The border vidette., 1930-05-17
HARRY v. BeNE HEADS x. OF c
Mondays 5 Herald)

marry V. Deno OF Miami, state
secretary of the Arizona State
Council Knights of Columbus,
was elected state deputy this
afternoon at the closing session
of the convention which opened
here yesterday. The election of
Bene followed long and drawn
out business session Of the or
ganization. Rudolph G. Zepeda
of Tucson and L G. Want backer
were other nominees.
Balloting for the other offices
was delayed until after 8 o'clock
this afternoon.
An all day business session
was started this morning at 8 a.
M, after requiem mass had been
sung at the Church of the Sacred
Heart for the departed mem bers
of the order. Following the
business session the knights ad
journed to the Club Royal 10
Nogales, Sonora, for a Dutch
luncheon and dance.
Bene. the new deputy, is a
former Nogalian, having been
engaged in the real estate and
insurance business here eight
years ago.
The convention opened yester
day morning with a mass sung
by Rt. Rev. Mons. Louis Duval
which was followed by initiation
of 19 candidatestinto the second
degree Of the order. At 1:3O' p.
M, a parade was held in the
business district followed by in
itiation of the candidates into
the third degree.
At the banquet held in the
new lodge rooms in the evening
$50 knights and women were
seated, Frank J. Duffy, local
attorney, presided at the banquet
as POSTMASTER. s. M. Karam,
grand knight of the Nogales
council, gave welcome address
to which Joseph E. Geare of
Phoenix, state deputy, respond
ed. A piano solo was given by
Miss Consuelo Munoz and a vic
lin and vocal solo By Miss Gwen
dolyn Noon. A vocal selection
was given by Miss Kathryn
Geare of Phoenix, with Mary
M. Shultz accompanying at the
piano.
The musical program was fol
lowed by an address by Joseph
81. Morgan, past master Of the
Fourth degree. Father Duval
and Father Murphy, assistant
pastor of the Church of the
Sacred Heart, gave short talks.
Sunday afternoon the women
who accompanied the knights to
Nogales we're taken on sightsee
ing tour of the city and vicinity.
Mrs. James Breen was in charge
of the arrangements.
Candidates who were initiated
yesterday were Tomas N. Aran
da, Jose CASTELAR,, Alfonso de la
Tore, Luis de la Tore, Pedro
r. Flores, William Harper. Dai
YES Karam. Charles O'Keefe,
David 81. Saba, Eugene I. Sid
dell, Ignacio de la Tore, Ralph
Gonzalez, Agustin Valencia,
Charles A. Miller, R. A. Baker
of Tucson, Cristobal Quesada of
Tucson and William E. Gaynor
of New Rochelle, N. Y.
Delegates and members of the
order attending the convention
are as fellows:
Prescott-Joseph II. Morgan,
E. J. F. Horne. VIM. P. Aven,
Paul Amberg, E. L. Sweeney.
Winslow-J. M. Hickey and
J. G. Wilhelm.
Jerome-Leo G. Wambacher,
J. j. Cain and F. x. Money.
Miami-P. G. Cooper and E.
J. Green.
Bisbse-James A. Paterson,
Dan Murray, Matt J. Quinn,
Herbert Fl. Cooper and Thomas
Mounier.
Douglass. F. Bauman, E. J.
Kelley and Jack O'Connor.
Tucson-J. j. O'Dowd, R. G.
Reilley. Louis J. Felix, James
HenOn. G.. @. JacOme,
Phoenix-Joseph E. Geare,
John A. Johnson, William P.
Volta, William J. Burns. J. J.
Weseley. Leo Welnick. Ben
Dodt, A. A. Tri bolett, Peter
Munich. DR.. Miloy. Vincent ].
Keating, Thomas J. Sullivan,
Charles Mccoy and Wilfred
Balm bridge.