The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-07
BISMARCK KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS WERE
ORGANIZED IN 1912
- Counties Included in Terri
tory Embraced by Capital
City Council

City Council
Bismarck Council, No. 1904, OF the
Knights Of Columbus, was organized
Jan. 81, 1912.
The Knights Of Columbus II both
. fraternal and insurance organiza-
/. ton, with headquarters ct New fIa-
ven, Conn., It has more than 100000
members, with 2,s3s subordinate
councils In Ill the states of the Union
and outlying possessions, 10 provinces
In Canada, Panama, Cuba ana
Mexico. It was organized 50 years
ago.
Late in 1911, five Bismarck mem
bers Of the Knights Of Columbus,
Rev. Father NJ. ]. Hiltner, T. r.
Mockler, Joseph D. Healow, Dr.. v. J.
LaRose and Dr.. +. B. Strauss, under
took the organisation Of . council
for the Bismarck area. These menu
bers, with So newly-initiated men,
bers, became the 6s. charter members
Of Bismarck Council, No. 1864.
The territory covered by the Bis
marck council embraces the counties
Of Burleigh, Morton, Sioux. Grant,
Emmons, Logan, McIntosh, Sheridan,
Oliver, Mercer and parts Of Dunn,
Mclean and Kidder.
Rev. Father Htltner was the first
grand knight. Other original officers
included H. L. Tavis. deputy grand
knight: Frank Feeney, financial Sec
rotary; T. r. Mockler, chancellor:
James HAlloran, warden; r. G. Mad
den, advocate: A. O. shimanslEy, re-
corder: T. T. F1aherty, treasurer; Rev.
Father Hiltuer, chaplain: H. T. MUIR
ply, lecturer; Z. w. Wesche, inside
guard: A. +. Mcdonald, outside
guard; Joseph D. Healow, r. J. Beck
ley and A. D. Anderson, trustees.
Planned X. G. Hall
With . view to building Z K. 9.
club house, a,holding company among
the members was organised in Octo-
Der, 1871, and the Stevens property
ON the southwest corner Of Third st.
and Thayer Avenue was acquired.
There are two houses on this prop
erty ct the present time. The council
meets In st. Mary's auditorium on the
second Friday evening and the fourth
Sunday afternoon In each month.
The council has Joined with other
1raternal organl1atlons N bismarck
In celebrating na,h1io evAnts and In
promoting munlclpA cnarlt1eS ana
other activities. the COUNCIL was par
tlculary act've locally during the
world war IN promotine ilnanclal aio
ior the government ana ~ peovioing
camp com10tss ZOE Amelacsn s0loaels
ana sailors oosn mere ana ABROAD
Inc +. =. camp slogan vs. ENeIy.
oooy welcome ana everything F1ee.
the aims q the oroer are unity
fraternity cnarity, ana petrlosasm'
IN IN enoeavor 70 COMBAT soclallsn =
snu couIals', N'e 49, oou, nM.
meetings. where addresses were river
Nv s,ch nersonaues e Michael K
Ra;,lv navid c,nldstein and peter
COINS
Tho sduc.t,onol h,reau ~ tho NJ.
d.- has conducted corrasnondence
co.,r.as ror r. wear. These co,,rses
a.. oner a. cost - noamher. Ana tl,eir
Semiiie. one HUNDRED co,,r.e. M
cfSsrsd Tha order ha. cnntrihutad
Ssn0 ooo - sdnce tionai .ndornoents
,,o.,,ds,, ,a,,ef r,o,r 4, sr.o+ caIo,r-
Ia. oroarizad n,cht schoc,s ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. co.,rses IN er-servics
man rsrt;c;nsted ~ hoenitsI v,eifars
.,c..s 800 No. .nt,,,s r. .st.r-rs,
.rrnIovmsnt service The or,,sr ~
o,,t err,,s,1v tuo n,,,i,on dcSisrs +
vs,S,,,,s c~,,,,.r. .rd 49, 1.r.r.
liant. ~ r,em,sr. ~..>- 1870
The Kriohts ~ co,urh,. .rde.vor
"a rrc,rote rhr;.t,en - ,;ss .rd .ts,,i.
So,ernrnen+ NTH ~, rrc,.., ird,v;d,,sI