The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-05-06
Various Units March
To Evince Gratitude
ForW w elfare w ork
State Deputy William ]. Muligm Shares Honor in
Splendid Demonstration Order Eulogized- Floral
Wreath Placed BY Knights at Base Of Honor Roll

Paying tribute to the Knights Of
Columbus and to State Deputy
william J.. Muliigan of Hartford
Tor their overseas welfare ACTIVE
ties during the World War, hum
dreds Of former servicemen parad-
ed here yesterday afternoon in one
Of the most impressive demonstra-
lions Waterbury has witnessed in
many years.
The procession passed in review
at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, where the salutes Of
the veterans were taken by State
Deputy Mulligan, local and state
officers of the knights of Column
bus and Colonel william y. Shana-
han, who had been chosen by the
knights to accept the Connecticut
Councils tribute on behalf Of. the
veterans.
Society Of Service. III
At the Honor Roll in Library
Park brief, but fitting exercises
were held in which the knights
paid tribute to Waterways heroic
sons, to the living as well as the
uG1us 0tdt9 ASCRQty N1 oAAA6Gbtl 4th AAkS
address remarked that the knights
of Columbus was an organization
Of Catholic layment inspired by
the principles of service to God
and Country" He declared that 1t
was not a secret society, but one
of humanitarian and patriotic
principles. It was q privilege for
the knights to have served the men
who, had answered their country's
call to the colors. He concluded
with the statement that the K. of
c., would always cherish with a
deep sense Of gratitude the services
rendered by Americas youth in the
great World War. The state deputy
in the name of the knights of Co
lumbus placed a beautiful floral
wreath at the base of the honor
roll. It had been carried in the
parade by two youths, members
Of McGivney Circle, Columbian
Squires, 1.-THE knights of tomor-
row."
X. of C. Eulogized.
The services at the honor roll
included the sounding of TAPS" by
members of the Corporal Coyle
Post, American Legion, Ray Walk
er and Olin Barrie. The notes of the
buRle sounded and re-echoed as
platoons of policemen, firemen, Lee
gionnaires, Yankee Division MEM
bers, Disabled American Veterans.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, British
War Veterans, Jewish War Veter-
ana, Italian Veterans, who served
with Italian Army and Italian
yodths, who served with the A. E.
f., members of the Reserved Off
GERS association and the Waterbury
National Guard units stood at at
tention. Rev Francis o'Shea, ad-
ministrator of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, delivered
the invocation and benediction.
Colonel Shanahan reviewed the ac-
tivities of the knights of Column
bus at the Mexican border and
during the World War, thanked
the order for. its tribute and voiced
the appreciation of the veterans for
the "kindnesses' of the "Kacey Sec
retaries" over there as well as over
here.
The services at the Honor Roll
climaxed an eventful day for the
knights of Columbus. Communion
services at the Church of the Inn
maculate Conception at the 8 o.
clock mass, communion breakfast
at the Elton at o'clock and the
exemplification of the major degree
upon a large class of candidates
in Buckingham Hall at $500 o.
clock yesterday afternoon marked
the opening of Sheridan Councils