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Show KNIGHTS ATTEND ROMANBANQUET Head cf Order z Decorated hy Papl Unf;er-secretary of State Ui'.MK. Auk 31. Consignor Or-etti Or-etti papal Under-Secretary of state and former rcprescntatis e of the Vatican 1 1 Washington, at :i banquet Riven In hi. honor tonight hy the 300 American Knights of Columbus now here, sail In longed to return to the United States, the worthiest country in which to live, "although it has gone dry." IVES1 I K MEN PRES1 N I Consignor Cerrettt had Supreme .Knight James a. Flaherty, Of Phlla-d Phlla-d Iphla on hl rtpht. and Bdward L Hcarn. general commissioner for Eu- j rope, of the Knl;:hts of Columbus, on his left. Others at his table Included Includ-ed John Reddtn, Denver, Colo., Father James Kirwen, Galveston, Tex., E. W. Buckley, St. I'aul, Minn., and John J Li ddy. Saskatoon, Canada, members of I the hoard Of directors of the Knight i of Columbus. 'Your (Bit to rtonie has heen a ray Of sunshine in the Vatican. " Monslgnor I C retti said. "1 never miw the pope n.nrr. slllsfliJ linn aftor -r.n. vlotl which he said was one of thh greato.v. 'ons'jlatioii for him. Itome now your home. Vim heard the pope ad-vlse ad-vlse '.he Knights to establish them1 selves here, gom? hack to America to , impress the necessity of work in the i! City and llavin! the organiza- tion of their branch to Mr Heam. who jknows the situation here and throughout through-out Europe." PRGS1 NTS M i - K I i Monslgnor Cerettl's address was 1 continually Interrupted by applause, i p 'daily when he handed the ins.lgnU ot commander o the iirder of 3t. Gregory the Oreal to Supijcme Kmcht I laherty, which Monsignor Kelly pinned pin-ned on 'he recipient. Mr. ! 'laherty was visibly touched and said he accepted the decoration a recognition of the great work done by the Knights of Columbus, I At this point the lights went out. lowing to the Roman electricians Join-ling Join-ling the strike called in other cities ;Cundlea were brought In and Mr. Fla- hert continued hl- speech Ten minutes min-utes later electric light was provided by th-- prl at. plant in the Grand hotel. on |