Grand Knight Handbook

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event. All invitations should be sent in the name of and
signed by the grand knight, although you may request that
replies be directed to a chairman or committee member.
The invitation should let the guest know timing, agenda,
dress and any special expectations. It is embarrassing for a
guest to appear and find he is the only one at the head
table not in a tuxedo or the only one wearing one.
Your district deputy, as special representative of the
supreme knight and state deputy, should be invited to all
council functions. It should be understood that his schedule
may not permit him to attend all affairs, in which case
he would so notify you in ample time.
Invitations should be extended to the district deputy for
each function — not a blanket invitation to attend all
events. If tickets are being used for a function, they should
be forwarded, suitably marked, along with the invitation. A
state officer or a district deputy should not be expected to
attend merely because he has been given a blanket invitation
and then receives the council publication announcing
the event.
GUEST ACCOMMODATION — All guests should be greeted
by the grand knight. Courtesy would indicate that the
grand knight be assisted by someone who would take care
of the guests’ hats and coats, someone to introduce them
to others in attendance and someone to stay with them.
Guests, including the district deputy, should not be left
talking to themselves. They usually do not know many at
your council, therefore they should not be alone for any
period of time. Various persons should be alerted to converse
with and keep company with the guests during their
visit. (Not necessarily the same person or persons for the
entire visit. The time can be split up among the members,
each visiting with the guests for a short while.)
SPEAKERS — Whoever sets up the program should
decide in advance those he wants to speak and let them