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The Knights of Columbus was the first organization to provide college scholarships to veterans returning home from World War I. [51] The War Activities Committee first announced in August 1919 that 50 scholarships would be awarded, including tuition, fees, books, equipment, and room and board. [51]
The Knights of Columbus presented a check to Catholic University of America on the steps of the university's McMahon Hall in 1904 to establish a Chair of American History. Since its earliest days, the Knights of Columbus has been a "Catholic anti-defamation society." [130] In 1914, it established a Commission on Religious Prejudices. [130]
In January 1920, the Foundation is formally incorporated as the Columbus Foundation. Classes are offered by the Foundation starting in February 1920. Plans are created for construction of St. John's Catholic Chapel in May 1922. In 1924, the Knights of Columbus purchased land at Sixth and Armory Street for $200,000.
They had received permission to form a fraternal society from the Bishop of Pittsburgh in 1880. The original name was German Roman Catholic Knights of St. George. Ladies Auxiliary was founded in 1939. In 1967 had a membership of 16,000 in eight states. In 1979 had 70,000 in 13 states, Illinois being the farthest west. Headquarters in Pittsburgh.
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Some of the best known Catholic Lay Associations are Knights of Columbus, Knights of Columba, Catenians, Knights of Malta, the Piusverein in Germany and Switzerland, Azione Cattolica in Italy and the UK-based Catholic Truth Society. There are also lay Catholic guilds and associations representing a whole range of professions.
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In 2005 the Catholic Knights of American merged with the Catholic Knights Insurance Society to form the Catholic Knights. On April 1, 2010, Catholic Knights then merged with Catholic Family Life Insurance to create Catholic Financial Life. At the time of the merger the CK had 85,000 members in 141 branches in 17 states. [3]