About Us

Newton Council 976 was chartered April 9, 1905.  Its first officers were: Grand Knight, T. H. McManus; Deputy Grand Knight, J. E. Weigand; Financial Secretary, J. R. Faecher; Recording Secretary, Leo Steinkirchner; Treasurer, Wm. Krueber; Warden, J. A. Elliott; Advocate, J. C. Hays; Chancellor, T. F. Conway; Chaplain, Rev. M. Maguire; Inside Guard, Geo. Hanna; Outside Guard, John Quilty; Trustees, John Ekberg, Ed. Hensy, John Klopolsky.

The charter members were:

Wm. Buckman Thos. Connell D. C. Conway Frank Conway John Eckberg John E. Eckberg J. A. Elliott J. R. Faecher Geo. Hanna J. R. Hanna T. C. Hays Ed. Hensy B. Klopolsky

J. Klopolsky P. Klopolsky Wm. H. Kreig W. Krueger Anton Kuhl John McCabe F. M. McGowan W. H. McGowan A. McGuigan John McGuinn B. McManus T. H. McManus C. A. Pippig

John Quilty F. Schidlowsky Thos. Sheridan Wm. Sloey F. A. Speckman Leo Steinkirchner Henry Vogel Ed. Weigand J. E. Weigand J. M. Wourmes H. A. Yunker

The Council was host to the annual convention of the State Council in 1929 and 1935.  It sponsors an annual baseball tournament and a carnival on Columbus Day.

The past Grand Knights are: T. H. McManus, 1905-06; John McCabe, 1907; Wm. A. Krueger, 1908-10; Edwin Hensley, 1911; T. H. Savage, 1912-14; Rev. J. G. Damback, 1915; Joseph St. Romberg, 1916; R. L. Hogan, 1917-18, 1922, 1927; Leonard Vetter, 1919; Otto Wester, 1920-21; J. R. Hanna, 1923-24; Leo T. Grattan, 1925-26; Fred Deister, 1928; Mike Quilty, 1929; Jos.  M. Steinkirchner, 1930-31; Karl Gutzmer, 1932-34; Ed. Vetter, 1935-36; Geo. Hanna, 1937-38; Robt. Hogan, 1939-40; Joe Tillman, 1941-42; Morris Hogan, 1943-44; Ed. Endres, 1945; Kenneth McDonald, 1946; Edward E. Endries, 1947; George J. Hanna, Jr., 1948; Leo F. Steinkirchner, 1949.

Karl E. Gutzmer was District Deputy 1936-38, State Treasurer for the terms 1939-40, and is the present State Warden.

The present officers of the Council can be found on our Leadership page

The Council now has 195 members, 111 insurance and 76 associate.

Please be sure to read more on the causes and seminarians that we support.

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