Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-10-16
Members of Congress willing to Pro-
vide Suitable Memorial site in
Washington.
Illinois State Commander Cites Won
derful Spirit and Watchfulness
OF "Caseys."
Tho Finest Offer Ever Made Comes
Like a Bolt From the
Blue.
KNIGHTS HAVE WON HEARTS.

Members of Congress Of both par
ties have signified their willingness
to work for the passage of bill to
provide for q suitable site in Wash
ington for the proposed $4,000, 600
national memorial building which
the Knights of Columbus have offer
ed to the American Legion, and
American Legion posts in all parts
OF the country have wired the X. of
c. headquarters expressing resoiu-
tons Of appreciation of the offer
State Commander William r. Nc
Cauley, of Illinois, where the X. C.
offer originated, sent the following
word:
Everyone who had anything to
do with the 'Caseys' during the war
knows their wonderful spirit This
is but another instance of their
watchfulness over the ex-service
man, duty they are performing as
whole-heartediy now as they did
during the war"
Explaining the motive of the of
fer, Supreme Knight James A. Fla
herty, said: eve believe that ma
tional memorial in Washington for
our hero dead is appropriate and
necessary, and we believe that the
memorial should serve a useful as
well as sentimental purpose: fur
thermore the national capital needs
the kind of building we propose TO
erect for the Legion. Our gift will
probably save the taxpayers of tho
nation from providing a memorial
building in Washington and also OBJ
viate the necessity of drives for this
purpose. We know from scores OF
representative expressions that the
offer has met with the approval OF
the donors Of the X. OF G. war
fund.-"
First Vice Commander William Fl
Decgan, Of the American Legion Of
New York State. declared Wednes-
day: "The knights OF Columbus Of
fer comes like bolt from the blue.
Every post in New York discussed
the offer last night. We are all en-
thusiastic about it and appreciate
above all things that the offer, the
finest ever made the Legion, with
out any strings whatever attached
to 1t, comes from the knights of
Columbus, who had already won our
hearts through their generous war
anu MOIh.
The decision to offer $4,000, 900
from their war fund to the Amerf-
can Legion for the purpose of erect
ing an American Legion war mem
orial and public welfare building in
the national capital was made at the
final session of the meeting OF the
Supreme Board of Directors of the
Knights of Columbus at Chicago.
Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty
Supreme Treasurer Daniel J. Gala
han, Supreme Secretary William j.
Mckinley and Supreme Advocate
Joseph c. Pelletier, were named
committee from the X of G. to for
mally tender the offer to the Legion.
Saturday the Knights of Columbus
formally offered the American Lee
gion $5,000.000 for a building to be
erected in Washington as a memo
rial to American service men killed
during the war. James A. Flahcrty.
Supreme Knight. made the offer to
Col. Fred w. Galbrath, National
Commander of the American Legion.
Another lecture campaign against
! Radical agitation" was launched in
1000, cities and towns throughout
the country by the knights of Co
iumbus, October IL. James A. Fla
herty, Supreme Knight, in ANNOUNCE
ing campaign plans Saturday, said
the order did not intend to attack
anybody's politics, but ito make con-
verts to common sense" Archbishop
Patrick J. Hayes, New York, was the
| principal speaker at the Columbus
day celebration here, 1t was an
nounced.