laymen and only want the spark of “leadership” to ignite them.  And indeed no work should appeal more to the Knights, for it places them in their true sphere of action.  It opens up long vistas of “Social religious work,” by giving them the consciousness of the religious solidarity and the feeling of their social and national responsibilities.  With that vision, under that impulse, they walk from their Council Chambers into the very life of the Church and of the Nation.  They assume in all reality their office of a Loyal Body-guard.  For, in this matter, our contention is that where the Knights of Columbus’ Order is not wedded to some definite programme of action, in harmony with its aim and constitution, it ceases to be an asset and will soon go to seed, or die of dry rot.

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The following would be a summary of activities to be undertaken in connection with Immigration work.  This is merely an outline that may help in drawing up a more exhaustive plan of action.

1. Permanent Secretaries.—­In our estimation, a permanent, trained and well-paid secretary is the condition of genuine success.  The time has passed to have to depend on voluntary and untrained service.  Times have changed and methods also.  The permanency of a secretary gives to our work stability and promise of intense life.  This has been the secret of the success of other organizations that we could afford to imitate.

Moreover this secretaryship can become the mother-cell of various activities which eventually will branch off—­i.e., Welfare Bureau, Information Bureau, etc., etc.  This therefore should be our first preoccupation, for on it depend the life and prosperity of our Immigration Work.

2. Ladies’ Auxiliary.—­Local Women’s organization can be called upon to bring their sympathetic support to the carrying out of this work of Catholic Immigration.  Generous and devoted women are always to be found to whom this work will appeal.  Their natural sympathy and their great faith make them always the “Real Workers.”  The very same ladies who helped so wonderfully in our patriotic work could continue to place their kindness and devotedness at the Service of this great Catholic Cause.  We only need, we are sure, to call on them, and organize their various forces.  Why should not “The Catholic Women’s League” have its branch from coast to coast and take up everything of interest to the Catholic Womanhood of Canada, and thereby, to the Church also?

This would have a great bearing on various issues and offer a great medium for organized opinion and co-ordinated action.  Has not the time come when our women forces have to organize and unite into one great Canadian Catholic Body?

3. Literature, Publicity.—­We are living in an age when literature and publicity are the great vehicles of public opinion.  We need, to carry on the work successfully, plenty of good literature and efficient, sane publicity.  The hour has come to walk right out in the open and nail our sign to the post at every cross-way.  Our Catholic Immigrants are entitled to this service which will offset the influences of dangerous agencies that meet them too often as they set foot on our shores.