Holy Family Council 2630 at Odin (Claflin P. O.) was chartered December 26, 1926.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Frank Koester; Deputy Grand Knight, Henry Huslig; Financial Secretary, Alois Hermann; Recording Secretary, Wm. T. Hipp; Treasurer, Jos. Debes; Warden, Sebastian Reichuber; Advocate, Jos Hekele; Chancellor, Louis Kinzel; Chaplain, Rev C. T. Niederpruem; Inside Guard, Jos. A. Huslig; Outside Guard, Fred M. Beran; Trustees, Alois Debes, J. A. Klug, Frank Werner.

The charter members were:

The Council owes much to the Reverend C. T. Niederpruem, of happy memory, who saw in the Knights of Columbus the means of uniting the men of his parish in an active organization that would add to their spiritual and temporal welfare.  District Deputy Leo Pillar of Great Bend initiated a charter class of about forty at the Council's institution.

Holy Family is a strictly rural Council in a community that is almost entirely Catholic.  It has given its support -- physical, moral, and financial -- to every worthwhile undertaking in the community.

The past Grand Knights are: Frank Koester, 1926-30, 1932-33; Wm. T. Hipp, 1930-32, 1933-36, 1937-38; Louis Kinzel, 1936-37; Anton A. Beran, 1938-43; Fred A. Jacobs, 1943-45; Leonard Moeder, 1945-48; Larry Reif, 1948-49; Fred A. Jacobs, 1949 --.

Fred A. Jacobs served as District Deputy from 1943 to 1946.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Fred A. Jacobs; Deputy Grand Knight, Lawrence Reif; Chancellor, Louis Werner; Recorder, Julius Gerstenkorn; Financial Secretary, Stephen L. Kinzel; Treasurer, Anton J. Reif; Lecturer, Leonard J. Moeder; Advocate, Joseph W. Klug; Warden, Joseph E. Kinzel; Inside Guard, Ed J. Schneweis; Outside Guard, Joseph J. Demel; Trustees, Anton A. Beran, Thomas Birzer, August Steiner; Chaplain, Rev. Cornelius Leunissen.

The Council now has 125 members, 62 insurance and 63 associate.

Colby Council 2647 was instituted May 1, 1927.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Harry Stephenson; Deputy Grand Knight, Joseph F. Schnell; Financial Secretary, James Losket; Recording Secretary, C. J. Bremenkamp; Treasurer, John Bremenkamp; Warden, E. J. Reardon; Advocate, Wm. J. Campbell; Chancellor, H. L. Ryan; Chaplain, Reverend R. Drees; Inside Guard, John Haremza; Outside Guard, E. J. Curtin; Trustees, John Haremza, A. T. Ryan, Joseph Faulkner.

The charter members were:

The Council receives Holy Communion in a body and enjoys a Communion breakfast quarterly.  It has fostered a deeper spiritual life by sponsoring a mission.  The building fund for a new church has been increased through its activities, and it donated generously to St. Thomas Hospital.  Twenty-five Year buttons have been awarded to members who have completed a quarter century in the Knights of Columbus.

The Grand Knights who have led the Council were: Harry Stephenson, 1927-29; Harry Weishaar, 1929-31; John Bremenkamp, 1931-32; H. L. Ryan, 1932-35; Wm. J. Campbell, 1935-37; T. A. Ryan, 1937-39; Raymond Bremenkamp, 193941; R. V. Renner, 1941-44; Wm. A. Donelan, Sr., 1944-45; Clem J. Bremenkamp, 1945-47; Fred Wallsmith, 1947-49.

Wm. J. Campbell also served as District Deputy in 1937-40.

The present officers are: Grand Knight, Lloyd Steinke; Deputy Grand Knight, Leo Berens; Chancellor, S. A. Finuf; Recorder, R. R. Freeman; Financial Secretary, William J. Campbell; Treasurer, Thomas A. Ryan; Lecturer, William Dickman; Advocate, Richard Wagner; Warden, Fred Wallsmith; Inside Guard, William Dougherty; Outside Guard, Don Weishaar; Trustees, Raymond Bremenkamp, Joe Mentlick, Francis Meisenberg; Chaplain, Rev. E. Arpin.

The Council now has 82 members, 44 insurance and 38 associate.

St. George Council 2662 at Willowdale was chartered December 4, 1927.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Paul Bock; Deputy Grand Knight, H. E. Steffen; Financial Secretary, John Laggart; Recording Secretary, Raymond Renner; Treasurer, Albert Henning; Warden, Chris Kimminau; Advocate, Wm. Smith; Chancellor, Frank Reuter; Chaplain, Rev. George Sittenauer; Inside Guard, Joe Goetz; Outside Guard, Alfred Harbert; Trustees, George Goetz, Joe Kampling, C. Liebel.

Many of the charter members had been members of Kingman Council.  Thanks to their energetic activity and the encouragement of their pastor they were able to present a charter class of sixty at the institution of the Council.

The charter members were:

St. George Council in turn helped the parish of St. Leo start its own council.  Although this meant the transfer of some members, the initiation of new members more than compensated for the loss and the Council's membership grew to more than 125.  The Council helped to organize a circle of the Daughters of Isabella in the parish.  From 1935 to 1937 the Council had a twenty piece band.  Of late years the Council has sponsored a baseball team which has proved very popular and is feted with a banquet as a part of the annual Columbus Day celebration.

The Grand Knights of the Council have been: Paul Bock, 1927-29; Chris Kimminau, 1929-30; Ben Theis, 1930-31; Alfred Harbert, 1931-32; John Laggart, 1933-34; Alf. Decker, 1934-35; Henry Depenbusch, 1935-36; Edw. J. Henning, 1936-37; N. Bayer, 1938-39; W. Clouse, 1940-41; A. Schmitz, 1937-38; F. Rohlman, 1940-41; F. Reuter, 1941-42; J. Arensdorf, 1942-43; L. Henning, 1943-45.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, George Conrardy; Deputy Grand Knight, George P. Rohlman; Chancellor, James Thimesch; Recorder, Lawrence Sheahan; Financial Secretary, Edward J. Henning; Treasurer, Joseph Arensdorf; Lecturer, Aloysius Laggert; Advocate, William Molitor; Warden, Walter Harbert; Inside Guard, Norbert Kasel; Outside Guards, Bernard Gillen, John Youngers; Trustees, Philip Wagner, Louis Henning, August Goetz; Chaplain, Rev. Gerald Pathe.

The Council now has 135 members, 90 insurance and 45 associate.

Mt. Carmel Council 2680 at Scipio was chartered May 6, 1928.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, John V. Lickteig; Deputy Grand Knight, H. P. Brummel; Financial Secretary, Henry H. Feuerborn; Recording Secretary, R. J. Morgan; Treasurer, J. T. Loftus; Warden, Dan Hastert; Advocate, Henry Mersman; Chancellor, Herman Lickteig; Chaplain, Rev. Vincent Metzler; Inside Guard, Albert Pickert; Outside Guard, Leonard Kipper, Trustees, George Feuerborn, Dan Kipper, John Strobel.

