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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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NEWS OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
KNIGHTS ANSWER HATE
BY PATRIOTIC SERVICE
K. of 0. War Record Will
Live After Intolerance Dies
Says Supreme Director.
U. S. Bureau Of Education Publishes
K. Of C. Education Work Record
Activities of Evening Schools, Scholarship Committee and
Correspondence School for Ex-Service Men Made
Public In Official Report
New York—Speaking at a testi
monial dinner given in the Hotel
Astor to Daniel A. Tobin. State De
puty elect, William P. Larkin, Su
preme Director of the Knights of
Columbus and head of its war work
in the United States, told how the
Knights spent $40,000,000 aiding
Catholic, Protestant and Jew alike.
“That record,” he said, “will be re
membered long after the Ku Klux
song of hate and intolerance has
vanished as the jundiccd outpouring
of a disordered imagination.”
More than 1,000 attended the din
ner, which was under the auspices
of Loyola Council, No. 477. of which
Mr. Tobin is a member. The speak-
el's were William D. Cunningham,
formerly Judge of the State Court
of Claims; Dr. John G. Coyle, out
going State Deputy; Dr. William P.
Larkin, Supreme Director, and
James A. Flaherty, Supreme Knight.
GEORGIA BILL WOULD
REVEAL KLAN MEMBERS
(Continued from Page One)
5 cents for the names of each new
member is provided and failure or
refusal to comply with this division
of the act is made a misdemeanor.
The section covering the wearing
of the mask reads as follows:
“Be it further enacted by the au
thority of The aforesaid. That from
and after the passage of this act no
member or members of fraternal or
secret organization or society or any
other persons shall be permitted to
appear in any public assemblage or
on any public or private road, high
way or street in this state, or in
any public parade, or in any oilier
place outside of the meetings or
halls of such organizations, wearing
a mask or any other covering of the
face or head which would in the
least interfere with the identifying
of such persons or persons. That
any person violating the provisions
of this section shall upon convic
tion be punished as for a misdemea
nor.”
Washington, D. C.—The educa
tional work of the Knights of Co
lumbus is reviewed by Mark J.
Sweaney, Director of' Knights of Co
lumbus Educational Activities, in a
pamphlet issued by the Bureau of
Education of the Department of the
Interior.
“From the very beginning of the
organization,” says this pamphlet,
“education has always occupied an
important position in the activities
of the Knights of Columbus, but in
the earlier years of the existence of
the order the educational activities
were carried on almost entirely by
the individual subordinate councils
of the organization, and were con
fined to lecture courses, the found
ing of scholarships in local insti
tutions, the placing of books in
libraries, and other matters of a
similar nature.”
The pamphlet described the foun
dation of a chair in American His
tory at the Catholic University in
1904, at 'a cost of $50,000 and the
successful campaign for $500,000 to
endow in perpetuity fifty scholar
ships at the same institution.
Since the war, at the end of which
the Knights of Columbus had a
fund of $19,000,000 in their posses
sion, the order “has been conduct
ing an educational system free to
former service men which has been
maintained not only out of the in
terest but out of .the principal of
the fund remaining at the close of
the war.”
The three outsanding features of
this educational work are described
under the classification of: 1. The
evening schools; 2, the scholarships;
3, the correspondence school:
The first Knights of Columbus
evening school was opened in Bos
ton on July 7, 1919. This school,
known as a committee school was
under the direct control of the na-
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tional education committee. There
were 45 such schools, enrolling BL
ISS students, established before the
end of 1919. During the same
year “council” schools, instituted by
particular councils, were organized
to the number of twenty-one, with
7,000 members. The council schools
were not, in original intent, related
to the efforts of the order in be
half of the ex-service men, but they
are described as no less practical
in. aim and patriotic in purpose.
During the year 1920-21 the num
ber of committee schools increased
from 48 to 87, with 78,843 pupils and
the council schools increased in
number from 21 to 38, with 19,570
pupils. During the following school
year there were 75 committee
schools and 31 council schools in
operation, with respective enroll
ments of 67.19G and 22,735. More
than 200,000 men and women have
been enrolled in the evening service
schools.
Scholarships in representative
American colleges and universities
were given to 402 ex-service men
as a result of an offer made in
1919. No more such scholarships
will be offered and none of those
now held by students will be trans
ferred.
