Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Knights of Columbus.

THE annual State convention will be
held in the K. of C. Hall May
16 at pm. There will be election
of officers and resolutions to be sub
mitted to the Supreme Convention, as
also reports from the delegates from
the five local councils will be sub
mitted.
The Knights of Columbus partici-
patton in the Tercentenary Celebra-
ton in the Baltimore Stadium May
30 will be outlined. 1t Is the wish
of Archbishop Curley that every
member attend. A letter will be
mailed to each member by the State
deputy this week outlining in detail
the order Of exercises, and also par
ticulars regarding the time OF de-
parture from Washington and place
of formation in Baltimore.
Washington Council met last Tues
day evening at the knights OF Column
bus club house. Deputy Grand Knight
Harold F. Jones presided in the alb
sence Of Grand Knight Michael J.
Racioppi.
Chancellor Alfred A. McGarraghy
made report for the Menresa Re
treat Committee and requested mem
beers of the council to attend the an
nual Manresa retreat, to be held at
Manresa on the = Severn, beginning
May 10.
There was a debate between mem
bers of the Pi Chi Sorority Of the
Columbus University Law School. The
subject was, Resolved, that title ! OF
the national industrial recovery act
is unconstitutional" The debaters,
who were presented by Prof. Thomas
J. Fitzgerald, faculty adviser Of Pi Chi
Sorority at Columbus University, were
as follows: Affirmative, Miss Helen
V. Dolan and Miss Florence Mague !;
negative, Miss Mary Gallagher and
Miss Catherine WEIGH. Miss Helen
Carroll, president of the Pi Chi So
rority, presided at the debate. which
was won by the affirmative side. The
award for the best individual presen-
tation was made to Miss Florence
Mague. The Board of Judges was
composed of Harold F. Jones. Alfred
A. McGarraghy and Vincent A.
Sheehy, jr.
The next meeting Of Washington
Council will be held May %.
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, will attend mass in
the chapel at Georgetown College to-
day at am. as a testimonial to
Mothers day. The mass will be fol-
lowed by breakfast at the college.
The assembly is completing plans
for a testimonial dinner to Rev. w
Coleman Nevis, president Of George
town University. May 81 at the May
flower Hotel, the testimonial being
rendered him as the faithful friar OF
the assembly Following the dinner
the assembly will hold a ladies' night
reception and ball for the Fourth
Degree knights and their ladies.
Arrangements are being completed
for participation in the parade in
Baltimore May 80 on the occasion of
| the tercentenary celebration and as a
guard of honor at the mass in the
stadium, which will commence about
II am. Fourth Degree Knights OF
Washington and Maryland will act as
aides to the hierarchy during the
parade review and the mass.
The annual nomination and elec-
ton of officers will be held June l0
in the Mayflower Hotel.
Spalding Council will meet next
Thursday at its club house A num-
Der of the members will make a spir-
itual retreat at Manresa -on-the-
/ Severn this week end.
The council will participate in the
tercentenary celebration in Baltimore
May 30, joining with members of the
| other four councils in the District
They will leave Washington by train
| and march with the Maryland knights
in the parade preceding the field mass
| to be held at IL am. in the stadium
in that city.
The council will hold election Of
! officers June Z.