The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-25
HANCOCK
START INSURANCE BRANCH
FOR PYTHIANS OF HANCOCK
Instituted Last Night by 4. G.
Parr Of Supreme Lodge and
Officers Elected.
OTHER LOCAL LODGE DOINGS

hranch of the insurance depart
,,,ont of the Knights of Pythias was
organized last evening by members of
tho Hancock lodge 100. X. of Il. at
their rooms in the Kauth hall. its in
stitution taking place under the sup
orvislon of II. @. Parr, representing the
,ns,rance department of the supreme
,odoe Of the order. MIR. Parr explain
od ot length the Pythian system of in
surance. which is different from the
rsual fraternal insurance and follows
more closely the system in use by the
old line insurance companies, no as
easements being called. and the only
novments being the annual premiums
according TO age Of the Insured ana
rho amount of insurance carried. Mr..
porr occupies n position of prominence
q, insurance circles, being a member
- the American Board of Actuarles,
and well qualified to explain the work
inns of insurance and its benefits. A
number Of the members of the Han
cock lodge signed application blanks
and several others signified their In
tention of taking out policies. The
following were elected as officers OF
the Insurance department.:
president-A. w Graunstadt.
vice Observation-Disclosures Dock.
Secretary and treasurer-Angus +.
Macdonald.
Medical examiner-Dr Van Slyke.
Today Mr. Parr went to Calumet
whore he will meet with Pythians to
discuss the Insurance department mat
ten.
Eastern Stars Install.
The installation of officers OF the
Hancock chapter of the Order of the
Eastern Star attracted a large gather
ing of members of the order to the
Masonic temple last evening. The
feature of the evenings work was the
installation of the officer elected last
fall the work being I'm charge of Mrs.
clara r. Eldredge, of Adrian, grand
worthy matron of Michigan, who was
assisted by Past Grand Worthy Ma
iron Mrs Emma Cookbook of Hartford
who served as grand chaplain, ana
Miss +. Pansy Mildon of Ishpeming,
Grand Esther of the Michigan grand
lodge who filled the Office of grand
marshal at last evenings ceremonies.
interesting addresses were made dur
Ing the evening by Mrs. Eldredge ana
Mrs. Cookbook, and n dainty luncheon
was served. The officers installed were
an follows:
Worthy matron, Mrs. Susie Bettens'
Worthy patron, Thomas Ingram.
Assistant matron, Mrs. Velma Fox.
Treasurer Miss Anna Morrison.
Conductress, Miss Clara Ingram.
Assistant conductress. Mrs. Alice
Jeffrey.
Chaplain, Mrs. Thomas Ingram
Warden, Miss Flora Stodden.
Sentinel, James ii. Gillespie.
Marshal, Mrs. N. w. Harrle.
Adah. Miss Zelda Finch.
Ruth. Miss Alice Bell.
Esther. Mrs. ella Roberts.
Martha, Mrs. Mayme ingram
Electa. Miss Ethel Cameron.
Organist, Mrs. Mary Gillespie.
Odd Fellows Hall Redecorated.
The improvements recently compiet-
cd at the Odd Fellows hall in the Ma
sonic building on Hancock street were
greatly admired by the large GROVE
which attended the card party arc
social given last evening under the
auspices OF che Holly Rebekah lodge
No. $40. The lodge room mas peer
completely altered in general appear
ance, the entire place having peen re-
decorated and reprinted, new hard'
wood flooring laid, electric wiring re-
newed and lighting arrangements I'M
proved, and the ante rooms, kitchen
and property rooms rearranged'
covering of burlap colored uari
brown. with lighter buff colored dec
orations has added greatly to the at
Effectiveness of the hall. The decorat
ing was done by X. II. Parker TN
electric wiring by T.. ID. Cuff ana III
carpenter work by Louis Stralow.