The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-28
MINERS TO HOLD MEETING
TO COMPLETE PICNIC PLANS

IU UUWTllIL rlUNlU rlANS
Another meeting OF the &. & IL. min
ers will be held week from Saturday
In the Red Jacket town hail. when final
preparations for the annual miners pic
mic to be held at the C. & IL. park, on
Saturday, July 80. will be made.
A committee has been named to Sc
cure the chairman and speaker of the
day, also other officers, incluuing the
grand marshal. The soliciting COM
mittees are hard at work and report
excellent success. A total of five lists
is being distributed among the busi-
ness men and others.
The sports committee is arranging
a list of sports for the day, which
promises to be one of the best ever
pulled off in this district.
Capt. John Knox of the c. & H. mine
is in communication with the Butte
authorities regarding the sending of a
team of hammer and drill experts to
Calumet To compete against a picked
team from this district. 1t is believed
the Butte team will come, and If so, the
contest will be one of additional In
terest.
The three bands, the c. q H., Tam
arack and the Finnish Humu, will rem
der selections throughout the day and
will assemble at the Light Guard ar
mory. Laurium is to be visited by the
parade, as well as the c. & III. loca-
ton and Red Jacket. A number OF
autos are to be provided for the old
miners, officers of the day, and others.
Voting Contest Results.
Considerable interest is being taken
in the voting for the honor of being
queen of the picnic. Miss Kate Lisowe
is in the lead at present. The votes
as counted last evening by the com
mittee i'm charge of the contest, shows
the following POSITIONS:
Miss Kate Lisowe. ..114S
Miss Gertie Richards ............. S69
Miss Celestine Mervar .......... 522
Other contestants are expected to
enter between now and the date set
for the close of the contest.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of the Fairgrounds and evening recre-
alton centers and the supervisors and
principals report to him. The cost OF
maintenance ranges from $3.50 to $4OC
month for each playground.
Besides the Fairgrounds maintained
by the board of education, there are
number maintained by the Parks and
Fairgrounds association, the ASSOCIATE
ed Charities, and various churches
DIR. Luther III. Gulick is the head Of
the Parks and Fairgrounds associa'
ton. which is supported by private
subscriptions. They have some beau
tiful and extensive Fairgrounds scat
tered Throughout the city, and it is t.
this association that Mrs. Russell Sage
has given such munillcent support.
The teachers and principals in charge
of the children are well paid for thei
fafternoon work, the lowest wage being
S1.75 day and a movement is now OF
/ to further increase the remuneration
OF the teachers.
More Room is Necessary.
Now that a beginning has been made
in providing Fairgrounds, and fairly
| effective means have been employed
for the supervision and management OF
such grounds, the most urgent question
seems to be that of room. There car
be no doubt that this movement is L
I go n great deal farther than it has ye
gone. 1t is hard to find any poin
where a dollar will go further in thu
making of those things for which tho
city exists than i'm the provision and
maintenance of Fairgrounds.
A time will come. it Is predicted
when even Calumet will abound viii
Fairgrounds and i'm regard to the crit
icism of the smallness of the Lauriun
playground, it must be remembered
that nothing will take the place OF
playground near at hand, to which the
children can run on short notice ano
from which they can quickly return, SC
that the playground becomes a part OF
their daily life. The main thing now
apparently, is more room, and great
deal more room. Public interest must
he awakened to provide more room and
the community will benefit in the
brisker and healthier life of its emil
dren.
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