The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-13

topher Columbus on October II, 149'
Program of Exercises.
The first observance of oct. II, thu
anniversary OF the landing o. Colum'
bus. as legal holiday in Michigan
took place here yesterday The snow
storm kept many people indoors ant
the streets had anything but holiday
aspect. Business was conducted a:
usual. the schools held sessions and
apparently the only places that were
closed were the saloons.
The principal observance of the day
held in Hancock was the entertain
ment and dance given i'm Germahia hal
last evening under the auspices of the
Knights of Columbus. There were sew
eral omissions from the program print
ed. owing to the absence of Mayor
James of Hancock from illness, and
President Miller of Houghton was also
unable to attend.
Excellent selections were given by
the Hancock Maennerchor Lyra, which
sang "The Soldiers Farewell and
were enthusiastically encored. G. O.
Olivier sang "a Dream of Paradise"
with accompaniment played by Mrs.
Oliver, and i'm response To an encore
Mr.. Olivier sang, Mercedes, My Mer-
ccdes."
Or. II. Scholler acted as chairman of
the meeting and introduced DIR. Seal
Ion. the speaker of the evening. I'm a
brief speech, stating that DR. Lowell
Harvard's new president. had remark
Cd that a man ought to know every
thing about one thing and something
about everything. In DIR. Scallon. Han
cock possesses n citizen who knows
everything about many things and
something about everything"
ION August 3, 1892. said DIR. Scallpn,
columbus set sail from the Port of
Palos in Spain. I'm three small ships.
the cost of building and equlpping
which had been met by the dveout
Queen Isabella pawning some of her
most valuable jewels. Columbus was
possessed of greater nautical knowl-
edge and had n superior education 10
that of most of the navigators OF his
time. and he was the ideal man to UNI
dcrtake such a voyage of discovery"
Touching briefly upon the incidents of
the voyage. and referring To the land
ing on oct. II, as fraught with great
meaning for the continent SO discov-
cred, the speaker passed on to mention
the work of the Catholic missionaries
in developing and Christianizing the
ton of the Jesuit fathers who worked
among the Indian tribes of Uruguay
and Paraguay in South America, and
of others whose missionary efforts lay
among the tribes i'm Florida. I'm Texas,
in Mexico and through the west and
southwest Las Casas, one of the
earliest missionaries. was given par
ticular mention. and IL was related that
on account of his work among the In
dams. and his earnest championship
Of their freedom and their rights, he
was given the title, Defender of the
Indians"
But all those who came after Column
bus were not filled with noble thoughts
or good impulses, but among them
" ere included some of the worst OFF,
scourings of Spain, who came to plum
der and filed with greed and avarice,
desiring only to amass fortune, no
matter by what means. From legiti-
mate means they turned to enslavlng
the Indians which was the forerunner
of African slavery.
DIR. Scallon spoke of the spirit of
tolerance by people of all religious be-
liefs in the United States. and men
toned the action of Lord Baltimore,
owner of the first Catholic colony m
America, I'm appointing a committee
composed of both Professionals and Ca
tholics to draft regulation granting
the fullest and freest of religious opin-
ion i'm the colony. The work of the
who first penetrated the
wilds of northern Michigan was out
lined and their influence in promoting
civilization, education and Christian
lily dwelt upon. i'm this connection be-
ing mentioned the introduction of the
first printing press into Michigan by =
Detroit priest. The address was
throughout a very interesting one. and
expressed the fitness OF the knights
OF Columbus taking the initiative in
celebrating the anniversary of the dis
covery of America by the great navi-
gator from whom the organization
takes its name. The audience gave
the closest attention and applauded
warmly at the conclusion of the lecr
turc.
The singing OF columbia the Gem