The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-04
son OF ST. GEORGE
Celebrate Good Friday
in a Right Royal
Manner.
vlsitors From Every Source.
Various Churches Tomorrow
~ Other Items or Iterest.

After two days OF storrning, Good Fri.
day dawned bright and fair-a model
Day for celebration. The annual oele-
bration OF Good Friday by the Sons ol
st. George of Houghton county was held
in this town yesterday under the auspices
of Que and All Lodge and was grand
success in every sense al the word. The
city presented gala day in appearance
and flags we're flying from all the princi-
pal buildings. About two O'Clock the
Lake Linden society arrived by special
train over the Ill. & L. l.. railroad and,
beaded by the Lake Linden brass band,
marched TO the hall, where they were met
by the local lodge and from where both
societies and the Red jacket band pa
raded to the depot where the Hancock
society was met. coming by special train
over the Mineral Range.
The line OF march was then formed az
follows:
Lake Linden Band.
Lincoln Lodge. No. 273, OF Lake Linden.
George Washington Lodge. Jr.
Quincy Excelsior Band.
Duke OF wellington Lodge, No. 27i. Hancock.
Red Jacket Band.
One and All Lodge. 2I2, OF Calumet
Speakers and Officers in Carriages
Citizens in Carriages.
The procession moved up Fifth street
to Calumet, and returned to Red Jacket
alter parading the princial streets on the
location, ending at the Opera House,
where exercises were held.
The hall was crowded with Sons OF St.
George aud friends. On the platform
were seated Worthy Grand Secretary
John Jenkins, who acted as chairman,
Worthy Grand President Capt. Trebil-
cock, OF Ironwood, Rev. DR.. Hunter,
President James Cornelius, oil the Han
cock society, and Mr. Edward Viyian.
After selection by the Red Jacket
baud, Mr.. Jenkins, in lew appropriate
remark =. welcomed the visitors and in
trodue d Mr.. Edward Vivian. Mr. Viyi-
an, in "A neat speech, noted the ideas and
circumstances which resulted in celebra-
ting Good Friday and the reasons for it's
observance.
Worthy Grand President James Ire
hilcock was next introduced. In a
lengthy discourse he outlined the first
start ia the Sons of st. George lodge at
Scranton Pa, twenty-five years ago and
urged the members to- fidelity TO the
lodge and to work increasingly To in-
crease it's membership. His talk was
spiced with witticisms and anecdotes
from which excellent conclusions we're
drawn.
Rev. Dr. Hunter, the speaker OF the
day, was then introduced. The doctors
spetch was fully up TO his usual standard
OF excellence aud was li.tened tn With
rapt attention by the audience. Tie was
frequently interrupted with applau e.
He spoke at some length and mentioned
in particular the principals upon which
the society was founded, two OF which,
philanthropy and fraternity, be dwelt
on in particular. The doctor touched on
the love Of the mother country and yet
the uDyielding fidelity OF our Engli-h citi-
zens to the land OF their adoption. Ia
reference TO the late hostility between
England and America, the doctor stated
thet war was impossible between
the two countries. His talk seemed to
touch n tender spot in the hearts OF every
man present and was unusually interest
ing.
DR.. Hunters speech ended the after
moons program and the meeting adj
journed to the Armory, where supper
was served.
The concert in the evening was very
largely attended and the program, as al
ready printed In the Evening NEWS, was
carried out in full.
special train, taking the visitors
home, left after the concert and all de-
parted voting One and All Lodge royal
entertainers.