The charter members were:

The Council is located in the country at Mt. Carmel Church and in 1945 bought property and set up its club rooms in Scipio.  The members receive Communion in a body and gather for breakfast each fifth Sunday of the month. The impressive annual Memorial Services are held regularly.  The Council had a baseball team in the thirties.  The Council's First Degree team has performed in an outstanding manner in the district for many years.

The Past Grand Knights of the Council are John J. Lickteig, 1928-33; R. J. Morgan, 1933-36; Albert Pickert, 1936-39; Chris Wolken, 1939-41; John Miller, 1941-42; C. J. Anderson, 1942-44; Fred A. Rockers, 1944-46; B. J. Brummel, 1946-48; Earl Kueser, 1948 --.

B. J. Brummel also served as District Deputy for three years.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Earl L. Kueser; Deputy Grand Knight, Richard Powelson; Chancellor, Fred J. Pickert; Recorder, Louis Rockers; Financial Secretary, Henry H. Feuerborn; Treasurer, Albert Pickert; Lecturer, Vernon Pickert; Advocate, P. A. Lickteig; Warden, Alfred Nilges; Inside Guard, Gus Lickteig; Outside Guard, Frank Gretencord; Trustees, Chris. Wolken, Ben J. Brummel, Fred Rockers; Chaplain, Rev. Gilbert Burns.

The Council now has 107 members, 75 insurance. and 32 associate.

Sitka Council 2691 was chartered April 28, 1928.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Frank Degnan; Deputy Grand Knight, J. A. Urban; Financial Secretary, Adam J. Dome; Recording Secretary, Theodore Heyden; Treasurer, John G. Degnan; Advocate, Alex Quint, Jr.; Chancellor, E. J. Hoffman; Chaplain, Rev. Joseph Oenbrink; Inside Guard, Martin Stegman; Outside Guard, Gasper Dome; Trustees, H. S. Claycomb, Geo. J. Dome, Frank Heyden.

It's charter members were:

The Council sponsors the publication of the series of newspaper advertisements, "Why we are Catholics".  For the benefit of its own members it organizes study clubs.  The members meet for the reception of the Holy Eucharist in a body three times a year.  St. Anthony's Hospital in Dodge City has benefited from the generosity of the Council's blood donors group.

The Council has a very active social program with monthly entertaining features and dances.  It sponsors a cardplayers tournament as well as basketball and baseball teams.

The past Grand Knights of the Council are: Frank Degnan, 1928-29; J. A. Urban, 1929-31, 1933-37; John Degnan, 1931-33; E. J. Hoffman, 1937-40; Frank Heyden, 1940-41; Lewis Spillman, 1941-43; Frank Preisner, 1943-45; John M. Stegman, 1945-47; Leo Pendergast, 1947-48; De Nelson Lynch, 1948-49.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Richard Stegman; Deputy Grand Knight, Leo Jacobs; Chancellor, Frank Preisner; Recorder, William D. Dome; Financial Secretary, Edward J. Hoffman; Treasurer, Victor Urban; Lecturer, Jake Urban; Advocate, Alex Breit; Warden, John Haberkorn; Inside Guard, Henry Stegman; Outside Guard, Emil Hoffman; Trustees, Cletus G. Stein, Leo J. Pendergast, John M. Stegman; Chaplain, Rev. Joseph Tockert.

The Council now has 36 members, 27 insurance and 9 associate.

Caldwell Council 2728 was chartered May 7, 1930.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Frank Metzinger; Deputy Grand Knight, Henry Schmidt; Financial Secretary, Henry Metzinger; Recording Secretary, Wm. J. Husch; Treasurer, Carl Schmidt; Warden, Wm. Martins; Advocate, John O'Mara; Chancellor, August Conrady; Chaplain, Rev. Thos. W. Green; Inside Guard, Peter Polivka; Outside Guard, Irvin Schmidt; Trustees, Martin Fortmeyer, P. J. Bohan, Wm. H. Metzinger; Lecturer, J. B. Metzinger.

The charter members were:

The past Grand Knights are: Frank Metzinger, 1930-32; William Martins, 1932-34; August Conrady, 1934-36; William Metzinger, 1936-38; Irvin Schmidt, 1938-40; Henry Schmidt, 1940-2; Carl Schmidt, 1942-44; Leo Roth, 1944-46; Albert Fortmeyer, 1946-48; Louis J. Hula, 1948 --.

Frank Metzinger was District Deputy 1938-40 and the Reverend Thomas W. Green was State Chaplain 1936-38.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Louis J. Hula; Deputy Grand Knight, Harry Schmidt; Chancellor, Ernest Metzinger; Recorder, Francis Koehler; Financial Secretary, Ralph Fortmeyer; Treasurer, Irvin Schmidt; Lecturer, Henry Metzinger; Advocate, Fred Pickett; Warden, Lawrence Schmidt; Inside Guard, Herbert Arnes; Outside Guard, Peter Polivka; Trustees, Norbert Peters, Albert Fortmeyer, Robert Schmidt; Chaplain, Rev. F. V. Barker.

The Council now has 38 members, 34 insurance and 4 associate.

Angelus Council 2773 was chartered October 13, 1937.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Harry A. Wessel; Deputy Grand Knight, P. J. Ladenburger; Financial Secretary, Martin Bockwinkel; Recording Secretary, Ray Beckman; Treasurer, Robert Halbleib; Warden, Frank Boeger; Advocate, Ben Baalman; Chancellor and Chaplain, Rev. Charles Menig; Inside Guard, George Ostmeyer; Outside Guard, Henry Ostmeyer; Trustees, George Ostmeyer, Ollie Struckhoff, John Surmeier.

The charter members were:

The Council has always been generous in charitable activity and its members have been quick to aid their brothers in need.  Communions and Communion Breakfasts are frequent.  The baseball team and annual rabbit hunt are especially popular.  There was an earlier council in Angelus, 2051, which had been instituted in 1920 and was dissolved by the depression in 1932.

The past Grand Knights of the Council are: Harry A. Wessel, 1937-40; Ray Beckman, 1940-44; Bernard Wessel, 1944-46; Robert A. Halbleib, 1946-47; Fred Bixeman, 1947-49.

Henry A. Wessel served as District Deputy from 1941 to 1948.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Peter J. Ladenburger; Deputy Grand Knight, Frank H. Huelsman, Jr.; Chancellor, Anthony F. Ostmeyer; Recorder, Robert J. Ostmeyer; Financial Secretary, Martin H. Bockwinkel; Treasurer, Arnold H. Albers; Lecturer, Ben Wessel; Advocate, Ray Beckman; Warden, Fred Robben; Inside Guard, Jerome M. Robben; Outside Guard, Dennis F. Lindeman; Trustees, Wilfred B. Ostmeyer, Frank A. Boeger, Francis Robben; Chaplain, Rev. M. P. Dreiling.

The Council now has 169 members, 121 insurance and 48 associate.

St. Leo Council 2774 was chartered April 18, 1937.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, William Becker;, Deputy Grand Knight, John Eck; Financial Secretary, Harold Renner; Recording Secretary, Joseph Albers; Treasurer, Joseph Kampling; Warden, Frank Theis; Advocate, George Thimmesch; Chancellor, Elmer Fiegel; Chaplain, Reverend Albert Kienhoefer; Inside Guard, Elmer Young; Outside Guard, Alphonse Voss; Trustees, Ed. Ebenkamp, Casper Schnittker, Frank Renner.

