The wise Sir Knight judiciously avoids any attempt to dictating to the ladies, especially in an area in which the ladies are better equipped to decide. Some select suits or dresses which they consider appropriate for the occasion. Others are comfortable in cocktail dresses. For major social, or ceremonials events, many ladies choose to appear in formal wear. There are no hard and fast rules concerning dress for ladies, rather, the inherent good taste of the ladies is the best guide for them in choosing the proper attire for a given occasion. These social occasions afford the Sir Knights of the Fourth Degree and their ladies to become personally acquainted with members of councils represented in the assembly. The ladies are always invited to installation ceremonies for assembly officers. This is also true of memorial services for deceased members and for ceremonial occasions. Most Assemblies hold anniversary banquets at which the ladies are honored guests. At least one dinner meeting is dedicated to the wives, mothers, girlfriends, and sisters of the assembly members. Each District has a executive officer known as the Master.Įach Fourth Degree Assembly schedules a number of social events during the year that involve the ladies. Each province is divided into districts which normally, with few exceptions, coincide with the respective states. The chief executive officer of the province is the Vice-Supreme Master. The Fourth Degree is divided in to geographical units known as provinces, of which there are fifteen. The chief executive officer of the Fourth Degree is the Supreme Master. The degree expanded swiftly, and a separate board of governors was set up for the new degree in 1910. The first exemplification of the Fourth Degree was held at the Aster Hotel in New York on Februwith a class of 1400 candidates. The Supreme Board of Directors approved the formation of the Fourth Degree in 1899. Not many years after the Knights of Columbus was organized in 1882, many of the members began to urge the foundation of a higher degree. The Fourth Degree, both collectively and individually, supports those religious, civic, and charitable causes which are designed to implement one or more of those five objectives. To support by word and deed, the duly constituted authorities of local, state and national government, and to recognize excellence in public life. To oppose dissemination and spread of doctrine dangerous to our form of government, and to the Divine law of faith and morality.ĥ. To promote by example the highest type of citizenship so necessary for the preservation and perpetuation of Republican form of government, and its democratic institutions.Ĥ. To educate its members, and others, both in the teachings of Holy Mother Church, and the history of our nation.ģ. To promote and strengthen the patriotic spirit of the civic community.Ģ. The Fourth Degree is the Patriotic Degree of the Knights of Columbus, and on a national level, it comprises roughly 10% of the membership of the Order. It is intended as a brief overview of the Fourth Degree, and in particular, the special relationship it has to the ladies of its members. For that reason we have prepared the following information. To a considerable degree, Fourth Degree activities are family activities. It is offered only to those Knights who have shown themselves to be especially solicitous of the welfare of their Church, their families, their community and their nation. The Fourth Degree is the highest degree of the Knights of Columbus. Be All That You Can Be.By Joining the Fourth Degree
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