THE KNIGHT/JANUARY 1949 COUNCIL OFFICERS PRESENT CHECK TO LANERI HIGH BOOSTER CLUB The foregoing represents a scene in which a check in the amount of $734.00 was presented by officers
of this council to the Laneri High Boosters Club. Various Catholic organizations have over the past few years sponsored affairs, the proceeds of which were delivered to the Club for the purpose of increasing
the fund for construction of a Gym and Youth Center. The check as shown above was the proceeds of a special affair, which was sponsored by the council some time ago for the specific purpose of
contributing to the fund for the project as indicated. Recently in order to assist Catholic boys to acquire an education at Laneri High, the Council went on record to award five scholarships under certain
conditions, which were previously outlined. Furthermore, many members of this council are also extremely active in the Booster Club by holding offices and directorships and otherwise assist in various
projects for the benefit of the club and the building campaign. Brothers Charles Gallagher and Edward J. Steiner are respectively President and Secretary of the Club. OFFICERS: THE KNIGHT/FEBRUARY 1949
If you already have books of votes please sell them or purchase them and make your remittance to Jerome. If you haven't any votes please ask for some from Dan McKendry, Committee Chairman,
Howard Pierson, his hard-working assistant or Brother Fesperman. We want to WIN! Lets win with the full cooperation of everyone of our members. The crowning of the Queen will take place at the Laneri
Boosters' Mardi Gras Carnival Ball at the Blackstone Hotel, Saturday, February 26th. BOY SCOUT NEWS Troop 32 will take part in a minstrel that will be an all Scout show; this show is now in the process of
practicing hard for the event. The troop will be assisted by Pack 32, Cubs Troop 32, and Sea Scouts 32. The show will be given at 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening, February 19th at the City Recreation Hall,
208 W. Vickery. Those buying tickets for the show will also participate in the drawing for a "Teletone" Television set. William Higgins, a Past Grand Knight of the Council will act as interlocuter, while Davis
Lambright and the anvil chorus will do the singing. LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR'S MAIL BAG HOW UNFORTUNATE for Mrs. Roosevelt that, busy as she is, she saw fit to write her Jan. 20 column
in the fashion she did. Honesty and liberalism are not advanced by reporting from an anonymous source conclusions about the character of a man such as Cardinal Mindszently and supposed "failings" of the Catholic church in Hungary.
In an obvious desire to give the "other side of the story," Mrs. Roosevelt, unwittingly I hope, simply paraphrased the Communists and then drew a snide conclusion from facts she would not admit accepting as true.
Her anonymous source--"a man who edits a publication that claims to be completely factual!" (The Daily Worker)--told her the Cardinal's imprisonment was not religious persecution but "a matter of opposition to progress."
Of course our great President has pointed out what progress is under Communism. The Cardinal was properly opposed to such "progress. How could Mrs. Roosevelt even repeat the anonymous person's claim that the Cardinal was a Fascist
even though we all know that to the Communist all who reject Communism and its pomp's are Fascists. Hitler liked Fascists, we are told, but he, like the Communists, had to silence Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty to control Hungary. He, too, imprisoned the fearless Cardinal. That Eleanor should repeat as true, as far as she knew, the unknown one's assertion that the Cardinal
was a "reactionary" and "anti-Semite" is hard to believe. The appellations are so typically Communist that her repetition of them causes one to wonder whether Eleanor Roosevelt doesn't realize that Russia is no longer our "great ally."
That she should continue her report of the unknown source's claims by stating that "the Cardinal was the main opponent to the general welfare of the Hungarian people" raises a question as to her good
faith. He as the "Prince Primate" of the Catholic Church in Hungary was indeed the main opponent of Communism, which is devouring the overwhelmingly Catholic population of Hungary.
She reports the Cardinal as opposing "agrarian reform." Is that the name for what Communism does in a nation it consumes? She states the Cardinal "opposed the separation of church and state." I submit that Mrs. Roosevelt
knows better than to sincerely repeat such a claim. If fighting to protect religion from annihilation is opposition to "separation" then, of course, she is right.
In school I learned that facts are facts and being facts must be true. I am sure that Mrs. Roosevelt sometime learned the same thing, and she referred to all the anonymous one's claims as "all these
facts" and in an unfortunately illogical manner drew conclusions from them through evasively withdrawing from an affirmation that the facts were facts.
