Evening star., 1932-08-14

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the opening of the golden jubilee con-
vention of the knights of Columbus.
The order was founded in New Haven,
Conn, on February 2, 1882, and in the
sessions here at the Mayfower Hotel
tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
order will commemorate its activities
and growth of the last so years.
Gov. Richie to Speak.
At the convention banquet at the
Mayflower at o'clock tonight, Gov.
Ritchie will speak. Others expected to
speak at that time will include Mayor
Howard w. jackson of Baltimore,
Supreme knight Carmody; William B.
Larkin, past State deputy Of the order
in New York, and Bishop Mcnamara.
Entertainment will be furnished by
a group of singers including George
O'Connor, Matt Horne, Miss Mary
O'Donoghue, mezZo soprano, and Edwin
Steffe, Atwater Kent prize vocalsts, and
Bernard Fitzgerald, singer OF Irish
songs.
Guests at the banquet will include
Mai. Gen. Malone, Rev. DR.. Coleman
w. Nevils, s. j., president of George
town University; Maj. Gen. Herbert
Crosby, U. S. A., retired; Commissioners
of the District and the supreme oficers
of the order.
While the banquet is under way, a
buffet supper will be served for wives OF
convention delegates.
The convention itself will be launched
with mass at st. Matthews Church at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning. Bishop Nc
Namara viii be the celebrant and also
will preach. The first session will open
at 1890 am, tomorrow, with State
Deputy Supreme Knight Fred j. Rice
of Washington presiding. Commissioner
Crosby will welcome the convention to
the Capital on behalf Of the Municipal
Government.
At noon tomorrow the delegates will
visit the Arlington National Cemetery,
where they will place wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. From
Arlington the knights will go TO Mount
Vernon. Al moonlight trip on the Poto-
mae River is scheduled for tomorrow
night.
Became Youngest Bishop.
In rearing the memorial to Cardinal
Gibbons, the Knights Of Columbus has
paid tribute to a Baltimorean who be-
came the youngest Catholic bishop Of
his time and subsequently, a counselor
of United States Presidents from An
drew johnson to Warren Harding. Born
in Baltimore on July %, 1884, Cardinal
Gibbons was ordained priest In the
Baltimore Cathedral on June 80, 1861.
He was consecrated a bishop in August,
1868, when he was only 80 years of age.
He was appointed coadjutor of the Bal
tinore See, with the right Of succession
in May, 1877, and he became Archbishop
Of Baltimore at the age of 48, the first
native of Baltimore to reach that posi-
ton.
Cardinal Gibbons organized and con-
Quoted the Third Plenary Council Of
Baltimore in 1884, and out Of this meet
ing grew the Catholic University Of
America here at Brookland. The
cardinal promoted the university's in
terests for 81 years until his death, on
March "a, 1921 He was buried in the
Baltimore Cathedral, where he was
baptized, ordained a priest, consecrated
bishop and archbishop, and which al
ways was thronged for his monthly
sermons.
The bronze statue of the cardinal is
the work of Leo Lentelli, Ney York
sculptor. The memorial is the second
major monument to be erected in the
National Capital by the Knights Of Co
lumbus. The Columbus Statue directly
in front of the Union Station, on the
plaza, was placed there by the order in
1912, on its 30th anniversary.