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Edited By Duane A. Russell
State Public Relations Chairman
I As the KNIGHTS OF COLUM
!US closes the curtain on its for
r-sixth annual state convention
, historic NEW BERN this Sun
ay afternoon following a fruitful
leeting of Knights from all parts
f North Carolina, it was gratify
ig for them to know that just
yo weeks prior to their meeting,
ne of, if not the largest class of
andidates in the Order’s history
. North Carolina, received their
toajor degrees and became full
■Knights in this Society of Catholic
| One hundred and ten Catholic
Lien, representing practically all
Lf the 15 councils in the Tar Heel
Ltate, journeyed to beautiful
■Chapel Hill where in St. Thomas
pore School Auditorium begin
Ling at 1:30 p.m., on Sunday, May
il, they participated in the solemn
■ceremony that impressed upon
■hem the principles upon which
■he Order was founded in 1882
Lnd has adhered to for more than
B3 years. They left five hours later
■or their travel back home, but
■hey carried with them the knowl
edge that they were now Brother
Knights in the Order and an in
spired vision of the great under
■aking they were now part and
Larcel of in the years ahead.
[State Deputy Matthew J. Bird
■described the ceremony attending
■the exemplification as “a scene I
■will never forget, very impressive
land magnificent in every respect.”
■He warmly congratulated the new
■Brother Knights for having taken
■heir major degrees. “You have
profited much with your appear
“*ice here this afternoon,” he told
■hem, “and the fraternalism and
■brotherhood you are to receive
■will depend largely upon how ac
pve you are in your Council. Your
■Grand Knight already has a job
■awaiting you. Take it and carry it
lout to the very best of your abil
ity. Help make your Council great
er by being an active member
■ourself. I bid you Godspeed in
■all your endeavors.” . .
I It is appropriate at this time
■hat our new Brothers in the Or
her, as well as others who wiU
■benefit therefrom, should know
■what their emblem (which they
■can now wear) stands for. We are
indebted to the “KNIGHTS OF
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following:
“The emblem of the Order dates
from the Second Supreme meet
ing, May 12, 1883, when it was
designed by James T. Mullen, then
Supreme Knight.
“A quick glance at the emblem
indicates a shield mounted upon
the Cross of Malta. The shield is
that associated with a medieval
Knight. The Cross of Malta is the
representation in a traditionally
artistic design of the Cross of
Christ through which all graces of
redemption were procured for
mankind. This, then, represents
the Catholic spirit of the Order.
Mounted on the shield are three
objects, a mace standing verti
cally and crossed behind it, an
anchor and a dagger or short
sword. The mace from Roman
days is symbolic of authority
which must exist in any efficient
operating organization. The an
chor is the Mariner’s symbol for
COLUMBUS, patron of the Order,
while the short sword or dagger
was the weapon of the Knight
then engaged upon an errand of
mercy. Thus, the shield expresses
Catholic Knighthood in organized
merciful action and with the let
ters — K. of C., it proclaims this
specific form of activity . . .
FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY.
Red is the symbol of Faith, of
belief in Christ, in the redemp
tion and in the mission of every
man to spread the knowledge and
love of Jesus Christ. White is the
color of the Eucharistic Host,
pledge of God’s Eucharistic pres
ence among men, of the Infinite
love God had for man and of the
overwhelming affection which
God-man had for each individual.
It is the symbol of Christ-like
Charity. Blue is the color of our
Lady’s mantle, in which she draped
her beloved Son, through whom
came salvation to a sinful world.
Thus, Blue is the symbol of Hope.
“The Red, White and Blue in
the background of the shield and
foreground of the Cross of Malta
are the colors of our beloved
country. This is also the ecclesias
tical symbolism in which red be
comes the reflection of the drops
of Christ’s redemptive blood shed
upon Calvary, and of the martyrs’
blood shed in defense of the
Faith ”
Salisbury and New Bern
Courts Elect Officers
NEW BERN — Miss Trudy Con
nolly was re-elected grand regent
of Court Msgr. Michael A. Irwin,
Catholic Daughters of America, at
the monthly meeting held Monday
night, May 2, in St. Paul’s audito
rium. Elected to serve with her
are Mrs. Peter Harmatuk, vice
grand regent; Mrs. Paul McSorley,
financial secretary; and Miss Rose
mary Romanus, treasurer; Mrs.
Philip Fecher, prophetess; Mrs.
Joe Lawrence, historian; Mrs. Wil
liam Bradt, monitor; Miss Blanche
Johnson, sentinel; Mrs. Euclid
Armstrong, lecturer; and Mrs. Joe
Kaczynski, Mrs. Joe Britch and
Mrs. Dora Taylor, trustees.
Committee reports were given
by Mrs. Bradt, Mrs. Fecher, Mrs.