If the American press has been reporting "facts," the only conclusion about the Communist action, which may fairly be drawn, is that the last free voice in Hungary has been silenced. Though vacillating
for a long time between the fear of letting the voice continue and the fear of silencing it, the Communists have made their choice. It is hard to believe that the Communists believed that the rest of the world was conditioned for such
action but yet-Mrs. Roosevelt is. Senator Wagner of New York will, or has read Mrs. Roosevelt's column with disappointment. He has requested the United States to act directly or indirectly through the United Nations to remedy "such
outrageous injustices and to prevent their recurrence." He told Senator Tom Connally he was "deeply disturbed" over the arrest and "the consequent threat to
complete suppression of religious freedom in that country (Hungary) and wherever Soviet power can cast its dark shadow."
E. Don Wilson, 6561 Rosemont.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE STATE ADVOCATE Worthy Grand Knight and Brothers:
On the occasion of Catholic Press Month the Southern Messenger, the official Catholic newspaper of Texas, published letters from the hierarchy of the State, beautifully and succinctly setting forth the
mission of the Catholic Press and its place in the Catholic home. Describing the Catholic Press as a necessary and essential "antedote to the poison" that lurks in the
pages of the secular press, these letters brought home the need of all to be concerned and militant as regards the character of news to be found in our daily papers.
The alertness and militancy in such matters as displayed by one of your members, Brother Don Wilson, who so promptly and intelligently replied to a recent article by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt on Cardinal
Mindszenty is most commendatory. Mrs. Roosevelt's article was a very good example of what Bishop Byrne in his letter to the Southern Messenger referred to as "very crude mistakes about Catholic
happenings." I congratulate you on a member like Don Wilson. Unsatisfied with a reply alone he wrote another article so timely and factual that it was reported, not as a "letter to the press," but as a news item.
In Fort Worth, we are fortunate to have fair-minded men in control of our secular publications. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Fort Worth Press are ever willing to give space to such items as Don Wilson's
reply to Mrs. Roosevelt. If these publications are not always all we would like them to be we have our own indifference as much as any other factor to blame. This is a country of merchandisers--there is a
market and a vendor for anything for which there is a demand. If we want clean, wholesome factual news, reported with concern for the truth as well as concern for the consequence of its publication, we must create such a demand.
Catholic Press Month could well include occasion for all of us to express our appreciation for such of the good reporting as may be found in our daily papers. A "thank you" to the editors responsible, made
in a fashion clearly demonstrating our interest, concern and awareness of items printed in our papers; a "thank you" expressed in such a way as to acquaint the publisher with the kind of Again, congratulations to you and to Brother Wilson. May we discover more Brothers like him within the Order.
Sincerely and fraternally yours,
Frank E. Crumley CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS THE KNIGHT/MARCH 1949 CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES
Counting 152 present certainly made Father Albert, the Chaplain at the Base, very happy. After the Mass the Army Boys did themselves proud in arranging breakfast for the group. This was handled by
Major Louis J. Lamm and co-operating was Major T. F. Manion. Sgt. Dan McKendry served the Mass, and Vincent DeNatale and Benjamine Kokot acted as ushers.
The members were escorted through a B36A, by Capt. Frank G. Furrie, most of the members went through the tunnel on the scooter, from one end to the other.
As requested by our State Deputy R. Conroy Scoggins, the Mass and prayers were offered for the welfare of the Clergy, Archbishop Stepinic and Cardinal Mindszenty, whom you know are being persecuted by the communists.
You have my sincere thanks for your co-operation. ALL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS are planning to attend Mass and Communion at St. Mary's Church in a body to celebrate the 50th
anniversary of the ordination of Pope Pius XII, on April 3rd. The attendance will be noted on a scroll which we will send to the Pope. May you be proud enough of your membership
in the Knights to help swell the attendance on that day and make it a real record. THE KNIGHT/APRIL 1949
COUNCIL TO SPONSOR QUEEN CONTESTANT
The Laneri High Booster Club is sponsoring a Mardi Gras Ball to be held February 26 in the Venitian
Ball Room of the Blackstone Hotel. In connection with this affair a popularity queen contest is to be held with the queen to be crowned on the night of the Ball. This council has gone on record to sponsor
a young lady to be selected from either Mount Carmel or Our Lady of Victory Academies or the St. Joseph's School of Nursing. Brother (Sgt.) Dan McKendry has been appointed Chairman of the
Committee relative to this project. So brothers let's all give full support to the end that our contestant may be victorious and be crowned Queen.
