The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-13
LAURIUM
WILL ORGANIZE Big DOKAY
TEMPLE IN lAURIUM SOON
Will Have Jurisdiction Over the En-
tire Upper Peninsula-charter is As
sured and Membership Of $50 is Ex-
pectsd at the Start-All Copper
Country Lodges Interested.


a movement is well under way
,mohg the Pythians of the copper
ountry 20 bring about the organzd-
ion OF temple OF the Dramatic or
Ter of the Knights of Khorassan in
Laurium. The initial steps towards
The organization have been taken by
the "DokGys," as the members of this
order are familiarity known. and the
| Pythians Of Laurium, and the cooper
alton of the other lodges i'm the copper
| ountry will be forthcoming, so that
/ practically no doubt exists that th
temple will be Instituted soon. Several
| preliminary meetings have already
| been held and temporary officers were
1amed at the regular meeting Of the
Laurium lodge. X. of p. on Monday
veninc.
The Imperial Palace OF the ID. 0. |
K. *, has practically assured the
Laurium members that a charter win |
'e forthcoming as soon as the mem
)ership is large enough TO warrant rs
ISSUANCE, Considerable Roadway has
)cen gained by the movement which
4
has been conducted quietly, and there
s very bright prospect of success.
Several years ago "Dukay" temple
was organized i'm Marquette, bu1 grad
ually the members lost interest, ana ,
finally the charter was surrendered. ,
Now however the order of the knights :
If Pythias is much stronger i'm tha :
PIPER peninsula. and il is thought
hat no difficulty would he experienced e
n maintaining good live temple in $
the copper country. As there Is no r
other temple in the upper peninsula b
he Laurium temple will have jurisdlc- n
ion over the entire territory. {,
\ membership list has already been o
circulated, and almost 100 slgnatu"a v
ave been secured. IT is expected that Il
he new temple will have at least $50 a
hartcr members. There are at pres W
mt about sixty members Of the Al ST ell
at tcmple. No. 1876 Of Duluth, in the al
opper country all Of whom win be- T
ONE energetic members Of the new eI
ample. The temporary officers have |
cen selected from the members of the yC
Ioughton, Hancock, Charity and in
aurium lodges, and each town in the be
upper country win be represented. II ca
expected that the class of candi- III
ltes to be initiated on the opening On
ight viii number at last 90. on
The residents OF Calumet, particu- De
rly the Pythians,pre already familiar sr
ith the antics of the l0okays' who OF
i'll welcome the Organization of 40
nipple in this city 1t is quite likely 70
Iat the members of the Al Slrat tenn 50
e viii be invited TO come to Calumet VI
nd to assist in the organization Of
re Lauripm lodge.
The "Dokay" degree is side or
,tra degree to the knights of Py- -.
has. The membership is confined en- ha
rely to those who have taken the ~,
lree degrees. of the order. The pur- no
lses OF the organization are largely mi
'cial although the members seek al I'M
avs to carry out the purposes and wa
ms of the knights of Pythias to the gr
Hest possible extent. ne
1t is expected that the organization tat
temple of the ID. O. X. h i'm the va
PIPER country win bind together the de
dyes in this section with closer bonds Of
ian have been possible before. and sa
lat it will provide an opportunity for tn;
lie members TO become better ac- gr'
tainted with each other ana to work lif'
unison. me