Show I Knights Of Columbus s Meet III In Bountiful I 1 The Annual Utah State Council of the Knights of Cot Columbus Co Co- t 1 lumbus was held in Bountiful on May 3 and 4 1 TED E. E COMINS State Treasurer of the State Council Council Coun Coun- cil Knights of Columbus was selected as the 1969 Knights of the Year Mr l Comins has been an active member of the Knights of Columbus for many years He was active in organizing ing Saint Olaf Council No in Bountiful and served as this Councils Council's first Grand Knight I. I 1 t JAMES M. M HE liE HAS ALSO done more to encourage the membership to wear and to display the Emblem of the Order than probably any anyone one member has hasin hasin hasin in this jurisdiction of the Knights He was presented with ith a Knights of Columbus plaque The annual state meeting was held in Saint Olaf school and delegates from the ten councils in Utah heard Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- preme Director George B. B Bracken challenge them to increase the membership and I activities through greater and more extensive use of the I Orders Order's six-point six program I SUPREME Director Bracken reminded the delegates that I We must be strong in numbers num num- bees bers and effective in in o our r programs programs programs pro pro- I grams of the Knights of Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- lumbus as s an organization t tand and a as members of th the laity we must become involved to fulfill our obligations as Christian Christiana Kr K KIGht of f Columbus Columbus' Su- Su pre Dir 11 Br ck ii also complimented ted the thel State I 1 Council for the membership increase in Utah since July 1 1968 by which they are in third place in their jurisdiction I class Supreme Council as of I April 1 JAMES n M. M I. I was reelected reelected re re- o j elected State Deputy State Deputy is a mem member er I of Saint Olaf Council No I Bountiful James P. P Emerson was elected to the office of State Secretary He is a member of Bishop Hunt Council No Kearns THE FOLLOWING officers were re-elected re Ted E. E Comins Saint Olaf Council No was reelected reelected reelected re- re elected as State Treasurer I ILA LA LAWRENCE RENCE T. T Cunningham I I Escalante Council No 1136 I Provo State Vincent r. r I Ogden Council No m Warden Warden Warden War- War I den of the State Council I IThe The annual state banquet j was held in the National I j Guard armory in Bountiful i iTHE iI I THE MOST Reverend Joseph Lennox Federal Bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City was the banquet speaker The Utah Knights of Columbus honored His Excellency Bishop Federal presenting a plaque to him for encouraging ing ng membership in the Order in In the Salt Lake Diocese Rt Rev Msgr William H. H McDougall Rector of the Cathedral of the Madelein was also honored b by the state i council I ESCALANTE Council No 1136 and Saint Olaf Council I. I No were the winners of the State Councils Council's State Achievements Award both bothin in the membership and activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac increases and the in in- membership increases from July 1 I 1968 to April 1 I 1969 Bishop Hunt Council was also a recipient of this award for membership and activity increases during this same period DISTRICT Deputy Howard W. W Christensen District Deputy Deputy Deputy Dep Dep- uty of District No 3 3 Utah re received the District Deputy's Deputy's Deputy's Dep Dep- uty's outstanding award for this year District Deputy Christensen organized and instituted a new council of the Knights of Columbus in Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish Price Saint Olaf Council No Bountiful received the award for the highest percentage of membership increase in Utah during the year Joseph G. G Boise Ida Knights of Columbus general insurance agent for this area was the donor of the above two awards SUPREME Director Bracken was the guest speaker for forthe forthe forthe the banquet and d spoke on the subject of Parental Guidance of Today's Youth Supreme Director Bracken was accompanied by Mrs Bracken in his visit to Utah representing the Supreme Council of the Knights of Co Co- lumbus T RT REV MSGR Joseph P. P Moreton State Chaplain of the Utah State Council of Knights of Columbus was a banquet speaker Msgr l Moreton l spoke about the Order of the Knights of Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- Co- Co lumbus and why he was proud to be a member of this Order of Catholic Men Morris F. F Mayor of Bountiful City delivered the Welcome Address to the Knights of Columbus at atthe atthe atthe the banquet banque SAINT OLAF Council N No was host Council for forthe forthe forthe the state council meeting and convention for 1969 This c council uncil did an excellent job of hosting this years year's meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing and it convention banquet and had lh ht UH 1 tad d entertainment ment for the ladies Michael J. J Lemieux Grand Knight of Saint Olaf Council welcomed those attending the meeting and banquet on behalf of Saint Olaf Coun Coun- cil eil State Deputy James M. M presented the awards at the banquet in behalf of the state council THE STATE Deputy is a member of Saint Olaf Council and his council honored him himas as this councils council's Knight of the Year He was presented presented presented pre pre- with a beautiful plaque |