Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-03
international Meet
Knights of Columbus
in San Francisco

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. 2-Stflk-
ing the keynote if the thirty-nlnth
iannual international convention OF
the Knights of Columbus, supreme
knight James A. Flaherty of Phild-
delphia, before thousands of delegates
and visitors representing the *. Of {.
orga nization in the United States and
its POSSESSIONS, Canada, Newfound-
land, Mexico, Cuba and Panama, de-
clared today that the 500, 900 members
of the Knights of Columbus had gath
cred 10 rededicate themselves to ser
vice exclusively in the interest OF
their country.
He stated that the X. of G. had en-
joyed the most prosperous and effect
i've year in its history and that its
chief activities to be planned ana
launched at the San Francisco meet
ing were the campaign to spend the
5000, 900 balance of the X. OF G. war
fund on disqualification work for dis
abied veterans; the initiation OF the
X. of c. American history work and
the inauguration of the knights anti
tuberculosis campaign.
Besides which, a committee of ma
/ tlonally-known educators was pres
ent, he said. TO lay before the conven-
ton plans for the immediate launch
ing of the largest correspondence
school in America to be conducted by
the K. of G. for the benefit of former
service men desiring technical train
ing.
Let us organize throughout the
land an army OF Catholic women to
cooperate with us, to remind the ma
ton that the war is not over so long
as there is a healable scar on the
body or in the mind of any veteran
he said. BY this work we are not
only fulfilling the terms Of the stew
ardship we accepted at the hands of
the American public when Catholic
and Catholic committed $4,000
900 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 G. to introduce
American welfare work into Italy, to
stimulate friendship between the two
countries and to protect the laith OF
the Italian youth. He announced
that the Knights would raise at least
81 100000 among themselves TO in
augurate this work in Rome De
luded Americans who contribute to
barren malicious attempts to ROB
: Italian youth of its faith may mis-
understand our motives. But even
Italian ProteStants have asked US, the
Catholic men of America. TO save
them from upiftcrs maintained by
American dollars thai might be better
expended in relieving misfortune al
homo or Il SuCcoring the starving
abroad.
= "Our duty is plain It is the first
= direct assignment that any body Of
l laymcn has ever received from the
Head of the Church. We have al
7 ready directed the X. Of c. Commits
: sioncr Edward l.. tlearn of New York
; to proceed to Rome to advise with
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 especial :
~ i'll behalf Of italians contemplating
emigration to America
Mr. Flaherty announced that Mar
5 Shall Eoch had definitely accept
: ed the invitation of the Knights
of Columbus to- be their guest
, at a great patriotic demonstra-
ton III Chicago on November 6.
, He also announced that the X. of {,
r had undertaken the publication of a
> national monthly magazine, "Colum-
: bia," to be dedicated exclusively TO
Americanization, history, literature
and Social Service The magazine.
) which has President iIardings IN
dorscmCnt. has a circulation OF 10000
with it's first issue he added.
, He stated that the *. of G. had def
: initely declined TO Introduce its or
ganization 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 300 prominent San Fran
ciscans presented the Supreme
! knight with the keys of the city at
a public reception in the Civic Center
attended by delegations of the Amer
lean Legion, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Spanish war veterans. GA X.
and many WomcnS organizations
More than 10000 X. Of G. delegates
} and visitors are in San Francisco for
the convention.