. The Knights of Columbus in peace and war. ernmentthat had approved their work, in the people who had first givenit their support, and in their own loyal and ambitious organiza-tion. Their faith was justified. The first Knights of Columbushut in connection with the relief work of the war was dedicatedby Bishop Joseph J. Rice of Burlington, Vermont, at Fort EthanAllen in that State. The hut was erected from a fund of over$20,000 contributed by the members throughout the State evenbefore they had made good their promises of donations to thenational war fund. All over the country. State militiam
. The Knights of Columbus in peace and war. ernmentthat had approved their work, in the people who had first givenit their support, and in their own loyal and ambitious organiza-tion. Their faith was justified. The first Knights of Columbushut in connection with the relief work of the war was dedicatedby Bishop Joseph J. Rice of Burlington, Vermont, at Fort EthanAllen in that State. The hut was erected from a fund of over$20,000 contributed by the members throughout the State evenbefore they had made good their promises of donations to thenational war fund. All over the country. State militiamen weregathering into camps to answer the Presidents first call forvolunteers while the selective service law was being enacted andits operation devised. In every State the Knights of Columbuswere promoting plans for the relief of troops encamping in theirown or neighboring States. The Vermont Knights raised theirState fund and applied it with laudable promptness. The open-ing of their building in Fort Ethan Allen was one of the most .A i^. Rapid Growth of Home Work 235 memorable events of Catholic history in the State. The governorand other officials, as well as men of high military command,attended. Religious ceremonies, including High Mass, werefeatures of the days events. Addresses were made in which thepurpose of the nation and the part the Knights of Columbus hadundertaken to play in bringing that purpose to fruition weredefined by the speakers. Stephen DriscoU, State Deputy ofVermont, welcomed the soldiers of all creeds and colors, in thename of the Knights of Columbus, to the privileges offered by thehut. And before the vast gathering witnessing the ceremoniesand partaking of them — one of the largest public meetings everheld in Vermont — there stood the neat, attractive hut, a symbolof the homelike atmosphere and fraternal hospitality which theKnights proposed to show to every man in uniform. It was an inspiring occasion, and if its salient points are hererecited i
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