Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22

Election And Important
Business Matters on Cal
endar For Sessions

The annual state convention Of the
knights OF Columbus in North Dakota
was opened here this morning, with
representatives from each Of the ten
councils in the state attending.
A large class OF candidates was adj
niitted into the Grand Forks council
on Sunday, during the spring exem-
~pliflcAtion. and a number of the state
officers and delegates to the conven-
ton arrived early to participate in the
festivities attendant upon the initia-
ton.
Sessions OF the convention today are
being held in the council rooms, and
will be concluded this evening with
a membership dinner, at which the
local council will be hosts The con-
morning, with State Deputy M. S. Hy-
land OF Fargo presiding. Committees
were appointed and an adjournment
taken until g. o'clock his afternoon,
when the business of the convention
was taken up. A luncheon was served
kat the Hotel Frederick at noon for
fhe visitors and delegates.
The election Of officers and . num-
ber Of important business matters
fThe state council is expected to go on
record al this time regarding the pro-
51Hosed establishment of a sanitarium
4t Colorado Springs, Colo. for knights
and their families. and a definite pro-
gram lin connection with the boys
work undertaken by the knights of
(Coaumbus Of the country will probably
Ne outlined.
] Robert Hughes Of this city will pre-
side at the membership dinner to be
Efven tonight.
is Sunday Banquet.
Attorney C. j. Murphy of Grand
Forks presided at the banquet held in
the lower auditorium Of St. Mary's
church Sunday night. There were
/about 400 guests.
I D E. w. Buckley, supreme physi-
Gan of the Knights of Columbus in
America, gave the main address, tell
I ing Of h work that the Knights have
c undertaken among the Italians. The
work is to be carried out along the
lines of the X. c. war activities. with
secretaries appointed for certain ter
Ritories. The plan is to build ymna
laccordina Is Dr.. Buckley. :
DR.. Buckley explained that each
member Of the order is to be assessed
$1.5O during the month IF July to
launch the work. The fund thus
raised viii be put 'into~a permanent
endowment fund. n the interest viii
Tbe used for carrying Oh the work.
This work among the Italians was
taken up at the invitation Of the late
Pope Benedict and mas been given the
approval Of hts successor, Pope Plus
the 18th.
J. j. Clarity Of Moorhead. in his
address on What Of the Future" dis
cuesed prospective work Of the organ
gization, and Rev. Vincent ]. Ryan,
state chaplain, spoke informally.
Special numbers were given by!Miss
Marie Filteau, violinist, and Miss
Florence ,Wrigt Of Wahpeton. reader.
Miss Irene Smith played the piano
accompaniment for Mics F1ltean. The
banquet was serve by the women Of
st. Nays church.
State officers
State officers here for the conven-
ton who were guests at the banquet
Last night include: M. g.. Hyland, state
deputy; Howard ]. Monley, Grand
Forks, past state deputy; F. W. CAL
lAhAn. Williston. secretary: E. J.
Hughes, Dickinson. state advocate;
Rev. Vincent ]. Ryan. Fargo, chap
lain; John Sheehan. Langdon, treas
urer; Frank Mallick, jamestown, war
den ~ tt