Evening star., 1941-03-23
Knights Of Columbus
Programs Observe
Founders Week
Special Services Will Be
Held in CothoIic
Churches Today

knights of Columbus Sunday will
be observed today in the Catholic
churches of the city, in observance
of the 59th anniversary of the
order.
AS a feature Of founders week
Potomac Council will conduct the
first degree tomorrow evening in
the Knights of Columbus Club.
Robert L. Sheridan, grand knight,
will preside.
Washington Council will exem-
plify the first degree Tuesday eve
ming at the Willard Hotel. Joseph
M. McKenna, grand knight, will
speak.
State Deputy Alfred A. McGar-
raghy has arranged for several
programs this week on the founders
week broadcast.
Founders week will be brought
to a close next Sunday. when the
District of Columbia Chapter will
sponsor a mass at St. Mathews
Cathedral, followed by breakfast
at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
The goth anniversary Of the death
Of the late James Cardinal Gibbons
will be observed today at 1920 am.
at the Gibbons Memorial Statue,
Sixteenth street and Park road NV,
when the James Cardinal Gibbons
Circle of the Columbian SquireS will
place a wreath
The Very Rev. Wilfred j. Par
sons of the John Carroll House at
the Catholic University will deliver
the sermon next Sunday morning
at the annual memorial mass at
st. Matthews Cathedral at 8
o'clock. Members of Washington
General Assembly, Fourth Degree,
in the full regalia, will serve as a
guard of honor during the mass.
They have been requested to be
present at 7:45 to form a process
sion into the cathedral.
Following the mass communion
breakfast will be served at the May
flower Hotel. Representative James
H. Shanley of Connecticut will de-
liver the principal address. He will
be introduced by J. Fred Brady,
chairman of the District Of CO.
lumbia Chapter.
A testimonial banquet and recep-
ton will be. given the Most Rev.
Joseph M. Corrigan, Bishop Of Bilba
and rector of the Catholic Univer-
sity. at the Willard Hotel on April
Is at 7:30 o'clock Reservations
may be made at the local club
house. Leo A. Rover, former United
States district attorney, will be the
principal speaker. This affair is for
men only.
The fifth annual commemorative
service for deceased members will
be held at the Knights of Columbus
auditorium April 6 at 8:l5 pm.
Members of the Fourth Degree in
full regalia will serve as guard
of honor.
Founding of the knights Of Co.
lumbus" is the title of l5-minute
radio broadcast which is to be
featured this week over Station
WINK, sponsored BY the, State
Council of the Knights OF Colum-
bus. Time and date will be an"
nounced in the daily newspapers.
Headed by the State Council and
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, members are promot-
ing interest in the public movement
for the observance of Good Friday,
April II, from II to 8 o'clock.
Lawrence A. Gage, grand knight,
presided over Spalding Council last
Thursday evening. Members of the
District of Columbia Chapter paid
visit.
The Rev. Father Cole, chaplain,
sponsored a chaplains evening and
| gave splendid lenten talk.
! Preceding the meeting Timothy j.
| Clark, past grand knight, held
meeting of the 42d Anniversary
Committee to arrange the annual
dinner dance at the Mayflower Ho-
tel April %.
Members of the District of Co.
lumbia Chapter, headed by J. Fred
Brady, will visit Potomac Council
| tomorrow and Keane Council on
March 27 at the club and Washing
ton Council on March rs at the
Willard Hotel.
Robert F. Handley, sr., presided
| at a meeting of the committee ar
ranging for the first annual funfest
of Alcantara Caravan, Order of the
Alhambra, at the club on April II,
at 9 pm.