The charter members were:

The Council has been very active and particularly fortunate in the fine fraternal spirit that has pervaded it.  Masses are offered for the repose of the souls of deceased brothers and members of their families.  In 1946 the Council was host to a laymen's Retreat held at St. Leo.

The Council promotes a lively social life in the community, sponsoring dances, turkey shoots, rabbit and coyote hunts, and a great variety of entertainment.  For the children there is a big picnic at the end of each school year.  The Council's baseball team won the Kingman County championship in 1947, an event the Council celebrated with a party for the players.  The Council decorated the parish grounds with a planting of evergreens in 1941.

The past Grand Knights are: William Becker, 1937-38; Casper Schnittker, 1938-39; Raymond Neises, 1939-40; John Schnittker, 1940-41; Joe Albers, 1941-42; Bruno Harbert, 1942-43; Leo Albers, 1943-44; Clarence Kampling, 1944-45; Nick Schoenicker, 1945-46; John Albers, 1946-47; Roman Young, 1947-48; Lawrence F. Petz, 1948-49; Wm. Lubbers, 1949 --.

William Becker served as District Deputy from 1943 to 1946.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Wm. Lubbers; Deputy Grand Knight, Frank Hauser; Chancellor, Lawrence Spade; Recorder, Roman Kerschen; Financial Secretary, Clarence H. Kampling; Treasurer, George Beat; Lecturer, John Schnittker; Advocate, Mike Schnittker; Warden, Frank Mauler; Inside Guard, Frank Reif; Outside Guard, Donald Simon; Trustees, John Schnittker, Bruno Harbert, Lawrence Spade; Chaplain, Rev. Albert Esswein.

The Council now has 86 members, 55 insurance and 31 associate.

Florence Council 2779 was instituted April 4, 1937.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, J. J. Westerhaus; Financial Secretary, L. C. Day; Recording Secretary, John Day; Treasurer, James Ryan; Warden, J. E. Waner; Advocate, Edward Funke; Chancellor, August Lefert; Chaplain, Reverend Leo R. Klasinski; Inside Guard, Frank Waner; Outside Guard, Hans Olschewski; Trustees, William Weber, R. C. Waner, R. W. Conyers.

The charter members were:

The past Grand Knights are: J. J. Westerhaus, 1937-39; Henry Waner, 1939-41; J. E. Waner, 1941-43; R. C. Waner, 1943-44; Frank Waner, 1944-45; T. E. Jordan, 1945-47; Clifford Meirowsky, 1947-48; George E. Broz, 1948 --.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, George E. Broz; Deputy Grand Knight, Paul Magathan; Chancellor, LeRoy Graves; Recorder, Ed Waner; Financial Secretary, Earl R. Priebe; Treasurer, L. C. Day; Lecturer, R. C. Waner; Advocate, J. J. Westerhaus; Warden, G. A. Meirowsky; Inside Guard, John Waner; Outside Guard, George Meirowsky; Trustees, Ernest Waner, Clifford Meirowsky, T. E. Jordan; Chaplain, Rev. Leonard Torline.

The Council now has 56 members, 40 insurance and 16 associate.

Gorham Council 2794 was chartered April 27, 1938.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Bernard Mudd; Deputy Grand Knight, Francis Cain; Financial Secretary, Ralph Baumrucker; Recording Secretary, Alvin Dortland; Treasurer, Joe Hoff; Warden, Jerome Dreher; Advocate, W. Vonfeldt; Chancellor, Joe Dortland; Chaplain, Rev. Nicholas Peters; Inside Guard, Frank Nowak; Outside Guard, G. Yost; Trustees, Frank Cain, Tom Mudd, John Baumrucker.

The charter members were:

The members receive Holy Communion in a body and enjoy a Communion breakfast twice a year.  Twenty-five Year pins have been awarded to twelve members.  The Council sponsors an annual picnic for its members.  Upon the death of a member memorial services are held in the council chamber, after which the members repair to the home of the deceased for prayers and keep the wake until the funeral.  The opening of the Council's clubrooms was celebrated on April 20, 1947.  Here it celebrated its tenth anniversary with a program on which the featured speakers were State Deputy John G. Dowd and District Deputy William Baier.  After so brief a period of enjoyment the clubrooms were destroyed by a tornado in May, 1949.

The past Grand Knights are: Bernard Mudd, 1938-40, 1941-42; Francis Cain, 1940-41; Frank Nowak, 1942-44; Wendelin Scheck, 1944-46; Emmett Waudby, 1946-50.

Past Grand Knight pins were presented at the Columbus Day Celebration in 1947 at which Emmet Blaes delivered the address.

The present officers are: Grand Knight, Emmett G. Waudby; Deputy Grand Knight, Alois Yost; Chancellor, Robert Jacobs; Recorder, Paul Mudd; Financial Secretary, Bernard W. Mudd; Treasurer, Louis Anderson; Lecturer, Gus Linenberger; Advocate, Vernon Nowak; Warden, Alphonse Denning; Inside Guard, Edwin Jacobs; Outside Guard, Robert Waudby; Trustees, Frank Nowak, Anton Koester, Joseph Jacobs; Chaplain, Rev. Nicholas Peters.

The Council now has 107 members, 54 insurance and 53 associate.

Garden City Council 2795 was chartered May 8, 1938.  The first officers were: Grand Knight, E. E. Sattgast; Deputy Grand Knight, Ray Holden; Financial Secretary, Aloysius P. Regan; Recording Secretary, Wayne Pickett; Treasurer, Adolph Boxler; Warden, John Horning; Advocate, John Bequet; Chancellor, Gay Powers; Chaplains, Rev. Aloysius Brunswick and Rev. George E. Spaeth; Inside Guard, Forester Bequet; Outside Guard, Irvin Brown; Trustees, Dr.
Oscar Gruenewald, Fred Kleysteuber, Dan Ohmes.

The charter members were:

The Council sponsored a troop of Boy Scouts from 1938 to 1942.  S. J. Wasinger was District Deputy 1945-1950.  E. E. Sattgast was elected State Advocate for the terms 1942-43.  Reverend George Spaeth was State Chaplain 1948-50.

The past Grand Knights are: E. E. Sattgast, 1938-40; Dr. H. C. Sartorius, 1940-41; A. K. Box1er, 1941-43; S. J. Wasinger, 1943-45; H. J. Keller, 1945-46; J. P. Sheehy, 1946-48; Lawrence C. Meng, 1948 --

The present officers are: Grand Knight, Lawrence C. Meng; Deputy Grand Knight, Alex Geier; Chancellor, Lewis Lobemeyer; Recorder, Larry Kliesen; Financial Secretary, Adolph K. Boxler; Treasurer, John Strasser; Lecturer, L. J. Heinemann; Advocate, Alton Garnand; Warden, Alvin Komlofski; Inside Guard, John Gassman; Outside Guard, Simon Nesario; Trustees, Clarence Vogle, Urban Gerber, J. H. Keller; Chaplain, Rev. Max Herber.