Treasurer Joe Breen and Financial Secretary W. J. (Jerome) Fesperman presenting check to Dr. G. L. Guthrie, Treasurer of Laneri High Booster Club. Seated in front at left is Brother Reginald Kelly of Bishop
Dunne Council and Very Rev. A. Schmitt, O.S.B., Pastor of St. Mary's Church.
Chaplain Rev. L. M. DeFalco
Grand Knight Wm. A. Peninger
Deputy Grand Knight Louis Kuban
Chancellor E. Don Wilson
Recording Secretary E. C. (Eddie) Preston
Financial Secretary W. J. Fesperman
Treasurer Joe M. Breen
Lecturer Harry Darcy
Advocate E. W. Coonrod
Warden A. E. Coonrod, Sr.
Inside Guard Louis Rohleder
Outside Guard Ralph L. Singers
Organist Edward J. Fifer
Trustees James A. Leonard, E. D. True, Dan G. Douglass
ELLEN GALLAGHER FOR QUEEN OF THE MARDI GRAS
Ellen is Monsignor Nolan's candidate for Queen of the Mardi Gras. She is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. C. J. Gallagher, loyal rooters and boosters of our Council. Ellen is a senior at Our Lady of Victory and
has the wholehearted support of the good Sisters and students. Last year Monsignor Nolan Council's showing reflected a very poor last place behind Bishop Dunne Council. This year we are out to win; but
we cannot win unless our members lend their help by buying votes for our Candidate, whom the council will be proud to have represent us as OUR QUEEN.
Seven boys from Troop 32, which is sponsored by this Council, were awarded the "Ad Altare Dei".
Brother J. Ed Gillespie is Scoutmaster of this Troop. The awards conferred by Bishop Lynch, were given to the following: Joseph Scanlin, James Murphy, Paul Veter, Charles Carter, Donald Kavanaugh,
Jose Vesquez, Raymond Beuhrig, and Robert Carriger.
Editor: The Press:
February 18, 1949
Monsignor Nolan Council,
Knights of Columbus,
Fort Worth, Texas.
merchandise in demand" and lending encouragement to them in their efforts to supply such demand.
State Advocate
The Catholic War Veterans under the leadership of Brother Jerry Becan, have arranged to have lectures on communism each Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock, in the K of C Home, 1004 Lamar Street. They will
begin on March 8th, and continue during Lent. You are invited to attend these lectures, as they will be interesting and educational. There will be a different speaker each Tuesday.
CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS PRESENT OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS ON COMMUNISM
Father Langenhorst:
On Tuesday, March 8th, Rev. E. Langenhorst of St. Alice's gave the first in a series of Lenten talks on
Communism, being sponsored each Tuesday by the Catholic War Veterans, Post No. 1150 at the K o C Hall. The subject of Father's talk was "The Roots of Communism." Human Nature with its dreams
and its reality in conflict, the world's historical industrial civilization surrounded with confusion, the Shift of Religious emphasis in the Reformation with emphasis on the individual, resulting in indifference,
rationalism, agnosticism and a lesser felt responsibility under the Ten Commandments and this assumed "Divine right of an all-powerful State, which created the political root are in the main the roots
of Communism," as pointed out by Father Langenhorst. His talk was timely, interesting and enlightening. Father's suggested remedy for Communism, in addition to the paying of a just wage for all
labor and to the applying of real Democracy where the governed shall govern, is to return to God and religion.
By George Bischof
Committee Chairman
That was fine participation when members of our Council and members of Bishop Dunne, as our guest, attended the Mass and received Holy Communion at Carswell Air Force Base the morning of March 6th.
TALKS ON COMMUNISM
To Fathers Langenhorst and DeFalco and to Brothers Bernard Lunt and Davis Lambright Monsignor
Nolan Council No. 759 says: "Thanks for the fine talks that you gave on Communism under the auspices of the Catholic War Veterans." No one who attended any one of these talks could have gone away without being a better American.