The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-06-04
Lady Maccabees Royal Entertainers.

Lady Maccabees Royal Entertainers.
! The pedro party and social dance
given by the Lady Maccabees of Mea-
dow Brook Hive Thursday evening was
well attended and greatly enjoyed by
all. The local committee returns thanks
for the liberal patronage.
The following letter from the Great
Commander will be of interest. not
only to the membership, but to all
friends of the ORDER
st. Louis, Mich. May 10, 1910.
To the Hives of the Upper Peninsula:
Dear Sisters:-
herewith enclose program of the
dedicatory services of the Upper Pen
insula Maccabee Bed which We're held
on May 18th at Hancock, Michigan.
You will note that the Bed is located at
St. Joseph's Hospital, most beautiful
hospital with thorough equipment stu
ated on the bluff high above Portage
Lake and which is under the charge of
most devoted band of the Sisters of
St. Joseph.
Enclosed also find blank applications
for admission. The secretary of the
Committee in charge of the Bed is Mrs.
Ida Major, Houghton. Mich, to whom
application should be made and remem-
Der that it must always be on the Off
cial blank.
The Bed is beautifully located in a
private room which contains but two
beds. If we have two Lady Maccabees
present the room will be given over en-
tirely to the use of the Order; if but
one, the Mother Superior has the right
to fill the additional bed. Transports
ton to and from the hospital is paid by
the patient or her friends. Board,
nursing, operation and medicine are
furnished by the Order, but the patient
must attend to her own personal laun-
dry. The Committee will allow pa
tent her operation free and three
weeks of free care in the Bed at the
present time, then if she is required to
remain longer she will pay the hospital
for the remainder of the time at the
rate of ten dollars per week. You will
note this leaves very small burden
upon the member and allows the Com
mittee to place some one else in the
Bed and give them their operation so
they might be saved anywhere from
one to three hundred dollars. If the
member is totally unable to pay for
the remainder of the time necessary
for her to remain after the free time
is exhausted and neither her friends
nor Hive can assist her with this it is
hoped we may be able to arrange a
Sunshine Fund" to which the Hives
of the Upper Peninsula are asked to
contribute and from which the amount
needed may be drawn, Let me urge
upon every Hive the necessity of help
ing the Committee out in the matter of
this Sunshine Fund" Give a little
entertainment one afternoon, take a
collection or make little contribution
from the general fund or in some way
contribute toward this fund which
bears such heavy burden and proves
of such help to members in time of
need. Any contributions may be for
warded to Mrs. Ida Major and the Hive
or members contributing will be given
due credit on books by the Committee,
also in the Lady Maccabee.
All operations will be performed by
DR.. E. T. Abrams, most able surgeon
of Hancock, Michigan. If any patient
wishes to employ her own physician
she must meet the expense involved
and would only be given the free hos
pital treatment and use of the bed.
i Admission is governed entirely by
the Bed Committee and if five appli-
cants were waiting, the point which
would decide the Committee as to
which member is first entitled to the
Bed will be the one who is in most need
of the operation, secondly, the one who
is financially unable to meet the ex-
pense involved. This is the matter of
the members finances.
New applications are to be printed so
am sending you but one or two of
those which we have been using to
date and others can be secured from
the Great Record Keeper at any time
by addressing her.
Fraternally.
Frances E. Burns,
CT. Com l. O. T. M M.