The Council now has 186 members, 95 insurance and 91 associate.

Oakley Council 2866 was instituted January 24, 1943.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, S. R. Stetz; Deputy Grand Knight, John Surmeier; Financial Secretary, Leo M. Miller; Recording Secretary, Robert Ostmeyer; Treasurer, G. J. Scheetz; Warden, A. D. Depperschmidt; Advocate, Walter E. Saindon; Chancellor, Louis Bechard; Chaplain, Rev. Francis J. Senecal; Inside Guard, Jacob Schoendaller; Outside Guard, Martin Schurr; Trustees, Edward Lubbers, Victor Rupp, Alvin Leiker.

The charter members were:

The Council's Grand Knights were: S. R. Stetz, 1943-44; Alvin Leiker, 1944-45; A. D. Depperschmidt, 1945-47, 1947-48; Herman Lintel, 1948-49.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Leo M. Miller; Deputy Grand Knight, Leo Von Lintel; Chancellor, Steve Stetz; Recorder, Norbert B. Robben; Financial Secretary, Francis J. Robben; Treasurer, James Ostmeyer; Lecturer, P. J. Meitl; Advocate, Martin Schurr; Warden, Frank Ludoux; Inside Guard, Ben Muelenkemp; Outside Guard, Steve Urban; Trustees, H. H. Lintel, G. J. Scheetz, Louis Bechard; Chaplain, Rev. Charles Mueller.

The Council now has 86 members, 54 insurance and 32 associate.

Corpus Christi Council 2885 at Mooney Creek was chartered February 6, 1944.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Otto Schrick; Deputy Grand Knight, Louis Schrick; Financial Secretary, August Noll; Recording Secretary, Raymond Wistuba; Treasurer, Walter Noll; Warden, Anthony J. Bertels; Advocate, Donald Domann; Chancellor, Raymond Domann; Chaplain, Rev. Ed. N. Doherty; Inside Guard, Claude Domann; Outside Guard, Joseph Wistuba; Trustees, James Kiernan, Louis Danzebrink, John Lee.

The charter members were:

The young Council promotes many social activities in its rural community.  Besides many card and bingo parties, it sponsors very popular Blue Rock Shoots.

Outstanding in its spiritual activities is the fact that it has been made a by-law of the Council that a spiritual bouquet of a High Mass be offered upon the death of any brother or any member of his family.

The past Grand Knights are: Otto Schrick, 1944-46; A. Bertels, 1946-49.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Fred Hampton; Deputy Grand Knight, Anthony J. Bertels; Chancellor, Louis Schrick; Recorder, Eugene A. Schrick; Financial Secretary, Audean F. Kramer; Treasurer, Kenneth Noll, Lecturer, Otto Schrick; Advocate, Ralph Noll; Warden, Carl Domann; Inside Guard, Robert Hoffman; Outside Guard, Clarence Domann; Trustees, John G. Lee, Glen R. Kramer, Edward A. Domann; Chaplain, Rev. John W. O'Connor.

The Council now has 50 members, 26 insurance and 24 associate.

Patrick Meehan Council 2906 of Tampa was chartered January 6, 1945.  The first officers were: Grand Knight, Cyril E. Reznicek; Deputy Grand Knight, Harold Eugene Costello; Financial Secretary, Fred Moffitt; Recording Secretary, Ivan Tajchman; Treasurer, Leo N. Costello; Warden, Edmund Steiner; Advocate, Dr. James Moffitt; Chancellor, Martin Hajek; Chaplain, Reverend Frank Huslig; Inside Guard, Stanley Havlik; Outside Guard, Leo Jirak; Trustees, Thomas Duggan, William Costello.

The charter members were:

The charter was formally presented at a banquet on January 14.  About three hundred Knights and their ladies were gathered to wish the new Council success.  State Deputy Dr. Harry M. Klenda, State Chaplain Reverend Matthew Hall, O.S.B., and State Secretary Bernard Farrell represented the State Council.

The Grand Knights have been: Cyril E. Reznicek, 1945-47; Ivan J. Tajchman, 1947-49.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight Earl C. Frick; Deputy Grand Knight, Bernard J. Meysing; Chancellor, Cyril E. Reznicek; Recorder, Gene Costello; Financial Secretary, Fred Moffitt; Treasurer, George Kristek; Lecturer, Valerian Tajchman; Advocate, Edward Costello; Warden, Paul Meysing; Inside Guard, Leo Jirak; Outside Guard, Lenord Bezdek; Trustees, L. T. Dieker, Thomas P. Duggan, P. F. Noone; Chaplain, Rev. Frank Butler.

The Council now has 107 members, 43 insurance and 64 associate.

Marienthal Council 2930 was instituted August 26, 1945.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Joseph Ridder; Deputy Grand Knight, Geo. H. Kessler; Financial Secretary, Roman Droste; Recording Secretary, A. J. Bieker; Treasurer, Eugene Berning; Warden, A. A. Gerstberger; Advocate, Joseph Knobbe; Chancellor, B. V. Conrardy; Chaplain, Reverend George Karlin, O.F.M. Cap.; Inside Guard, Bart Berning; Outside Guard, Harry Paul; Trustees, Frank J. Kessler, Edw. Knobbe, John Naab; Lecturer, Simon P. Kreutzer.

The charter members, many of whom were transfers from Garden City, are:

The past Grand Knights are: Joseph Ridder, 1945-47; A. A.Gerstberger, 1947, deceased; August C. Luebbers, 1947-49.

The Council has just finished a fine new hall and now has a place for meetings and recreation.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Anthony Conrardy; Deputy Grand Knight, Victor Graff; Chancellor, Bart Berning; Recorder, Clyde Asmuson; Financial Secretary, Simon P. Kreutzer; Treasurer, Leonard A. Kessler; Lecturer, Ira J. Knobbe; Advocate, B. V. Conrardy; Warden, Clement Bauck; Inside Guard, Albert Biel, Jr.; Outside Guard, Walter Kreutzer; Trustees, Edw. Knobbe, Herman Baker, Joe Ridder; Chaplain, Rev. George Karlin, O.F.M. Cap.

The Council now has 94 members, 52 insurance and 42 associate.

St. George Council 2937 at Murdock was instituted July 22, 1945.  The Council's first officers were: Grand Knight, William Martin; Deputy Grand Knight, John Hyde; Financial Secretary; J. B. Albers; Recording Secretary, Peter Halsig; Treasurer, Eugene Hampel; Warden, Bernard J. Keiter; Advocate, Fred Hampel; Chancellor, Roman Zoglman; Chaplain, Rev. E. J. Albers; Inside Guard, John Hampel; Outside Guard, Marvin Werner; Trustees, Nicholas Giefer, Al Hoffman, William Meng.

The charter members of the Council were:

The Council has contributed to the Catholic Hour and has also assisted the Catholic Action Hour in the episcopal city of Wichita.  Active Catholicity in its members is encouraged by corporate reception of Holy Communion quarterly.  It has sponsored an inter-parish Christmas program each year.

William Martin, a charter member of the Council, was Grand Knight during the first two years.  He was succeeded by Adolph Hampel.

