The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-29
Knights Of Columbus Face
 Week OF Unusual ActiUity
Election of Officers, Lead- ership Course Included
 in List of Events

Activities in the Knights of Co., lumbus of Waterbury will be in- creased next week with full pro- gram arranged for every night ex- cept Saturday, it was announced to- day by Crank Knight Charles J. Bannon.
 On Tuesday night the annual meeting of the council will be held at the Columbus Club, 79 North Main street, to be featured by elec- ton of officers for the coming year, which commences officially on July 1.
 Contests Loom
 The elections will produce several contests this year with the highest oflce, that of Grand Knight, be- ing contested for by three candi- dates-James J. Kelley, the pres ent Deputy Grand Knight, Thomas Scadden, the present lecturer, and James Purcell, well-known local accountants.
 Other candidates include: Deputy grand knight, John P. Martin; chancellor, James F. Colwell; re- cording secretary, William F. Guil- foile; treaSurer, James Burns; war den, Joseph Carolan; advocate, Jo- seph H. Robinson; inside guard, Jo- seph Caron; outside guard, John Herr; board of trustees, Roger Walsh; board of director of the Co., lumbus club (three to be elected) /, Dr. Joseph Byrnes, Attorney Frank Butler, Grand Knight Bannon, Will liam Corden, Edward Green and Ray Lyman.
 Farewell to Chaplain
 The 1887 election is expected to attract one of the largest meeting crowds in many months what with a three-way fight for grand knight. It is also expected that the meet ing vii clonsitute farewell to the Rev. James Coughlin, who has been chaplain of the council for the past two years and who recently was assigned to pastorate at Guilford.
 Following the business meeting on Tuesday night a two-day leadership course will be opened by Grand Knight Ramon under the auspices of the Boy Life Bureau of the Knights of Columbus. The speaker for the two sessions will be Frank Cane, field secretary of the bureau He will be assisted at the closing exercises by John Contway, director of the bureau, who was recently in Waterbury aiding in setting up a new boys work oranization.
 So that the leadership course may be made available to all interested in boys work the council meeting will start promptly at 8:3O o'clock and the leadership course will get underway at 9:30 p. m.
 Campaigners
 On Wednesday night the fourth in the series of forum addresses by David Goldstein will be given at ths west end of the Green. Next week his topic will be "The Icono- clasts and Mary" Marius Risley will again accompany MT. Goldstein to Waterbury and will introduce him to the gathering.
 On Thursday night there will be a formal meeting of Michael Mc- GiFney Circle, 124, Columbian Squires, at which time candidates for the new class will be rehearsed in the investitutre ritual. This meeting will start at 7:45 D. m. Final returns for the recent min Strel show must also be made at this time. All members of the cir cle, as well as candidates for the class, are requested to be present promptly.
 Degree Work
 On Friday night the First and Second Degrees will be conferred on a class of candidates by Sheri- dan Council with local officers ir charge of the ritual work. The First Degree was recently conferred. Since then several additional candi- dates have been elected to member ship and will be initiated into the First Degree prior to the conferring of the Second Degree.
 Sunday, June 6, the Third Annual Father and Son Communion Break fast of the Columbian Squires will be held at the Columbus Club at 6 a. m. All Squires, past, present, and future, as well as any boys of high school age and their fathers, are invited to be present at the 8 o'clock Mass in the Immaculate Concep- tion Church where they will re- ceive Communion in body. Those planning to attend are asked to meet at the club-rooms at 7:45 a. m.
 Investiture
 At 3:30 in the afternoon of Sum- day the 9th formal investiture of the new class of Squirss will be held with officers of McGivney Circle in charge. A reception vii! follow the initiation during which refreshments will be served. All members of the Knights of Colum- bus are invited to attend the cere- mony. It is expected that represen- tatives of the Boy Life Bureau will be present for the occasion.