Evening star., 1920-02-10
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
| HOLD CELEBRATION
Potomac Council Also Votes
Aid to the McKimmie -
FunG. /

Five hundred members of Potomac
Council last night elebrated :"charter
members" night with addresses from
thigh local officials of the knights Of
Columbus. songs and entertainment
novelties. - --
=. T. NJ. Ring. first grand knight of the
council. which was organized in 1899
with sixty-five m embers. reviewed the
work and history of the knights of
Columbus during the last two decades.
"A little rouncii started thirty years
ago in Connecticut town, he said:
Five years later it was branching
Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland:
and finally In 1897 to the District OF
Columbia when Washington Council
was formed.
The compact body Of men have held
together in such organisation since
that time that today the Knights of
Columbus are known from coast to
coast. During the great war they
stood beside welfare organizations in
| tending to the needs of the soldiers
| not only at the front but also going to
! and returning from the front.
5000 Members in This City.
| Tn Washington they have grown
| to a point exceeding five thousand.
They, started with a few scant hun
| dreds. I congratulate the officers OF
the councils for the work which they
have so ably done.
grand knight Walter l. Plant at pres
ent treasurer of the councf and also
past grand knight, called on the coun-
Gil for contribution to the Mckimmie
fund of the Line Of Duty Club.
"It is a civic duty" he said. Police
man McKimmie might not have been
OF our faith, but he was our protector.
He was an upright man, his reputation
for honesty and fairness was known
to hosts throughout the city. and. in
III dow Nf hpN fo{ m
all. think it no more than our duty
to aid the family he left behind him
after he fell in line of duty. And I
believe 1T is our duty to support such
protectors OF the law and their fami-
lies. no less after their work has be-
come heroic memory as when they
are active and in good health. l move
that the council place itself on record
as a supporter Of this movement and
that $25 be allotted to the McKimmie
The motion was passed unanimously.
Addresses by Omciais.
Addresses were delivered by State
Deputy Michael D. Shafer, Past Grand
knight DIR. DAILY. Past Grand Knight
Edward L. Tucker, B. F. Myers and
Grand knight T. T. Haltigan of Carroll
Council.
With songs and ballads Aloysius l.
Fennell, jr., brought several rounds of
| applause. Maurice Jarvis delivered a
tmonologue. speaking on humorous ex-
periences encountered while travelling
| among the troops as a member of the
Red Cross entertainment troupe. Ray
mond Dixon sang several solos.
Frank Gilman, native Hawaiian
spoke on the history of the ukulele, it's
development, the native melodies of
| the islands and gave a demonstration
| of Hawaiian music. with Chaplain
Feely of Fort Myer, who spent several
months in Honolulu, rendering vocal
selections to his accompaniment. The
Aloysius Trio. with Robert OLone.
Charles Reagan and Thomas Pyne.
rendered several selections.
Following the entertainment an in
formal banquet was served. Members
Of the entertainment committee in
cluded James Sweeney, Daniel Scan
Ion. Joseph Schlesinger. Joseph B.
Lanahan. jr.; John Long. Richard
Kenealy. Joseph P. OLone. jr.: Walter
fL., O'Lone. j. p. donovan. Augustus
FNaRl. David Streeks, Charles j. Con-
fsidine, J. A. O'Leary and Messrs. Seitz.
FFfolohan, Dillon, O'Brien, Shumaker.
Stewart and O'Connell.