St. George Council draws its members from two parishes: St. Louis of Waterloo, and the Mission St. Rose at Mt. Vernon.  The Council was named after two Georges, George Tiemeyer of Mt. Vernon and George Struble of Waterloo, who were casualties of the second World War.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Edwin J. Gard; Deputy Grand Knight; James Bestgen; Chancellor, Wm. Martin; Recorder, Cyril Pauly, Jr.; Financial Secretary; Joe Albers; Treasurer, Daniel Biggs; Lecturer, John Hyde; Advocate, Harold Bestgen; Warden, Wm. Roths, Sr.; Inside Guard, Vincent Fisher; Outside Guard, Robert Hilger; Trustees, William Beat, John Hilger, John Hyde; Chaplain, Rev. E. J. Albers.

The Council now has 176 members, 69 insurance and 107 associate.

Sacred Heart Council 2955, Dodge City

Sacred Heart Council 2955 of Dodge City was chartered February 3, 1946.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, W. J. Stremel; Deputy Grand Knight, P. H. Shepherd; Financial Secretary, Norbert Werner; Recording Secretary, J. F. Graff; Treasurer, Frank Andra, Sr.; Warden, Herman Vogel; Advocate, W. J. Miller; Chancellor, Niles Bestgen; Chaplain, Rev. J. J. Grellner; Inside Guard, Nick Stremel; Outside Guard, Victor McDaniel; Trustees, T. F. Rebein, Cletus Lix, Rudolph Schulte.

The charter members were:

Council 1862, originally instituted at Dodge City in 1916, was transferred to Wright in 1929.  The new Council owes much to the interest and hard work of District Deputy Leo Schawe.  Since its institution the Council has sponsored monthly Communion for its members with encouraging results.

The past Grand Knight is: W. J. Stremel, 1946-47; J. F. Graff, 1947-49.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Henry J. Vogel; Deputy Grand Knight, John Stickney; Chancellor, Stanley Urbom; Recorder, Edward Schmidt; Financial Secretary, Pearl H. Shepherd; Treasurer, Eugene Winters; Lecturer, Edward Schmidt; Advocate, James Mangan; Warden, Anthony Doll; Inside Guard, John Schlichting; Outside Guard, Thomas Burns; Trustees, Jacob Klein, Herman Vogel, Jacob Heinz; Chaplain, Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. J. Grellner.

The Council now has 152 members, 77 insurance and 75 associate.

La Crosse Council 2970 was instituted March 4, 1946.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Adolph Goetz; Deputy Grand Knight, Thomas Basgall; Financial Secretary, Joe C. Herrman; Recording Secretary, Ed Urban; Treasurer, A. J. Ruder; Warden, Paul Engel; Advocate, Warren E. Moore; Chancellor, Dan Schuckman; Chaplain, Rev. Frank H. Huslig; Inside Guard, Leo Pivonka; Outside Guard, Peter Basgall; Trustees, Everett Basgall, William Maneth, William Moeder.

The charter members are:

The members of the Council receive Holy Communion in a body and enjoy a Communion breakfast quarterly.  Columbus Day is marked with a special celebration and there is an annual picnic in August at brother Charles Pivonka's farm on Walnut Creek.  The Council sponsored a baseball team in 1946.  It is represented at county C. R. 0. P. meetings by an official delegate.  Ray Schmidt was the first of these delegates.

The first Grand Knight, Adolph Goetz, was succeeded by Warren Moore who held office from 1946 to 1949.  Both have also been District Deputies, Adolph Goetz in 1948-49, and Warren Moore since 1949.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Paul A. Engel; Deputy Grand Knight, Charles Pivonka; Chancellor, Ed Schuckman; Recorder, Ray Schmidt; Financial Secretary, Chris. Herrman; Treasurer, Adolph Goetz; Lecturer, Walter Jacobs; Advocate, Warren Moore; Warden, Wm. Maneth; Inside Guard, Chas. Oborny; Outside Guard, Leo Legge; Trustees, Anthony Unrein, William Moeder, Nicholas Herrman; Chaplain, Rev. Frank H. Huslig.

The Council now has 57 members, 32 insurance and 25 associate.

Plains Council 2979 was chartered May 17, 1946.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, John Amerin; Deputy Grand Knight, Frank C. Shrier, Sr.; Financial Secretary, Louis T. Eaton; Recording Secretary, John Kaberlein; Treasurer, John M. Dunn; Warden, George Eakes; Advocate, O. A. Thurston; Chancellor, George Clarence Roth; Chaplain, Rev. Robert R. Stock; Inside Guard, Edward Amerin; Outside Guard, Pete Jacobs; Trustees, Verle Knott, Wm. Holt, Elmer Roth.

The Council's charter members were:

The Council is too young to have much history but it provides all the usual activities, such as a Communion breakfast quarterly.

The Grand Knights of the Council have been: John Amerin, 1946-47; John M. Dunn, 1947-48; James Stegman, 1948-49.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, James J. Stegman; Deputy Grand Knight, Ed Hardy; Chancellor, John Amerin; Recorder, Frank C. Schrier; Financial Secretary, Louis T. Eaton; Treasurer, Jerome Eakes; Lecturer, J. M. Dunn; Advocate, Alva Stegman; Warden, George Eakes; Inside Guard, Peter Jacobs; Outside Guard, Alfred Dreher; Trustees, Anton Weber, Ed Hardy, J. M. Dunn; Chaplain, Rev. Cletus G. Bihn, C.PP.S.

The Council now has 71 members, 40 insurance and 31 associate.

Men of St. Joseph's parish, Conway Springs, with the support of their pastor, Rev. J. B. Oenbrink, proposed a local council in April, 1946.  Under the direction of State Deputy Dr. Harry M. Klenda and District Deputy Orville Simon, a meeting was called and an organizing committee was appointed. The committee had completed its work by June and on the ninth of that month Conway Springs Council 2987 was instituted and the charter class of eighteen was initiated.

At the July meeting the first officers were elected: Grand Knight, Harold E. Lange; Deputy Grand Knight, Alfred P. Jaax; Warden, J. N. May; Chancellor, Alfred B. Bergkamp; Treasurer, Fred J. Lange; Advocate, A. E. Drouhard; Recrding Secretary, S. J. Andra; Financial Secretary, W. Roth; Inside Guard, John Roths; Outside Guard, W. P. Orth; Chaplain, Rev. J. B. Oenbrink; Lecturer, G. A. Sipes.

The following are charter members:

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, G. Al Sipes; Deputy Grand Knight, Paul Conrady; Chancellor, Ben Stroot; Recorder, Al Jaax; Financial Secretary, Earl Kerschen; Treasurer, H. Hemberger; Lecturer, Ben Heimerman; Advocate, Bus Ast; Warden, Harold Lange; Inside Guard, Art Kraus; Outside Guard, Art Gerber; Trustees, Jake May, Herman Ebenkamp, John Leis; Chaplain, Rev. Jos. Gerstenkorn.

The Council now has 49 members, 23 insurance and 26 associate.

