Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-08

thcy wont out and corraied al proTnis-
ing athlstes and that this tends4 TO
keep novices away from sthlstf
meets.
Athhtios . Side Issue.
Father Daley told tho convention
that athtstics wa~ side issue hno
that athletes ought 10 be Glad TO com
pete under tho stapdard Of q Catho-
lio club. Hc pointed TO tho fact that
Mt the athletic meet on e~turday
there wore hut three ri. 30 clubs In
PfiiadelphiA that competed The rea-
son. he argusd, was that star athistes
being present 20 compete At the meet
on Saturday, had kept Tho number OF
contestants down.
Both Father Daley and President
slattery referred to tho John Wana-
Tuaker cadets az being one OK the
detriments 10 sport for boys In Phil
ndelphin Whenever boy bcgan 70
develop into an athlete, tho Meadow
brook Club usually fried 10 enroll him
I'm the club, IL was said.
The vote OF tho delegates favored
tho motion and II was passed.
Frank Manley Of New York. chair
man OF the boys and mems committee
presented several recommendations.
The f1rst suggestion proposed increas-
ing the dues from S5 70 S7.50 for the
National Union. The recommendation
was opposed n was set forth that
while more money must be raised r.
finance the National Union. the move
ment must start with the clubs and
be from the bottom up.
Father Daley, In speaking on the
accommodation. saih that the most
successful way to raise funds for the
clubs would be to have The parents
tied up 20 the club for their boys by
! giving the financial ala needed 10 sup
port the club. He suggested that each
: father in parish give 80 year TO
! support the club.
, Iro said the Knights OF Columbus are
doing splendid work, but that the
> work was not a parish work. lie also
9 thought 81 fee from the boys 1s
years and over was a fair sum. He
e thought the boy work would succeed
moro IL tho parents were interested IN
: the boy and the club and tho boys
a work. He said It would be no
z trouble to raise the money n the
o parents nre Interested.
In discussing tho dues. President
I slattery said that beginning with this
Z convention places for the golden jubi.
Zee. two years hence. ought 70 10
y started. He said fhst for four years
. since the war the financial problem
4 has been serious one, 'and ne qoes-
4 toned how Was the best method u
n use TO rehabilitate the National Union
He predicted that in tho next ter
4 yenrs the history Of the esrly struggle
10 o. the Union would be repeated. III
l. said the Union must succeed becaus
: it had the best thing to sell OF an
Ie organization in the country
. With tears in his eyes. Presiden
le Slattery blended for tho enthusia sr
ot that would put the Union on strong
ri er foundation. He deplored the fac
j. that with the wealth represented s
Id the personnel OF tho Knights of co
lunbus. the knights have not give
o. of their means 10 the National Uniol
70 The recommendation 10 increase III
ri dues was lost the dues being kept q
n. S..
IL Must Keep Up Dues.
ne A recommendation that when due
are due. that each club that does NJ
On pay within 30 days be dropped wa
Ut passed.
rs A recommendation that a carnpaIg
N. for life and associate membership I
en Instituted was approved The cor
n vention fixed tz5 for life members an
H. 81 for associate merabers.
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