My grandfather Robert B. Baca received his 4th degree in the Knights of Columbus on June 9, 1940, in Albuquerque. My grandfather was one of the founders of the Socorro chapter of the K of C and was also a Grand Knight of the local chapter. The Socorro chapter of the K of C is named after him.
Below is my transcription of the Albuquerque Journal story about his induction.
K. of C. to Confer Fourth Degree
20 Candidates Here For Rites Today
A class of 20 candidates from Albuquerque and Santa Fe will be initiated into the Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus at rites here Sunday.
The day's program will begin at 7 o'clock Sunday morning, when the class will meet in front of the Immaculate Conception Church rectory and will march to the church for Holy Communion. Initiation rites will be held at 1 o'clock at the K. or C. Hall. A banquet at 6:30 o'clock at El Fidel Hotel will complete the day's program.
Bishop Sidney M. Metzgar, auxiliary bishop of the Santa Fe archdiocese, will be among those to receive the degree, according to reports from Santa Fe, and the class has been named in his honor. He is scheduled to be the main speaker at the banquet in the evening. He is a member of the San Antonio, Tex., council. He is expected to return from San Antonio in time for the rites.
Capt. E. G. Freeman, master will be charge of the ritualistic team and will be assisted by officers of Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Other candidates for the degree are William A. Arias, Leo Robert Burwinkle, Robert B. Baca, Dr. Michael V. Berardinelli, John Francis Duffy, T. Fidel, the Rev. Francis Gleason, Louis A. Grandjean, Francis J. Gormley, Dr. V. A. Knott, Filberto E. Lucero, Rafael Lopez, John Henry Phelan, Leo F. Sanchez, Delfin Salazar, Sergio A. Viscoli, and Mony Persenti.
Source: "Albuquerque Journal," database, Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com), K. of C. to Confer Fourth Degree, 9 June 1940, p. 6.
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