The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-10
MERGENS OUTLINES
K. G. CELEBRATION
OF DISCOVERY DAY
Judge John Burke Will Address
Banquet Gathering at
Grand Forks Friday

Orand FORKS FRIDAY
Friday, oct. II, the four hundred
forty-second anniversary Of the date
on which Columbus discovered Am.
erica, will be observed at special
gatherings Of Knights Of Columbus
councils throughout the state, G. H.
Mergens, state deputy, announced
Wednesday.
Mergens also announced three
regional meetings for grand knights,
district deputies, financial secretaries
and one trustee from each member
council, which viii be held ct Devils
Lake on October II, at Williston on
October 81 and at Fargo on October
q.
The state deputy pointed out that
official recognition Of Columbus day
by the United States government i
being given for the first time this
year, although the date usually has
been observed in the United States
and throughout the western hemi-
sphere. A resolution was passed by
both houses Of congress on April 80,
1894, requesting and authorizing the
president to officially designate O.
tober Il Is Columbus day annually.
Remarkable increase in interest in
Columbus day, shown In the last
few years, has brought about this
recognition, according to Mergens.
While this was the first federal
move toward observing the date,
North Dakota made 1t q state holiday
about 1910. Later the formal desig-
ration was changed to Discovery
day.
Flags will be displayed on all pub
lie buildings and the general public
/. being urged to participate In cele-
bration of the event.
Judge Burke ID Speaker
Judge John Burke Of the North
Dakota supreme court will deliver
the principal address at the Dis
covery day banquet to be given by
the Grand Forks council Friday
evening. He will speak on THE Con-
stitution." In view Of the prominence
o: the speaker, 1t has been decided
tc extend an invitation to alt citi-
zens Of the community to attend the
banquet. which will be held ct the
Hotel Dacotah at $50 o'clock. Judge
Burke will be introduced by Mergens,
who also will be on the speaking
program. The arrangements COM
mittee is composed Of Bernard L.
Whitman, chairman; Thomas Nuss,
Ralph Sinner. T. L. Degnan and
John Hennessy.
The Bismarck council has arranged
TO broadcast over KFYR at 1890
o'clock Friday evening with G. F.
Kelsch, Mandan, q member Of the
local council, as the speaker. There
also will be musical numbers by local
council members. During the even
ing q dance, which opens the groups
winter social season, will be given.
J. p. Wagner, grand knight, has
named committees for the two
events.
Minot Knights Of Columbus will
have q program and dance Friday
evening, under direction Of Grand
Knight e. r. Morris and the lecturer.
Lester Hartnett.
Supreme Knight Martin H. Car
mody Of Grand Rapids, Mich, Is to
talk over the red network Of the MIC
from $50 to 9:45 o'clock on the even
ing Of Columbus day, Mergens states.
KFYR Of Bismarck will carry the
feature.
Devils Lake Plans Banquet
A banquet, with the Devils Lake
council Is host, will conclude the
regional meeting to be held in that
city. The banquet program, which Is
to be broadcast over KDLR, will
include talks by Mergens. G. +. Peter
son Of Grand Forks, E. ]. Donovan
o; Langdon, Rev. Father Louis Trauf-
Ter, O. 8. B., Of Devils Lake and DR..
G. ]. McGurren. Devils Lake. who
recently was appointed master OF the
North Dakota Fourth Degree Knights
OF Columbus assembly. Peterson is
deputy Of the district, which includes
Devils Lake. Langdon, Grand Forks
and New Rockford. J. A. Orchard,
chairman. r. ]. Orchard and w. Nor
ris are on the local arrangements
committee.
Joseph +. Orchard, Bismarck, dis.
trict deputy, will Be In charge Of de-
gree work ct the next regional
meeting at Williston when the
Dickinson, Bismarck, Minot and
Williston councils will be represented.
Mergens will address the gathering
on "Columbianism." Grand knight
II. B. Scofield has named DR.. r. p
Klein, lecturer, to arrange the ban
quet and program.
The Fargo regional meeting will be
attended by the Fargo. jamestown
end Wahpeton councils and Is being
arranged by District Deputy J. @.
Pfeffer and Grand knight George
Laliberte, both Of Fargo.
About IS candidates will be re-
ceived into the Dickinson council In
q Columbus day class which Is to be
initiated on Sunday, Oct. II. with
District Deputy Orchard in charge Of
comforting three degrees Of the order.
Following the exercises, there will be
q banquet and program. N. ].
Raschko. grand knight. Is directing
arrangements for the days events.