Evening star., 1932-08-17
DEPRESSION CURBS
K. Of c. PLANS AT
JUBILEE C0NC[AVE
SESSION Adjourned After Tu-
berCuIar Sanitarium Pro-
posaI Is Rejected.
$1,00O,000 FOUNDATION
FOR RELIEF APPROVED
Order Votes Down Suggestion to
Hold Biennial Sessions After
This Year.

The golden jubilee convention of the
knights of Columbus. which has been
in session at the Mayf1ower Hotel since
Sunday, adjourned at l o'clock this
afternoon with the decision to estab-
lish a million-dollar foundation for re-
lief of its own members as the out
standing item of business during the
session.
The decision to establish the relief
fund for members of the order came
late yesterday during a convention
which has been marked by recognition
of the economic depression. 1t was be-
cause of the depression, delegates said,
that a resolution to make survey OF
the 'practicability of building in Ari-
zona a tubercular sanitarium for
Knights of Columbus was rejected.
The depression was also in the minds
of delegates who also in this mornings
executive session. sought to have the
order meet biennially instead of an
nually, as at present.
The sanitarium proposal was made in
a resolution offered by E. L. Sweeney OF
Phoenix, Ariz.
Club House Proposed.
A resolution seeking formal approval
and the support of the national body for
the erection in Washington of new
Knights of Columbus clubhouse was
presented early this afternoon and was
tabled without discussion. The pro-
posed new clubhouse would replace the
present quarters, at 918 Tenth street.
While the next convention city Will
not be definitely chosen until the quar-
terly meeting of the supreme board OF
directors next October at Detroit, Chi
cago delegates were making a strong
bid for the convention.
Meanwhile John H. Reddin, supreme
master of the fourth degree members
of the order, delegate from Denver,
Colo, called the biennial meeting OF
vice supreme masters at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon The session will be devoted
to business of the order and will be at
tended by, w. j. McCaffrey of Ottawa,
Canada, for the Champlain Province; /;
DR.. Timothy Hanrahan of Boston,
Mass. for the Cabot Province: John v.
Laughney OF Philadelphia, for the Cal
vert Province; Patrick E. Burke OF New
Orleans, La, for the De Soto Province
Michael K Reilly of Fond du Lac, Wis,
for the Marquette Province; George F.
Corcoran of York, Nebr., for the
De Smet Province: John j. Donovan
of Cincinnati, for the Hennepin Prov
ince, and Hugh Marion of Butte, Mont,
1OI lIlG OClld I lONAhNSs
Following the meeting of the fourth
degree knights will be entertained at a
dinner at the Mayflower by Arthur B.
j. Williamson master of the Fourth De-
gree Assembly. District of washington,
and the officers of the Washington As
sembly.
Automobile trips to points of interest
in and about Washington are being
taken this afternoon by members OF the
order. who yesterday visited the Ma
tional Shrine of Immaculate Conception
at Catholic University and the Fran
ciscan Monastery at Mount st. Sepul-
chre, In Brookland.
Indorse Relief Fund.
The delegates, at their final session
yesterday, Endorsed Supreme Knight
Carmody's proposal that a Million
dollar foundation be established for
relief of distressed members OF the or
der. Mr. Carmody recommended the
setting up of the fund at the opening
session, when he made his annual re-
port.
In approving the supreme knights
recommendation, the convention adopt
ed a resolution specifying that the in
come from the fund should be avail
able for relief of our members and such
worthy purposes as may arise" The
convention also authorized its supreme
board of directors Ito devise ways and
means of raising the endowment fund
and the scope and purpose thereof" "
The board will meet next in Detroit In
October, when, Mr. Carmody said, a
definite plan would be presented.
During the discussion in the execu-
tive session on the endowment fund
proposal, it was reiterated that the
knights of Columbus, while always
ready to disburse charities for worthy
causes, had never raised money for the
benefit of their own members. The
economy stringency, Mr.. Carmody as
serted, had called attention of the
order to the need for an endowment
fund in whose benefits members might
share.
1T would be a poor father" Mr.. Car
mody said, who would not care for his
own family first"
The convention ball, the outstanding
social event of the convention, was held
at the Mayflower Hotel last night. A
program of entertainment, including
singing and speciality dancing, was pre-
sented between dances.