Knights of Columbus Big Convention Opens in Boston
Approximately 100 auto loads arrived at the Hotel Somerset as Knights and their families arrived in heavy rain. They toured the North Shore area, viewed the United Shoe Machinery plant, and enjoyed parades and a band concert. Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty praised Boston hospitality, forecasting the convention as the greatest in the order’s history with 500 new Fourth Degree members welcomed at Mechanics’ Building.
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Somerset
Cambridge
Somerville
Fellsway
Revere
Lynn
Salem
Beverly
United Shoe Machinery Employees’ Country Club
North Shore Drive
Hotel Somerset
Mechanics’ Building
Mechanics
Knights
James A. Flaherty
Post
Knights of Columbus See Membership Totals for 1913
The record lists June 30 1913 totals for the order showing overall membership 302074 with 98783 insured members and 203291 associates. It also notes Massachusetts figures 12612 councils 14651 members and 138 councils.
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Massa- Chscne
Massachusetts
Knights of Columbus Convention In Boston Focuses On Growth
Delegates in Boston express pride in the hospitality of the city as they plan meetings to address key organizational problems. Supreme Knight Flaherty will soon present his annual report, with expected statistics on membership growth and the future direction of the fraternity.
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Boston
Knights of Columbus
Flaherty
Convention To Open On Boston Harbor Sail To Nantasket
Knights of Columbus plan a first Tuesday in August convention called aboard a chartered steamer in Boston Harbor. Mayor Fitzgerald will give the welcome, then delegates disembark at Nantasket for a clam bake.
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Knights of Columbus
Boston Harbor
Nantasket
The
Knights
New England
Knights of Columbus Convention Attracts National Figures In Boston
Noted men from public life arrive for the Knights of Columbus convention opening in Boston. Prominent attendees include former Congressman Pujo, chairman of the Pujo Committee, along with officials from Newark, Washington, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Lewiston, Colorado Springs, New York, and Denver.
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Knights of Columbus
Boston
Pujo
Money Trust
Louisiana
Co. A. McGlennan
Newark
N. J
Daniel A. Callahan
Washington
William J. Ellis
St. John’s
N. F
John Sullivan
Newfoundland Police
George Erbe
Lewiston
Idaho
M. W. Purcell
Colorado Springs
Daniel J. Griffin
New York
John H. Reddin
Denver
Musicale for Knights of Columbus guests at Hotel Somerset
A musicale for visiting Knights of Columbus convention attendees was presented at the Hotel Somerset last night. Lead performers included Joseph M. Daly and a lineup of soloists and instrumentalists such as Miss Marie O Connell Miss Pauline Curley Miss Dorothy Cook Frederick J Bond James Connell Miss Helen J Sheeran Miss Meriemne Rose Joseph A Merenda Vincent Wolkden Miss Alice M Shee han and Miss Bernadette Mastersen.
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Knights of Columbus
Hotel Somerset
Joseph M. Daly
Marie O'Connell
Pauline Curley
Dorothy Cook
Frederick J. Bond
James Connell
Helen J. Sheeran
Meriemne Rose
Joseph A. Merenda
Vincent Wolkden
Alice M. Sheehan
Bernadette Mastersen
Graves Grain Alcohol Backed by Quality Promise
A short endorsement asserts Graves grain alcohol as a quality product, backing every bottle with a pledge of quality and reliability.
Trunk woes trail Knights of Columbus leader in Boston
Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty and his wife face missing luggage as 20 000 guests arrive for a mechanics building event in Boston. Flaherty urges postal reform to ship a trunk home so he can wear proper attire, while his wife searches for gowns stranded en route to Philadelphia.
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James A. Flaherty
The
Knights of Columbus
United States
Mechanics’ Building
Knight Flaherty
Philadelphia
Flaherty
Stray trunk sought by hotel guests with solemn appeal
The Hotel Somerset invites the public to report a stray trunk bearing a guest's name. The owners ask witnesses to contact them, stating the trunk is needed and will be welcomed without questions.
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Hotel
Somerset
Shields New Master Mansfield Man Appointed by Fourth Degree Knights
The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus named Dr Timothy Hanrahan new vice supreme master of New England as they installed Bishop Chev George C Shields of Mansfield as the new master at Mechanics Building. The ceremony added 500 knights and noted Shields role as faithful navigator of Bishop Stang Assembly and first grand knight of Mansfield Council.
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Knights of Columbus
Mechanics’ Building
Timothy Hanrahan
New England
Stang
Mansfield Council
Chev George C. Shields
Mansfield
Erits Assembly
Workman Detained After Knife Threat on Hull Sea Wall
Andrew Patinlo, a construction worker on Hull’s new sea wall, was arrested after a noon altercation with coworker Louie Avaska. Police say Patinlo drew a knife on Avaska and both men fled in opposite directions.
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Andrew Patinlo
Hull
Louie Avaska
Patinlo
Avaska
Physician Faith in Eckmans Alterative Cited in Tubercular Gland Case
A doctor reports excellent results using Eckmans Alterative in several tubercular neck gland cases. A girl saved from surgery after $50 treatment. Mrs Garvin claims ten months of health gains and no cough since childbirth. The notice promotes Eckman Alterative for throat lung ailments and upbuilding the system with no habit forming drugs.
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Eckman
M. H. Garvin
Riker-Jaynes
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Dys-pep-lets Digestive Candy Promotes Comfort
Be good natured with Dys-pep-lets sugar coated tablets. They ease indigestion sour stomach gas heartburn and nausea using effective digestives, culminatives and correctives. Prepared by C. J. Hood Co. Lowell Mass. Sold by druggists at 10 25 50 cents or 1. Get a box today. Remember the Name Dys-pep-lets. Take No Substitute.
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C. J. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
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Big Shoe Machine
John Morton
Catholic Union
John O'Connell
P. J. O’keefe
F. J. D. Ferguson
James Parsons
Supreme Board of Directors
M. J. Downey
James J. McCarthy
J. Phillip O’ Connell
William J. Shannahan
George E. Larkin
Charles J. J. O'Brien
R. F. Hurley
M. E. Fitzgerald
Arthur AL. Gould
John S. Quinn
Frank J. D. Ferguson
Supreme Council
J. A. Mercier
Montreal
Clarence Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
James J. McGraw
Ponca City
Okla
W. D
Dwyer
St. Paul
William F. Fox
Indianapolis
Louis Watson
E. W. Buckley
Martin H. Carmody
Grand Rapids
Mich
William J. McGinley
Joseph C. Pelletier
George F. Monaghan
Detroit
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Isthmus
Panama
Mexico
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine Islands
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Mechanics Building
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