KC balita
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- THE CROSS KC Balita 14 r°-< T I SUPREME COUNCIL. The 76th Annual Meet ing^ the Supreme Council, Knights of Columbus, wHl take Place in Cleveland, Ohio from August 17 . to 21, 1958. The Philippines will be reP^eD tv Rev George J. Willmann, SJ., Territorial De note Father Willmann left the country on July 27 He expects to be away for about six weeks Dr. Ramon F. Campos, Master of the Fourth Degree, will act as Territorial Deputy in his ab SCNEW COUNCILS. Three new Philippine Coun cils have been approved by the Supreme Board of Directors. These are Council 4639 of General Santos, Cotabato, Council 4640 of Pateros, Rual and Council 4641 of Tanauan, Leyte. Knights joined other parish elements in rolling out the red carpet during a recent pastoral visit of Bishop Antonio F. Frondosa, D.D. of Capiz. PHILAMLIFE, QUEZON CITY., The recent Sta. Rita Council 4610 has already started a free me dical clinic which treats indigent patients twice a week. Wednesdays find the clinic in Bagong Pagasa and Bago Bantay housing projects for the poor, and Saturdays in Project 6 and Balara. Anti cholera shots are also given by the team. In charge of the project is physician Bro. Isidro Nuko. LUCENA, QUEZON. P500.00 is the latest con tribution of Lucena Council 3469 for the support of deserving seminarians. The sum was handed recently to His Excellency, Most Rev. Alfredo Ma. Obviar, D.D., Apostolic Administrator of the Dio cese. At the same time, the Lucena Knights gave P100.00 to the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine to help pay catechists in the public schools. BAGUIO CITY. Father Carlu Council 3363 had Senator Ambrosio Padilla as their guest speaker at Pines Hotel c-n June 28. The occasion was the installation of the new officers headed by GK Lau reano 0. Obando. SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION. Austerity proved to be a boon to fraternity on July 4 in this town. On that day, members from three neigh boring Councils gathered here to hold a joint inau guration of their .officers. .The,Councils participat-’’ ing were Council 3712- of San Fernando, Council 37JL4 of Bauang and Council 4490’ of Bacriotan. . . >. Sison was the guest of honor. SOLANO, NUEVA’VIZCAYA. Members of the Among the speakers • at. the program were .Gow. Solano, Fr. Villaverde Council 3749 sponsored a Bernardo-Gapuz, Faithful. Navigator of the. recent very successful barrio Independence Day,celebra- president Magsaysay General Assembly, and ouU tion on the afternoon of July 4, 1958 in the barrio gOjn’g District Deputy Antonio S. Romen.. Rev. of Uddiawan. Teachers and pupils of (public George j. Willmann, SJ., Teritorial Deputy, coridULAnV, HUJO’rt • Solano, Fr. Villaverde Council 3749 sponsored schools in the area participated in the successful ducted a workshop ’for the officers of the "three affair. Highlights of the celebration were a pa- Councils. The ceremonies for the installation', of rade led by the Knights, a pageant by the schools, cfficers wcre done by the new District Deputy of . —------District No. 4, Bro. Ireneo Gacad. ANGELES, PAMPANGA. Two occasions made July 27 a red-letter day for Holy Sepulchre Coun cil 4278. On that day, Grand Knight Geromin and a program, during which- Bro. Eficio?Acosta; senior provincial board member, 6poke oh the fight against communism. Pictures shows * the head of to' P“rade- — ------ - -------- —-------SAN PABLO CITY. San Pablo Council 3468 Nepomuceno received the charter of the Council turned over its donation of an umbrella electric from District Deputy Augusto Hizon. The--Dislamp last June 23 to the city parish church. The trict Deputy also installed the officers of Holy donation was made by Bro. Eduardo Penaloza in Sepulchre Council for the year 1958-69. behalf of the Council and it was accepted by Bishop SAN MANUEL, PANGASINAN. Dagupan City Alejandro Olalia. Council 3711 would soon cease to be the lone KALIBO, AKLAN. Kalibo Council 4491 will Council in the' province of Pangasinan, if the plan soon sponsor a Boy Scouts troop as a service to of a group of Knights from San Manuel town is the youth of the local community. The Kalibo (Continued on page 23) August, 1958 23 KC BALITA.... (Continued from page 14) realized. The San Manuel members are expected to file soon an application for the establishment of a new Council jn their place. SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN. The Palayan Chap ter of the Knights of Columbus (consisting of the Councils in Cabanqtuan City, Gapan, Jaen and San Isidro, Nueva Ecija and San Miguel, Bulacan) held its third meeting here on June 27. Senator Gil J. Puyat was the guest speaker. Mass-Communion opened the affair. MANDALUYONG, RIZAL. Archbishop Reyes Council 3696 has been sponsoring the Rosary Hour over radio station DZPI every fourth Friday for the last two years. The Council is also aiding local bov scouts to hold camps, supplying tents and cots. MAKATI, RIZAL. San Pedro Council 4234 re gularly aid deserving indigent seminarians as a project. Recently, if has also assisted financially the Makati parish church and the local Catholic school. I’ASAY CITY. Members of the local Council 4267, scattered in the five parishes of the city, are reported to be active Catholic lay leaders in their respective communities. Many of them aie mem bers of parish councils. CAPITOL, QUEZON CITY. Brig. Gen. Leoncio Tan, a member from Laguna, was guest speaker during the last monthly Mass-Communion and breakfast of Capitol Council 3695. From left: Bros. Jcsub Perlas, past Grand Knight Francisco Tantoco, Sr., the speaker. Grand Knight Faustino Turla, Judge Juan Reyes and Col. Leopoldo Martelino. BAUANG, LA UNION. Twin honors were earned recently by Archbishop Sancho Council 3714 from the Supreme Council: (1) Certificate of Honor for membership achievement and (2) Star Council Certificate for Six-Point Program accomplish ment. Bauang Council has received the -Honor Certificate for three consecutive years and the Star Council award for two years, according to Grand Knight Ireneo Gacad. BISL1G, SURIGAO. Inaugurated on April 13 195S was the new IJislig Council 4431. The cele bration featured the exemplification of the second and third degree by a team from Surigao Coun cil 3418. In the picture, District Deputy Francisco Briones hands the council charter to Grand Knight Jose dos Remedios, Jr. A dinner-dance was held at the residence of the GK. I’AGADIAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR. Mem bers of Pagadian Council 4019 always take charge of distributing relief goods to the poor. They are also active in assisting at parish activities and functions. LOPEZ, QUEZON. Lopez Council 4492 has uti lized various means to raise funds for the recons truction of the local parish church. In charge of raising funds for the project as well as super vising the actual reconstruction work, the Lopez Knights have sponsored a 5-Peso-A-Plate banquet, various socials, and a pay-as-you-sit-on-the-pew drive. The last gimmick, because of its' success and novelty, has been featured in the “Where in the Philippines” section of “The Manila Times.” Another activity of Lopez Council is cooperation with other civic organizations in conducting educa tional conferences for the public. COTABATO, COTABATO. Glad tidings were contained in a recent communication of the Su preme- Knight to Grand Knight Vicente - Capistrano. For its satisfactory implementation of the SixPoint Program, a Star Council award has been bestowed upon Cotabato Council 3504. KALIBO, AKLAN. Members of the local Coun cil 4491 echoed the sentiments of many Knights in the country when they passed a resolution urging the early adoption of the plan for a Philippine KC Insurance System. News about the plan was received enthusiastically by the Kalibo Knights. Forty of them nt once expressed their intention to join the proposed system. '