From 1935 to 1938, the National Headquarters of the C.W.V. Higgins was instrumental in the organization of a dozen or more posts which subsequently blossomed into the national organization. Upon his return from the Holy City, Msgr. Pope Pius XI bestowed his blessings on this new organization and blessed the American and Papal Flags of the C.W.V. Post #1 received its charter on May 8, 1935. Father Higgins had already been a member of the American Legion. In 1935, Father Edward Higgins conceived the idea of the Catholic War Veterans Organization and after receiving permission of his Bishop, Most Reverend Thomas Malloy of Brooklyn Diocese, gathered together parishioners who had served in World War I and formed the first unit of C.W.V. Dealy, that the Catholic War Veterans of the United States was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York on May 19, 1935. It was due to his priestly guidance, together with the worthy efforts of Past National Commander, John M. Thus, Father Higgins conceived the vital need for an organized Catholic veterans group. He knew that without some sort of organized action, the Catholic Veterans could not, as a specific group, voice their approval or disapproval on any matters of grave importance. Higgins, Pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Astoria, Queens, New York, determined not only to heed the Pope’s plea, but also to do something about it.įather Higgins, who had served as a commissioned Lieutenant Chaplain in the United States Army, had discovered that Catholic servicemen and women had very little organized voice in national matters that concerned their God, their Country and their Home. In response to this warning, aimed directly at Communism, the Reverend Edward J. Our Holy Father, Pius XI, warned the world of the dreadful disaster and danger of the “Ism” movements. However, The Knights of Columbus is not precisely a veteran organization, but rather a lay organization, commissioned by the United States Government to render services to Catholics in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. It is true that the Knights of Columbus saw to the needs of Catholic soldiers in camps and behind the battlefield. Incidentally, up until this time the Catholic Church in America had, strictly speaking, no military veterans organization made up of men and women who had served their country in time of war. ( Excerpt taken from the booklet written about the Catholic War Veterans by Sister Mary Matthias, RSM)Įver since the close of World War I, America had been threatened by the so-called political heresies commonly known today as the “Ism” movement, their purpose to destroy Christianity. Early History Of The Catholic War Veterans of The United States of America 9275522, citing Woodland Cemetery, Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Maintained by Stephanie Bland (contributor 46525519). Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 21 July 2020), memorial page for Zelma M Danner Danner (1899–1964), Find a Grave Memorial no. Iowa Department of Public Health Des Moines, Iowa Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922 Record Type: Marriage.Year: 1900 Census Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois Page: 9 Enumeration District: 0002 FHL microfilm: 1240302.Zelma Danner in the Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1945.Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 215 Zelma E Danner in the 1900 United States Federal Census.
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