The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-22
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
APPEAL FOR FUNDS
Plans Laid by Organization
for Two Days Drive to
Raise $4,000.

The local council, knights OF Colum
bus, Is asking the generous public =
carry on its work and help II out o
financial difficulties which were brough
4 about by the large expenditures mad
necessary during the war. when thi
council did such an active and splendid
| work along with other organizations
In order 10 meet the situation tn,
council. under the leadership OF W. r
Conroy grand knight OF the local coun.
ell VIII launch two dayf drive Thurs
day.
The council has named committees
for the work and these committees ex-
| pect q generous response from patrl-
| otto citizens OF Chattanooga. +. ~
Mahoney has been designated as gem
ernl chairman OF the drive. with Jack
O'Donohue Vice chairman. Herbert
Halle secretary and Il. o.. NORM treas
urer. John Stagmaier Ia chairman OF
the donation committee for the festi-
val. with John J. Mahoney treasurer.
Members OF the committee are William
y. Conroy, Ed Heron. Neil j. Crowley,
William Bundschu, VIII Hackett, ]. j.
u, w. McQuade, w. p. ID. Moross, J.
]. Fitzgerald, J. p. Winn.
Mrs. /. ]. Fitzgerald is general chair
man OF the ladies' committees.
The city has been divided into dis
tricts and teams appointed to canvass
"
division A, which includes Market
street from the river to Ninth street
and the north side OF Ninth street
Three teams. with q special team for
he. James and Hamilton National bank
buildings, will assist tho chairman.
Quade. captain; Claude Murphy. Leo
Murphy; No. 2, j. w. Carroll (captain),
II. Christnacht, John Costello, p. ID.
Cotter,. John Kavanaugh; No. 3, J. J.
Kennedy (captainl. A. J. Dole, Frank
DELANEY, James n Donoy an, 2. .; pc,
Crowley compose the special COM
mlttee.
William Bundschu II commander OF
division II; w. p. ID. Moross, division
c; Will Hackett OF division ID; l.. o.
NORM. division H. and Frank B. Ma
+ Division q was created last night
teams follow:
Team 4. ]. p. winn tcaptain), DR..
Pryor, ]. b. Roberts. w. Roslein; team
3. John Crimmins Captain Robert
Sloan. Leo Senior, r., o: Stagmaier, Joe
strahle; team Q; J. J, Fitzgerald (cap;
tainl, Leo strahle, John Gotts w,u,a E .,
Toomey; team will cover East side
OF Market; No. Q, to the river: No. 8.
north side OF Ninth from Market street
to Central avenue; No. 0. the west side
Of Central avenue 10 the river.
Other members assigned to teams in
rlude Joe Mahoney, w. 7. Mahoney,
Mahon, Jr., Joe Nolan. N. Morning. G.
@. BlsplInghof. g. X. Kennedy, v. Pol
lock, G, X. Posey, James Mogism. 7.
o. Roseleln. r. u. Buard, w. y. Sean
Ion. George u. Mdhoney. J. IT.. Milligan,
o. j. Hubback. George Gresham. Jr..
w. p. Donovan, j. M. strahle, l.. a.
George Worth. George Weld
ner, George Gothoff, w. p, Conroy,
Paul Stagmaier. Joseph Capehart, II.
J. Gang. James Maginn. James Also
brook, Ed Grow, Edward Aull. ]. j.
Frid1ll, r, Hanley, John. Krug. Joe
and Charles Sullivan.
Needs Urgent.
The council besides needing money |
for general work Of the council. is ask
Ing for funds for the fall festival sched-
The letter OF appeal sent out by John
and John J. Mahoney. re-
garding the drive states that lat the
beginning OF the war the local council
was composed Of 175 members. ninety
II them in tho midst OF the fighting
overseas. The absence OF these young
men, the flower of our young man
mood, created burden on those or us
who were left hehind, afri consequently |
we were compelled to borrow money to
Tide Ms over. ST
;"our hall with all its facilities was
turned over to the boys In khaki, and
never in one instance were they asked
about their credal belief; Jew or Gen.
lie. all were welcomed and made to
eel at home.
"As a result Of the overwhelming
who were almost constantly
n tho hall the building has been left
n very bad condition. the furniture
and the rugs entirely worn
,ut, and II will entail an expense OF
several thousand dollars to put II In
lnything like It's former shape.
"It In manifest from the above that
We are justified In asking cooperation
rom the general public to help. us out
n this emergency, and with this end
n view we are addressing this COM
nunication TO a number OF our citi-
sens,
m you feel that you can do this, we
would respectfully ask that YOU mail
/ check 10 John StaRmaier. chairman,
,r ]. ]. Mahoney. treasurer OF .dona-
ions committee, or, II YOU prefer to
Tomato merchandise, notify r. II, Ma
ioney or Jack O'Donohue and same
will he called for; and you may rest
assured that your kindness win he APP
'reclated."