Sacred Heart Council 3018 of Ottawa was chartered November 24, 1946.  The first officers were: Grand Knight, L. J. McGlinchy; Financial Secretary, John F. Clarkin, Jr.; Recording Secretary, George Butell; Treasurer, J. L. Wassmer; Warden, John Hotzel; Advocate, Fred Thielen; Chancellor, Ed. J. Nolan; Chaplain, Rev. A. L. Portelance; Inside Guard, O. M. Mulcahey; Outside Guard, E. C. Williamson; Trustees, Ben Kiefer, J. V. Muecke, J. W. O'Flaherty.

Its charter members were:

When the Council was instituted temporary quarters were obtained from the I. 0. 0. F. lodge, where the Council still meets.  Late in the summer of 1947 the Council presented a picnic in Forrest Park.  A large fireworks display and a pageant depicting the arrival of Columbus in the New World were the features of the day.

L. J. McGlinchy, who also served as State Program Chairman, was succeeded as Grand Knight by John W. O'Flaherty.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Fred B. Thielen; Deputy Grand Knight, A. E. Duethman; Chancellor, Gabriel Motelet; Recorder, John S. Martin, Jr.; Financial Secretary, John F. Clarkin, Jr.; Treasurer, Paul Dietrich; Lecturer, L. M. Shaughnessy; Advocate, Francis Golden; Warden, Wilford Duethman; Inside Guard, George Harrison; Outside Guard, Laurence Wightman; Trustees, L. J. McGlinchy, Ben Kiefer, J. W. O'Flaherty; Chaplain, Rev. Matt Guilfoyle.

The Council now has 93 members, 37 insurance and 56 associate.

John Roe Council 3020 in Kansas City was instituted December 1, 1946.  The Council is named for John Roe (1824-1920), a Catholic cattleman of Johnson County, who was outstanding for his Charity and sterling Christian life.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Bernard J. Brungardt; Deputy Grand Knight, Richard A. Flucke; Financial Secretary, George F. Marx; Recording Secretary, James E. Wavada; Treasurer, Leo A. Kemper; Warden, James D. Murphy; Advocate, Walter Fuller, Jr.; Chancellor, Martin L. McGraw; Chaplain, Rev. Herman J. Koch; Inside Guard, Amos B. Riley; Outside Guards, Jimmie Tank, Carl Smith; Trustees, J. Frank Schepers, G. Maurice Reno, Carl Brandmeyer; Lecturer, Frank E. Stewart.

The Council has grown with great rapidity.  Even during the period of organization about a hundred and eighty men requested the privilege of being its organizers.  This included a group of nearly a hundred candidates who had not taken the degrees.  In the year 1947-48 the Council won membership in the Century Club.  Eight members who had transferred from other councils have received their Twenty-five Year buttons.

One of the first projects initiated under the Catholic Activity program was the observance of a monthly hour of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament at the Convent of Perpetual Adoration.  This promises to be a perpetual project and members attend regularly.  Attendance without breaks has entitled a number of members to the emblems of the Eucharistic Guard.  Another project which may become permanent is the vigil at St. Agnes church through the night of Holy Thursday.  A similar vigil was held before the feast of the Sacred Heart.  Holy Communion in a body is faithfully observed quarterly.  The members meet at the various parishes in rotation.  This is always followed by a breakfast at which there is usually a speaker.  The Council has a blood donors group.  On one occasion forty-two pints were donated to the Wadsworth Veterans Hospital.

The Council maintains a vigorous social program featuring informal mixers with games and dancing.  The usual Christmas party for the children has been enlarged to include children from the orphans' homes in Kansas City.  The athletic program features baseball and bowling.  The Council baseball team played in a Knights of Columbus loop in greater Kansas City.  The Council bowling league usually has eight teams.  In the Knights of Columbus State tournament it won the singles championship in 1948 and the state tournament in 1949.

Bernard J. Brungardt was Grand Knight of the Council from 1946 to 1948, and is the present State Secretary.  Leo A. Kemper was elected Grand Knight in 1948.

The present officers are: Grand Knight, Leo A. Kemper; Deputy Grand Knight, Louis F. Siebers; Chancellor, James B. Tank; Recorder, Geo. S. McAnany, Jr.; Financial Secretary, George F. Marx; Treasurer, George A. Fox; Lecturer, John H. Smith; Advocate, Clarence Sloan; Warden, Maurice Livingstone; Inside Guards, Ralph Sprung, Joseph Lawrence; Outside Guards, Edward LaCroix, Louis P. Schmiedeler; Trustees, Alfonso A. Navarro, Walter Fuller, Jr., George A. Lucas; Chaplain, Rev. John J. Ryan.

The Council has 341 members at present, 71 insurance and 270 associate.

Atwood-Beardsley Council 3033 was established February 9, 1947.  Its history really begins in 1924 when the Knights of that neighborhood built a hall beside St. John's church north of Beardsley.  The hall is of brick construction, thirty-five by ninety feet with a full basement. The men who built the hall organized a St. John's Club of the Knights of Columbus which was a subsidiary of Herndon Council 1845.  It had a president, a treasurer, and a financial secretary who collected the dues from the members and forwarded them to the Financial Secretary of Herndon Council.

Due to unwise financing the hall remained under a heavy debt and the membership declined from about ninety to twenty.  However, under the wise guidance of their chaplain, Reverend Meis, O.F.M. Cap., this group undertook to pay off the debt.  Finally, the harvest festival sponsored by them in August, 1946, raised the last of the money needed to liquidate the debt and the way was clear to the realization of their dream of a Knights of Columbus Council of their own.  At the institution of the Council twenty-three candidates were initiated.  State Deputy Clarence Malone and State Secretary Jack Dowd were present to represent the State Council.

The first officers were: Grand Knight, Glen M. Williams; Deputy Grand Knight, Anselm Sramek; Chaplain, Rev. Camillus Schmitt, O.F.M.; Treasurer, Elmer Burk; Financial Secretary, John Pitner; Recorder, Vincent Prochazka; Chancellor, Joseph Prochazka; Advocate, Frank R. Ruda; Warden, Anton Sramek; Inside Guard, John Faimon; Outside Guard, Charles Orten; Trustees, Edward Faimon, Edward Sramek, Sidney Bliss.

The Council sponsors a Father-and-Son banquet, and in turn the members serve the Mother-and-Daughter breakfast.  The members gather for Communion breakfasts, a day of recollection, and the night of vigil on Holy Thursday.  A sound projector has been purchased for the showing of educational films.  A four thousand dollar start toward a parochial school was a by-product of the retirement of the debt on the Knights of Columbus hall.  The harvest festival marks the high point of the year's social activity.  The Council meets alternately at Beardsley and Atwood.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Joe W. Prochazka; Deputy Grand Knight, Frank E. Sramek; Chancellor, Glen Williams; Recorder, Charles Pianalto; Financial Secretary, Stanley Faimon; Treasurer, Edward Sramek; Lecturer, Vincent Prochazka; Advocate, Leon Williams; Warden, Richard Faimon; Inside Guard, Frank Holub; Outside Guard, Paul Kopriva; Trustees, Raymond Solko, Sidney Bliss, Ed Faimon; Chaplain, Rev. Camillus Schmitt, O.F.M. Cap.

The Council now has 106 members, 47 insurance and 59 associate.

