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Show WiWwst i is oiiities; . j Nearly $10,000,000 to Be Raised by Catholics for Work in France. XlCW YORK, .Ian. 6. The board of directors di-rectors of the -supreme council of the X'nii; ut.s of Columbus began a two days' '-cu'"cre)K"e here late today ' to consider .ihe general war activities of the order. Walter Kernyii, overseas commissioner of the order, who has been in trance for several months in vcstiyaiing conditions condi-tions relating to bases and tieltt secretaries, secre-taries, reported at length on the proposed wuik, inn his i epori was not made public, U Wfis 'earned, huwevor, that Mr. Kernan rec-jmmcii ied the a ppoi n tment of a number num-ber of field secretaries. preferably not -a ii hi n the dr.C t aye, and t hat nc asked for bows workmen to supervise construe-'aon construe-'aon of portable buildings to care for men as close as possible to the trenches. Directors from various parts of I he count ry presented assurances that nearly ?1 0.t'Ou.uOii would be raised in this country coun-try by the Knights of Columbus for the war activities of the order in France. Quotas by slates were announced as follows: fol-lows: New York. J 2.000.000: Pennsylvania, jT.iu.tW'O; Illinois. .V'O.nou; Massachusetts, $-100.000 ; M ichign, Minnesota and California, Cali-fornia, $;-;ki, ooo each ; Connecticut, Nebraska Ne-braska a nd low a. 250,000 each ; New Jersey and Wisconsin, $200,000 each ; Riiode Island. ?1CO,000; Delaware, $117,-U0u, $117,-U0u, and Washington. 100,000. The insurance board of the orr.cr toda.y decided that members holding insurance April ti, RH7, when war was dee'aied. and who now are in the armv or navy services shall not pay any additional premiums on their policies. The board tomorrow will consider the disbursement of the or- ! der's S 1.000,000 war relief fund, of which! $1,000,000 is lo be used for relief work in domestic cantonments. ' |