The Monett times., 1922-02-03
TX. OF C. INITIATION
AND BANQUET
Candidates From Monett, Verona and
Peirce City, Brilliant Program
of Speaking at Church Hall.

Three hundred Knights of Column
; bus from Southwest Missouri assem-
bled in Monett Sunday to participate
in the exercises incident to the initia-
tion of large class of candidates in
the three degrees of the Order. The
candidates belonged to the Councils
of Monet, Peirce City and Verona,
but every Council in this section vas
) represented at the degree work and
; the banquet in the basement of the
st. Lawrence Church which closed the
days program of events.
4 Arrangements of the degrees were
in charge of A. J. Ruscha, Grand
Knight of the local Council under the
direction of District Deputy John j.
Gees of Joplin. The Monett degree
team had charge of the exemplifica-
ton of the first and second degrees
while the third degree was conferred
by Former District Deputy Thos. N.
Welsh and staff of Springfeld@
! The candidates and members as
{ sembled at the K. of c. Hall at $50
| Sunday morning and marched to
the st. Lawrence church. led by Lees
Concert Band. After attending High
Mass sung by Rev. Father McNamee,
a photograph was taken of the candi-
dates and members on the front steps
of the church.
The o. R. c. Hall, where the initia-
tory exercises were conducted was
filled to its capacity when the work
began. Supreme Director, the Hon.
Luke E. Hart, of st. Louis was pres
ent and assisted with the degree work
as only an expert could have done.
/ The banquet was brilliant affair,
marked by eloquent addresses by
some of the gifted orators known to
Columbianism interspersed by humor
and music by some of Monett's most
talented young ladies.
Mr.. A. ]. Ruscha presided as toast
! HidoICI anu dlLcl d lew dPpioPIldtC
remarks, introduced Rev. Father Nc
Nance who delivered the address of
welcome. He was followed by Hon.
Luke E. Hart who delivered STIR
ring address on the work done by the
Knights of Columbus and it's program
of future activities. Mr.. Gees des-
cribed the conditions of the order in
Southwest Missouri and the prosper
Gus conditions of all of the councils in
the district. The "Old Guard was
the subject assigned to T. P. Donahue
of Joplin, who recited some of the
early history when Joplin and Spring
field were the only councils in the this
part of the State. Rev. F. S. McCard-
lie, of Marshall, Mo-, formerly of
Webb City; delivered a brilliant dis
course when called upon and fully
justified the reputation as an orator
which he established while a resident
of our neighbor city. Thos. Welsh of
! Springfield and VIM. F. Maher of
Joplin both former District Deputies
delivered splendid addresses on "Our
Order" and "10Oeo Americanism."
Others who responded to toasts
were Rev. Father Roels, of Sarcoxie,
w. E. Foley, of Springfield and Rev.
Father O'Driscoll of Joplin, and Jos.
Fitzgerald of Joplin. Mrs. J. w. Pat
terson was heartily applauded follow
ing her readings and Misses Fern and
Mary Hepburn delighted the audience
with vocal and violin solos that were
excellently rendered.
Candidates for initiation were as
follows:
Monett-Joe Schneider, Jr., Chas.
| cambridge, Mark Tiernan, j. E. Tuck
er, Linus Ruscha, Elmer Ballay, Ed
ward Stark, Arthur Poland, Robert
Knoetzel, Byron Calender, Fred
Stark, Willie Wimsatt, J. T. Hene-
gen, C. V. Pearce, Jos. Moore, Chas.
j. Bowler, John C. Poland, Ed F. Cor
man, James German.
Peirce City-John Diebold, Leo ].
Ruscha, Pete Freie, Michael Kuklen-
! ski, Raymond Kuklenski, Edward
Freie, Leo T. Bowe.
Verona-Jos. Viney, Jas. J. Smith,
John ]. Kristeck, Ignatz Knoblauch,
John Van Hatten, Pete Hierholzer,
Philip j. Buehler, J. Henry Witte,
Willie Korba, Ad Lechner, H. ]. HER
holzer, Henry Witte, L. Schneider,
Jake Safer, James Jerrick, Carl
Pruente, Joe Leitle, Jake Leitle.
Springfeld-Thos. Coins, Jos. Bow
Ter, John Lawler.
Joplin-Joe Fitzgerald, Edward ].
| Clark.