Evening star., 1935-12-22
X. OF c. WILL GIVE
ORPHANS TREAT
More Than 500 Will Be En-
tertained Thursday at
National Theater.

District Of Columbia Chapter,
Knights Of Columbus, will be hosts to
more than 500 orphans representing
local asylums next Thursday at 10
am at the National Theater. John
M. Connell is in charge of arrange
ments.
Among the speakers will be Maj.
Ernest Brown, superintendent of Me-
tropolitan Police; State Deputy George
E. Herring, Rev. Edward H. Roach,
assistant pastor of st. Matthew'S
Church. Master of ceremonies will be
Arthur Godfrey, radio announcer.
Included among the entertainers
will be Holy Comforter Boys Band.
the knights of Columbus Band, Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Luskey, Henry @.
Nestor, the singing cop, and Leo Por-
| tillo, clown.
Members of the order have been
invited to attend.
Reservations for the Knights of
Columbus New Year Eve party, to
be held at the local club house, will
close next Sunday afternoon. Alfred
Paul Neff, lecturer of Washington
| Council. is in charge of arrangements.
Dancing will begin at 10 o'clock, with
dinner at IL to II, midnight. The
party will continue until 4 am.
An important meeting of the Cen
eral Committee will be held this
morning at 1870 O'Clock.
Alfred A. McGaraghy, grand
knight of Washington Council, is
chairman of ''Old Heidelberg" fea-
ture of the kermess to be held the
first week in February.
Potomac Council. under the direc-
ton of Grand Knight Charles j.
Considine. will meet tomorrow eve
ming for its annual Christmas party.
Frank Pearson, lecturer, will be in
charge of the entertainment.
Spalding Council met Thursday
evening with Grand knight Thomas
F. Carlin in the chair Lecturer Clar-
ence Ouradnik entertained with a
Christmas party. Entertainment was
offered by Miss Marguerite Keane.
Mrs. Nora Schrider, Miss Marjorie
Burke, Miss Jeane Tyser, Mrs Dorothy
Shannon and Capt. Dick Mansfield.
Right Rev. Msgr. Peter Guilday,
editor of the Catholic Historical Re-
view and founder of the American
Catholic Historical Association, was
the principal speaker before the newly
elected members at a banquet last
Sunday at the Willard Hotel. DR..
Henry Crosson, charter member of the
council, presided
Washington Council will meet this
evening in its club rooms. The an
nual Christmas party will be held.
Keane Council will meet Thursday
evening with Grand Knight DR..
George R. Ellis, in the chair.
Harry J. Kane, jr., presided over
the meeting of Carroll Council Tues
day evening. Guest speakers in
cluded Grand knights of Spalding
and Potomac Councils, Thomas F.
Carlin and Charles ]. Considine, State
Deputy George E. Herring, Francis A.
Mccain, and John M Connell. chair
man of the District of Columbia
Chapter. Roydpn J. Dixon, lecturer.
presided over the annual Christmas
party.
The Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, through its navigator,
John F. Hillyard, announces plans
are being made to exemplify Fourth
Degree, February %. This announce
ment was made last Monday evening
at the Mayfower Hotel. Past Master
A, B. j. Williamson, Sir Knight Will
liam F. Montavon, Sir Knight Harold
F. Jones, Sir knight James B. Flynn,
made addresses.
The assembly adopted a resolution
to solicit funds for the purpose OF
installing a moving picture machine
at the House of the Good Shepherd.
Sir knight William E. Leahy has been
made chairman.
The next regular meeting will be
held at the Mayhower, January 20.