be no more fertile field for
the priesthood vocation than in the
families of the Knights of Colum-
bus. He concluded his remarks by
invoking the Divine Blessing upon
the deliberations of the convention.
At p. m. the convention was
called to order by State Deputy,
John x. Wegmann. Hon. E. L. Loeb,
mayor of the City of Opelousas
in a few well chosen words paid
glorious tribute to the war work of
the Knights of Columbus, and also
paid tributet to Opelousas Council
No. 1173 for it's fine citizenship,
and how everyone in the commun-
ity, whether, Catholic, Jew or Pro-
testant, held the order of the Order
of the knights of Columbus in the
highest esteem. Hon. o. ]. Mistric,
Grand knight of Opelousas Council,
and a prominent young attorney of
the Opelousas Bar, next delivered an
address of welcome to the State Of
ficers and members of the conven-
tion, in behalf of the Opelousas Coun-
Gil. Hon. John x. Wegmann, State
Deputy, responded to the addresses
of welcome and assured Mayor Loeb
that he was deeply moved by the mag
nificent tribute to the Knights of
Columbus, he also thanked Grand
Knight Mistric for his warm words of
welcome.
After the invocation by Rev.
Father Jansen of Washington, the
State Deputy appointed the Commit
tees on Credentials, Audit of Treas
urers Accounts and on Resolutions.
Many communications Of felicitation
were received, particularly the one
received from Supreme Knight James
A. Flaherty.
On Sunday evening at eight
o'oclock a banquet was rendered to
the officers and delegates of the
Louisiana State Council, by Opel
ousas Council Number 1173 at Hotel
Lacombe. More than three hundred
plates were served and the three long
tables, the length of the dining room
were embellished by numerous Ma
rie Antoinette Baskets filled with
beautiful sweet peas. A pompon of
pink silk tule graced the handle of
each basket. Hon. W. J. Sandoz was
by Grand Knight o. J.
Mistric as POSTMASTER of the even
ing. The invocation was delivered
by Rev. A. B. ColIiard, Chaplin of
the Local Council and pastor of st.
Landry's Catholic Church. The fol-
lowing program was rendered.
Our Guests, by Oscar ]. Mistric,
G. K, Opelousas Council.
The K. of C. During the War and
After, by John X Wegmann, S. D.
The Fraternal and Insurance Fea-
lures of Our Order, John NJ. Pres
colt, D. D., 4th District.
The Church and the K. of c., by
Rev. Frederick Macdonald, S. j.