Evening journal., 1922-08-03
K. OF c. CHIEFS
Win VICTORY.
Administration Forces Make
Clean Sweep of Their
> Nominations
POPE PRAISES
SOCIETY WORK

Y ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 3.-In A
hose. sharp fight administration
Ia,rces of the Knights of Columbus,
n supreme international convention
lat the AMBASSADOR yesterday is
sued victorious in elections carried
put behind closed doors. The YER
Ibal skirmishes were reported to
3lave been bitter during the nomina-
lions. contributing to the most ex-
biting election in the forty years
history of the order.
The liveliest battle was precipitat-
"a i'm the engagement between the
forces Of Luke +. Hart, of St.
.ouis. administration nominee. and
IfTilliam J. Mulligan. OF Thompson
Iville, Conn. put up by the insur-
gents. for the Office OF supreme ad-
locate to I'll the unexpired term
NJ Joseph Pelletier. former District
attorney Of Boston. resigned. Mr..
Hart came out victorious. 1924 TO
i54
The Boston men backing Mulligan
demanded that the order repudiate
Ithe attacks made by Supreme
Knight Flaherty on 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
he international executive body Of
f.he order for many years.
The administrations clean sweep
continued through the election OF
| he directors The successful can
s,idates Included John F. O'Neil.
Jersey City. Supervisor OF Hudson
county; William d. Dwyer, ST.
Raul; George II. Boivin. CRANKY.
Quebec. member Of the Canadian
House Of Commons; Patrick II.
-sice. Augusta. Ga; John II. Reddin.
1>enver. Col. and william c. Prout.
State deputy Of Massachusetts and
president OF the A. A. L. Reddin.
ItNeih and Dwyer succeed them
|'elves.
The $4,000 first prize in the
knights OF Columbus national his
|ery contest was won by Samuel F.
|Bemis. professor Of history at
Whitman College. a Presbyterian in
|t-ution In Walla Walla. Wash,
with a monograph on y the Jay
Treaty" Hundreds throughout the I
|,glntry competed.
DR.. Gaillard Hunt. chief archivist /
II the United States Department and /
|hairman OF the board Of judges. q
lid in making the announcement: /
This monograph in the opinion !
the judges of the Knights Of Co (
i'nbus contest, is a masterpiece of I
american history that Will live for (
|,ve- II is an amazingly scholarly ,
|Ai erudite production. written by I
| master mind. whose discovery will ,
fdd to the patriotic glory that be-
longs to the Knights OF Columbus"
The other judges were Frank T.
Cobb. New York editor; Prof. VII
liam Cleveland. OF Boston Univer-
Iity: DR. Thomas Edmunds, chief
irchiv.st OF the State Of Massachu-
Eetts and Prof David a. McCabe, I
bf Princeton University.
Pope Plus N declared the Amer
can welfare woIs Of the knights
bf Columbus in Italy SKILL go down
aa one Of the greatest achievements
IN his pontilcate. Edward L. Hearn,
1f New York. director of the X. OF
+, European work. said in report
ns the Supreme Pontlff's message
delivered to him personally before
be left ally for this country.
ltPope Plus. Mr.. Hearn said, had
signed the chief architect OF the
Vatican to cooperate with the
Knights in laying out the chain~of
which the X. of c. plan
O operate I'm Rome. the first plot Of
yound for which was donated by
zone Plus personally.
The report OF William J. McGin-
ev. secretary. showed than the or
ser had added S3.904 members to
Is rolls during the year ending
Iune 80 and increased its assets So
1850. paying out in death bene-
rs sl.365.347. To'al assets now
aggregate $4,000. 900. New York,
glinols Massachusetts,. Pennsylva-
Ia. Ohio. Michigan and New Jer-
ey lead in the order named In to-
al membership. Pennsylvania hav-
ng 51.S67.
The insurance department of the
rganization. which is in corporated
X the State OF Connecticut, where
he order was founded forty years
80. has enjoyed a prosperous year.
Deaths for the year totaled 1921,
many being ex-service men who died
= a result Of injuries received dur
ng the war. The report concludes
" showing that X. of c. financial
brought about an aver
.ge yield Of 81 per cent on Sc
urlties in which the orders funds
.ge Invested.
The supreme secretary's resume
lid not include a report on the war
und operations Of the X. of c..
which will be reported upon form
Ny by the entire Board of Direc-
ors.
Representatives from seven diff
erent North American countries.
onstituting the supreme governing
.ody OF 100000 members OF the X.
4 c.. will remain in session until
ate this afternoon.