New Britain herald., 1925-05-11
Delegates Arriving To- day Warmly Greeted And Welcomed To New Britain Dance Big Feature.
Business Meetings to Be Held Tomorrow at Elks' Home -- Banquet Will Follow at Burritt Hotel.

The 32d annual convention of the Connecticut state council of the Knights of Columbus will open to- morrow morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Elks' hall on Washington street. State Deputy William J. Mulligan head of the order in this state, will open the session and preside over the deliberations.
 The state council Is made up of ihe state officers and two repre- sentatives from each council in the state. Of these representatives, one is the grand knight of his respective council and the other is a past grand knight.
 Daily council, No 12, of this city will be represented by Grand Knight Walter V. Murphy and Past Grand Knight John J. OLearly.
 Official Reception.
 The official reception to the visit ing delegates and their friends will -ake place this evening, when an in- formal ball in honor of the visitors will be held at the state armory on .Arch street. It is expected that all 'ile delegates with their wives or Jqdy friends will be present and, ac- cording to present indications, 1t will ls the most brilliant spectacle in nc recent history of Daly council.
 Mass Tomorrow.
 Tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock solemn high mass will be celc- trated at St. Mary's church. The delegates will leave the Burrtt hO- tel, the convention headquarters in body to attend the services. After the mass the convention will open in the Elks' home.
 The business to be transacted al Inc session will consist of the an nual reports of the state officers, ac- ton on resolutions to be presented 10 the supreme convention. and the election oS state officers and dele gates. eight in number, 10 the. su- preme convention 10 be held in Du- ,uth, Minn., in August.
 ItNtIlI h1lhAC NphltNtNs
 The present state officers are as follows: State deputy William T. Mulligan. Hartford; state secretary John M. Phillips, HaEtford; state treasurer, John NJ. Bransfcld, Willi- mantle; state warden, William r. Brown, East Berlin; state advocate. !. ]. Collins, New London: state chaplain, Rev. Andrew Plunkelt, shelton.
 For government the state is di- yided Into 13 districts, each presided over by a district deputy appointed hy the state deputy to serve for one "ear. The present district deputies are as follows: P. J. Kerwin New Haven; George Calvin, Meridcn: I. A. Ryan, ThompsOnville; II. p. Du- huc. Danielson; William W, Scrp'os Litchfeld; Edward ]. Real Water bury; Thomas F. McCloskey, Dan- bury; John F. Honnon. Jewctt City; M. r. Faggcrty. Greenwich; T. Frank Cunningham. Willimantic; r. J, Sullivan, New London; Dr. John r, McGrath, Ansonia; Charles Me Eeon. New Britain
 Other K. of (. Facts.
 The convention proceedings will be open 10 any third degree member Of the order and q large number of the members in New Britain will avail themselves of attending.
 The convention will bo brought tc 6 close with banquet 10 tho off cers and delegates at the Burritt hotel Immediately after the conycn ton proceedings have been ended.
 Convention 10 Years Ago.
 It will be just 10 years sincc thC state council of the Knights of Co', umbus has chosen New Britain as lie seat ot is annual business scs. sion. The last convention of tho sta'c council here was held on May n 1910. At that time there wcro thrcc councils Of Knights or Columbus in tho city Ferdinand, No. 12; Car. nody, No. 55. and New Britain No ),09l, These were later merged Into ne council. Daly council, No. 12.
 Hl>loTN Ol JFtltF.
 The Knights Of Columbus Is boN q social and an insurance order Members may, at their discrption foin ns either social or insurance members.
 The order was founded in New Haven and has spread throuEhOu the entire country and ifs members total thousands. Ii is limited in ii, membership 10 Roman Catholics r., purposes arc to foster tolerance among eects. loyalty 10 God anl country nn1 love for fellow man.
 Over 1000 Members Here.
 Daly council, No. t2. of New Rrit. ain, now has a total Of over Loot members. l. is tho possossor, througl building corporation. Of a bcauti. ful home on Franklin Square at tho corner of Pearl street. Here in th' club rooms arc rooms devoted fC cards and pool, a library containing valuable reading matter both educa. tional and fiction. and lounging rooms, parlors, kitchen. dormitoric. and various other equipment, Social Life.
 The social life Of the council ha; expanded during the past few year. .nul some form Of entertainment j.
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