The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
LARGE HOME FOR
KNIGHTS ALMOST
READY. IS REPORT
Will Have Many Convent.
ences; Bowling Alleys
And Athletics.

When the knights of. Columbus
move into their new home at s1S
Tenth street northwest, they will
go into a clubhouse with every
modern facility and convenience.
The interior. which has been at
tractively decorated have an in
viting atmosphere. Several new
bowling alleys have been Installed
ond the building company promises
many new features in the way of
athletic attractions. An effort is
| being made to start meetings in
the new headquarters the first
ell meetings will be held here, but
the date of the first meeting has
not been definitely decided.
The outstanding social. event to
be remembered by the local mem
bers of the Knights of Columbus
is the Tom Burke concert. to be
| given at the Catholic University on
December u. a special committee,
headed by Capt. Eugene Edwards
of the buildiAg company is ar
ans h-H Nhc sTOSIdiil lut emu Z
proceeds of the concert will go to
the knights of Columbus Home
Fund. Invitations have been sent
the membership and it is expected
several thousand members and their
lady friends will attend the con-
cert The famous Irish tenor will
arrive in the city on December IL.
John A. She'll, District deputy for
the District of Columbia and
Thomas X. Gallaher. grand knight
OF Spalding Council, knights of
Columbus, were the two local mem
bers who visited Richmond on
Tuesday last to receive Archbishop
Curley on the part of the local
membership. The delegation left
Washington on Monday. Thomas J
Donovan, member of Potomac
Council' was one of the three dele
gates sent by Admiral Benson to
receive the new archbishop on the
part of the National Council of
Catholic Men of the Archdiocese OF
Baltimore.
On December 6, at Gonzaga Col
lege auditorium. grand concert
will be given, to which members
Of the local councils of the Knights
of Columbus have been invited
Quoted by Edward Donovan
member of the local order. The
concert. which will be very elabo-
rate, will begin promptly at Sis
o'clock. Many prominent Catholic
and non-Catholic men and women
have been invited to attend. a
list of patrons and patronesses is
now being arranged by the CON-
mittee in charge
Many local knights are preparing
to journey to Baltimore on Deem
Der 10 when a banquet will be held
in honor of Archbishop Michael j
Curley at the Hotel Belvedere. The
banquet. which is being arranged
by the Baltimore knights will be
the first public function attended
J by the new archbishop. 1t is
thought similar event will be
staged in this city after the first
of the year.
Glasses in public speaking are
being held each Friday evening at
1912 Massachusetts avenue north
west, to which local knights have
been invited. No charge is being
made for membership in the class.
Rev. John c. Geale. S. j., rector OF
! Holy Trinity Church of this city
is moderator.
Visiting knights and those be-
longing to councils in other cities,
but who are employed here in
Washington. are cordially invited
to make the local headquarters
their clubrooms while in the city.
Attractive rest rooms and card
rooms are arranged at the new
home in Tenth street and welcome
is written on the mat for visit
ing knights. Non-Catholics may
register in the classes now being
arranged in athletics and physica
culture. Commodious shower baths
have been installed, with a nominal
charge for service.
Local knights of Columbus will
play Santa Claus to the orphan
children in Washington, when on
December rs the annual Christmas
tree party will be held. Owing to
the incompleteness of the new
building il has not been definitely
decided whether or not the party
will be held there or in Gonzaga
Hall. The latter place has been Of
fered the local knights and a de-
cision will be made at the next
meeting Of the Christmas tree party
committee. Meetings will be held
each Friday evening of this COM
mittee. Every orphan child in
Washington will be invited to at
tend this affair and ii Is expected
the directors of each of the local
institutions will consent to permit
the Riddles to come in groups to
this affair.
The committee in charge of the
Tom Burke concert at the Catholic
University gymnasium, December
10. is as follows: c. Eugene Ed
wards. general chairman; ]. E. Div
yer, George A Viehmann, jr., J. S.
| Mckee. John f. Burns, w. A. Null
ligan, T. J. Culhane. James T. RYAN.
Julian Marceron, Charles ]. Mont
gomery. Kenneth Raglan, Thomas r
Reinsboro. F. ]. Loulan, Michael D.
Schaefer. L. E. Schell and Charles
w. -Auginbaugh. The Ave grand
knights and State deputy form a
part Of this committee. The entire
proceeds of the concert will go to
the new home fund.
Many members OF Potomac Coun-
ell headed by Grand Knight OIone.
attended the major degree exempli-
fcation at the installation of the
new Knights of Columbus Council
at Gaithersburg. Md, last Sunday,
Like the other councils in this
jurisdiction Potomac is without a
meeting place. The old home of
the order on Z street has been
turned over to the purchasers. the
Salvation Army, and the new home
on Tenth street not being available
due to the contractors DELAY in
finishing. the meetings of the coun-
Gil will have to be held in allowance