Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-18
Michigan Maccabecs.

nav nau as ltS opening Iedture a
parade with 1850 people in line,
Guiding eight divisions of the uniform
rank. A broom drill by a number
young Maccabee girls was also afh
feature, and after the parade, vi
judges awarded four prizes, SIS cit
to the following tents: Central y
No. 139, of jackson, for having 4
largest membership in line 1857; 70
tavia No. 2l5. of Grand Rapids, n
coming the longest distance; IRE
Swinton No. $50, of Bay City, form,
senting the finest appearance, trp
Blumfield No. 800, for having the hut
est per capita of membership turn il
When the great camp assemble@e
business session 9l6 delegates werdh,
ported present. The session Al,
scarcely opened when the opponent II
Great Commander Boynton begat IN
show fight, but they were turned q Il
at every point. The great commaj .r
reported 65, 900 men and 10000 wdh
in the order of the Maccabees in M
igan. Iet
The first session of the unifot h
rank was held at Germania insti1tt
Brigadier Gen. White presiding. III
+. j. Abt, of Detroit. was chosen Id
tant-general; Levi AuchampaugE, \
spector-general; Col, Stetzer, quartz
master-general; Louis Kries, of Sal
nav; commissary-general. 1t was d
cided to hold biennial meetings, II
next to be at Kalamazoo in AuguI
1898. The uniformed rank will secu
an outfit and will hold their encaa
ments in true military style. The prt
drill at Union park was interesting II
Celery division, No. Is, of Kalamazl
won first prize, with Pearl division, n
1, of Cleveland, a close second.
At the session of Ladies of the Nd
eabees Great Commander Lillian |
HOLSTER made thorough repot
During the year ending Dec. 81, Isl
there was an increase of 96 hives al
1869 members, giving the order
total of 61s hives and 27,110 membe
Since January the number has grd1i
to 646 hives, with 2s,673 members, e
20, 400 life benefit certificates. II
local Maccabees gave a receptiony
the Masonic temple which was gre$
enjoyed. N
The fight against the administraH.
of Great Commander Boynton was f
tinued when ii came To the electiotd
officers, but the kickers were dow0s
and the administration slate
elected as follows: Great command
n. 5. Boynton; great lieutenant Cd
mander, Devere Hall; great rect
keeper, Thomas Watson: great final
keeper, Il. j. Whaley; great medt
examiner. Edwin Eaton, NJ. D.; grk
Oscar Allyn. The other gr&
officers elected are: Great sergeaa
Edwin Boyce, Sault Ste Marie; grid
master-at-arms. w. :. Evans. PED
water; first master of the guard, ER
Stehlin. of Ironwood: second grk
George G.. Lutz, A
Arbor: great sentinel, George c. RI
Bay City; great picket, Nat l.. John$
VI DtbiOlb. lliC hlCf
ers announced that they we're coryy
to rstus~l- to .aeace> opd uS-1eal Ger '~su'
be pledged of loyalty.
The election in the great hive {
Lady Maccabees resulted: Great con
mander, Mrs. Frances Burns, st. Louis
great lieutenant commander, Mr.,
Rachel A. Bailey. of Hastings; grea
record keeper. Miss Emma Bower, {
Ann Arbor: great finance keeper, Mr.
Susie T.. Graves, of Port Huron; grea
medical examiner. DIR. Emma ID. Cool
of Detroit; great chaplain, Mrs. Ann
+. Coffin, of Bay City; great sergean
Mrs. Mary Campbell, of Marquett,
great mistress-at-arms, Mrs. Anna {
of Muskegon; great sentine
Ada Dobson, of Saginaw; great pickle
Mrs. Pogue, OF Dryden; great guart
Miss McCullen.