Joe Britch, Mrs. Armstrong and
Miss Virginia McSorley.
Officers will be hostesses for the
June meeting at which officers for
the coming year will be installed.
Mrs. Fecher reported on the
parish retreat held at Maryhurst
Retreat House in Pinehurst April
15-17.
Miss Connolly reminded the
members of the state convention
to be held May 20-22 at the Block
ade Runner Hotel in Wrightsville
Beach and urged members to at
tend. Miss Margaret Buckley, su
preme regent, and Bishop Vincent
S. Waters, supreme chaplain, will
be guests of honor. Mrs. Paul Mc
Sorley was elected alternate to the
convention with Miss Connolly as
official delegate.
Miss McSorley reported on Jun
ior Sunday at which a communion
breakfast will be held at the Holi
day Inn after the 9 o’clock Mass
to be attended by members of the
senior and junior courts. Mrs.
John Shields, state regent, will be
an honor guest.
* * *
SALISBURY—The membership
of Court Sacred Heart, Catholic
Daughters of America met in regu
lar monthly session last Monday
night. The meeting was held in
the cafeteria of the newly-con
structed Sacred Heart School.
Election of officers for the year
1966-67 was one of the principal
features of the meeting. Mrs. Orah
M. Russell was elected grand re
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year. Other officers elected in
cluded the following: Vice regent,
Mrs. Charles Taylor; prophetess,
Mrs. Fred Setzer; financial secre
tary Miss Mary A. Nash; historian,
Mrs. Thomas Moore; treasurer,
Miss Frances Beaver; monitor, Mrs.
Edward Murphy; sentinel, Mrs.
Richard Bradshaw; lecturer, Mrs.
W. E. Boone; organist, Mrs. Wil
liam Gamble; trustees for three
years, Mrs. Hugh H. Hackett, Sr.,
and Mrs. Roscoe Butler.
Mrs. Edward Murphy, chairman
of the local National Catholic Com
munity Service at the local VA
Hospital, presented two awards re
ceived at the VA recognition cer
emony last week. One was for
Sacred Heart parish, the other for
the Catholic Daughters.
The membership was pleased to
re instate Mrs. George Sherry as a
member of Court Sacred Heart.
Mrs. Russell and Miss Nash will
represent the court at the bien
nial State Court convention to be
held at Wrightsville Beach May 20
22.
The Reverend Thomas J. Norton,
a priest of the Redemptorist Or
der, who is conducting a week’s
Havelock Youth
Appointed To
Naval Academy
Michael Shea, son of M-Sgt. and
Mrs. Francis S. Shea, Jr., of An
nunciation Parish, Havelock, North
Carolina, has received a Presiden
tial Appointment to the United
States Naval Academy. Michael is
presently attending East Carolina
Night Courses at Cherry Point Res
ident Center. Shea graduated from
Havelock High School in 1965 and
was Spiritual Chairman of the
C.Y.O. at Annunciation.
He received two Americanism
Awards, one in 1964 and another
in 1965 from the Sojourners, and
was awarded the Best Citizen of
Havelock by the Civitan Club in
1965. This summer he will join
the class of 1970 when he re
ports at Annapolis.
mission at Sacred Heart Church,
was guest speaker. Father Norton
Spoke on Vatican II Decree on the
Apostolate of the Laity.
The Very Reverend Cletus J. Hel
frich, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, stressed the urgency of
increasing our prayers for voca
tions in the Diocese of Raleigh. The
closing prayers of the meeting
were offered for this purpose.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS ANNOUNCE
WINNERS OF POETRY CONTEST
Mrs. John Shields of New Bern, N.C., state regent of the Cath
olic Daughters of America announced the following state winners
for the 1966 National Poetry Contest of the Catholic Daughters of
America.
Division I
1st Mary Hughes, Jacksonville, N.C. Grade 4
2nd. Francis Kulash, Raleigh, N.C. Grade 6
3rd. Steven Sayce, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Grade 5
Division II
1st. James Curtis, Cherry Point, N.C. Grade 9
2nd. Tresie Hatem, New Bern, N.C. Grade 8
3rd. Michael Hargett, Wilmington, N.C. Grade 8
Division III
1st. Rosanne Reyndert, Raleigh, N.C. Grade 12
2nd. Mary Ann McSwiggin, New Bern, N.C. Grade 12
3rd. Patricia Thomas, New Bern, N.C. Grade 11
The judges were: Mrs. Louis D. Dayman (Carol Bessent Hay
man), Jacksonville poetess, author of “Keepsake”; Mrs. L. Payne,
teacher, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Chaplain Robert Ecker, USN, Camp
Lejeune, N.C. and Chaplain David McLeod, USN, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
The judging took place on April 18, 1966 at the Catholic
Chapel, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
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