Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1917 — K. OF C. TO HAVE BIG DAY HERE [ARTICLE]

K. OF C. TO HAVE BIG DAY HERE

Big Time Planned By Knights of Columbus For May 27 —Meeting Will Last AU Day. The institution of a council of the Knights of Columbus in charge of District Deputy F. J. Connelly, assisted by the local Columbus Club of K. of C’s., is now well under way, the number of associate charter members permissable having already been reached. The number of members of the new council, including those already belonging to Lafayette, Kentland and various other councils will almost reach 100. The institution of this council will be one of the most notable events in Knights of Columbus circle, ever held in Indiana. A large delegation of visiting K. of C. is assured, as the various neighboring councils have pledged themselves to come in large numbers. The Lafayette degree team will confer the first and second degrees and Justin H. McCarthy, assistant states attorney, of Chicago, and team;, will exemplify the third degree. The program committee have not yet completed the arrangements but every effort is (being made to secure the best tallent.

A meeting of al'l the members and applicants will be held next Sunday, (May 13, at 1:30 p. m. at St. Joseph’s college, for the purpose of electing officers and other details of organization. Below is the list of charter members and also the program of May 27th, when the three degrees will be conferred and the council instituted: Rev. Christian Daniels, Rev. LA* Wagner, Edward P. Honan, Lon Healy, D. M. Morrissey, Wm. Walter, Matthew Worden, Harvey Meseman, Sam Lane, Estel Myers, J. E. Murphy, Garland Grant, Herman Messman, Stanislaus Brusnahan, Arthur Kanne, Thomas Callahan, Jos. Halligan, Conrad Kellner, John Healy, J. F. Putts, R. C. Gangloff, Wm. Zinik, Carl Worden, James Walters, Francis McAdams, Geo. Schwartz, Leonard Denninger, Lawrence Jacobs, George E. Dunn, Edmund Hoelker, Jerry Foersch, James Hogan, James Stewart, W. J. Kennedy, Leonard Manley, Cletis K. Patton, Damiel Hayden, J. Paul Fogartv, John A. Nagle, J. EdWard Ryan, Clarence H. Messman, Hilary R. Weger, John E. Kuhn, Lawrence C. Antell, John J. Conroy, Mathias A. Lause, Voliney N. Pierre, Frank Boes, Wm. Delehanty, Thomas E. Maloney, Emil A. Goettmoeller, Francis M. McCormack, Wm. N. Deutsch, Anlthonv J. Tomkins, John J. Bruin, Maurice Vanderhagin, W. H. Wagner, Paul C. Barrett, Leo Hovorka, John- Worland, John Martin, Edmund B. Martin, Mi -thae! Quinlan, Michael J. Kuiboske, Leo A. Mecklan, M. Kuiboske, E. P. Lane, P. Worland, Joseph H. Kolhoff, Henry Hordeman, James E. Walter, John J. Jacks, N. Bernard Luers, John Bchles, Louis Mischi, Alexander Raeth, Martin J. Hohner, Charles Behiles. PROGRAM. .At St. Augustine’s Church, School, and Grounds. Masses at 6, 7:30, 9, 10:40 a. m. 8:30 Assembly ac Armory. 8:45 Parade from armory to church headed by parish .band. 9:00 Solemn high mass at St. Augustine’s church. Sermon by Rev. I. A. Wagner. Music by St. Joe choir. 10:40 Last mass in St. Augustine’s church. 10:30 Cafeteria dinner in parish school halL 11:50 Assembly on St. Augustine’s school igrounds. 12:15 Parade to college headed by U. S. Flag and St. Joe band. At St. Joseph’s College. 1:00 First degree in alumni hall gymnasium building. 2:30 Second degree. Concert for non-participants. 4:30 Third degree. (Outside). 7:00 Banquet for benefit of fund for new church, in St. Joe college dining halls, served by Pariah sodalitiea 8:15 Assembly in college alumni hall for evening program. Music by college string sextette.