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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
The Great War.

Beginning with the Mexican Border
campaigns of 1916, the Knights of Co.
lumbus, at the advent of Americas en-.
try into the World War in 1917, had
gained the larger experience neces-
sary for the successful management Of
the task which the government sane
toned for their fulfillment. How the
Knights received $4OOO0,OOO from the
American public and erected hun
dreds of huts overseas and abroad,
sending thousands of secretaries to
care for the service men of army and
navy in every domestic camp and in
England, France, Belgium, Italy, Ire
land, Germany, Luxemburg, China,
Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii and
far-off Siberia, is a more or~less fa-
miliar story. The name of the knights
of Columbus became synonymous with
self-sacrificing service, even to the
point of wounds and death, for the
American fighting man, and from start
to finish the K. of C. record of "Ev-
erybody Welcome and Everything
Free" stood as the standard of ex-
cellence in welfare work.
Help in Reconstruction.
But the test for the order really
came with the passing of the immedi-
ate glory of war service-With the
facing of the immense task of recon-
struction. Three hundred thousand
veterans were placed in jobs by the
nf
out cent of cost to either employer
or employed; more than 400 veterans
were awarded free college and univer-
sity scholarships; f. of c. evening
schools sprang up all over the land,
more than 250,000 veterans receiving
free technical training in them. In
addition, welfare work for the men in
the hospitals was vigilantly maintain
ed, so that now, when the war is rap
idly passing into the background of
the national life, the Knights of Co
lumbus are still serving the 27,000 vet
time maintaining their educational ac-
tivity. augmenting this fruitful fea-
ture of their work with the CORES
pondence school, absolutely free TO
veterans, that has enrolled 10000 ex-
service men at K. of c. headquarters
in New Haven, and will enroll tens
of thousands more.
And throughout this immense pro-
gram of activity the national lecture
work of the order, and it's vast insur
ance system benefiting hundreds of
thousands of families, has continued.
Recently, the order, at the special
behest of the Supreme Pontiff, under
took the task of introducing American
welfare work into Italy as tribute
to the memory of Christopher Column
bus; and the amazingly productive
American history movement, launch
ed by the Knights of Columbus to
protect the future generations Of
Americans from propagandized his
tory and to stimulate cultivation Of
the truly American impulse, is a pres
ent fact before the eyes of all.
The Knights of Columbus, with a
record unsurpassed in effective citi-
zenship and beneficent Christianity,
must progress; the order cannot per-
nit any retrenchment of it's public
| activity to incur stagnation. With
the loyal cooperation of all members
and with continued ability of admins
tration, the orders future career of
| usefulness and meritorious achieve
ment is assured.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
HONOR CATHOLIC WOMAN

Attended by more than fifteen hun
dred members of the New York pub
lie school system, funeral services
for the late Mrs. Grace Strachan For
sythe, associate superintendent of
schools, were held last Monday in the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament.
where Solemn Requiem Mass was
celebrated. Former Governor Alfred
=. Smith was among the honorary pail
bearers who included men and women
prominent in every walk of public
life. Mrs. Forsythe had been for four
teen successive years president of the
Interborough Association of Women
Teachers.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
40 PERSONS KILLED
-
PILGRIMS TO LouRDEs IN TRAIN
CRASH. +

A dispatch from Auch, France,
states that forty persons were killed
and fifty-two seriously injured when a
special train carrying pilgrims to
Lourdes crashed into another near
there last Tuesday.
Most of the occupants of the piI-
grims' special were cripples, bound
for the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Helpless in the tangled wreckage,
many died before rescue workers
could extricate them,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
POPE THANKS AMERICANS

A letter written by Pope Plus XI,
appealing to the whole world to aid
the starving Russians, was made pub
lie July rs. The Pontiff commended
the splendid response of the United
States to the early appeals for Rus
sian relief, declaring that the Ameri-
cans "had gained recognition of all
humanity A high tribute was paid
to the American Congress for voting
large sums for Russian assistance.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
ENGLISH BISHOPS HAVE
FEW VOCATIONs

Although the Liverpool archdiocese
has the largest Catholic population of
any diocese in England and Wales, it
has only two candidates for ordination
this year. Bishop Heating declares
this to be a direct effect of the war,
which resulted in the depletion of &C.
clesiastical colleges. All Catholic
Bishops in England are lamenting the
present temporary lack Of candidates
for immediate ordination.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
BISHOP MAHONEY HOME
NEW SOUTH DAKOTA BISHOP TO
COME WEST IN SEPTEMBER.

