Evening star., 1929-06-29
K. OF c. DIRECTORS
PREPARE PROGRAM
National Officers Gather at
Willard to Make Milwaukee
Convention Plans.

In preparation for the international
convention of the knights of Columbus,
which convenes in Milwaukee, Wis, the
third week in August. the board of d.
rectors of the Catholic organizatio
opened a two-day quarterly meeting in
the Willard Hotel today.
With all national officers in attend
ance, headed by Supreme Knight Martin
H. Carmody of Grand Rapids, Mich,
the board was ready to map out a wide
program for consideration of the con-
vention and receive reports on the va
r1ous far-reaching activities of the or
ganization during the past three months.
Delegates to the Milwaukee convention
will be sent from Canada, Newfound-
land, Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, Pan
anna and Alaska.
Order Is FIOurishing.
Reports at today,s session indicated
fiourishing condition, with a constantly
growing membership and a healthy
extension of its social service work
among members and Catholic boys
throughout the country. Part of the
plans for the Milwaukee convention
include the extension of the boys pro-
gram. The Knights of Columbus main
tains a number of boys camps for
training In leadership, the principal
Champagne, N. Y. 1t also maintains
scholarships in the University of Notre
Dame for postgraduate work in boy
guidance.
Extreme qualification is manifested
in knights of Columbus circles every
where, it was said, because of the
amicable settlement of the three-year-
old controversy between the Catholic
Church and the government of Mexico
1t was reported today that $275, ,000,-
600 of membership insurance is In
force and that the insurance assets
of the knights of Columbus are approx
imately 100000 which is 81 per
cent in excess of the statutory require
ments.
Before adjourning tomorrow after
noon the members of the board of di-
rectors expect to pay their respects to
the apostolic delegate to the United
States, Most Rev Pietro Fumasoni-
Biondi, and members of the delegation.
They were received yesterday by Presi-
dent Hoover at the White House.
Victory In Oath Campaign.
Among other matters reported on to-
day was a report by Luke e. Hart, SUI
preme advocate, Of st. Louis, Mo-, on
the results of the legal warfare against
peddlers of the bogus knights of Co
lumbus oath, which, he said, has ended
in victory for the order in almost
every quarter.
In addition to the head of the board
Of directors Mr.. Carmody, the others
officers and members in attendance at
the meeting are John F. Martin of
Green Bay, Wis, deputy supreme
knight; William j. MCKINLEY of New
Haven, Conn, supreme secretary; Daniel
j. Callahan of Washington. supreme
treasurer: Luke E. Hart of st. Louis,
supreme advocate; DR.. Edward w.
Fahey of ST. Paul, MINI, supreme physi-
clan; Rev. John j. McGivney of Bridge
port, Conn. supreme chaplain; Edward
Houlihan, Chicago: Leo F. Craig, Sioux
Falls, S. OAK; James w. Gibbons,
Topeka, Kans.; James H. Devaney, Cas-
cade, Iowa; Thomas P. White, Los An
geles, Calf; Patrick H. Rice, Augusta,
Ca; Charles P. McAlvey, Pawtucket.
r. l.; Daniel A. Tohin, Brooklyn, N. Y;
Thomas ]. Duffy. Columbus, Ohio; Will
liam ]. Guste, New Orleans, La; John
H. Reddin, Denver, Colo; John F.
ONeill, Jersey City, N. j.; Francis p
Matthews, Omaha, Nebr.; DR.. Claude
Brown, London, Ontario, and John E.
Swift, Boston, Mass.