News from the 125 Supreme Convention

Hundreds of Knights Attend Seminar on Membership Recruiting
Proclaiming the common theme that recruitment is a top priority for the continued life of the Order, 10 Knights of Columbus leaders spoke at a membership seminar on Monday morning. The event, chaired by Supreme Director Dennis J. Stoddard of Florida, was attended by hundreds of delegates, many of them state deputies, district deputies and grand knights.

Chaplains Share Ideas
Nearly 40 Knights of Columbus council chaplains attending the convention turned out for a meeting hosted by Supreme Knight Carl Anderson and Supreme Chaplain William Lori. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the role of the chaplain within local councils and within the Order in general.

Adoration Chapel is Convention Powerhouse
Amid the bustle of preparations at the Knights of Columbus convention, one room in the palatial Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center maintains calm and quiet.

Bishop David Choby of Nashville, the Tennessee state chaplain, holds a gift presented to him by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson on behalf of the Supreme Council as a sign of thanks for the warm hospitality provided by the Tennessee State Council. Supreme Chaplain Bishop William Lori is seated in the foreground.