Evening star., 1940-03-24
knights Of CoIumbu,
Communion Mass
Set for April !
Breakfast to Follow ,
Memorial Rites at
St. Putrick's

The annual Knights Of Columbus
memorial communion mass will be
held at st. Patrick's Church April 7
at 8 am.
Members Of Washington General
Assembly, Fourth Degree, in full
regalia, will serve as a guard of
honor. They will be led by State
Deputy Col. Thomas F. Carlin and
Faithful Navigator Joseph M.
McKenna.
Following the mass there will be
breakfast at the Willard Hotel.
Arrangements are being made by
Charles j. Considine, chairman of
the District of Columbia Chapter.
Washington Council will meet
Tuesday evening, with Grand
Knight Robert F. Handley presiding.
Preceding the meeting, at pm,
there will be party in Old Heidel-
berg. Russell J. Rosebaum has pre-
pared corn beef and cabbage din
ner for members Of the council.
This is the annual Irish night.
Joseph Corbley has been named
chairman Of the Membership Com
mittee.
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, Knights Of Columbus,
will hold its annual exemplification
of the Fourth Degree on March 81,
at o'clock at the Mayflower Hotel.
Alfred A. McGarraghy, past grand
knight of Washington Council, Is in
charge of admissions. Applications
will be received up to March %, when
special meeting will be held at the
Mayflower Hotel to make final ar
rangements.
The conferring of the degree will
b. conducted by Sir Knight w. Vic
tor Maconachy of Baltimore, master
of the Maryland-District province of
the Fourth Degree. Sir knight Rob-
ert F. Handley, Grand Knight of
Washington Council, is in charge of
the ceremonial More than so can
didates will receive the honors of this
degree
On April at 7 pm a testimonial
banquet and ball will be held at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, to which all newly
initiated members and their ladies
will be guests. Members of the order
who are not members of the Fourth
Degree may attend the banquet and
ball.
Leo A. Rover. former United States
district attorney, will serve as toast
master. The invocation will be de-
livered by the Rev. Joseph E. Gedra,
faithful friar of Washington Gen.
eral Assembly. and the benediction
will be given by the Right Rev. Msgr.
Peter Guilday of Catholic University
faculty. The principal address will
be made by Representative Charles
Kramer of California.
The Rev. Joseph E. Gedra, chap
lain of Carroll Council, has extended
an invitation to members of the order
to attend the second in a series of
book reviews at the Mayfower Hotel
on April 4 at 8 pm. The review will
be made by the Rev. Wilfrid Par
sons, director of the Riggs Memorial
Library Of Georgetown University,
who will discuss ''The Nazarene," by
Sholem Asch.
This is presentation Of "The
Critics Forum" which was organ
lied last month by the Rev. DR.. John
K. Cartwright, pastor of the I'M
maculate Conception Church, with
the assistance of Father Gedra.
Washington Council will celebrate
its 43d anniversary in April.
The Most Rev. John F.. OHara,
c. S. c.. D. D., military delegate,
will preside and deliver the SER
mon at the second annual solemn
memorial military mass in the Am
phitheater in Arlington National
Cemetery on May 26 at 10 o'clock.
The celebrant of the mass will be
the Rev. Patrick N. McDermott of
Atlantic, Iowa, national chaplain
of the American Legion.
Participating in the mass will be
the combined Catholic societies of
the city. Following the mass there
will be presentation of wreaths at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
in which more than so societies will
take part.
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton, CO.
adjutor bishop of Richmond, is
honorary chairman. The active
chairman Is Robert L. Sheridan,
grand knight of Potomac Council.