The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-04
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 Guests Will Attend
Breakfast Following Morning Tribute to Founders to Be COmmemOrated By Series of Catholic Events

With Past District Deputy Will liam T. Harrington presiding, a meeting of the Golden Jubilee Committee of Sheridan Council, No. 24, Knights of Columbus, was held yesterday morning in the ed- itorial rooms Of the Waterbury Democrat. Mir. Harrington Is gen. eral chairman of the coInm3ttee that will have charge of the 50th anniversary which commences with the state convention of the order in Waterbury May 5 and G..
 Elaborate plans for the opening days of the jubilee year were out lined by Mir. Harrington during the course of his remarks. One of the features will lsa the issuance of a 50th anniversary edition iu conjunction with the Waterbury Democrat on May 4. It will be a tabloid of 32 pages. Present indica- tions point to one of the best edited and printed issues ever presented in Waterbury, trained newspaper men directing ali activities.
 It has been many years since the Knights of Columbus of Water bury played host to the state off, cers and delegates in formal cou- vention. To make the occasion a fitting one and to honor the coun- cil also on attaining it's 50th birth day series of outstanding events have been arranged for the week. end convention.
 Jubilee Opens May 9th
 They begin properly with the is- suance of the anniversary paper on Saturday, May 4.
 Sunday morning. May 5, at S o'clock the Knights of Columbus of Waterbury and specially invited guests will attend Holy Commun- ion in body at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. immcdi- ately following mass a Communion breakfast will be served in the Ho- tel Elton with two prominent speakers scheduled to address the gathering.
 Delegates and state officers will be greeted in the early afternoon at the clubrooms. Candidates for the third degree, which will prob- ably be exemplpified in Bucking- ham hall. will be formally regis tered. At 2 o'clock all will march in . body to the hall preceded by the Fourth Degree Guard of Hon. or from Danbury, the American Legion Drum Corps, and 6 detach- mont of local veterans.
 They will pay honor to the Knights of Colum bus for theii war work and also to State Deputy William J. Mulligan who directed tha Kacey war work overseas dur ing the World War.
 Monday morning at o'clock the convention proper will open with solemn high mass at the Church of the Immaculate Concer- ton. The business of the conven- tion will start at II o'clock in tho Hotel Elton and continue through out most of the afternoon.
 Pilgrimage 4,
 At s o'clock state, local, and district officers, accompanied by various delegates will make a pill grimage to the grave of the Rev. Michael J. McGivney in old St. Jo- serh's cemetery. Father McGiv- ney's grave has long been the scene of many such pilgrimages to hon or the founder of the order, na- tive of this city.
 Upon their return delegates will attend, a banquet to be rendered them by the state council, the formal close of the 1895 conven- ton.
 From that point on until May, 1936, Sheridan Council will engage in a series of events designed to pay tribute to its founders and to the 60 years of glorious achieve ment that 1t has had in Water- bury.
 The continuation of this celebra- tion will be the goal of many years "a permanen: home for the Knights of Columbus of Water bury and perhaps for many other Catholic organizations of this city with kindred purposes.