Right Rev. Bernard J. Mahoney, re.
Gently consecrated at Rome as Bishop
of the diocese of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
left New York Saturday afternoon for
his old home at Troy, N. Y, to spend
several weeks prior to taking up his
new duties in the West
Bishop Mahoney arrived from Eu-
rope July 20, aboard the Aquitania,
and the next day he was the guest of
Archbishop Hayes. For many years
he was priest at Troy and for the
past II years has been spiritual di-
rector at the American college in
Rome. .t a.. =.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
NUNS GET LARGE GIFT

The residuary estate of Mrs. Mamie
Klein, who died June 29 in Brooklyn,
widow of Charles T. Klein, goes to the
Servants for the Relief of Incurable
Cancer of that city as memorial to
her husband. The bequest is -estimat-
ed at more than s5oo,Ooo. 1 Iii
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
CATHOLIC LEADER KILLED

Anastice Ponce, leader Of the Cath
olic Workmen's Union in the state of
Queretaro, Mexico, was beaten SO Sc
verely when attacked by a band of
radicals that he died from his
wounds, according to advices. The at
tack, which is said to have taken place
at the Hercules factories, near Quere-
taro, precipitated such riot that sew
eral other workmen were killed and
federal aid had to be summoned to
restore order.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
KIN OF WALTER SCOTT

DR.. John H. Cover, 67, famous in
ternational organist and composer,
died in Denver July 81, following a
paralytic stroke. r5
Dr. Cover was born in Ealing, Eng
land, but had lived in Colorado nearly
quarter of century. His mother
was a direct descendant of Sir Walter
Scott.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
RELIGION IN SCHOOLS

At least an hour of religious study
for three days week was advocated
for the public Schools of California bv
DR.. Warren II. Landon, moderator Of
the Presbyterian Synod of that state
in his address on the opening day Of
the California and Arizona Synod.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05

'Due largely to his efforts, however,
Protestants are also becoming active.
Powerful organizations have formed
under strong leadership pledged to
forces determination of the issue
whether subjects of a foreign monarch
who constitute small minority of our
inhabitants, held together by enforced
ignorance and superstition, shall con-
tinue to hold most of the offices. con-
troll elections by holding the balance
OF power between political parties,
and receive public funds to enlarge
and perpetuate their machine and 81
lence discussion through control of
the press
Fair Protestant Speaks.
The editor of The Northwestern
Miller happens to be Protestant and,
so far as known, none of it's stock
holders happen to be Catholics. 1t
may therefore claim exemption from
the influence by which the editor of
The Protestant alleges "a small mi
nority of our inhabitants, held togeth-
er by enforced ignorance and super
stition, perpetuate their machine and
silence discussion through control of
the press"
1t is both surprising and disgusting
that any encouragement whatever,
even to the extent of one dollar
year, the subscription price of The
Protestant, should be given to a pub
lication which endeavors to stimulate
and encourage such religious hatreds
and prejudices as this circular ex-
presses.
Diseased and inflamed imaginations,
bred of intolerance and narrow-mind-
ed bigotry, may and probably can con-
jure UP to the complete satisfaction
of other minds, likewise warped and
abnormal in their prejudices, imagi-
nary schemes OF political conquest be-
ing threatened by the Catholics of the
country; plans to "carry elections,
control our politics and annex this
country in vassalage to the Papal En-
pire," as the famboyant language of
the circular has it, but surely the
sound common sense, the intelligence
and the broad understanding of the
overwhelming mass of Protestants in
this country will repudiate all such
imaginings as being both silly and un-
Christian.
"a, Shameful Attack.
To encourage the formation Of
powerful organizations" under
'strong leadership" to combat such a
ridiculous and imaginary movement,
is only to stimulate the spirit of re-
ligious intolerance and bigoted dis
trust. The Northwestern Miller does
not believe, moreover, that any such
organizations are being formed, un-
less it be among those Protestants
who can be held together by enforc-
ed ignorance and superstition, such
as the editor of The Protestant i'm
putes to members of the Catholic
Church.
1t is shameful thing that, in this
country and in this day of enlighten-
ment, when the patriotism of the Cath
olic citizen has been so recently and
so splendidly vindicated by his devo-
! tion to the country, and the magnif-
cent work done by the Knights Of Co
| lumbus during the war, there should
| be even meager support given to the
| propaganda of hate, distrust and sus.
pieion fostered by such publications
! as The Protestant.
No Hatred Here.
Speaking as Protestant, the edi
/ tor of The Northwestern Miller is
4 (Continaed on pageeS.a
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
FORM TRUTH SOCIETY

