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Knights anti-tuberculosis campaign
Besides which. committee OF
nationally known educators was
present. he said. to lay before the
convention plans for the immediate
launching OF the largest correspond
ence school in America to be con-
Quoted by the X. OF c. for the bene-
fit of former service men desiring
technical training.
LET us organize throughout the
land an army of Catholic women to
cooperate with us, to remind the
nation that the war Is not over 30
long as there is healable scar on
the body or In the mind OF any
veteran" he said. by this work
we are not only fullelling the terms
Of the stewardship We accepted at
the hands of the American public
when Catholic and non-Catholic
committed s40.o00.00O to our care.
but we are doing the simple duty OF
active citizens and paying the debt
of practical gratitude we owe to our
defenders"
Supreme knight Flaherty made
public an appeal received from Pope
Benedict for the X. OF C. to intro
duce American welfare work into
Italy, 10 stimulate friendship be-
tween the two countries and to pro-
tect the faith of Italian youth. He
announced that the Knights would
raise at least s1,000,000 among
themselves to inaugurate this work
In Rome. "Deiuded Americans who
contribute to barren malicious at
tempts to rob Italian youth Of its
faith may misunderstood our mo-
tives. But even Italian Protestants
have asked US the Catholic, men OF
America. to save them from uplift-
ers maintained by American dollars
that might be better expended in re-
lieving misfortune at home or sue
coring the starving abroad.
''our duty is plain. II is the first
direct assignment that any body of
laymen has ever received from the
head Of the church. We have al
ready directed X. OF c. Commission
er Edward l.. Hearn OF New York
10 proceed to Rome to advise His
Holiness on the Introduction OF the
work. In Italy We shall not only
carry on American welfare work for
Italians. but also for the benefit OF
Americans visiting Italy. and espe-
eialiy in behalf OF Italians contem-
plating emigration to America"
Mr.. Flaherty announced that Mar
shall Foch had definitely accepted
the Invitation Of the Knights OF
Columbus to be their guest at a
great patriotic demonstration IN
Chicago on November 6. He also
announced that the X. of C. had un-
dertake the publication Of ma
tional monthly magazine. Columbia,
TO be dedicated exclusively to Amer
history. literature and
social service. The magazine. which
had President Harding's endorse
ment. has a circulation of 75O, 900
with it's first issue. he added.
He stated that the X. of c. had
definitely declined to introduce its
organization into Europe although |
Spain. France. England. Denmark
and Austria had appealed for X. Of
c. councils.
Archbishop Edward Hanna OF San
Francisco celebrated the solemn
mass with which the convention
opened at the old Dolores mission,
after which Mayor James Rolph Jr.,
heading a delegation Of 500 promi-
nent San Franciscans presented
Supreme knight with the keys of
the city at a public reception In the
Civic Center. attended by delega-
tions OF the American Legion, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, Spanish
American War Veterans. G. A. r. |
and many women's organizations.
More than 10000 X. Of C. delegates !,
and visitors are In San Francisco
for the convention.