Evening star., 1939-12-31
Knights Of Columbus
New Year Eve
Party Today
Supper to Be Served
And Dancing
Will Be Enjoyed

The annual New Year Eve party
will be held today, beginning at 10
pm, at the Knights of Columbus
Club and is being sponsored by the
"Casey" Committee of the Knights
Of Columbus. Alfred P. Neh is gen.
man. Supper will be served. At
1890 dancing will begin.
State Deputy Col. Thomas F..
Carlin has appointed Robert F.
Handley. ST., grand knight of WASH
ington Council; as general chair
man of the State Lapsation and
Membership Committee. A card in
dex of lapsed members of all coun-
ellis is now being made. A similar
list of prospective members is also
being made. Headquarters for the
campaign is local headquarters.
Membership is open to all Catholic
men 18 years of age and over.
The Knights of Columbus have
accepted the invitation of the Rev.
DR.. John Keating Cartwright, pas
tor of the Immaculate Conception
Church, to attend the Washington
Catholic radio hour the evening OF
February 10. Members of Wash
ington General Assembly, Fourth
Degree, will serve as a guard OF
honor.
The knights of Columbus of this
city will hold their second annual
military field mass at the Tomb OF
the Unknown Soldier in Arlington
National Theater on May 26. Rob-
ert L. Sheridan, grand knight OF
Potomac Council, is general chair
man.
Thomas ]. Myers, grand knight,
will preside over Carroll Council on
Tuesday evening.
Washington Council under direc-
ton of Robert F. Handley ST.. will
meet January at 8:15 o'clock
Russell Rosenbaum, lecturer, an
nounced the annual winter ladies'
night will be held January 80.
Joseph M. McKenna, faithful
navigator of Washington General
Assembly, Fourth Degree, an
nounced that tentative date for
a solemn exemplification of the de-
gree has been set for March 81. Al
fred A. McGarraghy is general
chairman. Applications for the
Fourth Degree may be obtained at
local headquarters.
An invitation has been extended
members of the order who have sons
who wish to learn to play musical
instruments to have them appear at
the Knights of Columbus Club to-
day at II am. Edward S. McGrath,
director of the Knights of Colum-
bus Band, Is in charge Of instruc-
ton classes.
The Most Rev. Michael j. Curley,
Archbishop of Baltimore and Wash
ington, will pontificate at the solemn
opening of the Church Unity Octive
on January 18 at 8 o'clock at the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception on the Catholic Unlver-
sity campus.
The Church Unity Octive is an an
nual festival, sponsored by the Friars
of the Atonement. 1t will conclude
on January Is.
Knights of Columbus and their
families and non-C Catholic men and
women have been invited to attend
the eight days of prayer.
Matthew j. O'Callaghan, grand
knight, will preside at meeting OF
Spalding Council next Thursday
evening. Past Grand MCGUIRE will
outline plans for the 41st anniver-
sary of the council. which will be
held at the Mayfower Hotel next
April Entertainment and buffet
supper.
Roy M. Perry, deputy supreme
commander for Virginia for the Or
der of the Alhambra, entertained
members of the local divan at his
home last Tuesday evening
James A. Sullivan. grand COM
mander of Alcantara Caravan of the
District of Columbia, has called
meeting for the latter part of this
week. Details for the annual Alham-
bra ball, which will be held at the
Willard Hotel the latter part Of jan
uary, will be discussed.