Council 3034 of Russell was chartered March 16, 1947.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, S. P. Quint; Deputy Grand Knight, John P. Epler; Financial Secretary, Marcel A. Kuhn; Recording Secretary, Cyril J. Denning; Treasurer, Joseph M. Mahoney; Warden, J. Eldred Mills; Advocate, John P. Halpine; Chancellor, Larry C. Froelich; Chaplain, Rev. Michael Moran; Inside Guard, John P. Haselhorst; Outside Guard, Earl M. Rogg; Trustees, John F. Fritschen, B. M. Kuhn, J. Victor Lewis; Five Point Chairman, Larry C. Froelich; Lecturer, Charles A. Sipes.

The charter members, over half of whom were initiated in the charter class, were:

The Council has participated fully in the Knights of Columbus Five Point Program of activity.  A monthly newsletter strengthens the bonds of fraternity and acts of fraternal charity such as the Memorial Service for deceased members are carefully observed.  Its members' spiritual welfare is fostered by quarterly reception of Holy Communion in a body, followed by a breakfast.  The Council provides a lively social program for its members and their families, and at the same time aids the community's recreational program by sponsoring both a bowling team and a boys' baseball team.  It is affiliated with the National Council of Catholic Men and supports its many works.

Lawrence C. Froelich, one of the charter members of the Council, was Chairman of the State Publicity Committee in 1943-44.

The present officers are: Grand Knight, Charles A. Sipes; Deputy Grand Knight, John Fritschen; Chancellor, Carl F. Bode; Recorder, C. J. Denning; Financial Secretary, Frank Leikam; Treasurer, Joe M. Mahoney; Lecturer, Louis Bieker; Advocate, Richard M. Driscoll; Warden, Vaughn A. Cobb; Inside Guard, John Haselhorst; Outside Guard, A. A. Mills ; Trustees, Dr. E. J. Kuhn, Victor Lewis, S.P. Quint; Chaplain, Rev. M. Moran.

The Council now has 106 members, 49 insurance and 57 associate.

Pratt Council 3058 was chartered May 25, 1947.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Joseph Costello; Financial Secretary, Joseph Temaat; Recording Secretary, R. N. Blick; Treasurer, Dwight K. Emerick; Warden, Carl P. Bush; Advocate, C. A. McAnarney; Chaplain, Rev. George Stewart; Inside Guard, William F. Patterson; Outside Guard, Paul MeAnarney; Trustees, William G. Jacobs, Dan Gleason, Everett Tasset.

The charter members were:

The first year's activities were largely organizational.  Since then the Council's activities have been greatly expanded, furnishing a room in the new hospital, sponsoring the Boy Scout troop, assuming certain expenses and furnishing labor for the erection of the Boy Scout cabin, and helping repair the school.  The Council sponsors a junior baseball team, basketball, and an adult team.  The baseball program is the special effort of our new Assistant Pastor, Father Frank Lubeley.  Our youngsters' team has developed into a pretty good ball club.  The Council helped defray the expenses and secured trophies for the league tournament.  The K. of C. Bowling Team ranked second in the league during the last bowling season, and we will have a team for the coming season.  Brother Buford Egbert deserves special mention for his work in promoting many of these activities.

Our Communion Breakfasts are held periodically, approximately six during the winter months.  A Day of Recollection will be held later in the fall.

The present officers are: Grand Knight, Alfred Hoffman; Deputy Grand Knight, William Jacobs; Financial Secretary, J. R. Farrell; Recording Secretary, Art. McAnarney, Jr.; Treasurer, Andrew A. Hoffman; Warden, Claude Tasset; Advocate, Art. McAnarney, Sr.; Chancellor, Dan Kelly; Chaplain, Rev. George Stewart; Inside Guard, John Duncan; Outside Guard, Charles Dipman; Trustees, Dan Gleason, Paul Prichard, John Dorgan.

The Council now has 72 members, 35 insurance and 37 associate.

Bishop August Schwertner Council 3064 at McPherson was chartered June 20, 1948.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Cecil L. Reffner; Deputy Grand Knight, Ralph R. Blubaugh; Financial Secretary, William J. Supancic; Recording Secretary, James R. White; Treasurer, Leonard L. Miller; Warden, Eldon C. Strouse; Advocate, Aubrey C. Hale; Chancellor, Lawrence A. Treder; Chaplain, Rev. John M. Moeder; Inside Guard, Clarence R. Brown; Outside Guard, Walter J. Barchesky; Trustees, Joseph B. Hesse, David S. Paoli, Paul M. Mingenback.

Its charter members are:

The Council is too young to have much history, but it has an active present.  Its members receive Holy Communion in a body and join in a special breakfast quarterly.  They also sponsor and participate in nocturnal adoration hours.  The Council has followed the admirable tradition of providing a Christmas party for the children.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Fred E. Wagner; Deputy Grand Knight, James Petron; Chancellor, Clarence Brown; Recorder, Joseph Paoli; Financial Secretary, William W. Shanks; Treasurer, Robert Moulds; Lecturer, Eldon Strouse; Advocate, Lawrence J. Tredder; Warden, Arnold Ketterman; Inside Guard, Edward Heeney; Outside Guard, Leo Rohling; Trustees, Cecil Reffner, Joseph Hesse, David Paoli; Chaplain, Rev. John M. Moeder, J.C.D.

The Council now has 63 members, 33 insurance and 30 associate.

Clonmel-Schulte Council 3114 was instituted March 7, 1948, at Clonmel.  The Charter was presented March 6, 1949 at a Communion breakfast.  The first officers were: Grand Knight, Edwin F. Winter; Deputy Grand Knight, Francis Dugan; Financial Secretary, Linus Lauer; Recorder, John R. Thone; Treasurer, Dean Pauly; Chancellor, William Kramer; Advocate, William Becker; Warden, Joseph Meyer; Inside Guard, Leonard Beyrle; Outside Guard, Geo. Jerrick; Trustees, Hubert Schoenecker, Henry Faker, William Metzen; Chaplain, Rev. V. C. Heithaus; Assistant Chaplain, Rev. George N. Schmidt.

The charter members are:

The Council has fostered many social gatherings for the members and their friends.

The first Sunday of every month is the Knights' Communion Sunday.  The Council voted to sponsor an athletic program and during the 1948-49 season its basketball team captured the diocesan award presented by Bishop Carroll.

The Council has grown rapidly and includes members from many neighboring parishes.

The present officers are: Grand Knight, John R. Thome; Deputy Grand Knight, William Kramer; Chancellor, John Dugan; Recorder, Edwin F. Winter; Financial Secretary; Louis Weber; Treasurer, Dean Pauly; Lecturer, Linus Lauer; Advocate, Paul Robben; Warden, Louis Hoppe; Inside Guard, Urban Linnebur; Outside Guard, Clarence Thome; Trustees, John Wall, William Metzen, Hubert Schoenecker; Chaplain, Rev. Stremel.

The Council now has 145 members, 59 insurance and 86 associate.