A society for the dissemination of
information concerning the Catholic
Church, its teachings and practices,
has been organized by laymen of the
diocese of Galveston. It will be known
as the Catholic Truth Society of Tex
as.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05

Multiplication of it's membership ex-
actly one thousand times is the rec
ord of the Knights of Columbus, as
stated in the certified reports present
ed to the fortieth annual supreme in
ternational convention of the organi-
cation held in Atlantic City August /,
2 and 3. At their first convention in
New Haven, forty years ago, the
knights numbered 800 Today, oper-
ating throughout North America, they
number 100000, and would have great
ly exceeded that number if they had
not, during the past year, concentrat-
ed on intensive activity rather than
on expansion. In all, with deaths and
suspensions, it is estimated that some
100000 men have been initiated into
the Knights of Columbus since the
order was founded.
The convention in Atlantic City,
which is the supreme governing body
of the organization, passed upon the
vast activities of the X. of C. during
the past year and projected the or
ganization's program of work for the
next twelve months.
s Began With Eleven Members.
Within forty years, the Knights Of
Columbus has grown from a small and
precarious parochial society of elev-
en- members to vast international or
ganiZation of 50 state Jurisdictions,
mo 8 md
proximately 100000 members. Honest
purpose, unified and unselfish endeav-
or and capable administration are
the general answer to the question
that this astonishing record provokes.
Years before the knights of Colum-
bus came into large public notice, the
order had established it's title to pub
lie confidence by carrying out rela-
lively large educational and relief en-
terpriseS. State and subordinate
councils had built welfare clubs and
founded scholarships and endowed
hospital beds, while the national body
had emphasized the pure American
aims of the order by endowing at the
Catholic university at Washington, the
first chair of American history ever
founded in America Later, at the re
quest of the Hierarchy and especially
of the beloved Cardinal Gibbons, the
Knights of Columbus donated an en-
dowment fund of 100000 to the Cath
olic university, establishing fifty
scholarships in perpetuity, which have
been the means of providing hun
dreds of young men with necessary
and in every way profitable higher ed
ucation.
Active in Disasters.
In the San Francisco disaster, the
Jamestown flood and numerous Other
catastrophes at home and abroad, the
Knights of Columbus gave ready dem
onstration of their eagerness to aiG
their fellowmen, regardless of creed
or color, and even the orders colos
sal war work found a precedent dur
ing the Spanish-American war, wher
the first K. of C. military welfare &C
fiyity uac 1Ipdortalxon
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
SUPERIOR GENERAL DIES

Very Rev. Joseph Hess, Superior
General of the Brothers of Mary, died
in st. Louis on Friday of last week,
following a stroke of apoplexy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05

