The Mankato free press., 1923-04-27
INITIATED CLASS
SIXTY CANDIDATES
knights Columbus Holding
Ceremonial Yesterday
= BANQUET AT NIGHT
President Cullen St. Thomas
College Was Principal
Speaker

The Knights or Columbus exem-
phfed the first three degrees at their
hall. yesterday, the first degree be-
Ing conferred by Menkato Council,
the second by the New Tin Council
and the third by Past State Deputy
J. \. Whalen, and the Master OF
the Fourth Uegree was Col. VIM.
DOn3hrc
\ c.aSs of sixty was initiated, the
work STARTING IN the morning at $50
O'Clock and ii was completed at six
2. n. After the eXemplification of
the first degree the knights attended
mass at 1880 at st. Johns Catholic
church.
At $50 o'clock in the evening a
banquet was served in St Johns
Parish Hail bv the Ladies Guild OF
the church. Covers were placed for
$50 guests. The tables were attraC-
tINe.y decorated with sweat peas and
DAISIES. Following a delicious four
course banquet. program was car
ried out. Throughout the banquet
Lamm's Orchestra played. Mrs. John
Wintheiser and Mrs. Leo Landkamer
pleased the company with a vocal
duet and Paul Ford also sang several
selections Miss Agnes Thro rem
dered several skilltull piano solos.
John Z. Regan was the toast mas
ter.
In introducing Father Robert
Hughes. the first speaker OF the
eTening Mr. Regan mentioned the
fat that Father Hughes has been
pastor OF the st. Johns parish for
exactly twenty one years. Father
Hughes emphasized the fact in his
address that the Order had been
.. lnr L. .iy,ry in
the past but that did not warrant
the knights of the present day 10 sit
idly by and urged upon them the ne
cessity OF keeping up the good work
so that the future generations might
look with pride on our work, as we
TODAY do on those who preceded us.
Col. Donahue Responded
Col. VIM. Donahue Of Minneapolis
responded to the toast OF What is
Expected of a Knight of Columbus. y
He laid great emphasis upon the
thought that to be a good knight
one must first be good citizen.
The very Rev. Father Thos. f.
Cullen. president of st. Thomas Col
lege was the principal speaker at
the affair. He spoke on present
conditions and pointed out that man
was no different today than he was
in the days of Abraham. That the
same reasons exist for Us to keep
doing as existed then. Among the
different things he said was that he
was not a pessimist, that he did not
know the true meaning of freedom
and liberty. nor did any of US. be. q.
cause of the fact that the people OF
the country had never been OPP
pressed. They have never felt the
tyrant's heel and that we little ap-
preciate the great privilege it is to
be a citizen of this country. That
this privilege should be cherished by
all. That if this freedom and liberty
is to be protected against com
munism. Sovietism and any other
constitution. American constitu-
lsms that might strike al our
tions are sacred to its people and
should be guarded as such.
The Other Address
Others who gave short speeches
were VIM. McGrath of Minneapolis
and Patrick Henry OF Mankato, who
is the lecturer for the local order
Delegates were present from Farm
ington. Fairmont. New Ulm. Mar
shall. st. Paul and Minneapolis. The
banquet was brought to close with
the singing of America" by the en-
tire COmnauN.