The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
Knights of Columbus.


been extended local and out-of-
town knights OF Columbus to at
tend the informal January dance.
given under the auspices of the
Amitie Club at Mrs. Dyers- 1917 r
street northwest. Tuesday evening,
January 81 at 3 o'clock. This dance
will be spectacular. The proceeds
of this dance will be used for club
purposes.
Everything Is in readiness for the
reception to Archbishop Michael J.
CurIey. OF Baltimore Archdiocese,
given under the auspices Of the To-
cal councils. of the knights Of Co.
Iumbus on Tuesday. February IL, at
s o'clock. Weekly meetings OF the
committee OF Grand knights are be-
ing held and plans have been COM
pleted for the event. Following an
entertainment OF merit the Arch
bishop will deliver his FIRST formal
message to the Washington Knights
aud will then receive each member
together with their families and
friends. This will be one OF the
foremost celebrations Of the season.
II will mark the formal opening and
housewarming of the new Knights
of Columbus Home in this city. The
building will be blessed by the new
Archbishop. Leo A. Rover. past
State deputy. is general chairman
OF the committee on arrangements.
He is being assisted by James A.
Sullivan, grand knight OF Washing
ton Council: Francis A Mccain,
grand knight of Carroll Council,
Charles I. Grih1th. of Keane Council
Robert NJ. O'Lone. of Potomac, ana
Thomas K. Gallaher. OF SpaidinK
Council; Michael L. Schaefer, fourth
degree: John Steel and J. !. Burns,
District deputies.
Enlargement OF the income tax
classes in the $50 knights Of Co
lumbus evening schools operated
throughout the United States is an
nounced by Supreme Secretary will
liam ]. mckinley, director Of the
h. OF c. educational work.
The demand for courses in in
struction in the income tax law is
greater this year than IN any year
since the enforcement or the tax
Preparations have been made by the
X. Of c. to give an Intensive si1
weeks course free to more than
1000 former service men and
women.
Gymnasium classes in the knight,
of Columbus new home at slS Tenth
street. under the direction Of p. ]
Courtney. are now being conducted
each week day. Glasses for bust.
ness and professional members o,
the order are held each day from
1880 to 1880 p. m. on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays. Glasses
for members are also conducted OF
Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday.
from 8 to 3 p. m. Tuesday evenings
from to 9 o'clock are for ladie.
is years and over.
Boys from ITO Is years of age
are given an opportunity for gym.
nasium practice and classes from
3:46 to 4:4S p. m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays. Boys to IL years of
age will attend classes on Saturday
mornings at IL o'clock. On Tues
days and Thursdays at 3:IS casse.
for girls IL to is years of age are
conducted. Younger girls are taught
gymnasium work on Saturday aft.
ernoOns at o'clock.
Game practice is held every even
ming at s o'clock and regular frames
are played on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at o'clock. Miss
Estelle Murray and Miss Grace
Bachelor will teach girl children
rhythmic and fancy dancing.
Fourteen American cities and two
Canadian cities are bidders for the
n a
the Knights Of Columbus. Ottawa
and Montreal are the Canadian cit
les and practically every section OF
the United States is represented in
the bid from American centers. Su-
preme Secretary William ]. McGin-
ley stated that the K. Of c. board OF
directors would decide the place OF
the convention at their next con-
terence, to be held in April. The
1922 convention will be the larKest
numerically ever held in the history
OF the K. OF c., as three new state
jurisdictions, in Cuba, Mexico and
Canada, have been added to the
hfty-two already established.
When Carroll Council celebrate.
the twenty-third anniversary OF IL.
establishment here in Washington
the knights of Columbus in thi.
jurisdiction will have an opportuu-
ity to listen to many of the mos,
prominent members Of the order in
this section of the country. Elabo-
rate preparations are being made
for the celebration, which will he
held in the new home in Tenth
street on February 81. Bertram G.
Lennon Is general chairman OF the
committee on arrangements. The
history of the council will probSb bly,
be reviewed by one OF the charter
members of the order In this section.
The knights of Columbus contem-
plate no tight upon any religious
denomination active in Italy, 10 the
gist of a statement issued By su-
preme Knight James A. Flaherty.
The decision Of the knights
Of Columbus to undertake welfare
work in Italy was made at the re-
quest of His Holiness, the late and
lamented Pope Benedict XIV and
cannot be construed into an act of
war by any reasonable man, no
matter what his reliEious anita
tion. Pope Benedict was the head