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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 "was the only American fraternal society which did not, by its constitution, prohibit Negro [sic] membership", according to historian Christopher Kauffman. [19] During World War I , the Knights were designated as the official agency for supporting Catholic troops, and its support facilities were the only racially ...
Independent Order of St. Luke; International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor; Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in America; Household of Ruth; Improved Order of Red Men; Junior Order of United American Mechanics; Knights of Columbus; Knights of Peter Claver; Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ...
The new organization was founded the same year in Baltimore and its founders included Masons, Pythians, members of the Knights of Honor, and Order of Chosen Friends. Membership was open to acceptable white persons 16–65 who believed in a supreme being and were "competent to earn a livelihood". It had 9,000 members in the late 1890s.
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough joined local elected officials and leaders from veterans organizations in ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Catholic War Veterans (officially called the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America) is a national service organization of baptized Catholics that have served or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces. Founded in 1935, the Catholic War Veterans are dedicated to serving all service members and their families ...
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The Knights of Columbus were among the groups that welcomed Pope Benedict XVI on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2008, the pontiff's 81st birthday, during his visit to the U.S. [113] In March 2016 the Knights of Columbus delivered to Secretary of State John Kerry a 280-page report entitled Genocide Against Christians in the ...