Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-03
K. OF C.ELECTS
JERSEY MAN
Administration Women in a
Most Exciting Contest at
Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 3-In a
close, sharp fight administration
forces of Knights of Columbus in
supreme international convention at
the Ambassador yesterday. issued
victorious in elections carried out
behind closed doors. The verbal
skirmishes were reported to have
been bitter during the nominations,
contributing to the most exciting
election in the forty years history of
the order.
The liveliest battle was precipi-
tated in the engagement between
the forces of Luke e. Hart. of st.
Louis administration nominee, and
William ]. Mulligan. of Thompson
vile, Conn.,, put up by the insurgents
for the Office of supreme advocate
to fill the unexpired term of Jo-
seph Pelletier. former district at
torney of Boston, resigned. Mr..
Hart came out victorious, 1929 to
1874.
The Boston men backing Mulligan
demanded that the order %repudiate
the attacks made by Supreme
knight Flaherty OIL the supreme
court of Massachusetts,. They sup
ported the insurgents.
Mr.. Hart is a member of the st.
Louis bar and has been active in
the international executive body OF
the order tor many years.
The administrations clean sweep
continued through the election of
the directors. The successful candi-
| dates included John f. O'Neill, Jer-
| sey City. supervisor of Hudson coun-
ty; William d. Dwyer. st. Paul;
George H Boivin, CRANKY, Quebec.
member OF the Canadian House of
| Commons; Patrick H Rice. Augusta,
Ga; John H.. Reddin, Denver, Coll,
and William c. Prout, state deputy
of Massachusetts and president of
the A. A. u. Reddin. O'Neill and
Dwyer succeed themselves.
Pope Plus Praises X. of G. Work
The Knights Of Columbus Amer
lean history movement is engaging
the convention. Gaillard Hunt
| chief archivist, United States De-
partment of State, has come from
Washington to address the conven-
ton and announce the winner OF
the K. of C. national history con-
test.
Pope Plus XI declared the Amer
lean welfare work of the knights or
Columbus in Italy will go down as
one of the greatest achievements
in his ponti1cate, Edward l.. Hearn
of New York. director of the x. OF Z.
| European work, said in reporting
the Supreme Pontiff's message de-
livered to him personally before ne
left Italy for this country.
Pope Plus, Mr.. Hearn said, a
| assigned the chief architect of the
| Vatican to cooperate with the
| knights in laying out the chain OF
Fairgrounds which the X. of c.. plan
to operate in Rome, the first plot OF
ground for which vas donated by
Pope Plus personally.
The report of William j. McGln-
ley, secretary, showed that the order
had added 83,904 members to It's
rolls during the year ending June 80
and increased it's assets s2,196,559,
paying out in death benefits $780,
BAT. Total assets now aggregate
$4,000, 900. New York, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Michigan and New Jersey lead in
the order named in total member
ship, Pennsylvania having 51.S67.
The insurance department of the
| organization, which is incorporated
in the State of C-nnecticut, where
the order was founded forty years
ago, has enjoyed a prosperous year.
Deaths for the year totaled 52Sl,
many being ex-service men who died
as a result of injuries received dur
ing the war. The report concludes
by showing that K. of c. financial
management brought about an aver
age yield of 5H per cent on securi-
ties in which the orders funds are
invested.
The supreme secretary's resume
| did not include a report on the war
| fund operations of the K. of c.,
which will be reported upon formal
ly by the entire Board of Directors.
Representatives from seven differ
ent North American countries. con-
stituting the supreme governing
body of the 100000 members of the
K. Of c., will remain in session until
late tomorrow afternoon.