The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1925-05-16
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Eighteenth Annual Convention Held In
Nogales Big Success.

A Nogales special to the Ari
zona Daily Star, dated May 18th,
says: Ferd J. Hermes Of Tue
son, was elected state deputy of
the Knights Of Columbus at the
annual state convention here to.
day. E. L. Sweeney of Jerome
was elected secretary; E. J. F.
Horne of Prescott, treasurer;
James McFadden of Douglas,
j warden, and Isaac Polhamus of
Yuma, advocate. Next years
convention will be held in Bis.
bee.
With a grand ball at the Fire.
mems Club, attended by knights
and their ladies from throughout
| Arizona, the 18th annual state
convention of the Knights of
Columbus lodge. closed here to
night following a two day ses
sion. 1t was the best attended
and most successful con nvention
in the history of the order and
much of the credit for it's sue,
cess is due Fortunate Macon.
chairman of the Nogales com
mittee on arrangements.
A Dutch" luncheon from II
| to 2 O'Clock today at the Casino
! Nogalense 10 Nogales, Sonora; !;
business sessions at the K. of G.
hall on north Grand avenue, and
the dance tonight, featured the
second day.
Yesterday there was exempli.
cation of the first, second, and
third degrees, for class of Al
candidates, of whom 20 were
from Nogales, and Is from Tue
son.
The Nogales candidates initial.
ed were Alfonso M. Acosto. Geo.
Cady, Antonio Calderon, Jose
Davila, J. Guadalupe Favela, Je.
sus E. Fimbres, Adolfo P. Gar
cia, Cirio Garduno. Gustavo In.
esta, Frank Itule, Carlos Joffroy,
Sahid Karam, Jose f. Matiella,
Salvador Martinez, Jack O'Keele,
Ramiro M. Ortiz, Eduardo Pu:
chi, Jose Puchi, Juan B. Puchi,
Mariana Puchi, Ernesto Quijada,
Francisco V. Quijada,. Fernando
Salizar, Ramon P. Salizar, Ed.
mundo V. Sandoval, Andronico
P. Serrano, Jose Francisco Val.
enzuela, and Pedro Zaragoza.
! The Tucson candidates were
Miguel Jesus Cervantes, Ken.
meth J. Conn, David de la Fuente,
Jr., Bro. Angel Fort, Albert G.
Hermes. Theodore G. Heyl, John
Lester Kinney, Robert A. Ma
larkey, James A. McTighe, Hen.
ry S. Marshall, Richard Pattee,
John w. RUNE, Gustavo O.
Ruiz, Richard Spring Legarra,
and Henry w. Wimberger.
Approximately 200 knights
took part in the fourth degree
parade led by the 25th Infantry
band from Camp Stephen D. Lit
tie, yesterday afternoon.
The annual convention ban.
quet at the Firemen's Club last
night was attended by $50 peo.
| pie, the largest affair of the kind
ever held by q convention ia
this city. Accommodations had
originally been made for 200
people. The menu was prepar.
ed by the King Cafe and con.
sisted of salad, head lettuce,
Thousand Island dressing, pick
les. olives, roast chicken and
1jelly, mashed potatoes, creamed
peas and carrots, rolls, coffee,
ice cream and lady fingers, after
dinner mints and cigars and ci
garettes.
r. r. Brena was toastmaster
and invocation was offered by
Rev. l.. Duval, followed by the
address of welcome by Frank J.
Duffy, grand knight of Nogales
council. G. P. Heisser of Phoe.
nix, state deputy. made the re.
sponse, followed by a vocal solo
by Mrs. Bert Schleimer, after
which the principal speech OF
the evening was delivered on
"Christopher Columbus" by Rt.
Rev. Juan Navarette, bishop oi
Sonora. There we're other ad.
dresses by w. P, Volta of Phoe
nix, past state deputy; land Frank
Curtis of Tucson, and a violin
selection by Miss Gwendolyn
Noon.