(The following article really needs
no comment. 1t is from the pen of
, Mr.. William c. Edgar, editor of the
Northwestern Miller, and it appeared
In the issue of July 19, 1922. One is
grateful to Mr.. Miller for his fair and
unprejudiced statements. We like to
think that he represents the better
element among our non-Catholic
friends. Following is his article.)
-. Bisoted Vaporinss.
BY virtue of his place and because
his name, unfortunately, appears on
various lists, the editor of The North
western Miller gets almost everything
that is distributed generally through
the mails; he would doubtless get the
smallpox if it was spread that way
and he was not vaccinated.
The other day there came among
the great lot of solicitations to sub
scribe for various objects more or less
worthy, chiefly the latter, that cum
bered his desk and had to be disposed
of before the morning mail was
cleaned up, a circular addressed to
Dear Subscriber" asking him to re-
new his subscription to a publication
called "The Protestant" proclaimed at
the head of the sheet as "On Guard
at Washington"
Not being aware that he had ever
subscribed for this periodical and
never having heard of it before, he
had the curiosity to- read the circular
and, reading it, he grew increasingly
infuriated, both at it's spirit and it's
language.
Here is some of the bigoted rot
that it set forth ls.....
Striking at WindmiIIs.
"The Roman hierarchy is steadily
concentrating it's political might in
the National Capital. All it's recent
movements converge to that point
But Washington is not the throne
city of any Roman Prelate. 1t is
merely an outpost of the See and
Province of Baltimore. The Capital
has no great ecclesiastical strength
Its strategical advantages are exclu
sively political. The focusing of pa
pal activities there is but the fnal
maneuver in the movement to carry
our elections, control our politics and
annex this country in vassalage to the
Papal Empire
The foregoing was quoted as q
statement made early in the year by
The Protestant. 1t was followed by
these paragraphs:
A Professor, God Help Us!
''As most of us now know, thai
statement is being we'll justified in
the present feverish activities of pa
pal politicians in rapidly though quiet
ly, organizing Roman Catholics
throughout the land into nationa
clerical party known as the Nationa
Councils of Catholic Men and Women
The statement reflected conclusion:
arrived at from the editors years o
specialized study of such questions a
Washington, where he is professo
of Roman and Canon Law and Juris
prudence in the American university
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
ENLARGE UNIVERSITY

Duquesne university, Pittsburgh, is
being expanded BY the addition of
three new buildings erected on its
campus.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
The K. of C.. Convention

OF DELEGATES
FROM NORTH AND CENTRAL
AMERICA AND OTHER POINTS
GATHERED THIS WEEK AT AT
LANTic CITY-oRDER HAS IN
CREASED ONE THOUSAND
TIMES IN FORTY YEARS-BRlEF
REVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-05
Non Catholic Answers Bigot

LOCAL EDITOR, A PROTESTANT
GENTLEMAN, TAKES FLING AT
UNWORTHY. SPIRIT AND TAG
TIcS-THE PROTESTANT, A
MAGAZINE THAT DEFENDS ITS
READERS FROM IMAGINARY
FoEs-MoDERN DON oUixoTE
VALIANTLY BATTLES WIND.
MILLS, t,";
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-18
CH|LDREN'S HOME AID
APPEAL IS MADE HERE

About the first of August, 300 let
ters will be sent to persons in this
city, who have been chosen out of
long list of names to contribute to-
ward the cleaning the new building
of the New Jersey Children's Home
Society from debt. This system is
being carried out in every city, town
and county in the state and is expect
ed to supply that $4,000 needed to
dedicate the new building free OF
debt. The amount contributed in
this will only be used to pay the
expenses of the new building and will
have nothing whatever to do with
the operating or running expenses
of the home.
In order to obtain the best possi-
BILE results in the local mail cam
paign to raise portion of the money
here the following local committee
has been appointed to assist in the
work:
Rev. F. D. Neidermeyer, Rev. w.
Northev Jones, Rev. Wilbert West
colt, Rev. d. Heyliger, Miss H..
Moon, Mrs. Adrian Lyon, d. p. Ohm
stead, J. Logan Clevenger. 1. T. Mad
sen. George w. Sharp. Jr., Sidney
Riddlestorffer. Arthur Stern. Mrs,
Frank Dorsey, Mrs. A. Clayton Clark
S. Z. Shull, Arthur E. Graham and
Mrs. C. C. Baldwin. The treasurer
is P. J. Miller of the City National
Rank
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-18
PLANE BADLY DAMAGED
IN CRASH At METUCHEN