“The outstanding feature of the
educational work at the present
time,” says the pamphlet, “is the
Knights of Columbus Correspond
ence School, established in February
1922. In December, 1922, the total
number of students actually enrolled
in these correspondence courses was
10,340. These students come from
every State in the Union, and from
the farm as well' as the small town
and city.”
The pamphlet, which is published
by the Government Printing Office
is part of the advance sheets of the
Biennial Survey of Education in the
United States.
Retreat For Laymen Opens
At Sacred Heart, Augusta
Augusta, Ga.—The retreat for
men at Sacred Heart College open
ed Thursday evening, July 12, with
Very Rev. E. J. Cummings, S. J.,
president of Loyola University, New
Orleans, as retreat master. The re
treat will close Sunday morning at
the 8:00 o’clock mass, at which Capt-
P. H. Rice will be invested with the
insignia of the Order of St. Gregory
the Great, by Rev. Michael J. Keyes,
D. D., bishop of Savannah.
It has been announced that the
retreat for women will be held at
Mount de Sales Academy, Macon, the
last week in August, possibly from
Tuesday evening, August 28, to Fri
day morning, August 31, with Father
Farrell, pastor of the Jesuit church,
and president of Sacred Heart Col
lege, Tampa, Fla., as retreat mas
ter.
ST. JOSEPH’S, SUMTER,
ENDS SIXTIETH YEAR
Opera “The Golden Slipper”
a Feature of South Caro
lina Commencement.
AUGUSTA STUDY CLASS
Adjourns For The Summer
Season.
Macon Methodist Bishop
Deplores Klan Activties
(Continued from Page One)
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etc., Scapular and other medals,
Pocket Statues, K. of C. Rings,
Fobs and Buttons.
AGENTS FOR KIRKS SILVER
not approve; things which I de
plore; but I am not anti-Jew.
“The Klan, if I understand its
principles, is anti-Catholic, and I
am not anti-Catholic. The Catho
lics believe some things that I do
not believe, and they do some things
that I would not do; but I am not,
in the true sense of that word, anti-
Catholic. Toward all of these men
with whom I differ and with whose
principles I would in many respects
take issue, I would yet reach out my
hand of help. And 1 wish to say,
now that the opportunity has fur
nished itself, that no man in this
land who is standing for righteous
ness and against the things of un
righteousness, for which the au
thors of these resolutions say they
stand, has any excuse to disguise
his voice and cover up his face.
“It is for that reason primarily,,
and most of all, that I regard this
organization the most un-American
and dangerous in American life to
day.
“And for that reason, however,
generous their endorsement may be
of some principles that I espouse,
and in their affirmed devotion to
prohibition, I do not read this com
munication that comes to me anony
mously. I think it has not place in
this gathering of free and unterri
fied Americans.”
Hardwick Lands Catholic
Statesman in Augusta
(Continued From Page One)
for any man or woman in Georgia
to wear a mask over their faces on
the public streets or the roads of
the state, or in any other public
place.
“The general assembly should
also pass a law requiring every se
cret order in Georgia, Gentile or
Jew, Protestant or Catholic, white
or black, to file with the clerk of
the superior court of each county
in which such organization main
tains a lodge or local unit, a full
list of all the officers and members
of such local unit, and the list of
officers and members should be kept
by the clerk of the superior court
for purposes of inspection and pub
lic information at all times.”
Augusta, Ga.—The study class of
Augusta has held its last meeting
for the term. The subjett at the
last meeting was Bishops of Georgia,
the end of a series, and brought out
interesting papers by the following
young ladies:
Bishop Verro, Miss Louise Dorr;
Bishop ,1’ersico, Miss Mary Mul-
herin, and Bishop Becker, Miss Har
riet Sherman.
Miss Dimmock, who was to dis
cuss Bishop Gross, was absent and
Mrs. J. P. Mulherin, substituted
with some charming personal mem
ories of our much loved Bishop
Gross. The class gave a rising vote
of thanks to the young members
who have been most gracious in re
sponding to any call made on them.
A very broad and comprehensive
study of the trial and treatment of
Catholic priests by soviet govern
ment, was revealed in a paper read
by Miss Anna Rice. It was a lit
erary treat. A memory test prize
went to Miss Margaret Sullivan.
Great interest was shown in the
promise of Miss May Mahoney di
rector, that class would resume
study next fall.
