Evening star., 1925-05-03

'oShihstoH COUNCIL celebrated its
twenty.eighth anniversary Monday
evening with a banquet at Rauscher's
This council, with the largest member
ship OF any in the District, Is the
mother council of the order here and
1t Is said. has participated in the or.
ganization of all the other four coun.
ctls A class of 125 new members re-
ceived into the order the Saturday and
Sunday previous was the guest Of the
council at the banquet DIR. Henry ].
Crosson, a charter member, was toast
master; Edward P. Harrington. an
other of the original membership, out.
lined the history of Columbia nism In
this city from the administration of
the first grand knight, the late Ber.
nard Bridget, to the present incum.
bent. Thomas j. Fitzgerald. George
O'Connor and Matt Horn entertained.
The former led the singing of favorite
songs and patriotic airs by the assem-
blage. Vocal selections were rendered
by Mrs. Howard Bob Cantwell and
George Cowles. Secretary of Labor
professor of history at Catholic Uni.
versity. and Patrick J. Haltigan were
guests of honor. A speech on frater-
nalism, what 1t means, how It should
be applied and its results, was deliv.
cred by Secretary Davis. DR.. Guilday
spoke upon the meaning of Colum.
bianism.
Tuesday night in the main audito-
rum joint social meeting of the five
councils will be held under the aus
pices of the State deputy and the FIVE
grand knights. Supreme Agent Fred
V. Milan is expected to be present.
The officers Of Keane Council are
planning q treat for the members and
their families on the councils twenty
seventh anniversary, June 6, at Mar
shall Hall. Edw. p. Goodwin is gen.
eral chairman. The council will meet
Thursday evening at o'clock and
the popular zero hour will be held at
9. keane's Five Hundred Club will
give It's last card party OF the season
Thursday evening, May 28, in the
lower hall of the K. of c. clubhouse.
After a short business meeting last
Monday evening Potomac Council en-
tertaired it's members with q snappy
program Of athletics, including 15-
minute wrestling match without a
fall between Augusterfer and Litch-
field; three preliminaries between
Young Toby and Pinky Mitchell, Jack
Cody OF Fort Myer and Bob Logan
Of Georgia, Young Oden of the United
States Navy, and Johnny Walker of
Texas: the semi-final by Jimmie Mack
of Pennsylvania and Frenchy Rousso
of Fort Myer, and the final between
Joe Comiskey OF tho United States
Navy, and Frenchy Caussen Of the
United States Marine Corps. The
next meeting Of the council will be
held May II.
Carroll Council Tuesday night will
join with the FIVE councils Of the
District in get-together meet
ing of three-fold characterize meet
Patrick J. Haltigan and ]. Leo Kolb,
two distinguished members Of the
council, who were honored during
the past year by the holy pontiff,
who created them knights of the
Order Of Saint Sylvester; to meet Fred
v. Milan, special supreme agent Of
the knights Of Columbus, who was
also an official commissioner of the
knights of Columbus work in France
during the late war, and to give the
members Of the order generally an
opportunity to meet and become better
acquainted. An attractive program has
been arranged. Among the speakers
will be a prominent member Of Con-
gress; Thomas ]. Fitzgerald, grand
knight Of Washington Council; John
e. Burns, grand knight of Keane