The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-31
PRE-LFNTfN DIVERSIONS
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Knights of Pythias Masquerade
the Big Event Of the Pres
ent Week.
CONCERT AND OTHER DOINGS

Iont will begin early this year, be-
Ginning on Wednesday next, Febru-
ora, which will be Ash Wednesday
and continuing until Easter Sunday
,,ricb falls on March q. During this
,oriod there will be the customary
cessation of dances and similar social
events. and consequently the various
local societies contemplating giving
n,rties are Fastening to- get through
with them before the beginning OF the
soason of fasting and abstinence.
There will be a number OF events
NJ social Importance in Hancock dur
inc the present week. the most i'm
nortont being the third annual mas
ouerade OF the Hancock lodge, No. 109,
Knights of Pythias, on Thursday
evening next February 3. The hand
some prizes offered for the best fancy
and comic costumes worn by ladies
and gentlemen at the masquerade are
of such value as to elicit the express
sion Of much originality in the de-
vising and designing of appropriate
and catchy make-ups. The tickets
cost fifty cents each and are going
RAPIDLY so that it looks as though the
coming dance would be the best and
biggest of any yet given by the Han
cock Pythians These annual mas
uoradcs have become n fixed insti-
tuition and are looked forward to with
great interest each year.
on Thursday evening also there will
10 given concert i'm Rouleau's hall
bv tic Surbeck orchestra, composed of
pupils of John Surbeck. who will on
this occasion make their first public
appearance. They have been well
trained for the concert and will pre-
sent a most attractive program, i'm
which they will he assisted by Miss
Genevieve Finch and Fred c. Bennett.
who viii sing vocal solos.
Yet another event is scheduled for
Thursday evening. Daniel Ryan.
well known and able actor. will ap-
pear at the Kerredge theater in an
original and striking drama, never
seen here before. entitled "The Fox"
In the line Of theatrical productions
will be afforded on Saturday evening
at the Kerredge theater the well
known and strong drama by Eugene
Walters, paid I'm Full" which plays
a return engagement here. The play
is one Of the strongest that has ever
made a hit with the American public
and win continue to draw big houses
as long as IL remains on the stage.
on Saturday evening next will take
place the celebration of the twenty
ifth anniversary OF the Hancock and
Houghton st. Jean Baptlste society i'm
Germania hall. The program that has
been arranged includes addresses.
readings. and musical selections in
which some of the best local speak
ers and singers will take part. A
sumptuous banquet and dancing will
follow, with music by the Twin City
orchestra.
There win be two indoor baseball
games, on Tuesday night the Fores-
tiers and Hibernians will play. and on
Friday the Foresters and the Houghton
Militia are scheduled for a match.
Another pleasant diversion provided
Tor Saturday evening is the minstrel
show to he given by the boys of st.
Palricks school i'm the parish hall.
There will be a matinee and evening
performance and the excellence of the
program and the carefulness of the
preparations should assure a, large
audience and successful financial
outcome.