Through the efforts of Reverend E. J. Sander and several Knights of Columbus who were members of the St. Joseph's Parish, New Almelo Council 3124 was instituted on April 11, 1948.  The first officers were: Grand Knight, Aloysius J. Steichen; Deputy Grand Knight, Alva A. Carpenter; Financial Secretary, Patrick J. Mindrup; Recording Secretary, Meredith J. Huff; Treasurer, Edwin M. Slipke; Warden, Albert J. Otter; Advocate, Henry F. Streit; Chancellor, Henry M. Hickert; Chaplain, Rev. E. J. Sander; Inside Guard, Balthaser Schlick; Outside Guard, Joseph N. Hickert; Trustees, Thomas A. Costello, Jr., Edward F. Steichen, M. D., Lawrence T. Hake.

The charter members were:

The Council is young and active.  Social affairs such as dances, home talent plays, and dinners, are held periodically.

The first Sunday in each month was selected for the reception of Holy Communion in a body.  In the spring of 1949 the members gathered for a Day of Recollection.

Members of the Council have had their blood typed at the Norton County Hospital and in case of need are ready to donate blood.  In the past year these donors have been called upon several times.

The members took turns staying up nights with a sick member of the parish, and proved their loyalty by having a corn husking bee for one of the brothers who was unable to shuck it himself.

The present officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, A. J. Steichen; Deputy Grand Knight, A. A. Carpenter; Chancellor, Bonaventure Kreutzer; Recorder, Meredith J. Huff; Financial Secretary, Patrick J. Mindrup; Treasurer, Edwin Slipke; Lecturer, Ambrose Bruggeman; Advocate, Robert Linden; Warden, Howard Long; Inside Guard, Wm. Hahn; Outside Guard, Joseph N. Hickert; Trustees, Lawrence T. Hake, Martin Spiess, Dr. E. F. Steichen; Chaplain, Rev. E. J. Sander.

The Council now has 81 members, 31 insurance and 50 associate.

Our Lady of Fatima Council 3146 at Basehor was chartered June 13, 1948.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Wm. C. Nick; Deputy Grand Knight, Frank L. Nick; Financial Secretary, Daniel E. McGraw; Recording Secretary, Joseph B. Nick; Treasurer, Gene T. McGraw; Warden, Benjamin Sanderson; Advocate, Joseph Hall; Chancellor, Robert L. Lang; Chaplain, Rev. Harry A. Imhof; Inside Guard, Patrick Reardon; Outside Guard, Richard P. Nick; Trustees, George Kelly, Joseph Schwartz, James T. Ronan.

The charter members are:

The pastor, Reverend Harry A. Imhof, and Brothers Joseph Hall and William C. Nick were particularly active in getting a council started at Basehor.  The Council sponsors a baseball team for the town and is otherwise active in the affairs of the community.  The Council also offers richer spiritual opportunities and its members receive Holy Communion in a body once each month.

The first officers of the Council are also the present officers with the following exceptions: Joseph Laudauer is now Chancellor, Antone L. Dusil is Treasurer, and Gene McGraw is Warden.

The Council has 35 members, 22 insurance, 13 associate.

St. Michael's Council 3185 was instituted at Wheaton on October 31, 1948.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, Bernard Glannon; Deputy Grand Knight, Edward Donnelly; Chancellor, Harry Keating; Financial Secretary, Louis Walsh; Recording Secretary, Donald Lolley; Warden, Bernard Willis; Treasurer, Michael Walsh; Advocate, Joseph Roggenkamp; Trustees, Michael McGrath, John Bennett, Henry Horgan, Jr.; Lecturer, Kenneth Bennett; Inside Guard, William Burke; Outside Guard, Otto Roggenkamp; Chaplain, Reverend Edward N. Doherty.

The charter members are:

The present officers are the same as the first officers except that Dr. Eugene A. Walsh is now Deputy Grand Knight.

The Council now has 39 members, 23 insurance and 16 associate.

Dighton Council 3210 was instituted April 3, 1949.  The first and present officers are: Grand Knight, William Penka; Deputy Grand Knight, Jack Thomas; Chancellor, Isadore Stecklein; Recorder, Arnold L. Linden; Financial Secretary, Francis Heath; Treasurer, Adolph Romey; Lecturer, Chester M. Fouquet; Advocate, Edward E. Walker; Warden, Chris Kimminau; Inside Guard, James Tower; Outside Guard, Clarence Hermes; Trustees, Clement Penka, Anton Kanak, George Martin; Chaplain, Rev. Felician E. Brookman.

The charter members are:

The Council has 51 members at present, 33 insurance and 18 associate.

St. Patrick's Council 3216 of Walnut was instituted April 3, 1949.  There were twenty-two candidates initiated on that day.  Those who did the most to make the Council possible were Father Baumstark, District Deputy Ed Gallagher, and Bob Van Leeuwen.  The following are the present as well as the first officers; Grand Knight, Bob Van Leeuwen; Deputy Grand Knight, Peter C. Seiwert; Chancellor, Gerald Carroll; Recorder, Clell McClung; Financial Secretary, Anthony L. Van Leeuwen; Treasurer, Francis Stephan; Lecturer, J. D. Hill; Advocate, Harry Little; Warden, Ben Hill; Inside Guard Hubert Van Leeuwen; Outside Guard, L. A. Fox; Trustees, Milton McClintick, John R. Westhoff, George Stephan; Chaplain, Rev. F. J. Baumstark.

The charter members of Council 3216 are:

The Council has 42 members, 20 insurance and 22 associate.

St. Lawrence Council 3218 at Jetmore was instituted May 8, 1949 by District Deputy Leo Schawe.  The first and present officers are: Grand Knight, Michael A. Gleason; Deputy Grand Knight, Joseph I. Hahn; Chancellor, Wm. J. Meier; Recorder, Philip Tully; Financial Secretary, Melvin Stegman; Treasurer, Wayne Shriwise; Chaplain, Rev. George Hussmann; Lecturer, Lawrence Bauer; Advocate, Joseph Glass; Warden, Frank Wolf; Inside Guard, Adam J. Hummel; Outside Guard, Louis Schauvliege; Trustees, Maynard Bauer, Wm. M. Goebel, Leonard Stegman.

The charter members are:

The Council has 46 members, 24 insurance and 22 associate.

The Reverend Aloysius F. Priesner, pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Larned, called an organization meeting on September 8, 1949 for the purpose of forming a council of Knights of Columbus.  Thirty members of the Larned and Belpre parishes were present and the requirements for starting a new council were explained by District Deputy Fred L. Schreiber and Field Agent Wilfred Marquis.  The first degree was exemplified on October twenty-seventh and November twenty-fifth.  The Council was instituted on November 27, 1949 with the exemplification of the second and third degrees to a charter class of thirty-three candidates.  The first officers of the Council are: Grand Knight, Dan F. McCarthy; Deputy Grand Knight, Vincent G. Fleming; Chancellor, Leonard Finger; Recorder, Robert R. Dreiling; Financial Secretary, Louis J. Penka; Treasurer, Andrew J. Rome; Lecturer, William Schartz; Advocate, Maurice J. Wilgen; Warden, Victor Meyers; Inside Guard, Paul W. Ohnmacht; Outside Guard, William Simmons; Trustees, John Giessel, Lucas L. Penka, Norman Klepper; Chaplain, Rev. Aloysius F. Priesner.

The charter members are: