The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-08-05

The Odd Fellows, Maroabee. Lady Maceabre
and Eastern star Lodges hold Receptions.


The oda Fellows, Maeeabee. Lady Maeeabes
and Eastern star Lodges held Receptions.
The first half Of this week was pretty
well taken up withlodge entertainments.
Monday evening the odd Fellows cele-l
blatcd tie opening of their new quarters
by a reception that WAS one Of the
biggest things in I 10. q. r. circles ever
held IN this city. Over one hundred and
twenty-five members.a guests AS
scmblcd at the lodge rooms at 900
O'Clock and couple Of hours were very
pleasantly spent in visiting and in
amusemcnts of different kinds. 4 couple
OF contests devised by Mrs. Comm we've
ON the tapis. John Hardy won the FIRST
prize in the progressive initial contest
and Myer Saylan carried on the BOBBY
prize Mrs GOttscllalk was the one TO
win the first prize in the picture match
ing contest and Tom Brooks, the last
one reporting, got the tail-cnd prize. AZ
lO:3O supper was announced and the
attention OF the assemblage was taken
up with the inner man for the better
part of the remainder of the evening,
An WHO attended the reception were well
pleased and are loud in their praise Of
the odd fellows as entertainers.
THE MAccABEEs AND LADY MAccAnEEs.
These lodges held joint reception on
Tuesday evening TO celebrate the double
event OF the opcning of their new hall
and also the fact that both lodges are
now housed under the same roof Near
| 100 members aud their families were IN
Attendance The ladies had prepared
several forms OF famuscments, one being
a silhouette picture gallery Ia which the
profiIcs OF large number OF the knights
and ladies were prominent. a march
given by eight Sir knights and a cores
pOnding number oi ladies was one Of the
very prominent features Of the evenings
entertainment Tie columns werc lead
by Mrs John EriksOn and Mr.. IhOs.
Conlin, tie other members Of The dril
corps being Mrs Baglcy, Mrs J A..
Mnlgiaon, Mis- Fisher, Misses Mahala
Mnnns, Laura Desbcin, Irene Hanson,
| Alessrs. d. Bnglty Wm. GrbbC, Earnest
Munus, Al Charon, Chas. Rogers, Wm.
Bosanko and Hans Christensen Mrs.
Erikson was drill master and the exc
cution Of The manuycrng showed that
she did her work well A fine supper oi
cake. cream, etc was served later ia the
evening and when the entertainment was
over al voted that they had had very
pleasant time.
THE EASTERN STAR.
One of the pcasantest evenings spent
by The members Of the Eastern Star
lodge since It's organization was passed
ia their hall ON Tuesday evening. The
occasion was the visit oi Mrs Joslyn,
Of Worthwhile. Mich. Worthy Grand
Matron of the State aud Grand Marshel
81 the United states She was accom-.
panied by Mrs smith,oi Corruna,
Grand Marshu! 81 the state. The fore
part oi the evening was spent IN an in
spcction OF the lodge by the visiting
ladies and in the iniation oi several can
didatcs. Alter the ceremonies receipt.
ION was held AMI a fine supper served
which all enjoyed very much The East-
crn star is growing very rapidly and
is already one 81 The largest as well
as the most popular lodge in the city.
'fhc visiting ladies speak very highly Of
the local lodge fact that reflects great
credit upon tic lodgs and Us officers.