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Show Knights of Columbus Notes. The K. of C. will have their outings at Lagoon July 1. The object of the celebration will be to commemorate the memories of Fathers Escalante and' Dominnuez. who were the first mis sionaries to enter the Salt Lake valley. val-ley. Very Rev. Dean Harris, who is now engaged in writing an early history of Catholic missions and missionaries in Utah, finds from ancient documents preserved in the Washington library that the above named missioneries visited vis-ited Utah as early as 1776. These letters let-ters will appear in the Intermountain Catholic and be afterwards published in book form. To give stimulus to this great enterprise and encourage the distinguished dis-tinguished author in his researches, the K. of C, who have selected the name of the discovered of the American continent con-tinent for the name of their society, 'will on that occasion have speakers who will explain the fatigues and journey of the early missionaries from Arizona to Utah. V The smoker and buffet luncheon given giv-en last Monday were honored by many outsiders. The occasion was made pleasant by interesting talks on various vari-ous subjects. The excursion committee reported great progress. |