Of
Archbishop Christie
Oregon Observes Silver
Jubilee as Bishop.
Special to The Bulletin.
Sumter, S. C.—St. Joseph’s Acad
emy, of this city, finished its six
tieth scholastic year early in June
by conferring graduation honors on
Miss Ethel Leonora Morrissey, lit.
Rev. William T. Russell, D. D., Bish
op of Charleston, presented the dip
loma to Miss Morrissey, awarded
the honors to the members of the
other classes, and delivered the com-
mencement address.
Honors were presented as follows:
Highest average medal, donated
by Rev. J. D. Quinn, awarded to
Miss Andrena Moran, with an aver
age of 99.9 per cent-
Alumnae roll*of honor gold med
al, drawn by Miss Grace Eagerton,
one of ten who qualified.
Bishop Monaghan gold medal for
church history, drawn by Miss An-
drena Moran, one of four who
qualified.
Neill O’Donnell gold medal for
mathematics, drawn by Miss Grace
Eagerton, one of eleven who quali
fied.
Deportment gold medal, forty-two
qualified, awarded to Miss Anna
Mae Wells.
Hatch Music Company, Boston,
gold medal, awarded Miss Margie
Belle Skinner.
Alumnae music medal, nine quali
fied, awarded to Miss Andrea
Moran.
French medal, French class quali
fied, awarded to Miss Mary Sue
Tindal.
Mrs. H. R. VanDeventer catechism,
five qualified, awarded Stephen
Leonard.
Bishop Monaghan attendance
prize, twenty-one qualified, award
ed Edward Scurry.
The valedictory was delivered by
Miss Ethel Morrissey and the salu
tatory by Miss Leilah Blanche
Thames. Schindler’s operetta, “The
Golden Slipper,” was presented in
connection with the commencement
exercises^ the following being among
those taking part: Miss Ethel Mor
rissey, Miss Annie Mae Wells, Miss
Andrena Mae Wells,- Miss Mabel
Crombe, Miss Mary Sue Tindal, Miss
Sidclle Best, Miss Margaret DuRant,
Miss Grace Eagerton, Miss Emma
Jackson, Miss Lillian Mathis, Miss
Myrtle Harlee, Miss Leila Brennna,
Miss Elizabeth Graham, Miss Thel
ma Dollard and Miss Sue Bryan.
Miss Ammie Teicher presided at the
piano.
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Augusta, Ga—Religious prejudice
in general and in politics specific
ally was condemned hy Governor
Thomas W. Hardwick, of Georgia,
in his Flag Day address at Barrett
Plaza, held under the auspices of
the Augusta Lodge of Elks.
“This spirit did not exist in other
days,” he declared. “The true spirit
of liberty and equality filled the
hearts of the gallant soldiers of
1776, 1860, and of the Argonnc, and
as long as that spirit lives, so will
America live, and when it perishes,
then will America perish.”
Tile governor, who went out of
office the last day of June, spoke
almost in the shadow of the statue
.of the late Patrick Walsh, who a
generation ago represented Georgia
in the United States Senate, and
after whom the Augusta Council of
the Knights of Columbus is named.
Referring to Senator Walsh as a
“great statesman and a worthy
Georgian,” he said:
“Patrick Walsh was of the Cath
olic faith, but he was not sent to
the United States Senate because of
his religious beliefs, but because of
bis many years of faithful and ef
ficient service to the people of.this
section, whom he served so- well.
“Never again will I vote for a
man, no matter who he is or for
v.hat he is running, who advertises
his church and religious connections
is connection with his compaign.”
Portland—Most Reverent Alexan
der Christie, Archbishop of Oregon
City, has received the following
message from Cardinal Gasparri,
Pontificial Secretary of State.
On the occasion of the celebration
of your twenty fifth year in the
episcopate the' Supreme Pontiff
sends to you his paternal congratu
lation and with a full heart grants
to you his blessing as a mark of his
special favor he appoints you as
sistant at the pontifical throne.
The Archbishop observed his
silver jubilee in the episcopate June
28th when he will celebrate Pontifi
cal Mass in St. Mary’s cathedral.
Bishop Carroll, of Helena, preach
ed the jubilee sermon. A public
reception was held in the city
auditorium that evening at which
time a purse was presented on
behalf of the laity. The Bishops of
the province and a number of other
Bishops were presented at the
jubilee celebration.
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