METUCHEN, July 1S;-A BIZ
plane was badly damaged when it
crashed to the ground on the Spear
property on Woodbridge avenue
about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The plane swooped into the trees
on Woodbridge avenue and swerved
to the ground,s crumpling one wing.
Neither occupant of the plane was
injured.
The occupants of the biplane had
been employed to flood the town
with advertising circulars describ-
ing a real estate auction to be held
July 19. 20 and 21 on the old Spear
property F. B. Ford & Company
of Newark are conducting the auc-
ton, at which 500 lots will be dis
posed of. The property is directly
opposite Abel Hanson's residence in
Woodbridge avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-18
ANOTHER BATTLE AT COAL Mine
TWO GOLD ROBBERS SAVED FROM PRISON
next MOVE ON SEWER
and AMB0Y AVENUE
IS TAKEN BY CITY

Steps were taken by the aldermen
last night to confer with officials of
the Barber Asphalt company with
reference to the exchange of certain
property along Amboy avenue pre-
paratory to going ahead with the
Amboy avenue paving and also to
meet the officials of the Central,
Pennsylvania and Lehigh Valley rail-
roads in order that they might go
into details as to the next steps nee
essary in the elimination of grade
crossings here.
City Clerk Arthur f. Graham was
instructed to get in touch with the
Barber Asphalt Company and ar
range for a meeting between Off
cials of that concern and the entire
Board of Alderme. city engineer
and city attorney, that date to be at
the convenience of the plant officials.
The city clerk was also authorized to
arrange a conference of the alder
men, city engineer and city attorney
with the railroad officials as socn in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-18
FIREMAN KILLED IN BIG
new YORK EXPLOSION

NEW YORK, July 1S-A series
of explosions caused by a fire wreck
ed a six-story tenement in Green
wich Village, killed the fire SER
geant, wounded a score and drove
hundreds from their home in
neighboring tenements.
Smoky Joe Martin, acting fire
chief told Mayor Hylan that the
explosions were the worst he had
ever experienced. The warehouse
where the explosions took place had
great holes torn in its walls and tons
OF brick and stones were hurled to
the pavement.
Neighb RS were flung to the street
by the free of the explosions An
engine of ono of the fire companies
from Brooklyn. struck a curb and
hurled two firemen beneath the
wheels. Fireman James IL. Malone
was killed and Fireman James Car
roll seriously injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-18
READY FOR NEXT
BAND CONCERT
Will be Given by Municipal
Band Tomorrow Night at
School No. 5

The second band concert being
given in the city during the summer
months, under the auspices of the
Park Commissioners. will take place
tomorrow night at o'clock on the
grounds of School No. 5. corner
Cortlandt and Easton streets. The
music on this occasion will be fur
nished by the Municipal Band,
Thomas +. Burke, director. These
concerts have been made possible
through contributions to the Evening
News, band concert fund, by public
spirited citizens.
Commissioner Lembcke, chairman
of the committee in charge of the
band consents, has arranged for
wonderful concert for tomorrow
night The band will consist of
twenty-five pieces, five more than
furnished the music for the first
concert. and the program is along
popular lines, there being more
selections of popular tunes than at
the first concert. which program
consisted chiefly of classical music.
Tomorrow night for the first time
the Y. NJ. II. A. platform will be
used for the seating of the band.
This platform which has been
donated to the park commission by
the Y. NJ. II. A. for use during the
summer will enable the music to
rise above the heads of the people
and carry in the air for several
blocks. thus overcoming the disaI-
vantage at which the Perth Amboy
Concert Band played last Wednes
day night in city hall park when
the lawn and the crowds gathered
about the band, making it impossi-
bic to hear the music for any great
distance. city Electrician jay
FRANKIE has also arranged fu ring
lights about the bandstarH the
concert tomorrow night
Two additional e. IOns
have been received towa und.
These are from the Ami hting
Company $5 and Emil Y.u-ack s..
The fund stands tod us follows:
Amount previously reported, $607;
contributions received today, $40;
making grand total of s617 in the
fund.